Wednesday, March 6, 2019

Energy News Digest for March 6, 2019


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SHELTON FORECAST & WEATHER ALERTS




HOT SHOTS – TODAY’S TOP FIVE STORIES

Solar Project, with More Than a Half-Million Panels, Proposed for Private & State Lands Near Columbia River (Seattle Times, WA – Paywall Advisory)

Record U-S Electricity Generation In 2018 Driven by Record Residential, Commercial Sales (U-S Energy Information Administration)

Can Washington State Maintain Affordable Energy? (The Lens, Business Institute of Washington)

Moses Lake: REC Silicon Will Continue to Operate as Company Seeks Clarity on Trade Negotiations with China (iFiberOne News, Ephrata, WA)

Rainier Connect Recommended in Public-Private Click Option for Tacoma (News Tribune, Tacoma, WA – Paywall Advisory)

NEWS HIGHLIGHTS (Details Below)

1.      Record U-S Electricity Generation In 2018 Driven by Record Residential, Commercial Sales
2.      Can Washington State Maintain Affordable Energy?
3.      Editorial: 100 Percent Clean Electricity Achievable in Washington
4.      Chelan PUD Commission Reviews Probe of Rock Island Dam Fatality
5.      Pacific Gas & Electric ‘Unsafe’ Actions, ‘Dismal’ Prevention, Caused Wildfires: Judge
6.      NorthWestern Energy Warns Customers About Imposter Utility Scams
7.      Wyoming Passes Coal Support Bill in Spate of Western Action to Save Ailing Plants
8.      Good News! European Electric Grid Will Still Work When Earth Crumbles
9.      Restoring Pacific Northwest Waterways: Eighteenmile Creek
10.   Solar Project, with More Than a Half-Million Panels, Proposed for Private & State Lands Near Columbia River
11.   Moses Lake: REC Silicon Will Continue to Operate as Company Seeks Clarity on Trade Negotiations with China
12.   Energy Adviser: Green Lights Curbs Carbon, Benefits Kids
13.   Rainier Connect Recommended in Public-Private Click Option for Tacoma
14.   Jefferson PUD Approves NoaNet Loan
15.   Public Power Voices Support for Bill to Overturn FCC Pole Contact Order
16.   New Net Neutrality Bill Would Strip the FCC of Its Power to Mess with the Internet
17.   Coming to a City Near You, 5G. Fastest Wireless Yet Will Bring New Services
18.   South Dakota U-S Sen. Thune Schedules Rural Broadband Hearing
19.   Utilities Rev Up the Electric Vehicle Renaissance
20.   4,000 Gallons of Sewage Spills from Puget Sound Naval Shipyard
21.   School Lessons Increasingly a Target for Climate Skeptics
22.   Extreme Weather Alert: How Utilities Are Adapting to a Changing Climate
23.   John Kerry, Chuck Hagel Lead Former National Security Officials in Rebuke of President Trump’s Climate Skeptic Panel
24.   Washington State Ferries’ Haiku Contest Returns to Twitter This Week
25.   Toledo Indian Mascot, ‘Tomahawk Chop’ Are Out
26.   Finalists from Smithsonian Magazine’s 2018 Photo Contest
27.   ‘Brilliant’ Man, Inventor of the Calculator, Dies
28.   Statewide Plastic Bag Ban Passes Washington Senate
29.   Washington State House Passes Bill to Limit Measles Vaccine Exemption
30.   Idaho Secretary of State Forgot to Budget for Primary
31.   More Than 30,000 Pounds of Washington State Beef Products Recalled Over Contamination Concerns
32.   City of Olympia Moves Homeless People Out of Unsanctioned Camp
33.   Thousands of Fake Government IDs Made in Covert Oregon Lab Were Sold Across U-S, Prosecutors Say

WORD OF THE DAY

Abecedarian \ay-bee-see-DAIR-ee-un\ Adjective – 1a: of or relating to the alphabet b: alphabetically arranged 2: rudimentary.

Adherents to the ancient religion of Zoroastrianism have a bone to pick with the abecedarian listing of the world’s faiths. “I can see their point, mused Zeke Zaborowski,” as he paged through the ancient texts of the Avesta, during the interminable high school graduation ceremony, waiting to receive his diploma.

