Monday, June 10, 2019

Energy News Digest for June 10, 2019


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SHELTON FORECAST & WEATHER ALERTS





HOT SHOTS – TODAY’S TOP FIVE STORIES

California Fire Season Starts with Pacific Gas & Electric Power Shut-Off in Five Counties – Nearly 23,000 Customers (Utility Dive)

Grays Harbor PUD Makes Final Connections for East County Fiber Project (KBKW Radio, Aberdeen, WA)

Bio-Snake Oil - This Richland Couple Ran a Nationwide Scam to Bilk the IRS Out of Millions in Tax Credits (Tri-City Herald, Kennewick, WA)

Bigger Blades Bound for Dayton Wind Farm in Retrofit Project (Lewiston Tribune, ID)

Oregon: Carbon Bill Revamp Proposal: A Real Threat or Political Theater? (Oregonian, Portland)

NEWS HIGHLIGHTS (Details Below)

1.      California Fire Season Starts with Pacific Gas & Electric Power Shut-Off in Five Counties – Nearly 23,000 Customers
2.      Bonneville Power Administration Office Planned for Clarkston Port
3.      Smart Grid Transformation Hinges on Data Bandwidth – And Lots of It
4.      Tillamook PUD & Bonneville Environmental Foundation Bring Renewable Energy Educational Opportunity to Neah-Kah-Nie School District
5.      Almost All U.S. Coal Production Is Consumed for Electric Power
6.      U.S. House Panel Highlights Risks Over Nuclear-Storage Stalemate
7.      What’s the Path Forward for D.C.’S Grid Mod? After Nearly a Year of Study, The City Is Still Finding Out
8.      Are Underground Electricity Cables Worth the Hype?
9.      Chinook Habitat Restoration on Stillaguamish River to Start in July
10.   Washington State’s Endangered Pygmy Rabbits Bounce Back from the Brink
11.   Editor’s Notebook: Draft EIS Alternatives Show Breadth, Scope of Salmon Recovery; Yes, the Pike Are Coming; Barbed, Barbless
12.   Bioengineered Salmon Won’t Come from This Country’s Biggest Farm State
13.   Op/Ed: Collaboration on Water Is Harder Than Picking a Fight
14.   Bigger Blades Bound for Dayton Wind Farm in Retrofit Project
15.   How to Cool Down a Room, Without Blasting A/C
16.   Grays Harbor PUD Makes Final Connections for East County Fiber Project
17.   USDA Leaders Visit Lewis County to Talk Broadband, Rural Funding
18.   ‘Homework Gap’ Shows Millions of Students Lack Home Internet
19.   Should Rural Fiber be a Utility?
20.   U.S. Supreme Court to Review $20 Billion Racial Discrimination Lawsuit Against Comcast
21.   Oregon: Carbon Bill Revamp Proposal: A Real Threat or Political Theater?
22.   Op/Ed: In the Climate Crisis, Power of Our Ocean Is Too Great to Ignore
23.   How Far Can You Go on Social Media Before It Breaks the Law?
24.   Bio-Snake Oil - This Richland Couple Ran a Nationwide Scam to Bilk the IRS Out of Millions in Tax Credits
25.   The Road to Sustainability with Renewable Natural Gas
26.   Legislator Records Fight Before Washington State Supreme Court
27.   Washington Attorney General Accuses Wapato City Official of Enriching Himself by Creating & Accepting $95,000 Job
28.   Many Americans Have Had a Work Spouse
29.   Drought Regionally Now Considered Severe
30.   Weather Expert Challenges Severe Drought Assessment
31.   Northcliff Open, Paving in Downtown Shelton Begins Tuesday
32.   Mountain Goat Relocation Efforts to Temporarily Close Mt. Ellinor Trails
33.   Grant County Fire Is Nearly Finished as Spokane Air Returns to ‘Good’

WORD OF THE DAY

ineffable /in-EFF-uh-bull/ Adjective – 1a: incapable of being expressed in words: indescribable b: inexpressibly bad: unspeakable 2: not to be uttered: taboo

Barnabas masticated mouthfuls of the ineffable components of his evening meal. He sat alone in his booth at “Hagar’s Haggis Hut.” Saddened that his family would not participate in his birthday meal tradition; referred to by the household as the “entrĂ©e that shall not be named.”

