Monday, March 3, 2014

Energy News Digest for March 3, 2014

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HOT SHOTS – TODAY’S TOP FIVE STORIES

Grant PUD Lowering Water behind Wanapum Dam, Closing Boat Launches (IFiberOne News, Ephrata, WA)

Heavy Snow, High Avalanche Danger Close I-90 across Cascades (Seattle Post-Intelligencer, WA)

Federal Agency Approves Snohomish PUD’s Plans for Study of Proposed Dam (Everett Herald, WA)

Mason Lake Resident John Komen Announces Candidacy for Mason PUD 3 Commission (Mason Web TV, Shelton, WA)

FCC Approves Rural Internet Experiments (Courthouse News Service)

NEWS HIGHLIGHTS (Details Below)
  • Experts Monitoring Wanapum Dam
  • Grant PUD Lowering Water behind Wanapum Dam, Closing Boat Launches
  • Federal Agency Approves Snohomish PUD’s Plans for Study of Proposed Dam
  • Mason Lake Resident John Komen Announces Candidacy for Mason PUD 3 Commission
  • Balloons Cause Power Outage in Seattle
  • Energy Trust of Oregon Data Casts Doubt on Energy Savings Efforts as Gas Prices Stay Low
  • Bonneville Power Administration Attempts to Split the Baby on Oversupply Management Costs
  • Co-op CEO to Congress: Protect Diverse Fuel Mix
  • With Coal Plants Retiring, Wisconsin Utility Turns to Big Dams in Manitoba
  • Our Retail Electricity Bill Just Killed Our Summer Vacation
  • Parties Draw Different Conclusions from Science Panel’s Review of Proposed Experimental Salmon Spill
  • Prototype Lamprey Passage Structure Installed In McNary Dam Oregon Shore Fish Ladder
  • California: Latest Storm Boosts Sacramento’s Seasonal Rainfall Total to 42 Percent of Normal
  • On Mirror Pond: Sediment & Sentiment & the Battle over Bend’s Iconic Waterway
  • Can Solar Energy Fill the Hydropower Gap During California’s Drought?
  • Vermont Loves Renewable Energy, Except When It Arrives
  • Bremerton Gets Incentive Check from Puget Sound Energy for Making Wastewater Treatment Plant More Efficient
  • Lowering Your Thermostat will Save More than Just Money
  • FCC Approves Rural Internet Experiments
  • Comcast Contemplates Spinning Off 3 Million Subscribers for Time Warner Deal
  • Will Streetlamps Become Information Hubs for Cities?
  • Chattanooga Seeks Applications for Gig Tank
  • United Kingdom: Slow Broadband “Could Knock Up To 20% Off House Price”
  • Promise & Peril in an Ultra-Connected World
  • When Non-Disclosure MEANS Non-Disclosure - Daughter’s Facebook Brag Costs Dad $80,000
  • Oscar Host DeGeneres’ Selfie Crashes Twitter
  • Washington State Archives Running Out of Room
  • Fight for Doc’s Congressional Seat Begins
  • The Power Team of Cantwell & Murray
  • The Washington State Congressional Delegation - Episode 2: The Freshmen
  • Heavy Snow, High Avalanche Danger Close I-90 across Cascades
  • Walloped Again: Another Storm Hits Much of U-S
  • Editorial: The $30 Million February Snowstorms
  • Shelton Hills Development Meeting Delayed to March 17
  • Shelton Man Accused of Voyeurism in Thurston County
  • Despite Banning Legal Pot, Yakima Seeks Tax Money

WORD OF THE DAY

Cratch • \KRACH\ • Noun – 1; archaic: manger 2: a crib or rack especially for fodder

“Away in a cratch? Ach, that sound terrible,” the Lutheran poet groused to his fresh faced apprentice. “Can’t you come up with a more lyrical name for manger?”

