Tuesday, October 8, 2019

Energy News Digest for October 8, 2019


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SHELTON FORECAST & WEATHER ALERTS





HOT SHOTS – TODAY’S TOP FIVE STORIES

California: Pacific Gas & Electric Website Has Technical Issues as ‘High Volume’ of Users Seek Power Shutoff Updates (Sacramento Bee, CA)

Washington State Task Force’s Final Word on Saving Southern Resident Orcas (KCPQ-TV, Seattle, WA)

British Columbia: Hundreds of Spawning Salmon Killed in Squamish River; BC Hydro Admits Responsibility (Canadian Broadcasting Corporation)

Four Firms Hired to Gather Views on Lower Snake River Dams (KQQQ Radio, Pullman, WA)

Oregon Greens Turn to Ballot Threat to Boost Cap & Trade (Portland Business Journal, OR)

NEWS HIGHLIGHTS (Details Below)

1.      California: Pacific Gas & Electric Website Has Technical Issues as ‘High Volume’ of Users Seek Power Shutoff Updates
2.      Four Firms Hired to Gather Views on Lower Snake River Dams
3.      Cascade Locks Foundry Burglarized During Planned Power Outage
4.      Chelan PUD Commissioners Honor Former General Manager Who Died in September
5.      Pacific Gas & Electric to Pay $65 Million Settlement Over Claims It Falsified Records
6.      Florida: 16 Companies Interested in Taking Jacksonville Electric Authority Private
7.      Winter Energy Bills in the United States Likely to be Lower Than Last Year’s
8.      Nuclear Faces Climate-Fight Irrelevance without Lower Cost
9.      Energy Secretary Perry Denies Pressing Ukraine on Energy Company, Says He's Not Resigning
10.   Washington State Task Force’s Final Word on Saving Southern Resident Orcas
11.   How to Help Puget Sound’s Orcas & Salmon: What Seattle-Area Leaders Say Can Make a Difference
12.   British Columbia: Hundreds of Spawning Salmon Killed in Squamish River; BC Hydro Admits Responsibility
13.   Chehalis Basin Board Sets Sights on Saving Chinook Salmon
14.   Federal Funding Boost Could Help Coastal Oregon Fish Hatcheries
15.   ‘Thin It or Watch It Burn’: How Washington Is Chewing Up Trees & Spitting Out Resilient Landscapes
16.   As Community Choice Aggregations Take Over Utility Customers, Local Generation Emerges as the Next Big Growth Driver
17.   Shift to Wind, Solar & Other Energy Sources Subject of Centralia College Lecture Series
18.   How Much Electricity Will We Use in 30 Years?
19.   Port of Port Angeles Wins $50,000 Grant for Broadband Study
20.   Not the Pacific Northwest, Yet – USDA Invests $152M to Improve Broadband Service in 14 States
21.   Google to Take Advantage of Omaha Public Power District Rate for New Nebraska Data Center
22.   Oregon Greens Turn to Ballot Threat to Boost Cap & Trade
23.   Wildfires a Massive Threat to California’s Progress in Cutting Greenhouse Gases, Report Says
24.   Pacific Northwest Tribes Face Climate Change with Agricultural Ancient Practice
25.   Roughly 40 State Attorneys General Plan to Take Part in Facebook Antitrust Probe
26.   Green Roofs Can Make Cities Healthier And Happier. Why Aren’t They Everywhere?
27.   Cold Air & Snow Back in the Pacific Northwest
28.   California Fire Danger Spikes with Most Powerful Winds of the Season
29.   Southwest Pilots' Union Sues Boeing Over Grounding of 737 Max
30.   Economic Development Expert: Rural Communities Have Power to Create Entrepreneurial Ecoystems

WORD OF THE DAY

Copacetic • \coe-puh-SET-ick\ • adjective - Very satisfactory

It was all here; the gentle waves lapping on the shore, a slight wind rusting through the palm fronds, the tinkling of Chinese glass wind chimes, the wafting fragrance of fresh cut fruit. As Arnold took another sip of his Pina Colada, he reflected that his trip to Hawaii was turning out to be quite copacetic.

