Tuesday, October 30, 2018

Energy News Digest for October 30, 2018


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HOT SHOTS – TODAY’S TOP FIVE STORIES

‘Red Flag’ Wind Warnings Hit Northern California – Pacific Gas & Electric Urges Customers to Prepare (Sacramento Bee, CA)

Connecticut Can Use Efficiency Funds to Cover Budget Shortfall, Federal Court Rules (Utility Dive)

FCC Falsely Claims Community Broadband an ‘Ominous Threat to the First Amendment’ (Motherboard)

Fight Over Washington State Carbon Fee Initiative Shaping up to Be Costliest (Associated Press)

Small 2.9 Earthquake Hits in Tacoma Early Tuesday (KCPQ-TV, Seattle/Tacoma, WA)

NEWS HIGHLIGHTS (Details Below)

1.      ‘Red Flag’ Wind Warnings Hit Northern California – Pacific Gas & Electric Urges Customers to Prepare
2.      Study: Natural Gas, Wind, Solar Cheapest Power Generation
3.      Western Regionalization Plan B: Utilities Take an Interim Step to Expand the Grid
4.      Oregon Governor Joins Other States in Offshore Drilling Ban
5.      General Electric Reveals Deeper Regulatory Probe, Restructuring, Ailing Power Unit
6.      French Pumped Hydropower Plan Stymied by European Union Deadlock
7.      Op/Ed: Three Ways Utilities Can Better Engage Low-Income Customers
8.      Tesla Faces a Challenger in the Home Solar Business
9.      Eight Questions to Ask Before Going Solar at Home
10.   FCC Falsely Claims Community Broadband an ‘Ominous Threat to the First Amendment’
11.   How Big Tech Will Be Hit by the United Kingdom’s New Digital Tax
12.   Will South Dakota Get 5G?
13.   How Much Does a Cable Box Really Cost? The Industry Would Prefer You Don’t Ask
14.   How’d This Government Agency Get Infected with Malware? 9,000 Pages of P*rn.
15.   Connecticut Can Use Efficiency Funds to Cover Budget Shortfall, Federal Court Rules
16.   Sacramento Leads by Example on Cleaner Energy, with Help from Electrification
17.   Op/Ed: Dear Customer: We’re Shutting Off Your Water
18.   Fight Over Washington State Carbon Fee Initiative Shaping up to Be Costliest
19.   Carbon Fee Initiative: High Stakes, High Spending in Washington State
20.   Earth’s Carbon Dioxide Levels Are Likely the Highest They’ve Been in 15 Million Years
21.   Children, Activists Rally in Support of Climate Change Lawsuit
22.   U-S Supreme Court Hears Arguments in ‘Landmark’ Yakama Nation Gas Tax Case
23.   Second Person Files Public Disclosure Complaint against Donor Group Supporting Grant PUD Candidates
24.   Small 2.9 Earthquake Hits in Tacoma Early Tuesday
25.   Mason General Hospital (Et. Al.) Breaks Ground on Medical Office Building
26.   Squaxin Child Center Getting Commerce Funds
27.   It’s Almost Time to ‘Fall Back’, Daylight Saving Time Ends This Weekend

WORD OF THE DAY

Haberdasher \HABB-err-dash-err\ Noun - 1: a dealer in notions 2: a dealer in men’s clothing and accessories.

One of the country’s most celebrated presidents, Harry Truman, was a successful haberdasher in Kansas City. That is, until the recession of 1921 put him out of business.

ENERGY & UTILITY ISSUES

1.    ‘Red Flag’ Wind Warnings Hit Northern California – Pacific Gas & Electric Urges Customers to Prepare (Sacramento Bee, CA)

2.    Study: Natural Gas, Wind, Solar Cheapest Power Generation (Utility Dive)

3.    Western Regionalization Plan B: Utilities Take an Interim Step to Expand the Grid (Utility Dive)

4.    Oregon Governor Joins Other States in Offshore Drilling Ban (Associated Press)

5.    General Electric Reveals Deeper Regulatory Probe, Restructuring, Ailing Power Unit (Reuters)

6.    French Pumped Hydropower Plan Stymied by European Union Deadlock (Renewable Energy World)

7.    Op/Ed: Three Ways Utilities Can Better Engage Low-Income Customers (Utility Dive)

RENEWABLE ENERGY & SELF STORAGE

8.    Tesla Faces a Challenger in the Home Solar Business (NY Times)

9.    Eight Questions to Ask Before Going Solar at Home (KMAS Radio, Shelton, WA)

TECHNOLOGY & TELECOMMUNICATIONS

10. FCC Falsely Claims Community Broadband an ‘Ominous Threat to the First Amendment’ (Motherboard)

11. How Big Tech Will Be Hit by the United Kingdom’s New Digital Tax (Bloomberg News)

12. Will South Dakota Get 5G? (Pots & Pans)

13. How Much Does a Cable Box Really Cost? The Industry Would Prefer You Don’t Ask (Los Angeles Times, CA)

14. How’d This Government Agency Get Infected with Malware? 9,000 Pages of P*rn. (Washington Post)

CONSERVATION & EFFICIENCY

15. Connecticut Can Use Efficiency Funds to Cover Budget Shortfall, Federal Court Rules (Utility Dive)

16. Sacramento Leads by Example on Cleaner Energy, with Help from Electrification (Breaking Energy)

WATER, THE SOURCE OF ALL LIFE

17. Op/Ed: Dear Customer: We’re Shutting Off Your Water (NY Times)

CLIMATE CHANGE SEQUESTRATION VAULT

18. Fight Over Washington State Carbon Fee Initiative Shaping up to Be Costliest (Associated Press)

19. Carbon Fee Initiative: High Stakes, High Spending in Washington State (Politico)

20. Earth’s Carbon Dioxide Levels Are Likely the Highest They’ve Been in 15 Million Years (Mashable)

21. Children, Activists Rally in Support of Climate Change Lawsuit (Reuters)

GOVERNANCE & MANAGEMENT

22. U-S Supreme Court Hears Arguments in ‘Landmark’ Yakama Nation Gas Tax Case (Northwest Public Broadcasting)

23. Second Person Files Public Disclosure Complaint against Donor Group Supporting Grant PUD Candidates (iFiberOne News, Ephrata, WA)

GENERAL NEWS

24. Small 2.9 Earthquake Hits in Tacoma Early Tuesday (KCPQ-TV, Seattle/Tacoma, WA)

25. Mason General Hospital (Et. Al.) Breaks Ground on Medical Office Building (Mason Web TV, Shelton, WA)

26. Squaxin Child Center Getting Commerce Funds (Mason Web TV, Shelton, WA)

27. It’s Almost Time to ‘Fall Back’, Daylight Saving Time Ends This Weekend (CBS Miami, FL)

WITCHES ON THE WATER – DIVERSIONS

Hundreds of Witches Pick Paddles over Broomsticks to Paddleboard the Willamette River

This Stray Cat Who Crashed a Fashion Show Is My Favorite Supermodel

Couple in Mystery Proposal Photo Identified

Goodwill Workers in New Jersey Find Original 1774 ‘Rebel’ Newspaper

SONG OF THE DAY

Temptations – Ball of Confusion (That’s What the World Is Today)

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