Thursday, June 18, 2020

The Energy News Digest for June 18, 2020


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SHELTON FORECAST & WEATHER ALERTS




HOT SHOTS – TODAY’S TOP FIVE STORIES

Percentage of Positive COVID-19 Cases in Washington State to Jump After Data Error Discovered (News Tribune, Tacoma, WA – Paywall Advisory)

Guilty Pleas, Victim Impact Statements Could Have Slew of Implications for Pacific Gas & Electric, Stakeholders Say (Utility Dive)

Bonneville Power Administration: Returning Our Workforce to Facilities & Restarting Transmission Capital Projects (Bonneville Power Administration)

T-Mobile Explains Why Its Network Went Down, Hard, on Monday (The Verge)

Scientists Predict Scorching Temperatures to Last Through Summer (NY Times)

NEWS HIGHLIGHTS (See Stories Below)

1.        Guilty Pleas, Victim Impact Statements Could Have Slew of Implications for Pacific Gas & Electric, Stakeholders Say
2.        Bonneville Power Administration: Returning Our Workforce to Facilities & Restarting Transmission Capital Projects
3.        Can Pacific Gas & Electric Keep California from Burning Again? ‘Nervousness’ as the Next Fire Season Arrives
4.        Rising Energy Loads from Fewer COVID-19 Limits, Warming Weather Spark Utility Readiness Concerns
5.        Resource Drive: Chelan PUD Offers Community One Stop for Resources
6.        Almost All U.S. Coal Production Is Consumed for Electric Power
7.        Public Power Executives Detail How Their Utilities Successfully Prepared & Adapted to Pandemic
8.        Clean Energy Groups to Propose FERC Rules for National Transmission System Saving $47 Billion a Year
9.        Scientists Predict Scorching Temperatures to Last Through Summer
10.     T-Mobile Explains Why Its Network Went Down, Hard, on Monday
11.     Pai to Senate: ‘Keep Americans Connected Pledge’ Could Be a Hardship for Broadband Providers
12.     Electric Utilities See Truck Chargers Every 50 Miles on I-5
13.     Russia Lifts Ineffective Ban on Telegram Messaging App
14.     Massive Sahara Dust Plume Headed for Southeastern U.S., Could Bring Sensational Sunsets
15.     Budget Cuts? New Taxes? Washington State Gov’t Weighs Both to Combat $8.8 Billion Budget Deficit
16.     Focus Shifts to U.S. House After Senate Passes Major Public Lands Bill
17.     Percentage of Positive COVID-19 Cases in Washington State to Jump After Data Error Discovered
18.     Continued Layoffs Signal an ‘Economic Scarring’
19.     Hang on to Your Nickels & Dimes, The Pandemic Has Created a Coin Shortage
20.     Fatal Brockdale Road Crash North of Shelton Under Investigation
21.     Federal Lawmakers Accuse FAA of Obstruction Over Boeing 737 MAX
22.     Sequim: A Native American Tribe Plans to Build an Opioid Treatment Center, But Neighbors Have Vowed to Block It
23.     Drive-In Movie Theaters Are Open Again. Here’s What It’s Like to Go, Masks & All.

WORD OF THE DAY

Vituperate \vie-TOOP-puh-rayt\ Verb - 1: to abuse or censure severely or abusively 2: to use harsh condemnatory language

Albert was mystified by his regular visits to his supervisor’s office. He would enter, be seated, and then watched as the boss would vituperate one of the “bobble head” dolls ranged across the front of his desk. When done, Al would be quietly asked to leave. One placid Sunday, while working overtime, the diminutive employee snuck into the boss’ inner sanctum…where he saw that each doll had a striking resemblance to those who worked at the office. “The Horror!”

Gad, what a dumb example sentence.

