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Hotshots – Today’s Top Five Stories
Montana: FERC Urged to Reject 370-MW NorthWestern Colstrip
Power Purchase Agreement (Utility Dive)
https://www.utilitydive.com/news/ferc-northwestern-energy-colstrip-ppa/806412/
WA Policy Center Warns: Wind & Solar Can’t Meet Peak
Demand, Energy Shortages Loom (KIRO Broadcasting, Seattle, WA)
https://mynorthwest.com/john-curley/energy-shortages-washington/4164092
Consumer Product Safety Commission Issues Warning Over Some
Rad Power Bikes Batteries (KSL Broadcasting, Salt Lake City, UT)
Department of Energy Launches Artificial Intelligence
Initiative in Richland (KNDO & KNDU-TV, Yakima/Tri-Cities, WA)
Scientists Capture the Crackling Sounds of What They Believe
Is Lightning on Mars (Courthouse News Service)
News
Highlights (See Stories Below)
1.
Montana: FERC Urged to Reject 370-MW
NorthWestern Colstrip Power Purchase Agreement
2.
DOE Large Load Interconnection Proposal Sparks
Federal-State Jurisdiction Concerns
3.
‘Ghost Projects’ Haunt Power Grid Planners &
Taxpayers
4.
Portland General Electric Apologizes After False
River Mill Dam Breach Alarm Spurs Evacuations in Oregon
5.
A Scenic Los Angeles Suburb with Ocean Views
Went Off-Grid. How Are Residents Surviving?
6.
The Head of BC Hydro on Wind Power, Dam
Megaprojects & More
7.
Avangrid's Hydropower Project Gets Final Maine
Permit Despite Losing
8.
Missouri: Teen Dies After Being Electrocuted by
Sagging Powerline While Hunting
9.
Can The Power of a Star Lower Our Electric
Bills?
10.
Hydropower Helps Feed Thanksgiving Feasts
11.
WA Policy Center Warns: Wind & Solar Can’t
Meet Peak Demand, Energy Shortages Loom
12.
Wind Power to Drive Canada's Renewable Energy
Growth Through 2030
13.
Solar-Panel-Covered Canals Have Their Day in the
Sun in California
14.
Alaska’s Commercial Salmon Harvest Rebounds
After Ultra-Low Harvest Last Year
15.
Washington Department of Ecology Explains Air
Quality Oversight for Data Center Backup Generators
16.
Oregon: ‘The Precedent Is Flint’: How Oregon’s
Data Center Boom Is Supercharging a Water Crisis
17.
Great Salt Lake Is Rising Again, But It’s Going
to Need a ‘Really Big’ Winter to Avoid Concerns
18.
Ambitious Plan to Store CO2 Beneath the North
Sea Set to Start Operations
19.
Department of Energy Launches Artificial
Intelligence Initiative in
20.
The Big Data Center Buildup
21.
Consumer Product Safety Commission Issues
Warning Over Some Rad Power Bikes Batteries
22.
ChatGPT May Help You Find Information Faster,
But You Learn Less
23.
Scientists Capture the Crackling Sounds of What
They Believe Is Lightning on Mars
24.
Kilowatts or Connections? Trump’s Favored
Nuclear Start-Ups Soar to Riches.
25.
Energy Dominance Collides with Tribal
Sovereignty
26.
How Will Weather Impact Thanksgiving Travel in
the Pacific Northwest?
27.
Oregon Senators Urge Feds to Fund Columbia River
Gorge Fire Recovery
28.
National Parks Announce 'America-First' Fee
Surges for International Tourists
29.
Thanksgiving is the Number One Day in the U.S.
for cooking Fires
30.
Opinion: Hydro Won’t Hack It Much Longer to Feed
Canada’s Energy Needs
31.
NRECA Urges ‘Whole-of-Government Approach’ to
Help Co-ops Serve Large Loads
32.
Guest Essay: Farmers Can Advance Washington
State’s Energy Needs
Word of the Day
Lachrymose \LACK-ruh-mose\ Adjective - 1: given to tears or weeping: tearful 2: tending to cause tears: mournful.
Lachrymose – End of “Old Yeller,” “the end of ET,” the last scoop of sherbet, and for entirely different reasons, the lame end of “Lost.”
Energy
& Utility Issues
1.
Montana: FERC Urged to Reject 370-MW
NorthWestern Colstrip Power Purchase Agreement (Utility Dive)
https://www.utilitydive.com/news/ferc-northwestern-energy-colstrip-ppa/806412/
2.
DOE Large Load Interconnection Proposal Sparks
Federal-State Jurisdiction Concerns (Utility Dive)
https://www.utilitydive.com/news/doe-large-load-interconnection-ferc-naruc/806278/
3.
‘Ghost Projects’ Haunt Power Grid Planners &
Taxpayers (The Center Square)
https://www.thecentersquare.com/pennsylvania/article_9e08c6e7-e86c-4686-acda-4b2966b4ecc2.html
4.
Portland General Electric Apologizes After False
River Mill Dam Breach Alarm Spurs Evacuations in Oregon (The Oregonian, Portland,
OR)
5.
A Scenic Los Angeles Suburb with Ocean Views
Went Off-Grid. How Are Residents Surviving? (Los Angeles Times, CA – Via MSN
News)
6.
The Head of BC Hydro on Wind Power, Dam
Megaprojects & More (The Tyee)
https://thetyee.ca/News/2025/11/25/Glen-Clark-Interview/
7.
Avangrid's Hydropower Project Gets Final Maine
Permit Despite Losing Referendum (Associated Press)
8.
Missouri: Teen Dies After Being Electrocuted by
Sagging Powerline While Hunting (KTUU-TV, Anchorage, AK)
9.
