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.

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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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