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 94 episodes on record and a Required Pod Score of 80.

NWPPA hosts NWPPA Morning Brief, a business show with 94 episodes published.

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  NWPPA Morning Brief - Wednesday, September 30, 2026

  Sep 30, 202611 min

  NWPPA Morning Brief — Wednesday, September 30, 2026 In today's brief: Top Federal Developments NRC Issues First-Ever SMR Construction Permit to TVA — https://electricityinfo.org/news/us-1303/ Senate Bill Would Require Large Loads to Pay 100 Percent of Interconnection Costs — https://openrepublic.com/bills/119/S/4559/energy-cost-fairness-and-reliability-act-of-2026-db952685/introduced-in-senate/explained/ Senate Permitting Deal Would Cut Litigation Window to 150 Days, End DOE Transmission Planner Role — https://dailycaller.com/2026/09/29/senate-permitting-deal-150-day-lawsuit-deadline-nepa-capito-heinrich-whitehouse/ FERC Rejects Oklo Complaint Over PJM Interconnection Queue Removal — https://www.utilitydive.com/news/ferc-rejects-oklo-complaint-pjm-interconnection/831357/ Top Regional / State Developments Kit Carson Electric Cooperative Receives $38.1 Million DOE Grid Award — https://www.abqjournal.com/news/department-of-energy-selects-taos-electric-co-op-for-38m-to-update-key-transmission-line-1/3130685 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 - Tuesday, September 29, 2026

  Sep 29, 202611 min

  NWPPA Morning Brief — Tuesday, September 29, 2026 In today's brief: Top Federal Developments SPP Market Monitor Asks FERC to Reject SPP's Own Resource Adequacy Plan for the Western Footprint — https://www.utilitydive.com/news/spp-resource-adequacy-western-balancing-area-baa-ferc/831482/ Hydropower Licensing Transparency Act Signed Into Law — https://mybillboard.org/bill/hr-3657-119 Top Regional / State Developments Grant PUD Authorizes Electricity Prepayment Transaction Targeting $4 Million in Annual Savings — https://www.publicpower.org/periodical/article/grant-pud-commissioners-authorize-electricity-prepayment-transaction Idaho Power Files to Modify Customer DER Interconnection Rules at Idaho PUC — https://article.wn.com/view-steel/2026/09/28/IDAHO_POWER_COMPANY_Application_for_Modifications_to_the_Com/ Western Federal Power Programs Scan NRECA and Cooperatives Secure $87 Million in DOE GRIP Funding for Rural Transmission — https://www.electric.coop/nreca-electric-cooperatives-secure-87-million-to-modernize-rural-transmission-infrastructure 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 - Monday, September 28, 2026

  Sep 28, 202615 min

  NWPPA Morning Brief — Monday, September 28, 2026 In today's brief: Top Federal Developments DOE Renews Craig Unit 1 Emergency Order Despite D.C. Circuit Setback on Similar Michigan Case — https://www.cbsnews.com/colorado/news/colorado-shut-down-coal-power-plant-emergency-order/ Senate Permitting Overhaul Pushed to November Lame-Duck Session — https://rollcall.com/2026/09/24/permitting-bill-off-until-after-midterms-even-as-talks-close-in/ Top Regional / State Developments Mid-Columbia PUDs Settle Columbia River Treaty Payment Litigation — https://www.publicpower.org/periodical/article/mid-columbia-puds-sign-settlement-ending-litigation-over-columbia-river-treaty-payments Grant PUD Weighs New Data Center Rate Classes for 2027 — https://www.publicpower.org/periodical/article/grant-pud-commissioners-considering-proposal-create-new-electric-rate-classes-data-centers Colorado PUC Develops PSPS Rules After December 2025 Xcel Event — https://www.cbsnews.com/colorado/news/xcel-energy-planned-power-shutoffs-colorado/ Kitsap PUD Acquisition Study Values PSE Electric Assets at $1.2B–$1.5B — https://dailyenergyinsider.com/news/53853-new-study-puts-value-of-pse-electric-system-in-kitsap-wash-at-1-2b-1-5b-excluding-added-takeover-costs/ Colorado Springs Utilities Approves Net Metering Overhaul and Overall Rate Decrease — https://www.cpr.org/2026/09/25/solar-colorado-springs-electric-bill-net-metering/ Bannock County, Idaho Advances Repeal of Renewables Ban — https://grist.org/energy/a-rural-idaho-county-banned-renewables-its-having-second-thoughts/ Worth Knowing Local opposition blocked or delayed 45 U.S. data center projects worth $68 billion in the second quarter of… — https://www.tomshardware.com/tech-industry/data-centers/local-opposition-blocked-usd68-billion-worth-of-data-center-projects-in-the-second-quarter-of-2026-data-center-investments-reportedly-still-on-track-to-hit-usd32-trillion-by-2050 NV Energy filed suit against data center developer Tract in Nevada's Washoe County Second Judicial District… — https://www.jain.com/nv-energy-sues-tract-data-center-power-arbitration-nevada/ 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 25, 2026

