Wednesday, May 6, 2020

The Energy News Digest for May 6, 2020


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SHELTON FORECAST & WEATHER ALERTS





HOT SHOTS – TODAY’S TOP FIVE STORIES

Inslee Signs New COVID-19 Order for Phased Re-Opening of Washington State’s Economy (Medium)

Parking Lots Have Become a Digital Lifeline (NY Times)

The Preferred Alternative for the Columbia River System (Water Power Magazine)

What You Should Know About Washington State’s Murder Hornets (Crosscut Seattle)

Many Washington State Newspapers Ineligible for Payroll Protection Program Loans (Seattle Times, WA – Paywall Advisory)

NEWS HIGHLIGHTS (See Stories Below)

1.        The Preferred Alternative for the Columbia River System
2.        Video: Mason PUD 3’s Harstine Island Bridge Illuminated with AreaMax LED Streetlights
3.        Mason PUD 1 Wins Another Top Safety Award
4.        Grant PUD Revenues Less Than Projected
5.        Sacramento Municipal Utility District Maps Out Sacramento’s Problem Areas in Effort to Help Them
6.        What You Should Know About Washington State’s Murder Hornets
7.        Pikeminnow Bounty Program Set to Begin May 11; Earn Up to $8 Per Fish Through Sept. 30
8.        California High Court Considers Whether Referendum Can Challenge Town’s Water-Rate Hike
9.        Buildings Are Huge Sources of Load Flexibility, But What’s That Worth to Utilities?
10.     Parking Lots Have Become a Digital Lifeline
11.     Land O’Lakes Switches on Free Wi-Fi for Rural Areas
12.     Rural America Lags on Fast Internet. Now Small Co-Ops Are Building It.
13.     CenturyLink Still Hasn’t Met 2019 FCC Deadline, Now Faces Pandemic Roadblocks
14.     Op/Ed: Strong Broadband Matters More Than Ever — Let’s Build It Right
15.     Fighting Climate Change Prepared Jay Inslee for a Pandemic
16.     Many Washington State Newspapers Ineligible for Payroll Protection Program Loans
17.     Twitter Is Testing a New Way to Show Replies & Users Aren’t Happy
18.     Something We Can All Agree On? Corporate Buzzwords Are the Worst.
19.     Inslee Signs New COVID-19 Order for Phased Re-Opening of Washington State’s Economy
20.     Republicans Sue Inslee Over Washington State’s ‘Stay Home’ Order. He Fires Back.
21.     Federal Coronavirus Task Force Not Dismantling, Just Refocusing, Trump Says
22.     Democrats Vie for Oregon Rep. Greg Walden’s 2nd Congressional District Seat
23.     The Second Virus Wave: How Bad Will It Be as Lockdowns Ease?
24.     Some Tribal Casinos Reopen Amid Coronavirus Pandemic, Despite Washington State’s Stay-Home Order
25.     As Workplaces Reopen, Coronavirus Could Unleash an ‘Avalanche’ of Lawsuits Over Family Leave, Discrimination
26.     People Holding Coronavirus Parties in Southeast Washington
27.     Hundreds of Lightning Strikes Put on a Show Over Western Washington State
28.     Nordstrom Permanently Closing 16 Full-Line Stores as It Adapts to Coronavirus Era

WORD OF THE DAY – HORRIBLE HAIKU

Quintessence /kwint-ESS-suns/ Noun – 1: the fifth and highest element in ancient and medieval philosophy that permeates all nature and is the substance composing the celestial bodies 2: the essence of a thing in its purest and most concentrated form 3: the most typical example or representative.

