NWPPA Morning Brief

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.

NWPPA Morning Brief is a business podcast hosted by NWPPA, with 82 episodes on record and a Required Pod Score of 80. PitchCentric scores this show on Booking Probability, Listen Score, and live audience signals refreshed every 24 hours.

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  NWPPA Morning Brief - Monday, September 14, 2026

  Sep 14, 202611 min

  NWPPA Morning Brief — Monday, September 14, 2026 In today's brief: Top Federal Developments DOE Issues Fourth Emergency Order Keeping Centralia Coal Unit Online Through December 11 — https://usaminingnews.com/articles/energy-secretary-keeps-northwest-coal-generating-plant-online D.C. Circuit Strikes Down DOE Emergency Order Keeping Michigan Coal Plant Open — https://www.upi.com/Top_News/US/2026/09/11/court-coal-trump/7371789160328 FERC-NERC Winter Report Finds Sharp Drop in Unplanned Generator Outages — https://www.utilitydive.com/news/unplanned-power-plant-outages-winter-weather-ferc-nerc/830141/ Top Regional / State Developments BPA Reconsiders Markets+ Commitment, Signals Possible Move to EDAM — https://www.utilitydive.com/news/bpa-bonneville-markets-plus-caiso-edam-kavulla/829789/ Hexagon and Weyerhaeuser Announce Development Agreement for Up to 3 GW of Geothermal — https://www.opb.org/article/2026/09/10/hexagon-energy-geothermal-plans/ PG&E Warns 14,000 Customers of Potential Weekend Wildfire Shutoffs — https://www.cbsnews.com/sacramento/news/pge-power-northern-california-power-shutoffs-sept-2026/ 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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  NWPPA Morning Brief - Friday, September 11, 2026

  Sep 11, 202612 min

  NWPPA Morning Brief — Friday, September 11, 2026 In today's brief: Top Federal Developments PJM Files New Reliability Standards for Data Centers and Crypto Loads Above 50 MW — https://www.publicpower.org/periodical/article/pjm-proposes-reliability-standards-manage-large-load-disconnection-events EIA Projects Record U.S. Electricity Demand Through 2027, Solar Up 21% This Year — https://www.utilitydive.com/news/data-centers-manufacturing-us-electricity-use-eia/830038/ BLM Extends Trans-Alaska Pipeline Right-of-Way Comment Period to September 17 — https://thefederalnewswire.com/blm-extends-comment-period-on-trans-alaska-pipeline-renewal/ Top Regional / State Developments California PUC Opens Rulemaking to Overhaul General Rate Case Process — https://www.utilitydive.com/news/california-puc-to-revise-general-rate-case-plan-around-transparency-goals/830042/ Nevada AG Launches Ratepayer Survey on NV Energy IRP, Data Center Costs in Focus — https://ag.nv.gov/News/PR/2026/Attorney_General_Ford%C2%A0Invites_Ratepayers_to_Participate_in_Online_Consumer_Survey%C2%A0on%C2%A0NV_Energy%E2%80%99s_Integrated_Resource_Plan/ Colorado River Compact Litigation Risk Escalates as Lee's Ferry Threshold Approaches — https://www.kunc.org/regional-news/2026-09-10/if-colorado-river-compact-heads-to-supreme-court-everybody-loses-experts-say AI and Large Load Demand Radar Google, Xcel Back MISO Zero-Injection Framework for Collocated Generation — https://www.utilitydive.com/news/google-xcel-miso-zero-injection-large-load-ferc/829912/ Western Federal Power Programs Scan LPPC Reports $118.5 Billion in Prepaid Energy Bonds Over Five Years — https://www.lppc.org/news/prepaid-energy-transactions-deliver-billions-in-savings-for-public-power-customers 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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  NWPPA Morning Brief - Thursday, September 10, 2026

  Sep 10, 202613 min

  NWPPA Morning Brief — Thursday, September 10, 2026 In today's brief: Top Federal Developments EPA Narrows Federal Wetlands Jurisdiction in Supplemental WOTUS Proposal — https://www.publicpower.org/periodical/article/epa-releases-supplemental-wotus-proposal DOE Orders Duke Energy Carolinas Backup Generation to Run Through September 8 — https://www.publicpower.org/periodical/article/energy-secretary-moves-secure-carolinas-grid DOE and EPA Finalize Energy Star Handoff — DOE Takes the Lead by Late 2027 — https://www.utilitydive.com/news/supporters-hopeful-as-doe-and-epa-finalize-energy-star-transition-plan/829701/ FERC Staff Issues Final Supplemental Environmental Impact Statement for Idaho Power's Hells Canyon Hydroelectric Project — https://www.ferc.gov/news-events/news/ferc-staff-issues-final-supplemental-environmental-impact-statement-seis-idaho-power FEMA Awards Nearly $5 Million to Oregon Utilities and Fire Projects — https://www.fingerlakes1.com/2026/09/09/oregon-utilities-and-fire-projects-receive-nearly-5-million-from-fema/ Top Regional / State Developments Colorado PUC Suspends Xcel Gas Tariff Over Municipal Utility Resale Terms — https://boulder.thebadger.news/articles/2026-09-10-colorado-puc-suspends-commercial-gas-tariff-center-municipal-utilities Alaska Village Electric Cooperative Advances Tariff Adjustment Proposal — https://alaskanews.com/c/alaska-news/events/alaska-village-electric-cooperative-public-hearing-on-proposed-tariff-adjustment-57f5936a 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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  NWPPA Morning Brief - Wednesday, September 09, 2026

