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NWPPA Morning Brief
by NWPPA
A six-month pilot from NWPPA: a daily, 10- to 12-minute energy and policy intelligence briefing for community-owned electric utilities in the Western United States. New episodes publish every weekday morning, typically by 6:15 AM Pacific.
Episodes
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NWPPA Morning Brief - Monday, October 05, 2026
NWPPA Morning Brief — Monday, October 05, 2026 In today's brief: Top Federal Developments DOE Opens Comment Window on Foreign-Sourced Bulk-Power Equipment Restrictions — Final Rule Due December 24 —...
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NWPPA Morning Brief - Friday, October 02, 2026
NWPPA Morning Brief — Friday, October 02, 2026 In today's brief: Top Federal Developments Bipartisan Senate Permitting Reform Bill Text Released — 417 Pages Touching Hydropower, Transmission, and Judicial Review —...
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NWPPA Morning Brief - Thursday, October 01, 2026
NWPPA Morning Brief — Thursday, October 01, 2026 In today's brief: Top Federal Developments FERC Rejects Core Elements of PJM Data-Center Backstop Auction — https://www.utilitydive.com/news/pjm-delays-backstop-procurement-ferc-data-center/831751/ FERC Orders All Six RTOs to Justify or Revise...
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NWPPA Morning Brief - Wednesday, September 30, 2026
NWPPA Morning Brief — Wednesday, September 30, 2026 In today's brief: Top Federal Developments NRC Issues First-Ever SMR Construction Permit to TVA — https://electricityinfo.org/news/us-1303/ Senate Bill Would Require Large Loads to Pay 100 Percent of Interconnection Costs —...
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NWPPA Morning Brief - Tuesday, September 29, 2026
NWPPA Morning Brief — Tuesday, September 29, 2026 In today's brief: Top Federal Developments SPP Market Monitor Asks FERC to Reject SPP's Own Resource Adequacy Plan for the Western Footprint — https://www.utilitydive.com/news/spp-resource-adequacy-western-balancing-area-baa-ferc/831482/…
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NWPPA Morning Brief - Monday, September 28, 2026
NWPPA Morning Brief — Monday, September 28, 2026 In today's brief: Top Federal Developments DOE Renews Craig Unit 1 Emergency Order Despite D.C. Circuit Setback on Similar Michigan Case — https://www.cbsnews.com/colorado/news/colorado-shut-down-coal-power-plant-emergency-order/ Senate Permitting...
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NWPPA Morning Brief - Friday, September 25, 2026
NWPPA Morning Brief — Friday, September 25, 2026 In today's brief: Top Federal Developments FERC Blocks Utility Cancellation of $20 Billion Data Center Transmission Agreement — https://www.utilitydive.com/news/ferc-exelon-comed-powerhouse-hillwood-data-center/831127/ Top Regional / State...
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NWPPA Morning Brief - Thursday, September 24, 2026
NWPPA Morning Brief — Thursday, September 24, 2026 In today's brief: Top Regional / State Developments BPA Rate Increase Reaching Customer Bills —...
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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…
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NWPPA Morning Brief - Tuesday, September 22, 2026
NWPPA Morning Brief — Tuesday, September 22, 2026 In today's brief: Top Federal Developments DOE Orders Two More Indiana Coal Units to Stay Online Through December — https://www.21alivenews.com/2026/09/21/indiana-coal-retirements-delayed-again-utilities-seek-recover-costs/ Sen. Heinrich…
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NWPPA Morning Brief - Monday, September 21, 2026
NWPPA Morning Brief — Monday, September 21, 2026 In today's brief: Top Federal Developments DOE Issues Fresh 202(c) Emergency Order for Duke Energy Carolinas — https://www.wrdw.com/2026/09/19/energy-department-issues-emergency-order-protect-sc-power-grid/ FERC Accepts Southeast Alaska Power…
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NWPPA Morning Brief - Friday, September 18, 2026
NWPPA Morning Brief — Friday, September 18, 2026 In today's brief: Top Federal Developments BPA Opens Expedited BP-27 Rate Proceeding After Court Ruling —...
