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NWPPA Morning Brief — Monday, November 09, 2026 In today's brief: Top Federal Developments FERC Accepts SPP Western Cost Subregions, Effective Today — https://headwaterswire.com/2026/11/06/ferc-accepts-spp-tariff-creating-montana-rocky-mountain-transmission/DOE Orders Craig Unit 1 Available Through December 25 — Fourth Successive Order — https://boulder.thebadger.news/articles/2026-11-05-doe-craig-unit-1-availability-order-december-2026 Top Regional / State Developments Oregon Supreme Court Hears $1.25 Billion PacifiCorp Wildfire Appeal — https://www.litigationsentinel.com/article/pacificorp-wildfire-verdict-oregon-supreme-courtChelan PUD Postpones Rate Vote to November 16 — https://www.therealolympicherald.com/coverage/chelan-pud-postpones-utility-rate-vote-to-nov-16-following-public-feedback/ Congressional and Federal Agency Scan BAAJA Permitting Bill Advances Toward Cloture — https://www.freepressjournal.in/world/big-win-for-us-energy-independence-trump-urges-senate-to-pass-2026-jobs-act-to-fast-track-energy-projects-cut-costs-protect-taxpayers Advocacy and Legal Signal Scan NRECA Conditionally Backs BAAJA, Seeks Local Governance Protections — https://www.electric.coop/nreca-backs-permitting-reform-bill-seeks-protections-for-local-governance Pilot notice: AI-generated daily briefing. Verify before acting on it. Feel free to reach out if you have comments or concerns.

NWPPA Morning Brief — Friday, November 06, 2026 In today's brief: Top Federal Developments FERC Approves $544,000 in NERC Penalties, Including WECC Violations — https://www.rtoinsider.com/150400-ferc-approves-544k-nerc-penalties/ Top Regional / State Developments Colorado PUC Sets November 23 Hearing on Wildfire Power-Shutoff Rules — https://townreporter.org/articles/colorado-sets-nov-23-hearing-on-when-xcel-and-black-hills-can-cut-powerColorado Voters Reject Amendment 82 Constitutional Right to Natural Gas — https://www.kunc.org/politics/2026-11-05/colorado-voters-reject-effort-to-place-right-to-natural-gas-in-state-constitutionEarthjustice Settlement Would Cut BPA Rate Hike by Nearly $40 Million — https://earthjustice.org/press/2026/settlement-requires-bonneville-power-administration-to-reduce-proposed-rate-hike-that-unfairly-targets-salmon-protection Advocacy and Legal Signal Scan Consumer Watchdog Opposes Reported California Wildfire Liability Cap — https://fireandsafetyjournalamericas.com/wildfire-liability-cap-criticized/ Worth Knowing Three dozen business groups, including the Edison Electric Institute and the National Rural Electric… — https://www.utilitydive.com/news/electric-utilities-join-industries-urging-renewal-of-cybersecurity-informat/873703/OpenAI has announced a Grid Protectors Program that would voluntarily reduce data-center electricity use… — https://www.tomshardware.com/tech-industry/data-centers/openai-introduces-program-to-reduce-ai-data-center-energy-demand-during-peak-hours-company-testing-grid-protectors-program-system-in-georgia Pilot notice: AI-generated daily briefing. Verify before acting on it. Feel free to reach out if you have comments or concerns.

