Monday, September 19, 2016

Energy News Digest for September 19, 2016

SHELTON FORECAST & WEATHER ALERTS



Pacific Moisture & the Jet Stream Are Back (Cliff Mass Weather Blog)

HOT SHOTS – TODAY’S TOP FIVE STORIES

New State Carbon Rules to Be Felt in Clark County – WaferTech, G-P, Clark Public Utilities assessing impact (Vancouver Columbian, WA)

Solar Rooftop Revolution Fizzles in U-S on Utility Pushback (Bloomberg News)

Are California’s Hybrid & Electric Vehicle Markets Losing Power? (Sacramento Bee, CA)

Municipal Utilities Had Lowest Frequency, Duration of Outages in 2015 (American Public Power Association)

Dubious Washington State Voter-Turnout Claims in Heated Race for Secretary of State (Yakima Herald Republic, WA)

NEWS HIGHLIGHTS (Details Below)
  • Municipal Utilities Had Lowest Frequency, Duration of Outages in 2015
  • Here’s How the Changing Energy Field Is Impacting Tennessee Valley Authority & Other Utility Companies
  • Columbia River PUD & Former GM Settle Out of Court
  • City of Everett Utility Rate Increase Would Pay for $70 Million Building Projects
  • NWPPA announces 2016 Excellence in Communication recipients
  • Millennials: A Co-op Challenge
  • Marbled Murrelet Plans to Have Little Impact on County Harvests, Says Clallam Commissioner
  • Coho Fishing Season Opens on Lake Washington, Duwamish River
  • Spokane Tribe Given Chance to Rename, Reimagine Canada Island in Riverfront Park
  • Solar Rooftop Revolution Fizzles in U-S on Utility Pushback
  • Nevada Agrees to Grandfather Net Metering Customers Under Agreement
  • Getting the Most Out of Solar Panels
  • Wind Power Is Going to Get a Lot Cheaper as Wind Turbines Become Bigger
  • First Wave-Produced Electricity in US Goes Online in Hawaii
  • Republicans to Rally Around Renewable Energy in Washington, D-C
  • Does a Range Hood Waste a Lot of Energy?
  • Following Its Country Music, Nashville May Loosen Up on Marijuana
  • New State Carbon Rules to Be Felt in Clark County – WaferTech, G-P, Clark Public Utilities assessing impact
  • Washington Adopts Rule to Cap Emissions from Large Polluters
  • Most U-S States on Track to Meet Emissions Targets They Call Burden
  • Canada Will Impose Nationwide Carbon Price: Minister
  • Are California’s Hybrid & Electric Vehicle Markets Losing Power?
  • FairPoint Irks Residential Customers with New $3 Broadband Fee
  • Facebook Chooses New Mexico for New Data Center over Utah
  • Op/Ed: Rural Areas Are in Critical Need of Technological Infrastructure
  • Senior Official Says Britain Exploring National Internet Filter
  • Runaway Success of ‘Hamilton’ Shows the Power of Creating Buzz on Social Media
  • Facebook Is Outsmarting Ad Blockers, For Now
  • Colleges Give Up On Bookstores, Just Send Students to Amazon
  • Four Tips to Get Your Business Started on Social Media
  • If a Sentence in an Email Ends in ‘J,’ It’s OK
  • Dubious Washington State Voter-Turnout Claims in Heated Race for Secretary of State
  • Washington State Survey Puts Focus on Public Disclosure Costs
  • City of Seattle Wants to Spend Millions to Replace Pronto Bike Share with Electric-Assist Bikes
  • New York Bombing Suspect Captured in New Jersey
  • Week-Long Closure of Highway 302 Set for October
  • Threat of Wildfires Growing in the Pacific Northwest amid Climate Change
  • FAA Contemplating Whether Millions of Drones Will Fill Skies
  • Coming Soon, Economists Hope: Big Spending on Roads, Bridges & Ports
  • Grisdale: America’s Last Logging Camp Was a Child’s Paradise; Now It’s Gone
WORD OF THE DAY


Mephitic - \mu-FIT-ick\ - Adjective – Of, relating to, or resembling mephitis: foul-smelling .

Mystery Science Theater 3000. The robots talk about fellow astronaut Joel Hodgson’s lack of personal hygiene. Especially. The mephitic stench of his feet: “Even though your feet smell like cheese, Joel, we prefer to think they smell like ‘good’ cheese.”