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NWPPA Morning Brief - Thursday, September 17, 2026
NWPPA Morning Brief — Thursday, September 17, 2026 In today's brief: Top Federal Developments APPA presses Senate to strengthen data center ratepayer bill — https://www.publicpower.org/publication/appa-shares-goal-protecting-ratepayers-data-center-costs-urges-additional-action Top Regional /…
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NWPPA Morning Brief - Wednesday, September 16, 2026
NWPPA Morning Brief — Wednesday, September 16, 2026 In today's brief: Top Federal Developments FERC Directs NERC to Write Mandatory AI Data Center Reliability Standards by December 31 — https://oilprice.com/Energy/Energy-General/Can-The-Power-Grid-Handle-AI-And-Wildfires-At-The-Same-Time.html…
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NWPPA Morning Brief - Tuesday, September 15, 2026
NWPPA Morning Brief — Tuesday, September 15, 2026 In today's brief: Top Federal Developments EPA Rescinds Power Plant Carbon Standards — https://www.utilitydive.com/news/epa-poised-to-scrap-power-plant-carbon-standards/830301/ NRC Proposes Broad Nuclear Reactor Rule Overhaul —...
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NWPPA Morning Brief - Monday, September 14, 2026
NWPPA Morning Brief — Monday, September 14, 2026 In today's brief: Top Federal Developments DOE Issues Fourth Emergency Order Keeping Centralia Coal Unit Online Through December 11 — https://usaminingnews.com/articles/energy-secretary-keeps-northwest-coal-generating-plant-online D.C. Circuit...
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NWPPA Morning Brief - Friday, September 11, 2026
NWPPA Morning Brief — Friday, September 11, 2026 In today's brief: Top Federal Developments PJM Files New Reliability Standards for Data Centers and Crypto Loads Above 50 MW — https://www.publicpower.org/periodical/article/pjm-proposes-reliability-standards-manage-large-load-disconnection-events...
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NWPPA Morning Brief - Thursday, September 10, 2026
NWPPA Morning Brief — Thursday, September 10, 2026 In today's brief: Top Federal Developments EPA Narrows Federal Wetlands Jurisdiction in Supplemental WOTUS Proposal — https://www.publicpower.org/periodical/article/epa-releases-supplemental-wotus-proposal DOE Orders Duke Energy Carolinas Backup...
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NWPPA Morning Brief - Wednesday, September 09, 2026
NWPPA Morning Brief — Wednesday, September 09, 2026 In today's brief: Top Federal Developments DOE Launches Formal Information Request on Bulk-Power System Emergency Order — https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2026/09/09/2026-18370/securing-the-united-states-bulk-power-system DOE Closes…
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NWPPA Morning Brief - Friday, September 04, 2026
NWPPA Morning Brief — Friday, September 04, 2026 In today's brief: Top Federal Developments NERC Issues Level 3 Essential Action Alert on AI Data Center Load Swings — https://currently.att.yahoo.com/att/north-americas-grid-regulator-issues-040500393.html DOE and Montana Release Final EIS for...
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NWPPA Morning Brief - Thursday, September 03, 2026
NWPPA Morning Brief — Thursday, September 03, 2026 In today's brief: Top Federal Developments DOE Orders Orlando Utilities Commission to Keep Coal Unit Available —...
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NWPPA Morning Brief - Wednesday, September 02, 2026
NWPPA Morning Brief — Wednesday, September 02, 2026 In today's brief: Top Regional / State Developments California Legislative Session Closes Without Wildfire Liability Shield; Data Center and Solar Bills Advance —…
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NWPPA Morning Brief - Tuesday, September 01, 2026
NWPPA Morning Brief — Tuesday, September 01, 2026 In today's brief: Top Federal Developments DOE and Montana Advance East-West Grid Connector — https://www.publicpower.org/periodical/article/doe-montana-deq-advance-power-line-project-connecting-eastern-and-western-grids Ohio Ratepayer Advocate...
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NWPPA Morning Brief - Monday, August 31, 2026
NWPPA Morning Brief — Monday, August 31, 2026 In today's brief: Top Federal Developments FERC Grants More Time to CAISO and Four Other Grid Operators on Large-Load Rules — https://www.stoel.com/insights/reports/energy-regulatory-updates/august-26-2026 DOE Approves 422-Mile HVDC Line Linking…
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NWPPA Morning Brief - Friday, August 28, 2026
NWPPA Morning Brief — Friday, August 28, 2026 In today's brief: Top Federal Developments FCC Proposes to Regulate Public Power Pole Attachments — https://www.publicpower.org/issues-and-policy Trump Executive Order Declares National Emergency on Foreign Bulk-Power Equipment —...
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NWPPA Morning Brief - Thursday, August 27, 2026
NWPPA Morning Brief — Thursday, August 27, 2026 In today's brief: Top Federal Developments Trump Executive Order Restricts Foreign-Made Bulk-Power System Equipment —...
