The Energy News Digest: Energy News Digest for March 25, 2013

Work to Rebuild Midway-Benton Transmission Line to be Finished in June
Seattle City Light’s Boundary Dam Relicensing Boosts Recreation
Flathead Electric Co-Op Announces Rate Hike for Members
Chelan County PUD Pays $9 Million to End Credit Deal
Planned Power Outage Will Help Chelan County PUD Flip the Switch
New Thurston County PUD Commissioner Has His Work Cut Out for Him
Which Should We Have: Public Utilities or Regulated Private Monopolies?
Smelt Run Brings Onlookers to Sandy River
Idaho to Get $16 million for Wildlife Restoration Projects
British Columbia Fish-Farm Foes Criticize Aquaculture Committee, Fear Being “Shouted Down”
Removal of Culverts Creates Clallam River Fish Habitats
Pacific Fisher Gets Temporary Legal Protections
Alderwood Sewer Plant in Snohomish County Late & $400K Over Budget
Clallam, PUD Approve Pact for Carlsborg Sewer Project
Cowlitz PUD Hoping Lawmakers Hold Firm on Renewable Energy Initiative - I-937
Bids to Repeal Renewable Energy Standards Gaining Traction?
Federal Bill Would Break Dam for Small Colorado Hydropower
Solar in the Spotlight - The industry could help the United States achieve energy independence
China Solar Billionaire Shi Undone by Suntech’s Debts
Why Google Is Spending Billions on Renewable Energy
When Should Geothermal Heat Pumps Qualify for State Renewable Energy Credits?
Earth Hour 2013: Does It Really Save Energy?
Green Tech Shows Progress, But Not Prosperity
A Smart Car May Be in Your Future
The Beginning of the Death of Wired Broadband
Forty Niners New Stadium to Feature Epic Wi-Fi Network
Ads That Speak the Language of Social Media
Top Ten Twitter Marketing Tips to Remember
Obama to Sign Budget Bill That Includes Sequester Cuts
Washington State Audits Find Cities Raiding Utility Funds
New Washington State Transportation Secretary Hopes to Build Trust
Public Assistance Requested to Find Woman Missing from Mason County
Crash Blocks Highway 3 near Deer Creek - Our Thoughts are with Renee on this one
Mason County 33rd in Washington State Health Rankings
Port Angeles’ Striking Nippon Workers Return to Work Monday
Washington State Governor Stumps for Columbia River Crossing
Signs of State Parks’ Neglect Reflect Years of Cuts

WORD OF THE DAY

Canorous • \kuh-NORE-us\ • Adjective - Pleasant sounding: melodious.

“Cellar door, elbow, dwarfish” the words flowed easily off the tongue of the amateur hypnotist, his canorous voice mouthing nonsensical words to his subject, a non-English speaking immigrant from Kyrgyzstan. Unfortunately for the unlucky traveler, several combinations of English words unwittingly sounded like “you will quack like a duck for the rest of your life when you see French fries at McDonalds.” The results, of course, were disastrous.

SHELTON FORECAST & WEATHER ALERTS

http://www.wrh.noaa.gov/forecast/mapclick.php?textfield1=47.213805&textfield2=-123.113412&site=all&smap=1&searchresult=shelton%2c%20wa%2c%20usa

ENERGY & UTILITY ISSUES

Work to Rebuild Midway-Benton Transmission Line to be Finished in June (Tri-City Herald, WA)

http://www.tri-cityherald.com/2013/03/24/2327997/work-to-rebuild-midway-benton.html

Seattle City Light’s Boundary Dam Relicensing Boosts Recreation (Electric Light & Power)

http://www.elp.com/news/2013/03/24/dam-relicensing-boosts-recreation.html

Flathead Electric Co-Op Announces Rate Hike for Members (Hungry Horse News, MT)

http://www.flatheadnewsgroup.com/hungryhorsenews/news/article_5921c1aa-932e-11e2-8b07-001a4bcf887a.html

Chelan County PUD Pays $9 Million to End Credit Deal (Wenatchee World, WA)

http://www.wenatcheeworld.com/news/2013/mar/22/pud-pays-9-million-to-end-credit-deal/