ENERGY & UTILITY ISSUES

1.      Guilty Pleas, Victim Impact Statements Could Have Slew of Implications for Pacific Gas & Electric, Stakeholders Say (Utility Dive)

2.      Bonneville Power Administration: Returning Our Workforce to Facilities & Restarting Transmission Capital Projects (Bonneville Power Administration)

3.      Can Pacific Gas & Electric Keep California from Burning Again? ‘Nervousness’ as the Next Fire Season Arrives (Sacramento Bee, CA)

4.      Rising Energy Loads from Fewer COVID-19 Limits, Warming Weather Spark Utility Readiness Concerns (Utility Dive)

5.      Resource Drive: Chelan PUD Offers Community One Stop for Resources (KPQ-Radio, Wenatchee, WA)

6.      Almost All U.S. Coal Production Is Consumed for Electric Power (U.S. Energy Information Administration)

7.      Public Power Executives Detail How Their Utilities Successfully Prepared & Adapted to Pandemic (American Public Power Association)

RENEWABLE ENERGY & SELF STORAGE

8.      Clean Energy Groups to Propose FERC Rules for National Transmission System Saving $47 Billion a Year (Utility Dive)

CLIMATE CHANGE SEQUESTRATION VAULT

9.      Scientists Predict Scorching Temperatures to Last Through Summer (NY Times)

TELECOMMUNICATIONS

10.   T-Mobile Explains Why Its Network Went Down, Hard, on Monday (The Verge)

11.   Pai to Senate: ‘Keep Americans Connected Pledge’ Could Be a Hardship for Broadband Providers (Telecompetitor)

I SING THE CAR ELECTRIC

12.   Electric Utilities See Truck Chargers Every 50 Miles on I-5 (Portland Business Journal, OR)

PUBLIC RELATIONS, MARKETING & MEDIA

13.   Russia Lifts Ineffective Ban on Telegram Messaging App (ABC News)

BARREL O’ GREEN POTPOURRI – SEETHING STEW OF SCIENCE

14.   Massive Sahara Dust Plume Headed for Southeastern U.S., Could Bring Sensational Sunsets (Spokesman-Review, Spokane, WA)

GOVERNANCE & MANAGEMENT

15.   Budget Cuts? New Taxes? Washington State Gov’t Weighs Both to Combat $8.8 Billion Budget Deficit (KING-TV, Seattle, WA)

16.   Focus Shifts to U.S. House After Senate Passes Major Public Lands Bill (The Hill, Washington, DC)

SICKNESS ON THE EDGE OF TOWN

17.   Percentage of Positive COVID-19 Cases in Washington State to Jump After Data Error Discovered (News Tribune, Tacoma, WA – Paywall Advisory)

18.   Continued Layoffs Signal an ‘Economic Scarring’ (NY Times)

19.   Hang on to Your Nickels & Dimes, The Pandemic Has Created a Coin Shortage (Washington Post)

GENERAL NEWS

20.   Fatal Brockdale Road Crash North of Shelton Under Investigation (Mason Web TV, Shelton, WA)

21.   Federal Lawmakers Accuse FAA of Obstruction Over Boeing 737 MAX (Seattle Times, WA – Paywall Advisory)

22.   Sequim: A Native American Tribe Plans to Build an Opioid Treatment Center, But Neighbors Have Vowed to Block It (Washington Post)

23.   Drive-In Movie Theaters Are Open Again. Here’s What It’s Like to Go, Masks & All. (Seattle Times, WA – Paywall Advisory)

ALLIGATORS IN THE SEWER – DIVERSIONS

Vera Lynn, Voice of Hope in Wartime Britain, Dies at 103

Fan Groups Protest Fake Crowd Noise in Soccer Amid Pandemic

The Odd Origins of Some Familiar Idioms

Tiny Tenino Helps Residents, Merchants with Wooden Money

SONGS OF THE DAY

Vera Lynn – We’ll Meet Again

Vera Lynn – The White Cliffs of Dover

LINKS & PAYWALL ADVISORY

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