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
31 episodes
NWPPA Morning Brief - Friday, June 26, 2026
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 ...
NWPPA Morning Brief - Thursday, June 25, 2026
NWPPA Morning Brief — Thursday, June 25, 2026 In today's brief: Top Federal Developments House Energy Subcommittee Marks Up Eight Electricity and Pipeline Bills —
NWPPA Morning Brief - Wednesday, June 24, 2026
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 —
NWPPA Morning Brief - Tuesday, June 23, 2026
NWPPA Morning Brief — Tuesday, June 23, 2026 In today's brief: Top Federal Developments Kavulla Named BPA Administrator and CEO —
NWPPA Morning Brief - Monday, June 22, 2026
NWPPA Morning Brief — Monday, June 22, 2026 In today's brief: Top Federal Developments Bentz Introduces Hydropower Relicensing Reform Bill with APPA Backing —
NWPPA Morning Brief - Thursday, June 18, 2026
NWPPA Morning Brief — Thursday, June 18, 2026 In today's brief: Top Federal Developments FERC June Meeting Takes Up Large-Load Interconnection Rulemaking and PJM Co-Lo...
NWPPA Morning Brief - Wednesday, June 17, 2026
NWPPA Morning Brief — Wednesday, June 17, 2026 In today's brief: Top Federal Developments WECC and NERC Issue Joint Report on Wyoming Cascading Outage —
NWPPA Morning Brief - Tuesday, June 16, 2026
NWPPA Morning Brief — Tuesday, June 16, 2026 In today's brief: Top Federal Developments DOE Orders Centralia Unit 2 to Stay Online Through September 13 —
NWPPA Morning Brief - Monday, June 15, 2026
NWPPA Morning Brief — Monday, June 15, 2026 In today's brief: Top Federal Developments DOE Issues Section 202(c) Emergency Order for Duke Energy in Carolina Heat Wave ...
NWPPA Morning Brief - Friday, June 12, 2026
NWPPA Morning Brief — Friday, June 12, 2026 In today's brief: Top Federal Developments Seattle Imposes One-Year Data Center Moratorium in 9-0 Vote —
NWPPA Morning Brief - Thursday, June 11, 2026
NWPPA Morning Brief — Thursday, June 11, 2026 In today's brief: Top Federal Developments Supreme Court Sends Appliance Efficiency Rules Back for Another Look —
NWPPA Morning Brief - Wednesday, June 10, 2026
NWPPA Morning Brief — Wednesday, June 10, 2026 In today's brief: Top Federal Developments FirstEnergy Petitions FERC to Make Data Centers Pay for Their Own Transmissio...
NWPPA Morning Brief - Tuesday, June 09, 2026
NWPPA Morning Brief — Tuesday, June 09, 2026 In today's brief: Top Federal Developments FERC Approves SPP 'CHILLS' Framework for Curtailable Large-Load Service —
NWPPA Morning Brief - Monday, June 08, 2026
NWPPA Morning Brief — Monday, June 08, 2026 In today's brief: Top Federal Developments DOE orders Orlando municipal utility to keep 465-MW coal unit running —
NWPPA Morning Brief - Friday, June 05, 2026
NWPPA Morning Brief — Friday, June 05, 2026 In today's brief: Top Federal Developments GAO Finds DOE Reported Funding Figures That Don't Match Congressional Appropriat...
NWPPA Morning Brief - Thursday, June 04, 2026
NWPPA Morning Brief — Thursday, June 04, 2026 In today's brief: Top Federal Developments Trump to Invoke Defense Production Act for $700 Million Coal Package, Includin...
NWPPA Morning Brief - Wednesday, June 03, 2026
NWPPA Morning Brief — Wednesday, June 03, 2026 In today's brief: Top Federal Developments Ninth Circuit dismisses youth climate challenge to Trump energy executive ord...
NWPPA Morning Brief - Tuesday, June 02, 2026
NWPPA Morning Brief — Tuesday, June 02, 2026 In today's brief: Top Federal Developments FERC Commissioner Signals Tougher Posture Toward PJM —
NWPPA Morning Brief - Monday, June 01, 2026
NWPPA Morning Brief — Monday, June 01, 2026 In today's brief: Top Federal Developments House FY2027 Interior bill proposes steep per-turbine offshore wind inspection f...
NWPPA Morning Brief - Friday, May 29, 2026
NWPPA Morning Brief — Friday, May 29, 2026 In today's brief: Top Federal Developments NERC Level 3 Alert Targets Data Center Load Drops, Pushes New Planning Obligation...
NWPPA Morning Brief - Thursday, May 28, 2026
NWPPA Morning Brief — Thursday, May 28, 2026 In today's brief: Top Federal Developments NRC Commissioners Testify on $892.3 Million FY2027 Budget and Advanced Reactor ...
NWPPA Morning Brief - Wednesday, May 27, 2026
NWPPA Morning Brief — Wednesday, May 27, 2026 In today's brief: Top Federal Developments FERC asked to reject TeraWulf power plant acquisition over alleged undisclosed...
NWPPA Morning Brief - Tuesday, May 26, 2026
NWPPA Morning Brief — Tuesday, May 26, 2026 In today's brief: Top Federal Developments FERC Summer Assessment Warns of Colorado River Drought Risk, Reports 75 GW Capac...