Thursday, June 25, 2015

Energy News Digest for June 25, 2015

SHELTON FORECAST & WEATHER ALERTS

Weather Forecast for June 25, 2015

Excessive Heat Watch for Western Washington

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HOT SHOTS – TODAY’S TOP FIVE STORIES

Prolonged Stretch of Heat Begins with Temperatures Rising over Weekend (KIRO Broadcasting, Seattle, WA)

Pacific Northwest Power Jumps to Seasonal Record as Water Flows Drop (Bloomberg News)

U-S House GOP Bill Targets Obama Plan to Limit Carbon Pollution from Coal-Fired Power Plants (Associated Press)

Facebook Forces Some Small Businesses to Shift Their Social Media Game Plan (San Jose Mercury News, CA)

U-S Supreme Court Upholds Key Provision of Obamacare (Associated Press)

NEWS HIGHLIGHTS (Details Below)
  • Pacific Northwest Power Jumps to Seasonal Record as Water Flows Drop
  • Klamath Falls: Advocacy Group Promotes Public Power
  • California: Man Killed While Retrofitting Streetlights in San Jose
  • Why Bonneville Power Administration Sees Aggregation as the Future of Demand Response
  • IEEE Aims to Improve Seismic Design of Power Substations
  • News Release: Grant PUD Automates Callout of Electric Crews with ARCOS
  • U-S Department of Energy Guarantees $1.8 Billion in Loans for Georgia Nuclear Plant
  • News Release: Memphis Leads among Nation’s Cities with Lowest Utility Bills
  • U-S Tribes Representatives Visit Revelstoke to Talk Salmon Reintroduction
  • British Columbia: Scientists Scramble to Catalogue Wildlife Ahead of Peace River Dam Decision
  • Troubled Delta System Is California’s Water Battleground
  • Congress: Amendment to Classify Hydropower among Renewable Energy Passes House
  • How Utilities Are Leveraging New Software to Help Customers Go Solar
  • Indian Tribes Sue to Block Solar Plant in Southern California
  • Report: Solar’s Value Is Nearly 17 Cents/kWh, Utilities Under-Compensating
  • Oregon Lawmakers OK Marijuana Market
  • U-S House GOP Bill Targets Obama Plan to Limit Carbon Pollution from Coal-Fired Power Plants
  • The Internet of Things Has Vast Economic Potential, McKinsey Report Says
  • Facebook Forces Some Small Businesses to Shift Their Social Media Game Plan
  • Millennials Love Media on Smartphones, Shun Live TV
  • Verizon Wants Brands to Sponsor Your TV Watching
  • U-S Supreme Court Upholds Key Provision of Obamacare
  • 3,000 Washington State Prison Employees Receive Layoff Notices
  • Should Oregonians Pay Sales Tax in Washington State?
  • Where America’s Worst Roads Are – How Much They’re Costing Us
  • Prolonged Stretch of Heat Begins with Temperatures Rising over Weekend
  • Fire Officials ‘Ramping Up’ Resources for Hot Weekend
  • West Coast Wildfires: What’s Being Done to Control Them
  • Olympic National Park Enacts Campfire Restrictions
  • Permits Running Out: Wilson Recycle Wants to Clean Up Mason County Trash
  • Oregon: 3.2 Quake Shakes near Forest Grove
WORD OF THE DAY

Craven • \KRAY-vun\ • adjective – Lacking the least bit of courage: contemptibly fainthearted

Flavius stood undefeated in the arena; his blood-stained sword glinting in the sharp, angled glow of the setting, golden sun. No craven bone in his body had he…except for his uncharacteristic fear of chickens. Whether by suspicion or a childhood incident involving the family rooster, he would quake in fear at the mere mention of any poultry dish or the appearance of a feathered opponent.

