Friday, August 18, 2017

Energy News Digest for August 18, 2017

Programming Note:

The energy news digest will be on vacation August 21 through September 1. It will return rested & relaxed September 5. As the urge arises, you may find some interesting news tidbits popping up on the news digest Facebook page. In the meantime, enjoy the waning days of August.

When I’m Cleaning Windows (With all due deference to George Formby)

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SHELTON FORECAST & WEATHER ALERTS


HOT SHOTS – TODAY’S TOP FIVE STORIES

An Eclipse Is Just What the U-S Power Sector’s Been Waiting For (Bloomberg News)

Pacific Northwest Scientists Say Spilling More Water over Dams Helps Fish (Northwest Public Radio)

California Power Grid Operator Offers Alternatives to Natural Gas Plant – At Higher Cost (Los Angeles Times, CA)

Yakamas, Other Tribes Begin Fish Sales Monday on Columbia River (Yakima Herald Republic, WA)

The Quest for Lower Electric Bills Is a Sign of Colorado’s Maturing Pot Biz (Colorado Public Radio)

NEWS HIGHLIGHTS (Details Below)
  • An Eclipse Is Just What the U-S Power Sector’s Been Waiting For
  • California Power Grid Operator Offers Alternatives to Natural Gas Plant – At Higher Cost
  • Idaho Falls Proposed Power Rate Increase
  • Idaho: Coeur d’Alene Workshop Scheduled on Proposed Avista Rate Increase
  • Power Brokers: Berkshire Hathaway Stands Pat on $18.1 Billion Offer for Oncor
  • Energy Capital Partners to Acquire Calpine for $5.6 Billion
  • Op/Ed: Nuclear Energy May Soon Be Free from Its Tangled Regulatory Web
  • Ohio: Man Electrocuted While Trying to Steal Copper Wire
  • Pacific Northwest Scientists Say Spilling More Water over Dams Helps Fish
  • Yakamas, Other Tribes Begin Fish Sales Monday on Columbia River
  • Salmon Fishing Closes Tuesday in the Ocean Off Columbia River Mouth
  • Steelhead Struggling Home In Record Low Numbers
  • Flip-Flop Happens Yearly for Spawning Salmon -- How It Happens Is Complicated
  • Whale Became Beached Near Kalaloch
  • Intel Water Recycling Project Could Save Nearly 1 Billion Gallons a Year
  • What Happens to Solar Power in an Eclipse? We’ll Find Out Monday
  • California Prepares For an Eclipse of Its Solar Power
  • Wind Power Is All Grown Up Now
  • The Quest for Lower Electric Bills Is a Sign of Colorado’s Maturing Pot Biz
  • Fieldwork Fail Shows How Science Is Sometimes a Hilarious Train Wreck
  • Alleged Yahoo Hacker in Canada to Forgo Extradition Hearing
  • New York: Local Provider Challenging Broadband Grant Award
  • One Mistake People Make Using Public Wi-Fi
  • Facebook Tests Adding News Stories Customized to Users' Interests
  • How to Optimize Your Facebook Ads: A Proven Approach
  • Consumerist Friday Flickr Finds
  • Steve Bannon Exits as Trump's White House Senior Strategist
  • It Looks Like A Spaceship – It’s Here to Solve Downtown Olympia’s Poop Problem
  • Gunplay in Shelton Sends Man to the Hospital
  • Video: The Solar Eclipse Could Cost Employers a Ton of Money
  • South Mason Youth Soccer Club Seeks Volunteers, Donations
  • 24,000 People Are Expected to Move to the Olympia Area – Rules Prevent Building the Homes They Need
  • In the Yakima Valley, Serious Wines & Sweeping Vistas
WORD OF THE DAY – HORRIBLE HAIKU

Helios ● \HEE-lee-uss\ ● Noun – The god of the sun in Greek mythology.

