Monday, December 11, 2017

Energy News Digest for December 11, 2017

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HOT SHOTS – TODAY’S TOP FIVE STORIES

British Columbia to Go Ahead with Peace River Hydroelectric Dam Project – Premier argues cancelling would mean higher hydro rates & less money for other capital projects (Canadian Broadcasting Corporation)

Power Bills. Irrigation. Fishing. All Reasons to Care about Columbia River Treaty Talks (Tri-City Herald, Kennewick, WA)

Options Narrow in Battle of Salmon Versus Columbia & Snake River Dams (Northwest Public Radio)

Energy-Related Carbon Dioxide Emissions Decreased in Most States from 2005 to 2015 (U-S Energy Information Administration)

Alleged White Supremacist Ties at Lab Roil Oregon Cannabis Market (Portland Business Journal, OR)

NEWS HIGHLIGHTS (Details Below)
  • British Columbia to Go Ahead with Peace River Hydroelectric Dam Project
  • Power Bills. Irrigation. Fishing. All Reasons to Care about Columbia River Treaty Talks
  • U-S to Enter Into Columbia River Treaty Renegotiation
  • Rethinking Electric Power, Prompted by Politics & Disaster
  • Slight Port Angeles Utility Hike Likely; Residents Complain of High Rates
  • Seattle City Light CEO Pay Is Not Out of the Ordinary
  • South Carolina: Santee Cooper Chairman Says He Won’t Leave Voluntarily after Governor Fires Him
  • New Mexico: Crossed Wires at El Paso Electric & the Public Regulation Commission
  • Rick Perry Says FERC’s Inability to Meet His Deadline Places U-S Grid at Risk
  • PJM Subsidiary Looks to Western Markets, With New RTO a Possibility
  • Options Narrow in Battle of Salmon Versus Columbia & Snake River Dams
  • A Single Bird Caused a $220,000 Boost to the U-S Economy
  • Blackfeet Tribe Wary Of Monument in Montana as Others Reduced by Trump
  • Idaho Regulators Trim Renewables Integration Rates under PURPA for Rocky Mountain Power
  • Idaho Lawmaker’s Bill Cuts Regulations in Effort to Boost Renewable Energy
  • California Feed-In Tariff Not Compliant with PURPA, Federal Court Rules
  • Maine: Challenge to Solar Rules Heads to Court
  • Worker Dies after Falling Into Hopper at Minnesota Turkey Manure Energy Plant
  • DC Smart Energy: Saving a Ton of Energy When You’re “Home Alone”?
  • Alleged White Supremacist Ties at Lab Roil Oregon Cannabis Market
  • Yolo County Considers Banning Commercial Pot Production, Reversing Previous Policy
  • Cannabis Growers the Market – Worm Poop Means Fertilizer & Cash for Student Entrepreneur
  • Energy-Related Carbon Dioxide Emissions Decreased in Most States from 2005 to 2015
  • California: Thanks to Our Dams, Jerry Brown Can Brag about Cutting Greenhouse Gasses
  • Green Cash, Carbon Tax: What to Expect at Paris Climate Meet
  • How Electric Cars Can Make Your Electricity Cheaper & More Reliable
  • NoaNet Helps Ellensburg with Pilot Problems
  • How a Remote South African Rural Community, with Barely Any Electricity, Built Its Own ISP
  • Bitcoin Soars Then Falls Back, While Breach Raises Security Concerns
  • Verizon Says Exec’s Joke about Installing a ‘Verizon Puppet’ at FCC to Kill Net Neutrality Was ‘Funny’
  • iGeneration Teens Facing Deadly Consequences for Overuse of Electronic Media
  • Stream NFL Games on Your Smartphone Next Year — On Any Carrier
  • Netflix’s ‘Creepy’ Tweet Reminds Us All How Closely It’s Watching Us
  • Prominent 9th Circuit Judge Accused of Sexual Misconduct
  • At Least Four More Days without Rain in Puget Sound; Expect Fog & Poor Air Quality
  • Legacy of Mount St. Helens Eruption Puts 50,000 Lives in the Balance
  • WSDOT Report: Congestion Growing, Roads Deteriorating Due to Population Boom
  • Explosion Rocks New York Commuter Hub, Suspect in Custody
  • NFL, Jaguars Working to Identify Fans Who Threw Objects on Field after Seahawks Game
WORD OF THE DAY

Hemidemisemiquaver • \hem-mee-dem-mee-SEM-mee-kway-verr\ • Noun - Sixty-fourth note.

Some say music, as love, is an international language. However, a strict British musicologist may confuse his U-S counterparts by using the term “hemisemidemiquaver” instead of “sixty-fourth note” when describing the hurry-up nature of the song “Flight of the Bumblebee.”

