Energy News Digest for December 22, 2016 – Hot Shots Edition

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PROGRAMMING NOTE:

The energy news digest will be celebrating the holidays with port wine and chocolate covered cherries (hic) beginning tomorrow. Have a joyous Christmas weekend. And as much as it pains me, let’s hope it is a green one.

CHEERS!

Brenda White – Christmas in the (Pacific) Northwest

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XYr9z0gTm2s

SHELTON FORECAST & WEATHER ALERTS

Weather Forecast for December 22, 2016

HOT SHOTS – TODAY’S TOP STORIES

Richland Nuclear Power Plant to Restart Within Days

http://www.tri-cityherald.com/news/local/hanford/article122328339.html

Feds Request Comments on Future of Snake River Dams (Longview Daily News, WA)

http://tdn.com/news/local/feds-request-comments-on-future-of-river-dams/article_30de8ed0-ae1b-5f7c-912e-236e34124d70.html

460,000 Fish Saved at Entiat Fish Hatchery (KCPQ-TV, Seattle/Tacoma, WA)

http://kpq.com/460000-fish-saved-entiat-fish-hatchery/

Tesla Vehicles Arrive 20 Minutes after City of Aberdeen Charging Stations Open (KXRO Radio, Aberdeen, WA)

http://www.kxro.com/tesla-vehicles-arrive-20-minutes-charging-stations-open/

Electric Charging Stations Come to Richland, With PUD Partnerships (KVEW-TV, Tri-Cities, WA)

http://www.kvewtv.com/article/2016/dec/21/electric-charging-stations-come-richland/

Kittitas County Commissioners Divided on Solar Farm Permit (Ellensburg Daily Record, WA)

http://www.dailyrecordnews.com/news/commissioners-divided-on-solar-farm-permit/article_0455b148-dd54-5703-8767-6e6a1ce545b2.html

Oregon Wins $40 Million for Coveted Wave Energy Test Center Off Newport (Portland Business Journal, OR)

http://www.bizjournals.com/portland/news/2016/12/21/oregon-wins-40m-for-covetedwave-energy-test-center.html?ana=RSS%26s=article_search

Arizona Regulators End Retail Net Metering in Value-Of-Solar Proceeding (Utility Dive)

http://www.utilitydive.com/news/updated-arizona-regulators-end-retail-net-metering-in-value-of-solar-proce/432838/

Mason County Lifts Moratorium on Medical Cannabis Cooperatives (KMAS Radio, Shelton, WA)

http://www.ifiberonenewsradio.com/news/local_news/mason-leaders-lift-moratorium-on-medical-cannabis-cooperatives/article_81049360-c7c2-11e6-ba7e-c378aaa8970c.html

Woman Injured in Crash North of Allyn Dies (Mason Web TV, Shelton, WA)

http://masonwebtv.com/archives/23173

Lowland snow possible prior to Christmas Day (KIRO Broadcasting, Seattle, WA)

http://mynorthwest.com/495990/lowland-snow-christmas-day/

Rare Snow in the African Desert (NASA)

http://earthobservatory.nasa.gov/IOTD/view.php?id=89302&linkId=32677526

WORD OF THE DAY

Propitiate • \pro-PISH-ee-yate\ • verb - To gain or regain the favor or goodwill of: appease, conciliate

The famous “turkey drop” from ‘WKRP in Cincinnati’ was no match for the “Ferret Drop” promotion of KFER radio one bleak, wintry day in December. The promotion, meant to propitiate listeners who had been stiffed by the limited edition “ball of sisal twine” give-away, went horribly wrong when the helicopter pilot misread his instructions and hovered 1,000 feet above the mall parking lot (instead of the ten feet as directed in the crumpled and smudged instruction sheet.) Fortunately for the apparently ill-fated weasels, their leader fashioned a makeshift parachute from a discarded mascot costume…which delivered the lucky ferrets into a briar patch from which the fabled “Ferret Foundation” grew.

SONG OF THE DAY

Home Free – Do You Hear What I Hear?

