Wednesday, February 1, 2017

Energy News Digest for February 1, 2017

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SHELTON FORECAST & WEATHER ALERTS



HOT SHOTS – TODAY’S TOP FIVE STORIES

Western Washington State Snow, Freezing Rain Possible as Early as Thursday Evening (KIRO Broadcasting, Seattle, WA)

Cold Snaps Mean Centralia City Light, PUD Customers Will See Spike in Utility Bills (The Chronicle, Centralia, WA)

Nez Perce County Officials Oppose Breaching of Dams on Snake, Columbia Rivers (Lewiston Tribune, ID)

Biodiesel Scam Involving Pasco Firm Lands Man in Federal Prison (Tri-City Herald, Kennewick, WA)

Legislature Told To Target Transportation to Get Oregon on Course to Meet Failing Emissions Goals (Portland Business Journal, OR)

NEWS HIGHLIGHTS (Details Below)
  • Cold Snaps Mean Centralia City Light, PUD Customers Will See Spike in Utility Bills
  • Chelan PUD Power Bills Spike Due to Cold Snap
  • High Utility Bills Has Scammers Preying on People, Businesses
  • Cheney Loads Demand Additional Power
  • Study Examines Whether Public Power Would Work on Bainbridge
  • FERC Issues Sunland Ruling for Grant PUD
  • New Directors Join Columbia River PUD Board
  • Southwest Power Pool Elects Mark Crisson to Board of Directors, Approves 13 Transmission Upgrades
  • President Trump Appoints Kristine Svinicki as Chair of Nuclear Regulatory Commission
  • Natural Gas-Fired Generating Capacity Likely To Increase over Next Two Years
  • Nez Perce County Officials Oppose Breaching of Dams on Snake, Columbia Rivers
  • Smelt, Seal & Seal Lions Arriving in Local Rivers
  • Large Numbers of Salmon Return to Deschutes River
  • Editorial: Oregon Right, WA Wrong on Gillnetting
  • DOE Picks 13 Solar Integration Projects for $30M in SunShot Funding
  • Sacramento Municipal Utility District Launches Energy-Management Program for Business Customers
  • Legislature Told To Target Transportation to Get Oregon on Course to Meet Failing Emissions Goals
  • Biodiesel Scam Involving Pasco Firm Lands Man in Federal Prison
  • Tesla Gives the California Power Grid a Battery Boost
  • With New Hybrid, Nissan Offers Cheaper Route to Electric Cars
  • Analysis: What President Trump’s New FCC Chairman Thinks about Net Neutrality
  • New York: Time Warner Cable Defrauded Customers by Advertising Internet Speeds It Couldn’t Provide
  • Here Is How to Fend Off a Hijacking of Home Devices
  • It Takes More than Social Media to Make a Social Movement
  • Reaching Millennials with Social Media: New Research
  • Google Overtakes Apple as the World’s Most Valuable Brand
  • Ad Rights: Charlie Brown & the Peanuts Gang Up For Sale
  • President Trump Nominates Neil Gorsuch to the U-S Supreme Court
  • Republicans Regain Control of the Washington State Senate as Lawmaker Replaced
  • Washington State Legislature: Ericksen Confident He Can Work for Senate & EPA; Will Take Full Salary
  • Western Washington State Snow, Freezing Rain Possible as Early as Thursday Evening
  • Winter Storm Watch Issued for Portland Area; Ice & High Winds Expected
  • Washington State’s Homeless Student Population Grows to Nearly 40,000
  • Space Heater Blamed for Setting Off Yakima House Fire
  • Detectives Find Truck in Mason Connected to Kitsap Quadruple Homicide
WORD OF THE DAY

Lodestar • \LOAD-star\ • noun - One that serves as an inspiration, model, or guide. The literal, albeit archaic, meaning of “lodestar” is “a star that leads or guides; especially: the North Star.” (The first half of the word derives from the Middle English word “lode,” meaning “course.”)

Bertrand realized that his woefully outdated generational references and a hyper-nerdish wardrobe were not to his best advantage. He began to question using Steve Erkle has his cultural and professional lodestar.