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NWPPA Morning Brief - Wednesday, August 26, 2026
NWPPA Morning Brief — Wednesday, August 26, 2026 In today's brief: Top Federal Developments U.S.-Canada Trade Escalation Puts Cross-Border Power Flows In Play — https://www.utilitydive.com/news/us-canada-trade-war-threatens-electricity-imports-prices/828689/ Nevada Sues Interior Over Colorado…
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NWPPA Morning Brief - Tuesday, August 25, 2026
NWPPA Morning Brief — Tuesday, August 25, 2026 In today's brief: Top Federal Developments DOE Declines to Designate Three National Interest Electric Transmission Corridors — https://insideepa.com/climate-news/doe-scuttles-transmission-corridors-slams-climate-alarmist-agenda Bureau of Reclamation...
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NWPPA Morning Brief - Friday, August 21, 2026
NWPPA Morning Brief — Friday, August 21, 2026 In today's brief: Top Federal Developments Five Federal Agencies Warn of Active AI-Assisted Attacks on Siemens PLCs — https://securityaffairs.com/197566/ics-scada/nsa-cisa-fbi-doe-and-epa-warn-of-active-ai-assisted-attacks-on-siemens-s7-plcs.html FERC...
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NWPPA Morning Brief - Thursday, August 20, 2026
NWPPA Morning Brief — Thursday, August 20, 2026 In today's brief: Top Federal Developments NRC Holds First-of-Kind Mandatory Hearing on TVA's Clinch River Small Modular Reactor — https://www.ventureatlas.org/news/2026-08-14-clinch-river-nrc-hearing-bwrx-300 Quantum-GUARD Act Would Direct FERC and...
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NWPPA Morning Brief - Wednesday, August 19, 2026
NWPPA Morning Brief — Wednesday, August 19, 2026 In today's brief: Top Federal Developments DOE Extends Emergency Order Keeping J.H. Campbell Coal Plant Online Through November — https://dailyenergyinsider.com/news/53442-doe-order-directs-miso-to-fire-up-michigan-coal-plant/ DOE Disburses $271...
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NWPPA Morning Brief - Tuesday, August 18, 2026
NWPPA Morning Brief — Tuesday, August 18, 2026 In today's brief: Top Federal Developments FERC Approves Cost Framework for Cross-Border MISO Transmission — ComEd Gets $904 Million — https://www.utilitydive.com/news/ferc-miso-pjm-cost-recovery-transmission-projects/828002/ Senate Democrats File...
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NWPPA Morning Brief - Monday, August 17, 2026
NWPPA Morning Brief — Monday, August 17, 2026 In today's brief: Top Federal Developments FERC Show-Cause Deadline Arrives Today for All Six Grid Operators — https://www.eenews.net/articles/lee-introduces-bill-to-rewrite-energy-efficiency-rules/ Lee Introduces Bill to Rewrite DOE Appliance...
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NWPPA Morning Brief - Friday, August 14, 2026
NWPPA Morning Brief — Friday, August 14, 2026 In today's brief: Top Federal Developments EPA Rescinds the Endangerment Finding — https://nefi.com/news-publications/recent-news/this-week-in-congress---august-11-2026 DOE Tells States IRA Rebates Cannot Fund Heat Pump Conversions —...
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NWPPA Morning Brief - Thursday, August 13, 2026
NWPPA Morning Brief — Thursday, August 13, 2026 In today's brief: Top Federal Developments DOE Launches $100 Million PROSPECT Critical Minerals Workforce Program — https://www.constructionowners.com/news/doe-launches-100m-critical-minerals-workforce-initiative-to-expand-u-s-talent-pipeline PJM's...
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NWPPA Morning Brief - Wednesday, August 12, 2026
NWPPA Morning Brief — Wednesday, August 12, 2026 In today's brief: Top Federal Developments DOE Renews PREPA Emergency Orders for 2026 Hurricane Season — https://www.sanjuandailystar.com/post/doe-renews-emergency-orders-to-bolster-electrical-grid FERC Staff Issues Final EIS for Seminoe Pumped...
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NWPPA Morning Brief - Tuesday, August 11, 2026
NWPPA Morning Brief — Tuesday, August 11, 2026 In today's brief: Top Federal Developments TVA's Data Center Revenue Drives $220M Income Jump; Cumberland Gas Plant On Track — https://www.utilitydive.com/news/data-center-tva-income-earnings-cumberland/827282/ STRONG GRID Act Would Fund $700M in...
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NWPPA Morning Brief - Monday, August 10, 2026
NWPPA Morning Brief — Monday, August 10, 2026 In today's brief: Top Regional / State Developments Washington UTC Approves NW Natural Multi-Year Rate Plan; Minnesota Finalizes Xcel Rate Case — https://www.stoel.com/insights/reports/energy-regulatory-updates/august-5-2026 Virginia Requires Data...