ENERGY & UTILITY ISSUES

1.    Record U-S Electricity Generation In 2018 Driven by Record Residential, Commercial Sales (U-S Energy Information Administration)

2.    Can Washington State Maintain Affordable Energy? (The Lens, Business Institute of Washington)

3.    Editorial: 100 Percent Clean Electricity Achievable in Washington State (Everett Herald, WA)

4.    Chelan PUD Commission Reviews Probe of Rock Island Dam Fatality (KPQ Radio, Wenatchee, WA)

5.    Pacific Gas & Electric ‘Unsafe’ Actions, ‘Dismal’ Prevention, Caused Wildfires: Judge (San Jose Mercury News, CA)

6.    NorthWestern Energy Warns Customers About Imposter Utility Scams (Daily Energy Insider)

7.    Wyoming Passes Coal Support Bill in Spate of Western Action to Save Ailing Plants (Utility Dive)

8.    Good News! European Electric Grid Will Still Work When Earth Crumbles (Courthouse News Service)

FISH & WILDLIFE

9.    Restoring Pacific Northwest Waterways: Eighteenmile Creek (Bonneville Power Administration)

RENEWABLE ENERGY & SELF STORAGE

10. Solar Project, with More Than a Half-Million Panels, Proposed for Private & State Lands Near Columbia River (Seattle Times, WA – Paywall Advisory)

11. Moses Lake: REC Silicon Will Continue to Operate as Company Seeks Clarity on Trade Negotiations with China (iFiberOne News, Ephrata, WA)

CONSERVATION & EFFICIENCY

12. Energy Adviser: Green Lights Curbs Carbon, Benefits Kids (Vancouver Columbian, WA)

TELECOMMUNICATIONS

13. Rainier Connect Recommended in Public-Private Click Option for Tacoma (News Tribune, Tacoma, WA – Paywall Advisory)

14. Jefferson PUD Approves NoaNet Loan (Port Townsend Leader, WA)


16. New Net Neutrality Bill Would Strip the FCC of Its Power to Mess with the Internet (Gizmodo)

17. Coming to a City Near You, 5G. Fastest Wireless Yet Will Bring New Services (National Public Radio – Make you taller, better looking, & a better dancer)

18. South Dakota U-S Sen. Thune Schedules Rural Broadband Hearing (Multichannel News)

I SING THE CAR ELECTRIC

19. Utilities Rev Up the Electric Vehicle Renaissance (Forbes Magazine)

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

20. 4,000 Gallons of Sewage Spills from Puget Sound Naval Shipyard (KOMO-TV, Seattle, WA)

CLIMATE CHANGE SEQUESTRATION VAULT

21. School Lessons Increasingly a Target for Climate Skeptics (Associated Press)

22. Extreme Weather Alert: How Utilities Are Adapting to a Changing Climate (Utility Dive)

23. John Kerry, Chuck Hagel Lead Former National Security Officials in Rebuke of President Trump’s Climate Skeptic Panel (Washington Examiner)

PUBLIC RELATIONS, MARKETING & MEDIA

24. Washington State Ferries’ Haiku Contest Returns to Twitter This Week (KING-TV, Seattle, WA)

25. Toledo Indian Mascot, ‘Tomahawk Chop’ Are Out (Aberdeen Daily World, WA)

26. Finalists from Smithsonian Magazine’s 2018 Photo Contest (Atlantic Magazine)

BARREL O’ GREEN POTPOURRI – SEETHING STEW OF SCIENCE

27. ‘Brilliant’ Man, Inventor of the Calculator, Dies (Seattle Times, WA – Paywall Advisory)

GOVERNANCE & MANAGEMENT

28. Statewide Plastic Bag Ban Passes Washington Senate (KING-TV, Seattle, WA)

29. Washington State House Passes Bill to Limit Measles Vaccine Exemption (Associated Press)

30. Idaho Secretary of State Forgot to Budget for Primary (Associated Press)

GENERAL NEWS

31. More Than 30,000 Pounds of Washington State Beef Products Recalled Over Contamination Concerns (KCPQ-TV, Seattle/Tacoma, WA)

32. City of Olympia Moves Homeless People Out of Unsanctioned Camp (KMAS Radio, Shelton, WA)

33. Thousands of Fake Government IDs Made in Covert Oregon Lab Were Sold Across U-S, Prosecutors Say (Oregonian, Portland)

ALLIGATORS IN THE SEWER – DIVERSIONS

Follow-Up – Oregon Man Who Survived Off Taco Sauce While Trapped in the Snow Gets Free Taco Bell for a Year

Bragging About Getting Away in a High-Speed Chase Didn’t Win Him Points During Drug Bust

Thousands Overwhelm California Town to See Superbloom: ‘I Think Social Media Has Played Huge Role’

Nearly 1,500 Pulses of Lightning Recorded Off Southern California Coast in Five Minutes

SONG OF THE DAY

“Woke last night to the sound of thunder. How far off, I sat and wondered…”

Bob Seger – Night Moves

LINKS & PAYWALL ADVISORY

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