NWPPA Morning Brief - Wednesday, September 23, 2026

NWPPA Morning Brief — Wednesday, September 23, 2026 In today's brief: Top Federal Developments BPA files $250M rate increase tied to Snake River salmon court order — https://statelibraryeclips.wordpress.com/2026/09/22/bpa-citing-fish-litigation-proposes-250m-rate-hike/ New England states press FERC to end the 0.5% RTO membership adder — https://www.utilitydive.com/news/new-england-maine-rto-adder-complaint-ferc/830999/ DOE awards Fervo Energy ~$20 million for enhanced geothermal in Idaho and Nevada — https://www.stockwatch.com/News/Item/U-z9831387-U%21FRVO-20260922/U/FRVO EPA finalizes tighter lead cleanup standard at Butte Superfund site — https://www.epa.gov/publicnotices/record-decision-amendment-bpsou-released Top Regional / State Developments Wyoming Consumer Advocate will oppose Rocky Mountain Power's 8.8% rate request — https://cowboystatedaily.com/2026/09/22/advocacy-group-to-intervene-again-as-rmp-customers-brace-for-a-third-rate-hike/ Matanuska Electric issues RFP for new power supply, opens door to Lower 48 developers — https://www.mea.coop/news/mea-seeking-new-power-supply-opportunities Washington appeals court upholds Columbia River hydro certification with expanded monitoring — https://www.law360.com/articles/2528626 California delivers $886 million in Climate Credit relief tied to Cap-and-Invest revenues — https://www.gov.ca.gov/2026/09/22/governor-newsom-delivers-886-million-in-utility-bill-relief-with-millions-of-households-receiving-an-average-of-75-this-summer/ Worth Knowing APPA announced the inaugural cohort of designees under its Public Power Cybersecurity Accelerator Program, a… — https://www.publicpower.org/cyber-and-physical-security Pilot notice: AI-generated daily briefing. Verify before acting on it. Feel free to reach out if you have comments or concerns.