Tuesday, July 19, 2016

Energy News Digest for July 19, 2016

SHELTON FORECAST & WEATHER ALERTS


HOT SHOTS – TODAY’S TOP FIVE STORIES

Chelan PUD Commissioners Approve New High Density Load Electric Rate – Will Affect Bitcoin Miners (KPQ Radio, Wenatchee, WA)

For Utility Customer Satisfaction, J-D Power Says Communication, Control Are Key – Customers are happiest when their utility engages before there's a problem, a new survey shows (Utility Dive)

Wind Gives Port of Vancouver a Lift – Renewal of tax incentives boosts import of parts bound for projects throughout U-S (Vancouver Columbian, WA)

Kittitas County Solar Farm Draws Concerns from Neighbors (Ellensburg Daily Record, WA)

Study Says Drawing Down Lower Granite Reservoir during Summer Could Help Fish (Spokesman Review, Spokane, WA)

NEWS HIGHLIGHTS (Details Below)
  • Chelan PUD Commissioners Approve New High Density Load Electric Rate – Will Affect Bitcoin Miners
  • For Utility Customer Satisfaction, J-D Power Says Communication, Control Are Key
  • NuScale Taps Overseas Partner for Key Small-Scale Nuclear Reactor Part
  • Unanimous Vote Bans Oil Facilities in City of Vancouver, WA
  • Reno Casino Latest Nevada Company to Request Exit from NV Energy Service
  • New Jersey: Woman Electrocuted By Downed Power Lines During Violent Summer Storm
  • Study Says Drawing Down Lower Granite Reservoir during Summer Could Help Fish
  • Oregon: Low Water Levels Affecting Detroit Lake
  • A Dreaded Forecast for Our Times: Algae, and Lots of It
  • Wind Gives Port of Vancouver a Lift
  • Kittitas County Solar Farm Draws Concerns from Neighbors
  • Yamhill County Neighbors: Solar Farms Will Make Land ‘Industrial Site’
  • Solar Power Financing Offered to Idaho Power Customers
  • How Renewable Energy Is Blowing Climate Change Efforts Off Course
  • Urban Smart Bellevue – Energy-Saving Actions, Powerful Results
  • The Marijuana Industry, Increasingly Legal, Has a Voracious Energy Appetite
  • Growing Pot Indoors Is Consuming Massive Quantities of Energy
  • June Was Earth's 14th Straight Record Warm Month
  • Opinion: Audubon Backs I-732 to Fight Climate Change – It’s Better than Nothing
  • Canada Moves On Carbon Tax – U-S Won't Follow
  • Pokémon Go 'A Nightmare' for IT Departments
  • Yahoo Prepares for Sale amid Low Earnings
  • Microsoft Says Windows 10 Won’t Meet Timeline for 1 Billion Devices Goal
  • Facebook Thinks Shoppers Will Use Their Phones More Than Ever This Holiday Season
  • Twitter Looking to Score with NBA Deal
  • Millennials to Banks: More Mobile, Please
  • Selena Gomez's Social Media Posts Are Evidently Worth $550,000 Apiece
  • Four Ways to Humanize Your Social Media Updates
  • Eight Tricks to Take Better Photos with Your Phone
  • Nisqually National Wildlife Refuge Renamed to Honor Billy Frank Jr.
  • Sigh - Safety Concerns Prompt Boeing to Ban Pokemon Game at Work
  • New Utah Law Lets Authorities Jam, Crash Drones at Wildfires
  • Ex-Seattle Mayor Greg Nickels: Sonics Were Gone ‘The Day They Were Sold’
WORD OF THE DAY

Infrangible • \in-FRAN-juh-bul\ • Adjective – 1: not capable of being broken or separated into parts *2: not to be infringed or violated  (From Merriam-Webster)

“There they are,” whispered Amber, “The infrangible twins.” “I know,” said Bernice, “you can never tell if they’re there” “Not intangible, you dolt,” muttered Amber. “They’re infrangible; you never see them apart.”

