Tuesday, July 30, 2019

Energy News Digest for July 30, 2019


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SHELTON FORECAST & WEATHER ALERTS





HOT SHOTS – TODAY’S TOP FIVE STORIES

Seattle Study Favors Breaching Dams. ‘Slap in the Face,’ Says Tri-Cities Congressman (Tri-City Herald, WA)

Global Warming Pushing Some Pacific Salmon to the Brink “…Young salmon will die when water temperatures warm above a certain threshold. This very thing happened in…British Columbia’s Fraser River…the river’s temperature was too high…streamflow was also down. (Digital Journal)

Three-Way Wrangle Over Plan to Expand Shasta Dam (Courthouse News Service)

Multnomah County & Portland Take Steps Toward Public Internet Access (Portland Mercury, OR)

Capital One Target of Massive Data Breach – Seattle Hacker Accused (Courthouse News Service)

NEWS HIGHLIGHTS (Details Below)

1.      Seattle Study Favors Breaching Dams. ‘Slap in the Face,’ Says Tri-Cities Congressman
2.      Study: In Breaching Snake River Dams, Benefits Outweigh Costs
3.      ‘Flawed Connection’: New York City Power Company Explains July Blackout
4.      Grid Mod: New Revenue-Quality Meters Form First Building Blocks to Increased Visibility & Accuracy
5.      News Release: Regionalization of the Western Electricity Grid May Be Inevitable
6.      Texas: A May Price Spike Shows Vulnerability of Power Market to Manipulation — And Cost to Consumers
7.      Kentucky: Man Arrested for Stealing Electricity from Neighboring Home
8.      Global Warming Pushing Some Pacific Salmon to the Brink “…Young salmon will die when water temperatures warm above a certain threshold. This very thing happened in…British Columbia’s Fraser River…the river’s temperature was too high…streamflow was also down…”
9.      Op/Ed: Increasing Hatchery Salmon Won’t Help Orcas
10.   Whale ‘Swallows’ Sea Lion: ‘It Was A Once-in-a-Lifetime Event’
11.   Three-Way Wrangle Over Plan to Expand Shasta Dam
12.   Editorial: It’s Hard to Believe, But State Officials Rejected Their Own Water Standards
13.   Tahltan First Nation Buys into $2.5 Billion British Columbia Hydro Project
14.   Tesla Powerwall, Powerpack Deployment Grows 81% To 415 MWh in the Second Quarter
15.   Efficiency Requirements for Residential Central Air Conditioning & Heat Pumps to Rise in 2023
16.   Multnomah County & Portland Take Steps Toward Public Internet Access
17.   High-Speed Fiber ‘Net Coming to Schweitzer Mountain Resort
18.   Study: Broadband a Boost for Rural Telemedicine Use
19.   East Oregonian Publishers Win Federal Auction for Bend, Redmond Newspapers
20.   This Startup Just Raised $33 Million to Vaporize Trash
21.   Put the Synthale Down: Chateau Picard Wine Is Real, & Here
22.   Washington State House Hires Outside Firm to Investigate Representative Matt Shea of Spokane
23.   Capital One Target of Massive Data Breach – Seattle Hacker Accused
24.   Roadwork Brings Temporary Delays to State Route 3 North of Shelton

WORD OF THE DAY

Stolid • \STAH-lid\ • adjective - Having or expressing little or no sensibility: unemotional

Jennifer was of stolid, Midwestern stock. Even as her potluck tuna casserole flopped at the church social, she returned the next week to silence her critics with her prize-winning “Spam” casserole. It was a hit…especially since the slices were cut into fish-shaped bits; a passive-aggressive nose-thumbing to her previous week’s critics.

ENERGY & UTILITY ISSUES

1.    Seattle Study Favors Breaching Dams. ‘Slap in the Face,’ Says Tri-Cities Congressman (Tri-City Herald, WA)

2.    Study: In Breaching Snake River Dams, Benefits Outweigh Costs (KCPQ-TV, Seattle, WA)

3.    ‘Flawed Connection’: New York City Power Company Explains July Blackout (Washington Examiner)

4.    Grid Mod: New Revenue-Quality Meters Form First Building Blocks to Increased Visibility & Accuracy (Bonneville Power Administration)

5.    News Release: Regionalization of the Western Electricity Grid May Be Inevitable (Natural Resources Defense Council)

6.    Texas: A May Price Spike Shows Vulnerability of Power Market to Manipulation — And Cost to Consumers (Houston Chronicle, TX)

7.    Kentucky: Man Arrested for Stealing Electricity from Neighboring Home (KFVS TV, Cape Girardeau, MO)

FISH & WILDLIFE

8.    Global Warming Pushing Some Pacific Salmon to the Brink “…Young salmon will die when water temperatures warm above a certain threshold. This very thing happened in…British Columbia’s Fraser River…the river’s temperature was too high…streamflow was also down…” (Digital Journal)

9.    Op/Ed: Increasing Hatchery Salmon Won’t Help Orcas (Everett Herald, WA)

10. Whale ‘Swallows’ Sea Lion: ‘It Was A Once-in-a-Lifetime Event’ (British Broadcasting Corporation)


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

11. Three-Way Wrangle Over Plan to Expand Shasta Dam (Courthouse News Service)

12. Editorial: It’s Hard to Believe, But State Officials Rejected Their Own Water Standards (Tri-City Herald, WA)

RENEWABLE ENERGY & SELF STORAGE

13. Tahltan First Nation Buys into $2.5 Billion British Columbia Hydro Project (Victoria Times-Colonist, BC)

14. Tesla Powerwall, Powerpack Deployment Grows 81% To 415 MWh in the Second Quarter (Utility Dive)

CONSERVATION & EFFICIENCY

15. Efficiency Requirements for Residential Central Air Conditioning & Heat Pumps to Rise in 2023 (U.S. Energy Information Administration)

TELECOMMUNICATIONS

16. Multnomah County & Portland Take Steps Toward Public Internet Access (Portland Mercury, OR)

17. High-Speed Fiber ‘Net Coming to Schweitzer Mountain Resort (Spokesman-Review, Spokane, WA)


PUBLIC RELATIONS, MARKETING & MEDIA

19. East Oregonian Publishers Win Federal Auction for Bend, Redmond Newspapers (Oregon Public Broadcasting)

BARREL O’ GREEN POTPOURRI – SEETHING STEW OF SCIENCE

20. This Startup Just Raised $33 Million to Vaporize Trash (Fast Company)

21. Put the Synthale Down: Chateau Picard Wine Is Real, & Here (Gizmodo)

GOVERNANCE & MANAGEMENT

22. Washington State House Hires Outside Firm to Investigate Representative Matt Shea of Spokane (KCPQ-TV, Seattle, WA)

GENERAL NEWS

23. Capital One Target of Massive Data Breach – Seattle Hacker Accused (Courthouse News Service)

24. Roadwork Brings Temporary Delays to State Route 3 North of Shelton (KMAS Radio, Shelton, WA)

ALLIGATORS IN THE SEWER – DIVERSIONS

Reports: ‘Clown’ Sparks Brawl Onboard UK-Bound Cruise Ship

Man Finds 2.12-Carat Diamond on Vacation at Arkansas’ Crater of Diamonds State Park

79-Year-Old Woman Sentenced to Ten Days in Jail for Feeding Stray Cats

Rich People Now Just Signing Over Custody of Their Kids to Score Financial Aid, Apparently

SONG OF THE DAY

Boz Scaggs – Georgia

LINKS & PAYWALL ADVISORY

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