Wednesday, January 2, 2019

Energy News Digest for January 2, 2019


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SHELTON FORECAST & WEATHER ALERTS






HOT SHOTS – TODAY’S TOP FIVE STORIES

Compound Climate Events Transform Electrical Power Shortfall Risk in the Pacific Northwest (Nature Communications)

Recent Storms Feed Snowpack in Olympic Mountains (Peninsula Daily News, Port Angeles, WA)

Idaho Approves Burbot (Freshwater Cod) Fishing after Populations Rebound (Associated Press)

Bill Gates’ Nuclear Venture Hits Snag amid U-S Restrictions on China Deals (Reuters)

Charging Stations: White Pass Scenic Byway Could Go Green (The Daily Chronicle, Centralia, WA)

NEWS HIGHLIGHTS (Details Below)

1.      Bill Gates’ Nuclear Venture Hits Snag amid U-S Restrictions on China Deals
2.      Proposed 19% Increase by Cascade Natural Gas Under Review
3.      Feds Say California Fires Show Unclean Hands for Pacific Gas & Electric
4.      Moody’s Affirms A3 Rating for Klickitat PUD
5.      British Columbia: December Storm ‘Most Damaging’ in BC Hydro’s History, Report Says
6.      Public Service Company Of New Mexico Gets State Approvals to Join California ISO’s Western EIM in 2021
7.      Dominion Energy Completes Buyout of South Carolina Utility, SCANA Corp.
8.      Electricity Use Was Up Last Year, But Why?
9.      Man Electrocuted at Abandoned Philadelphia Power Plant
10.   Idaho Approves Burbot (Freshwater Cod) Fishing after Populations Rebound
11.   Dungeness Crab Season Opens on Oregon Coast
12.   British Columbia Salmon Farm Agreement a Milestone for Indigenous Rights
13.   ‘Rights of Nature’ Movement Expands Locally to Help Protect Endangered Orcas, Salish Sea
14.   Flathead Electric Project Gives Boost to Solar-Energy Usage
15.   Outage Happened During Kitsap 911’s Transition Away from CenturyLink
16.   Homegrown Internet Provider Brings Castle Rock Area Out of ‘Dark Ages’
17.   How Your TV or Broadband Bill Might Creep Up in the New Year
18.   Op/Ed: Germany Wants More 5G Faster. That May Not Be Better
19.   Charging Stations: White Pass Scenic Byway Could Go Green
20.   Neo Luddites: Wielding Rocks & Knives, Arizonans Attack Self-Driving Cars
21.   Recent Storms Feed Snowpack in Olympic Mountains
22.   Those ‘Flushable’ Wipes Aren’t Good for Your Pipes or the City’s
23.   Compound Climate Events Transform Electrical Power Shortfall Risk in the Pacific Northwest
24.   How Washington’s Latest Proposed Carbon Fee Differs from the Failed I-1631
25.   Jay Inslee Is Betting He Can Win the Presidency on Climate Change
26.   What Is Ryuk, The Malware Believed to Have Hit Newspapers across the Country?
27.   Ten Grammatical Errors That Damage Credibility. How to Fix Them
28.   New Life for Old Classics, as Their Copyrights Run Out
29.   Oregon May Look to Export Marijuana
30.   NASA Hits Its New Year’s Target at the Edge of the Solar System
31.   National Parks in West Deal with ‘Free-For-All,’ Human Waste during Federal Shutdown
32.   Flood Watch, High Wind Watch Issued for Grays Harbor
33.   Flood Watch Issued for Skokomish River
34.   Two Men, One Woman Found Shot to Death Outside Home near Port Angeles
35.   Washington State Bans Anyone under 21 from Buying Assault Rifles
36.   Including Hohobas in Mason County: Boy Scouts Shedding Camp Properties across Puget Sound Region as Losses Mount
37.   Shelton Hospital Frustrated after State Leaves Client for More Than Two Weeks

WORD OF THE DAY

Campestral • \camp-PEST-trull\ • Adjective - Of or relating to fields or open country: rural.

After forty years away from the windswept grasslands of northeast Montana, the family matriarch stood among the campestral glory of her ancestral homestead, her face aglow with the dewy freshness of a teen-aged farm girl. She had always felt fenced in in her new home among the towering, deep green forests of western Washington. But she knew deep down that the whispering winds through the pasture grass of the prairie always spoke to her heart.