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wIQQDYaoWpc

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Energy News Digest for December 21, 2016 - Winter Solstice Edition

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SHELTON FORECAST & WEATHER ALERTS

Weather Forecast for December 21, 2016

HOT SHOTS – TODAY’S TOP FIVE STORIES

Eugene Water & Electric Board, Comcast Working to Restore Service as Electricians Face Backlog (Eugene Register-Guard, OR)

http://registerguard.com/rg/news/local/35108045-75/eweb-comcast-working-to-restore-service-as-electricians-face-backlog.html.csp

Long-Time Engineer Plugged into Pacific PUD Boss Job (Chinook Observer, Long Beach, WA)

http://www.chinookobserver.com/co/local-news/20161220/long-time-engineer-plugged-into-pud-boss-job

IRS Issues ‘Beginning of Construction’ Guidance for Wind Developers (National Wind Watch)

https://www.wind-watch.org/news/2016/12/21/irs-issues-beginning-of-construction-guidance-for-wind-developers/

Overstock.Com Could Bring “150-200 Jobs” To Satsop Business Park (KXRO Radio, Aberdeen, WA)

http://www.kxro.com/overstock-com-bring-150-200-jobs-satsop-business-park/

Wind Damages Pioneer’s New School (Mason Web TV, Shelton, WA)

http://masonwebtv.com/archives/23156

NEWS HIGHLIGHTS (Details Below)

• Eugene Water & Electric Board, Comcast Working to Restore Service as Electricians Face Backlog
• Long-Time Engineer Plugged into Pacific PUD Boss Job
• Avista’s ‘Swipe Charge’ on Debit & Credit Card Payments Will End in March
• Mason PUD 3 Commission Approves Sale of Former Administration Building
• Benton Rural Electric Association Warns of Scam
• Bonneville Power Administration Employees Bring Santa, Gifts to Children’s Center
• California: Utility Regulators Amend Tree-Trimming Ruling
• U-S Senator Reid’s Retirement Could Rescue Yucca Mountain Plan
• Op/Ed: Setting the Record Straight on Dakota Access Pipeline
• Salmon in the Classroom Coming to Pioneer & Shelton Schools
• Puget Sound Fishing Season Decision Process May Change
• Emergency Managers, City Officials Charged in Flint Water Crisis
• IRS Issues ‘Beginning of Construction’ Guidance for Wind Developers
• Op/Ed: Biomass Plants Run on Byproducts, Not Trees
• Legal Haze Clouds Cannabis for Pets
• Seattle Judge Rules Children’s Climate Change Lawsuit Can Proceed
• Climate Change: North Pole to Reach 50 Degrees Warmer Than Normal
• U-S Department of Energy Offers $2 Billion Loan to Louisiana Carbon-Storage Project
• Drive Oregon’s Big Payday – What the Electric Vehicle Group Will Do with the Money
• Overstock.Com Could Bring “150-200 Jobs” To Satsop Business Park
• Data Breach at Community Health Plan of Washington
• What Could Happen to Yahoo If Verizon Backs Away from Its $4.8 Billion Deal
• Stopping Small Devices from Causing Massive Internet Disruptions
• Facebook Brings Live Audio to Platform, Starting with the BBC
• He Opened a Twitter Message & Had a Seizure – Now He Wants the User’s ID
• Census: Oregon on Track to Gain Congressional Seat
• Murkowski: On Energy Bill, House Chose Party Over Policy
• Trump Adviser Says He Is Ditching ‘Drain the Swamp’ Meme
• Wind Damages Pioneer’s New School
• 2-1 Vote to Freeze City of Shelton Service Rates During 2017
• Mason County Bids Commissioner Tim Sheldon Farewell
• Softwood Lumber Dispute: U-S Commerce Department Officially Launches Investigation
• Christmas Lasers Hindering Puget Sound Marine Traffic
• Cowlitz Tribe to Host Big Job Fair for Ilani Casino
• Winter Solstice: It Only Gets Better from Here

WORD OF THE DAY

Nosocomial ● /nah-suh-COE-mee-ull/ ● Adjective – Acquired or occurring in a hospital.

