Thursday, April 2, 2020

The Energy News Digest for April 2, 2020


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SHELTON FORECAST & WEATHER ALERTS




HOT SHOTS – TODAY’S TOP FIVE STORIES

Washington, Oregon Democrats Call for More Time to Comment on Draft Columbia River EIS (Washington Ag Network)

Salt River Project, Seattle City Light Join California ISO’s Western Energy Imbalance Market (American Public Power Association)

Tacoma Public Utilities Halts Electric Rate Increases for 3 Months. Here’s What That Means for Your Bill (News Tribune, Tacoma, WA – Paywall Advisory)

James A. Redden, Longtime Oregon Politician & Judge, Passes Away at 91 (Pamplin Media Group, Portland, OR)

Five More Positive COVID-19 Tests in Mason County (Mason Web TV, Shelton, WA)

NEWS HIGHLIGHTS (See Stories Below)

1.      Washington, Oregon Democrats Call for More Time to Comment on Draft Columbia River EIS
2.      Op/Ed: Kurt Miller – In These Times of Crisis, Know That the Grid Is in Good Hands
3.      Salt River Project, Seattle City Light Join California ISO’s Western Energy Imbalance Market
4.      Under New Law, Oregon Utilities Hope to Prove Potential of Renewable Natural Gas
5.      Pacific Gas & Electric Won’t Make Victims of Deadly Fire Pay Its Criminal Fine
6.      James Danly Sworn in as FERC Commissioner
7.      Bonneville Power Administration Powers Students’ Futures
8.      Tacoma Public Utilities Halts Electric Rate Increases for 3 Months. Here’s What That Means for Your Bill
9.      Grays Harbor PUD Expands General Manager’s Authority to Assist Customers Impacted by COVID-19
10.   Chelan County PUD Likely to Delay June 1 Rate Increases
11.   North Carolina: She Begged for Mercy. The Utility Cut Her Elderly Parents’ Power Anyway.
12.   U.S. Allowing Longer Shifts at Nuclear Plants in Pandemic
13.   James A. Redden, Longtime Oregon Politician & Judge, Passes Away at 91
14.   California: The State’s New Delta Water Rules Don’t End Conflict with Washington
15.   Covid-19 Wreaks Havoc on the Wind Industry
16.   Four Ways to Keep Your Energy Bills Low While You Work from Home
17.   Frontier Prepares for Bankruptcy, Regrets Failure to Install Enough Fiber
18.   This Map Shows How Millions of Americans Are Isolated with No Internet During Coronavirus Pandemic
19.   Zoom Boss Apologizes for Security Issues & Promises Fixes
20.   Message from the Publisher: Montesano Vidette to Suspend Publication
21.   Inslee Updates List of Essential Washington State Businesses, Workers for Stay-Home Order to Stem Spread of Coronavirus
22.   Evoking WWII, Inslee Urges Washington State Manufacturers to Produce Vital Equipment
23.   New Federal Bill to Mitigate COVID-19’s Economic Impact: Three Things for Washingtonians to Know
24.   California Cities Want Transparency Rules Waived in Pandemic
25.   Five More Positive COVID-19 Tests in Mason County
26.   Hospital Leaders in Five-County South Sound Region to Meet to Plan Approach to COVID-19
27.   Why are more than a thousand unused COVID-19 test kits sitting in storage in Tacoma?
28.   Gas Sales Plummet as Coronavirus Spreads — But Pump Prices Are Slow to Drop
29.   ‘Mind Boggling’: Last Week’s Washington Jobless Claims Set Record
30.   Temporary Changes to Shelton-Matlock Road for Fish Barrier Work
31.   Feds: Man Intentionally Derailed LA Train Near Hospital Ship

ENERGY & UTILITY ISSUES

32.   Washington, Oregon Democrats Call for More Time to Comment on Draft Columbia River EIS (Washington Ag Network)

33.   Op/Ed: Kurt Miller – In These Times of Crisis, Know That the Grid Is in Good Hands (Spokesman-Review, Spokane, WA)

34.   Salt River Project, Seattle City Light Join California ISO’s Western Energy Imbalance Market (American Public Power Association)