ENERGY & UTILITY ISSUES

1.    Bill Gates’ Nuclear Venture Hits Snag amid U-S Restrictions on China Deals (Reuters)

2.    Proposed 19% Increase by Cascade Natural Gas Under Review (KXRO Radio, Aberdeen, WA)

3.    Feds Say California Fires Show Unclean Hands for Pacific Gas & Electric (Courthouse News Service)

4.    Moody’s Affirms A3 Rating for Klickitat PUD (Goldendale Sentinel, WA)

5.    British Columbia: December Storm ‘Most Damaging’ in BC Hydro’s History, Report Says (Canadian Broadcasting Corporation)

6.    Public Service Company Of New Mexico Gets State Approvals to Join California ISO’s Western EIM in 2021 (American Public Power Association)

7.    Dominion Energy Completes Buyout of South Carolina Utility, SCANA Corp. (Associated Press)

8.    Electricity Use Was Up Last Year, But Why? (Bloomberg News)

9.    Man Electrocuted at Abandoned Philadelphia Power Plant (Associated Press)

FISH & WILDLIFE

10. Idaho Approves Burbot (Freshwater Cod) Fishing after Populations Rebound (Associated Press)

11. Dungeness Crab Season Opens on Oregon Coast (Associated Press)

12. British Columbia Salmon Farm Agreement a Milestone for Indigenous Rights (The Columbia Valley Pioneer, BC)

13. ‘Rights of Nature’ Movement Expands Locally to Help Protect Endangered Orcas, Salish Sea (KNKX Radio, Tacoma, WA)

RENEWABLE ENERGY & SELF STORAGE

14. Flathead Electric Project Gives Boost to Solar-Energy Usage (The Daily Inter Lake, Kalispell, MT)

TELECOMMUNICATIONS

15. Outage Happened During Kitsap 911’s Transition Away from CenturyLink (Kitsap Sun, Bremerton, WA – Paywall Advisory)

16. Homegrown Internet Provider Brings Castle Rock Area Out of ‘Dark Ages’ (Longview Daily News, WA)

17. How Your TV or Broadband Bill Might Creep Up in the New Year (Yahoo Finance)

THE WIZARDING WORLD OF TECHNOLOGY

18. Op/Ed: Germany Wants More 5G Faster. That May Not Be Better (Bloomberg News)

I SING THE CAR ELECTRIC

19. Charging Stations: White Pass Scenic Byway Could Go Green (The Daily Chronicle, Centralia, WA)

20. Neo Luddites: Wielding Rocks & Knives, Arizonans Attack Self-Driving Cars (NY Times)

WATER, THE SOURCE OF ALL LIFE

21. Recent Storms Feed Snowpack in Olympic Mountains (Peninsula Daily News, Port Angeles, WA)

22. Those ‘Flushable’ Wipes Aren’t Good for Your Pipes or the City’s (Olympian, WA – Paywall Advisory)

CLIMATE CHANGE SEQUESTRATION VAULT

23. Compound Climate Events Transform Electrical Power Shortfall Risk in the Pacific Northwest (Nature Communications)

24. How Washington’s Latest Proposed Carbon Fee Differs from the Failed I-1631 (KIRO Broadcasting, Seattle, WA)

25. Jay Inslee Is Betting He Can Win the Presidency on Climate Change (Atlantic Magazine)

PUBLIC RELATIONS, MARKETING & MEDIA

26. What Is Ryuk, The Malware Believed to Have Hit Newspapers across the Country? (Aberdeen Daily World, WA)

27. Ten Grammatical Errors That Damage Credibility. How to Fix Them (Grammarly)

28. New Life for Old Classics, as Their Copyrights Run Out (NY Times)

KILOWATTS FOR CANNABIS

29. Oregon May Look to Export Marijuana (Associated Press)

BARREL O’ GREEN POTPOURRI – SEETHING STEW OF SCIENCE

30. NASA Hits Its New Year’s Target at the Edge of the Solar System (Atlantic Magazine)

GOVERNANCE & MANAGEMENT

31. National Parks in West Deal with ‘Free-For-All,’ Human Waste during Federal Shutdown (Associated Press)

GENERAL NEWS

32. Flood Watch, High Wind Watch Issued for Grays Harbor (KXRO Radio, Aberdeen, WA)

33. Flood Watch Issued for Skokomish River (Mason Web TV, Shelton, WA)

34. Two Men, One Woman Found Shot to Death Outside Home near Port Angeles (KOMO-TV, Seattle, WA)

35. Washington State Bans Anyone under 21 from Buying Assault Rifles (Courthouse News Service)

36. Including Hohobas in Mason County: Boy Scouts Shedding Camp Properties across Puget Sound Region as Losses Mount (News Tribune, Tacoma, WA – Paywall Advisory)

37. Shelton Hospital Frustrated after State Leaves Client for More Than Two Weeks (KOMO-TV, Seattle, WA)

ALLIGATORS IN THE SEWER – DIVERSIONS

Renton Post Office Renamed to Honor Jimi Hendrix

Washington Could Become the First State to Legalize Human Composting

Driver Cut Ferry Loading Line, Rammed Employee to Board Bainbridge Boat

Seattle Burglars Arrested after Being Foiled by Embarrassingly Tiny Dog

SONG OF THE DAY

Jimi Hendrix Unplugged

LINKS & PAYWALL ADVISORY

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