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NWPPA Morning Brief - Friday, August 07, 2026
NWPPA Morning Brief — Friday, August 07, 2026 In today's brief: Top Federal Developments Every Grid Operator Asks FERC for More Time on Large-Load Rules — https://www.rtoinsider.com/138299-every-iso-rto-asks-ferc-extra-three-months-large-loads/ DOE Closes $489.4 Million Puerto Rico Grid Loan...
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NWPPA Morning Brief - Thursday, August 06, 2026
NWPPA Morning Brief — Thursday, August 06, 2026 In today's brief: Top Federal Developments FERC Show-Cause Deadline on Large-Load Tariffs Hits August 17 — https://tech-insider.org/ferc-grid-order-ai-data-center-power-2026/ FERC New England Transmission ROE Cut Triggers $968M Eversource Refund —...
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NWPPA Morning Brief - Wednesday, August 05, 2026
NWPPA Morning Brief — Wednesday, August 05, 2026 In today's brief: Top Federal Developments Senate Appropriations Freeze Leaves BPA, WAPA Funding Unresolved — https://www.eenews.net/articles/energy-enviro-spending-work-teeters-in-the-senate/ Federal-State Convergence on Data Center Cost…
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NWPPA Morning Brief - Tuesday, August 04, 2026
NWPPA Morning Brief — Tuesday, August 04, 2026 In today's brief: Top Federal Developments Senate Permitting Deal Slips Past August Recess — https://www.eenews.net/articles/permitting-deal-may-come-after-recess-negotiators-say-thats-ok/ Worth Knowing A coordinated cyberattack in late July hit more...
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NWPPA Morning Brief - Monday, August 03, 2026
NWPPA Morning Brief — Monday, August 03, 2026 In today's brief: Top Federal Developments DOE Grant Cancellations Included California Transmission Project with $200 Million in Projected Consumer Savings —...
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NWPPA Morning Brief - Friday, July 31, 2026
NWPPA Morning Brief — Friday, July 31, 2026 In today's brief: Top Federal Developments DOE Plans $100 Billion AI and Gas Complex at Former Kentucky Uranium Site — https://apnews.com/article/a4cf07af1b6776971dc5d609c996ca13 Utility Consortium Endorses DOE 2026 Transmission Needs Study, Backs North...
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NWPPA Morning Brief - Thursday, July 30, 2026
NWPPA Morning Brief — Thursday, July 30, 2026 In today's brief: Top Federal Developments DOE Reconsiders 2024 Distribution Transformer Efficiency Rule — https://www.utilitydive.com/news/doe-mulls-changes-to-biden-era-transformer-rule-raising-utility-concerns/826440/ DOE Names Five Nuclear…
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NWPPA Morning Brief - Wednesday, July 29, 2026
NWPPA Morning Brief — Wednesday, July 29, 2026 In today's brief: Top Federal Developments PJM Board Proposes Backstop Capacity Auction and Data Center Curtailment Rules — https://www.utilitydive.com/news/pjm-board-backstop-capacity-auction-data-center-curtailment/826347/ House Energy and Commerce...
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NWPPA Morning Brief - Tuesday, July 28, 2026
NWPPA Morning Brief — Tuesday, July 28, 2026 In today's brief: Top Federal Developments FERC Chairman Sets September Deadline for PJM Governance Overhaul — https://www.utilitydive.com/news/ferc-pjm-governance-reforms-data-centers-capacity-market/826140/ DOE Court Filing Concedes Political Basis…
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NWPPA Morning Brief - Monday, July 27, 2026
NWPPA Morning Brief — Monday, July 27, 2026 In today's brief: Top Federal Developments DOE Issues Second Emergency Grid Order in Two Weeks, Directs Southwest Power Pool to Use Resources Beyond Normal Limits — https://shalemag.com/second-emergency-grid-order-southwest-power-pool/ BloombergNEF…
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NWPPA Morning Brief - Friday, July 24, 2026
NWPPA Morning Brief — Friday, July 24, 2026 In today's brief: Top Federal Developments Burgum signals federal takeover of Colorado River if states can't agree — https://cowboystatedaily.com/2026/07/23/in-cheyenne-burgum-says-hes-ready-to-act-on-colorado-river-crisis-if-he-has-to/ FERC chair…
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NWPPA Morning Brief - Thursday, July 23, 2026
NWPPA Morning Brief — Thursday, July 23, 2026 In today's brief: Top Federal Developments All Five FERC Commissioners Testify Before Senate ENR on Reliability, Large Loads, and Agency Independence —...
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A six-month pilot from NWPPA: a daily, 10- to 12-minute energy and policy intelligence briefing for community-owned electric utilities in the Western United States. New episodes publish every weekday morning, typically by 6:15 AM Pacific.
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