Monday, February 6, 2017

Energy News Digest for February 6, 2017

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SHELTON FORECAST & WEATHER ALERTS



HOT SHOTS – TODAY’S TOP FIVE STORIES

Power Knocked Out for Tens of Thousands in the Pacific Northwest (KING-TV, Seattle, WA)

Ellensburg Power Bills Rise as Temperatures Drop (Ellensburg Daily Record, WA)

The Dalles: Cold Brings Higher Power Bills (The Dalles Chronicle, OR)

Northern California Customers Fume as Pacific Gas & Electric Bills Soar (Sacramento Bee, CA)

New England Carbon Dioxide Emissions Spike after Vermont Yankee Nuclear Closure (Utility Dive)

NEWS HIGHLIGHTS (Details Below)
  • Power Knocked Out for Tens of Thousands in the Pacific Northwest
  • Ellensburg Power Bills Rise as Temperatures Drop
  • The Dalles: Cold Brings Higher Power Bills
  • Northern California Customers Fume as Pacific Gas & Electric Bills Soar
  • Oregon: Portland General Electric Gas Opponents Hit State Siting Council with Deluge of Comments
  • Californians Are Paying Billions for Power They Don’t Need
  • Federal Grid Watchdog Heads into Limbo
  • The World’s Largest Nuclear Plants Differ by Age, Number of Reactors, & Utilization
  • Captain Bonneville Led a Life of Adventure While Exploring the West
  • Embattled Oregon Fish & Wildlife Commissioners Will Face Public at Sportsmen’s Show
  • Farmed Geoduck’s Sustainability Rating Takes a Hit
  • Into the Weeds: Exclusive First Look Inside a Legal Washington State Marijuana Farm
  • Weed 101: Colorado Agriculture Agency Shares Pot Know-How
  • New England Carbon Dioxide Emissions Spike after Vermont Yankee Nuclear Closure
  • Tesla Drops ‘Motors’ from Company Name Following SolarCity Acquisition, Signals Directional Change
  • FCC Commissioner Thinks Ultra-Fast Broadband Just a ‘Novelty’
  • Super Bowl Ads Score Eyeballs with Political Football
  • Seattle Port CEO Secretly Gave Himself $24,500 Pay Raise
  • New Washington State Lands Commissioner Has a Lot on Her Plate
  • Scott Pruitt Is Seen Cutting the E.P.A. With a Scalpel, Not a Cleaver
  • Northwest Snow Closes Schools, Cuts Power
  • Burien Legislator Proposes Tougher Washington State Carbon Emissions Bill
  • Trump Rails against Seattle Judge: Blame the Courts ‘If Something Happens’
  • Three Mason County Basketball Teams Playoff Bound
WORD OF THE DAY

Auteur • \AWT-ur\ • Noun - 1: a film director whose practice accords with the auteur theory; broadly: director 2: an artist (as a musician or writer) whose style & practice are distinctive

I guess if used in a literal sense, “Tiny Tim” was a ukulele auteur. As an artist, perhaps not.

ENERGY & UTILITY ISSUES

Power Knocked Out for Tens of Thousands in the Pacific Northwest (KING-TV, Seattle, WA)

Ellensburg Power Bills Rise as Temperatures Drop (Ellensburg Daily Record, WA)

The Dalles: Cold Brings Higher Power Bills (The Dalles Chronicle, OR)

Northern California Customers Fume as Pacific Gas & Electric Bills Soar (Sacramento Bee, CA)

Oregon: Portland General Electric Gas Opponents Hit State Siting Council with Deluge of Comments (Portland Business Journal, OR)

Californians Are Paying Billions for Power They Don’t Need (Los Angeles Times, CA)

Federal Grid Watchdog Heads into Limbo (Washington Examiner)

The World’s Largest Nuclear Plants Differ by Age, Number of Reactors, & Utilization (US Energy Information Administration)

Captain Bonneville Led a Life of Adventure While Exploring the West (Idaho Statesman, Boise)

FISH & WILDLIFE

Embattled Oregon Fish & Wildlife Commissioners Will Face Public at Sportsmen’s Show (Oregonian, Portland)

Farmed Geoduck’s Sustainability Rating Takes a Hit (Kitsap Sun, Bremerton, WA – Paywall Advisory)

KILOWATTS FOR CANNABIS

Into the Weeds: Exclusive First Look Inside a Legal Washington State Marijuana Farm (KNDO/KNDU,-TV, Tri-Cities, WA)

Weed 101: Colorado Agriculture Agency Shares Pot Know-How (Associated Press)

CLIMATE CHANGE SEQUESTRATION VAULT

New England Carbon Dioxide Emissions Spike after Vermont Yankee Nuclear Closure (Utility Dive)

BARREL O’ GREEN POTPOURRI

Tesla Drops ‘Motors’ from Company Name Following SolarCity Acquisition, Signals Directional Change (New York Daily News)

TECHNOLOGY & TELECOMMUNICATIONS

FCC Commissioner Thinks Ultra-Fast Broadband Just a ‘Novelty’ (Broadband Reports – Yup, just like anything over 56K, right?)

MARKETING & MEDIA

Super Bowl Ads Score Eyeballs with Political Football (Reuters

POLITICS, GOVERNANCE, AND MANAGEMENT

Seattle Port CEO Secretly Gave Himself $24,500 Pay Raise (KIRO Broadcasting, Seattle, WA)

New Washington State Lands Commissioner Has a Lot on Her Plate (Everett Herald, WA)

Scott Pruitt Is Seen Cutting the E.P.A. With a Scalpel, Not a Cleaver (NY Times)

GENERAL NEWS

Northwest Snow Closes Schools, Cuts Power (Associated Press)

Burien Legislator Proposes Tougher Washington State Carbon Emissions Bill (Everett Herald, WA)

Trump Rails against Seattle Judge: Blame the Courts ‘If Something Happens’ (Yahoo News)

Three Mason County Basketball Teams Playoff Bound (Mason Web TV, Shelton, WA)

ALLIGATORS IN THE SEWER – DIVERSIONS

Tom Brady, Patriots Win in Overtime over Falcons in Wild Super Bowl 51

Michigan Sinkhole Not Worsened by Super Bowl Fans’ Halftime Flushing

Yellow Car Loathed By Visitors to English Village Vandalized

Ad Watchdog Weighs in on Jelly Beans “Clinically Proven” to Improve Sports Performance

SONG OF THE DAY

Ukulele Orchestra of Great Britain – Born This Way

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