Thursday, July 25, 2013

Energy News Digest for July 25, 2013

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HOT SHOTS – TODAY’S TOP FIVE STORIES

Bonneville Power Administration Adopts New Wholesale Power & Transmission Rates (Bonneville Power Administration)

Steve Wright named next Chelan PUD general manager (Chelan County PUD, Wenatchee, WA)

Diarrhetic Shellfish Toxin Closes Budd Inlet Beach in South Puget Sound for First Time (Northwest Public Radio)

Facebook Looks to the Future with Prineville 'Cold Storage' Facility (Oregonian, Portland, OR)

Idaho School Wi-Fi Plan Surprises Legislators (Spokesman Review, Spokane, WA)

NEWS HIGHLIGHTS (Details Below)
  • Bonneville Power Administration Adopts New Wholesale Power & Transmission Rates
  • Bonneville Power Administration Raises Wholesale Power, Transmission Rates
  • Bonneville Power Administration to Raise Rates as of October 1, 2013
  • Steve Wright Named Next Chelan PUD General Manager
  • Former Federal-Power Big Fish Steve Wright to Take Top Job at Chelan PUD
  • Ex-BPA Administrator Steve Wright Offered Top Job, $295K Salary at Chelan PUD
  • Grays Harbor Energy Loses Tax Appeal over Satsop Power Plant
  • PUD 3 Commission Report for the July 23 Regular Business Meeting
  • Mason County PUD 1 Director of Electric Operations Announces Retirement
  • Child Artists Invited to Enter Grant PUD Contest
  • Electricity Prices on the Rise. Higher Bills to Come? - A rise in natural gas prices pushed wholesale electricity costs higher
  • FERC Order on Southeastern Regional Transmission Plan May Pose Dilemma for Public Power Utilities
  • Diarrhetic Shellfish Toxin Closes Budd Inlet Beach in South Puget Sound for First Time
  • Chelan PUD to Quelch Failed Sockeye Program
  • Descendants of Northwest Pioneers Create Nature Reserve to Protect Chum Salmon Spawning Grounds along Columbia River
  • Salmon: How Much We Eat Matters
  • Red Water in Puget Sound Could Give Green Light for Geoduck Harvesting
  • Water Bottling Contract for Tacoma
  • California - Moratorium on Solar Projects Extended in San Bernardino County
  • Study: State Government Support Leads to More Solar Installations
  • Columnist - Mazen Skaf: Hydropower’s Dominance Will Continue
  • Greater Grays Harbor Energy Program Continued
  • Snohomish PUD Drastically Cutting Price of CFL Bulbs in Everett
  • Jolt: Environmentalists Lose Climate-Change Appeal
  • No British Columbia Carbon Tax Rise, Despite Program's Success
  • A Carbon Tax by Any Other Name
  • Climate Change Slowdown is Due to Warming of Deep Oceans, Say Scientists
  • “Nature” Magazine Article Puts $60 Billion Price on Climate Change
  • Duke Energy Investigates Wireless Electric Vehicle Charging Technology
  • Facebook Looks to the Future with Prineville 'Cold Storage' Facility
  • Idaho School Wi-Fi Plan Surprises Legislators
  • Google Offers to Fund Wireless Hotspots in San Francisco
  • Google Fiber Closes Deal to Acquire iProvo Network
  • Many Washington State Residents Still Have Landlines
  • Broadband Speed Is Increasing, But U-S is Falling Behind
  • United Kingdom - Rural broadband: Tangled Wires
  • Check Out the Floor Plans for the NSA's Huge New Data Center in Utah
  • Social Media in a Crisis: Tweeting Through Bankruptcy & Other Challenges
  • Twitter Fakes Real Users’ Tweets to Promote Ad Platform
  • DEA Raiding Marijuana Dispensaries in Puget Sound Region
  • Who's Packing? Concealed Weapons Permit Rates in Washington Counties – Nine Percent in Mason County

WORD OF THE DAY

Fard • \FAHRD\ • Verb - To paint (the face) with cosmetics

Farded white clown paint
Like Kabuki theater
Actors ham it up

SHELTON FORECAST & WEATHER ALERTS


ENERGY & UTILITY ISSUES

Bonneville Power Administration Adopts New Wholesale Power & Transmission Rates (Bonneville Power Administration)

Bonneville Power Administration Raises Wholesale Power, Transmission Rates (Longview Daily News, WA)

Bonneville Power Administration to Raise Rates as of October 1, 2013 (Vancouver Columbian, WA)

Steve Wright Named Next Chelan PUD General Manager (Chelan County PUD, Wenatchee, WA)

