Thursday, September 13, 2018

Energy News Digest for September 13, 2018


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SHELTON FORECAST & WEATHER ALERTS




HOT SHOTS – TODAY’S TOP FIVE STORIES

Washington Munis Oppose Second Ballot Initiative for Taxing Carbon (Utility Dive)

Kittitas County Commissioners Approve Solar Regulations (Ellensburg Daily Record, WA)

Thieves Target Broadband-Backup Batteries, Put Public Safety at Risk (KIRO Broadcasting, Seattle, WA)

Seattle City Light Could Face Class Action Suit over Billing Troubles (Crosscut Seattle)

Columbia River Closes to All Salmon Fishing, Sport & Commercial (Oregonian, Portland)

NEWS HIGHLIGHTS (Details Below)

1.      Seattle City Light Could Face Class Action Suit over Billing Troubles
2.      Critter Calamities – Chelan PUD Warns Against Rodent-Related Power Interruptions
3.      Correcting Misconceptions about Grant PUD
4.      Raiders File to Power Las Vegas Stadium with Alternative Electric Provider, Not NV Energy
5.      Columbia River Closes to All Salmon Fishing, Sport & Commercial
6.      Ailing Orca J50 Is Likely Dead, Says Lead Researcher – NOAA Ramps Up Search
7.      Humans Devastated California’s Chinook Salmon. Now They Want to Save It.
8.      Mountain Goats Airlifted Out of Olympic National Park into Other Washington Forests
9.      Thousands of Pacific Walruses Again Herd Up on Alaska Coast
10.   Kittitas County Commissioners Approve Solar Regulations
11.   U-S Senator Maria Cantwell Visits Klickitat PUD about Pump Storage Project
12.   As Rooftop Solar Expands, States Grapple with Successors to Net Metering
13.   U-S Utility Solar Contracts ‘Exploded’ in 2018 Despite Tariffs: Report
14.   Thousands of Mini-Electric Grids to Be Built in Puerto Rico Using Churches
15.   Thieves Target Broadband-Backup Batteries, Put Public Safety at Risk
16.   Sumas City Council Topic: Cryptocurrency
17.   Washington Munis Oppose Second Ballot Initiative for Taxing Carbon
18.   A New Use for Google Maps: Calculating a City’s Carbon Footprint
19.   Advertising on Facebook: Is It Worth It?
20.   U-S Senate Passes Package with Investments for Vets, Hanford, PNNL, & WA Families
21.   Herrera Beutler’s Tribal Distillery Bill Passes House
22.   Wind, Flooded Roads Herald Approach of Hurricane Florence in North Carolina
23.   Tumwater Teachers to Defy Judge’s Order to End Strike
24.   Stewart, Seattle Storm Surge Past Mystics 98-82 for WNBA Title

WORD OF THE DAY

Taradiddle ● /tear-uh-DID-dul/ ● Noun – 1: a trivial or childish lie: fib 2: pretentious nonsense.

Terradiddle
Folks, shun political drek
Seek beauty instead

ENERGY & UTILITY ISSUES

1.    Seattle City Light Could Face Class Action Suit over Billing Troubles (Crosscut Seattle)

2.    Critter Calamities – Chelan PUD Warns Against Rodent-Related Power Interruptions (iFiberOne News, Ephrata, WA)

3.    Correcting Misconceptions about Grant PUD (Columbia Basin Herald, Moses Lake, WA)

4.    Raiders File to Power Las Vegas Stadium with Alternative Electric Provider, Not NV Energy (The Nevada Independent)

FISH & WILDLIFE

5.    Columbia River Closes to All Salmon Fishing, Sport & Commercial (Oregonian, Portland)

6.    Ailing Orca J50 Is Likely Dead, Says Lead Researcher – NOAA Ramps Up Search (Seattle Times, WA – Paywall Advisory)

7.    Humans Devastated California’s Chinook Salmon. Now They Want to Save It. (Christian Science Monitor)

8.    Mountain Goats Airlifted Out of Olympic National Park into Other Washington Forests (Associated Press)

9.    Thousands of Pacific Walruses Again Herd Up on Alaska Coast (Associated Press)

RENEWABLE ENERGY & SELF STORAGE

10. Kittitas County Commissioners Approve Solar Regulations (Ellensburg Daily Record, WA)

11. U-S Senator Maria Cantwell Visits Klickitat PUD about Pump Storage Project (Gorge Country Media, The Dalles, OR)
https://gorgenewscenter.com/2018/09/11/senator-maria-cantwell-visits-klickitat-pud-about-pump-storage-project/

12. As Rooftop Solar Expands, States Grapple with Successors to Net Metering (Utility Dive)

13. U-S Utility Solar Contracts ‘Exploded’ in 2018 Despite Tariffs: Report (Reuters)

14. Thousands of Mini-Electric Grids to Be Built in Puerto Rico Using Churches (Washington Examiner)

TECHNOLOGY & TELECOMMUNICATIONS

15. Thieves Target Broadband-Backup Batteries, Put Public Safety at Risk (KIRO Broadcasting, Seattle, WA)

16. Sumas City Council Topic: Cryptocurrency (Lynden Tribune, WA)

CLIMATE CHANGE SEQUESTRATION VAULT


18. A New Use for Google Maps: Calculating a City’s Carbon Footprint (Fast Company)

PUBLIC RELATIONS, MARKETING & MEDIA

19. Advertising on Facebook: Is It Worth It? (National Public Radio)

GOVERNANCE & MANAGEMENT



GENERAL NEWS

22. Wind, Flooded Roads Herald Approach of Hurricane Florence in North Carolina (Reuters)

23. Tumwater Teachers to Defy Judge’s Order to End Strike (KMAS Radio, Shelton, WA)

24. Stewart, Seattle Storm Surge Past Mystics 98-82 for WNBA Title (News Tribune, Tacoma, WA – Paywall Advisory)

ALLIGATORS IN THE SEWER – DIVERSIONS

What’s in the Amazon Box? Maybe a Real Seven-Foot Christmas Tree

‘Jaws of Life’ Used to Free Bear with Head Stuck in Milk Can

Moon Rock Hunter Closes in on Tracking Down Missing Stones

‘Dine-&-Dash’ Dater Allegedly Left 10 Women with Hefty Restaurant Bills – Told One: ‘Order Whatever You Want’

SONG OF THE DAY

Loggins & Messina – House at Pooh Corner

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