ENERGY & UTILITY ISSUES

Cold Snaps Mean Centralia City Light, PUD Customers Will See Spike in Utility Bills (The Chronicle, Centralia, WA)

Chelan PUD Power Bills Spike Due to Cold Snap (KPQ Radio, Wenatchee, WA)

High Utility Bills Has Scammers Preying on People, Businesses (The Argus Observer, Ontario, OR)

Cheney Loads Demand Additional Power (Cheney Free Press, WA)

Study Examines Whether Public Power Would Work on Bainbridge (Kitsap Sun, Bremerton, WA – Paywall Advisory)

FERC Issues Sunland Ruling for Grant PUD (Columbia Basin Herald, Moses Lake, WA)

New Directors Join Columbia River PUD Board (St Helens Chronicle, OR)

Southwest Power Pool Elects Mark Crisson to Board of Directors, Approves 13 Transmission Upgrades (Marketwire)

President Trump Appoints Kristine Svinicki as Chair of Nuclear Regulatory Commission (Utility Dive)

Natural Gas-Fired Generating Capacity Likely To Increase over Next Two Years (U-S Energy Information Administration)

FISH & WILDLIFE

Nez Perce County Officials Oppose Breaching of Dams on Snake, Columbia Rivers (Lewiston Tribune, ID)

Smelt, Seal & Seal Lions Arriving in Local Rivers (Longview Daily News, WA)

Large Numbers of Salmon Return to Deschutes River (KOIN-TV, Portland, OR)

Editorial: Oregon Right, WA Wrong on Gillnetting (Chinook Observer, Long Beach, WA)

RENEWABLE ENERGY

DOE Picks 13 Solar Integration Projects for $30M in SunShot Funding (Utility Dive)

CONSERVATION & EFFICIENCY

Sacramento Municipal Utility District Launches Energy-Management Program for Business Customers (Sacramento Bee, CA)

CLIMATE CHANGE SEQUESTRATION VAULT

Legislature Told To Target Transportation to Get Oregon on Course to Meet Failing Emissions Goals (Portland Business Journal, OR)

SCIENCE SWIMS IN A BARREL O’ GREEN POTPOURRI

Biodiesel Scam Involving Pasco Firm Lands Man in Federal Prison (Tri-City Herald, Kennewick, WA)

Tesla Gives the California Power Grid a Battery Boost (NY Times)

With New Hybrid, Nissan Offers Cheaper Route to Electric Cars (Reuters)

TECHNOLOGY & TELECOMMUNICATIONS

Analysis: What President Trump’s New FCC Chairman Thinks about Net Neutrality (Spokesman Review, Spokane, WA)

New York: Time Warner Cable Defrauded Customers by Advertising Internet Speeds It Couldn’t Provide (Consumerist)

Here Is How to Fend Off a Hijacking of Home Devices (NY Times)

MARKETING & MEDIA

It Takes More than Social Media to Make a Social Movement (Washington Post)

Reaching Millennials with Social Media: New Research (Social Media Examiner)

Google Overtakes Apple as the World’s Most Valuable Brand (Austin Business Journal, TX)

Ad Rights: Charlie Brown & the Peanuts Gang Up For Sale (Consumerist)

POLITICS & GOVERNANCE

President Trump Nominates Neil Gorsuch to the U-S Supreme Court (Sacramento Bee, CA)

Republicans Regain Control of the Washington State Senate as Lawmaker Replaced (Olympian, WA – Paywall Advisory)

Washington State Legislature: Ericksen Confident He Can Work for Senate & EPA; Will Take Full Salary (News Tribune, Tacoma, WA – Paywall Advisory)

GENERAL NEWS

Western Washington State Snow, Freezing Rain Possible as Early as Thursday Evening (KIRO Broadcasting, Seattle, WA)

Winter Storm Watch Issued for Portland Area; Ice & High Winds Expected (Oregonian, Portland)

Washington State’s Homeless Student Population Grows to Nearly 40,000 (Associated Press)

Space Heater Blamed for Setting Off Yakima House Fire (Yakima Herald Republic, WA)

Detectives Find Truck in Mason Connected to Kitsap Quadruple Homicide (KMAS Radio, Shelton, WA)

ALLIGATORS IN THE SEWER – DIVERSIONS

Twelve Moments That Defined Peter Capaldi's Run on Doctor Who

The Science of Snot Is Even Grosser Than You Think

Pennsylvania Mayor Accused of Disturbing Graves to Construct Cell Tower

North Carolina Newborn Girl Shares Birthday with Mom & Dad

SONG OF THE DAY

Manhattan Transfer – Operator

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