Wednesday, August 14, 2019

Energy News Digest for August 14, 2019


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SHELTON FORECAST & WEATHER ALERTS




HOT SHOTS – TODAY’S TOP FIVE STORIES

Removing Klamath Dams Estimated to Cost More Than $400 Million (Associated Press)

Federal Study Planned on Raising Boise River Dam (Associated Press)

He Made Tacoma Power Employees Reconnect His Power at Gunpoint, Charges Say. SWAT Followed (News Tribune, Tacoma, WA – Paywall Advisory)

Grant PUD: High-Speed Fiber Internet Subscriber Growth Looking “Solid” for 2019 (iFiberone News, Ephrata, WA)

Twenty-Two States Sue Trump Administration Over Carbon Rule Replacement (Reuters)

NEWS HIGHLIGHTS (Details Below)

1.      Removing Klamath Dams Estimated to Cost More Than $400 Million
2.      He Made Tacoma Power Employees Reconnect His Power at Gunpoint, Charges Say. SWAT Followed
3.      Grid Mod: Capturing the Impacts of the Energy Imbalance Market on BPA’s Transmission
4.      Power Blows Past $9,000 MWH Cap in Texas as Heat Triggers Emergency
5.      Pacific Gas & Electric Blasts Competing Bankruptcy Plans as Self-Serving
6.      Sacramento Municipal Utility District Looking to Buy Pacific Gas & Electric’s Chili Bar Power Plant Near Placerville
7.      California: Valley Clean Energy in Davis Exploring Taking Over Pacific Gas & Electric Distribution Assets
8.      Owners of Electrocuted Dog Sue North Vancouver, Fortis British Columbia
9.      Washington, Oregon State Fish Managers to Discuss Columbia Salmon, Invite Public
10.   ‘Slowly Slipping Away.’ Fewest Sockeye Salmon Ever Counted at Ballard Locks
11.   Salmon Spawning Starts New Generation at Leavenworth National Fish Hatchery
12.   Southern Resident Killer Whales Spotted in Pacific Northwest Waters Near Vancouver Island
13.   British Columbia: Poisoned, Electrocuted & Hit by Car: Human Negligence Hurting Haida Gwaii Eagles, Says Volunteer
14.   Stephen Colbert Makes Some Dam Good Jokes About the Salmon Cannon
15.   Federal Study Planned on Raising Boise River Dam
16.   Olympia City Council to Consider Approving City’s Largest Solar Array Lease
17.   PacifiCorp Acquires Full Ownership of Wyoming Wind Project
18.   Grant PUD: High-Speed Fiber Internet Subscriber Growth Looking “Solid” for 2019
19.   FCC Chair Recommends Approval of Merger Between T-Mobile & Sprint
20.   Pole Contact Fees, Preemption – Florida Cities Take Aim at Wireless Technology Law
21.   Federal Court Chips Away at 5G Deployment Rules
22.   CenturyLink, FCC Reach Settlement Over ‘Cramming’ Fees on Phone Bills
23.   Defense Inspector General to Investigate Pentagon’s $10 Billion Cloud Contract
24.   Facial Recognition Test Falsely Identifies 26 Lawmakers as Criminals
25.   U.S. Needs to Invest $2.2 Billion to Meet EV Charging Demand Through 2025: ICCT
26.   Twenty-Two States Sue Trump Administration Over Carbon Rule Replacement
27.   Seattle City Council Passes Resolution Advancing Green New Deal
28.   Why Utility Companies Are Key to Slowing Climate Change
29.   Facebook Let Contractors Listen to Audio Recordings from Users
30.   ‘The’ Ohio State University Wants to Trademark the Word ‘THE’
31.   As California’s Recycling Industry Struggles, Companies & Consumers Are Forced to Adapt
32.   New Oregon Law Requires Cage-Free Commercial Eggs by 2024
33.   Olympia Woman Accused of Strangling, Dismembering Mother
34.   Two Men Killed, Three Women Injured in Tacoma Shooting
35.   Kitsap County Next to Ban Single-Use Plastic Shopping Bags
36.   Fighting Hunger in the Klamath River Basin
37.   Survivors Retell the Story of Quake Lake 60 Years Later

WORD OF THE DAY

Haiku • \HI-koo\ • noun - An unrhymed verse form of Japanese origin having three lines containing usually five, seven, and five syllables respectively; also: a poem in this form usually having a seasonal reference

Nuclear dreams rise
History’s ghosts fade away
Follow power’s path

ENERGY & UTILITY ISSUES

1.    Removing Klamath Dams Estimated to Cost More Than $400 Million (Associated Press)

2.    He Made Tacoma Power Employees Reconnect His Power at Gunpoint, Charges Say. SWAT Followed (News Tribune, Tacoma, WA – Paywall Advisory)

3.    Grid Mod: Capturing the Impacts of the Energy Imbalance Market on BPA’s Transmission (Bonneville Power Administration)