  Sep 9, 202615 min

  NWPPA Morning Brief — Wednesday, September 09, 2026 In today's brief: Top Federal Developments DOE Launches Formal Information Request on Bulk-Power System Emergency Order — https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2026/09/09/2026-18370/securing-the-united-states-bulk-power-system DOE Closes $1.9 Billion Loan to Restart Duane Arnold Nuclear Plant — http://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/us-department-of-energy-closes-up-to-1-9-billion-loan-to-restart-nextera-energys-duane-arnold-energy-center-302872175.html APPA Files Comments on DOE Draft 2026 Transmission Needs Study — https://www.publicpower.org/periodical/article/appa-comments-doe-transmission-needs-study Trump Signs Continuing Resolution Extending Federal Funding Through December 11 — https://www.publicpower.org/periodical/article/trump-signs-stopgap-spending-bill-law Top Regional / State Developments Oregon Governor Backs Statewide Data Center Moratorium — https://www.klcc.org/politics-government/2026-09-08/gov-tina-kotek-says-she-now-supports-a-data-center-moratorium Kotek Directs State Agencies to Pause Data Center Deals on State Land Through July 2027 — https://ktvz.com/news/2026/09/08/gov-kotek-pauses-data-center-projects-on-state-land-until-2027/ Puget Sound Energy Files for 16.75% Residential Rate Increase Effective January 2027 — https://www.liveinsurancenews.com/washington-oregon-homeowners/8575957/ Colorado PUC Cuts Xcel Natural Gas Rate Request by 35% — https://www.kiowacountypress.net/content/colorado-public-utilities-commission-cuts-xcel-energys-natural-gas-rate-request Nevada Breaks Ground on 155-Mile Southern Nevada Transmission Upgrade — https://lasvegassun.com/news/2026/sep/07/work-to-begin-on-southern-nevada-transmission-proj/ Advocacy and Legal Signal Scan Federal Appeals Board Halts First BLM-Approved Data Center on Public Land — https://www.nationofchange.org/2026/09/08/federal-appeals-board-halts-first-data-center-approved-on-public-land/ AI and Large Load Demand Radar MISO Files Large-Load Reliability Requirements at FERC — https://www.utilitydive.com/news/large-load-reliability-requirements-miso-ferc/829278/ Western Federal Power Programs Scan BLM Utah Geothermal Lease Sale Sets Per-Acre Record at $1,207 — https://www.aol.com/articles/efficient-markets-reports-record-blm-130000000.html Wyoming Legislative Committee Objects to FERC Environmental Review of Seminoe Pumped Storage — https://bigfoot99.com/bigfoot99-news/wyoming-committee-expresses-disapproval-of-fercs-environmental-analysis/ Worth Knowing Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory and the Brattle Group published a technical brief documenting that… — https://www.utilitydive.com/news/large-load-tariffs-lbnl-brattle/829796/ A national tracker reports 530 large-load interconnection requests on file totaling 89.3 GW as of September… — https://www.wattstreet.net/load-ledger/ The New Mexico Public Regulation Commission adopted a Final Order August 27 rewriting procedural rules for… — https://newmexicoconservativenews.com/2026/09/09/prc-overhauls-utility-complaint-process-otero-county-customers-face-new-steps-tighter-deadlines/ 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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  NWPPA Morning Brief - Friday, September 04, 2026

  Sep 4, 202613 min

  NWPPA Morning Brief — Friday, September 04, 2026 In today's brief: Top Federal Developments NERC Issues Level 3 Essential Action Alert on AI Data Center Load Swings — https://currently.att.yahoo.com/att/north-americas-grid-regulator-issues-040500393.html DOE and Montana Release Final EIS for 422-Mile North Plains Connector — https://mojo.naseo.org/news/article?NewsID=4315 House Passes Short-Term Continuing Resolution Through Early December — https://apnews.com/article/a3df725f4bc4ffb39d02a234ea0e5cd3 Top Regional / State Developments Construction Begins on Final Leg of Southwest Intertie Linking Idaho and Nevada — https://www.powermag.com/construction-starts-on-last-segment-of-major-western-u-s-transmission-project/ Administrative Judge Stays Nevada AI Data Center Permit Issued Originally for Solar Plant — https://now.solar/2026/09/04/first-ai-data-center-approved-on-federal-public-land-hits-a-major-roadblock-outdoor-life/ Grant County PUD Adopts 2026 Integrated Resource Plan Through 2046 — https://www.publicpower.org/periodical/article/commissioners-adopt-grant-puds-2026-integrated-resource-plan California Water Board Releases Revised Draft Water Right Decision for Sites Reservoir — https://mavensnotebook.com/2026/09/03/state-water-board-revises-draft-water-right-decision-for-proposed-sites-reservoir-a-major-california-water-project/ PG&E Defers $2 Billion in 2027 Capital Following California Wildfire Liability Bill Failure — https://www.ktvu.com/news/pge-defer-2b-capital-investments-after-wildfire-reforms-collapse 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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