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NWPPA Morning Brief

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 morning, typically by 6:15 AM Pacific.


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  • NWPPA Morning Brief - Friday, May 29, 2026

    NWPPA Morning Brief - Friday, May 29, 2026
    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-loadsYakama 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-portfolioCalifornia 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-planHow 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 Pilot notice: AI-generated daily briefing. Verify before acting on it.Feel free to reach out if you have comments or concerns.
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    16 mins
  • NWPPA Morning Brief - Thursday, May 28, 2026

    NWPPA Morning Brief - Thursday, May 28, 2026
    May 28 2026

    NWPPA Morning Brief — Thursday, May 28, 2026

    In today's brief:

    Top Federal Developments

    • NRC Commissioners Testify on $892.3 Million FY2027 Budget and Advanced Reactor Licensing — https://www.ans.org/news/article-7973/nrc-commissioners-testify-before-us-house-subcommittee/
    • DOE Opens Door to Surplus Weapons Plutonium as Commercial Reactor Fuel — https://thehill.com/policy/energy-environment/5896154-energy-department-plutonium-nuclear-power/
    • FERC Proposes to Double Cost Thresholds in Pipeline Blanket Certificate Overhaul — https://naturalgasintel.com/news/ferc-overhauls-natural-gas-pipeline-permitting-as-demand-strains-capacity/

    Top Regional / State Developments

    • Oregon PUC Rejects PacifiCorp's Interim 2.8% Rate Increase — https://ktvz.com/news/2026/05/27/pacificorps-interim-rate-hike-request-rejected-by-oregon-regulators/
    • Duke Energy Wins South Carolina Approval for Battery Storage Demand Response Program — https://www.ad-hoc-news.de/boerse/news/ueberblick/duke-energy-stock-us26441c2044-new-south-carolina-storage-program/69430870

    AI and Large Load Demand Radar

    • NERC Cuts ERCOT Summer Demand Forecast by 3.7 GW on Data Center Curtailability — https://www.utilitydive.com/news/demand-management-data-center-flexibility-boost-regional-reliability-nerc/821225/
    • Tech Industry Engages FERC Ahead of June Large-Load Interconnection Proposal — https://www.eenews.net/articles/how-big-tech-learned-to-speak-ferc/

    Western Market Structure Signal

    • Dominion-NextEra Merger Draws Affordability Scrutiny from Virginia Lawmakers — https://www.arlnow.com/2026/05/27/dominion-energys-merger-plan-sharpens-affordability-questions-for-n-va-lawmakers/

    Advocacy and Legal Signal Scan

    • Powder River Energy Cooperative Files 2025 Wildfire Mitigation Plan with Wyoming PSC — https://newslj.com/public-notice-powder-river-energy-corporation

    Pilot notice: AI-generated daily briefing. Verify before acting on it.

    Feel free to reach out if you have comments or concerns.

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    14 mins
  • NWPPA Morning Brief - Wednesday, May 27, 2026

    NWPPA Morning Brief - Wednesday, May 27, 2026
    May 27 2026

    NWPPA Morning Brief — Wednesday, May 27, 2026

    In today's brief:

    Top Federal Developments

    • FERC asked to reject TeraWulf power plant acquisition over alleged undisclosed Google stake — https://www.utilitydive.com/news/ferc-terawulf-power-plant-google-ownership/820600/
    • PJM market monitor urges FERC to reject Talen–Capital Power transaction — https://www.utilitydive.com/news/ferc-talen-energy-capital-pjm-market-monitor/820500/
    • Mission Valley Power presses BPA on Tier 1 rate eligibility for Tribal utilities — https://www.bpa.gov/-/media/Aep/power/provider-of-choice/2023-Comments/20230420-mission-valley-power.pdf

    Top Regional / State Developments

    • Oregon finalizes POWER Act, first state rule shielding residential customers from data center grid costs — https://www.climatesolutions.org/article/2026-05/oregons-power-act-first-its-kind-protect-oregonians-utility-bills-data-center
    • CAISO board approves $6.7 billion transmission plan dominated by load growth — https://www.utilitydive.com/news/caiso-recommends-38-transmission-projects-costing-around-67b/821099/
    • Idaho Power and Oregon Trail Electric Cooperative file to transfer 20,000 Oregon customers for $154 million — https://elkhornmediagroup.com/request-filed-to-transfer-idaho-powers-oregon-distribution-system-to-otec/
    • Enbridge plans $1.2 billion Wyoming solar and storage project for Meta near Cheyenne — https://renewablesnow.com/news/enbridge-to-invest-usd-1-2bn-in-wyoming-solar-bess-project-for-meta-1295086/
    • Pasadena Water and Power presents $410 million FY2027 budget under cost-savings pressure — https://pasadenanow.com/main/pwp-outlines-410-million-fiscal-year-2027-budget-is-pressed-for-savings-and-performance-measures

    AI and Large Load Demand Radar

    • State large-load tariffs proliferate as data center regulation moves to PUCs — https://www.utilitydive.com/news/large-load-tariffs-states-data-center-regulation/820400/

    Western Market Structure Signal

    • Illinois Clean and Reliable Grid Affordability Act emerges as a state policy template — https://www.utilitydive.com/news/illinois-energy-policy-affordability-reliability-vote-solar/820280/

    Western Federal Power Programs Scan

    • Mission Valley Power comments on BPA Tier 1 eligibility for Tribal utilities — https://www.bpa.gov/-/media/Aep/power/provider-of-choice/2023-Comments/20230420-mission-valley-power.pdf

    Pilot notice: AI-generated daily briefing. Verify before acting on it.

    Feel free to reach out if you have comments or concerns.

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    13 mins
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