Friday, August 19, 2016

Energy News Digest for August 19, 2016 – Hot, Hot, Hot Shots Edition

The energy news digest will be on a time out in the corner August 22-September 2. As always, if the editor feels the mood, there may be some interesting tidbits on the Twitter feed: http://twitter.com/energydigest

SHELTON FORECAST & WEATHER ALERTS





WORD OF THE DAY

Sangfroid • \sawn-FWAH\ • Noun – Self-possession or imperturbability especially under strain – Etymology: French sang-froid, literally, cold blood

“Watch what happens when I open this breaker,” cackled the scientist. Instantly the entire eastern seaboard went dark, sparking a Federal Energy Regulatory Commission study into the hiring of “mad scientists with sangfroid tendencies”. Unfortunately, it also spawned 250 new regulations as part of the National Energy Reliability Corporation’s rule-making activities.

HOT SHOTS – TOP STORIES OF THE DAY

Avista Should Ask For Smaller Rate Increases in 2017, Washington State Staff Says (Spokesman Review, Spokane, WA)

Lower Columbia Fishing Steadily Building for Fall Salmon & Some Steelhead (Seattle Times, WA - Paywall Advisory)

Feds Use Deeper Water to Cool Fish Ladders, Improves Salmon Passage (KNDO/KNDU-TV, Tri Cities, WA)

Clallam PUD Says Not Enough Support for Community Solar Proposal (KONP Radio, Port Angeles, WA)

Sun on the Roof: Frenchtown Schools, Missoula Electric Cooperative Partner on Solar Garden (The Missoulian, MT)

As States Debate Solar, Contentious Rate Cases Give Way to Broader Valuation Proceedings (Utility Dive)

British Columbia’s Carbon Tax to Remain Frozen as Province Awaits National Plan (Globe & Mail, Canada)

Most Environmental Groups Oppose Washington State’s Carbon Tax Initiative (Heartland Institute)

California Lawmakers Propose Spending Plan for $1.2 Billion in Cap-And-Trade Funds (Utility Dive)

EIA: Energy-Related CO2 Emissions from Natural Gas Will Surpass Coal in 2016 (Utility Dive)

Comcast Gigabit Twice as Expensive in non-Google Fiber Markets (Broadband Reports)

Weather Expert: Little Climate Change Effect on Peninsula — So Far (Peninsula Daily News, Port Angeles, WA)

Mason County Resident Holds Wanted Felon at Gunpoint for Deputies in Hot Pursuit (KMAS Radio, Shelton, WA)

Mason County Cooling Stations Available This Weekend (KMAS Radio, Shelton, WA)

United Way Cleanup in Shelton Nets Tons of Trash, Junk, Recyclables (KMAS Radio, Shelton, WA)

SONG OF THE DAY

Eric Clapton – Crossroads

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