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 ... more

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June 11, 2026NWPPA Morning Brief - Thursday, June 11, 2026
NWPPA Morning Brief — Thursday, June 11, 2026
In today's brief:
Top Federal Developments
Supreme Court Sends Appliance Efficiency Rules Back for Another Look — https://www.eenews.net/articles/supreme-court-revives-gas-industry-fight-over-biden-efficiency-regs/
Wright Testimony Pitches 13% Cut to DOE Office of Science — https://www.exchangemonitor.com/wright-to-discuss-doe-budget-with-house-science-space-and-technology-committee/
Top Regional / State Developments
California Supreme Court Lets NEM Reform Stand — https://www.ewg.org/news-insights/statement/2026/06/ewg-statement-california-supreme-court-declining-hear-rooftop-solar
United Power Signs 150-MW Colorado Solar PPA — https://ground.news/article/colorado-co-op-signs-ppa-for-power-from-new-solar-installation
Xcel Colorado Rate Hike Draws Formal Opposition — https://www.cpr.org/2026/06/11/xcel-big-rate-hike-opposition/
AI and Large Load Demand Radar
Texas Governor Directs PUCT to Block Data Center Cost Shifting — https://www.kut.org/energy-environment/2026-06-10/gov-greg-abbott-calls-for-texas-energy-regulators-to-rein-in-data-centers
Western Market Structure Signal
PJM Congestion Hit $1 Billion in a Single Month — https://www.renewableenergyworld.com/power-grid/transmission/grid-congestion-cost-pjm-1-billion-in-one-month/
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12min
June 10, 2026NWPPA Morning Brief - Wednesday, June 10, 2026
NWPPA Morning Brief — Wednesday, June 10, 2026
In today's brief:
Top Federal Developments
FirstEnergy Petitions FERC to Make Data Centers Pay for Their Own Transmission Upgrades — https://www.utilitydive.com/news/firstenergy-ferc-data-center-transmission-interconnection/822333/
NRC Clears Environmental Hurdle for Crane Clean Energy Center Restart — https://www.nrc.gov/reading-rm/doc-collections/news/2026/26-061.pdf
NRC Moves Public Input Earlier in Reactor Licensing Process — https://www.nrc.gov/reading-rm/doc-collections/news/2026/26-062.pdf
Top Regional / State Developments
Minnesota Funds $500,000 Nuclear Study That Could Lift 32-Year New-Plant Ban — https://www.electric.coop/vcp-helps-convince-minnesota-lawmakers-to-approve-nuclear-energy-study
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11min
June 09, 2026NWPPA Morning Brief - Tuesday, June 09, 2026
NWPPA Morning Brief — Tuesday, June 09, 2026
In today's brief:
Top Federal Developments
FERC Approves SPP 'CHILLS' Framework for Curtailable Large-Load Service — https://www.utilitydive.com/news/ferc-spp-chills-large-load-transmission-service/822211/
Top Regional / State Developments
Microsoft Files Nevada Tariff Proposal Aimed at Shielding Residential Ratepayers from Data Center Costs — https://www.utilitydive.com/news/microsoft-seeks-nevada-tariff-to-shield-ratepayers-from-data-center-costs/822250/
Advocacy and Legal Signal Scan
Federal Judge Overturns IRS Guidance Narrowing Wind and Solar Tax Credit Eligibility — https://thehill.com/policy/energy-environment/5915123-green-energy-tax-credits/
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9min
June 08, 2026NWPPA Morning Brief - Monday, June 08, 2026
NWPPA Morning Brief — Monday, June 08, 2026
In today's brief:
Top Federal Developments
DOE orders Orlando municipal utility to keep 465-MW coal unit running — https://www.utilitydive.com/news/doe-orlando-coal-florida-stanton-emergency-202/822119/
DOE commits $850 million for new coal plants including 1.4-plus GW Anchorage unit — https://www.utilitydive.com/news/doe-announces-850m-modernize-coal-capacity-build-new-plants/822109/
Antares Mark-0 microreactor achieves criticality at Idaho National Laboratory — https://www.powermag.com/antares-mark-0-becomes-first-advanced-nuclear-reactor-to-achieve-criticality-under-doe-pilot-program/
DOE Associate Deputy Secretary lays out administration energy posture at EEI — https://www.utilitydive.com/news/alex-fitzsimmons-energy-markets-ai-renewables/822095/
Top Regional / State Developments
Portland General Electric files 29% data center rate hike, 1.3% residential cut under Oregon POWER Act — https://www.opb.org/article/2026/06/04/data-centers-utility-rate-pge/