NWPPA Morning Brief — Thursday, November 05, 2026 In today's brief: Top Federal Developments Democrats Take Both Chambers of Congress; Permitting, Tax Credits, and Data Center Policy Reshuffled — https://www.woodmac.com/press-releases/permitting-reform-is-likely-move-for-democratic-controlled-us-congress/House Passes H.R. 9340 on Data Center Cost Recovery; Senate Action Stalled — https://mgrid.org/2026/11/05/house-passes-100-mw-data-center-cost-bill-leaving-final-rate-decisions-to-states/EO 14421 on Foreign Bulk Power Equipment: Implementing Rules Due December 24 — https://utilitydive.com/news/trump-ban-on-foreign-grid-components-sparks-industry-concern-over-practical/873752 Top Regional / State Developments Arizona Public Service Files 2026 IRP: Four Corners Coal to 2038, Plus 4,000 MW Gas and 2,500 MW Storage — https://www.utilitydive.com/news/aps-sales-double-by-2041-proposes-extending-coal-use-to-2038/873648/ Pilot notice: AI-generated daily briefing. Verify before acting on it. Feel free to reach out if you have comments or concerns.

NWPPA Morning Brief — Wednesday, November 04, 2026 In today's brief: Top Federal Developments PJM Cuts Data Center Backstop Target by Up to 90 Percent in Revised FERC Filing — https://www.utilitydive.com/news/pjm-revised-data-center-backstop-procurement-ferc/873551/Federal Register Notice Opens Comment Window on Chelan PUD Rock Island Power Sales Contracts — https://thefederalregister.org/documents/2026-22414/public-utility-district-no-1-of-chelan-county-washington-notice-of-applications-for-approval-of-contracts-for-the-sale-oWyoming Signs FAST-41 MOU Covering Uranium and Infrastructure Permitting — https://www.ans.org/news/article-8551/wyoming-signs-mou-for-expedited-permitting-under-fast41/ Top Regional / State Developments Wyoming PSC Opens Formal Investigation Into Rocky Mountain Power's Industrial Customer Treatment — https://cowboystatedaily.com/2026/11/03/rocky-mountain-power-bosses-fire-back-at-punitive-new-state-investigation/Montana PSC Postpones NorthWestern–Black Hills Merger Vote to Nov. 10 — https://www.kotatv.com/2026/11/03/montana-public-service-commission-postpones-vote-northwestern-energy-merger/Exelon Discloses Up to $8 Billion in Regulated Storage Buildout Tied to PJM Supply Crunch — https://www.utilitydive.com/news/exelon-energy-storage-new-jersey-earnings/873423/ Pilot notice: AI-generated daily briefing. Verify before acting on it. Feel free to reach out if you have comments or concerns.

NWPPA Morning Brief — Tuesday, November 03, 2026 In today's brief: Top Federal Developments CMS Energy Books $303 Million in Costs From DOE Emergency Order to Keep Campbell Coal Plant Running — https://www.utilitydive.com/news/cms-energy-ceo-predicts-data-center-progress-after-midterms/873057/NRC Completes Safety Review of X-energy Xe-100 Small Modular Reactor — https://www.publicpower.org/periodical/article/nrc-completes-safety-review-x-energys-small-modular-reactor Top Regional / State Developments Montana PSC District 1 Race Decides Regulator Overseeing 1,100-MW Data Center Load — https://wearethefrontier.org/world/us/mt/2026/11/02/montana-psc-district-1-data-center-powerPlatte River Power Authority Drops 2030 Noncarbon Deadline, Keeps Long-Term Goal — https://northfortynews.com/category/news/platte-river-removes-2030-deadline-for-noncarbon-power-goal/Colorado PUC Opens Proceeding on Local Siting Appeals and Battery Storage Jurisdiction — https://eastern-plains.thebadger.news/articles/2026-10-31-colorado-puc-local-energy-siting-appeals-reviewWashington UTC Schedules Hearing on Cascade Natural Gas Multi-Year Rate Plan — https://www.cngc.com/washington-utc-sets-hearing-on-cascade-multi-year-rate-plan/ Pilot notice: AI-generated daily briefing. Verify before acting on it. Feel free to reach out if you have comments or concerns.

