Thursday, June 6, 2019

Energy News Digest for June 6, 2019


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SHELTON FORECAST & WEATHER ALERTS




HOT SHOTS – TODAY’S TOP FIVE STORIES

Grays Harbor PUD Commissioners Support Dams on Lower Snake River (KXRO Radio, Aberdeen, WA)

Giant Oregon Wind Farm Seeks Bigger Turbines (Portland Business Journal, OR)

Montana: Ninth Circuit Rules It Can’t Make NorthWestern Pay Higher PURPA Rates for Solar Facilities (Utility Dive)

Clean Fuels Proponents Move Forward with Plans in Washington State Despite Legislative Setback (Northwest Public Broadcasting)

Early Lives of Alaska Sockeye Salmon Accelerating with Climate Change (Science Daily)

NEWS HIGHLIGHTS (Details Below)

1.      Grays Harbor PUD Commissioners Support Dams on Lower Snake River
2.      Debate Over Breaching Dams Heats Up
3.      Pacific Power to Begin Installation of Smart Meters June 17
4.      Chelan PUD Approves Signing of Power Contract with Diamond Foundry
5.      Report: Pacific Gas & Electric Considers $11 Billion Fund to Settle Wildfire Claims
6.      Energy Adviser: Here’s How Power Gets to Your Home
7.      Developer Says Burying Power Line Through Maine Woods Is Not Practical
8.      Wildfires, Hurricanes, Tornadoes, Earthquakes: How Utilities Are Preparing for a Summer of Storms
9.      June 6 Is D-Day: Honoring Those Who Served in the Normandy Invasion
10.   Early Lives of Alaska Sockeye Salmon Accelerating with Climate Change
11.   Colville Tribes’ First Salmon Ceremony Illustrates Power of Salmon Restoration
12.   More Gray Whales Wash Up Dead, But Is This Different Than the Orca Crisis?
13.   Malnourished Gray Whale Washes Up at Port Ludlow
14.   Jefferson County: Fecal Bacteria Shuts Down Hood Canal Commercial Shellfish Beds
15.   Idaho: Mining Company Denies Nez Perce Tribe Pollution Allegations
16.   Giant Oregon Wind Farm Seeks Bigger Turbines
17.   Montana: Ninth Circuit Rules It Can’t Make NorthWestern Pay Higher PURPA Rates for Solar Facilities
18.   Starbucks Taps Seattle Startup LevelTen in First-Of-Its-Kind Clean Energy Deal
19.   ‘Not All Batteries Are Made Equal’ — APS Battery Fire Highlights Safety Risks, Lack of Knowledge
20.   Even Thomas Edison’s Great-Grandson Wants Inefficient Incandescent Bulbs Phased Out
21.   U.S. Representative Derek Kilmer to Participate in Roundtable Discussion on Expanding Access to Broadband Internet
22.   Port of Coupeville Moving Forward with Broadband Study for Whidbey Island
23.   Senate Passes Broadband Economic Impact Bill
24.   FCC Considering Overall USF Cap, Impacting Rural Broadband, Healthcare, Schools, Low-Income Program
25.   The FCC Allows AT&T, Verizon & Other Carriers to Block More Suspected Robocalls
26.   Huawei Pushes Ahead with Rural Internet Strategy in Canada Despite Controversy
27.   Amazon Is Helping Police Build a Surveillance Network with Ring Doorbells
28.   Batteries on Wheels: In the Future, Electric Cars Can Power Homes
29.   Clean Fuels Proponents Move Forward with Plans in Washington State Despite Legislative Setback
30.   House Tackles National Security Implications of Climate Manipulation
31.   Twitter Admits It Was Hiding Some People’s Tweets by Mistake  Again
32.   Crumbling Roads, Spotty Internet Trouble Small Businesses – Owners Want Feds to Keep Promises to Make Improvements
33.   Washington State’s Newhouse, Cantwell Take Steps to Block Job Corps Closures
34.   Women in Leadership: Unique Strengths, Unique Challenges
35.   243 Command Fire in Grant County at 50% Containment, Estimated Over 18,000 Acres
36.   Select Group of Mason County Firefighters Respond to Washington State’s First Major Wildfire of 2019
37.   Four Climbers on Mount Rainier’s Liberty Ridge Stranded – Rescue Delayed by Weather
38.   Businesses Sue City of Olympia for How It Handles Homeless Problem
39.   There Will Be No More Senior Slow Day in North Mason – Just normal slow traffic in Belfair this year

WORD OF THE DAY

Obsequious • \ub-SEE-kwee-uss\ • - Marked by or exhibiting a fawning attentiveness

For about two minutes the attentiveness of the hovering waiter was a welcome break from the snooty staff at a nearby high-toned restaurant. Soon, the cloying attention rapidly descended into an obsequious display. The result was a declining tip; in an inverse relation to the time that the waiter kept asking if there was “anything you folks need?”

