Tuesday, July 30, 2013

Energy News Digest for July 30, 2013

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HOT SHOTS – TODAY’S TOP FIVE STORIES

JP Morgan to Pay $410 Million to Settle Power Market Case (Reuters)

Congress to Hold Hearings Thursday on Hiring & Discrimination Allegations at Bonneville Power Administration (Oregonian, Portland, OR)

Pacific Northwest Wildfires Cover More Than 125,000 Acres (Northwest Cable News Network)

Idaho Governor Butch Otter Tepid on School Wi-Fi Deal (Spokesman Review, Spokane, WA)

The Alaskan Village Set to Disappear Underwater in a Decade (British Broadcasting Corporation)

NEWS HIGHLIGHTS (Details Below)
  • JP Morgan to Pay $410 Million to Settle Power Market Case
  • JP Morgan Pays $410 Million in Energy Manipulation Case
  • FERC, JP Morgan Unit Agree to $410 Million in Penalties, Disgorgement to Ratepayers
  • California Officials Call JP Morgan Settlement 'Vindication' for Electricity Charges
  • Feds Describe How JP Morgan Chase Allegedly Gamed California Power Market
  • Congress to Hold Hearings Thursday on Hiring & Discrimination Allegations at Bonneville Power Administration
  • Pacific Northwest Could Be Ground Zero in Fight over FERC Order No. 1000 Authority
  • City of Richland Taking Over Hanford 300 Area Electrical Service
  • Boulder City Council Votes to Start Process for Acquiring Local Poles, Wires from Xcel Energy
  • Jurisdictional Jostling: Hearing Begins on Tri-State’s Electricity Rates
  • New York Power Authority Grants Low-Cost Power to Three Local Firms
  • EIA Projects 56% Increase by 2040
  • United Kingdom - Delay Smart Meter Rollout Rather Than Dumb It Down, Say Ministers of Parliament
  • Energy Facts: Map of U-S Electricity Consumption in 1921
  • Efforts to Cool Water at Lower Granite, Plus Trap/Haul, Have Snake River Sockeye Moving Again
  • Editorial: Saving Salmon is a Complex Prospect
  • Thurston County Gopher Situation Frustrating for Some
  • Why a Dam in Afghanistan Might Set Back Peace
  • British Columbia: Harmac's $45-Million Electrical Generation Plant Expected to Soon Connect to Hydro Grid
  • BP Calls Off Sale of U-S Wind Business
  • Clean Energy Clash: Solar Advocates & Conservationists Butt Heads
  • Net Metering Key to Arizona, Other States’ Solar Growth
  • Geothermal Heat Pump Market to Triple by 2020
  • The Alaskan Village Set to Disappear Underwater in a Decade
  • Climate Study Predicts a Watery Future for New York, Boston & Miami
  • Texas: General Manager Says Carbon Rules Could Shutter His Co-op
  • Urban Sustainability Accelerator Shares Portland's Green Expertise with Cities around the Country
  • Infographic - How Green is My State
  • Busy Beavers Building Natural Carbon Storage
  • Idaho Governor Butch Otter Tepid on School Wi-Fi Deal
  • Survey Ranks Utah Tops in West for Broadband Internet Speeds
  • CenturyLink Appeals Portland Tax on Landline Phones
  • California: Hayward Could Get High-Speed Fiber-Optic Network
  • AT&T’s Latest Home Broadband Service Isn’t DSL or Fiber. It’s LTE
  • New Washington State Social Media Law in Effect
  • FEMA App Adds Crowdsourcing for Disaster Relief
  • Washington State Republican Chairman Resigns for D-C Job
  • U-S Rep. Herrera Beutler's Baby First to Survive Potter's Syndrome
  • Department Of Ecology: Washington State Audit Finds $14,000 in Fraudulent Purchases
  • Pacific Northwest Wildfires Cover More Than 125,000 Acres
  • Interactive Map of Northwest Wildfires
  • Seattle Woman Drowns at Lake Nahwatzel near Shelton
  • Storm Knocks Out Power on Several Hawaiian Islands
  • Poor Translations Used by Washington State’s Health Care Exchange

WORD OF THE DAY

Cineast • \SIN-ee-ast\ • Noun - A devotee of motion pictures; also: moviemaker

Hitchcock; cineaste
Films of suspense, without peer
Don’t blink, you’ll miss it

SHELTON FORECAST & WEATHER ALERTS


ENERGY & UTILITY ISSUES

JP Morgan to Pay $410 Million to Settle Power Market Case (Reuters)

JP Morgan Pays $410 Million in Energy Manipulation Case (USA Today)

FERC, JP Morgan Unit Agree to $410 Million in Penalties, Disgorgement to Ratepayers (Federal Energy Regulatory Commission)

California Officials Call JP Morgan Settlement 'Vindication' for Electricity Charges (Sacramento Bee, CA)

Feds Describe How JP Morgan Chase Allegedly Gamed California Power Market (Sacramento Bee, CA)