Harry James - Flight of the Bumblebee

ENERGY & UTILITY ISSUES

British Columbia to Go Ahead with Peace River Hydroelectric Dam Project – Premier argues cancelling would mean higher hydro rates & less money for other capital projects (Canadian Broadcasting Corporation)

Power Bills. Irrigation. Fishing. All Reasons to Care about Columbia River Treaty Talks (Tri-City Herald, Kennewick, WA)

U-S to Enter Into Columbia River Treaty Renegotiation (Northwest Public Radio)

Rethinking Electric Power, Prompted by Politics & Disaster – “The West Coast of the United States has now become the epicenter of innovation & deployment of new energy systems” (NY Times)

Slight Port Angeles Utility Hike Likely; Residents Complain of High Rates (Peninsula Daily News, Port Angeles, WA)

Seattle City Light CEO Pay Is Not Out of the Ordinary (KIRO Broadcasting, Seattle, WA)

South Carolina: Santee Cooper Chairman Says He Won’t Leave Voluntarily after Governor Fires Him (Charleston Power & Courier, SC)

New Mexico: Crossed Wires at El Paso Electric & the Public Regulation Commission (Las Cruses Sun-News, NM)

Rick Perry Says FERC’s Inability to Meet His Deadline Places U-S Grid at Risk (Washington Examiner)

PJM Subsidiary Looks to Western Markets, With New RTO a Possibility (Utility Dive)

FISH & WILDLIFE

Options Narrow in Battle of Salmon Versus Columbia & Snake River Dams (Northwest Public Radio)

A Single Bird Caused a $220,000 Boost to the U-S Economy (Gizmodo)

ENVIRONMENTAL FOOT LOCKER

Blackfeet Tribe Wary Of Monument in Montana as Others Reduced by Trump (Associated Press)

RENEWABLE ENERGY & SELF STORAGE

Idaho Regulators Trim Renewables Integration Rates under PURPA for Rocky Mountain Power (Utility Dive)

Idaho Lawmaker’s Bill Cuts Regulations in Effort to Boost Renewable Energy (Idaho Statesman, Boise)

California Feed-In Tariff Not Compliant with PURPA, Federal Court Rules (Utility Dive)

Maine: Challenge to Solar Rules Heads to Court (Associated Press)

Worker Dies after Falling Into Hopper at Minnesota Turkey Manure Energy Plant (Minneapolis Star-Tribune, MN)

CONSERVATION & EFFICIENCY

DC Smart Energy: Saving a Ton of Energy When You’re “Home Alone”? (Roseberg News Review, OR)

KILOWATTS FOR CANNABIS

Alleged White Supremacist Ties at Lab Roil Oregon Cannabis Market (Portland Business Journal, OR)

Yolo County Considers Banning Commercial Pot Production, Reversing Previous Policy (Sacramento Bee, CA)

Cannabis Growers the Market – Worm Poop Means Fertilizer & Cash for Student Entrepreneur (Associated Press)

CLIMATE CHANGE SEQUESTRATION VAULT

Energy-Related Carbon Dioxide Emissions Decreased in Most States from 2005 to 2015 (U-S Energy Information Administration)

California: Thanks to Our Dams, Jerry Brown Can Brag about Cutting Greenhouse Gasses (Sacramento Bee, CA)

Green Cash, Carbon Tax: What to Expect at Paris Climate Meet (Spokesman Review, Spokane, WA)

BARREL O’ GREEN POTPOURRI – SEETHING STEW OF SCIENCE

How Electric Cars Can Make Your Electricity Cheaper & More Reliable (Forbes Magazine)

TECHNOLOGY & TELECOMMUNICATIONS

NoaNet Helps Ellensburg with Pilot Problems (Community Networks)

How a Remote South African Rural Community, with Barely Any Electricity, Built Its Own ISP (Quartz Media)

Bitcoin Soars Then Falls Back, While Breach Raises Security Concerns (Associated Press)

Verizon Says Exec’s Joke about Installing a ‘Verizon Puppet’ at FCC to Kill Net Neutrality Was ‘Funny’ (Gizmodo)

PUBLIC RELATIONS, MARKETING & MEDIA

iGeneration Teens Facing Deadly Consequences for Overuse of Electronic Media (Washington Examiner)

Stream NFL Games on Your Smartphone Next Year — On Any Carrier (KCPQ-TV, Seattle/Tacoma, WA)

Netflix’s ‘Creepy’ Tweet Reminds Us All How Closely It’s Watching Us (Washington Post)

GOVERNANCE & MANAGEMENT

Prominent 9th Circuit Judge Accused of Sexual Misconduct (Sacramento Bee, CA)

GENERAL NEWS

At Least Four More Days without Rain in Puget Sound; Expect Fog & Poor Air Quality (KCPQ-TV, Seattle/Tacoma, WA)

Legacy of Mount St. Helens Eruption Puts 50,000 Lives in the Balance (Washington Examiner)

WSDOT Report: Congestion Growing, Roads Deteriorating Due to Population Boom (KCPQ-TV, Seattle/Tacoma, WA)

Explosion Rocks New York Commuter Hub, Suspect in Custody (Reuters)

NFL, Jaguars Working to Identify Fans Who Threw Objects on Field after Seahawks Game (USA Today)

ALLIGATORS IN THE SEWER – DIVERSIONS

Ice Cream Shop’s Cow Derriere Logo Gets Icy Reception

Do It Yourself Bed Bug Treatment Attempt Accidentally Results in Massive Fire

Ugly Sweater Craze Snags Early Boarding on Alaska Airlines

Woman Unaware She’s Pregnant Gives Birth To Surprise Baby Boy

SONG OF THE DAY

Orleans – Still the One

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