Soap opera plot

Nosocomial romance

Heartache, many tears

ENERGY & UTILITY ISSUES

Eugene Water & Electric Board, Comcast Working to Restore Service as Electricians Face Backlog (Eugene Register-Guard, OR)

http://registerguard.com/rg/news/local/35108045-75/eweb-comcast-working-to-restore-service-as-electricians-face-backlog.html.csp

Long-Time Engineer Plugged into Pacific PUD Boss Job (Chinook Observer, Long Beach, WA)

http://www.chinookobserver.com/co/local-news/20161220/long-time-engineer-plugged-into-pud-boss-job

Avista’s ‘Swipe Charge’ on Debit & Credit Card Payments Will End in March (Spokesman Review, Spokane, WA)

http://www.spokesman.com/stories/2016/dec/20/avistas-swipe-charge-on-debit-and-credit-card-paym/

Mason PUD 3 Commission Approves Sale of Former Administration Building (Mason PUD 3, Shelton, WA)

https://www.pud3.org/blog/articles--blog/post/mason-pud-3-commission-approves-sale-of-former-administration-building

Benton Rural Electric Association Warns of Scam (Yakima Herald Republic, WA)

http://www.yakimaherald.com/news/local/benton-rea-warns-of-scam/article_41c9207a-c750-11e6-8e54-5373fa0e54e8.html

Bonneville Power Administration Employees Bring Santa, Gifts to Children’s Center (Vancouver Columbian, WA)

http://www.columbian.com/news/2016/dec/21/bpa-employees-bring-santa-gifts-to-childrens-center/

California: Utility Regulators Amend Tree-Trimming Ruling (San Diego Union Tribune, CA)

http://www.sandiegouniontribune.com/communities/san-diego/sd-me-tree-complaint-201612120-story.html

U-S Senator Reid’s Retirement Could Rescue Yucca Mountain Plan (Washington Examiner)

http://www.washingtonexaminer.com/reids-retirement-could-rescue-yucca-mountain-plan/article/2610133?custom_click=rss

Op/Ed: Setting the Record Straight on Dakota Access Pipeline (Billings Gazette, MT)

http://billingsgazette.com/news/opinion/guest/guest-opinion-setting-record-straight-on-dakota-access-pipeline/article_6a6871f9-31e8-5a82-ad02-dcffa793aa31.html

FISH & WILDLIFE

Salmon in the Classroom Coming to Pioneer & Shelton Schools (KMAS Radio, Shelton, WA)

http://www.ifiberonenewsradio.com/daybreak/salmon-in-the-classroom-coming-to-pioneer-shelton-sd/youtube_b8deab30-c6dd-11e6-b41b-a34b1a4df75f.html

Puget Sound Fishing Season Decision Process May Change (KING-TV, Seattle, WA)

http://www.king5.com/news/local/fishing-season-decision-process-may-change/375331663

WATER, THE SOURCE OF ALL LIFE

Emergency Managers, City Officials Charged in Flint Water Crisis (Detroit Free Press, MI)

http://www.freep.com/story/news/local/michigan/flint-water-crisis/2016/12/20/schuette-flint-water-charges/95644964/

RENEWABLE ENERGY

IRS Issues ‘Beginning of Construction’ Guidance for Wind Developers (National Wind Watch)

https://www.wind-watch.org/news/2016/12/21/irs-issues-beginning-of-construction-guidance-for-wind-developers/

Op/Ed: Biomass Plants Run on Byproducts, Not Trees (Coos Bay World, OR)

http://theworldlink.com/news/opinion/local/biomass-plants-run-on-byproducts-not-trees/article_0dfac841-bb68-5c6f-921f-420b74e9477d.html

