Friday, September 9, 2016

Energy News Digest for September 9, 2016

SHELTON FORECAST & WEATHER ALERTS


La Nina Watch Canceled by NOAA (Cliff Mass Weather Blog)

HOT SHOTS – TODAY’S TOP FIVE STORIES

Oregon: Offshore Wind Power Project Near Coos Bay Appears Sunk (Oregonian, Portland)

NOAA Fisheries Stipulates No Mitchell Act Funds for Ten Hatcheries Until Hatchery BiOp Completed (Columbia Basin Bulletin)

Federal Appeals Court Upholds California Energy Crisis Manipulation Findings (Associated Press)

California Tightens Climate Change Rules Under Bills Signed by Governor (Reuters)

Neutral Weather Pattern Sets Up ‘Anything Goes’ Pacific Northwest Winter (Northwest Public Radio)

NEWS HIGHLIGHTS (Details Below)
  • Federal Appeals Court Upholds California Energy Crisis Manipulation Findings
  • North Dakota Governor Calls in National Guard Ahead of Pipeline Ruling
  • Tennessee Valley Authority: For Sale, Two Unfinished Reactors, With Hope for Jobs
  • Montana: Mission Valley Power General Manager Clarifies Latest Fee Increases
  • Fitch Rates Benton PUD Electric Revenue Bonds ‘A+’; Outlook Stable
  • Bonneville Power Administration Wins Awards for Recycling, Reducing, & Repurposing
  • German Power Companies – Breaking Bad
  • NOAA Fisheries Stipulates No Mitchell Act Funds for Ten Hatcheries Until Hatchery BiOp Completed
  • Oregon: Offshore Wind Power Project Near Coos Bay Appears Sunk
  • Southeast Asian Students Explore Ravalli Electric Co-Op’s Bitterroot Solar Project
  • Oregon PUC Staff Says State Should Adopt ‘Value of Solar’ Payments
  • U-S Forests Are So Full of Dead Trees That Some Scientists Want to Burn Them Instead of Coal
  • Newly-Released Text Messages Draw Scrutiny to Arizona Public Service Relationship with State Consumer Advocate
  • Xcel Energy reaches settlement on 600 MW Colorado wind farm
  • United Kingdom Will Miss Its 2020 Renewable Energy Targets, Warn Ministers of Parliament
  • Puyallup Tribe Aims to Become First in Washington State to Grow, Test, Sell Cannabis
  • California Tightens Climate Change Rules Under Bills Signed by Governor
  • Washington Attorney General: Comcast Wasn’t Blindsided by Lawsuit, ‘They Lied’
  • FCC Moves Forward with Plan to Crack Down on Set-Top Boxes
  • Comcast Already Crying That FCC Set-Top Box Proposal Violates Federal Law
  • FAA ‘Strongly Advises’ You to Turn Off Your Explosive Samsung Phone While on Planes
  • Nine Digital Marketing Stats That You Need to See from This Week
  • Twitter Already Hates the New Apple AirPods
  • From ‘High on Life’ to ‘High Noon’: Shamed Canadians Set for Yellowstone Showdown
  • With Hopes Fading, Federal Lawmakers Meet on Energy Bill
  • Opportunity for Olympia Threatens Lawsuit as Income Tax Goes to November Ballot
  • Greg Walden Wants to Chair Energy & Commerce Panel
  • On Camera – Grays Harbor County Commissioner Accused of Removing Opponent’s Sign
  • Neutral Weather Pattern Sets Up ‘Anything Goes’ Pacific Northwest Winter
  • Wells Fargo Fined Millions, 5,300 Employees Fired – Opened Millions of Unauthorized Customer Accounts to Meet Sales
  • Container Ships Stranded at Sea after South Korean Company Goes Bankrupt
  • Social Media Helps Shelton Police Retrieve Family Wood Carving
WORD OF THE DAY

Sylvan /SILL-vun/ Adjective – 1 a: living or located in the woods or forest b: of, relating to, or characteristic of the woods or forest 2 a: made from wood: wooden b: abounding in woods, groves, or trees: wooded.

