Friday, March 24, 2017

Energy News Digest for March 24, 2017

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SHELTON FORECAST & WEATHER ALERTS



We Officially Have New Cloud Types for the First Time in Decades (USA Today)

HOT SHOTS – TODAY’S TOP FIVE STORIES

Falling Bonneville Power Administration Revenue May Trigger Additional Electricity Fee (Longview Daily News, WA)

The High Cost of Tearing Down the Snake River Dams (Washington Policy Center)

Could Colstrip Bill Hinder Montana’s Renewable-Energy Future? (Montana Public News Service)

Cannabis Industry Expected to Maintain Growth despite Trump (Spokesman Review, Spokane, WA)

Washington State Governor Inslee Discusses the Destiny of the Human Race with United Nations (KIRO Broadcasting, Seattle, WA)

NEWS HIGHLIGHTS (Details Below)
  • Falling Bonneville Power Administration Revenue May Trigger Additional Electricity Fee
  • The High Cost of Tearing Down the Snake River Dams
  • Clallam Public Utility District Electric Rates Going Up
  • Lewis County PUD Completes First Reading of Rate Hike Proposal
  • Evacuation Orders Lifted, But Oroville Dam Saga May Have Just Begun
  • Damage, Design Flaws in Oroville Dam Spillway Point to Lengthy Repairs, Consultants Say
  • "Smart Meter" Opponents Press Privacy Challenge in Seventh Circuit
  • Keystone XL Pipeline Gets OK from U-S State Department
  • Tracking Energy Demand Trends by State
  • Golden Rule Applies to Public Servants
  • Maine Man Charged Again with Stealing Electricity for Home
  • Listed Steelhead Move into New Habitat Created by Removal of Obsolete Dam on Idaho's Potlatch River
  • Columbia River Inter-Tribal Fish Commission Names Pinkham New Executive Director
  • Cod Fishing Catches Plummet in Waters Off New England
  • Rate Hikes Coming for Chelan PUD Water, Sewer
  • Could Colstrip Bill Hinder Montana’s Renewable-Energy Future?
  • U-S Senator Alexander Urges Tennessee Valley Authority "Not to Raise Tennesseans’ Electric Bills to Buy Power It Doesn’t Need"
  • Virginia to Utilize Old Coal Mines for Hydropower
  • Inside Microsoft's Cutting-Edge Smart-Building Technology
  • Reliability Hinges on Behind-The-Meter Data, Grid Operator Coalition Says
  • Cannabis Industry Expected to Maintain Growth despite Trump
  • Washington State Governor Inslee Discusses the Destiny of the Human Race with United Nations
  • After EPA Budget Shock, Energy Industry Waits on President Trump's Climate Executive Orders
  • Could a Moore's Law for Carbon Halt Climate Change?
  • Op/Ed: What Are You Doing About Climate Change?
  • Insane Light System Blasts the Energy of 10,000 Suns
  • 170,000 Job-Seekers Compromised by Hacking at Idaho Department of Labor
  • Congress Moves to Strike Internet Privacy Rules from Obama Era
  • AT&T Workers End Strike
  • Hackers Still Threaten a Remote Wipe of iPhones, Despite Apple’s Statement
  • There Are 2.4 Billion Robo-Calls Every Month – The FCC Wants to Help Block Them
  • Twitter Explores Subscription-Based Option for First Time
  • Facebook Messenger Is Basically Slack Now
  • A Journey into the Merriam-Webster Word Factory
  • Consumerist Friday Flickr Finds
  • Washington State Senate Passes $43 Billion Budget Proposal
  • Inslee Slams Washington State GOP Budget’s Tax Break for ‘Flavorful, Wood-Smoked Steaks’ – A Break He Signed into Law
  • Commissioner: Portland Council Meetings Too Unsafe to Attend
  • Gonzaga Bulldogs Claim Victory in Nail Biter to Advance to NCAA Elite Eight
WORD OF THE DAY

Docile • \DOSS-ill\ • adjective - 1: easily taught 2: easily led or managed

Ambrose wandered amongst his docile minions, pleased that for once he was in charge. The group in the stenographers’ pool parted like the ocean before the prow of a giant ship as he passed by. “This is great,” he pondered. “Once I replaced those troublesome employees with Shropshire sheep, complaints dropped off at once.” “Of course,” he mused, “These smelly ruminants get nothing done all day, except to fertilize the carpet.”

