Monday, December 10, 2012

Energy News Digest for December 10, 2012



All the links in today’s news digest lead to current stories. Please note that some media organizations update their web sites regularly, which may result in broken links in the future.

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HOT SHOTS – TODAY’S TOP FIVE STORIES

Bonneville Power Administration Deal with Alcoa Promises Job Security, Utility Savings (Northwest Public Radio)

Pacific Northwest Power Supply Adequate For Next Five Years with New Generation And/Or Increased Energy Efficiency (Columbia Basin Bulletin)

California - Rise in Renewable Energy Will Require More Use of Fossil Fuels (Los Angeles Times, CA)

Whatcom County PUD to Pay Ferndale $200,000 after City Quits 40-Year Relationship with Water Utility (Bellingham Herald, WA)

Oregon Approves Gill-Net Ban on Columbia (Associated Press)

NEWS HIGHLIGHTS (Details Below)

  • Bonneville Power Administration Deal with Alcoa Promises Job Security, Utility Savings
  • Alcoa Signs Ten-Year Power Contract for Intalco Works in Ferndale, WA
  • Pacific Northwest Power Supply Adequate For Next Five Years with New Generation And/Or Increased Energy Efficiency
  • Texas Firm Wants $2 Million from Idaho Nuke
  • Editorial - Cheap Power, High Rates: Eugene Water & Electric Board trapped by market shift in electricity
  • Saturday Car-Pole Hit & Run Accident Resulted in Outage for 300 PUD 3 Customers on SR 106 West of Belfair
  • People Donate to Grant County PUD's Share the Warmth Program
  • Jefferson County PUD Seeks Volunteers for Advisory Board
  • Federal Energy Commission Chief Says Regulator Will 'Go After Anybody'
  • Guessing the Next Federal Energy Secretary
  • Texas - Poles Burst Into Flames, Cause Power Outages
  • Oregon Approves Gill-Net Ban on Columbia
  • Salmon Focus Off Target, Says Walden
  • In a Status-Quo Sea, Oregon Politicians Are Salmon's Lone Champions
  • Grant Will Help Cowiche Creek Fish
  • Northwest Power & Conservation Council Launches Review of Columbia Basin Fish Habitat Projects Funded by Bonneville Power
  • Op/Ed - Sustainable Fishing Creates Jobs
  • Whatcom County PUD to Pay Ferndale $200,000 after City Quits 40-Year Relationship with Water Utility
  • Water Piped to Denver Could Ease Stress on Colorado River
  • California - Rise in Renewable Energy Will Require More Use of Fossil Fuels
  • Fiscal Cliff Threatens Wind Industry's Boom
  • Pacific County Schools Receive Energy Grants
  • Wauna Mill Staff Energetic about Cutting Power Usage
  • Time’s Running Out for $500 Puget Sound Energy Incentive to Seal Ducts in Manufactured Homes
  • Bonneville Power Administration - Richard Génecé Named New Vice President of Energy Efficiency
  • New Pay-TV Boxes to Save Money with Lower Energy Costs
  • Top 10 Largest Power-Drawing Plug Loads
  • Paris Proposes Cracking Down on Lights to Save Energy
  • NOAA Sees Sea Level Rise of Up to 6.6 Feet by 2100
  • Fighting Winter with Fire - Wood-Burning on the Rise
  • Why Your Computer is Getting Cheaper but Your Broadband Bill Isn’t
  • Browser Wars Flare Again, on Little Screens
  • FCC Boss: In-Flight Smartphone Bans Are Silly
  • Do Your Emails Annoy Your Co-Workers?
  • Washington State Auditor-Elect Troy Kelley Fined for Disclosure Violation
  • Up to 16 Inches of Snow in Cascade Passes by Friday
  • Same-Sex Weddings Usher in New Era in Washington State
  • The Auspicious Date 12/12/12 Is Causing a Swell of Winter Weddings
  • Phone Companies to Relay 911 Texts by May 2014
  • KOMO Gives Ken Schram the Boot after 35 Years
  • New NASA Images Show the Earth's Electric Light Show

WORD OF THE DAY

Tutelary • \ TOOT-uh-lair-ee\ • Adjective - 1: having the guardianship of a person or a thing 2: of or relating to a guardian

Guard Public Power
A tutelary charge, yes!
Customers come first

SHELTON FORECAST & WEATHER ALERTS


ENERGY & UTILITY ISSUES

Bonneville Power Administration Deal with Alcoa Promises Job Security, Utility Savings (Northwest Public Radio)

Alcoa Signs Ten-Year Power Contract for Intalco Works in Ferndale, WA (BusinessWire)

Pacific Northwest Power Supply Adequate For Next Five Years with New Generation And/Or Increased Energy Efficiency (Columbia Basin Bulletin)

