Friday, April 8, 2016

Energy News Digest for April 8, 2016

SHELTON FORECAST & WEATHER ALERTS

Weather Forecast for April 8, 2016

HOT SHOTS – TODAY’S TOP FIVE STORIES

British Columbia: Christy Clark Announces $470-Million Turbine Contract for Peace River Dam (Globe & Mail, Canada)

Carbon Washington Talks I-732 (Mason Web TV, Shelton, WA)

Community Solar Poised for Growth as Utilities Gain Confidence, Familiarity (Utility Dive)

Yakima River Basin Water Supply ‘Very Healthy’ (Yakima Herald-Republic, WA)

Survey: Homeowners Choose Efficiency Upgrades to Save Money (Utility Dive)

NEWS HIGHLIGHTS (Details Below)
  • British Columbia: Christy Clark Announces $470-Million Turbine Contract for Peace River Dam
  • Utilities Seek to Stockpile Essential Parts for Disasters
  • What Do Texas & California Have in Common? ‘Negative Power’ Caused by Renewables Glut
  • Columbia River Will Close Early for Salmon Fishing
  • Columbia River Tribal Nations Condemn Lawsuit That Would Cut Funding to Fish Hatcheries
  • Yakima River Basin Water Supply ‘Very Healthy’
  • Community Solar Poised for Growth as Utilities Gain Confidence, Familiarity
  • Why We Should Let Utilities Own & Operate Rooftop Solar
  • SolarCity Taps Ex-FERC Chairman Jon Wellinghoff as Chief Policy Officer
  • 2015 Top Ten PV Cell Manufacturers
  • Survey: Homeowners Choose Efficiency Upgrades to Save Money
  • Your Water Heater Can Become a High-Power Home Battery
  • Poulsbo Pot Lab May Lose License after Washington State Auditors Find Irregularities
  • Washington Marijuana Sales See ‘Border Effect’ from Oregon’s New Recreational Market
  • Carbon Washington Talks I-732
  • Climate Models May Overstate Clouds’ Cooling Power, Research Says
  • Tesla’s Model 3 Already Has 325,000 Preorders
  • The Tremendous Ambitions behind New York City’s Free Wi-Fi
  • More Colorado Communities Vote to Toss Restrictive State Law, Explore Municipal Broadband
  • Municipally-Owned Broadband Networks Should Be a Last Resort, State Leadership Group Says
  • Adobe Issues Flash Update to Thwart Ransomware
  • Verizon Expected to Bid for Yahoo – Google Also May Make an Offer
  • Facebook Facing Sharing in Decline?
  • What the iPhone Has Done to Cameras Is Completely Insane
  • Consumerist Friday Flickr Finds
  • Washington State Attorney General’s Office Admits It Gave ‘Deeply Flawed’ Advice on Early Prison Releases
  • Acting Port of Shelton Director Sees Need for Jobs Growth
  • Cowlitz Tribe Pushes Back against Clark County’s Efforts to Stop Casino Construction
  • Postage Rates Goes Down on Sunday
  • One Athlete, One Percent Bring Highclimbers, Skokomish Together
WORD OF THE DAY

Garrulous • \GERR-uh-luss \ • Adjective - 1: given to prosy, rambling, or tedious loquacity: pointlessly or annoyingly talkative 2: wordy

Montgomery began to sag weakly at his table. The presenter at the Oak Lawn Philatelic Society’s annual dinner droned for 45 minutes about the rare “Inverted Jenny” airmail stamp. The presenter’s garrulous appearance began as a series of distinct words and phrases…and slowly declined into a soporific experience similar to listening to the appearance of the adults in a “Peanuts” special.

ENERGY & UTILITY ISSUES

British Columbia: Christy Clark Announces $470-Million Turbine Contract for Peace River Dam (Globe & Mail, Canada)

Utilities Seek to Stockpile Essential Parts for Disasters (Wall Street Journal)

What Do Texas & California Have in Common? ‘Negative Power’ Caused by Renewables Glut (Dallas Morning News, TX)

FISH & WILDLIFE

Columbia River Will Close Early for Salmon Fishing (Oregonian, Portland)

Columbia River Tribal Nations Condemn Lawsuit That Would Cut Funding to Fish Hatcheries (Indian Country Today)

WATER & THE ENVIRONMENT

Yakima River Basin Water Supply ‘Very Healthy’ (Yakima Herald-Republic, WA)

RENEWABLE ENERGY

Community Solar Poised for Growth as Utilities Gain Confidence, Familiarity (Utility Dive)

Why We Should Let Utilities Own & Operate Rooftop Solar (Green Tech Media)

SolarCity Taps Ex-FERC Chairman Jon Wellinghoff as Chief Policy Officer (Utility Dive)

2015 Top Ten PV Cell Manufacturers (Renewable Energy World)

CONSERVATION & EFFICIENCY

Survey: Homeowners Choose Efficiency Upgrades to Save Money (Utility Dive)

Your Water Heater Can Become a High-Power Home Battery (Popular Science)

KILOWATTS FOR CANNABIS

Poulsbo Pot Lab May Lose License after Washington State Auditors Find Irregularities (Seattle Times, WA - Paywall Advisory)

Washington Marijuana Sales See ‘Border Effect’ from Oregon’s New Recreational Market (Oregonian, Portland)

CLIMATE CHANGE SEQUESTRATION VAULT

Carbon Washington Talks I-732 (Mason Web TV, Shelton, WA)

Climate Models May Overstate Clouds’ Cooling Power, Research Says (NY Times)

BARREL O’ GREEN POTPOURRI

Tesla’s Model 3 Already Has 325,000 Preorders (NY Times)

TECHNOLOGY & TELECOMMUNICATIONS

The Tremendous Ambitions behind New York City’s Free Wi-Fi (Washington Post)

More Colorado Communities Vote to Toss Restrictive State Law, Explore Municipal Broadband (Consumerist)

Municipally-Owned Broadband Networks Should Be a Last Resort, State Leadership Group Says (Fierce Telecom)

Adobe Issues Flash Update to Thwart Ransomware (USA Today)

MARKETING & MEDIA

Verizon Expected to Bid for Yahoo – Google Also May Make an Offer (San Jose Mercury News, CA)

Facebook Facing Sharing in Decline? (San Jose Mercury News, CA)

What the iPhone Has Done to Cameras Is Completely Insane (Washington Post)

Consumerist Friday Flickr Finds (Consumerist)

GENERAL NEWS

Washington State Attorney General’s Office Admits It Gave ‘Deeply Flawed’ Advice on Early Prison Releases (KCPQ-TV, Seattle, WA)

Acting Port of Shelton Director Sees Need for Jobs Growth (KMAS Radio, Shelton, WA)

Cowlitz Tribe Pushes Back against Clark County’s Efforts to Stop Casino Construction (Longview Daily News, WA)

Postage Rates Goes Down on Sunday (Associated Press)

One Athlete, One Percent Bring Highclimbers, Skokomish Together (Olympian - Paywall Advisory)

ALLIGATORS IN THE SEWER – DIVERSIONS

Is Tipping Smart Cars on Their Side The Urban Take on ‘Cow Tipping’?

Three Castaways Rescued After Spelling ‘Help’ with Palm Leaves on Remote Island

We Analyzed the Names of Almost Every Chinese Restaurant in America. This Is What We Learned

What Merle Haggard Brought to the Country Music Genre

SONG OF THE DAY

Merle Haggard - Are the Good Times Really Over

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