Tuesday, July 23, 2019

Energy News Digest for July 23, 2019


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SHELTON FORECAST & WEATHER ALERTS




HOT SHOTS – TODAY’S TOP FIVE STORIES

As Heat Wave Breaks across U.S. Northeast, Thousands Left without Power (Reuters)

Wildfire Risk Causes Red Flag Warning in Spokane; Burn Ban in Effect Today (Spokesman-Review, Spokane, WA)

Portland General Electric Plans 150 MW New Solar by 2023, Finds Wind Cheaper Than Gas to Meet Future Capacity (Utility Dive)

Toxic Food, Toxic Water: What’s Killing British Columbia’s Killer Whales? (Canadian Broadcasting Corporation)

Kitsap Beaches Reopen after Sewage Spill, State Investigating Incident (Kitsap Sun, Bremerton – Paywall Advisory)

NEWS HIGHLIGHTS (Details Below)

1.      As Heat Wave Breaks across U.S. Northeast, Thousands Left without Power
2.      Electric Co-Ops Ask Arizona Regulators to Overturn Summer Shut-Off Ban
3.      NYC Mayor Suggests ConEd Takeover After Heat Forces Shutdown
4.      Hawaii: Kauai’s Power Utility Implementing Rolling Blackouts in Wake of Island Wide Outage
5.      Big Milestone for a Small Reactor: NRC Completes Next Phases of NuScale Review
6.      Lawmakers Approve Financial Rescue for Ohio’s Nuclear Plants
7.      Public Encouraged to Weigh in on Tacoma’s Liquefied Natural Gas Facility
8.      Florida: Jacksonville Electric Authority Board Authorizes Exploration of Privatizing Utility
9.      Maine Regulators Blast Utility Rate Hike, Customer Service ‘Deficiencies’ in Local Op-Ed
10.   Electric Utility Rate Cases Increased in 2018
11.   U.S. Natural Gas Prices Sinking Again
12.   Why Eskom’s Power Crisis Is South Africa’s Top Risk
13.   Toxic Food, Toxic Water: What’s Killing British Columbia’s Killer Whales?
14.   Fraser River Salmon Trapped in Canada Landslide to Be Airlifted to Safety
15.   High-Tech, Portable Fish Passage May Revolutionize Salmon Transport Over Dams, Barriers
16.   Tribes Expect to Move Salmon above Dams Soon
17.   Oregon Fishing Regulations Aim to Avoid Whale Entanglement
18.   Restoring Salmon Runs, Not Politics, Will Save Southern Resident Killer Whales
19.   Kitsap Beaches Reopen after Sewage Spill, State Investigating Incident
20.   Cantwell Calls for Federal Support of Water Projects
21.   Organizations Struggle Over How to Repair Eightmile Lake Dam
22.   Portland General Electric Plans 150 MW New Solar by 2023, Finds Wind Cheaper Than Gas to Meet Future Capacity
23.   Can Northeast States Turn Their Offshore Wind Goals into Reality?
24.   Why Is U.S. Demand for Solar Panels Booming?
25.   Members of Polygamist Group Plead Guilty to Energy Scam
26.   Verizon Program Helps Utilities Find Solutions to Smart Grid Challenges
27.   Locally Run ISPs Offer the Fastest Broadband in America
28.   Okanogan County Gets Money for Broadband Access
29.   Huawei Plans to Deploy High-Speed Internet to Canada’s Remote Regions
30.   Montana Governor Names Climate Solutions Board Members
31.   Is Oregon Marijuana Tax Revenue Going Where Voters Intended?
32.   FTC to Announce $5 Billion Settlement with Facebook as Early as This Week: Sources
33.   Oregon Company Submits Bid for the Bulletin, Redmond Spokesman Newspapers
34.   Six Facebook Ad Copy Secrets to Improve Your Conversions
35.   Oregon’s Kate Brown Is One of the Most Unpopular Governors in the Country: Morning Consult Survey
36.   Wildfire Risk Causes Red Flag Warning in Spokane; Burn Ban in Effect Today
37.   Wildfire Prompts Evacuations from Idaho Nuclear Energy Lab

WORD OF THE DAY

Screed • \SKREED\ • noun - 1a: a lengthy discourse b: an informal piece of writing c: a ranting piece of writing 2: a strip laid on as a guide 3: a leveling device drawn over freshly poured concrete

“Hoo boy,” sighed the new apprentice, as his foreman strode to the edge of the newly poured concrete sidewalk. As the roll of parchment containing the intricate screed written by the self-important rolled over the forms containing the viscous, but rapidly hardening liquid, the fresh-faced recruit settled himself for a long discourse on the proper use of a screed on sidewalks and the dressing of the edges. “My job will be hardened into place long before he finishes this thing,” mused the apprentice…who, as his boss droned on, promptly began to daydream of sunny, faraway places.

