Tuesday, June 16, 2020

The Energy News Digest for June 12, 2020

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HOT SHOTS – TODAY’S TOP STORIES

Pacific Gas & Electric to Plead Guilty to Deaths from California Wildfire (Associated Press)
https://www.usnews.com/news/business/articles/2020-06-15/pg-e-to-plead-guilty-to-deaths-from-california-wildfire

Monday’s T-Mobile Outage to Be Probed as FCC Chief Demands Answers (Seattle Times, WA – Paywall Advisory)
https://www.seattletimes.com/business/t-mobile-working-to-recover-from-major-service-disruption/

Utilities Remain Mute on FERC Net Metering Petition, Leave Filing to Face Overwhelming Opposition (Utility Dive)
https://www.utilitydive.com/news/utilities-remain-mute-on-ferc-net-metering-petition-leave-filing-to-face-o/579866/

Covid-19 Infections Rising in Washington; Health Officials Plead for Public to Wear Face Coverings (KCPQ-TV, Seattle/Tacoma, WA)
https://q13fox.com/2020/06/15/covid-19-infections-rising-in-washington-health-officials-plead-for-public-to-wear-face-coverings/

NEWS HIGHLIGHTS (See Stories Below)

  1. Pacific Gas & Electric to Plead Guilty to Deaths from California Wildfire
  2. Minnesota Power to Reach 50% Renewables in 2021 with Canadian Hydropower
  3. Joy Ditto Op/Ed: Steps Congress Can Take to Empower Economic Recovery
  4. Utilities Remain Mute on FERC Net Metering Petition, Leave Filing to Face Overwhelming Opposition
  5. Company Plans to Build 15 Utility-Scale Storage Plants in Texas
  6. Alaskan Native Tribes Face Health & Government Challenges with Fishing Season
  7. Lake Pend Oreille Sees Highest Kokanee Density in Two Decades
  8. Op/Ed: Let’s Work Together for a Better Idaho Future: Abundant Salmon, Affordable Energy & Prosperous Farms
  9. Monday’s T-Mobile Outage to Be Probed as FCC Chief Demands Answers
  10. SpaceX Has A Month to Prove Starlink Is Worthy of Rural Broadband Funding
  11. Utility Firms May Be Given Access to Run Gigabit Broadband Cables in Sewers
  12. Judge Upholds Governor Inslee’s COVID-19 Emergency Proclamation, Business Closures
  13. Judge: U.S. Must Release $679 Million in Tribal Virus Relief Funds
  14. Covid-19 Infections Rising in Washington; Health Officials Plead for Public to Wear Face Coverings
  15. Flushing the Toilet May Fling Coronavirus Aerosols All Over
  16. Canada, U.S. Extend Border Restrictions to July 21.
  17. Feds: Company Provided Subpar Steel for Navy Submarine Hulls
WORD OF THE DAY

Null /NULL/ Adjective – 1: having no legal or binding force: INVALID 2: amounting to nothing: NIL 3: having no value: INSIGNIFICANT 4a: having no elements b: having zero as a limit 5a: indicating usually by a zero reading on a scale when a given quantity (such as current or voltage) is zero or when two quantities are equal —used of an instrument b: being or relating to a method of measurement in which an unknown quantity (as of electric current) is compared with a known quantity of the same kind and found equal by a null detector 6: of, being, or relating to zero 7: ZERO

A lot of words to describe nothing.

ENERGY & UTILITY ISSUES

  1. Pacific Gas & Electric to Plead Guilty to Deaths from California Wildfire (Associated Press)
https://www.usnews.com/news/business/articles/2020-06-15/pg-e-to-plead-guilty-to-deaths-from-california-wildfire
  1. Minnesota Power to Reach 50% Renewables in 2021 with Canadian Hydropower (Utility Dive)
https://www.utilitydive.com/news/minnesota-power-to-reach-50-renewables-in-2021-with-canadian-hydropower/579771/
  1. Joy Ditto Op/Ed: Steps Congress Can Take to Empower Economic Recovery (The Hill, Washington, DC)
https://thehill.com/opinion/energy-environment/502686-steps-congress-can-take-to-empower-economic-recovery

RENEWABLE ENERGY & SELF STORAGE

  1. Utilities Remain Mute on FERC Net Metering Petition, Leave Filing to Face Overwhelming Opposition (Utility Dive)
https://www.utilitydive.com/news/utilities-remain-mute-on-ferc-net-metering-petition-leave-filing-to-face-o/579866/
  1. Company Plans to Build 15 Utility-Scale Storage Plants in Texas (American Public Power Association)
https://www.publicpower.org/periodical/article/company-plans-build-15-utility-scale-storage-plants-texas