NWPPA Morning Brief — Monday, November 02, 2026 In today's brief: Top Federal Developments NRC Approves TerraPower Natrium Construction Permit at Kemmerer — https://www.ans.org/news/article-7818/nrc-approves-terrapower-construction-permit/DOE Opens $237 Million Grid Equipment Supply Chain Funding Round — https://infraday.com/2026/11/01/doe-237-million-grid-scaled-supply-chain-funding-2026/ Congressional and Federal Agency Scan BAAJA Permitting Bill Faces November 9 Cloture Vote — https://utilitydive.com/news/baaja-permitting-reform-interregional-transmission-harder/873041 Top Regional / State Developments Montana PSC Sets November 10 Vote on NorthWestern–Black Hills Merger — https://montanapolitics.org/montana-psc-sets-nov-10-vote-on-northwestern-black-hills-merger/CPUC Orders California IOUs to Build Common DER Framework — https://shasta.sidekick.news/articles/cpuc-utilities-common-distributed-energy-framework-2026-10-30Avista Files Four-Year Multi-Year Rate Plan With Washington UTC — https://www.khq.com/news/avista-asks-for-4-year-rate-plan-with-2027-power-and-gas-increases/article_65aaf814-defd-444b-8575-3489f3dc336f.htmlOregon PUC Approves Avista Purchased Gas Adjustment — https://flashalert.net/id/PUCWarm Springs Tribes and PGE Sign $850 Million Salmonfly Build-Transfer Agreement — https://www.madrasbulletin.com/confederated-tribes-of-warm-springs-partner-on-850-million-solar-storage-project/Edison International Warns Wildfire Reform Delay Will Add $300 Million to Customer Bond Costs — https://www.utilitydive.com/news/wildfire-reform-sce-edison-international-earnings/873322/ Western Federal Power Programs Scan BPA Plans Expedited BP-27R Rate Case and TC-27R Tariff Proceeding — https://samsearch.co/government-contracting-news/bpa-plans-expedited-2026-rate-and-transmission-tariff-proceedings-237593 Pilot notice: AI-generated daily briefing. Verify before acting on it. Feel free to reach out if you have comments or concerns.

NWPPA Morning Brief — Friday, October 30, 2026 In today's brief: Top Federal Developments DOE Seeks Full-Court Rehearing on Coal Plant Emergency Order Ruling; Craig Station Cases Frozen — https://rockymountainvoice.com/2026/10/28/craig-coal-plant-3-colorado-cases-freeze-while-doe-seeks-a-rehearing/NRC and FERC Commissioners Hold Joint Meeting on Nuclear and Grid Reliability — https://www.ans.org/news/2026-10-23/article-8516/nrc-hosts-ferc-for-joint-meeting-on-nuclear-generation-grid-reliability/PJM Asks FERC to Dismiss Mon Power's $145 Million Winter Storm Cost Complaint — https://www.utilitydive.com/news/pjm-ferc-mon-power-winter-storm-fern-complaint/872855/ Top Regional / State Developments Pacific Power Reaches Oregon Rate Case Settlement for 2027 — https://ktvz.com/news/business/2026/10/29/pacific-power-expects-residential-rates-to-barely-budge-in-2027-commercial-industrial-rates-would-fall-6-5/ Worth Knowing BloombergNEF raised its U.S. energy storage deployment forecast by 30 percent, now projecting 213.9 GW of… — https://www.utilitydive.com/news/bnef-ups-us-energy-storage-deployment-forecast-by-30/872870/American Electric Power increased its five-year capital plan 30 percent to $100 billion, with $20 billion for… — https://utilitydive.com/news/aep-transmission-data-center-earnings/873189/ Pilot notice: AI-generated daily briefing. Verify before acting on it. Feel free to reach out if you have comments or concerns.