KILOWATTS FOR CANNABIS

Legal Haze Clouds Cannabis for Pets (Northwest Public Radio)

http://nwnewsnetwork.org/post/legal-haze-clouds-cannabis-pets

CLIMATE CHANGE SEQUESTRATION VAULT

Seattle Judge Rules Children’s Climate Change Lawsuit Can Proceed (Democracy Now)

https://www.democracynow.org/2016/12/21/headlines/seattle_judge_rules_childrens_climate_change_lawsuit_can_proceed

Climate Change: North Pole to Reach 50 Degrees Warmer Than Normal (Christian Science Monitor)

http://www.csmonitor.com/Environment/2016/1221/Climate-change-North-Pole-to-reach-50-degrees-warmer-than-normal

U-S Department of Energy Offers $2 Billion Loan to Louisiana Carbon-Storage Project (Associated Press)

http://www.columbian.com/news/2016/dec/21/energy-offers-2b-loan-to-la-carbon-storage-project/

SCIENCE SWIMS IN A BARREL O’ GREEN POTPOURRI

Drive Oregon’s Big Payday – What the Electric Vehicle Group Will Do with the Money (Portland Business Journal, OR)

http://www.bizjournals.com/portland/news/2016/12/20/drive-oregons-big-payday-and-what-the-electric.html

TECHNOLOGY & TELECOMMUNICATIONS

Overstock.Com Could Bring “150-200 Jobs” To Satsop Business Park (KXRO Radio, Aberdeen, WA)

http://www.kxro.com/overstock-com-bring-150-200-jobs-satsop-business-park/

Data Breach at Community Health Plan of Washington (Associated Press)

http://q13fox.com/2016/12/21/data-breach-at-community-health-plan-of-washington/

What Could Happen to Yahoo If Verizon Backs Away from Its $4.8 Billion Deal (Washington Post)

https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/the-switch/wp/2016/12/21/what-could-happen-to-yahoo-if-verizon-backs-away-from-its-4-8-billion-deal/?utm_term=.1bdc327c55cd

Stopping Small Devices from Causing Massive Internet Disruptions (Christian Science Monitor)

http://www.csmonitor.com/World/Passcode/2016/1221/Stopping-small-devices-from-causing-massive-Internet-disruptions

MARKETING & MEDIA

Facebook Brings Live Audio to Platform, Starting with the BBC (USA Today)

http://www.usatoday.com/story/tech/2016/12/20/facebook-brings-live-audio-platform/95668276/

He Opened a Twitter Message & Had a Seizure – Now He Wants the User’s ID (Associated Press)

http://www.thenewstribune.com/news/politics-government/article122046134.html

POLITICS & GOVERNANCE

Census: Oregon on Track to Gain Congressional Seat (Northwest Public Radio)

http://nwpr.org/post/census-oregon-track-gain-congressional-seat

Murkowski: On Energy Bill, House Chose Party Over Policy (Alaska Journal of Commerce)

http://www.alaskajournal.com/2016-12-19/murkowski-house-chose-party-over-policy#.WFqqFhsrKUm

Trump Adviser Says He Is Ditching ‘Drain the Swamp’ Meme (Associated Press)

http://www.columbian.com/news/2016/dec/21/trump-adviser-says-he-is-ditching-drain-the-swamp/

GENERAL NEWS

Wind Damages Pioneer’s New School (Mason Web TV, Shelton, WA)

http://masonwebtv.com/archives/23156

2-1 Vote to Freeze City of Shelton Service Rates During 2017 (KMAS Radio, Shelton, WA)

http://www.ifiberonenewsradio.com/news/local_news/city-leaders-to-freeze-city-service-rates-during/article_371b3fd8-c709-11e6-9c2e-bbaf3b51e57c.html

Mason County Bids Commissioner Tim Sheldon Farewell (Mason Web TV, Shelton, WA)

http://masonwebtv.com/archives/23159

Softwood Lumber Dispute: U-S Commerce Department Officially Launches Investigation (Canadian Broadcasting Corporation)

http://www.cbc.ca/news/politics/softwood-lumber-commerce-investigation-launched-1.3904753?cmp=rss

