Tuesday, July 15, 2014

Energy News Digest for July 15, 2014

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HOT SHOTS – TODAY’S TOP FIVE STORIES

Energy Imbalance Market - One Little Thing That Will Save Northwest Utilities $90 Million (Sustainable Business Oregon)

Logging, Not Power:  Klickitat PUD Denies Its Power Lines Sparked Fire Last Year (Yakima Herald-Republic, WA)

U-S Federal Reserve Warns of Overvalued Social Media Stocks (British Broadcasting Corporation)

‘Kill-A-Watt for God,’ Other Energy-Saving Programs Mean More for Church Outreach (The State, Columbia, SC)

Wildfires in Oregon, California Destroy Homes; Progress on Largest Washington Fire (Associated Press)

NEWS HIGHLIGHTS (Details Below)
  • Energy Imbalance Market - One Little Thing That Will Save Northwest Utilities $90 Million
  • ‘Chasing’ an Energy Balance
  • Logging, Not Power:  Klickitat PUD Denies Its Power Lines Sparked Fire Last Year
  • Avista Base Rates for Idaho Customers Won’t Change in 2015
  • Most & Least Energy Expensive States
  • U-S Electricity Prices Are Rising. Thank the ‘Polar Vortex.’
  • Tacoma Utility Employees Give Back to Their Community
  • Puget Sound Energy Foundation Grant to Pacific Lutheran University
  • U-S Senate to Move FERC Nominees
  • Coal-Burning Power Plant to Give New Life to Texas Oil Field
  • South Carolina: Marion Man Electrocuted in Apparent Copper Theft
  • Flap over Plucking Protected Gull Nest from Safeco Plaza Ledge
  • Alaska: Brown Bear & Salmon Cam
  • Grant PUD Utilizes Low Water at Crescent Bar to Dredge Channel to Boat Launch
  • Study: Costs of Rooftop Solar Were Not Passed Along to Non-Solar Ratepayers in Nevada
  • Is Waste Wood the Future of Power?
  • ‘Kill-A-Watt for God,’ Other Energy-Saving Programs Mean More for Church Outreach
  • Washington State Governor Inslee, UK Minister Barker Sign Climate Agreement
  • Canada: What Wildfires in the Northwest Territories Say about Climate Change
  • United Kingdom: People Who Claim to Worry about Climate Change Use More Electricity
  • Electric Cars Will Change the Way You Power Your Home
  • Brave Duo Attempts to Schlep across Eurasia in Solar-Powered Tuk-Tuk
  • Cisco Enters Data Center Deal with Microsoft
  • Internet Giants Push FCC Hard on Net Neutrality in Clash with Providers
  • Google’s Back-Door Approach to Internet Policy
  • These Two Tweets Sum Up Everything about the Net Neutrality Fight
  • Nest, Samsung Create Low-Power Network ‘Thread’ for Smart Home Products
  • Integra Buys WCI, Small Seattle Telecom Company
  • U-S Federal Reserve Warns of Overvalued Social Media Stocks
  • World Cup Finale a Huge Boon to Social-Media Sites
  • Who Won the World Cup: Facebook or Twitter?
  • Please, Stop Taking Pictures with Your Tablet
  • Wildfires in Oregon, California Destroy Homes; Progress on Largest Washington Fire
  • Rail Car Fire at Johns Prairie near Shelton
  • Moses Lake to Be Test Site for Mitsubishi Aircraft Regional Jet
  • Pot Unwelcome on Federal Land in Washington
  • Private Grays Harbor County Hospital Asking for Taxpayer Bailout
  • Belfair’ Business: Boxlight’s Interactive Deskboard Wins Best of Show Award at Tech Conference
  • Which States Have the Worst Roads in America
  • Got a Rash? iPad, Other Devices Might Be the Cause
WORD OF THE DAY

Genuflect • \JENN-yuh-flecked\ • Verb - To kneel on one knee and then rise again as an act of respect: to obey someone with power in a way that is seen as weak.

“Man, this service is a workout for the knees as well as the soul,” exclaimed the Protestant to his Catholic friend after another round of genuflections. “Wait ‘til you taste the sacramental wine,” was the cryptic response.

SHELTON FORECAST & WEATHER ALERTS


ENERGY & UTILITY ISSUES

Energy Imbalance Market - One Little Thing That Will Save Northwest Utilities $90 Million (Sustainable Business Oregon)

‘Chasing’ an Energy Balance (Wallowa Chieftain, Enterprise, OR)

Logging, Not Power:  Klickitat PUD Denies Its Power Lines Sparked Fire Last Year (Yakima Herald-Republic, WA)

Avista Base Rates for Idaho Customers Won’t Change in 2015 (Spokesman Review, Spokane, WA)

Most & Least Energy Expensive States (WalletHub - In Washington State we’re number two. No, wait. That didn’t come out right. Nor did that!)