ENERGY & UTILITY ISSUES

1.    As Heat Wave Breaks across U.S. Northeast, Thousands Left without Power (Reuters)

2.    Electric Co-Ops Ask Arizona Regulators to Overturn Summer Shut-Off Ban (Arizona Daily Star, Tucson, AZ)

3.    NYC Mayor Suggests ConEd Takeover After Heat Forces Shutdown (Bloomberg News)

4.    Hawaii: Kauai’s Power Utility Implementing Rolling Blackouts in Wake of Island Wide Outage (Hawaii Public Radio)

5.    Big Milestone for a Small Reactor: NRC Completes Next Phases of NuScale Review (Utility Dive)

6.    Lawmakers Approve Financial Rescue for Ohio’s Nuclear Plants (Associated Press)

7.    Public Encouraged to Weigh in on Tacoma’s Liquefied Natural Gas Facility (KING TV, Seattle, WA)

8.    Florida: Jacksonville Electric Authority Board Authorizes Exploration of Privatizing Utility (Jacksonville Business Journal, FL)

9.    Maine Regulators Blast Utility Rate Hike, Customer Service ‘Deficiencies’ in Local Op-Ed (Utility Dive)

10. Electric Utility Rate Cases Increased in 2018 (U.S. Energy Information Administration)

11. U.S. Natural Gas Prices Sinking Again (Forbes Magazine)

12. Why Eskom’s Power Crisis Is South Africa’s Top Risk (Washington Post)

FISH & WILDLIFE



15. High-Tech, Portable Fish Passage May Revolutionize Salmon Transport Over Dams, Barriers (KCPQ-TV, Seattle, WA)

16. Tribes Expect to Move Salmon above Dams Soon (Tribal Tribune, Nespelem, WA)

17. Oregon Fishing Regulations Aim to Avoid Whale Entanglement (Associated Press)

18. Restoring Salmon Runs, Not Politics, Will Save Southern Resident Killer Whales (Seattle Times, WA – Paywall Advisory)

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

19. Kitsap Beaches Reopen after Sewage Spill, State Investigating Incident (Kitsap Sun, Bremerton – Paywall Advisory)

20. Cantwell Calls for Federal Support of Water Projects (Washington Ag Network)

21. Organizations Struggle Over How to Repair Eightmile Lake Dam (The Wenatchee World, WA)

RENEWABLE ENERGY & SELF STORAGE

22. Portland General Electric Plans 150 MW New Solar by 2023, Finds Wind Cheaper Than Gas to Meet Future Capacity (Utility Dive)

23. Can Northeast States Turn Their Offshore Wind Goals into Reality? (Energy News Network)

24. Why Is U.S. Demand for Solar Panels Booming? (Yahoo Finance)

25. Members of Polygamist Group Plead Guilty to Energy Scam (The Hill, Washington, DC)

CONSERVATION & EFFICIENCY

26. Verizon Program Helps Utilities Find Solutions to Smart Grid Challenges (Daily Energy Insider)

TELECOMMUNICATIONS

27. Locally Run ISPs Offer the Fastest Broadband in America (Motherboard)

28. Okanogan County Gets Money for Broadband Access (Washington Ag Network)

29. Huawei Plans to Deploy High-Speed Internet to Canada’s Remote Regions (The Guardian, UK)
https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2019/jul/22/huawei-plans-to-deploy-high-speed-internet-to-canadas-remote-regions

CLIMATE CHANGE SEQUESTRATION VAULT

30. Montana Governor Names Climate Solutions Board Members (Great Falls Tribune, MT

KILOWATTS FOR CANNABIS

31. Is Oregon Marijuana Tax Revenue Going Where Voters Intended? (KGW-TV, Portland, OR)

PUBLIC RELATIONS, MARKETING & MEDIA

32. FTC to Announce $5 Billion Settlement with Facebook as Early as This Week: Sources (Reuters)

33. Oregon Company Submits Bid for the Bulletin, Redmond Spokesman Newspapers (Associated Press)

34. Six Facebook Ad Copy Secrets to Improve Your Conversions (Social Media Examiner)

GOVERNANCE & MANAGEMENT

35. Oregon’s Kate Brown Is One of the Most Unpopular Governors in the Country: Morning Consult Survey (Oregonian, Portland, OR)

GENERAL NEWS

36. Wildfire Risk Causes Red Flag Warning in Spokane; Burn Ban in Effect Today (Spokesman-Review, Spokane, WA)

37. Wildfire Prompts Evacuations from Idaho Nuclear Energy Lab (Associated Press)

ALLIGATORS IN THE SEWER – DIVERSIONS

‘Astonishingly Preserved’ 500-Year-Old Shipwreck Found in Baltic Sea

Book a Stay in the Iconic Oscar Mayer Wienermobile through Airbnb

Goats Gobble Wildfire Fuel around Wenatchee, Where Dozens of Homes Burned in 2015

Pig wrangling out, greased watermelons are in at longtime county fair event

SONG OF THE DAY

Shaun Cassidy – Hey Deanie

LINKS & PAYWALL ADVISORY

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