Thursday, September 26, 2019

Energy News Digest for September 26, 2019


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SHELTON FORECAST & WEATHER ALERTS






HOT SHOTS – TODAY’S TOP FIVE STORIES

Arctic Express Coming to the Pacific Northwest (Cliff Mass Weather Blog)

Emergency Order Halts Salmon, Steelhead Fishing on Most of Columbia River (Tri-City Herald, WA)

Pacific Gas & Electric Begins Restoring Power to North Bay, Sierra Foothills (KCRA-TV, Sacramento, CA)

New Marine Heat Wave Resembles Killer ‘Blob’ That Devastated Sea Life on West Coast, NOAA Says (Seattle Times, WA – Paywall Advisory)

Mason PUD 3 Commissioners Adopt 2020 Budget (Mason PUD 3, Shelton, WA)

NEWS HIGHLIGHTS (Details Below)

1.      Pacific Gas & Electric Begins Restoring Power to North Bay, Sierra Foothills
2.      Mason PUD 3 Commissioners Adopt 2020 Budget
3.      Mason PUD 3 Commissioners Adopt 2020 Budget
4.      Op/Ed: Pacific PUD Works to Limit Rate Impacts on Customers
5.      Oregon Trail Electric Cooperative: Monthly Bills Will Increase $4 Per Month
6.      Grant PUD Discusses Cash & What to Do with It
7.      Orcas Power & Light Board Votes to Support Actions to Save Southern Resident Killer Whales & Keep Dams
8.      Montana Co-op, Ravalli Electric Moves from Power Line Carrier System to Sensus Solution
9.      News Release: Western Energy Imbalance Market Expands, Electricity Markets Outlook Brightens
10.   IDACORP Announces Changes to Idaho Power’s Officer Team
11.   Emergency Order Halts Salmon, Steelhead Fishing on Most of Columbia River
12.   Fisheries Disaster Money After ‘Blob’ Just Now Being Disbursed as New Marine Heatwave Looms
13.   U.S. Senator Cantwell Calls for Fishery Disaster Funding Reform
14.   Environmentalists Urge Feds to Protect Oregon Spring Salmon
15.   NW River Partners Op/Ed: In Response to the Salmon Crisis
16.   17 States Sue Feds Over Endangered Species Act Rules
17.   Inspection Discovers Line Dumping Raw Sewage into Lake Union
18.   Water Levels Restored in Alaska Communities Hit by Drought
19.   Snohomish PUD Holds Open House at Community Solar Project
20.   California Wants a Carbon-Free Economy by 2045: Can Floating Offshore Wind Help It Get There?
21.   Maine, New York Become The 6th & 7th States to Adopt 100% Clean Electricity Targets
22.   Port of Whitman County Joins Broadband Cooperative
23.   Comcast to Pay $15.5M to Settle Class-Action Lawsuit Over Set-Top Box Rentals
24.   Watchdog: Energy Department Not Doing Enough to Protect Grid Against Cyber Attacks
25.   The Oil Industry Vs. the Electric Car
26.   New Marine Heat Wave Resembles Killer ‘Blob’ That Devastated Sea Life on West Coast, NOAA Says
27.   The World’s Oceans Are in Danger, Major Climate Change Report Warns
28.   Key Congressional Committee Advances Kilmer Bill to Help Coastal Tribes Facing Severe Weather Threats
29.   U.S. House Passes Bill Giving Marijuana Businesses Access to Banking
30.   Washington State Increases Projected Revenues to $51.4 Billion Through Mid-2021
31.   Arctic Express Coming to the Pacific Northwest
32.   Mason County Unemployment Rate Steady
33.   Jamestown Tribe Facing Community Opposition Over Proposed Sequim Addiction Clinic
34.   Washington & Oregon Get Another 5 Years of Federal Money to Replace Failed I-5 Bridge
35.   Record Number of Births in August at Mason General Hospital Birth Center

WORD OF THE DAY

Untoward • \un-TOE-erd\ • adjective - 1: difficult to guide, manage, or work with: unruly, intractable 2: not favorable: adverse, unpropitious 3: improper, indecorous

The owner of the small widget company hummed tunelessly to himself following an untoward visit from an oily salesman representing Conhugeco Corporation. “Never again will he bother us, or any other small company,” he mused, as he put the finishing touches on his latest taxidermogical creation…which he placed over the entranced as a warning to other nefarious poachers of the local firm.

