Wednesday, August 15, 2018

Energy News Digest for August 15, 2018


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HOT SHOTS – TODAY’S TOP FIVE STORIES

Mason PUD 3's Fiberhoods and the Broadband for All Act (H.R.6442) - A Perfect Match (Mason PUD 3, Shelton, WA)

Methodology for Setting 2016 Avista Rates Was Flawed, Court Finds (Spokesman Review, Spokane, WA)

Pacific Gas & Electric’s Landmark Energy Storage Projects Snagged by Pushback (Utility Dive)

Seattle Judge Dismisses Young Activists’ Climate Lawsuit (Associated Press)

Garbage from Washington State’s Booming Pot Industry Clogs Gutters, Sewers & Landfills (Washington Post)

NEWS HIGHLIGHTS (Details Below)
1.      Methodology for Setting 2016 Avista Rates Was Flawed, Court Finds
2.      Canada; Hydro One Names New Board of Directors after En Masse Resignation
3.      Evolving Industries Rate Class Discussed at Grant PUD Meeting
4.      More Public Power Utilities Respond to Cryptocurrency Mining
5.      Property Sale to Reduce Eugene Utility’s Borrowing Costs
6.      Exit Fee: Deciding the Fate of California’s Utilities & Customer Choice Movement
7.      Puerto Rico Spent Eleven Months Turning the Power Back On. They Finally Got to Her.
8.      Environmentalists: Power from Massive Canadian Dams Isn’t Renewable
9.      Canadian Utility Buys U-S Hydropower Producer for $300 Million
10.   Under the Sea, Marine Heat Waves Can Wreak Havoc on Wildlife
11.   Video: How the Drought Is Affecting Salmon & Other Wildlife in South Puget Sound
12.   Op/Ed: The Orca Task Force Not to the Rescue
13.   Pacific Gas & Electric’s Landmark Energy Storage Projects Snagged by Pushback
14.   California: Proposed Wind Project Meets Strong Opposition in Boulevard
15.   Plant That Turns Chicken Poop into Energy Comes to Georgetown
16.   Mason PUD 3's Fiberhoods and the Broadband for All Act (H.R.6442) - A Perfect Match
17.   Mason PUD 3 Leaders Support Bipartisan ‘Broadband for All Act’
18.   Mason PUD 3 Supports Broadband for All Act
19.   FCC Might Freeze Fixed-Line Broadband Speed Benchmark
20.   Tribes Call on FCC to Prioritize Native Needs in Broadcast Licenses
21.   Cable’s Answer to Cool New Streaming Services? Soaring Internet Prices
22.   A Startling Photo of Abandoned Birds Shows the Electric-Scooter Backlash Has Begun
23.   80,000 Gallons of Sewage Flows into Sinclair Inlet
24.   Seattle Judge Dismisses Young Activists’ Climate Lawsuit
25.   The Next Five Years Will Be ‘Anomalously Warm,’ Scientists Predict
26.   Garbage from Washington State’s Booming Pot Industry Clogs Gutters, Sewers & Landfills
27.   A Rising Concern? After Straws, Balloons Get More Scrutiny
28.   Washington State Lawmaker Matt Manweller Fired from Central Washington University
29.   It Took an 11-Year-Old Hacker Just 10 Minutes to Change Election Results on Florida’s Website
30.   Can Hackers Tamper with Your Vote? Researchers Show It’s Possible in Nearly 30 States
31.   Poor Air Quality: Even Healthy Adults Advised to Stay Indoors, Avoid Walking Outside
32.   Maple Fire Update 8/14/18
33.   Pilot Fighting Northeast Washington Wildfire Survives Crash
34.   U-S Interior Secretary Zinke Blames ‘Environmental Terrorist Groups’ for Scale of California Wildfires
35.   Smoke, Carbon Monoxide from California Wildfires Drifting All the Way to the East Coast

WORD OF THE DAY

Auctorial • \awk-TOR-ee-ul\ • Adjective – Of or relating to an author

Of all his auctorial duties, Dagwood’s feared and loathed his required appearances at signing parties. After a fourth such appearance at a Dirt, North Dakota bookstore, he decided to sign books in his personal secret code. Therefore, the recipient of the book would never know that although the inscription said, “best wishes,” the real meaning was “get lost”. Dagwood’s quality life was thereby immeasurably improved. He actually looked forward to his appearnaces with glee.

