NWPPA Morning Brief

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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 ... more

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July 02, 2026NWPPA Morning Brief - Thursday, July 02, 2026
NWPPA Morning Brief — Thursday, July 02, 2026
In today's brief:
Top Federal Developments
Third advanced microreactor achieves criticality at Idaho National Laboratory — https://www.powermag.com/deployable-energys-unity-nuclear-reactor-achieves-criticality-at-inl-third-under-doe-nuclear-push/
DOE emergency orders authorize full-capacity generation and environmental waivers as PJM braces for record demand — https://endtimeheadlines.org/2026/07/us-power-grid-emergency-declared-as-extreme-heat-wave-looms-over-eastern-states/
PJM members advance backup power procurement plan as capacity prices climb more than tenfold — https://edgen.pre.edgen.tech/news/post/pjm-capacity-prices-surge-over-1000-as-data-center-demand-strains-grid
Top Regional / State Developments
Utah Governor Cox calls for $60 billion Western grid investment at Western Governors Association meeting — https://www.ksl.com/article/news/politics/cox-america-needs-a-new-generation-of-electricity/51583954
Cache County, Utah passes 180-day data center moratorium — https://www.sltrib.com/news/2026/07/01/cache-county-oks-data-center/
Alaska LNG tax bill vote delayed until mid-July — https://alaskapublic.org/news/politics/alaska-legislature/2026-07-01/state-lawmakers-delay-vote-on-alaska-lng-tax-bill-until-mid-july
BC Hydro implements new net metering compensation structure effective July 1 — https://vancouver.citynews.ca/2026/07/01/bc-hydro-solar-panels/
Congressional and Federal Agency Scan
Bipartisan Senate bill would force DOE to release $420 million in weatherization and state energy grants on schedule — https://www.reed.senate.gov/news/releases/reed-helps-lead-bipartisan-push-to-speed-up-distribution-of-cost-saving-residential-weatherization-funding
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12min
July 01, 2026NWPPA Morning Brief - Wednesday, July 01, 2026
NWPPA Morning Brief — Wednesday, July 01, 2026
In today's brief:
Top Federal Developments
DOE Orders AI Data Centers Onto Backup Generators as PJM Faces Record Peak — https://www.tftc.io/doe-emergency-order-ai-data-centers-backup-generators-pjm-record-demand
Senator King Urges FERC to Reject $67 Billion NextEra-Dominion Merger — https://www.utilitydive.com/news/senator-king-ferc-nextera-dominion-merger-necec/824073/
Dewey Burdock Uranium Project Clears Federal Permitting — https://www.permitting.gov/newsroom/press-releases/dewey-burdock-isr-uranium-project-completes-federal-permitting
Top Regional / State Developments
Rocky Mountain Power Activates Southern Utah Wildfire Shutoff Warning — https://townlift.com/2026/06/utah-just-saw-energy-shutoffs-to-prevent-wildfires-are-more-coming-this-season/
Montana Voters Pursue Supermajority Approval for Data Center Construction — https://dailymontanan.com/2026/06/30/montana-voters-seek-oversight-of-data-center-construction/
Seven States Power and Nashville Electric Service Launch Battery Storage Partnership — https://www.publicpower.org/periodical/article/seven-states-power-corporation-announces-large-scale-battery-storage-partnership-with-nes
Western Federal Power Programs Scan
Craig Station Cost Recovery Still Unresolved as Colorado Utility Presses DOE — https://www.eenews.net/articles/utility-presses-doe-for-help-in-paying-for-coal-power-extension/
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13min
June 30, 2026NWPPA Morning Brief - Tuesday, June 30, 2026
NWPPA Morning Brief — Tuesday, June 30, 2026
In today's brief:
Top Federal Developments
Supreme Court Removes Firing Protections for FERC and NRC Commissioners — https://www.eenews.net/articles/supreme-court-hands-trump-new-power-over-independent-agencies-that-oversee-energy-development-2/