ENERGY & UTILITY ISSUES

Chelan PUD Commissioners Approve New High Density Load Electric Rate – Will Affect Bitcoin Miners (KPQ Radio, Wenatchee, WA)

For Utility Customer Satisfaction, J-D Power Says Communication, Control Are Key – Customers are happiest when their utility engages before there's a problem, a new survey shows (Utility Dive)

NuScale Taps Overseas Partner for Key Small-Scale Nuclear Reactor Part (Portland Business Journal, OR)

Unanimous Vote Bans Oil Facilities in City of Vancouver, WA (Vancouver Columbian, WA)

Reno Casino Latest Nevada Company to Request Exit from NV Energy Service (Utility Dive)

New Jersey: Woman Electrocuted By Downed Power Lines During Violent Summer Storm (USA Today)

FISH & WILDLIFE

Study Says Drawing Down Lower Granite Reservoir during Summer Could Help Fish (Spokesman Review, Spokane, WA)

WATER & THE ENVIRONMENT

Oregon: Low Water Levels Affecting Detroit Lake (KOIN-TV, Portland, OR)

A Dreaded Forecast for Our Times: Algae, and Lots of It (NY Times)

RENEWABLE ENERGY

Wind Gives Port of Vancouver a Lift – Renewal of tax incentives boosts import of parts bound for projects throughout U-S (Vancouver Columbian, WA)

Kittitas County Solar Farm Draws Concerns from Neighbors (Ellensburg Daily Record, WA)

Yamhill County Neighbors: Solar Farms Will Make Land ‘Industrial Site’ (KOIN-TV, Portland, OR)

Solar Power Financing Offered to Idaho Power Customers (Associated Press)

How Renewable Energy Is Blowing Climate Change Efforts Off Course (NY Times)

CONSERVATION & EFFICIENCY

Urban Smart Bellevue – Energy-Saving Actions, Powerful Results (Seattle Post-Intelligencer, WA)

KILOWATTS FOR CANNABIS

The Marijuana Industry, Increasingly Legal, Has a Voracious Energy Appetite (Bangor Daily News, ME)

Growing Pot Indoors Is Consuming Massive Quantities of Energy (Yubanet, Nevada City, CA)

CLIMATE CHANGE SEQUESTRATION VAULT

June Was Earth's 14th Straight Record Warm Month (USA Today)

Opinion: Audubon Backs I-732 to Fight Climate Change – It’s Better than Nothing (Seattle Times, WA - Paywall Advisory)

Canada Moves On Carbon Tax – U-S Won't Follow (Washington Examiner)

TECHNOLOGY & TELECOMMUNICATIONS

Pokémon Go 'A Nightmare' for IT Departments (Triangle Business Journal, NC)

Yahoo Prepares for Sale amid Low Earnings (Christian Science Monitor)

Microsoft Says Windows 10 Won’t Meet Timeline for 1 Billion Devices Goal (San Jose Mercury News, CA)

MARKETING & MEDIA

Facebook Thinks Shoppers Will Use Their Phones More Than Ever This Holiday Season (AdWeek)

Twitter Looking to Score with NBA Deal (San Jose Mercury News, CA)

Millennials to Banks: More Mobile, Please (Mashable)

Selena Gomez's Social Media Posts Are Evidently Worth $550,000 Apiece (AdWeek)

Four Ways to Humanize Your Social Media Updates (Social Media Examiner)

Eight Tricks to Take Better Photos with Your Phone (Gizmodo)

GENERAL NEWS

Nisqually National Wildlife Refuge Renamed to Honor Billy Frank Jr. (KCPQ-TV, Seattle, WA)

Sigh - Safety Concerns Prompt Boeing to Ban Pokemon Game at Work (Everett Herald, WA)

New Utah Law Lets Authorities Jam, Crash Drones at Wildfires (Associated Press)

Ex-Seattle Mayor Greg Nickels: Sonics Were Gone ‘The Day They Were Sold’ (Seattle Times, WA - Paywall Advisory)

ALLIGATORS IN THE SEWER – DIVERSIONS

The Surprising Science of Why a Curveball Curves

Ford Is Teaming Up with Jose Cuervo to Make Car Parts from Agave

Wild Boar Surfaces from the Sea to Terrorize a Polish Beach

How Do Hummingbirds Navigate at Such High Speeds?

SONG OF THE DAY

Seals & Crofts – Hummingbird

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