Friday, January 25, 2019

Energy News Digest for January 25, 2019


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SHELTON FORECAST & WEATHER ALERTS




HOT SHOTS – TODAY’S TOP FIVE STORIES

President Trump, Congress Agree to End Longest Government Shutdown (KCPQ-TV, Seattle/Tacoma, WA)

State of Emergency – Measles Outbreak Grows in Pacific Northwest, 30 Cases Reported (Associated Press)

Avista, Hydro One Abandon Plans for Sale (Spokesman Review, Spokane, WA)

Private Power Lines, Not Pacific Gas & Electric’s, Caused Deadly 2017 Wine Country Fire, State Says (Los Angeles Times, CA)

Mason County Requests State Funding to Keep Salmon from Swimming Over Road (KING-TV, Seattle, WA)

NEWS HIGHLIGHTS (Details Below)

1.      Avista, Hydro One Abandon Plans for Sale
2.      Private Power Lines, Not Pacific Gas & Electric’s, Caused Deadly 2017 Wine Country Fire, State Says
3.      Carbon-Free Energy by 2045 Is Goal of Legislation Introduced in Washington State Legislature
4.      Klamath County, OR – Final Environmental Impact Statement for the Swan Lake North Pumped Storage Project
5.      Community’s Help Sought to Meet Chelan Valley Load Growth
6.      Workers Affected by Federal Government Shutdown Get Public Power Electric Bill Support
7.      Company Defends Plans for New Mexico Nuclear Waste Storage Facility
8.      Common Choice Aggregators – Here’s How Local Governments Are Replacing California’s Biggest Utilities
9.      Mason County Requests State Funding to Keep Salmon from Swimming Over Road
10.   North Pacific Fishing Industry Raising Money for Alaska Coast Guard Families
11.   NextEra Fires ‘Warning Shot’ at Pacific Gas & Electric over Power Contracts
12.   Huge Wind Turbine Project in Eastern Shasta County Is Ready to Go to the Public
13.   Wyoming Voters Could Decide Whether to Increase the State’s Wind Tax
14.   Interior Reverses Course, Proceeds With Martha’s Vineyard Wind Project after Allegations of Fossil Fuel Bias
15.   Pacific Northwest National Laboratory to Build New Energy Sciences Research Facility
16.   It’s Now Clear None of the Supposed Benefits of Killing Net Neutrality Are Real
17.   Hulu Cuts Basic Monthly Subscription Price to $6
18.   California Utilities Pursue Subscriptions, Time-Of-Use Rates to Drive More California Electric Vehicles
19.   Are Electric Cars Only for the Rich? Sacramento Is Challenging That Notion
20.   With Rise of Electric Vehicles, a New Foreign Energy Dependence Looms
21.   Well That Monitors Giant Idaho Aquifer Back in Service
22.   Last Four Years Hottest on Record
23.   Exclusive: Bipartisan House Group Revives Carbon Tax Bill
24.   United Kingdom – Watchdog Rejects Complaint against ‘Vegan’ Electricity Company
25.   ‘Close’ Proximity, ‘End’ Result, & More Redundant Words to Delete from Your Writing
26.   NASA’s Opportunity Rover Marks 15 Years on Mars
27.   President Trump, Congress Agree to End Longest Government Shutdown
28.   State of Emergency – Measles Outbreak Grows in Pacific Northwest, 30 Cases Reported
29.   Clallam Sheriff’s Office Makes Arrest in Connection with Triple Homicide
30.   Construction Will Resume in Late February on Shelton’s Downtown Connector Project
31.   Shelton Bowlers Eye Return Trip to State Championships

WORD OF THE DAY

Caltrop • \KAL-trip \ • noun – 1: a device with four metal points so arranged that when any three are on the ground the fourth projects upward as a hazard to the hooves of horses or to pneumatic tires 2: a plural but single or plural in construction: star thistle 1 b: puncture vine; also : any of various related herbs (genera Tribulus & Kallstroemia) of the same family (Zygophyllaceae, the caltrop family)

Amanda stood at the second-floor window, a smile playing across her face as she watched her potential fiancé dance gingerly in his bare feet across her gravel driveway. She knew that when she asked for a floral bouquet the garden he would have to negotiate the sharp gravel chunks, jabbing the tender soles of his feet as if she had strewn his path with a truckload of caltrops. “Next time I’ll ask for a bouquet of ‘stinging nettles’,” she thought. Her sharp cackle of laughter at the thought chased her long-haired Chihuahua from the room.