  Sep 25, 202612 min

  NWPPA Morning Brief — Friday, September 25, 2026 In today's brief: Top Federal Developments FERC Blocks Utility Cancellation of $20 Billion Data Center Transmission Agreement — https://www.utilitydive.com/news/ferc-exelon-comed-powerhouse-hillwood-data-center/831127/ Top Regional / State Developments Colorado PUC Opens Wildfire Mitigation and Shutoff Rulemaking — https://boulder.thebadger.news/articles/2026-09-24-colorado-puc-wildfire-power-shutoff-rulemaking Idaho Power Adjusts Line Protection Settings Ahead of High-Wind Event — https://wisevoter.com/world/us/id/2026/09/23/idaho-power-adjusts-lines-wildfire-risk Cowlitz PUD Adopts 2027 Budget With No Rate Increase, Drawing on Reserves — https://www.klog.com/pud-passes-2027-budget-with-no-rate-increase-classic-hits-100-7-klog-news/ Alaska Officials Warn Railbelt of Potential Winter Conservation — https://www.alaskasnewssource.com/2026/09/25/theres-nothing-tomorrow-cook-inlet-gas-crunch-global-markets-squeeze-alaska-railbelt-grid/ Hualapai Tribe Enacts Data Center Moratorium in Arizona — https://www.kjzz.org/the-show/2026-09-24/tech-companies-want-to-build-data-centers-on-tribal-lands-and-tribes-are-moving-to-stop-them Advocacy and Legal Signal Scan Montana Supreme Court Reverses Itself on Butte Data Center Ballot Initiative — https://montanafreepress.org/2026/09/24/butte-silver-bow-data-center-initiative-will-miss-november-ballot/ AI and Large Load Demand Radar New York PSC Launches Formal Audit of Utility AI Use — https://www.utilitydive.com/news/new-york-audits-utility-ai-use-cites-risk-in-growing-dependency/831242/ 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 24, 2026

  Sep 24, 202611 min

  NWPPA Morning Brief — Thursday, September 24, 2026 In today's brief: Top Regional / State Developments BPA Rate Increase Reaching Customer Bills — https://www.klcc.org/economy-business/2026-09-23/utilities-say-upcoming-rate-change-by-bonneville-power-administration-likely-means-higher-rates-for-customers San Francisco Advances Municipalization of PG&E Distribution Grid — https://www.publicpower.org/periodical/article/san-francisco-board-supervisors-affirms-environmental-review-proposed-public-power-expansion California Announces Move Toward Linking Carbon Market With Washington — https://www.gov.ca.gov/2026/09/23/during-climate-week-nyc-governor-newsom-announces-major-development-for-californias-carbon-market-deepens-cooperation-with-australia-signs-new-finland-partnership/ GridLiance West Breaks Ground on $1 Billion Nevada Transmission Project — https://americanindustryreport.com/gridliance-west-breaks-ground-on-1-billion-nevada-transmission-build-eyes-utah-extension/ Alaska Power Company Files Tariff to Waive Post-Disaster Reconnection Charges — https://aws.state.ak.us/OnlinePublicNotices/Notices/View.aspx?id=225244 AI and Large Load Demand Radar Boise Mayor Opposes Proposed Mega Data Center on Federal Land — https://www.aol.com/articles/boise-mayor-blasts-shortsighted-push-191313000.html 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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