SHELTON FORECAST & WEATHER ALERTS


ENERGY & UTILITY ISSUES

Experts Monitoring Wanapum Dam (Grant PUD, Ephrata, WA)

Grant PUD Lowering Water behind Wanapum Dam, Closing Boat Launches (IFiberOne News, Ephrata, WA)

Federal Agency Approves Snohomish PUD’s Plans for Study of Proposed Dam (Everett Herald, WA)

Mason Lake Resident John Komen Announces Candidacy for Mason PUD 3 Commission (Mason Web TV, Shelton, WA)

Balloons Cause Power Outage in Seattle (KIRO Broadcasting, Seattle, WA)

A Look into the Oregon Power Portfolio (Bend Bulletin, OR)

Energy Trust of Oregon Data Casts Doubt on Energy Savings Efforts as Gas Prices Stay Low (Oregonian, Portland)

Bonneville Power Administration Attempts to Split the Baby on Oversupply Management Costs (GTH Energy & Natural Resources Law Blog)

Co-op CEO to Congress: Protect Diverse Fuel Mix (Electric Co-op Today)

With Coal Plants Retiring, Wisconsin Utility Turns to Big Dams in Manitoba (Milwaukee Journal-Sentinel, WI)

Our Retail Electricity Bill Just Killed Our Summer Vacation (Forbes Magazine)

FISH & WILDLIFE

Parties Draw Different Conclusions from Science Panel’s Review of Proposed Experimental Salmon Spill (Columbia Basin Bulletin)

Prototype Lamprey Passage Structure Installed In McNary Dam Oregon Shore Fish Ladder (Columbia Basin Bulletin)

WATER & THE ENVIRONMENT

California: Latest Storm Boosts Sacramento’s Seasonal Rainfall Total to 42 Percent of Normal (Sacramento Bee, CA)

On Mirror Pond: Sediment & Sentiment & the Battle over Bend’s Iconic Waterway (Oregonian, Portland)

RENEWABLE/ALTERNATIVE ENERGY

Can Solar Energy Fill the Hydropower Gap During California’s Drought? (The Energy Collective)

Vermont Loves Renewable Energy, Except When It Arrives (Associated Press)

CONSERVATION & EFFICIENCY

Bremerton Gets Incentive Check from Puget Sound Energy for Making Wastewater Treatment Plant More Efficient (Kitsap Peninsula Business Journal, WA)

Lowering Your Thermostat will Save More than Just Money (The Energy Collective)

TECHNOLOGY & TELECOMMUNICATIONS

FCC Approves Rural Internet Experiments (Courthouse News Service)

Comcast Contemplates Spinning Off 3 Million Subscribers for Time Warner Deal (Associated Press)

Will Streetlamps Become Information Hubs for Cities? (Government Technology)

Chattanooga Seeks Applications for Gig Tank (American Public Power Association)

United Kingdom: Slow Broadband “Could Knock Up To 20% Off House Price” (Digital Spy)

Promise & Peril in an Ultra-Connected World (Associated Press)

SOCIAL MEDIA & MARKETING

When Non-Disclosure MEANS Non-Disclosure - Daughter’s Facebook Brag Costs Dad $80,000 (Consumerist)

Oscar Host DeGeneres’ Selfie Crashes Twitter (Associated Press)

POLITICS & GOVERNANCE

Washington State Archives Running Out of Room (KOMO-TV, Seattle, WA)

Fight for Doc’s Congressional Seat Begins (Yakima Herald-Republic, WA)

The Power Team of Cantwell & Murray (Seattle Post Intelligencer, WA)

The Washington State Congressional Delegation - Episode 2: The Freshmen (KCTS-TV< Seattle, WA)

GENERAL NEWS

Heavy Snow, High Avalanche Danger Close I-90 across Cascades (Seattle Post-Intelligencer, WA)

Walloped Again: Another Storm Hits Much of U-S (Associated Press)

Editorial: The $30 Million February Snowstorms (Seattle Times, WA - Paywall Advisory)

Shelton Hills Development Meeting Delayed to March 17 (KMAS Radio, Shelton, WA)

Shelton Man Accused of Voyeurism in Thurston County (Mason Web TV, Shelton, WA)

Despite Banning Legal Pot, Yakima Seeks Tax Money (KIRO Broadcasting, Seattle, WA)

DIVERSIONS

I’m Alive! Man Wakes Up In a Body Bag as Funeral Home Prepares to Embalm Him after Being Declared Dead

The Amazing Ancient Machines of Hero of Alexandria

Experts: Do Dogs Feel Shame? Probably Not

Major City Government Screw Up: Street Signs Installed All over Town with the Wrong Info

SONG OF THE DAY

Five Man Electrical Band - Signs

LINKS & PAYWALL ADVISORY

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