35.   Under New Law, Oregon Utilities Hope to Prove Potential of Renewable Natural Gas (Energy News Network)

36.   Pacific Gas & Electric Won’t Make Victims of Deadly Fire Pay Its Criminal Fine (Bloomberg News)

37.   James Danly Sworn in as FERC Commissioner (World Pipelines)

38.   Bonneville Power Administration Powers Students’ Futures (Bonneville Power Administration)

BEHIND CLOSED DOORS – THE CORONAVIRUS CONUNDRUM

39.   Tacoma Public Utilities Halts Electric Rate Increases for 3 Months. Here’s What That Means for Your Bill (News Tribune, Tacoma, WA – Paywall Advisory)

40.   Grays Harbor PUD Expands General Manager’s Authority to Assist Customers Impacted by COVID-19 (KXRO Radio, Aberdeen, WA)

41.   Chelan County PUD Likely to Delay June 1 Rate Increases (NCW Life, East Wenatchee, WA)

42.   North Carolina: She Begged for Mercy. The Utility Cut Her Elderly Parents’ Power Anyway. (Huffington Post)

43.   U.S. Allowing Longer Shifts at Nuclear Plants in Pandemic (Associated Press)

FISH & WILDLIFE

44.   James A. Redden, Longtime Oregon Politician & Judge, Passes Away at 91 (Pamplin Media Group, Portland, OR)

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

45.   California: The State’s New Delta Water Rules Don’t End Conflict with Washington (Los Angeles Times, CA)

RENEWABLE ENERGY & SELF STORAGE

46.   Covid-19 Wreaks Havoc on the Wind Industry (Bloomberg News)

CONSERVATION & EFFICIENCY

47.   Four Ways to Keep Your Energy Bills Low While You Work from Home (Inman)

TELECOMMUNICATIONS

48.   Frontier Prepares for Bankruptcy, Regrets Failure to Install Enough Fiber (Ars Technica)

49.   This Map Shows How Millions of Americans Are Isolated with No Internet During Coronavirus Pandemic (CNBC News)

THE WIZARDING WORLD OF TECHNOLOGY

50.   Zoom Boss Apologizes for Security Issues & Promises Fixes (British Broadcasting Corporation)

PUBLIC RELATIONS, MARKETING & MEDIA

51.   Message from the Publisher: Montesano Vidette to Suspend Publication (Aberdeen Daily World, WA)

GOVERNANCE & MANAGEMENT

52.   Inslee Updates List of Essential Washington State Businesses, Workers for Stay-Home Order to Stem Spread of Coronavirus (Seattle Times, WA – Paywall Advisory)

53.   Evoking WWII, Inslee Urges Washington State Manufacturers to Produce Vital Equipment (Columbia Basin Herald, Moses Lake, WA)

54.   New Federal Bill to Mitigate COVID-19’s Economic Impact: Three Things for Washingtonians to Know (Washington State, Wire)

55.   California Cities Want Transparency Rules Waived in Pandemic (Associated Press)

SICKNESS ON THE EDGE OF TOWN

56.   Five More Positive COVID-19 Tests in Mason County (Mason Web TV, Shelton, WA)

57.   Hospital Leaders in Five-County South Sound Region to Meet to Plan Approach to COVID-19 (Olympian, WA – Paywall Advisory)

58.   Why are more than a thousand unused COVID-19 test kits sitting in storage in Tacoma? (News Tribune, Tacoma, WA – Paywall Advisory)

GENERAL NEWS

59.   Gas Sales Plummet as Coronavirus Spreads — But Pump Prices Are Slow to Drop (Seattle Times, WA – Paywall Advisory)

60.   ‘Mind Boggling’: Last Week’s Washington Jobless Claims Set Record (Vancouver Columbian, WA)

61.   Temporary Changes to Shelton-Matlock Road for Fish Barrier Work (Mason Web TV, Shelton, WA)

62.   Feds: Man Intentionally Derailed LA Train Near Hospital Ship (Associated Press)

ALLIGATORS IN THE SEWER – DIVERSIONS

The Good, The Bad & The Oh No! Coronavirus Has People Cutting Their Own Hair

Child Left with Hilarious Lockdown Haircut after Asking Brother for ‘Old Man’ Hair

Wimbledon Canceled for First Time Since WWII Because of Virus

British Man Runs Marathon in Backyard During Lockdown

SONG OF THE DAY

The Cowsills – Hair

LINKS & PAYWALL ADVISORY

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The Energy News Digest for April 2, 2020