Wednesday, June 27, 2018

Energy News Digest for June 27, 2018


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HOT SHOTS – TODAY’S TOP FIVE STORIES

Scammers Put a New & “Scary” Twist on Old Late Utility Bill Swindle (News Tribune, Tacoma, WA – Paywall Advisory)

US House Bill Says Shooting Hungry Sea Lions Is Fair Game (Oregon Public Broadcasting)

Renewable Northwest Names Successor to Shimshak (Portland Business Journal, OR)

Idaho: Huge Wind & Solar Projects Proposed for Jerome County (Twin Falls Times-News, ID)

Trial Spill at Dams for Fish Costs $10.2 Million, Affects Mason Power Rates (KMAS Radio, Shelton, WA)

NEWS HIGHLIGHTS (Details Below)

1.      Scammers Put a New & “Scary” Twist on Old Late Utility Bill Swindle
2.      Trial Spill at Dams for Fish Costs $10.2 Million, Affects Mason Power Rates
3.      California: Pacific Gas & Electric’s Preemptive Blackout Plan Worries Santa Cruz Mountains Residents
4.      New Grant PUD ‘Emerging Industries’ Rate Class Proposed
5.      California Inches Closer to Joining Giant Electricity Co-Op
6.      California Public Utilities Commission Judge Gives Approval to Proposed San Onofre Settlement
7.      Why Coal Is a Big Part of the Debate over California Moving Into a Regional Power Grid
8.      South Carolina: Santee Cooper Asks Court to Decide If Co-Ops, Customers Should Pay for Nuclear Fiasco
9.      US House Bill Says Shooting Hungry Sea Lions Is Fair Game
10.   Renewable Northwest Names Successor to Shimshak
11.   Idaho: Huge Wind & Solar Projects Proposed for Jerome County
12.   How Your Home Could Generate, Store & Sell Energy
13.   The Energy 202: White House Seeking More Clean Energy Cuts despite Congressional Opposition
14.   Facebook Abandons Ambitious Internet Drone Program
15.   U-S Senator to Push for TVA to Help Expand Broadband Access
16.   Startup Lets Users Build Their Own ISP, for a cool $25,000
17.   Colorado River Water Managers Can Imagine the Future – It Doesn’t Look Pretty
18.   Southern California Edison Files $760 Million Plan to Significantly Expand Electric Vehicle Charging Infrastructure
19.   Can We Really Blame Climate Change for Puget Sound’s Oyster Problem?
20.   Japan Space Explorer Arrives at Asteroid to Collect Samples
21.   U-S Judge Orders Migrant Families to Be Reunited
22.   High Court Bars ‘Fair-Share’ Fees to Public Unions
23.   Shelton: Motorcyclist Seriously Injured in Hit-&-Run Crash. Police Searching for Fleeing Driver
24.   University Place: They Planned to ‘Shoot Off Some Rounds.’ Two Men Ended Up Fatally Shot in the Head
25.   Lands Commissioner Visits Yakima, Touts Preparation for What Could Be a Long Wildfire Season
26.   Shelton Native Receives ‘Health Care Champion’ Community Impact Award

WORD OF THE DAY – HORRIBLE HAIKU EDITION

Spam ● /spam/ ● Noun – 1. irrelevant or inappropriate messages sent on the Internet to a large number of recipients. 2. A canned meat product made mainly from ham.
Verb – Send the same message indiscriminately to (large numbers of recipients) on the Internet.

While I would LOVE to take credit for these Spam-Inspired haikus, I defer to other masters…

The color of Spam
Is natural as the sky:
A block of sunrise.

