Friday, May 15, 2020

The Energy News Digest for May 15, 2020


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SHELTON FORECAST & WEATHER ALERTS




HOT SHOTS – TODAY’S TOP STORIES

Feds Target Operational Advanced Reactors as Soon as 2025, Launches $230 Million Program (Utility Dive)

Electrifying Space Heating Will Require a Herculean Effort (GreenTech Media)

Washington State Halts Unemployment Payments for Two Days After Finding $1.6 Million In Fraudulent Claims Amid Coronavirus Pandemic (Yakima Herald-Republic, WA)

Hood Canal Paddleboarder Surrounded by Orcas, Reacts Accordingly (Kitsap Sun, Bremerton, WA – Paywall Advisory)

NEWS HIGHLIGHTS (See Stories Below)

1.        Feds Target Operational Advanced Reactors as Soon as 2025, Launches $230 Million Program
2.        Colorado Tri-State Ruling Could Provide Co-Op Exit Template Amid Rising Tensions with Generation & Transmission Providers
3.        Grid Mod: Bonneville Power Administration Minimizes Outages & Lowers Costs
4.        EIA Expects Lower Natural Gas Production in 2020
5.        United Kingdom: Bull’s Bid to Scratch ‘Itchy Bum’ Cuts Off Power to 800 Homes
6.        Hood Canal Paddleboarder Surrounded by Orcas, Reacts Accordingly
7.        Trump Administration Rejects Endangered Species Protection for Rare Mammal in Oregon
8.        These Drones Will Plant 40,000 Trees in a Month. By 2028, They’ll Have Planted 1 Billion
9.        Electrifying Space Heating Will Require a Herculean Effort
10.     How a Rural California Town Got Universal Broadband
11.     Crowdsourcing Our Broadband Access
12.     How Faxes & Email Are Slowing the U.S. COVID-19 Response
13.     Seattle World’s Fair Meets ‘Salish Geek’ in New (Virtual) Art Show
14.     Facebook Acquires Giphy, A Popular Search Engine for Viral, Animated Images
15.     Washington State Halts Unemployment Payments for Two Days After Finding $1.6 Million In Fraudulent Claims Amid Coronavirus Pandemic
16.     Dems Push $3 Trillion Coronavirus Relief Bill Toward House OK
17.     Mason County Elections Filing
18.     Rep. Matt Shea Fined for Damaging Washington State Capitol Steps with Oil
19.     One New Confirmed Case, Five Active Cases in Mason County
20.     Newport Begins to Return to ‘Normalcy’ As Rural Counties Cautiously Reopen for Business
21.     All of Oregon – Including Portland – Can Reopen Friday to Some Extent: Questions Answered
22.     Three Dead, Including Suspected Shooter, at Home Near Sequim
23.     Semi Crash Blocks 101 Near Brinnon, Cuts Power
24.     New Supervisor Selected for the Olympic National Forest
25.     ‘It Could Happen Anytime’: Scientists Warn of Alaska Tsunami Threat
26.     National Guard Helps Hand Out 200,000 Pounds of Free Potatoes in Tacoma

ENERGY & UTILITY ISSUES

1.      Feds Target Operational Advanced Reactors as Soon as 2025, Launches $230 Million Program (Utility Dive)

2.      Colorado Tri-State Ruling Could Provide Co-Op Exit Template Amid Rising Tensions with Generation & Transmission Providers (Utility Dive)

3.      Grid Mod: Bonneville Power Administration Minimizes Outages & Lowers Costs (Bonneville Power Administration)

4.      EIA Expects Lower Natural Gas Production in 2020 (U.S. Energy Information Administration)

5.      United Kingdom: Bull’s Bid to Scratch ‘Itchy Bum’ Cuts Off Power to 800 Homes (British Broadcasting Corporation)

FISH & WILDLIFE

6.      Hood Canal Paddleboarder Surrounded by Orcas, Reacts Accordingly (Kitsap Sun, Bremerton, WA – Paywall Advisory)

7.      Trump Administration Rejects Endangered Species Protection for Rare Mammal in Oregon (Oregon Public Broadcasting)

ENVIRONMENTAL AFFLATUS – CLEAN UP ON AISLE THREE

8.      These Drones Will Plant 40,000 Trees in a Month. By 2028, They’ll Have Planted 1 Billion (Fast Company)

CONSERVATION & EFFICIENCY

9.      Electrifying Space Heating Will Require a Herculean Effort (GreenTech Media)

TELECOMMUNICATIONS

10.   How a Rural California Town Got Universal Broadband (KCRW Radio, Santa Monica, CA)

11.   Crowdsourcing Our Broadband Access (Washington State University)

THE WIZARDING WORLD OF TECHNOLOGY

12.   How Faxes & Email Are Slowing the U.S. COVID-19 Response (ABC News)

PUBLIC RELATIONS, MARKETING & MEDIA

13.   Seattle World’s Fair Meets ‘Salish Geek’ in New (Virtual) Art Show (Crosscut Seattle)

14.   Facebook Acquires Giphy, A Popular Search Engine for Viral, Animated Images (Washington Post)

GOVERNANCE & MANAGEMENT

15.   Washington State Halts Unemployment Payments for Two Days After Finding $1.6 Million In Fraudulent Claims Amid Coronavirus Pandemic (Yakima Herald-Republic, WA)

16.   Dems Push $3 Trillion Coronavirus Relief Bill Toward House OK (Associated Press)

17.   Mason County Elections Filing (Mason County Auditor, Shelton, WA)

18.   Rep. Matt Shea Fined for Damaging Washington State Capitol Steps with Oil (KHQ-TV, Spokane, WA)

SICKNESS ON THE EDGE OF TOWN

19.   One New Confirmed Case, Five Active Cases in Mason County (KMAS Radio, Shelton, WA)

20.   Newport Begins to Return to ‘Normalcy’ As Rural Counties Cautiously Reopen for Business (Spokesman-Review, Spokane, WA)

21.   All of Oregon – Including Portland – Can Reopen Friday to Some Extent: Questions Answered (Oregonian, Portland)

GENERAL NEWS

22.   Three Dead, Including Suspected Shooter, at Home Near Sequim (KCPQ-TV, Seattle/Tacoma, WA)

23.   Semi Crash Blocks 101 Near Brinnon, Cuts Power (Mason Web TC, Shelton, WA)

24.   New Supervisor Selected for the Olympic National Forest (KXRO Radio, Aberdeen, WA)

25.   ‘It Could Happen Anytime’: Scientists Warn of Alaska Tsunami Threat (NY Times)

26.   National Guard Helps Hand Out 200,000 Pounds of Free Potatoes in Tacoma (KCPQ-TV, Seattle/Tacoma, WA)

CATS ON MY BACK – DIVERSIONS

Virtual Kitten Yoga Is the PURR-Fect Home Workout You’ve Been Looking For

Mask Contest Yields Winners from Near & Far

Hong Kong Shop Offers ‘Tear Gas’ Flavor Ice Cream

Researchers Accidentally Got High on Laughing Gas from Penguin Poop

SONG OF THE DAY

The Guess Who – Laughing

LINKS & PAYWALL ADVISORY

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