Congress to Hold Hearings Thursday on Hiring & Discrimination Allegations at Bonneville Power Administration (Oregonian, Portland, OR)

Pacific Northwest Could Be Ground Zero in Fight over FERC Order No. 1000 Authority (GTH Energy & Natural Resources Law Blog)

City of Richland Taking Over Hanford 300 Area Electrical Service (Tri-City Herald, WA)

Boulder City Council Votes to Start Process for Acquiring Local Poles, Wires from Xcel Energy (American Public Power Association)

Jurisdictional Jostling: Hearing Begins on Tri-State’s Electricity Rates - Co-ops object to policy that doesn’t reward off-peak users (Durango Herald, CO)
http://durangoherald.com/article/20130729/NEWS01/130729472/0/FRONTPAGE/Hearing-begins-on-Tri-State%E2%80%99s-electricity-rates

New York Power Authority Grants Low-Cost Power to Three Local Firms (Buffalo News, NY)

EIA Projects 56% Increase by 2040 (Real Clear Energy)

United Kingdom - Delay Smart Meter Rollout Rather Than Dumb It Down, Say Ministers of Parliament (Utility Week)

Energy Facts: Map of U-S Electricity Consumption in 1921 (The Energy Collective)

FISH & WILDLIFE

Efforts to Cool Water at Lower Granite, Plus Trap/Haul, Have Snake River Sockeye Moving Again (Columbia Basin Bulletin)

Editorial: Saving Salmon is a Complex Prospect (Daily Astorian, OR)

Thurston County Gopher Situation Frustrating for Some (Olympian, WA - Paywall Advisory)

WATER & THE ENVIRONMENT

Why a Dam in Afghanistan Might Set Back Peace (Christian Science Monitor)

RENEWABLE/ALTERNATIVE ENERGY

British Columbia: Harmac's $45-Million Electrical Generation Plant Expected to Soon Connect to Hydro Grid (Nanaimo Daily News, BC)

BP Calls Off Sale of U-S Wind Business (Renewable Energy World)

Clean Energy Clash: Solar Advocates & Conservationists Butt Heads (Grist Online)

Net Metering Key to Arizona, Other States’ Solar Growth (Phoenix Business Journal, AZ)

CONSERVATION & EFFICIENCY

Geothermal Heat Pump Market to Triple by 2020 (Renewable Energy World)

CLIMATE CHANGE SEQUESTRATION VAULT

The Alaskan Village Set to Disappear Underwater in a Decade (British Broadcasting Corporation)

Climate Study Predicts a Watery Future for New York, Boston & Miami (The Guardian, UK)

Texas: General Manager Says Carbon Rules Could Shutter His Co-op (Electric Co-op Today)

BARREL O’ GREEN POTPOURRI

Urban Sustainability Accelerator Shares Portland's Green Expertise with Cities around the Country (Oregonian, Portland, OR)

Infographic - How Green is My State (MPH Online)

Busy Beavers Building Natural Carbon Storage (Grist Online)

TECHNOLOGY & TELECOMMUNICATIONS

Idaho Governor Butch Otter Tepid on School Wi-Fi Deal (Spokesman Review, Spokane, WA)

Survey Ranks Utah Tops in West for Broadband Internet Speeds (Salt Lake Tribune, UT)

CenturyLink Appeals Portland Tax on Landline Phones (Oregonian, Portland, OR)

California: Hayward Could Get High-Speed Fiber-Optic Network (San Jose Mercury News, CA)

AT&T’s Latest Home Broadband Service Isn’t DSL or Fiber. It’s LTE (GigaOM)

MARKETING & SOCIAL MEDIA

New Washington State Social Media Law in Effect (South Sound Business Examiner)

FEMA App Adds Crowdsourcing for Disaster Relief (Mashable)

POLITICS & GOVERNANCE

Washington State Republican Chairman Resigns for D-C Job (Associated Press)

U-S Rep. Herrera Beutler's Baby First to Survive Potter's Syndrome (KGW TV, Portland, OR)

Department Of Ecology: Washington State Audit Finds $14,000 in Fraudulent Purchases (News Tribune, Tacoma, WA - Paywall Advisory)

GENERAL NEWS

Pacific Northwest Wildfires Cover More Than 125,000 Acres (Northwest Cable News Network)

Interactive Map of Northwest Wildfires (KEPR-TV, Tri-Cities, WA)

Seattle Woman Drowns at Lake Nawatzel near Shelton (KBKW Radio, Aberdeen, WA)

Storm Knocks Out Power on Several Hawaiian Islands (Seattle Times - Paywall Advisory)

Poor Translations Used by Washington State’s Health Care Exchange (Seattle Post-Intelligencer)

DIVERSIONS

Local Mom Looking to Become 'America's Strongest Woman'

Campaign Aims to Show Farm Animals’ Intelligence

Nevada Statehood License Plates Made In Oregon

It's a Bird, It's a Plane, It's ... Swiss 'Jetman'

SONG OF THE DAY

Elton John - Rocket Man

Brian Evans - Rocket Man

LINKS & PAYWALL ADVISORY

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