Tuesday, October 17, 2017

Energy News Digest for October 17, 2017

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SHELTON FORECAST & WEATHER ALERTS




HOT SHOTS – TODAY’S TOP FIVE STORIES

Forecasters: Heavy Rains, High Winds Coming This Week (KMAS Radio, Shelton, WA)

Wildfires Create Worst Crisis for Pacific Gas & Electric since San Bruno Gas Disaster (Sacramento Bee, CA)

Extreme Low Flows in West Olympic Peninsula Rivers Prompt Closures to Protect Salmon (Peninsula Daily News, Port Angeles, WA)

California: Gov. Jerry Brown Vetoes Bill Easing Permits on Cell Phone Towers (San Jose Mercury News, CA)

EPA Administrator Pruitt Issues Directive to Curb Settlements with Outside Groups (Washington Post)

NEWS HIGHLIGHTS (Details Below)
  • Wildfires Create Worst Crisis for Pacific Gas & Electric since San Bruno Gas Disaster
  • Securities Officials Probing South Carolina Nuke Plant Fiasco
  • Are Your Trees at Risk for Wind Damage?
  • Chelan PUD Hoping to Not Raise Rates
  • Public Power Officials Detail Expected Energy Imbalance Market Benefits, Lessons Learned
  • Clean Power Plan Repeal Would Not Affect Electric Transmission, Companies Say
  • Extreme Low Flows in West Olympic Peninsula Rivers Prompt Closures to Protect Salmon
  • Native Mountain Goats Thriving in South Cascades
  • After Hurricane Power Outages, Looking to Alaska's Microgrids for a Better Way
  • Utility-Scale Solar Integration – What You Need to Know
  • Energy Storage Technology: UTC Issues New Policy Statement
  • Carbon Emissions Cloud Minnesota Utility’s Growing Electric Water Heater Program
  • Op/Ed: Cap-and-Trade Is GOP's Next Best Step on Environmental Regulation
  • Electric Vehicles Need Charging Stations for Widespread Adoption. Here’s How to Get Them Built
  • Analysis: Who’s Winning the Electric Vehicle Race?
  • California: Gov. Jerry Brown Vetoes Bill Easing Permits on Cell Phone Towers
  • Broadband Prices Are About to Soar – Wall Street is Thrilled
  • FCC Launches Hurricane Task Force after Criticism over Response
  • Don’t Leave Your Customers in the Dark: Outage Communication Best Practices
  • Women Join Forces against Sexual Assault with 'Me Too' Social Media Campaign
  • He Finally Speaks – FCC Chair Says Agency Can’t Revoke TV Licenses over Newscast
  • Prank Calls to Safeway Customers Backfire on YouTube Blogger
  • EPA Administrator Pruitt Issues Directive to Curb Settlements with Outside Groups
  • Patty Murray, Lamar Alexander, Key Senators, Say They Have Outline of Health Insurance Deal
  • Sacramento Judge Says City Text Deletions Were ‘Ill-Advised,’ But Not Worthy of Sanctions
  • Forecasters: Heavy Rains, High Winds Coming This Week
  • Belfair-Area Man’s Murder Trial Moves to February
  • Mason Superior Court Judge Sheldon to Retire
  • Olympia, Tacoma Hospitals Accused Of Billing the Poor Instead of Offering State-Mandated Charity Care
  • Nordstrom Suspends Its Plan to Go Private
  • Beyond Black Holes. New Galactic Collision Discovered by Hanford Scientists
WORD OF THE DAY

Bellicose • \BELL-ih-kose\ • Adjective - Favoring or inclined to start quarrels or wars.

Marsha could understand John’s intense and bellicose attitude towards the incredibly scrumptious crème brulee that she had whipped up for him at the last minute. Perhaps it was the tart message scrawled in “Sharpie” pen across the bottom of the white, ceramic cup, revealed as he was scraping the last, tasty tidbit of the heavenly creation out of the container: “I want to break up; it’s not me…it’s you.” From that day on, custard-like desserts lost all taste for John. “They just turn to ashes in my mouth,” he was wont to say.