DOE Orders Craig Station Unit 1 in Colorado to Stay Available Through Summer — https://www.miningweekly.com/article/us-issues-order-to-keep-colorado-coal-plant-available-through-summer-2026-06-29
Utility Dive Investigation: 202(c) Orders Carry $550 Million Annual Cost, Disputed Reliability Benefits — https://www.utilitydive.com/news/doe-emergency-power-plants-reliability-benefits-costs/822934/
Top Regional / State Developments
Oregon PUC Approves 2026 Wildfire Mitigation Plans for Three Utilities — https://www.kxl.com/oregons-puc-and-electric-utilities-prepare-for-summer-wildfires/
Missoula County Sets July 9 Hearing on Data Center Zoning Pause — https://missoulacurrent.com/missoula-data-centers/
Logan, Utah Council to Vote June 30 on Data Center and Power Plant Moratorium — https://utahrecord.org/logan/meetings/2026-06-30-logan-city-council-to-consider-temporary-ban-on-data-centers-ad816400-55d5-47f3-a7b8-5997e9bd6b19
Montana PSC Reduces Public Meetings on NorthWestern IRP from Five to Two — https://missoulacurrent.com/climaster-energy-rates/
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13min
June 29, 2026NWPPA Morning Brief - Monday, June 29, 2026
NWPPA Morning Brief — Monday, June 29, 2026
In today's brief:
Top Federal Developments
NERC Flags Shrinking Deployable Reserves as Coal and Gas Outages Climb — https://www.utilitydive.com/news/deployable-reserves-shrinking-forced-outage-rates-increase-nerc/823765/
PJM Opposes Waiver for $2B Gas Plant in Fast-Track Interconnection Queue — https://www.utilitydive.com/news/pjm-gas-fired-chestnut-hill-interconnection-ferc/823958/
Congressional and Federal Agency Scan
House Energy Subcommittee Advances Eight Reliability and Ratepayer Bills — https://dailyenergyinsider.com/news/52831-house-panel-advances-grid-reliability-ratepayer-bills-amid-rising-power-demand/
Top Regional / State Developments
UAMPS Signs 30-Year Prepay Energy Deal With Main Street Energy — https://www.publicpower.org/periodical/article/utah-associated-municipal-power-systems-enters-prepay-agreement-with-main-street-energy
Nevada Sees Second Behind-the-Meter Gas Plant Filing for Data Center Load — https://www.carsonnow.org/06/29/2026/nevada-data-center-rush-drives-request-for-a-novel-type-of-gas-power-plant
Arizona Stiffens Criminal Penalties for Assaulting On-Duty Utility Workers — https://www.publicpower.org/periodical/article/new-arizona-law-strengthens-protections-duty-utility-workers
AI and Large Load Demand Radar
Data Center Flexibility Quantified as Rate Lever After FERC's June 18 Order — https://www.utilitydive.com/news/data-centers-flexibility-utilities-speed-to-power/822588/
Worth Knowing
ASHRAE's 2026 annual conference opens in Austin with technical sessions on HVAC design for data centers,… — https://www.utilitydive.com/news/ashrae-to-tackle-data-centers-thermal-systems-at-annual-conference/823900/
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13min
June 26, 2026NWPPA Morning Brief - Friday, June 26, 2026
NWPPA Morning Brief — Friday, June 26, 2026
In today's brief:
Top Federal Developments
House Floor Vote This Week on FY2027 Energy-Water Appropriations Bill — BPA and WAPA Funding in Play — https://www.eenews.net/articles/house-sets-action-on-energy-water-other-spending-bills/
American Transmission Co. Asks FERC to Order a Do-Over on $350 Million Wisconsin Project Tied to Data Center — https://www.eenews.net/articles/utility-says-midwest-grid-operator-botched-power-line-bid-process/
BLM Authorizes Nevada Geothermal Project Using 14-Day Environmental Review — https://www.blm.gov/press-release/blm-authorizes-pearl-geothermal-energy-project-southwestern-nevada
Top Regional / State Developments