Helios asleep
A sun god's break from hard work
Observe. Don’t Panic


ENERGY & UTILITY ISSUES

An Eclipse Is Just What the U-S Power Sector’s Been Waiting For (Bloomberg News)

California Power Grid Operator Offers Alternatives to Natural Gas Plant – At Higher Cost (Los Angeles Times, CA)

Idaho Falls Proposed Power Rate Increase (KIFI-TV, Idaho Falls)

Idaho: Coeur d’Alene Workshop Scheduled on Proposed Avista Rate Increase (Spokesman Review, Spokane, WA)

Power Brokers: Berkshire Hathaway Stands Pat on $18.1 Billion Offer for Oncor (Utility Dive)

Energy Capital Partners to Acquire Calpine for $5.6 Billion (Utility Dive)

Op/Ed: Nuclear Energy May Soon Be Free from Its Tangled Regulatory Web (Washington Examiner)

Ohio: Man Electrocuted While Trying to Steal Copper Wire (Associated Press)

FISH & WILDLIFE

Pacific Northwest Scientists Say Spilling More Water over Dams Helps Fish (Northwest Public Radio)

Yakamas, Other Tribes Begin Fish Sales Monday on Columbia River (Yakima Herald Republic, WA)

Salmon Fishing Closes Tuesday in the Ocean Off Columbia River Mouth (Oregonian, Portland)

Steelhead Struggling Home In Record Low Numbers (Seattle Times, WA – Paywall Advisory)

Flip-Flop Happens Yearly for Spawning Salmon -- How It Happens Is Complicated (Yakima Herald Republic, WA)

Whale Became Beached Near Kalaloch (KXRO Radio, Aberdeen, WA)

WATER, THE SOURCE OF ALL LIFE

Intel Water Recycling Project Could Save Nearly 1 Billion Gallons a Year (Oregonian, Portland)

RENEWABLE ENERGY & SELF STORAGE

What Happens to Solar Power in an Eclipse? We’ll Find Out Monday (NY Times)

California Prepares For an Eclipse of Its Solar Power (National Public Radio)

Wind Power Is All Grown Up Now (Bloomberg News)

KILOWATTS FOR CANNABIS

The Quest for Lower Electric Bills Is a Sign of Colorado’s Maturing Pot Biz (Colorado Public Radio)

BARREL O’ GREEN POTPOURRI – SEETHING STEW OF SCIENCE

Fieldwork Fail Shows How Science Is Sometimes a Hilarious Train Wreck (Gizmodo)

TECHNOLOGY & TELECOMMUNICATIONS

Alleged Yahoo Hacker in Canada to Forgo Extradition Hearing (Associated Press)

New York: Local Provider Challenging Broadband Grant Award (The Sun, Elizabethtown, NY)

One Mistake People Make Using Public Wi-Fi (USA Today)

MARKETING & MEDIA

Facebook Tests Adding News Stories Customized to Users’ Interests (Reuters)

How to Optimize Your Facebook Ads: A Proven Approach (Social Media Examiner)

Consumerist Friday Flickr Finds (Consumerist)

GOVERNANCE & MANAGEMENT

Steve Bannon Exits as Trump’s White House Senior Strategist (British Broadcasting Corporation)

It Looks Like A Spaceship – It’s Here to Solve Downtown Olympia’s Poop Problem (Olympian, WA – Paywall Advisory)

GENERAL NEWS

Gunplay in Shelton Sends Man to the Hospital (KMAS Radio, Shelton, WA)

Video: The Solar Eclipse Could Cost Employers a Ton of Money (USA Today)

South Mason Youth Soccer Club Seeks Volunteers, Donations (KMAS Radio, Shelton, WA)

24,000 People Are Expected to Move to the Olympia Area – Rules Prevent Building the Homes They Need (Olympian, WA – Paywall Advisory)

In the Yakima Valley, Serious Wines & Sweeping Vistas (NY Times)

ALLIGATORS IN THE SEWER – DIVERSIONS

Woman Says She’s a Cat Trapped in a Human Body – Hisses at dogs, hates water & claims she can even see better at night

St. Louis Cardinals Facing Custody Battle over ‘Rally Cat’