ENERGY & UTILITY ISSUES

Municipal Utilities Had Lowest Frequency, Duration of Outages in 2015 (American Public Power Association)

Here’s How the Changing Energy Field Is Impacting Tennessee Valley Authority & Other Utility Companies (Chattanooga Times Free Press, TN)

Columbia River PUD & Former GM Settle Out of Court (St Helens Chronicle, OR)

City of Everett Utility Rate Increase Would Pay for $70 Million Building Projects (Everett Herald, WA)

NWPPA announces 2016 Excellence in Communication recipients (Northwest Public Power Association)

Millennials: A Co-op Challenge (Electric Co-op Today)

FISH & WILDLIFE

Marbled Murrelet Plans to Have Little Impact on County Harvests, Says Clallam Commissioner (Peninsula Daily News, Port Angeles, WA – What, did the commissioner interview a bird for his statement?)

Coho Fishing Season Opens on Lake Washington, Duwamish River (KING-TV, Seattle, WA)

WATER & THE ENVIRONMENT

Spokane Tribe Given Chance to Rename, Reimagine Canada Island in Riverfront Park (Spokesman Review, Spokane, WA)

RENEWABLE ENERGY

Solar Rooftop Revolution Fizzles in U-S on Utility Pushback (Bloomberg News)

Nevada Agrees to Grandfather Net Metering Customers Under Agreement (American Public Power Association)

Getting the Most Out of Solar Panels (Renewable Energy World)

Wind Power Is Going to Get a Lot Cheaper as Wind Turbines Become Bigger (Vancouver Columbian, WA)

First Wave-Produced Electricity in US Goes Online in Hawaii (Associated Press)

Republicans to Rally Around Renewable Energy in Washington, D-C (Washington Examiner)

CONSERVATION & EFFICIENCY

Does a Range Hood Waste a Lot of Energy? (Grist Online)

KILOWATTS FOR CANNABIS

Following Its Country Music, Nashville May Loosen Up on Marijuana (NY Times)

CLIMATE CHANGE SEQUESTRATION VAULT

New State Carbon Rules to Be Felt in Clark County – WaferTech, G-P, Clark Public Utilities assessing impact (Vancouver Columbian, WA)

Washington Adopts Rule to Cap Emissions from Large Polluters (Utility Dive)

Most U-S States on Track to Meet Emissions Targets They Call Burden (Reuters)

Canada Will Impose Nationwide Carbon Price: Minister (Reuters)

SCIENCE SWIMS IN A BARREL O’ GREEN POTPOURRI

Are California’s Hybrid & Electric Vehicle Markets Losing Power? (Sacramento Bee, CA)

TECHNOLOGY & TELECOMMUNICATIONS

FairPoint Irks Residential Customers with New $3 Broadband Fee (Fierce Telecom)

Facebook Chooses New Mexico for New Data Center over Utah (Associated Press)

Op/Ed: Rural Areas Are in Critical Need of Technological Infrastructure (NY Times)

Senior Official Says Britain Exploring National Internet Filter (Associated Press)

MARKETING & MEDIA

Runaway Success of ‘Hamilton’ Shows the Power of Creating Buzz on Social Media (Washington Post)

Facebook Is Outsmarting Ad Blockers, For Now (Austin Business Journal, TX)

Colleges Give Up On Bookstores, Just Send Students to Amazon (Consumerist)

Four Tips to Get Your Business Started on Social Media (Social Media Examiner)

If a Sentence in an Email Ends in ‘J,’ It’s OK (USA Today)

POLITICS & GOVERNANCE

Dubious Washington State Voter-Turnout Claims in Heated Race for Secretary of State (Yakima Herald Republic, WA)

Washington State Survey Puts Focus on Public Disclosure Costs (Olympian, WA – Paywall Advisory)

City of Seattle Wants to Spend Millions to Replace Pronto Bike Share with Electric-Assist Bikes (KIRO Broadcasting, Seattle, WA)

GENERAL NEWS

New York Bombing Suspect Captured in New Jersey (Reuters)

Week-Long Closure of Highway 302 Set for October (Mason Web TV, Shelton, WA)

Threat of Wildfires Growing in the Pacific Northwest amid Climate Change (KIRO Broadcasting, Seattle, WA)

FAA Contemplating Whether Millions of Drones Will Fill Skies (Associated Press)

Coming Soon, Economists Hope: Big Spending on Roads, Bridges & Ports (NY Times)

Grisdale: America’s Last Logging Camp Was a Child’s Paradise; Now It’s Gone (KNKX Radio, Tacoma, WA)

ALLIGATORS IN THE SEWER – DIVERSIONS

Daredevil Successfully Jumps Rocket over Snake River Canyon

Avast, Ye! Free Doughnuts for Talk Like a Pirate Day

‘Five-Second Rule’ for Food on Floor Is Untrue, Study Finds

Man Who Gets Head Stuck Between Two Rocks Freed with Help of Olive Oil

SONG OF THE DAY

Jimmy Buffet – A Pirate Looks at 40

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