NWPPA Morning Brief — Thursday, October 29, 2026 In today's brief: Top Federal Developments FERC Approves Tougher MISO Penalties for Demand-Side Resources — https://utilitydive.com/news/ferc-miso-penalties-demand-side-resource-lmr/873006FERC Accepts SPP Rule for Joint Dispatch of Co-Located Resources — https://headwaterswire.com/2026/10/28/ferc-accepts-spp-tariff-changes-dispatch-co-located-power/ Top Regional / State Developments Montana PSC Delays NorthWestern–Black Hills Merger Vote to November 10 — https://wisevoter.com/world/us/mt/2026/10/28/montana-regulators-delay-northwestern-merger-votePrometheus Hyperscale Cancels 1,250-MW Wyoming Data Center — https://wyofile.com/prometheus-cancels-data-center-proposal-near-casper/Alaska Energy Authority Board to Vote November 5 on Reviving Susitna-Watana — https://alaskanews.com/c/alaska-news/energy-authority-board-to-vote-on-reviewing-tax-credits-licensing-for-susitna-watana-damOregon PUC Approves Cascade Natural Gas Rate Increase, Effective October 31 — https://ktvz.com/news/top-stories/2026/10/28/new-oregon-rates-will-raise-cascade-natural-gas-bills-starting-october-31/Washington EFSEC Schedules Additional Hearings on Cascade Renewable Transmission Project — https://www.columbiagorgenews.com/news/more-hearings-regulations-for-the-cascade-renewable-transmission-project/article_bfc77010-b2f8-4541-bfe0-0145bd63fc81.html Advocacy and Legal Signal Scan LPPC Flags Treasury Private-Use Rules on Data Center Contracts — https://www.lppc.org/advocacy/contrary-to-federal-policy-treasury-regulations-penalize-public-power-for-requiring-data-centers-to-pay-their-full-cost-of-service Western Market Structure Signal Clean Energy Groups and 11 OMS States Oppose MISO Large-Load Study at FERC — https://www.utilitydive.com/news/miso-large-load-lars-ferc-google-oms/849887/ Pilot notice: AI-generated daily briefing. Verify before acting on it. Feel free to reach out if you have comments or concerns.

NWPPA Morning Brief — Wednesday, October 28, 2026 In today's brief: Top Federal Developments NERC Adopts Computational Load Reliability Standards, Sends to FERC — https://youngresearch.com/researchandanalysis/nerc-advances-grid-reliability-standards-amid-rising-data-center-demandDOE Commits Up to $5 Billion to Constellation for Nuclear Fleet Uprates — https://www.publicpower.org/periodical/article/doe-unveils-conditional-loan-commitment-finance-uprates-modernization-constellation-energy-nuclearSenate Finance Report: Direct Pay Delivered $2.5 Billion to Tax-Exempt Entities in First Two Years — https://www.publicpower.org/periodical/article/senate-report-says-direct-pay-tax-credits-were-worth-25-billion-first-two-yearsFERC Briefed on Drought Impacts to Western Grid — https://rtoinsider.com/149901-ferc-hears-update-drought-impacts-western-grid Top Regional / State Developments Wyoming Approves 650-MW Laramie Range Wind Project With 2.5-Mile Residential Setback — https://wearemainstreet.org/world/us/wy/2026/10/27/wyoming-sets-strict-wind-farm-permit-conditionsIron County, Utah Ends Data Center Moratorium, Adopts Permanent Regulations — https://www.loadpath.energy/loadpath-daily-2026-10-27/Blaine, Washington Enacts One-Year Ban on Data Centers and Battery Storage — https://www.cascadiadaily.com/2026/oct/27/blaine-temporarily-bans-data-centers-battery-farms/ Worth Knowing CISA released its "CISA 2030: Defend, Harden, Prevail" strategic plan on October 26, committing to a more… — https://utilitydive.com/news/cisa-strategic-plan-2030-infrastructure-partnerships/872762 Pilot notice: AI-generated daily briefing. Verify before acting on it. Feel free to reach out if you have comments or concerns.