Longview Squirrel Fest This Saturday

Life in an Alaskan Town Overrun with Bald Eagles Looks Patriotically Nightmarish

SONG OF THE DAY

Beatles – Here Comes the Sun

Richie Havens - Here Comes the Sun

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Thursday, August 17, 2017

Energy News Digest for August 17, 2017

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SHELTON FORECAST & WEATHER ALERTS


HOT SHOTS – TODAY’S TOP FIVE STORIES

Don’t Panic – Solar Eclipse Fast Facts – Mason County (Mason PUD 3, Shelton, WA)

Bonneville Power Administration Focuses on Safety &Reliability During Total Eclipse (Bonneville Power Administration)

Pole Contact Poleaxe - Court Throws Out AT&T’s Effort to Block Google Fiber in Louisville (Consumerist)

‘Future Bodes Very Well’ For Sockeye Salmon at Baker Lake (KING-TV, Seattle, WA)

Some Democrats See Federal Tax Overhaul as a Path to Taxing Carbon (NY Times)

NEWS HIGHLIGHTS (Details Below)
  • Don’t Panic – Solar Eclipse Fast Facts – Mason County
  • Bonneville Power Administration Focuses on Safety &Reliability During Total Eclipse
  • Columbia River PUD to Raise Electricity Rates October 1
  • Rehab of Dworshak Dam’s Unit 3 Has Its Share of Hiccups
  • Utilities Urges Trump Team to Support Clean Energy in NAFTA Trade Talks
  • Time of Use Rates Could Spur Energy & Bill Savings – Customer Advocates Urge Caution
  • Buffett’s Berkshire Hathaway Will Not Increase Its Oncor Offer
  • FERC Proposes Change to Annual Charges for Hydroelectric Projects in Alaska
  • ‘Future Bodes Very Well’ For Sockeye Salmon at Baker Lake
  • New Genetic Evidence Could Have Major Implications in the Fight to Save Spring-Run Chinook Salmon
  • New Rules in Place for Salmon Crossing Washington/Canada Border
  • Shellfish Harvesting Closed Along Kitsap County’s Eastern Shoreline
  • Views, Wind Turbines Draw in Visitors near Ellensburg
  • Home Depot Transforming Store Rooftops in Maryland, D-C into ‘Mini Solar Farms’
  • How an Arkansas Co-op Used Solar Power to Help Retain a Major Employer
  • Brooklyn’s Social Housing Microgrid Rewrites Relationships with Utility Companies
  • Officials in Legal-Marijuana States Push Back Against Jeff Sessions’ Marijuana Criticisms
  • Pot Industry Massively Increases Its Washington, DC Lobbying
  • Grays Harbor County Pot Moratorium Updated
  • Some Democrats See Federal Tax Overhaul as a Path to Taxing Carbon
  • Forest Rangers, Fire Crews Brace for Eclipse Watchers to Descend on U-S West
  • Pole Contact Poleaxe - Court Throws Out AT&T’s Effort to Block Google Fiber in Louisville
  • Verizon to Compete With AT&T’s FirstNet Emergency Network
  • Hackers Briefly Take Over HBO Twitter Accounts
  • Another Million People Cut the TV Cord Last Quarter
  • Skype’s Much-Debated Redesign Hits the Desktop
  • Ocala Electric Utility is Working to Make Public Power a Household Term
  • A Superhero, a Fish & a Northwest Baseball Team’s Planet-Friendly Marketing Scheme
  • Five Tips for Leveraging Sporting Events to Drive Social Engagement
  • Social Media Expert Says Think before You Film & Share at Emergencies
  • Record Low Unemployment Continues in Washington State
  • Shelton City Leaders Talk Permit Fee Reduction (increases), Incentive for Improving Derelict Properties
  • Belfair Celebrates Highway 3 Widening
  • Eclipse Traffic Already Backing Up in Central Oregon
  • Olympic College Shelton Celebrates New John Bremer Welding Center
  • Ocean Spray Phasing Out Aberdeen Area Cranberry Sauce Production
  • Free Mason County Dump Locations on United Way Day of Caring
WORD OF THE DAY – HORRIBLE HAIKU EDITION

Apocryphal • \uh-POCK-ruff-full\ • Adjective - 1: of doubtful authenticity: spurious.