ENERGY & UTILITY ISSUES

1.    Avista, Hydro One Abandon Plans for Sale (Spokesman Review, Spokane, WA)

2.    Private Power Lines, Not Pacific Gas & Electric’s, Caused Deadly 2017 Wine Country Fire, State Says (Los Angeles Times, CA)

3.    Carbon-Free Energy by 2045 Is Goal of Legislation Introduced in Washington State Legislature (News Tribune, Tacoma, WA – Paywall Advisory)

4.    Klamath County, OR – Final Environmental Impact Statement for the Swan Lake North Pumped Storage Project (Federal Energy Regularity Commission)

5.    Community’s Help Sought to Meet Chelan Valley Load Growth (Lake Chelan Mirror, Wa – Nice Framing)

6.    Workers Affected by Federal Government Shutdown Get Public Power Electric Bill Support (American Public Power Association)

7.    Company Defends Plans for New Mexico Nuclear Waste Storage Facility (Associated Press)

8.    Common Choice Aggregators – Here’s How Local Governments Are Replacing California’s Biggest Utilities (Los Angeles Times, CA)

FISH & WILDLIFE

9.    Mason County Requests State Funding to Keep Salmon from Swimming Over Road (KING-TV, Seattle, WA)

10. North Pacific Fishing Industry Raising Money for Alaska Coast Guard Families (Seattle Times, WA – Paywall Advisory)

RENEWABLE ENERGY & SELF STORAGE

11. NextEra Fires ‘Warning Shot’ at Pacific Gas & Electric over Power Contracts (Los Angeles Times, CA)

12. Huge Wind Turbine Project in Eastern Shasta County Is Ready to Go to the Public (Redding Record Searchlight, CA)

13. Wyoming Voters Could Decide Whether to Increase the State’s Wind Tax (Casper Star Tribune, WY)

14. Interior Reverses Course, Proceeds With Martha’s Vineyard Wind Project after Allegations of Fossil Fuel Bias (Washington Examiner)

CONSERVATION & EFFICIENCY

15. Pacific Northwest National Laboratory to Build New Energy Sciences Research Facility (Daily Energy Insider)

TELECOMMUNICATIONS

16. It’s Now Clear None of the Supposed Benefits of Killing Net Neutrality Are Real (Motherboard)

THE WIZARDING WORLD OF TECHNOLOGY

17. Hulu Cuts Basic Monthly Subscription Price to $6 (Vancouver Columbian, WA)

I SING THE CAR ELECTRIC

18. California Utilities Pursue Subscriptions, Time-Of-Use Rates to Drive More California Electric Vehicles (Utility Dive)

19. Are Electric Cars Only for the Rich? Sacramento Is Challenging That Notion (NY Times)

20. With Rise of Electric Vehicles, a New Foreign Energy Dependence Looms (Houston Chronicle, TX)

“CLEAN UP ON AISLE THREE” – WATER & THE ENVIRONMENT

21. Well That Monitors Giant Idaho Aquifer Back in Service (Associated Press)

CLIMATE CHANGE SEQUESTRATION VAULT

22. Last Four Years Hottest on Record (Courthouse News Service)

23. Exclusive: Bipartisan House Group Revives Carbon Tax Bill (Axios)

PUBLIC RELATIONS, MARKETING & MEDIA

24. United Kingdom – Watchdog Rejects Complaint against ‘Vegan’ Electricity Company (Farmers Weekly, UK)

25. ‘Close’ Proximity, ‘End’ Result, & More Redundant Words to Delete from Your Writing (Medium)

BARREL O’ GREEN POTPOURRI – SEETHING STEW OF SCIENCE

26. NASA’s Opportunity Rover Marks 15 Years on Mars (Courthouse News Service)

GOVERNANCE & MANAGEMENT

27. President Trump, Congress Agree to End Longest Government Shutdown (KCPQ-TV, Seattle/Tacoma, WA)

GENERAL NEWS

28. State of Emergency – Measles Outbreak Grows in Pacific Northwest, 30 Cases Reported (Associated Press)

29. Clallam Sheriff’s Office Makes Arrest in Connection with Triple Homicide (Peninsula Daily News, Port Angeles, WA)

30. Construction Will Resume in Late February on Shelton’s Downtown Connector Project (KMAS Radio, Shelton, WA)

31. Shelton Bowlers Eye Return Trip to State Championships (KMAS Radio, Shelton, WA)

ALLIGATORS IN THE SEWER – DIVERSIONS

Sweethearts Candies Won’t Be on Shelves This Valentine’s Day

The Eat Roadkill Revolution Is Coming

A 10-Year-Old Kid Won a Science Fair by Proving Tom Brady Is A Cheater

Report: Two Coyotes in Ballard Got Drunk on Craft Beer

SONG OF THE DAY

Bee Gees - How Can You Mend A Broken Heart

LINKS & PAYWALL ADVISORY

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