Friday, February 23, 2018

Energy News Digest for February 23, 2018


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HOT SHOTS – TODAY’S TOP FIVE STORIES

Decision on Snake Dam Removal Has Senator Murray, Representative Newhouse at Odds (Tri-City Herald, Kennewick, WA)

Irony, Hells Canyon Fish Passage is Thy Name: Idaho Power to Appeal FERC’s Decision on Oregon Law (Columbia Basin Bulletin)

Portland General Electric Seeks 4.8% Rate Increase (Portland Business Journal, OR)

Climate Activists Protest Puget Sound Energy Plan to Keep Using Coal (Northwest Public Broadcasting)

Electric Transportation Bills Hit the House Committee (iFiberOne News, Ephrata, WA)

NEWS HIGHLIGHTS (Details Below)
  • Decision on Snake Dam Removal Has Senator Murray, Representative Newhouse at Odds
  • Irony, Hells Canyon Fish Passage is Thy Name: Idaho Power to Appeal FERC’s Decision on Oregon Law
  • Portland General Electric Seeks 4.8% Rate Increase
  • Climate Activists Protest Puget Sound Energy Plan to Keep Using Coal
  • New Permit Would Allow Eight Times More Pollution from Oregon Power Plant
  • Immigration & Customs Enforcement Wants Info on a Seattle City Light Customer – The Utility Is Asking Why
  • Grant PUD’s Low Electrical Rates Generate Flood of Inquiries
  • Commentary: What’s Not to Like in Trump’s Infrastructure Plan? – Kind Words for BPA Asset Selloff
  • Washington State Plans to Reopen Fishing on Skokomish River
  • Spring Chinook Are Coming. See What the Fishing Season Looks Like
  • Oregon Department of Fish & Wildlife ODFW Trapping Sea Lions at Willamette Falls, Relocating to Oregon Coast
  • Including Washington State & Oregon – Publication of Net Neutrality Rule Prompts Challenge by 24 States
  • Oregon’s Effort to Restore Net Neutrality Moves Forward
  • Electric Transportation Bills Hit the House Committee
  • Washington State Carbon Tax Passes in Fiscal Committee, Gets Lukewarm Support from Some Democrats
  • Within Minutes of Each Other, Washington State Senate & House Agree to Shield Many of Their Records from the Public
ENERGY & UTILITY ISSUES

Decision on Snake Dam Removal Has Senator Murray, Representative Newhouse at Odds (Tri-City Herald, Kennewick, WA)

Irony, Hells Canyon Fish Passage is Thy Name: Idaho Power to Appeal FERC’s Decision on Oregon Law (Columbia Basin Bulletin)

Portland General Electric Seeks 4.8% Rate Increase (Portland Business Journal, OR)

Climate Activists Protest Puget Sound Energy Plan to Keep Using Coal (Northwest Public Broadcasting)

New Permit Would Allow Eight Times More Pollution from Oregon Power Plant (KGW-TV, Portland, OR)

Immigration & Customs Enforcement Wants Info on a Seattle City Light Customer – The Utility Is Asking Why (Seattle Times, WA – Paywall Advisory)

Grant PUD’s Low Electrical Rates Generate Flood of Inquiries (Columbia Basin Herald, Moses Lake, WA)

Commentary: What’s Not to Like in Trump’s Infrastructure Plan? – Kind Words for BPA Asset Selloff (Bond Buyer)

FISH & WILDLIFE

Washington State Plans to Reopen Fishing on Skokomish River (Kitsap Sun, Bremerton, WA – Paywall Advisory)

Spring Chinook Are Coming. See What the Fishing Season Looks Like (Tri-City Herald, Kennewick, WA)

Oregon Department of Fish & Wildlife ODFW Trapping Sea Lions at Willamette Falls, Relocating to Oregon Coast (Columbia Basin Bulletin)

TECHNOLOGY & TELECOMMUNICATIONS

Including Washington State & Oregon – Publication of Net Neutrality Rule Prompts Challenge by 24 States (Courthouse News Service)

Oregon’s Effort to Restore Net Neutrality Moves Forward (Oregonian, Portland)

I SING THE CAR ELECTRIC

Electric Transportation Bills Hit the House Committee (iFiberOne News, Ephrata, WA)

CLIMATE CHANGE SEQUESTRATION VAULT

Washington State Carbon Tax Passes in Fiscal Committee, Gets Lukewarm Support from Some Democrats (Washington State Wire, Olympia, WA)

GOVERNANCE & MANAGEMENT

Within Minutes of Each Other, Washington State Senate & House Agree to Shield Many of Their Records from the Public (Seattle Times, WA – Paywall Advisory)

SONG OF THE DAY

Yuja Wang Plays Gershwin – Rhapsody in Blue

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