ENERGY & UTILITY ISSUES

1.    California: Pacific Gas & Electric Website Has Technical Issues as ‘High Volume’ of Users Seek Power Shutoff Updates (Sacramento Bee, CA)


3.    Cascade Locks Foundry Burglarized During Planned Power Outage (KGW-TV, Portland, OR)

4.    Chelan PUD Commissioners Honor Former General Manager Who Died in September (NCW Life News, East Wenatchee, WA)

5.    Pacific Gas & Electric to Pay $65 Million Settlement Over Claims It Falsified Records (ABC News)

6.    Florida: 16 Companies Interested in Taking Jacksonville Electric Authority Private (Jacksonville Business Journal, FL)

7.    Winter Energy Bills in the United States Likely to be Lower Than Last Year’s (U.S. Energy Information Administration)

8.    Nuclear Faces Climate-Fight Irrelevance without Lower Cost (Bloomberg News)

9.    Energy Secretary Perry Denies Pressing Ukraine on Energy Company, Says He's Not Resigning (Politico)

FISH & WILDLIFE

10. Washington State Task Force’s Final Word on Saving Southern Resident Orcas (KCPQ-TV, Seattle, WA)

11. How to Help Puget Sound’s Orcas & Salmon: What Seattle-Area Leaders Say Can Make a Difference (Seattle Times, WA – Paywall Advisory)

12. British Columbia: Hundreds of Spawning Salmon Killed in Squamish River; BC Hydro Admits Responsibility (Canadian Broadcasting Corporation)

13. Chehalis Basin Board Sets Sights on Saving Chinook Salmon (Aberdeen Daily World, WA)

14. Federal Funding Boost Could Help Coastal Oregon Fish Hatcheries (Bend Bulletin, OR)

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

15. ‘Thin It or Watch It Burn’: How Washington Is Chewing Up Trees & Spitting Out Resilient Landscapes (Crosscut Seattle)

RENEWABLE ENERGY & SELF STORAGE

16. As Community Choice Aggregations Take Over Utility Customers, Local Generation Emerges as the Next Big Growth Driver (Utility Dive)

17. Shift to Wind, Solar & Other Energy Sources Subject of Centralia College Lecture Series (The Chronicle, Centralia, WA)

CONSERVATION & EFFICIENCY

18. How Much Electricity Will We Use in 30 Years? (American Public Power Association)

TELECOMMUNICATIONS

19. Port of Port Angeles Wins $50,000 Grant for Broadband Study (Peninsula Daily News, Port Angeles, WA)

20. Not the Pacific Northwest, Yet – USDA Invests $152M to Improve Broadband Service in 14 States (Hoosier Ag Today, IN)

THE WIZARDING WORLD OF TECHNOLOGY

21. Google to Take Advantage of Omaha Public Power District Rate for New Nebraska Data Center (American Public Power Association)

CLIMATE CHANGE SEQUESTRATION VAULT

22. Oregon Greens Turn to Ballot Threat to Boost Cap & Trade (Portland Business Journal, OR)

23. Wildfires a Massive Threat to California’s Progress in Cutting Greenhouse Gases, Report Says (Los Angeles Times, CA)

24. Pacific Northwest Tribes Face Climate Change with Agricultural Ancient Practice (National Public Radio)

PUBLIC RELATIONS, MARKETING & MEDIA

25. Roughly 40 State Attorneys General Plan to Take Part in Facebook Antitrust Probe (Washington Post)

BARREL O’ GREEN POTPOURRI – SEETHING STEW OF SCIENCE

26. Green Roofs Can Make Cities Healthier And Happier. Why Aren’t They Everywhere? (Fast Company)

GENERAL NEWS

27. Cold Air & Snow Back in the Pacific Northwest (Cliff Mass Weather Blog)

28. California Fire Danger Spikes with Most Powerful Winds of the Season (Los Angeles Times, CA)

29. Southwest Pilots' Union Sues Boeing Over Grounding of 737 Max (Associated Press)

30. Economic Development Expert: Rural Communities Have Power to Create Entrepreneurial Ecoystems (Spokesman-Review, Spokane, WA)

ALLIGATORS IN THE SEWER – DIVERSIONS

Helena Bonham Carter: Princess Margaret’s Ghost Gave Me Advice for ‘The Crown’

Lost Egyptian Temple Unearthed 2,200 Years After It Was Built for King Ptolemy IV

‘South Park’ Sarcastically Apologizes to China After Country Bans Show

Squirrels Hide More Than 200 Walnuts under SUV's Hood

SONG OF THE DAY

The Bangles - Walk Like an Egyptian

LINKS & PAYWALL ADVISORY

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