ENERGY & UTILITY ISSUES

1.    California Fire Season Starts with Pacific Gas & Electric Power Shut-Off in Five Counties – Nearly 23,000 Customers (Utility Dive)

2.    Bonneville Power Administration Office Planned for Clarkston Port (Lewiston Tribune, ID)

3.    Smart Grid Transformation Hinges on Data Bandwidth – And Lots of It (Energy News Network)

4.    Tillamook PUD & Bonneville Environmental Foundation Bring Renewable Energy Educational Opportunity to Neah-Kah-Nie School District (Tillamook County Pioneer, OR)

5.    Almost All U.S. Coal Production Is Consumed for Electric Power (U.S. Energy Information Administration)

6.    U.S. House Panel Highlights Risks Over Nuclear-Storage Stalemate (Associated Press)

7.    What’s the Path Forward for D.C.’S Grid Mod? After Nearly a Year of Study, The City Is Still Finding Out (Utility Dive)

8.    Are Underground Electricity Cables Worth the Hype? (The Wire)

FISH & WILDLIFE

9.    Chinook Habitat Restoration on Stillaguamish River to Start in July (KING-TV, Seattle, WA)

10. Washington State’s Endangered Pygmy Rabbits Bounce Back from the Brink (Crosscut Seattle)

11. Editor’s Notebook: Draft EIS Alternatives Show Breadth, Scope of Salmon Recovery; Yes, the Pike Are Coming; Barbed, Barbless (Columbia Basin Bulletin)

12. Bioengineered Salmon Won’t Come from This Country’s Biggest Farm State (Associated Press)

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

13. Op/Ed: Collaboration on Water Is Harder Than Picking a Fight (Bend Bulletin, OR)

RENEWABLE ENERGY & SELF STORAGE

14. Bigger Blades Bound for Dayton Wind Farm in Retrofit Project (Lewiston Tribune, ID)

CONSERVATION & EFFICIENCY

15. How to Cool Down a Room, Without Blasting A/C (Popular Mechanics)

TELECOMMUNICATIONS

16. Grays Harbor PUD Makes Final Connections for East County Fiber Project (KBKW Radio, Aberdeen, WA)

17. USDA Leaders Visit Lewis County to Talk Broadband, Rural Funding (The Chronicle, Centralia, WA)

18. ‘Homework Gap’ Shows Millions of Students Lack Home Internet (Associated Press)

19. Should Rural Fiber be a Utility? (Pots & Pans)

20. U.S. Supreme Court to Review $20 Billion Racial Discrimination Lawsuit Against Comcast (Puget Sound Business Journal, WA)

CLIMATE CHANGE SEQUESTRATION VAULT

21. Oregon: Carbon Bill Revamp Proposal: A Real Threat or Political Theater? (Oregonian, Portland)

22. Op/Ed: In the Climate Crisis, Power of Our Ocean Is Too Great to Ignore (The Hill, Washington, DC)

PUBLIC RELATIONS, MARKETING & MEDIA

23. How Far Can You Go on Social Media Before It Breaks the Law? (KIRO Broadcasting, Seattle, WA)

BARREL O’ GREEN POTPOURRI – SEETHING STEW OF SCIENCE

24. Bio-Snake Oil - This Richland Couple Ran a Nationwide Scam to Bilk the IRS Out of Millions in Tax Credits (Tri-City Herald, Kennewick, WA)

25. The Road to Sustainability with Renewable Natural Gas (Puget Sound Business Journal, WA)

GOVERNANCE & MANAGEMENT

26. Legislator Records Fight Before Washington State Supreme Court (Associated Press)

27. Washington Attorney General Accuses Wapato City Official of Enriching Himself by Creating & Accepting $95,000 Job (Seattle Times, WA – Paywall Advisory)

28. Many Americans Have Had a Work Spouse (USA Today)

GENERAL NEWS

29. Drought Regionally Now Considered Severe (KXRO Radio, Aberdeen, WA)

30. Weather Expert Challenges Severe Drought Assessment (Peninsula Daily News, Port Angeles, WA)

31. Northcliff Open, Paving in Downtown Shelton Begins Tuesday (Mason Web TV, Shelton, WA)

32. Mountain Goat Relocation Efforts to Temporarily Close Mt. Ellinor Trails (Thurston Talks, Olympia, WA)

33. Grant County Fire Is Nearly Finished as Spokane Air Returns to ‘Good’ (Spokesman-Review, Spokane, WA)

ALLIGATORS IN THE SEWER – DIVERSIONS

This Suspect Tried to Hide from a Deputy. He Didn’t Hide Very Well

National Black Cow Day – June 10

Study Ranks Washington Fourth on List of ‘Most Fun States to Visit in America’

From Washington to Australia: Rower Talks About Solo Journey Across the Pacific

SONG OF THE DAY

Steely Dan – Black Cow

LINKS & PAYWALL ADVISORY

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