ENERGY & UTILITY ISSUES

Wildfires Create Worst Crisis for Pacific Gas & Electric since San Bruno Gas Disaster (Sacramento Bee, CA)

Securities Officials Probing South Carolina Nuke Plant Fiasco (Associated Press)

Are Your Trees at Risk for Wind Damage? (KHQ-TV, Spokane, WA)

Chelan PUD Hoping to Not Raise Rates (KPQ Radio, Wenatchee, WA)

Public Power Officials Detail Expected Energy Imbalance Market Benefits, Lessons Learned (American Public Power Association)

Clean Power Plan Repeal Would Not Affect Electric Transmission, Companies Say (Electric Light & Power)

FISH & WILDLIFE

Extreme Low Flows in West Olympic Peninsula Rivers Prompt Closures to Protect Salmon (Peninsula Daily News, Port Angeles, WA)

Native Mountain Goats Thriving in South Cascades (Olympian, WA – Paywall Advisory)

RENEWABLE ENERGY & SELF STORAGE

After Hurricane Power Outages, Looking to Alaska's Microgrids for a Better Way (National Public Radio)

Utility-Scale Solar Integration – What You Need to Know (Utility Dive)

Energy Storage Technology: UTC Issues New Policy Statement (CH& Energy Blog)

CLIMATE CHANGE SEQUESTRATION VAULT

Carbon Emissions Cloud Minnesota Utility’s Growing Electric Water Heater Program (Midwest Energy News)

Op/Ed: Cap-and-Trade Is GOP's Next Best Step on Environmental Regulation (The Hill, Washington, DC)

BARREL O’ GREEN POTPOURRI – SEETHING STEW OF SCIENCE

Electric Vehicles Need Charging Stations for Widespread Adoption. Here’s How to Get Them Built (The Energy Collective)

Analysis: Who’s Winning the Electric Vehicle Race? (USA Today)

TECHNOLOGY & TELECOMMUNICATIONS

California: Gov. Jerry Brown Vetoes Bill Easing Permits on Cell Phone Towers (San Jose Mercury News, CA)

Broadband Prices Are About to Soar – Wall Street is Thrilled (Broadband Reports)

FCC Launches Hurricane Task Force after Criticism over Response (Washington Examiner)

PUBLIC RELATIONS, MARKETING, & MEDIA

Don’t Leave Your Customers in the Dark: Outage Communication Best Practices (American Public Power Association)

Women Join Forces against Sexual Assault with 'Me Too' Social Media Campaign (Christian Science Monitor)

He Finally Speaks – FCC Chair Says Agency Can’t Revoke TV Licenses over Newscast (Bloomberg News)

Prank Calls to Safeway Customers Backfire on YouTube Blogger (Oregonian, Portland)

GOVERNANCE & MANAGEMENT

EPA Administrator Pruitt Issues Directive to Curb Settlements with Outside Groups (Washington Post)

Patty Murray, Lamar Alexander, Key Senators, Say They Have Outline of Health Insurance Deal (Associated Press)

Sacramento Judge Says City Text Deletions Were ‘Ill-Advised,’ But Not Worthy of Sanctions (Sacramento Bee, CA)

GENERAL NEWS

Forecasters: Heavy Rains, High Winds Coming This Week (KMAS Radio, Shelton, WA)

Belfair-Area Man’s Murder Trial Moves to February (KMAS Radio, Shelton, WA)

Mason Superior Court Judge Sheldon to Retire (KMAS Radio, Shelton, WA)

Olympia, Tacoma Hospitals Accused Of Billing the Poor Instead of Offering State-Mandated Charity Care (Associated Press)

Nordstrom Suspends Its Plan to Go Private (Associated Press)

Beyond Black Holes. New Galactic Collision Discovered by Hanford Scientists (Tri-City Herald, Kennewick, WA)

ALLIGATORS IN THE SEWER – DIVERSIONS

Any Way You Cut It, Richland is a French Fry Powerhouse

Spokane Valley Balloon Ends Up 1,400 Miles East

Courthouse Trainer Introduces Readers to ‘Ruth Bader Ginsburg Workout’

Hogwarts Express Rescues Stranded Family in Scotland

SONG OF THE DAY

Lena Horne – Stormy Weather

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