The end of the world
Hear my apocryphal tale
Oops, got the wrong date


ENERGY & UTILITY ISSUES

Don’t Panic – Solar Eclipse Fast Facts – Mason County (Mason PUD 3, Shelton, WA)

Bonneville Power Administration Focuses on Safety &Reliability During Total Eclipse (Bonneville Power Administration)

Columbia River PUD to Raise Electricity Rates October 1 (St Helens Chronicle, OR)

Rehab of Dworshak Dam’s Unit 3 Has Its Share of Hiccups (Clearwater Tribune, ID)

Utilities Urges Trump Team to Support Clean Energy in NAFTA Trade Talks (Washington Examiner)

Time of Use Rates Could Spur Energy & Bill Savings – Customer Advocates Urge Caution (Utility Dive)

Buffett’s Berkshire Hathaway Will Not Increase Its Oncor Offer (Reuters)

FERC Proposes Change to Annual Charges for Hydroelectric Projects in Alaska (Federal Energy Regulatory Commission)

FISH & WILDLIFE

‘Future Bodes Very Well’ For Sockeye Salmon at Baker Lake (KING-TV, Seattle, WA)

New Genetic Evidence Could Have Major Implications in the Fight to Save Spring-Run Chinook Salmon (Sacramento Bee, CA)

New Rules in Place for Salmon Crossing Washington/Canada Border (KXRO Radio, Aberdeen, WA)

Shellfish Harvesting Closed Along Kitsap County’s Eastern Shoreline (Kitsap Sun, Bremerton, WA – Paywall Advisory)

RENEWABLE ENERGY & SELF STORAGE

Views, Wind Turbines Draw in Visitors near Ellensburg (Ellensburg Daily Record, WA)

Home Depot Transforming Store Rooftops in Maryland, D-C into ‘Mini Solar Farms’ (Washington Business Journal, DC)

How an Arkansas Co-op Used Solar Power to Help Retain a Major Employer (Renewable Energy World)

Brooklyn’s Social Housing Microgrid Rewrites Relationships with Utility Companies (The Guardian, UK)

KILOWATTS FOR CANNABIS

Officials in Legal-Marijuana States Push Back Against Jeff Sessions’ Marijuana Criticisms (Yahoo! News)

Pot Industry Massively Increases Its Washington, DC Lobbying (Washington Examiner)

Grays Harbor County Pot Moratorium Updated (Aberdeen Daily World, WA)

CLIMATE CHANGE SEQUESTRATION VAULT

Some Democrats See Federal Tax Overhaul as a Path to Taxing Carbon (NY Times)

BARREL O’ GREEN POTPOURRI – SEETHING STEW OF SCIENCE

Forest Rangers, Fire Crews Brace for Eclipse Watchers to Descend on U-S West (Reuters)

TECHNOLOGY & TELECOMMUNICATIONS

Pole Contact Poleaxe - Court Throws Out AT&T’s Effort to Block Google Fiber in Louisville (Consumerist)

Verizon to Compete With AT&T’s FirstNet Emergency Network (Broadband Reports)

Hackers Briefly Take Over HBO Twitter Accounts (NY Times)

Another Million People Cut the TV Cord Last Quarter (Broadband Reports)

Skype’s Much-Debated Redesign Hits the Desktop (Tech Crunch)

MARKETING & MEDIA

Ocala Electric Utility is Working to Make Public Power a Household Term (American Public Power Association)



Social Media Expert Says Think before You Film & Share at Emergencies (Canadian Broadcasting Corporation)

GOVERNANCE & MANAGEMENT

Record Low Unemployment Continues in Washington State (Mason Web TV, Shelton, WA)