Imperial Irrigation District voters reject data-center-backed board candidate — https://www.kpbs.org/news/politics/2026/06/05/imperial-county-voters-reject-data-center-backed-candidate-for-water-and-power-utility
Regulatory Commission of Alaska rejects Goat Lake Hydro rate increase, orders rebates — https://khns.org/regulatory-commission-of-alaska-makes-ruling-on-goat-lake-hydro-rate-increase/
Worth Knowing
FERC's 2026 Summer Reliability Assessment found that 75 GW of new capacity has been added — the largest… — https://www.instituteforenergyresearch.org/ferc/u-s-grid-reliability-improves-this-summer/
Google will fund a three-year, 100-MW virtual power plant in PJM through aggregator Voltus, in what the… — https://www.utilitydive.com/news/google-virtual-power-plant-vpp-pjm-voltus/821838/
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14min
June 05, 2026NWPPA Morning Brief - Friday, June 05, 2026
NWPPA Morning Brief — Friday, June 05, 2026
In today's brief:
Top Federal Developments
GAO Finds DOE Reported Funding Figures That Don't Match Congressional Appropriations — https://www.eenews.net/articles/doe-spent-money-not-appropriated-by-congress-audit/
FERC Approves Waiver Transferring 760 MW of Interconnection Rights to Crane Nuclear Restart — https://www.utilitydive.com/news/constellation-three-mile-island-crane-nuclear-ferc-waiver/821836/
DOE Guidance Restricts Home Energy Rebates to Electric-to-Electric Swaps — https://www.sierraclub.org/press-releases/2026/06/new-guidance-doe-weakens-popular-home-energy-rebate-programs
Top Regional / State Developments
Protesters Confront NV Energy CEO at Industry Conference Over Coming Demand Charge — https://www.utilitydive.com/news/protesters-target-nv-energy-electric-utility-conference-anger-over-affordability-electric-rates/821995/
Chelan PUD Launches 25 Percent Bill-Discount Program — https://lakechelannow.com/pud-launches-new-customer-bill-assistance-program/
AI and Large Load Demand Radar
ERCOT Approves Batch Interconnection and Ride-Through Rules for Data Centers — https://www.eenews.net/articles/texas-advances-major-grid-rules-for-data-centers/
Western Market Structure Signal
OMS-MISO Survey Projects 15 GW/Year of Capacity Additions, Nearly Double Prior Forecast — https://www.utilitydive.com/news/oms-miso-survey-resource-outlook-generation/821973/
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13min
June 04, 2026NWPPA Morning Brief - Thursday, June 04, 2026
NWPPA Morning Brief — Thursday, June 04, 2026
In today's brief:
Top Federal Developments
Trump to Invoke Defense Production Act for $700 Million Coal Package, Including Oakland Export Terminal and Alaska Plants — https://www.mining.com/web/trump-plans-700-million-to-build-coal-plants-export-site/
Top Regional / State Developments
Colorado Extends Colorado Springs Utilities Coal Unit at Ray Nixon to 2032 — https://www.publicpower.org/periodical/article/governor-signs-bill-allows-colorado-springs-utilities-continue-operating-coal-fired-unit
Xcel Files $225 Million Colorado Rate Case That Could Be State's Largest — https://coloradosun.com/2026/06/04/xcel-energy-electric-rate-increase-colorado/
AI and Large Load Demand Radar
ERCOT Asks Texas Regulators to Skip May Capacity Report as AI Load Forecasts Outrun Planning Tools — https://energyedge.com/ercot-seeks-cdr-waiver-while-reevaluating-long-term-load-growth-projections/
Worth Knowing
Eversource Energy disclosed that personal information for 3,049 customers in Connecticut, Massachusetts, and… — https://www.thehour.com/business/article/eversource-customers-cyberattack-ct-ma-nh-22289772.php
The American Clean Power Association's Q1 2026 report found that more than 6.4 GW of clean energy capacity… — https://solarquarter.com/2026/06/03/american-clean-power-report-shows-6-4-gw-of-new-clean-power-added-in-q1-2026-as-solar-and-storage-continue-to-lead-growth/
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14min
June 03, 2026NWPPA Morning Brief - Wednesday, June 03, 2026
NWPPA Morning Brief — Wednesday, June 03, 2026
In today's brief:
Top Federal Developments
Ninth Circuit dismisses youth climate challenge to Trump energy executive orders — https://www.eenews.net/articles/appeals-court-rejects-youth-led-challenge-to-trump-energy-orders/
New England states tell FERC that Eversource transmission project shows asset-condition review is broken — https://www.utilitydive.com/news/eversource-transmission-asset-condition-ferc-complaint/821699/