ENERGY & UTILITY ISSUES

1.    Pacific Gas & Electric Begins Restoring Power to North Bay, Sierra Foothills (KCRA-TV, Sacramento, CA)

2.    Mason PUD 3 Commissioners Adopt 2020 Budget (Mason PUD 3, Shelton, WA)

3.    Mason PUD 3 Commissioners Adopt 2020 Budget (Mason Web TV, Shelton, WA)


5.    Oregon Trail Electric Cooperative: Monthly Bills Will Increase $4 Per Month (LaGrande Observer, OR)

6.    Grant PUD Discusses Cash & What to Do with It (Columbia Basin Herald, Moses Lake, WA)

7.    Orcas Power & Light Board Votes to Support Actions to Save Southern Resident Killer Whales & Keep Dams (San Juan Islander, Friday Harbor, WA)

8.    Montana Co-op, Ravalli Electric Moves from Power Line Carrier System to Sensus Solution (Yahoo Finance)

9.    News Release: Western Energy Imbalance Market Expands, Electricity Markets Outlook Brightens (Natural Resources Defense Council)

10. IDACORP Announces Changes to Idaho Power’s Officer Team (Daily Energy Insider)

FISH & WILDLIFE

11. Emergency Order Halts Salmon, Steelhead Fishing on Most of Columbia River (Tri-City Herald, WA)

12. Fisheries Disaster Money After ‘Blob’ Just Now Being Disbursed as New Marine Heatwave Looms (Seattle Times, WA – Paywall Advisory)

13. U.S. Senator Cantwell Calls for Fishery Disaster Funding Reform (Longview Daily News, WA)

14. Environmentalists Urge Feds to Protect Oregon Spring Salmon (Courthouse News Service)

15. NW River Partners Op/Ed: In Response to the Salmon Crisis (Bend Bulletin, OR)

16. 17 States Sue Feds Over Endangered Species Act Rules (Associated Press)

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

17. Inspection Discovers Line Dumping Raw Sewage into Lake Union (KOMO TV, Seattle, WA)

18. Water Levels Restored in Alaska Communities Hit by Drought (Associated Press)

RENEWABLE ENERGY & SELF STORAGE

19. Snohomish PUD Holds Open House at Community Solar Project (North County Outlook, Marysville, WA)

20. California Wants a Carbon-Free Economy by 2045: Can Floating Offshore Wind Help It Get There? (Utility Dive)

21. Maine, New York Become The 6th & 7th States to Adopt 100% Clean Electricity Targets – Where’s Washington State? (U.S. Energy Information Administration)

TELECOMMUNICATIONS

22. Port of Whitman County Joins Broadband Cooperative (The Lewiston Tribune, ID)

23. Comcast to Pay $15.5M to Settle Class-Action Lawsuit Over Set-Top Box Rentals (Puget Sound Business Journal, WA)

THE WIZARDING WORLD OF TECHNOLOGY

24. Watchdog: Energy Department Not Doing Enough to Protect Grid Against Cyber Attacks (The Hill, Washington, DC)

I SING THE CAR ELECTRIC

25. The Oil Industry Vs. the Electric Car – Electric vehicles could make up nearly half the fleet of passenger cars & trucks by 2040 (Politico)

CLIMATE CHANGE SEQUESTRATION VAULT

26. New Marine Heat Wave Resembles Killer ‘Blob’ That Devastated Sea Life on West Coast, NOAA Says (Seattle Times, WA – Paywall Advisory)

27. The World’s Oceans Are in Danger, Major Climate Change Report Warns (NY Times)

28. Key Congressional Committee Advances Kilmer Bill to Help Coastal Tribes Facing Severe Weather Threats (Aberdeen Daily World, WA)

KILOWATTS FOR CANNABIS

29. U.S. House Passes Bill Giving Marijuana Businesses Access to Banking (KHQ TV, Spokane, WA)

GOVERNANCE & MANAGEMENT

30. Washington State Increases Projected Revenues to $51.4 Billion Through Mid-2021 (Olympian, WA – Paywall Advisory)

GENERAL NEWS

31. Arctic Express Coming to the Pacific Northwest (Cliff Mass Weather Blog)

32. Mason County Unemployment Rate Steady (Mason Web TV, Shelton, WA)

33. Jamestown Tribe Facing Community Opposition Over Proposed Sequim Addiction Clinic (KCPQ-TV, Seattle, WA)

34. Washington & Oregon Get Another 5 Years of Federal Money to Replace Failed I-5 Bridge (Seattle Times, WA – Paywall Advisory)

35. Record Number of Births in August at Mason General Hospital Birth Center (Thurston Talks, Olympia, WA)

ALLIGATORS IN THE SEWER – DIVERSIONS

‘Truly Dreaming of a White Claw Christmas’: Company Debuts Hard Seltzer Advent Calendars

‘Gross’: Lanternflies Causing Big Bug Problem for Some

Health Care Company Sends Woman Over 500 Letters in Five Days

Squirrel Guides Woman to Its Injured Baby Vulnerable to Cat Attack

SONG OF THE DAY

Joe Cocker – The Letter

LINKS & PAYWALL ADVISORY

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