NWPPA Morning Brief — Friday, May 29, 2026

In today's brief:

Top Federal Developments

• NERC Level 3 Alert Targets Data Center Load Drops, Pushes New Planning Obligations — https://www.carbon-direct.com/insights/nerc-level-3-alert-data-center-loads
• Yakama Nation and Columbia Riverkeeper Take FERC Hydro License to Ninth Circuit — https://www.law360.com/nativeamerican/articles/2482229/wash-tribes-river-group-fight-ferc-hydro-license

Top Regional / State Developments

• Oregon PUC Approves PGE Large-Load Tariff for Data Centers Over 20 MW — https://www.utilitydive.com/news/oregon-puc-approves-pges-large-load-tariff-framework-for-data-centers/821361/
• Rocky Mountain Power Warns Utah Customers of Longer Outages and Possible Shutoffs — https://townlift.com/2026/05/rocky-mountain-power-warns-wildfire-conditions-could-trigger-summer-power-shutoffs/
• Snohomish County PUD Begins Construction on Crosswind Transmission Line — https://www.snopud.com/community-environment/our-energy-future/reliability/system-improvements/crosswind-transmission-line/
• Idaho Power and Oregon Trail Electric File $154 Million Service Territory Transfer with Oregon PUC — https://idahobusinessreview.com/2026/05/28/idaho-power-transfer-oregon-service-area-oregon-trail-electric/
• Utah Communities Launch Independent Clean Energy Program as Rocky Mountain Power Pulls Back on Renewables — https://www.eenews.net/articles/utahs-bottom-up-approach-to-clean-energy/
• Green River Nuclear Project Revived in Utah — https://www.ksl.com/article/51503368/green-river-nuclear-energy-plans-revived-add-to-utahs-potential-nuclear-portfolio
• California Senate Passes SB 913 on Customer-Owned Resources — https://sd13.senate.ca.gov/news/press-release/may-28-2026/becker-bill-to-lower-electricity-costs-better-using-customer-owned

Western Federal Power Programs Scan

• BPA Releases 2026 Wildfire Mitigation Plan — https://www.bpa.gov/news/newsroom/2026-wildfire-mitigation-plan
• How Federal Hydropower Is Allocated Across Northwest Public Power — https://www.bpa.gov/about/newsroom/news-articles/in-the-news-how-the-pacific-northwest-divvies-up-the-benefits-of-limited-federal

AI and Large Load Demand Radar

• E2 Q1 2026 Tracker: 12 GW Announced, 8 GW Cancelled — https://e2.org/releases/clean-energy-developers-announced-12-gw-18b-in-q1-generation-investments-before-tax-credit-cliff-but-project-losses-are-mounting/

Advocacy and Legal Signal Scan

• California Energy Commission Awards $55.2 Million for Public EV Fast Charging — https://www.energy.ca.gov/news/2026-05/california-energy-commission-announces-over-55m-expand-public-ev-fast-charging

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