Illinois public power utilities receive state climate-bank resilience grants — https://www.publicpower.org/periodical/article/peru-and-batavia-illinois-receive-grid-resilience-grants
Top Regional / State Developments
Federal judge blocks NCAR-Wyoming Supercomputing Center transfer — https://coloradosun.com/2026/06/01/federal-judge-denver-injunction-ncar-breakup/
Holy Cross Energy delivers 100 percent clean energy in March — https://coloradosun.com/2026/06/03/how-one-place-in-colorado-achieved-100-clean-energy-this-spring/
Western state utility regulators convene in New Mexico — https://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/american-water-joins-dialogue-on-affordability-at-the-western-conference-of-public-service-commissioners-2026-annual-meeting-302788626.html
Congressional and Federal Agency Scan
EESI analysis maps bipartisan and partisan lines across 393 energy bills — https://www.eesi.org/articles/view/common-ground-where-environment-and-energy-policies-find-consensus-on-capitol-hill
Advocacy and Legal Signal Scan
Seven states sue over $1 billion federal payment to cancel TotalEnergies offshore wind projects — https://www.cnn.com/2026/06/02/climate/trump-totalenergies-lawsuit-offshore-wind
AI and Large Load Demand Radar
NV Energy plans more than $3 billion in Northern Nevada capital build-out tied to hyperscale data center load — https://nevadacurrent.com/2026/06/03/nv-energy-betting-the-house-on-data-centers/
Western Market Structure Signal
EEI 2026 opens in Las Vegas with AI load, labor, and affordability as dominant themes — https://www.utilitydive.com/news/whats-on-the-mind-of-eei-conference-attendees-labor-ai-affordability-an/821727/
Worth Knowing
CISA, the FBI, NSA, DOE, EPA, TSA, DOT, and USDA issued a joint advisory warning that malicious actors are… — https://windowsforum.com/threads/cisa-warns-secure-internet-exposed-automatic-tank-gauges.421590/
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16min
June 02, 2026NWPPA Morning Brief - Tuesday, June 02, 2026
NWPPA Morning Brief — Tuesday, June 02, 2026
In today's brief:
Top Federal Developments
FERC Commissioner Signals Tougher Posture Toward PJM — https://www.eenews.net/articles/federal-energy-regulator-signals-crackdown-on-biggest-us-grid-operator/
PJM Monitor Asks FERC to Condition $1.5B Mara–Long Ridge Deal — https://www.utilitydive.com/news/pjm-market-monitor-mara-data-center-long-ridge/821574/
AI and Large Load Demand Radar
Appalachian Power Builds Out Transmission for Google Data Center, Google Pays — https://www.wvtf.org/news/2026-06-02/appalachian-power-to-hold-open-house-for-data-center-grid-upgrades
Worth Knowing
CISA added CVE-2026-0257, an authentication-bypass flaw in Palo Alto Networks firewalls under active… — https://www.cybersecuritydive.com/news/palo-alto-networks-firewall-flaw-exploitation-cisa-kev/821598/
U.S. crude closed up 5.5 percent at about $92 a barrel on June 1 after Iranian state-aligned media reported… — https://www.nbcnews.com/business/energy/oil-prices-trump-iran-talks-collapse-rcna347869
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9min
June 01, 2026NWPPA Morning Brief - Monday, June 01, 2026
NWPPA Morning Brief — Monday, June 01, 2026
In today's brief:
Top Federal Developments
House FY2027 Interior bill proposes steep per-turbine offshore wind inspection fees — https://www.eenews.net/articles/house-spending-plan-slaps-hefty-inspection-fees-on-offshore-wind-projects/
Congress opens summer sprint; Senate Appropriations FY2027 markups begin Thursday — https://www.eenews.net/articles/congress-set-for-summer-sprint-on-energy-environment-policy/
Top Regional / State Developments
Oregon PUC denies PacifiCorp interim rate hike, orders full review — https://www.kptv.com/2026/05/27/oregon-regulators-want-full-review-before-granting-pacificorp-utility-rate-increase/
Utah governor signs executive order tightening data center regulation — https://www.axios.com/local/salt-lake-city/2026/05/29/cox-executive-order-targets-data-center-development-in-utah
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10min
May 29, 2026NWPPA Morning Brief - Friday, May 29, 2026
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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17min

FAQs about NWPPA Morning Brief:

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The podcast currently has 56 episodes available.