NorthWestern Energy Files Large-Load Tariff at Montana PSC to Shield Existing Customers from Data Center Costs — https://www.kpax.com/news/northwestern-energy-proposes-large-load-tariff-for-data-centers-to-the-montana-public-service-commission
Washington, California, and Québec Sign Formal Carbon Market Linkage Agreement — https://governor.wa.gov/news/2026/washington-california-and-quebec-sign-carbon-market-agreement-setting-stage-historic-climate
NV Energy Issues Public Safety Outage Management Watches Across Northern Nevada Ahead of Fire Weather — https://www.2news.com/news/fire/nv-energy-warns-of-possible-planned-power-outages-due-to-fire-weather-in-east-elko/article_a94b7d22-8b34-4746-8ab2-9f27dccb1331.html
Utah Officials Warn of "Totally Unprecedented" Colorado River Shortages — https://www.castlecountryradio.com/2026/06/25/utah-officials-warn-of-totally-unprecedented-water-shortages-as-towns-run-dry/
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13min
June 25, 2026NWPPA Morning Brief - Thursday, June 25, 2026
NWPPA Morning Brief — Thursday, June 25, 2026
In today's brief:
Top Federal Developments
House Energy Subcommittee Marks Up Eight Electricity and Pipeline Bills — https://energycommerce.house.gov/posts/chairmen-guthrie-and-latta-announce-energy-subcommittee-markup-of-eight-bills-on-electricity-and-pipeline-safety
Pallone Calls for National Data Center Moratorium — https://www.eenews.net/articles/pallone-calls-for-national-data-center-moratorium/
Report: Grid Operators Have Restructured Interconnection Queues, But Processing Is Not Yet Faster — https://www.utilitydive.com/news/generator-interconnection-reform-ferc-spp-miso-pjm/823613/
Top Regional / State Developments
Oregon PUC Approves New Large-Load Rate Class — https://www.datacenterdynamics.com/en/news/oregon-energy-regulator-approves-new-rate-class-for-large-load-data-centers/
Lake Powell Projected to Hit Minimum Power Pool by Spring 2027 — https://www.western-water.com/2026/06/17/lake-powell-faces-power-loss-by-spring-2027/
Helion Receives Washington State Licenses for Malaga Fusion Plant — https://www.ans.org/news/2026-06-23/article-8140/helion-secures-new-licenses-from-washington/
Utah's Largest Solar-Plus-Storage Project Reaches Commercial Operation — https://www.solarpowerworldonline.com/2026/06/rplus-energies-activates-400-mw-utah-solar-storage-project/
Community Opposition to Battery Storage Sites Builds in Western Washington — https://www.opb.org/article/2026/06/23/battery-storage-washington/
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12min
June 24, 2026NWPPA Morning Brief - Wednesday, June 24, 2026
NWPPA Morning Brief — Wednesday, June 24, 2026
In today's brief:
Top Federal Developments
DOE Commits $17.5 Billion for Up to 10 New Large Nuclear Reactors — https://apnews.com/article/57841139aca7d2780a12256692b96fc5
House Committee Sets Markup on Ratepayer Protection Act — https://www.eenews.net/articles/lawmakers-companies-tread-carefully-on-data-center-energy-bill/
DOE 202(c) Plants Producing Far Less Power Than Before the Orders — https://www.utilitydive.com/news/doe-202c-power-plants-centralia-campbell-schahfer/822062/
Top Regional / State Developments
Spokane Council Approves One-Year Data Center Moratorium — https://www.spokesman.com/stories/2026/jun/23/spokane-approves-data-center-moratorium/
Northwest Groups Ask Incoming BPA Administrator to Halt Markets+ Move — https://earthjustice.org/press/2026/northwest-energy-and-conservation-groups-react-to-appointment-of-new-administrator-for-the-bonneville-power-administration
CalCCA Pushes Back on California Resource Adequacy Proposal — https://cal-cca.org/calcca-urges-cpuc-to-fix-flawed-resource-adequacy-proposal/
Black Hills–NorthWestern Merger Clears Three State Commissions — https://insight.factset.com/bright-horizon-energy-decoding-the-black-hills-northwestern-energy-merger