ENERGY & UTILITY ISSUES

1.    Grays Harbor PUD Commissioners Support Dams on Lower Snake River (KXRO Radio, Aberdeen, WA)

2.    Debate Over Breaching Dams Heats Up (KIVI-TV, Boise, ID)

3.    Pacific Power to Begin Installation of Smart Meters June 17 (Hermiston Herald, OR)

4.    Chelan PUD Approves Signing of Power Contract with Diamond Foundry (KPQ Radio, Wenatchee, WA)

5.    Report: Pacific Gas & Electric Considers $11 Billion Fund to Settle Wildfire Claims (Utility Dive)

6.    Energy Adviser: Here’s How Power Gets to Your Home (Vancouver Columbian, WA)

7.    Developer Says Burying Power Line Through Maine Woods Is Not Practical (Energy News Network)

8.    Wildfires, Hurricanes, Tornadoes, Earthquakes: How Utilities Are Preparing for a Summer of Storms (Utility Dive)

9.    June 6 Is D-Day: Honoring Those Who Served in the Normandy Invasion (Bonneville Power Administration)

FISH & WILDLIFE


11. Colville Tribes’ First Salmon Ceremony Illustrates Power of Salmon Restoration (Spokesman Review, Spokane, WA)

12. More Gray Whales Wash Up Dead, But Is This Different Than the Orca Crisis? (KIRO Broadcasting, Seattle, WA)

13. Malnourished Gray Whale Washes Up at Port Ludlow (Peninsula Daily News, Port Angeles, WA)

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

14. Jefferson County: Fecal Bacteria Shuts Down Hood Canal Commercial Shellfish Beds (Peninsula Daily News, Port Angeles, WA)

15. Idaho: Mining Company Denies Nez Perce Tribe Pollution Allegations (Associated Press)

RENEWABLE ENERGY & SELF STORAGE

16. Giant Oregon Wind Farm Seeks Bigger Turbines (Portland Business Journal, OR)

17. Montana: Ninth Circuit Rules It Can’t Make NorthWestern Pay Higher PURPA Rates for Solar Facilities (Utility Dive)

18. Starbucks Taps Seattle Startup LevelTen in First-Of-Its-Kind Clean Energy Deal (GeekWire)

19. ‘Not All Batteries Are Made Equal’ — APS Battery Fire Highlights Safety Risks, Lack of Knowledge (Utility Dive)

CONSERVATION & EFFICIENCY

20. Even Thomas Edison’s Great-Grandson Wants Inefficient Incandescent Bulbs Phased Out (Roll Call, Washington, DC)

TELECOMMUNICATIONS

21. U.S. Representative Derek Kilmer to Participate in Roundtable Discussion on Expanding Access to Broadband Internet (KBKW Radio, Aberdeen, WA)

22. Port of Coupeville Moving Forward with Broadband Study for Whidbey Island (South Whidbey Record, Coupeville, WA)

23. Senate Passes Broadband Economic Impact Bill (Multichannel News)

24. FCC Considering Overall USF Cap, Impacting Rural Broadband, Healthcare, Schools, Low-Income Program (Telecompetitor)

25. The FCC Allows AT&T, Verizon & Other Carriers to Block More Suspected Robocalls (Washington Post)

26. Huawei Pushes Ahead with Rural Internet Strategy in Canada Despite Controversy (Victoria Times Colonist, BC)

THE WIZARDING WORLD OF TECHNOLOGY

27. Amazon Is Helping Police Build a Surveillance Network with Ring Doorbells (C|Net News)

I SING THE CAR ELECTRIC

28. Batteries on Wheels: In the Future, Electric Cars Can Power Homes (Forbes Magazine)

CLIMATE CHANGE SEQUESTRATION VAULT

29. Clean Fuels Proponents Move Forward with Plans in Washington State Despite Legislative Setback (Northwest Public Broadcasting)

30. House Tackles National Security Implications of Climate Manipulation (Courthouse News Service)

PUBLIC RELATIONS, MARKETING & MEDIA

31. Twitter Admits It Was Hiding Some People’s Tweets by Mistake  Again (OneZero)

GOVERNANCE & MANAGEMENT


33. Washington State’s Newhouse, Cantwell Take Steps to Block Job Corps Closures (Yakima Herald Republic, WA)

34. Women in Leadership: Unique Strengths, Unique Challenges (American Public Power Association)

GENERAL NEWS

35. 243 Command Fire in Grant County at 50% Containment, Estimated Over 18,000 Acres (KHQ-TV, Spokane, WA)

36. Select Group of Mason County Firefighters Respond to Washington State’s First Major Wildfire of 2019 (iFiberOne News, Ephrata, WA)

37. Four Climbers on Mount Rainier’s Liberty Ridge Stranded – Rescue Delayed by Weather (ABC News)

38. Businesses Sue City of Olympia for How It Handles Homeless Problem (KCPQ-TV, Seattle/Tacoma, WA)

39. There Will Be No More Senior Slow Day in North Mason – Just normal slow traffic in Belfair this year (Kitsap Sun, Bremerton, WA – Paywall Advisory)

ALLIGATORS IN THE SEWER – DIVERSIONS

D-Day 75: A Last Hurrah for Many Surviving Veterans

Massive Ladybug Swarm Over California Shows Up on Radar

Goodbye, Sea Gals: New Seahawks Dancers Include Men

See It in Person or Watch Online as Amazon’s Latest Rare Corpse Flower Is Set to Bloom Inside Spheres

SONG OF THE DAY

Maurice Jarre – The Longest Day Theme (Soundtrack)

LINKS & PAYWALL ADVISORY

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