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.
Episodes
71 episodes
NWPPA Morning Brief - Tuesday, August 25, 2026
NWPPA Morning Brief — Tuesday, August 25, 2026 In today's brief: Top Federal Developments DOE Declines to Designate Three National Interest Electric Transmission Corri...
NWPPA Morning Brief - Friday, August 21, 2026
NWPPA Morning Brief — Friday, August 21, 2026 In today's brief: Top Federal Developments Five Federal Agencies Warn of Active AI-Assisted Attacks on Siemens PLCs —
NWPPA Morning Brief - Thursday, August 20, 2026
NWPPA Morning Brief — Thursday, August 20, 2026 In today's brief: Top Federal Developments NRC Holds First-of-Kind Mandatory Hearing on TVA's Clinch River Small Modula...
NWPPA Morning Brief - Wednesday, August 19, 2026
NWPPA Morning Brief — Wednesday, August 19, 2026 In today's brief: Top Federal Developments DOE Extends Emergency Order Keeping J.H. Campbell Coal Plant Online Through...
NWPPA Morning Brief - Tuesday, August 18, 2026
NWPPA Morning Brief — Tuesday, August 18, 2026 In today's brief: Top Federal Developments FERC Approves Cost Framework for Cross-Border MISO Transmission — ComEd Gets ...
NWPPA Morning Brief - Monday, August 17, 2026
NWPPA Morning Brief — Monday, August 17, 2026 In today's brief: Top Federal Developments FERC Show-Cause Deadline Arrives Today for All Six Grid Operators —
NWPPA Morning Brief - Friday, August 14, 2026
NWPPA Morning Brief — Friday, August 14, 2026 In today's brief: Top Federal Developments EPA Rescinds the Endangerment Finding —
NWPPA Morning Brief - Thursday, August 13, 2026
NWPPA Morning Brief — Thursday, August 13, 2026 In today's brief: Top Federal Developments DOE Launches $100 Million PROSPECT Critical Minerals Workforce Program —
NWPPA Morning Brief - Wednesday, August 12, 2026
NWPPA Morning Brief — Wednesday, August 12, 2026 In today's brief: Top Federal Developments DOE Renews PREPA Emergency Orders for 2026 Hurricane Season —
NWPPA Morning Brief - Tuesday, August 11, 2026
NWPPA Morning Brief — Tuesday, August 11, 2026 In today's brief: Top Federal Developments TVA's Data Center Revenue Drives $220M Income Jump; Cumberland Gas Plant On T...
NWPPA Morning Brief - Monday, August 10, 2026
NWPPA Morning Brief — Monday, August 10, 2026 In today's brief: Top Regional / State Developments Washington UTC Approves NW Natural Multi-Year Rate Plan; Minnesota Fi...
NWPPA Morning Brief - Friday, August 07, 2026
NWPPA Morning Brief — Friday, August 07, 2026 In today's brief: Top Federal Developments Every Grid Operator Asks FERC for More Time on Large-Load Rules —
NWPPA Morning Brief - Thursday, August 06, 2026
NWPPA Morning Brief — Thursday, August 06, 2026 In today's brief: Top Federal Developments FERC Show-Cause Deadline on Large-Load Tariffs Hits August 17 —
NWPPA Morning Brief - Wednesday, August 05, 2026
NWPPA Morning Brief — Wednesday, August 05, 2026 In today's brief: Top Federal Developments Senate Appropriations Freeze Leaves BPA, WAPA Funding Unresolved —
NWPPA Morning Brief - Tuesday, August 04, 2026
NWPPA Morning Brief — Tuesday, August 04, 2026 In today's brief: Top Federal Developments Senate Permitting Deal Slips Past August Recess —
NWPPA Morning Brief - Monday, August 03, 2026
NWPPA Morning Brief — Monday, August 03, 2026 In today's brief: Top Federal Developments DOE Grant Cancellations Included California Transmission Project with $200 Mil...
NWPPA Morning Brief - Friday, July 31, 2026
NWPPA Morning Brief — Friday, July 31, 2026 In today's brief: Top Federal Developments DOE Plans $100 Billion AI and Gas Complex at Former Kentucky Uranium Site —
NWPPA Morning Brief - Thursday, July 30, 2026
NWPPA Morning Brief — Thursday, July 30, 2026 In today's brief: Top Federal Developments DOE Reconsiders 2024 Distribution Transformer Efficiency Rule —
NWPPA Morning Brief - Wednesday, July 29, 2026
NWPPA Morning Brief — Wednesday, July 29, 2026 In today's brief: Top Federal Developments PJM Board Proposes Backstop Capacity Auction and Data Center Curtailment Rule...
NWPPA Morning Brief - Tuesday, July 28, 2026
NWPPA Morning Brief — Tuesday, July 28, 2026 In today's brief: Top Federal Developments FERC Chairman Sets September Deadline for PJM Governance Overhaul —
NWPPA Morning Brief - Monday, July 27, 2026
NWPPA Morning Brief — Monday, July 27, 2026 In today's brief: Top Federal Developments DOE Issues Second Emergency Grid Order in Two Weeks, Directs Southwest Power Poo...
NWPPA Morning Brief - Friday, July 24, 2026
NWPPA Morning Brief — Friday, July 24, 2026 In today's brief: Top Federal Developments Burgum signals federal takeover of Colorado River if states can't agree —
NWPPA Morning Brief - Thursday, July 23, 2026
NWPPA Morning Brief — Thursday, July 23, 2026 In today's brief: Top Federal Developments All Five FERC Commissioners Testify Before Senate ENR on Reliability, Large Lo...