Texas Firm Wants $2 Million from Idaho Nuke Developer (Associated Press)

Editorial - Cheap Power, High Rates: Eugene Water & Electric Board trapped by market shift in electricity (Eugene Register-Guard, OR)

Saturday Car-Pole Hit & Run Accident Resulted in Outage for 300 PUD 3 Customers on SR 106 West of Belfair (Mason County PUD No. 3)

People Donate to Grant County PUD's Share the Warmth Program (iFiber One News, Ephrata, WA)

Jefferson County PUD Seeks Volunteers for Advisory Board (Port Townsend Leader, WA)

Federal Energy Commission Chief Says Regulator Will 'Go After Anybody' (The Hill, Washington, D-C)
http://thehill.com/blogs/e2-wire/e2-wire/271395-ferc-chief-says-regulator-will-go-after-anybody

Guessing the Next Federal Energy Secretary (The Energy Collective)

Texas - Poles Burst Into Flames, Cause Power Outages (Hillsboro Reporter, Hill County, TX)

FISH & WILDLIFE

Oregon Approves Gill-Net Ban on Columbia (Associated Press)

Salmon Focus Off Target, Says Walden (Hood River News, OR)

In a Status-Quo Sea, Oregon Politicians Are Salmon's Lone Champions (Crosscut Seattle)

Grant Will Help Cowiche Creek Fish (Yakima Herald Republic, WA)

Northwest Power & Conservation Council Launches Review of Columbia Basin Fish Habitat Projects Funded by Bonneville Power (Columbia Basin Bulletin)

Op/Ed - Sustainable Fishing Creates Jobs (Seattle Times)

WATER & THE ENVIRONMENT

Whatcom County PUD to Pay Ferndale $200,000 after City Quits 40-Year Relationship with Water Utility (Bellingham Herald, WA)

Water Piped to Denver Could Ease Stress on Colorado River (NY Times)

RENEWABLE/ALTERNATIVE ENERGY

California - Rise in Renewable Energy Will Require More Use of Fossil Fuels (Los Angeles Times, CA)

Fiscal Cliff Threatens Wind Industry's Boom (USA Today)

CONSERVATION & EFFICIENCY

Pacific County Schools Receive Energy Grants (KXRO Radio, Aberdeen, WA)

Wauna Mill Staff Energetic about Cutting Power Usage (The Daily Astorian, OR)

Time’s Running Out for $500 Puget Sound Energy Incentive to Seal Ducts in Manufactured Homes (Seattle Post-Intelligencer, WA)

Bonneville Power Administration - Richard Génecé Named New Vice President of Energy Efficiency (Bonneville Power Administration)

New Pay-TV Boxes to Save Money with Lower Energy Costs (USA Today)

Top 10 Largest Power-Drawing Plug Loads (Forbes Magazine)

Paris Proposes Cracking Down on Lights to Save Energy (News Tribune, Tacoma, WA)

CLIMATE CHANGE SEQUESTRATION VAULT

NOAA Sees Sea Level Rise of Up to 6.6 Feet by 2100 (USA Today)

BARREL O’ GREEN POTPOURRI

Fighting Winter with Fire - Wood-Burning on the Rise (Christian Science Monitor)

TECHNOLOGY & TELECOMMUNICATIONS

Why Your Computer is Getting Cheaper but Your Broadband Bill Isn’t (GigaOM)

Browser Wars Flare Again, on Little Screens (NY Times)

FCC Boss: In-Flight Smartphone Bans Are Silly (Austin Business Journal, TX)

Do Your Emails Annoy Your Co-Workers? (Mashable)

POLITICS & GOVERNANCE

Washington State Auditor-Elect Troy Kelley Fined for Disclosure Violation (News Tribune, Tacoma, WA)

GENERAL NEWS

Up to 16 Inches of Snow in Cascade Passes by Friday (Northwest Cable News Network)

Same-Sex Weddings Usher in New Era in Washington State (Seattle Times, WA)

The Auspicious Date 12/12/12 Is Causing a Swell of Winter Weddings (Oregonian, Portland)

Phone Companies to Relay 911 Texts by May 2014 (Associated Press)

KOMO Gives Ken Schram the Boot after 35 Years (KIRO Broadcasting, Seattle, WA)

New NASA Images Show the Earth's Electric Light Show (KPLU Radio, Tacoma, WA)

DIVERSIONS

How Ernest Hemingway's Cats Became a Federal Case

Tennessee Lawsuit Echoes Renowned Hot Coffee Case

18th-Century French Chateau Razed ‘By Mistake’

Coat-Wearing Monkey Reunited With Owner

SONG OF THE DAY

Johann Strauss - Emperor Waltz