AI and Large Load Demand Radar
Texas PUC Approves ERCOT 'Batch Zero' Large-Load Process Against 438 GW Queue — https://www.utilitydive.com/news/texas-facing-438-gw-queue-approves-initial-large-load-interconnection-pro/823367/
Wyoming Commissioners Approve 1.25 GW Prometheus Data Center Campus — https://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/prometheus-hyperscale-secures-unanimous-conditional-use-permit-approval-from-uinta-county-commissioners-302803665.html
AEP Discloses 18 GW Signed Data Center Load Pipeline Through 2029 — https://www.datacenterdynamics.com/en/news/aep-reports-18gw-of-data-center-load-growth-through-2029/
Worth Knowing
NOAA's National Integrated Drought Information System published its Quarterly Climate Impacts and Outlook for… — https://www.drought.gov/documents/quarterly-climate-impacts-and-outlook-western-region-june-2026
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15min
June 23, 2026NWPPA Morning Brief - Tuesday, June 23, 2026
NWPPA Morning Brief — Tuesday, June 23, 2026
In today's brief:
Top Federal Developments
Kavulla Named BPA Administrator and CEO — https://www.energy.gov/articles/doe-announces-travis-kavulla-bonneville-power-administration-administrator
FERC Commissioner Rosner Addresses New Large-Load Show Cause Orders — https://www.ferc.gov/news-events/news/commissioner-rosners-remarks-large-load-show-cause-orders-e-7-e-12-june-18-2026
Pentagon Closes $725 Million Loan to Denver-Based Energy Fuels for Rare Earth Facility — https://breakingdefense.com/2026/06/pentagon-inks-pair-of-rare-earth-mineral-loans-for-1-2-billion/
BLM Issues Final Environmental Review for 400-MW Purple Sage Solar in Nevada — https://nevadacurrent.com/2026/06/22/blm-advances-massive-pahrump-valley-solar-project/
NRC Issues Environmental Finding for Dewey Burdock Uranium License Renewal — https://m.uk.investing.com/news/stock-market-news/nrc-issues-environmental-assessment-for-encore-uranium-project-93CH-4737517?ampMode=1
Top Regional / State Developments
BHE Montana Joins Western Energy Imbalance Market — https://www.caiso.com/about/news/news-releases/bhe-montana-joins-the-western-energy-imblance-market
BC Hydro Signs 30-Year Power Agreement for 200.6-MW Taylor South Wind Project — https://windinsider.com/2026/06/22/saulteau-first-nations-and-edf-power-solutions-secure-30-year-bc-hydro-agreement-for-200-6-mw-taylor-south-wind-project/
NV Energy Asks Nevada PUC to Delay Peak Demand Charge — https://nevadacurrent.com/briefs/nv-energys-pledge-to-compare-bills-with-and-without-peak-demand-charge-fizzles/
Duke Energy Carolinas Cuts Proposed Residential Rate Hike Following Data-Center Cost-Allocation Objections — https://www.harianbasis.co/en/duke-energy-lowers-rate-increase
Worth Knowing
The California Water Commission committed an additional $268.9 million to advance the Sites Reservoir… — https://www.gov.ca.gov/2026/06/17/governor-newsom-announces-nearly-269-million-to-advance-sites-reservoir-project-expanding-californias-water-storage-commitment/
The Minnesota Public Utilities Commission issued a verbal order — a preliminary oral ruling from the bench,… — https://es.investing.com/news/sec-filings/reguladores-de-minnesota-emiten-orden-verbal-sobre-tarifa-de-xcel-energy-93CH-3710987
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17min
June 22, 2026NWPPA Morning Brief - Monday, June 22, 2026
NWPPA Morning Brief — Monday, June 22, 2026
In today's brief:
Top Federal Developments
Bentz Introduces Hydropower Relicensing Reform Bill with APPA Backing — https://bentz.house.gov/media/press-releases/congressman-bentz-introduces-hydropower-licensing-affordability-act-to-modernize-hydro-electric-re-licensing-and-to-protect-existing-energy-generation
