Tuesday, September 3, 2019

Energy News Digest for September 3, 2019


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SHELTON FORECAST & WEATHER ALERTS




HOT SHOTS – TODAY’S TOP FIVE STORIES

New Plan Targets Salmon-Eating Sea Lions in Columbia River (Associated Press)

Seattle City Light Faces Possible Class-Action Lawsuit Over Billing Practices (Crosscut Seattle)

Avista Makes Annual Price Adjustment Requests in Washington (Globe Newswire)

Salmon Can Now Be Transported Around Fraser River Landslide by Truck, Officials Say (Canadian Broadcasting Corporation)

Cantwell, Murray Announce Major Federal Investment for Rural Broadband in Stevens County (Washington State Wire, Olympia, WA)

NEWS HIGHLIGHTS (Details Below)

1.      Seattle City Light Faces Possible Class-Action Lawsuit Over Billing Practices
2.      Avista Makes Annual Price Adjustment Requests in Washington
3.      Lewis County PUD Budget Hearings Start Tuesday
4.      Large Energy Users – Douglas PUD Considers Rate Increase for Select Customers
5.      Asotin PUD Backs Off of Clarkston Sewer Takeover
6.      FERC Indicates Chelan PUD’s Hydro Investments Qualify for License Credit
7.      Jefferson PUD Moving Its Customer Service Office Sept. 16
8.      Anita Decker, Electric Industry Leader Named to Western Energy Imbalance Market Governing Body
9.      Gott, Mason PUD 3 Commissioner, Elected to Energy Northwest Executive Board
10.   A Second Chance: Canada, U.S. Renegotiate a Critical Water Treaty
11.   Wildfires in Alaska? A Historic Drought Has Chugach Electric Association Scrambling
12.   Fight Over Energy Law Heads to New Mexico Supreme Court
13.   ‘An Aggressive New Thing’ — How Sanders Would Ramp Up Federal Role in Electricity Generation
14.   New Plan Targets Salmon-Eating Sea Lions in Columbia River
15.   Salmon Can Now Be Transported Around Fraser River Landslide by Truck, Officials Say
16.   First Sockeye from Idaho Hatchery Comes Home ⁠ $14 Million, 6 Years & Hundreds of Thousands of Smolts Later
17.   Grant PUD, Tribes Asking for Help in Eradicating Northern Pike
18.   Op/Ed: We Need a New Vision for Salmon & the Region
19.   Great White Sharks Have Abandoned Their Favorite Hunting Ground Off the Coast of South Africa – Being Hunted by Invading Orcas Who Feast on Their Livers
20.   Partially Treated Sewage Released into Clatskanie River
21.   Washington State Finalizes Plan for Implementation of 100 Percent Clean Electricity Law
22.   Editorial: Rolling on to Future of 100 Percent Clean Energy
23.   Okanogan PUD Considers Ending Conservation Loan Program
24.   Cantwell, Murray Announce Major Federal Investment for Rural Broadband in Stevens County
25.   Colorado: Comcast, Beware – New City-Run Broadband Offers 1Gbps for $60 a Month
26.   FCC – Please Don’t Fund 25/3 Broadband
27.   Warren Says U.S. Broadband Lags Compared to Other Nations. She’s Close
28.   Carbon Capture: What You Need to Know About Catching Carbon Dioxide to Fight Climate Change
29.   Oregon: Fast-Growing Rural Hemp Company Hits a Bump
30.   Cultivating Originality in Photography
31.   As Washington State Republicans Struggle to Field 2020 Candidates, Reichert Eyes Run for Governor
32.   Lawsuit Claims Former Pierce County Housing Authority Employee Took Millions
33.   Shelton Woman Dies in Highway 101 Crash & Fire
34.   Weakened Hurricane Dorian Heads Toward Florida after Bashing Bahamas
35.   Puget Sound Naval Shipyard Surges with a Wave of New Hires

WORD OF THE DAY – HORRIBLE HAIKU EDITION

Fecund /FECK-und/ Adjective – 1: Fruitful in offspring or vegetation: prolific 2: intellectually productive or inventive to a marked degree.