Can The Power of a Star Lower Our Electric
Bills? (KUOW Radio, Seattle, WA)
https://www.kuow.org/stories/can-the-power-of-a-star-lower-our-electric-bills
10.
Hydropower Helps Feed Thanksgiving Feasts (U.S.
Army Corps of Engineers)
https://www.dvidshub.net/news/552284/hydropower-helps-feed-thanksgiving-feasts
Renewable
Energy & Self Storage
11.
WA Policy Center Warns: Wind & Solar Can’t
Meet Peak Demand, Energy Shortages Loom (KIRO Broadcasting, Seattle, WA)
https://mynorthwest.com/john-curley/energy-shortages-washington/4164092
12.
Wind Power to Drive Canada's Renewable Energy
Growth Through 2030 (Yahoo! News)
https://finance.yahoo.com/news/wind-power-drive-canadas-renewable-153000201.html
13.
Solar-Panel-Covered Canals Have Their Day in the
Sun in California (University of California)
https://www.universityofcalifornia.edu/news/solar-panel-covered-canals-have-their-day-sun-california
Fish & Wildlife
14.
Alaska’s Commercial Salmon Harvest Rebounds
After Ultra-Low Harvest Last Year (Alaska Beacon)
Environmental
Afflatus – Clean Up on Aisle Three
15.
Washington Department of Ecology Explains Air
Quality Oversight for Data Center Backup Generators (KAPP-TV, Yakima, WA)
16.
Oregon: ‘The Precedent Is Flint’: How Oregon’s
Data Center Boom Is Supercharging a Water Crisis (Rolling Stone)
Water,
Water, Anywhere?
17.
Great Salt Lake Is Rising Again, But It’s Going
to Need a ‘Really Big’ Winter to Avoid Concerns (Utah News Dispatch)
https://utahnewsdispatch.com/2025/11/24/great-salt-lake-needs-big-winter-to-avoid-concerns/
Climate
Change Sequestration Vault
18.
Ambitious Plan to Store CO2 Beneath the North
Sea Set to Start Operations (Associated Press)
https://www.seattlepi.com/news/world/ambitious-plan-to-store-co2-beneath-the-north-sea-a21208907
The
Wizarding World of Technology & Cybersecurity
19.
Department of Energy Launches Artificial
Intelligence Initiative in Richland (KNDO & KNDU-TV, Yakima/Tri-Cities, WA)
20.
The Big Data Center Buildup (High Country News)
https://www.hcn.org/articles/the-big-data-center-buildup/
I
Sing the Car Electric
21.
Consumer Product Safety Commission Issues
Warning Over Some Rad Power Bikes Batteries (KSL Broadcasting, Salt Lake City, UT)
Public
Relations, Marketing & Media
22.
ChatGPT May Help You Find Information Faster,
But You Learn Less (Canadian Broadcasting Corporation)
https://www.cbc.ca/radio/quirks/bobs-blog-chatbots-hurt-learning-9.6987998
Barrel
O’ Green Potpourri – Seething Stew of Science
23.
Scientists Capture the Crackling Sounds of What
They Believe Is Lightning on Mars (Courthouse News Service)
Politics,
Governance, and Management
24.
Kilowatts or Connections? Trump’s Favored
Nuclear Start-Ups Soar to Riches. (Washington Post – Via MSN News)
25.
Energy Dominance Collides with Tribal
Sovereignty (E&E News/Politico)
https://www.eenews.net/articles/energy-dominance-collides-with-tribal-sovereignty/
Other
Things to Know About Today
26.
How Will Weather Impact Thanksgiving Travel in
the Pacific Northwest? (KOIN-TV, Portland, OR)
https://www.koin.com/weather/how-will-weather-impact-thanksgiving-travel-in-the-pnw/
27.
Oregon Senators Urge Feds to Fund Columbia River
Gorge Fire Recovery (Washington State Standard)
28.
National Parks Announce 'America-First' Fee
Surges for International Tourists (KCRA-TV, Sacramento, CA)
https://www.kcra.com/article/national-parks-foreign-fees-2026/69553943
29.
Thanksgiving is the Number One Day in the U.S. for
cooking Fires (KIRO Broadcasting, Seattle, WA)
https://mynorthwest.com/local/thanksgiving-cooking-fires/4163384
Soapbox
Serenade – Vox Populi
30.
Opinion: Hydro Won’t Hack It Much Longer to Feed
Canada’s Energy Needs (Yahoo! News)
https://ca.finance.yahoo.com/news/opinion-hydro-won-t-hack-110040896.html
31.
NRECA Urges ‘Whole-of-Government Approach’ to
Help Co-ops Serve Large Loads (National Rural Electric Cooperative Association)
32.
Guest Essay: Farmers Can Advance Washington State’s
Energy Needs (Washington State Standard)
https://washingtonstatestandard.com/2025/11/25/farmers-can-advance-washington-states-energy-needs/
Diversions - Alligators in the Sewer
Archaeologists Lift the Lid on a 1,700-Year-Old Roman
Sarcophagus
Tea Tariffs Once Sparked a Revolution. Now They Are Creating
Angst
https://www.seattlepi.com/news/politics/tea-tariffs-once-sparked-a-revolution-now-they-a21203528
Theft of $24,000 Wine Bottle Spurs High-Speed Chase Through Va.
Countryside
A Rare Copy of ‘Superman No. 1' from 1939 Sells for More
Than $9 Million
https://apnews.com/article/superman-comic-world-record-auction-eadabeaadbb12e114623756ef0757244
Song of the Day
John Williams – Superman – Prelude & Main Title March
(Movie Soundtrack)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QmHhIDUrdVA
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