Planned Power Outage Will Help Chelan County PUD Flip the Switch (Wenatchee World, WA)

http://www.wenatcheeworld.com/news/2013/mar/23/power-outage-will-help-pud-flip-the-switch/

New Thurston County PUD Commissioner Has His Work Cut Out for Him - Focus now is on water, but still could revisit power supply issue in future (Olympian, WA)

http://www.theolympian.com/2013/03/24/2476047/new-pud-commissioner-has-his-work.html

Which Should We Have: Public Utilities or Regulated Private Monopolies? (Forbes Magazine)

http://www.forbes.com/sites/timworstall/2013/03/24/which-should-we-have-public-utilities-or-regulated-private-monopolies/

FISH & WILDLIFE

Smelt Run Brings Onlookers to Sandy River (KATU-TV, Portland, OR)

http://www.katu.com/news/local/Smelt-run-brings-onlookers-to-Sandy-River-199781191.html

Idaho to Get $16 million for Wildlife Restoration Projects (KLIX Radio, Twin Falls, ID)

http://newsradio1310.com/idaho-to-get-16-million-for-wildlife-restoration-projects/

British Columbia Fish-Farm Foes Criticize Aquaculture Committee, Fear Being “Shouted Down” (Victoria Times Colonist, BC)

http://www.timescolonist.com/news/b-c/b-c-fish-farm-foes-criticize-aquaculture-committee-fear-being-shouted-down-1.96833

Removal of Culverts Creates Clallam River Fish Habitats (Peninsula Daily News, Port Angeles, WA)

http://www.peninsuladailynews.com/article/20130325/news/303259996/removal-of-culverts-creates-fish-habitats

Pacific Fisher Gets Temporary Legal Protections (Associated Press)

http://www.kgw.com/news/199615501.html

WATER & THE ENVIRONMENT

Alderwood Sewer Plant in Snohomish County Late & $400K Over Budget (Everett Herald, WA)

http://www.heraldnet.com/article/20130325/NEWS01/703259985

Clallam, PUD Approve Pact for Carlsborg Sewer Project (Peninsula Daily News, Port Angeles, WA)

http://www.peninsuladailynews.com/article/20130325/news/303259995/clallam-pud-approve-pact-for-carlsborg-sewer-project

RENEWABLE/ALTERNATIVE ENERGY

Cowlitz PUD Hoping Lawmakers Hold Firm on Renewable Energy Initiative - I-937 (Longview Daily News, WA)

http://tdn.com/news/local/cowlitz-pud-hoping-lawmakers-hold-firm-on-i/article_c35cefa4-935b-11e2-b732-001a4bcf887a.html

Bids to Repeal Renewable Energy Standards Gaining Traction? (The Energy Collective)

http://theenergycollective.com/jimpierobon/201726/bids-repeal-renewable-energy-standards-getting-traction

Federal Bill Would Break Dam for Small Colorado Hydropower (Denver Post, CO)

http://www.denverpost.com/business/ci_22853141/bill-would-break-dam-small-hydropower

Solar in the Spotlight - The industry could help the United States achieve energy independence (U-S News & World Report)

http://www.usnews.com/news/articles/2013/03/25/solar-in-the-spotlight

China Solar Billionaire Shi Undone by Suntech’s Debts (Bloomberg News)

http://seattletimes.com/html/businesstechnology/2020634738_inpersonshixml.html

Why Google Is Spending Billions on Renewable Energy (Christian Science Monitor)

http://www.csmonitor.com/Environment/Energy-Voices/2013/0325/Why-Google-is-spending-billions-on-renewable-energy

CONSERVATION & EFFICIENCY

When Should Geothermal Heat Pumps Qualify for State Renewable Energy Credits?

http://www.renewableenergyworld.com/rea/news/article/2013/03/when-should-geothermal-heat-pumps-qualify-for-state-renewable-energy-credits?cmpid=rss

