NWPPA Morning Brief - Wednesday, May 20, 2026

NWPPA Morning Brief — Wednesday, May 20, 2026 In today's brief: Top Federal Developments DOE Orders Data Center Curtailment in PJM During Heat Wave — https://www.eenews.net/articles/doe-allows-pjm-to-curtail-data-center-power-to-prevent-blackouts/ FERC Refuses to Pause $1.5 Billion in New England Transmission Refunds — https://www.utilitydive.com/news/ferc-declines-stay-refunds-new-england-transmission-eversource/820343/ DOE Awards $94 Million to Eight Companies for Small Modular Reactor Deployment — https://www.ans.org/news/2026-05-15/article-8035/doe-selects-companies-for-94m-in-light-water-smr-deployment-awards/ CISA Tells Critical Infrastructure to Plan for Operating in Isolation During Cyber Attacks — https://techinformed.com/cisa-tells-critical-infrastructure-operators-to-plan-for-isolation/ FERC May 21 Open Meeting Agenda Items — https://www.whitecase.com/insight-alert/summary-ferc-meeting-agenda-may-2026 Top Regional / State Developments OPALCO Wins Permit for 1.6-MW Community Solar Expansion on Decatur Island — https://www.islandssounder.com/2026/05/20/opalco-receives-conditional-use-permit-for-the-decatur-island-solar-expansion-project/ Clean Power Alliance Opens 2026 Procurement for Renewables, Storage, and Reliability — https://www.globenewswire.com/news-release/2026/05/19/3297770/0/en/clean-power-alliance-launches-its-2026-clean-energy-and-reliability-request-for-offers.html PJM Activates Demand Response in Early-Season Heat Event — https://www.roi-nj.com/2026/05/19/industry/energy-utilities/pjm-issues-update-on-hot-weather-operations-as-n-j-temps-soar/ Congressional and Federal Agency Scan House Appropriations Markup Today on Energy-Water Bill — https://legis1.com/news/congressional-spending-power-committee-defends House Interior-Environment FY2027 Bill Unveiled This Week — https://www.eenews.net/articles/house-to-unveil-interior-environment-spending-bill/ Democratic Lawmakers Form Utility Affordability Caucus — https://www.eenews.net/articles/the-next-big-oil-democrats-set-their-sights-on-utilities/ Pilot notice: AI-generated daily briefing. Verify before acting on it. Feel free to reach out if you have comments or concerns.