U-S Electricity Prices Are Rising. Thank the ‘Polar Vortex.’ (Christian Science Monitor)

Tacoma Utility Employees Give Back to Their Community (American Public Power Association)

Puget Sound Energy Foundation Grant to Pacific Lutheran University (South Sound Business Examiner)

U-S Senate to Move FERC Nominees (Politico)

Coal-Burning Power Plant to Give New Life to Texas Oil Field (National Public Radio)

South Carolina: Marion Man Electrocuted in Apparent Copper Theft (Florence Morning News, SC)

FISH & WILDLIFE

Flap over Plucking Protected Gull Nest from Safeco Plaza Ledge (Seattle Times, WA - Paywall Advisory)

Alaska: Brown Bear & Salmon Cam

WATER & THE ENVIRONMENT

Grant PUD Utilizes Low Water at Crescent Bar to Dredge Channel to Boat Launch (iFIBER One, Ephrata, WA)

RENEWABLE/ALTERNATIVE ENERGY

Study: Costs of Rooftop Solar Were Not Passed Along to Non-Solar Ratepayers in Nevada (The Energy Collective)

Is Waste Wood the Future of Power? (Electric Co-op Today)

CONSERVATION & EFFICIENCY

‘Kill-A-Watt for God,’ Other Energy-Saving Programs Mean More for Church Outreach (The State, Columbia, SC)

CLIMATE CHANGE SEQUESTRATION VAULT

Washington State Governor Inslee, UK Minister Barker Sign Climate Agreement (Associated Press)

Canada: What Wildfires in the Northwest Territories Say about Climate Change (Globe & Mail, Canada)

United Kingdom: People Who Claim to Worry about Climate Change Use More Electricity (The Telegraph, UK)

BARREL O’ GREEN POTPOURRI

Electric Cars Will Change the Way You Power Your Home (TIME Magazine)

Brave Duo Attempts to Schlep across Eurasia in Solar-Powered Tuk-Tuk (Washington Post)

TECHNOLOGY & TELECOMMUNICATIONS

Cisco Enters Data Center Deal with Microsoft (Puget Sound Business Journal, WA)

Internet Giants Push FCC Hard on Net Neutrality in Clash with Providers (Christian Science Monitor)

Google’s Back-Door Approach to Internet Policy (Washington Post)

These Two Tweets Sum Up Everything about the Net Neutrality Fight (Washington Post)

Nest, Samsung Create Low-Power Network ‘Thread’ for Smart Home Products (Mashable)

Integra Buys WCI, Small Seattle Telecom Company (Oregonian, Portland)

MARKETING & SOCIAL MEDIA

U-S Federal Reserve Warns of Overvalued Social Media Stocks (British Broadcasting Corporation)

World Cup Finale a Huge Boon to Social-Media Sites (San Jose Mercury News, CA)

Who Won the World Cup: Facebook or Twitter? (Mashable)

Please, Stop Taking Pictures with Your Tablet (Reviewed.Com)

GENERAL NEWS

Wildfires in Oregon, California Destroy Homes; Progress on Largest Washington Fire (Associated Press)

Rail Car Fire at Johns Prairie near Shelton (Mason Web TV, Shelton, WA)

Moses Lake to Be Test Site for Mitsubishi Aircraft Regional Jet (Yakima Herald-Republic, WA)

Pot Unwelcome on Federal Land in Washington (KING-TV, Seattle, WA)

Private Grays Harbor County Hospital Asking for Taxpayer Bailout (KOMO-TV, Seattle, WA)

Belfair’ Business: Boxlight’s Interactive Deskboard Wins Best of Show Award at Tech Conference (Kitsap Peninsula Business Journal)

Which States Have the Worst Roads in America (Washington Post)

Got a Rash? iPad, Other Devices Might Be the Cause (Associated Press)

DIVERSIONS

100 Famous Bass Lines Played In One Badass Mega-Medley

Seattle Couple Hosts Attic Full of Bats (Seattle Times, WA - Paywall Advisory)

Abingdon Man Claims African Land to Make Good on Promise to Daughter

Dude, Where’s My Cheese Van? Stolen Tillamook Cheese Rigs Found in California

SONG OF THE DAY

Stanley Clarke - School Days: acoustic bass solo

LINKS & PAYWALL ADVISORY

All the links in today’s news digest lead to current stories. Please note that some media organizations update their web sites regularly, which may result in broken links in the future.

Note that as some newspapers migrate to a “paywall” system of access, some articles may not be available without forking over some cold hard credit card cash. However, some sites will allow a certain number of story accesses per month before holding out their hand. Sorry if this is an inconvenience.