Friday, June 17, 2016

Energy News Digest for June 17, 2016 – Hot Shots

SHELTON FORECAST & WEATHER ALERTS

Weather Forecast for June 17, 2016

Special Weather Statement for Olympic Mountains

HOT SHOTS – TODAY’S TOP STORIES

Lake Washington Sockeye Run Off To a Fast Start – Columbia River Return Still on a Record Pace (Seattle Times, WA - Paywall Advisory)

Court Says Two Years for New Basin Salmon Recovery Plan, NEPA; Feds Say Will Take Five Years (Columbia Basin Bulletin)

Tribal Salmon Sales to Begin Soon (Vancouver Columbian, WA)

Benton PUD Replaces Over 20,000 Meters (KNDO/KNDU-TV, Tri Cities, WA)

'Advanced Meters' Coming to Grant County PUD (Columbia Basin Herald, Moses Lake, WA)

NorthWestern Energy Allowed to Negotiate Solar Power Contracts (Spokesman Review, Spokane, WA)

DC Regulators Deny Rehearing on Exelon-Pepco Merger; Opponents Plan to Sue (Utility Dive)

Port of Ridgefield to Host Workshop on High-Speed Internet (Vancouver Columbian, WA)

Idaho: Municipal Fiber Network Will Let Customers Switch ISPs in Seconds (Ars Technica)

In a Big Biomass Deal, Hermiston's Pacific Ag Bolsters Its Base (Portland Business Journal, OR)

Sierra Pacific Industries’ Shoreline Permit Approved for Shelton Waterfront Sawmill (Mason Web TV, Shelton, WA)

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