GENERAL NEWS

Shelton City Leaders Talk Permit Fee Reduction (increases), Incentive for Improving Derelict Properties (KMAS Radio, Shelton, WA)

Belfair Celebrates Highway 3 Widening (Mason Web TV, Shelton, WA)

Eclipse Traffic Already Backing Up in Central Oregon (Bend Bulletin, OR)

Olympic College Shelton Celebrates New John Bremer Welding Center (KMAS Radio, Shelton, WA)

Ocean Spray Phasing Out Aberdeen Area Cranberry Sauce Production (Aberdeen Daily World, WA)

Free Mason County Dump Locations on United Way Day of Caring (Mason Web TV, Shelton, WA)

24 CARROT RING – DIVERSIONS

Lucky Carrot: Alberta Woman Finds Mother-In-Law’s Lost Ring

Dog Lost During Windstorm Returns Home Two Years Later

Fremont: Trump Supporters Want Lenin’s Head after Confederate Statue Toppling


SONG OF THE DAY

Herb Alpert – Rise

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Wednesday, August 16, 2017

Energy News Digest for August 16, 2017

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SHELTON FORECAST & WEATHER ALERTS


HOT SHOTS – TODAY’S TOP FIVE STORIES

Portland Prepared to Enter Secret Deal with Portland General Electric (Oregonian, Portland)

U-S Energy Secretary Perry Visits McNary Dam; Mum on Bonneville Power Administration Sale (East Oregonian, Pendleton, OR)

Utility Companies Not Worried about Loss of Energy during Eclipse (KRCR-TV, Redding, CA)

Grim Projections for Columbia, Snake Steelhead Just Got Worse (Spokesman Review, Spokane, WA)

Solar Trade Case Weighs Whether Protection Will Save or Sink Industry (Washington Post)

NEWS HIGHLIGHTS (Details Below)
  • Portland Prepared to Enter Secret Deal with Portland General Electric
  • U-S Energy Secretary Perry Visits McNary Dam; Mum on Bonneville Power Administration Sale
  • Energy Secretary: Hanford Budget Will Be Enough to ‘Get the Job Done’
  • Editorial: U-S Energy Secretary Perry Arrives at Critical Time for Energy Funding
  • Utility Companies Not Worried about Loss of Energy during Eclipse
  • British Columbia: Leading Peace River Dam Contractor to Be Placed in Receivership
  • Ohio: Streetsboro Teen Electrocuted While Climbing Transmission Tower in Akron
  • South Carolina Utility Unsure When It Will Re-File Plans to Bail on Project
  • America Electric Power Smart Meters Are Coming to Ohio – Delaware Is First
  • Grim Projections for Columbia, Snake Steelhead Just Got Worse
  • Solar Trade Case Weighs Whether Protection Will Save or Sink Industry
  • Op/Ed: Road to Renewable Energy Is Filled With Potholes of ‘Magic Thinking’
  • Missouri Regulators Reject Massive Midwest Wind Power Line
  • Chelan County Commissioners Say Marijuana Is Not an Agricultural Product
  • Washington State Officials Warn of Solar Eclipse Armageddon: Wildfires, Unprecedented Traffic Jams, GPS Miscues
  • A Single Donald Trump Tweet Just Lost Amazon $6 Billion in Value
  • Obama’s Charlottesville Tweet Is Now the Most-Liked Tweet Ever
  • Applebee’s Gives Up On Millennials after Failed Rebranding Efforts
  • The British Library Offers over a Million Free Vintage Images for Download
  • Three-Nation Efforts to Revise NAFTA Begin
  • You Need an Afternoon Routine
  • Another ‘Sexualized Culture’ Investigation at Washington State Fish & Wildlife Leads to Firings
  • Pioneer & Hood Canal School Districts talk Cooperative High School
  • Olympic College Shelton Celebrates New Welding Shop
  • Sidewalks Chalked Around Shelton
WORD OF THE DAY

Torpor • \TORE-perr\ • Noun - 1a : a state of mental & motor inactivity with partial or total insensibility b: a state of lowered physiological activity typically characterized by reduced metabolism, heart rate, respiration, & body temperature that occurs in varying degrees especially in hibernating & estivating animals 2: apathy, dullness

Like lizards on a cold day, the cubicle dwellers on the tenth floor began falling into torpor at their desks; their QWERTY keyboards making square impressions into their flaccid faces. “My nefarious plan worked,” the young mail boy mused as he strolled, unencumbered, through the maze of offices. “A full serving of doughnuts and glazed pastries at mid-morning…sugar crash by noon. Excellent.”

