NWPPA Morning Brief

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 Million to PG&E for Diablo Canyon Under Civil Nuclear Credit Program — https://www.ans.org/news/2026-08-17/article-8298/diablo-canyon-receives-partial-civil-nuclear-credit-payment/
• ISO-NE Asks FERC to Tighten Oversight of 'Asset Condition' Transmission Projects — https://www.utilitydive.com/news/iso-ne-asset-condition-transmission-projects-blumenthal-eversource-ferc/828124/

Top Regional / State Developments

• Oregon PUC Opens Comment on Idaho Power Sale of Oregon Territory to Oregon Trail Electric Cooperative — https://elkhornmediagroup.com/oregon-puc-invites-public-to-comment-on-idaho-power-proposed-service-area-sale-to-otec/
• Cotality Report Puts $1.4 Trillion in Reconstruction Value at Wildfire Risk Across Western States — https://irei.com/news/more-than-2-5m-u-s-properties-face-wildfire-risk-with-1-4t-exposed/

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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 Water Cyber Shield Act After Attacks on 30-Plus Water Systems — https://www.eenews.net/articles/frightening-cyberattacks-on-water-utilities-renew-calls-for-regulations/
• DOE Updates Operating Directives for National Laboratory Complex — https://www.executivegov.com/articles/doe-updates-national-lab-operating-directives

Top Regional / State Developments

• Utility Q2 Earnings Signal Equipment Backlogs and a Restart of 10-MW Gas Engine Production — https://www.utilitydive.com/news/2026-q2-roundup-utilities-emphasize-project-execution-ratepayer-protec/827997/

AI and Large Load Demand Radar

• PJM Moves to Set Ride-Through Rules After 3,800 MW of Virginia Data Center Load Trips Offline — https://www.utilitydive.com/news/pjm-nerc-data-center-crypto-reliability-standards/827653/

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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 Efficiency Standards — https://www.eenews.net/articles/lee-introduces-bill-to-rewrite-energy-efficiency-rules/
• FERC Approves TransAlta Purchase of Two Colorado Gas Plants, PowerTransitions Deal in New York — https://www.utilitydive.com/news/ferc-transalta-powertransitions-gas-fired-power-plant-deals/827892/
• NRC Accepts Constellation's Ginna Second License Renewal Application — https://www.ans.org/news/article-8230/nrc-accepts-ginna-slr-application-as-constellation-seeks-20year-extension/

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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 — https://nefi.com/news-publications/recent-news/this-week-in-congress---august-11-2026
• Joint U.S.–South Korea Advisory on Gunra Ransomware — https://www.itpro.com/security/ransomware/warning-issued-over-gunra-ransomware-gang-as-attacks-ramp-up-globally

Top Regional / State Developments

• Washington UTC Takes Up Puget Sound Energy Wildfire Cost Recovery — https://www.stoel.com/insights/reports/energy-regulatory-updates/august-12-2026
• Utility Regulators' Industry Ties Draw Scrutiny — https://www.businessreport.com/article/who-has-the-ear-of-utility-regulators-industry-ties-draw-new-scrutiny

AI and Large Load Demand Radar

• ERCOT Peak Could Reach 120 GW by 2030 as Supply-Side Constraints Bite — https://www.utilitydive.com/news/supply-constraints-will-limit-ercot-peak-demand-growth-report/827677/

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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 FERC Filing Pushes Large-Load Cost Decisions Down to States — https://capitolnewsillinois.com/news/pjms-big-new-data-center-plan-make-the-states-figure-it-out/
• FERC Fast-Tracks Hydropower NEPA Reviews — Minimal-Impact Projects to See Streamlined Approvals — https://ferc.gov/news-events/news/ferc-fast-tracks-reviews-accelerate-actions-hydropower-projects

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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 Storage Project in Wyoming — https://www.ferc.gov/news-events/news/ferc-staff-issues-final-environmental-impact-statement-seminoe-pumped-storage

AI and Large Load Demand Radar

• Caterpillar Q2 Signals Tight Generator Supply for Data Center Buildout — https://www.utilitydive.com/news/caterpillar-sales-surpass-20b-growing-data-center-demand-q2-2026/827569/

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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 Microgrids and Distributed Resources — https://www.utilitydive.com/news/electrical-manufacturers-state-regulators-back-700m-microgrid-bill/826868/

Top Regional / State Developments

• Oncor's 44 GW Batch Zero Queue and 300 GW Pipeline in Limbo After Texas Data Center Freeze — https://www.utilitydive.com/news/fate-of-oncors-nearly-300-gw-load-pipeline-unclear-following-texas-data-ce/827303/
• Virginia Governor Intervenes Directly in $67B Dominion-NextEra Merger Before State Regulators — https://valawyersweekly.com/2026/08/07/spanberger-to-intervene-in-67b-dominion-nextera-merger/

Worth Knowing

• Cyber experts warn that Iranian-affiliated attacks on more than 30 Minnesota community water systems — which… — https://www.itpro.com/security/cyber-attacks/attacks-on-us-water-systems-could-be-the-tip-of-the-iceberg-cyber-experts-warn

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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 Centers to Finance Their Own Dedicated Electrical Infrastructure — https://www.tomshardware.com/tech-industry/data-centers/after-severe-76-percent-electricity-price-hikes-due-to-ai-data-centers-virginia-requires-firms-to-pay-for-all-dedicated-upstream-electrical-infrastructure-state-regulators-crack-down-governor-says-move-will-save-civilians-hundreds-of-millions-of-dollars

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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 Through New Financing Office — https://www.energy.gov/edf/articles/does-office-energy-dominance-financing-closes-loan-strengthen-puerto-ricos-grid
• Permitting Deal Officially Slips to September — https://www.eenews.net/articles/its-official-permitting-deal-wont-happen-this-week/

Top Regional / State Developments

• Central Washington Gas Plant for Data Center Canceled After State Denial — https://housedemocrats.wa.gov/blog/2026/07/31/friday-july-31-3/
• NRG Advances 1.2-GW Off-Grid Gas Deal for Texas Hyperscaler — https://www.utilitydive.com/news/nrg-nears-12-gw-hyperscaler-deal-amid-texas-data-center-pause/827212/

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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 — https://www.utilitydive.com/news/eversource-energy-earnings-transmission-roe-offshore-wind/826928/
• Heinrich Introduces GRID Savings Act on Data Center Cost Allocation — https://www.eenews.net/articles/heinrich-releases-data-center-energy-plan/

Top Regional / State Developments

• Texas Governor Orders Audit of 474 GW Data Center Interconnection Queue — https://www.utilitydive.com/news/texas-hits-pause-data-center-interconnections/827046/
• South Carolina PSC Sets Schedule for Dominion-NextEra Merger Review — https://www.live5news.com/2026/08/04/sc-regulators-set-hearing-schedule-proposed-dominion-energy-nextera-merger/

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