Tuesday, June 4, 2013

Energy News Digest for June 4, 2013

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HOT SHOTS – TODAY’S TOP FIVE STORIES

Portland General Electric to Acquire New Gas Plant, Wind Farm & BPA Transmission Capacity (Oregonian, Portland, OR)

NERC: Anxiety, Regulatory Uncertainty Surround Effective Date of Bulk Energy System Revisions (Electric Light & Power)

Southwest - US Approves 520 Megawatts of Major Renewable Energy Projects (Energy Matters)

Washington State Number Six, Seattle Number Nine in Clean-Tech Leadership (U-S Clean Tech Leadership Index)

Washington State Lawmakers Have Only a Week to Go, But Still No Budget in Olympia (KIRO Broadcasting, Seattle, WA)

NEWS HIGHLIGHTS (Details Below) 
  • Portland General Electric to Acquire New Gas Plant, Wind Farm & BPA Transmission Capacity
  • Portland General Electric’s Big Moves: $1 Billion for Gas & Wind, BPA Deal
  • NERC: Anxiety, Regulatory Uncertainty Surround Effective Date of Bulk Energy System Revisions
  • Grays Harbor PUD General Manager to Start This Month
  • Six Vying to Become Chelan PUD Manager - Names Not Released
  • New Route Studied for Pacific Power’s Pomona-Vantage Power Line
  • Congressmen Heck & Kilmer Announce Launch of Congressional Puget Sound Recovery Caucus
  • Southwest - US Approves 520 Megawatts of Major Renewable Energy Projects
  • A New Way to Harvest Wind Energy at Sea
  • The ‘Greenest’ TVs Aren’t Always the Cheapest TVs
  • Co-ops Get Congressional Backing on Water Heater Rule
  • Comparing Energy Usage to Similar Households Can Reduce Consumption by Seven Percent
  • So This Is Where All Our Greenhouse Gases Come From
  • United Kingdom - Energy Policy: Government Sees Off Rebellion over 2030 Carbon Target
  • Sacramento Ranks No. 6 for Clean Tech Leadership
  • Washington State Number Six, Seattle Number Nine
  • Broadband Projects in Washington State Get Boost from $300,000 in Grants
  • A Dispute over Restrictions in a U-S Auction of Airwaves
  • Massachusetts - Exclusive Interview: CapeNet & OpenCape Answer Our Readers’ Questions
  • IBM Buying Cloud Computing Company SoftLayer
  • Ohio - Top of the List: Largest Data Center Operators
  • Get Mobile in Your Marketing or Lose Business
  • Washington State Lawmakers Have Only a Week to Go, But Still No Budget in Olympia
  • As I-5’s Skagit River Crossing Repairs Continue, Bill Would Rename Bridge for Fallen Trooper
  • It’s Only a Matter of Time Before Killer Bees Overrun the Pacific Northwest
  • Congresswoman Herrera Beutler Says Her Unborn Baby Has Serious Medical Condition
  • Deacon Jones, NFL Creator of the ‘Sack,’ Dies

WORD OF THE DAY

Nonpareil • \non-puh-RELL\ • Adjective - Having no equal

“A nonpareil combination made in heaven,” purred Suzie to her partner, the flickering candelight painting shadows across her ecstatic face. “Hot dogs and macaroni and cheese as an aphrodisiac?” mused Albert under his breath. “I wonder what spam and eggs would do?”

SHELTON FORECAST & WEATHER ALERTS


ENERGY & UTILITY ISSUES

Portland General Electric to Acquire New Gas Plant, Wind Farm & BPA Transmission Capacity (Oregonian, Portland, OR)

Portland General Electric’s Big Moves: $1 Billion for Gas & Wind, BPA Deal (Sustainable Business Oregon)

NERC: Anxiety, Regulatory Uncertainty Surround Effective Date of Bulk Energy System Revisions (Electric Light & Power)

Grays Harbor PUD General Manager to Start This Month (KXRO Radio, Aberdeen, WA)

Six Vying to Become Chelan PUD Manager - Names Not Released (Wenatchee World, WA)

New Route Studied for Pacific Power’s Pomona-Vantage Power Line (Yakima Herald-Republic, WA)

WATER & THE ENVIRONMENT

Congressmen Heck & Kilmer Announce Launch of Congressional Puget Sound Recovery Caucus (Mason Web TV, Shelton, WA)

RENEWABLE/ALTERNATIVE ENERGY

Southwest - US Approves 520 Megawatts of Major Renewable Energy Projects (Energy Matters)

A New Way to Harvest Wind Energy at Sea (NY Times)

CONSERVATION & EFFICIENCY

The ‘Greenest’ TVs Aren’t Always the Cheapest TVs (Christian Science Monitor)

Co-ops Get Congressional Backing on Water Heater Rule (Electric Co-op Today)

Comparing Energy Usage to Similar Households Can Reduce Consumption by Seven Percent (PR Web)

CLIMATE CHANGE SEQUESTRATION VAULT

So This Is Where All Our Greenhouse Gases Come From (io9)

United Kingdom - Energy Policy: Government Sees Off Rebellion over 2030 Carbon Target (British Broadcasting Corporation)

BARREL O’ GREEN POTPOURRI

Sacramento Ranks No. 6 for Clean Tech Leadership (Sacramento Business Journal, CA)

Washington State Number Six, Seattle Number Nine (U-S Clean Tech Leadership Index)

TECHNOLOGY & TELECOMMUNICATIONS

Broadband Projects in Washington State Get Boost from $300,000 in Grants (Washington State Department of Commerce)

A Dispute over Restrictions in a U-S Auction of Airwaves (NY Times)

Massachusetts - Exclusive Interview: CapeNet & OpenCape Answer Our Readers’ Questions (Cape Cod Today, South Dennis, MA)

IBM Buying Cloud Computing Company SoftLayer (Associated Press)

Ohio - Top of the List: Largest Data Center Operators (Columbus Business First, OH)

MARKETING & SOCIAL MEDIA

Get Mobile in Your Marketing or Lose Business (Baltimore Business Journal, MD)

GENERAL NEWS

Washington State Lawmakers Have Only a Week to Go, But Still No Budget in Olympia (KIRO Broadcasting, Seattle, WA)

As I-5’s Skagit River Crossing Repairs Continue, Bill Would Rename Bridge for Fallen Trooper (KOMO-TV, Seattle, WA)

It’s Only a Matter of Time Before Killer Bees Overrun the Pacific Northwest (KIRO Broadcasting, Seattle, WA)

Congresswoman Herrera Beutler Says Her Unborn Baby Has Serious Medical Condition (KATU-TV, Portland, OR)

Deacon Jones, NFL Creator of the ‘Sack,’ Dies (Christian Science Monitor)

DIVERSIONS

A ‘Senor’ Moment for Chimacum School Prankster?

Seattle Police Arrest Man in Tree Assault

Studio to Comb New Mexico Landfill for Bad Atari Games

Ben & Jerry’s Debuting Portland-Flavored Ice Cream

SONG OF THE DAY

Art Garfunkel - Bright Eyes (Watership Down)

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