Former Federal-Power Big Fish Steve Wright to Take Top Job at Chelan PUD (Wenatchee World, WA)

Ex-BPA Administrator Steve Wright Offered Top Job, $295K Salary at Chelan PUD (Oregonian, Portland, OR)

Grays Harbor Energy Loses Tax Appeal over Satsop Power Plant (KXRO Radio, Aberdeen, WA)

PUD 3 Commission Report for the July 23 Regular Business Meeting (Mason County PUD No. 3, Shelton, WA)

Mason County PUD 1 Director of Electric Operations Announces Retirement (Mason County PUD No. 1, Potlatch, WA)

Child Artists Invited to Enter Grant PUD Contest (Columbia Basin Herald, Moses Lake, WA)

Electricity Prices on the Rise. Higher Bills to Come? - A rise in natural gas prices pushed wholesale electricity costs higher (Christian Science Monitor)

FERC Order on Southeastern Regional Transmission Plan May Pose Dilemma for Public Power Utilities (American Public Power Association)

FISH & WILDLIFE

Diarrhetic Shellfish Toxin Closes Budd Inlet Beach in South Puget Sound for First Time (Northwest Public Radio)

Chelan PUD to Quelch Failed Sockeye Program (Wenatchee World, WA)

Descendants of Northwest Pioneers Create Nature Reserve to Protect Chum Salmon Spawning Grounds along Columbia River (Oregonian, Portland, OR)

Salmon: How Much We Eat Matters (KING-TV, Seattle, WA)

Red Water in Puget Sound Could Give Green Light for Geoduck Harvesting (KING-TV, Seattle, WA)

WATER & THE ENVIRONMENT

Water Bottling Contract for Tacoma (KMAS Radio, Shelton, WA)

RENEWABLE/ALTERNATIVE ENERGY

California - Moratorium on Solar Projects Extended in San Bernardino County (San Bernardino Sun, CA)

Study: State Government Support Leads to More Solar Installations (Sacramento Business Journal, CA)

Columnist - Mazen Skaf: Hydropower’s Dominance Will Continue (Wall Street Journal)

CONSERVATION & EFFICIENCY

Greater Grays Harbor Energy Program Continued (KBKW Radio, Aberdeen, WA)

Snohomish PUD Drastically Cutting Price of CFL Bulbs in Everett (My Everett News, WA)

CLIMATE CHANGE SEQUESTRATION VAULT

Jolt: Environmentalists Lose Climate-Change Appeal (PubliCola)

No British Columbia Carbon Tax Rise, Despite Program's Success (Canadian Broadcasting Corporation)

A Carbon Tax by Any Other Name (NY Times)

Climate Change Slowdown is Due to Warming of Deep Oceans, Say Scientists (The Guardian, UK)

“Nature” Magazine Article Puts $60 Billion Price on Climate Change (South Florida Business Journal)

BARREL O’ GREEN POTPOURRI

Duke Energy Investigates Wireless Electric Vehicle Charging Technology (Forbes Magazine)

TECHNOLOGY & TELECOMMUNICATIONS

Facebook Looks to the Future with Prineville 'Cold Storage' Facility (Oregonian, Portland, OR)

Idaho School Wi-Fi Plan Surprises Legislators (Spokesman Review, Spokane, WA)

Google Offers to Fund Wireless Hotspots in San Francisco (Reuters)

Google Fiber Closes Deal to Acquire iProvo Network (Broadband Reports)

Many Washington State Residents Still Have Landlines (KING-TV, Seattle, WA)

Broadband Speed Is Increasing, But U-S is Falling Behind (PC World)

United Kingdom - Rural broadband: Tangled Wires (The Economist Magazine)

Check Out the Floor Plans for the NSA's Huge New Data Center in Utah (Gizmodo)

MARKETING & SOCIAL MEDIA

Social Media in a Crisis: Tweeting Through Bankruptcy & Other Challenges (Puget Sound Business Journal, WA)

Twitter Fakes Real Users’ Tweets to Promote Ad Platform (SF Chronicle, CA)

GENERAL NEWS

DEA Raiding Marijuana Dispensaries in Puget Sound Region (Associated Press)

Who's Packing? Concealed Weapons Permit Rates in Washington Counties – Nine Percent in Mason County (KING-TV, Seattle, WA)

DIVERSIONS

These Geese Are Also Police

Tree Transformed Into Peace Sign Draws Crowds in Edmonds

George H.W. Bush Shaves Head in Support of Boy with Leukemia

Washington D-C's Corpse Flower Ends Its Stinky Reign

SONG OF THE DAY

Johnny Rivers - Where Have All the Flowers Gone

LINKS & PAYWALL ADVISORY

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