ENERGY & UTILITY ISSUES

Portland Prepared to Enter Secret Deal with Portland General Electric (Oregonian, Portland)

U-S Energy Secretary Perry Visits McNary Dam; Mum on Bonneville Power Administration Sale (East Oregonian, Pendleton, OR)

Energy Secretary: Hanford Budget Will Be Enough to ‘Get the Job Done’ (Northwest Public Radio)

Editorial: U-S Energy Secretary Perry Arrives at Critical Time for Energy Funding (Tri-City Herald, Kennewick, WA)

Utility Companies Not Worried about Loss of Energy during Eclipse (KRCR-TV, Redding, CA)

British Columbia: Leading Peace River Dam Contractor to Be Placed in Receivership (Victoria Times Colonist, BC)

Ohio: Streetsboro Teen Electrocuted While Climbing Transmission Tower in Akron (Akron Beacon Journal, OH)

South Carolina Utility Unsure When It Will Re-File Plans to Bail on Project (Associated Press)

America Electric Power Smart Meters Are Coming to Ohio – Delaware Is First (Columbus Business First, OH)

FISH & WILDLIFE

Grim Projections for Columbia, Snake Steelhead Just Got Worse (Spokesman Review, Spokane, WA)

RENEWABLE ENERGY & SELF STORAGE

Solar Trade Case Weighs Whether Protection Will Save or Sink Industry (Washington Post)

Op/Ed: Road to Renewable Energy Is Filled With Potholes of ‘Magic Thinking’ (The Hill, Washington, DC)

Missouri Regulators Reject Massive Midwest Wind Power Line (Associated Press)

KILOWATTS FOR CANNABIS

Chelan County Commissioners Say Marijuana Is Not an Agricultural Product (NCW Life Channel, East Wenatchee, WA)

BARREL O’ GREEN POTPOURRI – SEETHING STEW OF SCIENCE

Washington State Officials Warn of Solar Eclipse Armageddon: Wildfires, Unprecedented Traffic Jams, GPS Miscues (Yakima Herald Republic, WA)
(“Dogs & Cats; living together. Mass hysteria!)

MARKETING & MEDIA

A Single Donald Trump Tweet Just Lost Amazon $6 Billion in Value (Mashable)

Obama’s Charlottesville Tweet Is Now the Most-Liked Tweet Ever (ABC News)

Applebee’s Gives Up On Millennials after Failed Rebranding Efforts (National Public Radio)

The British Library Offers over a Million Free Vintage Images for Download (Digital Arts)

GOVERNANCE & MANAGEMENT

Three-Nation Efforts to Revise NAFTA Begin (Associated Press)

You Need an Afternoon Routine (Fast Company)

GENERAL NEWS

Another ‘Sexualized Culture’ Investigation at Washington State Fish & Wildlife Leads to Firings (Northwest Public Radio)

Pioneer & Hood Canal School Districts talk Cooperative High School (KMAS Radio, Shelton, WA)

Olympic College Shelton Celebrates New Welding Shop (Mason Web TV, Shelton, WA)

Sidewalks Chalked Around Shelton (Mason Web TV, Shelton, WA)

BATS IN THE BELFRY – DIVERSIONS

Big Ben Backlash: Plan to Silence Beloved Bell under Review

German Customs Intercepts Package with 20 Snake Heads

Wisconsin Man Drives to Hospital after Nail Shot into Heart

This Website Translates English into “Elephant”

SONG OF THE DAY

Jerry Vale – You Belong to My Heart

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