FISH & WILDLIFE

  1. Alaskan Native Tribes Face Health & Government Challenges with Fishing Season (Courthouse News Service)
https://www.courthousenews.com/alaskan-native-tribes-face-health-and-government-challenges-with-fishing-season/
  1. Lake Pend Oreille Sees Highest Kokanee Density in Two Decades (Spokesman-Review, Spokane, WA)
https://www.spokesman.com/stories/2020/jun/16/lake-pend-oreille-sees-highest-kokanee-density-in-/
  1. Op/Ed: Let’s Work Together for a Better Idaho Future: Abundant Salmon, Affordable Energy & Prosperous Farms (Idaho Falls Post-Register, ID)
https://www.postregister.com/opinion/guest_column/let-s-work-together-for-a-better-idaho-future-abundant-salmon-affordable-energy-and-prosperous/article_5755ffbb-d996-53f2-9edf-88ef8b8e1326.html

TELECOMMUNICATIONS

  1. Monday’s T-Mobile Outage to Be Probed as FCC Chief Demands Answers (Seattle Times, WA – Paywall Advisory)
https://www.seattletimes.com/business/t-mobile-working-to-recover-from-major-service-disruption/
  1. SpaceX Has A Month to Prove Starlink Is Worthy of Rural Broadband Funding (Engadget)
https://www.engadget.com/spacex-starlink-low-latency-funding-082010029.html
  1. Utility Firms May Be Given Access to Run Gigabit Broadband Cables in Sewers (Institute of Engineering & Technology)
https://eandt.theiet.org/content/articles/2020/06/utility-firms-may-be-given-access-to-run-gigabit-broadband-cables-in-sewers/

GOVERNANCE & MANAGEMENT

  1. Judge Upholds Governor Inslee’s COVID-19 Emergency Proclamation, Business Closures (Yakima Herald-Republic, WA)
https://www.yakimaherald.com/news/news_watch/judge-upholds-inslee-emergency-proclamation-business-closures/article_be781b3c-fd0c-5a94-a709-ac8d3c31f315.html
  1. Judge: U.S. Must Release $679 Million in Tribal Virus Relief Funds (Associated Press)
https://abcnews.go.com/US/wireStory/treasury-withholding-679m-virus-relief-funds-tribes-71265404

SICKNESS ON THE EDGE OF TOWN

  1. Covid-19 Infections Rising in Washington; Health Officials Plead for Public to Wear Face Coverings (KCPQ-TV, Seattle/Tacoma, WA)
https://q13fox.com/2020/06/15/covid-19-infections-rising-in-washington-health-officials-plead-for-public-to-wear-face-coverings/
  1. Flushing the Toilet May Fling Coronavirus Aerosols All Over (NY Times)
https://www.nytimes.com/2020/06/16/health/coronavirus-toilets-flushing.html

GENERAL NEWS

  1. Canada, U.S. Extend Border Restrictions to July 21. (ABC News)
https://abcnews.go.com/International/wireStory/canada-us-extend-border-restrictions-july-21-71277827
  1. Feds: Company Provided Subpar Steel for Navy Submarine Hulls (KCPQ-TV, Seattle/Tacoma, WA)
https://q13fox.com/2020/06/15/feds-company-provided-subpar-steel-for-navy-submarine-hulls/

ALLIGATORS IN THE SEWER – DIVERSIONS

British Runner Sets Guinness Record for Fastest Mile Blindfolded
https://www.upi.com/Odd_News/2020/06/16/British-runner-sets-Guinness-record-for-fastest-mile-blindfolded/5081592319103/

Michigan Brewery Makes Beer Deliveries Via Seaplane
https://www.upi.com/Odd_News/2020/06/15/Michigan-brewery-makes-beer-deliveries-via-seaplane/4601592246868/

Nathan's Famous Hot Dog Eating Contest to Go on Without Spectators
https://www.upi.com/Odd_News/2020/06/16/Nathans-Famous-Hot-Dog-Eating-Contest-to-go-on-without-spectators/9921592321339/

Dozens of Blue Land Crabs Parade Through Florida Woman's Yard
https://www.upi.com/Odd_News/2020/06/04/Dozens-of-blue-land-crabs-parade-through-Florida-womans-yard/5571591295225/

SONG OF THE DAY

Vangelis – Chariots of Fire
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=r78QV5Cwiq0

LINKS & PAYWALL ADVISORY

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