NWPPA Morning Brief — Tuesday, October 27, 2026 In today's brief: Top Federal Developments DOE Selects 63 Tribal Energy Projects for $125 Million in Award Negotiations — https://naoat.org/news/articles/tribal-energy-projects-negotiation-readiness Top Regional / State Developments Montana PSC Votes Today on $15.4 Billion NorthWestern–Black Hills Merger — https://montananewsroom.com/psc-staff-recommends-approval-of-northwestern-energy-black-hills-merger/PG&E CEO Raises Possibility of Gas Business Separation Absent California Wildfire Reform — https://www.insurancejournal.com/news/west/2026/10/26/890186.htmSnohomish PUD Proposes Flat Electric Rates for 2027 — https://www.snopud.com/working-together-to-keep-electricity-rates-stable-in-2027/Colorado PUC Approves Settlement on EV Home Backup Interconnection Treatment — https://www.vgicouncil.org/articles/colorado-joins-michigan-maryland-and-california-in-clarifying-treatment-of-ev-home-backup-power-systems Pilot notice: AI-generated daily briefing. Verify before acting on it. Feel free to reach out if you have comments or concerns.

NWPPA Morning Brief — Monday, October 26, 2026 In today's brief: Top Federal Developments NERC Files With FERC on Data Center Reliability Categories — https://www.publicpower.org/periodical/article/nerc-seeks-ferc-approval-add-two-new-entities-registry-criteria-tied-large-computation-loads Top Regional / State Developments Montana PSC Scheduled to Vote Tomorrow on $15.4 Billion NorthWestern–Black Hills Merger — https://montanastatesman.com/psc-northwestern-black-hills-merger-decision-oct-27/Grant PUD Issues 360-MW All-Source RFP Tied to WRAP Obligations — https://www.publicpower.org/periodical/article/grant-pud-seeks-360-mw-capacity-through-rfpColorado PUC Opens Hearings on Xcel's 50-MW Large-Load Tariff — https://www.datacenterfeed.com/article/colorado-puc-xcel-large-load-tariff-hearings-october-2026Alaska RCA Approves Golden Valley Electric Rolling-Outage Plan, Effective October 30 — https://alaskanews.com/c/alaska-news/state-regulators-approve-golden-valley-rules-for-rotating-outages-in-power-shortagesENSTAR Asks RCA to Fast-Track 1.2 BCF Gas Borrowing From Matanuska Electric — https://alaskanews.com/c/alaska-news/enstar-asks-regulators-to-fast-track-a-deal-to-borrow-meas-gas-for-this-winter Worth Knowing Alaska energy experts Chris Rose (Renewable Energy Alaska Project) and Gwen Holdmann (UAF Alaska Center for… — https://alaskanews.com/c/alaska-news/holdmann-and-rose-say-alaska-needs-state-direction-as-utilities-weigh-three-lng-import-plans Pilot notice: AI-generated daily briefing. Verify before acting on it. Feel free to reach out if you have comments or concerns.

NWPPA Morning Brief — Friday, October 23, 2026 In today's brief: Top Federal Developments DOJ Moves to Revoke Three Offshore Wind Project Permits, Imperiling Permitting Deal — https://www.utilitydive.com/news/trump-administration-asks-courts-to-revoke-permits-for-offshore-wind-farms/833735/NRC Finalizes Rule Letting Commercial Reactor Applicants Reuse DOE and DOD Demonstration Data — https://www.powermag.com/nrc-finalizes-rule-allowing-reactor-applicants-to-use-doe-dow-demonstration-data/BLM Cancels Environmental Review of Western Solar and Wind Transmission Corridors — https://news.bloomberglaw.com/environment-and-energy/land-bureau-scraps-environmental-review-of-solar-wind-corridors Top Regional / State Developments Logan, Utah Designates UAMPS as EDAM Scheduling and Market Agent — https://utahledger.com/regions/northern-utah/logan/projects/uamps-power-pooling-agreementArizona AG Moves to Disqualify Commissioner From APS and TEP Rate Cases — https://www.kjzz.org/politics/2026-10-21/mayes-calls-on-republican-utility-regulator-to-step-away-from-aps-tep-rate-casesPGE and Warm Springs Tribes File Joint License Amendment for Pelton Round Butte — https://www.madrasbulletin.com/portland-general-electric-and-warm-springs-tribes-advance-key-hydroelectric-license-amendment-at-pelton-round-butte/ AI and Large Load Demand Radar FERC Reliability Technical Conference Focuses on Flexible Data Center Integration — https://www.rtoinsider.com/149155-ferc-tech-conference-explores-nitty-gritty-data-center-flexibility/ Pilot notice: AI-generated daily briefing. Verify before acting on it. Feel free to reach out if you have comments or concerns.