ENERGY & UTILITY ISSUES

Pacific Northwest Power Jumps to Seasonal Record as Water Flows Drop (Bloomberg News)

Klamath Falls: Advocacy Group Promotes Public Power (Klamath Falls Herald & News, OR)

California: Man Killed While Retrofitting Streetlights in San Jose (San Jose Mercury News, CA)

Why Bonneville Power Administration Sees Aggregation as the Future of Demand Response (Utility Dive)

IEEE Aims to Improve Seismic Design of Power Substations (Bonneville Power Administration)

News Release: Grant PUD Automates Callout of Electric Crews with ARCOS (Penn Energy)

U-S Department of Energy Guarantees $1.8 Billion in Loans for Georgia Nuclear Plant (The Hill, Washington, DC)

News Release: Memphis Leads among Nation’s Cities with Lowest Utility Bills (Electric Energy Online)

FISH & WILDLIFE

U-S Tribes Representatives Visit Revelstoke to Talk Salmon Reintroduction (Revelstoke Mountaineer, BC)

British Columbia: Scientists Scramble to Catalogue Wildlife Ahead of Peace River Dam Decision (Globe & Mail, Canada)

WATER & THE ENVIRONMENT

Troubled Delta System Is California’s Water Battleground (NY Times)

RENEWABLE ENERGY

Congress: Amendment to Classify Hydropower among Renewable Energy Passes House (KBKW Radio, Aberdeen, WA)

How Utilities Are Leveraging New Software to Help Customers Go Solar – SMUD & Avista have already deployed new sites that estimate the costs & benefits of solar for customers (Utility Dive)

Indian Tribes Sue to Block Solar Plant in Southern California (Christian Science Monitor)

Report: Solar’s Value Is Nearly 17 Cents/kWh, Utilities Under-Compensating (Utility Dive)

KILOWATTS FOR CANNABIS

Oregon Lawmakers OK Marijuana Market (Associated Press)

CLIMATE CHANGE SEQUESTRATION VAULT

U-S House GOP Bill Targets Obama Plan to Limit Carbon Pollution from Coal-Fired Power Plants (Associated Press)

TECHNOLOGY & TELECOMMUNICATIONS

These Places Have the Slowest Internet in the Country (KCPQ-TV, Seattle, WA)

The Internet of Things Has Vast Economic Potential, McKinsey Report Says (NY Times)

MARKETING & SOCIAL MEDIA

Facebook Forces Some Small Businesses to Shift Their Social Media Game Plan (San Jose Mercury News, CA)

Millennials Love Media on Smartphones, Shun Live TV (USA Today)

Verizon Wants Brands to Sponsor Your TV Watching – This free stream is brought to you by... (Reviewed.Com)

POLITICS & GOVERNANCE

U-S Supreme Court Upholds Key Provision of Obamacare (Associated Press)

3,000 Washington State Prison Employees Receive Layoff Notices (KING-TV, Seattle, WA)

Should Oregonians Pay Sales Tax in Washington State? Sales tax exemption up for debate in Washington legislature (KOIN-TV, Portland, OR)

Where America’s Worst Roads Are – How Much They’re Costing Us (Washington Post)

GENERAL NEWS

Prolonged Stretch of Heat Begins with Temperatures Rising over Weekend (KIRO Broadcasting, Seattle, WA)

Fire Officials ‘Ramping Up’ Resources for Hot Weekend (Oregon Public Broadcasting)

West Coast Wildfires: What’s Being Done to Control Them (Christian Science Monitor)

Olympic National Park Enacts Campfire Restrictions (Mason Web TV, Shelton, WA)

Permits Running Out: Wilson Recycle Wants to Clean Up Mason County Trash (KMAS Radio, Shelton, WA)

Oregon: 3.2 Quake Shakes near Forest Grove (KOIN-TV, Portland, OR)

DIVERSIONS

Ice Breaker: Mystery Chunk of Ice Crashes through Roof of Moxee Home

Baby Falls from Apartment Deck, Hits Tarp, Man Working Below

The Most Annoying Restaurant Trend Happening Today

A Good Way to Ruin a Roller Coaster Ride for Everyone Else? Pull Out a Selfie Stick

SONG OF THE DAY

New Riders of the Purple Sage – Dead Flowers

LINKS & PAYWALL ADVISORY

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