Grapes, heavy and fecund
Bathed in slanting evening sun
Foreshadows sweet wine

ENERGY & UTILITY ISSUES

1.    Seattle City Light Faces Possible Class-Action Lawsuit Over Billing Practices (Crosscut Seattle)

2.    Avista Makes Annual Price Adjustment Requests in Washington (Globe Newswire)

3.    Lewis County PUD Budget Hearings Start Tuesday (The Chronicle, Centralia, WA)

4.    Large Energy Users – Douglas PUD Considers Rate Increase for Select Customers (KPQ Radio, Wenatchee, WA)

5.    Asotin PUD Backs Off of Clarkston Sewer Takeover (Lewiston Tribune, ID)

6.    FERC Indicates Chelan PUD’s Hydro Investments Qualify for License Credit (American Public Power Association)

7.    Jefferson PUD Moving Its Customer Service Office Sept. 16 (Peninsula Daily News, Port Angeles, WA)

8.    Anita Decker, Electric Industry Leader Named to Western Energy Imbalance Market Governing Body (Western Energy Imbalance Market, Folsom, CA)

9.    Gott, Mason PUD 3 Commissioner, Elected to Energy Northwest Executive Board (Mason Web TV, Shelton, WA)

10. A Second Chance: Canada, U.S. Renegotiate a Critical Water Treaty (Globe & Mail, Canada)

11. Wildfires in Alaska? A Historic Drought Has Chugach Electric Association Scrambling (Utility Dive)

12. Fight Over Energy Law Heads to New Mexico Supreme Court (Associated Press)

13. ‘An Aggressive New Thing’ — How Sanders Would Ramp Up Federal Role in Electricity Generation (Washington Examiner, Daily On Energy)

FISH & WILDLIFE

14. New Plan Targets Salmon-Eating Sea Lions in Columbia River (Associated Press)

15. Salmon Can Now Be Transported Around Fraser River Landslide by Truck, Officials Say (Canadian Broadcasting Corporation)

16. First Sockeye from Idaho Hatchery Comes Home ⁠ $14 Million, 6 Years & Hundreds of Thousands of Smolts Later (Idaho Statesman, Boise, ID)

17. Grant PUD, Tribes Asking for Help in Eradicating Northern Pike (KPQ Radio, Wenatchee, WA)

18. Op/Ed: We Need a New Vision for Salmon & the Region (Oregonian, Portland, OR)

19. Great White Sharks Have Abandoned Their Favorite Hunting Ground Off the Coast of South Africa – Being Hunted by Invading Orcas Who Feast on Their Livers (The Daily Mail, UK)

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

20. Partially Treated Sewage Released into Clatskanie River (Longview Daily News, WA)

RENEWABLE ENERGY & SELF STORAGE

21. Washington State Finalizes Plan for Implementation of 100 Percent Clean Electricity Law (Daily Energy Insider)

22. Editorial: Rolling on to Future of 100 Percent Clean Energy (Everett Herald, WA)

CONSERVATION & EFFICIENCY

23. Okanogan PUD Considers Ending Conservation Loan Program (Okanogan Gazette Tribune, Oroville, WA)

TELECOMMUNICATIONS

24. Cantwell, Murray Announce Major Federal Investment for Rural Broadband in Stevens County (Washington State Wire, Olympia, WA)

25. Colorado: Comcast, Beware – New City-Run Broadband Offers 1Gbps for $60 a Month (Ars Technica)

26. FCC – Please Don’t Fund 25/3 Broadband (Pots & Pans)

27. Warren Says U.S. Broadband Lags Compared to Other Nations. She’s Close (Politifact)

CLIMATE CHANGE SEQUESTRATION VAULT

28. Carbon Capture: What You Need to Know About Catching Carbon Dioxide to Fight Climate Change (Canadian Broadcasting Corporation)

KILOWATTS FOR CANNABIS

29. Oregon: Fast-Growing Rural Hemp Company Hits a Bump (Portland Business Journal, OR)

PUBLIC RELATIONS, MARKETING & MEDIA

30. Cultivating Originality in Photography (Medium, The Smart View)

GOVERNANCE & MANAGEMENT

31. As Washington State Republicans Struggle to Field 2020 Candidates, Reichert Eyes Run for Governor (Yakima Herald-Republic, WA)

32. Lawsuit Claims Former Pierce County Housing Authority Employee Took Millions (KIRO Broadcasting, Seattle, WA)

GENERAL NEWS

33. Shelton Woman Dies in Highway 101 Crash & Fire (Mason Web TV, Shelton, WA)

34. Weakened Hurricane Dorian Heads Toward Florida after Bashing Bahamas (Reuters)

35. Puget Sound Naval Shipyard Surges with a Wave of New Hires (Kitsap Sun, Bremerton – Paywall Advisory)

ALLIGATORS IN THE SEWER – DIVERSIONS

Texas Popeye’s Ran Out of Chicken Sandwiches, Man Pulls Gun

Farmers’ Almanac – Winter Prediction 2018-19: How Accurate Was Our Weather Forecast?

The Unlikely Story of the Fisher Fair Scone

Nashville School Bans “Harry Potter” Series, Citing Risk of “Conjuring Evil Spirits”

SONG OF THE DAY

10,000 Maniacs - Like the Weather

LINKS & PAYWALL ADVISORY

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