ENERGY & UTILITY ISSUES

1.    Methodology for Setting 2016 Avista Rates Was Flawed, Court Finds (Spokesman Review, Spokane, WA)

2.    Canada; Hydro One Names New Board of Directors after En Masse Resignation (Victoria Times Colonist, BC)

3.    Evolving Industries Rate Class Discussed at Grant PUD Meeting (Columbia Basin Herald, Moses Lake, WA)

4.    More Public Power Utilities Respond to Cryptocurrency Mining (American Public Power Association)

5.    Property Sale to Reduce Eugene Utility’s Borrowing Costs (Eugene Register-Guard, OR)

6.    Exit Fee: Deciding the Fate of California’s Utilities & Customer Choice Movement (Utility Dive)

7.    Puerto Rico Spent Eleven Months Turning the Power Back On. They Finally Got to Her. (NY Times)

8.    Environmentalists: Power from Massive Canadian Dams Isn’t Renewable (Bennington Banner, Vermont)

9.    Canadian Utility Buys U-S Hydropower Producer for $300 Million (Utility Dive)

FISH & WILDLIFE

10. Under the Sea, Marine Heat Waves Can Wreak Havoc on Wildlife (Associated Press)

11. Video: How the Drought Is Affecting Salmon & Other Wildlife in South Puget Sound (KMAS Radio, Shelton, WA)

12. Op/Ed: The Orca Task Force Not to the Rescue (Peninsula Daily News, Port Angeles, WA)

RENEWABLE ENERGY & SELF STORAGE

13. Pacific Gas & Electric’s Landmark Energy Storage Projects Snagged by Pushback (Utility Dive)

14. California: Proposed Wind Project Meets Strong Opposition in Boulevard (KNSD-TV, San Diego, CA)

15. Plant That Turns Chicken Poop into Energy Comes to Georgetown (WBOC-TV, Salisbury, MD)

TECHNOLOGY & TELECOMMUNICATIONS

16. Mason PUD 3's Fiberhoods and the Broadband for All Act (H.R.6442) - A Perfect Match (Mason PUD 3, Shelton, WA)

17. Mason PUD 3 Leaders Support Bipartisan ‘Broadband for All Act’ (KMAS Radio, Shelton, WA)

18. Mason PUD 3 Supports Broadband for All Act (Mason Web TV, Shelton, WA)

19. FCC Might Freeze Fixed-Line Broadband Speed Benchmark (LightReading)

20. Tribes Call on FCC to Prioritize Native Needs in Broadcast Licenses (Northwest Public Broadcasting)

21. Cable’s Answer to Cool New Streaming Services? Soaring Internet Prices (Los Angeles Times, CA)

I SING THE CAR ELECTRIC

22. A Startling Photo of Abandoned Birds Shows the Electric-Scooter Backlash Has Begun (Business Insider)

ENVIRONMENTAL FOOT LOCKER

23. 80,000 Gallons of Sewage Flows into Sinclair Inlet (Associated Press)

CLIMATE CHANGE SEQUESTRATION VAULT

24. Seattle Judge Dismisses Young Activists’ Climate Lawsuit (Associated Press)

25. The Next Five Years Will Be ‘Anomalously Warm,’ Scientists Predict (Washington Post)

KILOWATTS FOR CANNABIS

26. Garbage from Washington State’s Booming Pot Industry Clogs Gutters, Sewers & Landfills (Washington Post)

BARREL O’ GREEN POTPOURRI – SEETHING STEW OF SCIENCE

27. A Rising Concern? After Straws, Balloons Get More Scrutiny (Associated Press)

GOVERNANCE & MANAGEMENT

28. Washington State Lawmaker Matt Manweller Fired from Central Washington University (Northwest Public Broadcasting)

29. It Took an 11-Year-Old Hacker Just 10 Minutes to Change Election Results on Florida’s Website (Fast Company)

30. Can Hackers Tamper with Your Vote? Researchers Show It’s Possible in Nearly 30 States (Olympian, WA – Paywall Advisory)

GENERAL NEWS – THE PLATTERS EDITION

31. Poor Air Quality: Even Healthy Adults Advised to Stay Indoors, Avoid Walking Outside (KCPQ-TV, Seattle/Tacoma, WA)

32. Maple Fire Update 8/14/18 (Mason Web TV, Shelton, WA)

33. Pilot Fighting Northeast Washington Wildfire Survives Crash (KCPQ-TV, Seattle/Tacoma, WA)

34. U-S Interior Secretary Zinke Blames ‘Environmental Terrorist Groups’ for Scale of California Wildfires (The Hill, Washington, DC)

35. Smoke, Carbon Monoxide from California Wildfires Drifting All the Way to the East Coast (USA Today)

ALLIGATORS IN THE SEWER – DIVERSIONS

Candidate Drops Out of Race after Admitting She Faked Diploma

British Columbia Lake Infested with Hundreds of Goldfish Just Months after Pets Released into Wild

The Museum of London Is Livestreaming a Chunk of Fatberg So You Can Watch It Morph

Cryptocurrency-Rich Make Magic Internet Money Rain in Vegas

SONG OF THE DAY

Stan Getz – Pennies from Heaven

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