4.    Power Blows Past $9,000 MWH Cap in Texas as Heat Triggers Emergency (Bloomberg News)

5.    Pacific Gas & Electric Blasts Competing Bankruptcy Plans as Self-Serving (Courthouse News Service)

6.    Sacramento Municipal Utility District Looking to Buy Pacific Gas & Electric’s Chili Bar Power Plant Near Placerville (Sacramento Business Journal, CA)

7.    California: Valley Clean Energy in Davis Exploring Taking Over Pacific Gas & Electric Distribution Assets (American Public Power Association)

8.    Owners of Electrocuted Dog Sue North Vancouver, Fortis British Columbia (Victoria Times-Colonist, BC)

FISH & WILDLIFE

9.    Washington, Oregon State Fish Managers to Discuss Columbia Salmon, Invite Public (Spokesman-Review, Spokane, WA)

10. ‘Slowly Slipping Away.’ Fewest Sockeye Salmon Ever Counted at Ballard Locks (KUOW Radio, Seattle, WA)

11. Salmon Spawning Starts New Generation at Leavenworth National Fish Hatchery (The Leavenworth Echo, WA)

12. Southern Resident Killer Whales Spotted in Pacific Northwest Waters Near Vancouver Island (Seattle Post-Intelligencer, WA)

13. British Columbia: Poisoned, Electrocuted & Hit by Car: Human Negligence Hurting Haida Gwaii Eagles, Says Volunteer (Canadian Broadcasting Corporation)

14. Stephen Colbert Makes Some Dam Good Jokes About the Salmon Cannon (Mashable)

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

15. Federal Study Planned on Raising Boise River Dam (Associated Press)

RENEWABLE ENERGY & SELF STORAGE

16. Olympia City Council to Consider Approving City’s Largest Solar Array Lease (KMAS Radio, Shelton, WA)


TELECOMMUNICATIONS

18. Grant PUD: High-Speed Fiber Internet Subscriber Growth Looking “Solid” for 2019 (iFiberone News, Ephrata, WA)

19. FCC Chair Recommends Approval of Merger Between T-Mobile & Sprint (USA Today)

20. Pole Contact Fees, Preemption – Florida Cities Take Aim at Wireless Technology Law (Jacksonville Business Journal, FL)

21. Federal Court Chips Away at 5G Deployment Rules (Pots & Pans)

22. CenturyLink, FCC Reach Settlement Over ‘Cramming’ Fees on Phone Bills (C|Net News)

THE WIZARDING WORLD OF TECHNOLOGY

23. Defense Inspector General to Investigate Pentagon’s $10 Billion Cloud Contract (Vancouver Columbian, WA)

24. Facial Recognition Test Falsely Identifies 26 Lawmakers as Criminals (Huffington Post)

I SING THE CAR ELECTRIC

25. U.S. Needs to Invest $2.2 Billion to Meet EV Charging Demand Through 2025: ICCT (Utility Dive)

CLIMATE CHANGE SEQUESTRATION VAULT

26. Twenty-Two States Sue Trump Administration Over Carbon Rule Replacement (Reuters)

27. Seattle City Council Passes Resolution Advancing Green New Deal (Utility Dive)

28. Why Utility Companies Are Key to Slowing Climate Change (National Public Radio)

PUBLIC RELATIONS, MARKETING & MEDIA

29. Facebook Let Contractors Listen to Audio Recordings from Users (Mashable)

30. ‘The’ Ohio State University Wants to Trademark the Word ‘THE’ (NBC News)

BARREL O’ GREEN POTPOURRI – SEETHING STEW OF SCIENCE

31. As California’s Recycling Industry Struggles, Companies & Consumers Are Forced to Adapt (Los Angeles Times, CA)

32. New Oregon Law Requires Cage-Free Commercial Eggs by 2024 (KCPQ-TV, Seattle, WA)

GENERAL NEWS

33. Olympia Woman Accused of Strangling, Dismembering Mother (KMAS Radio, Shelton, WA)

34. Two Men Killed, Three Women Injured in Tacoma Shooting (News Tribune, Tacoma, WA – Paywall Advisory)

35. Kitsap County Next to Ban Single-Use Plastic Shopping Bags (Kitsap Sun, Bremerton – Paywall Advisory)

36. Fighting Hunger in the Klamath River Basin (NY Times)

37. Survivors Retell the Story of Quake Lake 60 Years Later (Associated Press)

ALLIGATORS IN THE SEWER – DIVERSIONS

Sketches Hidden Underneath Leonardo’s ‘Virgin of the Rocks’ Revealed After 500 Years

Iraqi Transforms Kalashnikov Rifle into Musical Instrument

Fairway to Heaven? UK Cathedral Golf Course Draws Fans

Too Much to Swallow: Giant Oyster Named “Georgette” Found Off French Coast

SONG OF THE DAY

Rachel Portman – The Legend of Bagger Vance (Soundtrack, Main Theme)

LINKS & PAYWALL ADVISORY

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