NWPPA Morning Brief — Thursday, October 22, 2026 In today's brief: Top Federal Developments Ninth Circuit Hears Federal Bid to Lift Columbia Basin Salmon Injunction — https://missoulacurrent.com/dams-columbia-river/FERC Suspends PJM's 6.8-GW Reliability Backstop, Opens Hearing on Cost Allocation — https://www.datacenterfeed.com/article/pjm-reliability-backstop-procurement-ferc-suspension-doe-large-load-filing-october-2026 Top Regional / State Developments California Regulators Expand High-Fire-Threat Districts, Reject Most of Edison's Removal Petition — https://suttersource.com/article/cpuc-expands-high-fire-risk-zones-rejects-edisons-proposed-removals-7pupw Pilot notice: AI-generated daily briefing. Verify before acting on it. Feel free to reach out if you have comments or concerns.

NWPPA Morning Brief — Wednesday, October 21, 2026 In today's brief: Top Federal Developments FERC Approves ISO-NE Review of "Asset Condition" Transmission Projects, with Commissioners Urging Other Regions to Follow — https://utilitydive.com/news/ferc-iso-ne-asset-condition-transmission-review/833328DOE Announces $967 Million in Grid Resilience Formula Grants for States, Territories, and Tribes — https://headwaterswire.com/2026/10/20/energy-department-announces-about-grid-resilience-formula-grants/BLM Records Show At Least 17 Data Center Campuses Proposed on Western Public Lands — https://www.pgjonline.com/news/2026/october/at-least-17-data-center-campuses-proposed-on-us-public-lands Top Regional / State Developments PG&E Files $22.5 Billion Appraisal with CPUC for San Francisco Grid — https://sfstandard.com/2026/10/20/pge-public-utility-takeover-appraisal/Washington Building Code Council Weighs Energy Code Flexibility for Wildfire Rebuild — https://www.spokanepublicradio.org/regional-news/2026-10-20/washington-panel-eyes-ways-to-ease-hurdles-to-rebuilding-homes-destroyed-by-wildfiresVirginia Governor Proposes Six-Year Rate Freeze, 10 Conditions on Dominion-NextEra Merger — https://www.utilitydive.com/news/virginia-governor-seeks-6-year-rate-freeze-if-dominion-nextera-merger-is-ap/833478/ Pilot notice: AI-generated daily briefing. Verify before acting on it. Feel free to reach out if you have comments or concerns.

NWPPA Morning Brief — Tuesday, October 20, 2026 In today's brief: Top Federal Developments FERC Puts Data Center Cost Allocation on a 60-Day Clock Across All Six Grid Operators — https://constructionreviewonline.com/fercs-60-day-deadline-who-pays-for-ais-grid-upgradeFederal Loan Commitments Back Restart of Three Shuttered Nuclear Plants — 2.25 GW of Baseload Carbon-Free Capacity Targeted — https://apnews.com/article/21dd249d5e03667b6d4c06687777c859 Advocacy and Legal Signal Scan Montana PSC Sued Over Refusal to Weigh Climate in Utility Decisions — https://montanafreepress.org/2026/10/16/montana-psc-climate-change-lawsuit/ Pilot notice: AI-generated daily briefing. Verify before acting on it. Feel free to reach out if you have comments or concerns.