Thursday, October 4, 2018

Energy News Digest for October 4, 2018


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SHELTON FORECAST & WEATHER ALERTS




HOT SHOTS – TODAY’S TOP FIVE STORIES

Pacific Northwest’s Cell Networks Disrupted after ‘Presidential Alert’ Text (Seattle Times, WA – Paywall Advisory)

Regulators Approve Lower Electric Rates for Avista’s Idaho Customers (Spokesman Review, Spokane, WA)

Washington State Utilities & Transportation Commission Establishes Rules for Community Solar Companies (Daily Energy Insider)

Bonneville Power Administration Completes 35th Consecutive U-S Treasury Payment (Bonneville Power Administration)

Internet Service Providers Sue California Over Fresh Net Neutrality Law (San Francisco Business Times, CA)

NEWS HIGHLIGHTS (Details Below)

1.      Regulators Approve Lower Electric Rates for Avista’s Idaho Customers
2.      Bonneville Power Administration Completes 35th Consecutive U-S Treasury Payment
3.      Jefferson PUD Proposes $4 Million Facility Consolidation
4.      Coos Bay City Council Presented with New Energy Model Community Choice Aggregation
5.      Does British Columbia Need the Peace River Dam to Power Massive LNG Project?
6.      Know Your Grant PUD
7.      Proposed Pepco Substation Highlights Washington, DC’s Grid Modernization Battle
8.      The FERC & the Furious: Bernard McNamee Nominated to FERC Board
9.      Unique Mutual Aid Effort Will Bring Power to Navajo Nation Homes
10.   New Effort Will Analyze Genes of Endangered Northwest Orcas
11.   Washington State Utilities & Transportation Commission Establishes Rules for Community Solar Companies
12.   NorthWestern Energy Gets Pass on Montana Law Requiring Support of Small Renewable Energy Projects
13.   Wind Farms May Actually Warm the U-S, Controversial Study Finds
14.   Internet Service Providers Sue California Over Fresh Net Neutrality Law
15.   Cities Will Sue FCC to Stop $2 Billion Giveaway to Wireless Carriers
16.   How a Group of Firefighters in California Helped Save Net Neutrality
17.   Jefferson PUD Awarded $50,000 Broadband Planning Grant
18.   China Inserted Surveillance Microchip in Servers Used by Amazon & Apple, Report Says
19.   City of Shelton Gets Funds to Clean Up “C” Street Landfill
20.   Trump Officials Blame ‘Environmental Terrorists’ for Wildfires. California Loggers Disagree
21.   Researchers Identify Hundreds of ‘Selfie Deaths’ from Media Reports
22.   Is Inslee Angling for a Presidential Bid with CNN Climate Change Op-Ed?
23.   Pacific Northwest’s Cell Networks Disrupted after ‘Presidential Alert’ Text
24.   Burgerville Reports Major Credit Card Breach
25.   Timberland Library Committee Will Recommend That Capital Facilities Plan Be Rejected
26.   OysterFest This Weekend
27.   Stevens Pass Gets Earliest Snowfall in More than a Decade – Don’t Pack Your Skis Yet
28.   NHL Executive Committee Recommends Seattle Expansion Team

WORD OF THE DAY

Encroach • \in-KROHCH\ • verb - 1: to enter by gradual steps or by stealth into the possessions or rights of another 2: to advance beyond the usual or proper limits.

Don’t let a roach encroach your domicile. Especially if you sleep with your mouth open.

ENERGY & UTILITY ISSUES

Regulators Approve Lower Electric Rates for Avista’s Idaho Customers (Spokesman Review, Spokane, WA)

Bonneville Power Administration Completes 35th Consecutive U-S Treasury Payment (Bonneville Power Administration)

Jefferson PUD Proposes $4 Million Facility Consolidation (Port Townsend Leader, WA)

Coos Bay City Council Presented with New Energy Model Community Choice Aggregation (The Western World, Coos Bay, OR)

Does British Columbia Need the Peace River Dam to Power Massive LNG Project? (Canadian Broadcasting Corporation)

Know Your Grant PUD (Columbia Basin Herald, Moses Lake, Wa)

Proposed Pepco Substation Highlights Washington, DC’s Grid Modernization Battle (Utility Dive)

The FERC & the Furious: Bernard McNamee Nominated to FERC Board (Politico Morning Energy)

Unique Mutual Aid Effort Will Bring Power to Navajo Nation Homes (American Public Power Association)

FISH & WILDLIFE

New Effort Will Analyze Genes of Endangered Northwest Orcas (Associated Press)

RENEWABLE ENERGY & SELF STORAGE

Washington State Utilities & Transportation Commission Establishes Rules for Community Solar Companies (Daily Energy Insider)

NorthWestern Energy Gets Pass on Montana Law Requiring Support of Small Renewable Energy Projects (Montana Standard, Butte, MT)

Wind Farms May Actually Warm the U-S, Controversial Study Finds (Gizmodo)

TECHNOLOGY & TELECOMMUNICATIONS

Internet Service Providers Sue California Over Fresh Net Neutrality Law (San Francisco Business Times, CA)

Cities Will Sue FCC to Stop $2 Billion Giveaway to Wireless Carriers (Ars Technica)

How a Group of Firefighters in California Helped Save Net Neutrality (Fast Company)

Jefferson PUD Awarded $50,000 Broadband Planning Grant (Port Townsend Leader, WA)

China Inserted Surveillance Microchip in Servers Used by Amazon & Apple, Report Says (Washington Post)

ENVIRONMENTAL FOOT LOCKER

City of Shelton Gets Funds to Clean Up “C” Street Landfill (Mason Web TV, Shelton, WA)

Trump Officials Blame ‘Environmental Terrorists’ for Wildfires. California Loggers Disagree (Sacramento Bee, CA)

PUBLIC RELATIONS, MARKETING & MEDIA

Researchers Identify Hundreds of ‘Selfie Deaths’ from Media Reports (Gizmodo)

GOVERNANCE & MANAGEMENT

Is Inslee Angling for a Presidential Bid with CNN Climate Change Op-Ed? (KIRO Broadcasting, Seattle, WA)

GENERAL NEWS

Pacific Northwest’s Cell Networks Disrupted after ‘Presidential Alert’ Text (Seattle Times, WA – Paywall Advisory)

Burgerville Reports Major Credit Card Breach (Oregonian, Portland)

Timberland Library Committee Will Recommend That Capital Facilities Plan Be Rejected (Olympian, WA – Paywall Advisory)

OysterFest This Weekend (Mason Web TV, Shelton, WA)

Stevens Pass Gets Earliest Snowfall in More than a Decade – Don’t Pack Your Skis Yet (Yakima Herald Republic, WA)

NHL Executive Committee Recommends Seattle Expansion Team (KIRO Broadcasting, Seattle, WA)

ALLIGATORS IN THE SEWER – DIVERSIONS

Real-Life ‘Peggy Sue,’ Inspiration for Buddy Holly’s Song, Dies at 78

Passengers Refunded Money after Royal Caribbean Cruise Turns into Three-Day Burlesque Party at Sea

Poop City: Portland 4th in the Nation for Most Dog Poop

Vladimir Putin Goes Bare-Chested (Again) For 2019 Calendar

SONG OF THE DAY

Buddy Holly – Everyday

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