CLIMATE CHANGE SEQUESTRATION VAULT

Earth Hour 2013: Does It Really Save Energy? (Christian Science Monitor)

http://www.csmonitor.com/Environment/Energy-Voices/2013/0323/Earth-Hour-2013-Does-it-really-save-energy

BARREL O’ GREEN POTPOURRI

Green Tech Shows Progress, But Not Prosperity (USA Today)

http://www.usatoday.com/story/money/business/2013/03/25/financing-green-tech-companies/1919633/

A Smart Car May Be in Your Future (San Jose Mercury News, CA)

http://www.mercurynews.com/rss/ci_22850855

TECHNOLOGY & TELECOMMUNICATIONS

The Beginning of the Death of Wired Broadband (Forbes Magazine)

http://www.forbes.com/sites/timworstall/2013/03/23/the-beginning-of-the-death-of-wired-broadband/

Forty Niners New Stadium to Feature Epic Wi-Fi Network - Capable of Serving 68,500 Users Simultaneously, Claims Designers (Broadband Reports)

http://www.dslreports.com/shownews/Forty-Niners-New-Stadium-to-Feature-Epic-WiFi-Network-123613

MARKETING & SOCIAL MEDIA

Ads That Speak the Language of Social Media (NY Times)

http://www.nytimes.com/2013/03/25/business/media/ads-that-speak-the-language-of-social-media.html?partner=rss&emc=rss&_r=0

Top Ten Twitter Marketing Tips to Remember (Social Media Strategies Summit)

http://socialmediastrategiessummit.com/blog/top-10-twitter-marketing-tips-to-remember/

POLITICS & GOVERNANCE

Obama to Sign Budget Bill That Includes Sequester Cuts (USA Today)

http://www.usatoday.com/story/theoval/2013/03/25/obama-sequester-spending-plan-congress/2017039/

Washington State Audits Find Cities Raiding Utility Funds (Washington State Wire, Olympia, WA)

http://washingtonstatewire.com/blog/state-audits-find-cities-raiding-utility-funds/

New Washington State Transportation Secretary Hopes to Build Trust - Lynn Peterson’s Nissan Leaf - her fifth electric or hybrid car - hasn’t been down every highway & byway in Washington yet (News Tribune, Tacoma, WA)

http://www.thenewstribune.com/2013/03/25/2529053/new-dot-secretary-hopes-to-build.html

GENERAL NEWS

Public Assistance Requested to Find Woman Missing from Mason County (KBKW Radio, Aberdeen, WA)

http://kbkw.com/modules/news/article.php?storyid=5258

Crash Blocks Highway 3 near Deer Creek - Our Thoughts are with Renee on this one (Mason Web-TV, Shelton, WA)

http://masonwebtv.com/archives/9664#more-9664

Mason County 33rd in Washington State Health Rankings (Mason Web-TV, Shelton, WA)

http://masonwebtv.com/archives/9655

Port Angeles’ Striking Nippon Workers Return to Work Monday (KONP Radio, Port Angeles, WA)

http://www.konp.com/local/8599

Washington State Governor Stumps for Columbia River Crossing (Northwest Public Radio)

http://nwpr.org/post/inslee-stumps-columbia-river-crossing

Signs of State Parks’ Neglect Reflect Years of Cuts (Spokesman Review, Spokane, WA)

http://www.spokesman.com/stories/2013/mar/25/signs-of-parks-neglect-reflect-years-of-cuts/

DIVERSIONS

Family Reunited With Cat after More Than Three Years Apart

http://www.katu.com/news/local/Family-reunited-with-cat-after-more-than-3-years-apart-199765081.html

Kosher Cigarettes Available In Israel for Passover

http://www.oregonlive.com/today/index.ssf/2013/03/kosher_cigarettes_available_in.html

James Bond Trumpeter Derek Watkins Dies

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-21912217

Duped Oregon Girl Scouts Sell All Extra Cookies

http://www.kgw.com/news/Duped-Girl-Scouts-sell-cookies-get-to-go-to-camp-199711821.html

SONG OF THE DAY

James Bond - Goldfinger: Title Sequence

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Fy_PJODH3p0

LINKS & PAYWALL ADVISORY

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