Wednesday, January 8, 2020

The Energy News Digest for January 8, 2020


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SHELTON FORECAST & WEATHER ALERTS







HOT SHOTS – TODAY’S TOP FIVE STORIES

Discussion on Lower Snake River Dams Draws Crowd (Lewiston Tribune, ID)

The Lowland Snow Threat (Cliff Mass Weather Blog)

Seattle Tackles Multi-Dwelling Unit Broadband (Pots & Pans)

Editorial: Let There Be Dark! New Light Pollution Rules in Pierce County Make Good Sense (News Tribune, Tacoma, WA – Paywall Advisory)

2019 Was the Second-Hottest Year on Record (Gizmodo)

NEWS HIGHLIGHTS (Details Below)

1.        Discussion on Lower Snake River Dams Draws Crowd
2.        Montana Grants 65-Day Extension for Navajo-Owned Coal Mine Near Decker
3.        California to Examine Effect of Fire-Related Power Blackouts on Communication
4.        Washington State Dept. of Commerce Names Advisory Committee for Development of 2021 Energy Strategy
5.        Entergy, Duke, ConEd Adding Millions of Smart Meters – Overall Deployment is Slowing
6.        California’s 2020 Legislative Session: The ‘Wild, Wild West’ of Bills Targeting Pacific Gas & Electric
7.        Florida: If Jackson Electric Authority Had Been Sold, $3 Billion in Value May Not Have Come in Cash
8.        Power Outage Affects Two-Thirds of Puerto Rico After Earthquake
9.        Climate Change is Playing Havoc with Mexico’s Monarch Butterfly Migration
10.     Editorial: Let There Be Dark! New Light Pollution Rules in Pierce County Make Good Sense
11.     Nevada: Trimming Your Power Bill – NV Energy’s Free Smart Thermostat
12.     Seattle Tackles Multi-Dwelling Unit Broadband
13.     Sprint Kills Virgin Mobile Brand, Will Move Customers to Boost Next Month
14.     Why 5G Mobile Is Arriving with a Subplot of Espionage
15.     2019 Was the Second-Hottest Year on Record
16.     Marijuana Mergers – Harvest Health in Negotiations to Acquire Have a Heart For $87.5 Million
17.     Legal Pot Takes a Bite Out of Beer Consumption in Canada
18.     U.S. Army Warns Public to Ignore Fake Military Draft Notices Via Text Message
19.     A 10th District Tussle: U.S. Rep. Adam Smith Backs Kristine Reeves
20.     The Lowland Snow Threat
21.     Strong Winter Storm Moving into the Inland Northwest with Heavy Snow, Difficult Travel Conditions
22.     Avalanche at Idaho Ski Area Kills One, Buries Five Others
23.     Mason County Jail Inmate Escapes Tuesday During Court Hearing
24.     Bob Rogers Resigns from Shelton City Council
25.     Moses Lake Airport Close to Maxing Out on Boeing 737 Storage
26.     Extremely High ‘King Tides’ Will Hit Oregon Coast

WORD OF THE DAY – HORRIBLE HAIKU EDITION

Rapscallion• \rapp-SKALL-yun\ • Noun - Rascal, ne’er-do-well

Rapscallion, a rogue
Grabs your wallet and he runs
When opened, moths fly

ENERGY & UTILITY ISSUES

Discussion on Lower Snake River Dams Draws Crowd (Lewiston Tribune, ID)

Montana Grants 65-Day Extension for Navajo-Owned Coal Mine Near Decker (Associated Press)

California to Examine Effect of Fire-Related Power Blackouts on Communication (Associated Press)

Washington State Dept. of Commerce Names Advisory Committee for Development of 2021 Energy Strategy (Washington State Department of Commerce)

Entergy, Duke, ConEd Adding Millions of Smart Meters – Overall Deployment is Slowing (Utility Dive)

California’s 2020 Legislative Session: The ‘Wild, Wild West’ of Bills Targeting Pacific Gas & Electric (Utility Dive)

Florida: If Jackson Electric Authority Had Been Sold, $3 Billion in Value May Not Have Come in Cash (Jacksonville Business Journal, FL)
https://www.bizjournals.com/jacksonville/news/2020/01/07/if-jea-had-been-sold-3-billion-in-value-may-not.html

Power Outage Affects Two-Thirds of Puerto Rico After Earthquake (NY Times)

FISH & WILDLIFE

Climate Change is Playing Havoc with Mexico’s Monarch Butterfly Migration (Washington Post)

CONSERVATION & EFFICIENCY

Editorial: Let There Be Dark! New Light Pollution Rules in Pierce County Make Good Sense (News Tribune, Tacoma, WA – Paywall Advisory)

Nevada: Trimming Your Power Bill – NV Energy’s Free Smart Thermostat (KTVN-TV, Reno, NV)

TELECOMMUNICATIONS

Seattle Tackles Multi-Dwelling Unit Broadband (Pots & Pans)

Sprint Kills Virgin Mobile Brand, Will Move Customers to Boost Next Month (LightReading)

Why 5G Mobile Is Arriving with a Subplot of Espionage (Bloomberg News)

CLIMATE CHANGE SEQUESTRATION VAULT

2019 Was the Second-Hottest Year on Record (Gizmodo)

KILOWATTS FOR CANNABIS

Marijuana Mergers – Harvest Health in Negotiations to Acquire Have a Heart For $87.5 Million (The Motlley Fool)

Legal Pot Takes a Bite Out of Beer Consumption in Canada (Bloomberg News)

GOVERNANCE & MANAGEMENT

U.S. Army Warns Public to Ignore Fake Military Draft Notices Via Text Message (CBS News)

A 10th District Tussle: U.S. Rep. Adam Smith Backs Kristine Reeves (Seattle Post-Intelligencer, WA)

GENERAL NEWS

The Lowland Snow Threat (Cliff Mass Weather Blog)

Strong Winter Storm Moving into the Inland Northwest with Heavy Snow, Difficult Travel Conditions (KHQ TV, Spokane, WA)

Avalanche at Idaho Ski Area Kills One, Buries Five Others (Associated Press)

Mason County Jail Inmate Escapes Tuesday During Court Hearing (KMAS Radio, Shelton, WA)

Bob Rogers Resigns from Shelton City Council (Mason Web TV, Shelton, WA)

Moses Lake Airport Close to Maxing Out on Boeing 737 Storage (Northwest News Network)

Extremely High ‘King Tides’ Will Hit Oregon Coast (KGW-TV, Portland, OR)

ALLIGATORS IN THE SEWER – DIVERSIONS

Man’s Pants Catch on Fire Inside Bremerton WinCo

Nepal Elephant Festival Scrutinized for Beauty & Bruises

After Britain Appeals for Weirdos, Spoon Bender Uri Geller Applies

Egg-Standing Test Goes Viral as Ring-of-Fire Eclipse Crosses Asia

SONG OF THE DAY

Heart – Even It Up

LINKS & PAYWALL ADVISORY

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