Rule of syllables
Quintessence of a haiku
Use five-seven-five

ENERGY & UTILITY ISSUES

1.      The Preferred Alternative for the Columbia River System (Water Power Magazine)

2.      Video: Mason PUD 3’s Harstine Island Bridge Illuminated with AreaMax LED Streetlights (Evluma)

3.      Mason PUD 1 Wins Another Top Safety Award (Mason Web TV, Shelton, WA)

4.      Grant PUD Revenues Less Than Projected (Columbia Basin Herald, Moses Lake, WA)

5.      Sacramento Municipal Utility District Maps Out Sacramento’s Problem Areas in Effort to Help Them (Sacramento Business Journal, CA)

FISH & WILDLIFE

6.      What You Should Know About Washington State’s Murder Hornets (Crosscut Seattle)

7.      Pikeminnow Bounty Program Set to Begin May 11; Earn Up to $8 Per Fish Through Sept. 30 (Oregonian, Portland)

WATER, WATER EVERYWHERE

8.      California High Court Considers Whether Referendum Can Challenge Town’s Water-Rate Hike (Courthouse News Service)

CONSERVATION & EFFICIENCY

9.      Buildings Are Huge Sources of Load Flexibility, But What’s That Worth to Utilities? (Utility Dive)

TELECOMMUNICATIONS

10.   Parking Lots Have Become a Digital Lifeline (NY Times)

11.   Land O’Lakes Switches on Free Wi-Fi for Rural Areas (Minneapolis/St Paul Business Journal, Minnesota)

12.   Rural America Lags on Fast Internet. Now Small Co-Ops Are Building It. (Christian Science Monitor)

13.   CenturyLink Still Hasn’t Met 2019 FCC Deadline, Now Faces Pandemic Roadblocks (Ars Technica)

14.   Op/Ed: Strong Broadband Matters More Than Ever — Let’s Build It Right (The Hill, Washington, DC)

CLIMATE CHANGE SEQUESTRATION VAULT

15.   Fighting Climate Change Prepared Jay Inslee for a Pandemic (Bloomberg News)

PUBLIC RELATIONS, MARKETING & MEDIA

16.   Many Washington State Newspapers Ineligible for Payroll Protection Program Loans (Seattle Times, WA – Paywall Advisory)

17.   Twitter Is Testing a New Way to Show Replies & Users Aren’t Happy (Mashable)

18.   Something We Can All Agree On? Corporate Buzzwords Are the Worst. (Atlantic Magazine)

GOVERNANCE & MANAGEMENT

19.   Inslee Signs New COVID-19 Order for Phased Re-Opening of Washington State’s Economy (Medium)

20.   Republicans Sue Inslee Over Washington State’s ‘Stay Home’ Order. He Fires Back. (Northwest News Network)

21.   Federal Coronavirus Task Force Not Dismantling, Just Refocusing, Trump Says (Associated Press)

22.   Democrats Vie for Oregon Rep. Greg Walden’s 2nd Congressional District Seat (Oregonian, Portland)

SICKNESS ON THE EDGE OF TOWN

23.   The Second Virus Wave: How Bad Will It Be as Lockdowns Ease? (Associated Press)

24.   Some Tribal Casinos Reopen Amid Coronavirus Pandemic, Despite Washington State’s Stay-Home Order (Yakima Herald-Republic, WA)

25.   As Workplaces Reopen, Coronavirus Could Unleash an ‘Avalanche’ of Lawsuits Over Family Leave, Discrimination (Washington Post)

26.   People Holding Coronavirus Parties in Southeast Washington (Associated Press)

GENERAL NEWS

27.   Hundreds of Lightning Strikes Put on a Show Over Western Washington State (Seattle Times, WA – Paywall Advisory)

28.   Nordstrom Permanently Closing 16 Full-Line Stores as It Adapts to Coronavirus Era (Spokesman-Review, Spokane, WA)

ALLIGATORS IN THE SEWER – DIVERSIONS

Giant Cinnamon Rolls Raise Money, Feed ‘Bellies & Souls’

‘The Simpsons’ Came Eerily Close to Predicting the Coronavirus & Murder Hornets

Antibodies from Llamas Could Help in Fight Against COVID-19, Study Suggests

Kraftwerk Founder Florian Schneider Dies at 73

SONG OF THE DAY

Kraftwerk – Autobahn

LINKS & PAYWALL ADVISORY

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