DOE Orders Two More Indiana Coal Units to Stay Online Through Summer — https://www.publicpower.org/periodical/article/doe-directs-energy-companies-miso-take-steps-keep-indiana-power-plant-units-available-operate
FERC Votes to Drop Cumulative Environmental Reviews for Gas Pipelines — https://energynow.com/2026/06/us-eases-environmental-reviews-for-natural-gas-projects/
FERC Issues Show-Cause Orders to Six Grid Operators on Large-Load Interconnection — https://www.ferc.gov/news-events/news/ferc-launches-aggressive-targeted-action-speed-large-load-integration
Second Advanced Reactor Goes Critical Under DOE Pilot — This One in Utah — https://usaminingnews.com/articles/department-of-energy-celebrates-second-advanced-reactor-achieving-criticality
80 Maryland Lawmakers Back $1.6 Billion FERC Complaint Over Data Center Transmission Costs — https://www.utilitydive.com/news/maryland-ratepayer-advocate-ferc-data-center-complaint-transmission/823244/
Top Regional / State Developments
BC Hydro Begins Construction on Revelstoke Unit 6, Adding 500 MW — https://www.renewcanada.net/construction-of-sixth-unit-begins-at-revelstoke-generating-station/
SunZia Wind-and-Transmission Project Reaches Full Operation — https://energynow.com/2026/06/biggest-ever-us-clean-energy-project-is-complete-after-nearly-two-decades/
Xcel Files for Comanche Coal Extension at Colorado PUC — https://www.eenews.net/articles/xcels-gas-build-out-plans-rankle-colorado-commissioners/
Wildfire in Eastern Washington Forces 1,500 Evacuations, Destroys Homes — https://www.hstoday.us/subject-matter-areas/emergency-preparedness/wildfire-in-eastern-washington-prompts-evacuations-and-destroys-homes/
Nevada Sees Surge in Wildfire-Driven Insurance Cancellations, Including Las Vegas — https://nevadacurrent.com/2026/06/18/home-insurance-being-cancelled-declined-for-wildfire-risk-in-some-surprising-places/
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June 18, 2026NWPPA Morning Brief - Thursday, June 18, 2026
NWPPA Morning Brief — Thursday, June 18, 2026
In today's brief:
Top Federal Developments
FERC June Meeting Takes Up Large-Load Interconnection Rulemaking and PJM Co-Location — https://www.whitecase.com/insight-alert/summary-ferc-meeting-agenda-june-2026
Lummis Introduces POWER Up Act Putting Data-Center Grid Access Under FERC — https://www.nbcnews.com/tech/tech-news/gop-bill-put-data-center-grid-access-federal-oversight-rcna350263
Interior Pays Invenergy $765 Million to Terminate Offshore Wind Leases — https://www.eenews.net/articles/interior-touts-another-agreement-to-terminate-offshore-wind-leases/
New York Releases Advanced Nuclear Policy Options Paper — https://www.publicpower.org/periodical/article/new-york-advanced-nuclear-policy-options-paper-released
DOE Orders Centralia Unit 2 to Remain Online Extended to September — Energy Secretary Moves to Preserve Northwest Coal Generation — https://www.energy.gov/listings/energy-news
Top Regional / State Developments
Oregon Governor Declares Statewide Wildfire Emergency — https://www.opb.org/article/2026/06/16/oregon-governor-kotek-declares-emergency-wildfire-threat/
Reno-Area Wildfire Causes Outage for Roughly 70,000 Customers — https://www.asatunews.co.id/en/nevada-wildfire-causes-reno-power-outage
Seattle City Light Proposes Largest Rate Increases in Recent Memory — https://www.seattletimes.com/seattle-news/politics/seattle-city-light-eyes-biggest-bill-increases-in-recent-memory/
Avista Pauses 500-MW Data-Center Negotiations Following Community Concerns — https://dailyenergyinsider.com/news/52696-avista-puts-data-center-service-talks-on-pause/
Intervenors File at Montana PSC in NorthWestern Energy Data-Center Tariff Case — https://earthjustice.org/press/2026/groups-seek-intervention-in-northwestern-energy-data-center-tariff-proceeding
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15min

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