ENERGY & UTILITY ISSUES

Falling Bonneville Power Administration Revenue May Trigger Additional Electricity Fee (Longview Daily News, WA)

The High Cost of Tearing Down the Snake River Dams (Washington Policy Center)

Clallam Public Utility District Electric Rates Going Up (Peninsula Daily News, Port Angeles, WA)

Lewis County PUD Completes First Reading of Rate Hike Proposal (The Chronicle, Centralia, WA)

Evacuation Orders Lifted, But Oroville Dam Saga May Have Just Begun (Christian Science Monitor)

Damage, Design Flaws in Oroville Dam Spillway Point to Lengthy Repairs, Consultants Say (Sacramento Bee, CA)

"Smart Meter" Opponents Press Privacy Challenge in Seventh Circuit (CH& Energy Blog)

Keystone XL Pipeline Gets OK from U-S State Department (Canadian Broadcasting Corporation)

Tracking Energy Demand Trends by State (The Economist)

Golden Rule Applies to Public Servants (American Public Power Association)

Maine Man Charged Again with Stealing Electricity for Home (Associated Press)

FISH & WILDLIFE

Listed Steelhead Move into New Habitat Created by Removal of Obsolete Dam on Idaho's Potlatch River (Columbia Basin Bulletin)

Columbia River Inter-Tribal Fish Commission Names Pinkham New Executive Director (Columbia Basin Bulletin)

Cod Fishing Catches Plummet in Waters Off New England (Associated Press)

WATER, THE SOURCE OF ALL LIFE

Rate Hikes Coming for Chelan PUD Water, Sewer (Wenatchee World, WA)

RENEWABLE ENERGY & SELF STORAGE

Could Colstrip Bill Hinder Montana’s Renewable-Energy Future? (Montana Public News Service)

U-S Senator Alexander Urges Tennessee Valley Authority "Not to Raise Tennesseans’ Electric Bills to Buy Power It Doesn’t Need" (The Chattanoogan, TN)

Virginia to Utilize Old Coal Mines for Hydropower (Breaking Energy)

CONSERVATION & EFFICIENCY

Inside Microsoft's Cutting-Edge Smart-Building Technology (Puget Sound Business Journal, WA)

Reliability Hinges on Behind-The-Meter Data, Grid Operator Coalition Says (Utility Dive)

KILOWATTS FOR CANNABIS

Cannabis Industry Expected to Maintain Growth despite Trump (Spokesman Review, Spokane, WA)

CLIMATE CHANGE SEQUESTRATION VAULT

Washington State Governor Inslee Discusses the Destiny of the Human Race with United Nations (KIRO Broadcasting, Seattle, WA)

After EPA Budget Shock, Energy Industry Waits on President Trump's Climate Executive Orders (Utility Dive)

Could a Moore's Law for Carbon Halt Climate Change? (Christian Science Monitor)

Op/Ed: What Are You Doing About Climate Change? (Ashland Daily Tidings, OR)

BARREL O’ GREEN POTPOURRI – DRIVING ON SUNSHINE

Insane Light System Blasts the Energy of 10,000 Suns (Gizmodo)

TECHNOLOGY & TELECOMMUNICATIONS

170,000 Job-Seekers Compromised by Hacking at Idaho Department of Labor (Associated Press)

Congress Moves to Strike Internet Privacy Rules from Obama Era (NY Times)

AT&T Workers End Strike (SF Chronicle)

Hackers Still Threaten a Remote Wipe of iPhones, Despite Apple’s Statement (Yahoo! Tech)

MARKETING & MEDIA

There Are 2.4 Billion Robo-Calls Every Month – The FCC Wants to Help Block Them (Washington Post)

Twitter Explores Subscription-Based Option for First Time (Reuters)

Facebook Messenger Is Basically Slack Now (Mashable)

A Journey into the Merriam-Webster Word Factory (NY Times)

Consumerist Friday Flickr Finds (Consumerist)

GOVERNANCE & MANAGEMENT

Washington State Senate Passes $43 Billion Budget Proposal (Associated Press)

Inslee Slams Washington State GOP Budget’s Tax Break for ‘Flavorful, Wood-Smoked Steaks’ – A Break He Signed into Law (News Tribune, Tacoma, WA – Paywall Advisory)

Commissioner: Portland Council Meetings Too Unsafe to Attend (Associated Press)

GENERAL NEWS

Gonzaga Bulldogs Claim Victory in Nail Biter to Advance to NCAA Elite Eight (Northwest Public Radio)

ALLIGATORS IN THE SEWER – DIVERSIONS

Texas Dad Throws His Daughter a $6 Million Birthday Party

Hamsters Left Off List of Amherst College Mascot Finalists

This Teen Jumped Into Crocodile-Infested Waters to Impress a Girl. It Did Not Go Well

A President’s Restless Corpse May Be on the Move Again in Tennessee

SONG OF THE DAY

Dr. Hook – Only Sixteen

Dr. Hook – Cover of the Rolling Stone

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