Pink tender morsel
Glistening with salty gel
What the hell is it?
ENERGY & UTILITY ISSUES

1.    Scammers Put a New & “Scary” Twist on Old Late Utility Bill Swindle (News Tribune, Tacoma, WA – Paywall Advisory)

2.    Trial Spill at Dams for Fish Costs $10.2 Million, Affects Mason Power Rates (KMAS Radio, Shelton, WA)

3.    California: Pacific Gas & Electric’s Preemptive Blackout Plan Worries Santa Cruz Mountains Residents (San Jose Mercury News, CA)

4.    New Grant PUD ‘Emerging Industries’ Rate Class Proposed (Columbia Basin Herald, Moses Lake, WA)

5.    California Inches Closer to Joining Giant Electricity Co-Op (Courthouse News Service)

6.    California Public Utilities Commission Judge Gives Approval to Proposed San Onofre Settlement (San Diego Union Tribune, CA)

7.    Why Coal Is a Big Part of the Debate over California Moving Into a Regional Power Grid (San Diego Union-Tribune, CA)

8.    South Carolina: Santee Cooper Asks Court to Decide If Co-Ops, Customers Should Pay for Nuclear Fiasco (Columbia, SC)

FISH & WILDLIFE

9.    US House Bill Says Shooting Hungry Sea Lions Is Fair Game (Oregon Public Broadcasting)

RENEWABLE ENERGY & SELF STORAGE

10. Renewable Northwest Names Successor to Shimshak (Portland Business Journal, OR)

11. Idaho: Huge Wind & Solar Projects Proposed for Jerome County (Twin Falls Times-News, ID)

12. How Your Home Could Generate, Store & Sell Energy (British Broadcasting Corporation)

13. The Energy 202: White House Seeking More Clean Energy Cuts despite Congressional Opposition (Washington Post)

TECHNOLOGY & TELECOMMUNICATIONS

14. Facebook Abandons Ambitious Internet Drone Program (San Francisco Business Times)

15. U-S Senator to Push for TVA to Help Expand Broadband Access (Associated Press)

16. Startup Lets Users Build Their Own ISP, for a cool $25,000 (Broadband Reports)

WATER, THE SOURCE OF ALL LIFE

17. Colorado River Water Managers Can Imagine the Future – It Doesn’t Look Pretty (KUNC Radio, Greeley, CO)

I SING THE CAR ELECTRIC

18. Southern California Edison Files $760 Million Plan to Significantly Expand Electric Vehicle Charging Infrastructure (Utility Dive)

CLIMATE CHANGE SEQUESTRATION VAULT

19. Can We Really Blame Climate Change for Puget Sound’s Oyster Problem? (KIRO Broadcasting, Seattle, WA)

BARREL O’ GREEN POTPOURRI – SEETHING STEW OF SCIENCE

20. Japan Space Explorer Arrives at Asteroid to Collect Samples (Associated Press)

GOVERNANCE & MANAGEMENT

21. U-S Judge Orders Migrant Families to Be Reunited (Reuters)

22. High Court Bars ‘Fair-Share’ Fees to Public Unions (Courthouse News Service)

GENERAL NEWS

23. Shelton: Motorcyclist Seriously Injured in Hit-&-Run Crash. Police Searching for Fleeing Driver (Olympian, WA – Paywall Advisory)

24. University Place: They Planned to ‘Shoot Off Some Rounds.’ Two Men Ended Up Fatally Shot in the Head (News Tribune, Tacoma, WA – Paywall Advisory)

25. Lands Commissioner Visits Yakima, Touts Preparation for What Could Be a Long Wildfire Season (Yakima Herald Republic, WA)

26. Shelton Native Receives ‘Health Care Champion’ Community Impact Award (KMAS Radio, Shelton, WA)

ALLIGATORS IN THE SEWER – DIVERSIONS

This Fascinating Map Shows Where You Are Most & Least Likely to Get Struck by Lightning

Now It Begins – Beer Is Being Rationed in the UK

This Futuristic Solar Power Plant from 1923 Was Supposed to Light Up the World

Giant Tech-Inspired Egg Sculpture Heading to Harvard

SONG OF THE DAY

Stevie Wonder – You Are the Sunshine of My Life

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