NWPPA Morning Brief — Friday, June 26, 2026

In today's brief:

Top Federal Developments

• House Floor Vote This Week on FY2027 Energy-Water Appropriations Bill — BPA and WAPA Funding in Play — https://www.eenews.net/articles/house-sets-action-on-energy-water-other-spending-bills/
• American Transmission Co. Asks FERC to Order a Do-Over on $350 Million Wisconsin Project Tied to Data Center — https://www.eenews.net/articles/utility-says-midwest-grid-operator-botched-power-line-bid-process/
• BLM Authorizes Nevada Geothermal Project Using 14-Day Environmental Review — https://www.blm.gov/press-release/blm-authorizes-pearl-geothermal-energy-project-southwestern-nevada

Top Regional / State Developments

• NorthWestern Energy Files Large-Load Tariff at Montana PSC to Shield Existing Customers from Data Center Costs — https://www.kpax.com/news/northwestern-energy-proposes-large-load-tariff-for-data-centers-to-the-montana-public-service-commission
• Washington, California, and Québec Sign Formal Carbon Market Linkage Agreement — https://governor.wa.gov/news/2026/washington-california-and-quebec-sign-carbon-market-agreement-setting-stage-historic-climate
• NV Energy Issues Public Safety Outage Management Watches Across Northern Nevada Ahead of Fire Weather — https://www.2news.com/news/fire/nv-energy-warns-of-possible-planned-power-outages-due-to-fire-weather-in-east-elko/article_a94b7d22-8b34-4746-8ab2-9f27dccb1331.html
• Utah Officials Warn of "Totally Unprecedented" Colorado River Shortages — https://www.castlecountryradio.com/2026/06/25/utah-officials-warn-of-totally-unprecedented-water-shortages-as-towns-run-dry/

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NWPPA Morning Brief — Thursday, June 25, 2026

In today's brief:

Top Federal Developments

• House Energy Subcommittee Marks Up Eight Electricity and Pipeline Bills — https://energycommerce.house.gov/posts/chairmen-guthrie-and-latta-announce-energy-subcommittee-markup-of-eight-bills-on-electricity-and-pipeline-safety
• Pallone Calls for National Data Center Moratorium — https://www.eenews.net/articles/pallone-calls-for-national-data-center-moratorium/
• Report: Grid Operators Have Restructured Interconnection Queues, But Processing Is Not Yet Faster — https://www.utilitydive.com/news/generator-interconnection-reform-ferc-spp-miso-pjm/823613/

Top Regional / State Developments

• Oregon PUC Approves New Large-Load Rate Class — https://www.datacenterdynamics.com/en/news/oregon-energy-regulator-approves-new-rate-class-for-large-load-data-centers/
• Lake Powell Projected to Hit Minimum Power Pool by Spring 2027 — https://www.western-water.com/2026/06/17/lake-powell-faces-power-loss-by-spring-2027/
• Helion Receives Washington State Licenses for Malaga Fusion Plant — https://www.ans.org/news/2026-06-23/article-8140/helion-secures-new-licenses-from-washington/
• Utah's Largest Solar-Plus-Storage Project Reaches Commercial Operation — https://www.solarpowerworldonline.com/2026/06/rplus-energies-activates-400-mw-utah-solar-storage-project/
• Community Opposition to Battery Storage Sites Builds in Western Washington — https://www.opb.org/article/2026/06/23/battery-storage-washington/

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NWPPA Morning Brief — Wednesday, June 24, 2026

In today's brief:

Top Federal Developments

• DOE Commits $17.5 Billion for Up to 10 New Large Nuclear Reactors — https://apnews.com/article/57841139aca7d2780a12256692b96fc5
• House Committee Sets Markup on Ratepayer Protection Act — https://www.eenews.net/articles/lawmakers-companies-tread-carefully-on-data-center-energy-bill/
• DOE 202(c) Plants Producing Far Less Power Than Before the Orders — https://www.utilitydive.com/news/doe-202c-power-plants-centralia-campbell-schahfer/822062/

Top Regional / State Developments

• Spokane Council Approves One-Year Data Center Moratorium — https://www.spokesman.com/stories/2026/jun/23/spokane-approves-data-center-moratorium/
• Northwest Groups Ask Incoming BPA Administrator to Halt Markets+ Move — https://earthjustice.org/press/2026/northwest-energy-and-conservation-groups-react-to-appointment-of-new-administrator-for-the-bonneville-power-administration
• CalCCA Pushes Back on California Resource Adequacy Proposal — https://cal-cca.org/calcca-urges-cpuc-to-fix-flawed-resource-adequacy-proposal/
• Black Hills–NorthWestern Merger Clears Three State Commissions — https://insight.factset.com/bright-horizon-energy-decoding-the-black-hills-northwestern-energy-merger

AI and Large Load Demand Radar

• Texas PUC Approves ERCOT 'Batch Zero' Large-Load Process Against 438 GW Queue — https://www.utilitydive.com/news/texas-facing-438-gw-queue-approves-initial-large-load-interconnection-pro/823367/
• Wyoming Commissioners Approve 1.25 GW Prometheus Data Center Campus — https://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/prometheus-hyperscale-secures-unanimous-conditional-use-permit-approval-from-uinta-county-commissioners-302803665.html
• AEP Discloses 18 GW Signed Data Center Load Pipeline Through 2029 — https://www.datacenterdynamics.com/en/news/aep-reports-18gw-of-data-center-load-growth-through-2029/

Worth Knowing

• NOAA's National Integrated Drought Information System published its Quarterly Climate Impacts and Outlook for… — https://www.drought.gov/documents/quarterly-climate-impacts-and-outlook-western-region-june-2026

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