Shaded sylvan glade
Mottled sunlight filters through
Leaves dance in the breeze

ENERGY & UTILITY ISSUES

Federal Appeals Court Upholds California Energy Crisis Manipulation Findings (Associated Press)

North Dakota Governor Calls in National Guard Ahead of Pipeline Ruling

Tennessee Valley Authority: For Sale, Two Unfinished Reactors, With Hope for Jobs (E&E Publishing)

Montana: Mission Valley Power General Manager Clarifies Latest Fee Increases (Char-Koosta News, Pablo, MT)

Fitch Rates Benton PUD Electric Revenue Bonds ‘A+’; Outlook Stable (BusinessWire)

Bonneville Power Administration Wins Awards for Recycling, Reducing, & Repurposing (Bonneville Power Administration)

German Power Companies – Breaking Bad (The Economist)

FISH & WILDLIFE

NOAA Fisheries Stipulates No Mitchell Act Funds for Ten Hatcheries Until Hatchery BiOp Completed (Columbia Basin Bulletin)

RENEWABLE ENERGY

Oregon: Offshore Wind Power Project Near Coos Bay Appears Sunk (Oregonian, Portland)

Southeast Asian Students Explore Ravalli Electric Co-Op’s Bitterroot Solar Project (KPAX-TV, Missoula, MT)

Oregon PUC Staff Says State Should Adopt ‘Value of Solar’ Payments (American Public Power Association)

U-S Forests Are So Full of Dead Trees That Some Scientists Want to Burn Them Instead of Coal (Washington Post)

Newly-Released Text Messages Draw Scrutiny to Arizona Public Service Relationship with State Consumer Advocate (Utility Dive)

Xcel Energy reaches settlement on 600 MW Colorado wind farm (Utility Dive)

United Kingdom Will Miss Its 2020 Renewable Energy Targets, Warn Ministers of Parliament (The Guardian, UK)

KILOWATTS FOR CANNABIS

Puyallup Tribe Aims to Become First in Washington State to Grow, Test, Sell Cannabis (News Tribune, Tacoma, WA – Paywall Advisory)

CLIMATE CHANGE SEQUESTRATION VAULT

California Tightens Climate Change Rules Under Bills Signed by Governor (Reuters)

TECHNOLOGY & TELECOMMUNICATIONS

Washington Attorney General: Comcast Wasn’t Blindsided by Lawsuit, ‘They Lied’ (Puget Sound Business Journal, WA)

FCC Moves Forward with Plan to Crack Down on Set-Top Boxes (KCPQ-TV, Seattle/Tacoma, WA)

Comcast Already Crying That FCC Set-Top Box Proposal Violates Federal Law (Consumerist)

FAA ‘Strongly Advises’ You to Turn Off Your Explosive Samsung Phone While on Planes (Gizmodo)

MARKETING & MEDIA

Nine Digital Marketing Stats That You Need to See from This Week (AdWeek)

Twitter Already Hates the New Apple AirPods (SF Chronicle)

From ‘High on Life’ to ‘High Noon’: Shamed Canadians Set for Yellowstone Showdown (Canadian Broadcasting Corporation)

POLITICS & MANAGEMENT

With Hopes Fading, Federal Lawmakers Meet on Energy Bill (Associated Press)

Opportunity for Olympia Threatens Lawsuit as Income Tax Goes to November Ballot (Olympian, WA – Paywall Advisory)

Greg Walden Wants to Chair Energy & Commerce Panel (Morning Consult)

On Camera – Grays Harbor County Commissioner Accused of Removing Opponent’s Sign (Northwest Cable News Network)

GENERAL NEWS

Neutral Weather Pattern Sets Up ‘Anything Goes’ Pacific Northwest Winter (Northwest Public Radio)

Wells Fargo Fined Millions, 5,300 Employees Fired – Opened Millions Of Unauthorized Customer Accounts To Meet Sales Goals (Associated Press)

Container Ships Stranded at Sea after South Korean Company Goes Bankrupt (National Public Radio)

Social Media Helps Shelton Police Retrieve Family Wood Carving (KXRO Radio, Aberdeen, WA)

ALLIGATORS IN THE SEWER – DIVERSIONS

Mariners’ Cotton-Candy Girl is New Internet Hero

A Jet Ended Up in Melbourne Instead of Malaysia after the Pilot Entered the Wrong Navigation Code

TV-Watching Just Got Even Chiller Thanks to New Beer Mug

Truck Crashes, Spills Penny Blanks on I-95 in Delaware

SONG OF THE DAY

Paul Pena - Jet Airliner

Steve Miller Band – Threshold/Jet Airliner

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