Christmas Lasers Hindering Puget Sound Marine Traffic (KIRO Broadcasting, Seattle, WA)

http://mynorthwest.com/494784/christmas-lasers-puget-sound/

Cowlitz Tribe to Host Big Job Fair for Ilani Casino (Longview Daily News, WA)

http://tdn.com/news/local/cowlitz-tribe-to-host-big-job-fair-for-ilani-casino/article_f44915ff-3f87-54e1-ae8e-46c9d91c7895.html

Winter Solstice: It Only Gets Better from Here (USA Today)

http://www.usatoday.com/story/tech/sciencefair/2016/12/20/winter-solstice/95656640/

ALLIGATORS IN THE SEWER – DIVERSIONS

Winter Solstice: It Only Gets Better from Here

http://www.usatoday.com/story/tech/sciencefair/2016/12/20/winter-solstice/95656640/

Basketball: From Humble Beginnings, Hoops Celebrates 125th Birthday

http://www.reuters.com/article/us-basketball-naismith-birthday-idUSKBN14A0EM

Irony in New Mexico: About 70 Employees Get Sick After Health Department Party

http://www.yakimaherald.com/news/weird_news/about-employees-get-sick-after-health-department-party/article_48fac77a-2622-582c-850b-3579da06707a.html

Tom Hanks Pulled a Tom Hanks & Sent a Fan the Most 90s Selfie Ever

http://time.com/4608966/tom-hanks-selfie-fan/

SONG OF THE DAY

Gordon Lightfoot – Song for a Winter’s Night

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JRIlTvYp0ok

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Energy News Digest for December 20, 2016

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SHELTON FORECAST & WEATHER ALERTS

Weather Forecast for December 20, 2016

HOT SHOTS – TODAY’S TOP FIVE STORIES

Avista Ready to Appeal Rejection of Higher Rates for Electricity & Natural Gas (Spokesman Review, Spokane, WA)

http://www.spokesman.com/stories/2016/dec/19/avista-ready-to-appeal-rejection-of-higher-rates-f/

Alcoa Pays Chelan PUD $8 Million for Year-Long Curtailment (Wenatchee World, WA)

http://www.wenatcheeworld.com/news/2016/dec/19/alcoa-pays-pud-8-million-for-year-long-curtailment/

FERC Rejects Montana Decision to Suspend PURPA Rates for Small Solar Farms (Utility Dive)

http://www.utilitydive.com/news/ferc-rejects-montana-decision-to-suspend-purpa-rates-for-small-solar-farms/432612/

Monitors Say Early Oregon Snowpack Levels Are Strong (Associated Press)

http://koin.com/2016/12/20/monitors-say-early-oregon-snowpack-levels-are-strong/

Mason PUD 3 Commissioners Sell Downtown Shelton Building for Mental Health Treatment Center (KMAS Radio, Shelton, WA)

http://www.ifiberonenewsradio.com/news/local_news/mason-pud-commissioners-sell-building-for-mental-health-treatment-center/article_9154805a-c663-11e6-b893-df9279765b5c.html

NEWS HIGHLIGHTS (Details Below)

• Avista Ready to Appeal Rejection of Higher Rates for Electricity & Natural Gas
• Alcoa Pays Chelan PUD $8 Million for Year-Long Curtailment
• Orcas Power & Light Rates Increased – Rate Review Set to Start Early
• Greens Protest Portland General Electric’s Plans to Replace Retired Coal Unit with Natural Gas
• Avista Crews Prepare for Possible Outages Ahead of Winter Storm
• British Columbia: Man Gets Electrical Shock from Metal Cover on Burnaby Sidewalk
• Anchorage Electric Utilities Pursue Smart Meters to Manage Outages, Cut Costs
• Duke Completes $1.2 Billion Sale of International Power Operations
• Nuclear Will Be Necessary for Europe to Meet its Climate Goals
• Utility Innovation Unleashed
• Shark-Eating Orcas: A Window into How New Species Can Arise?
• Early Action Key to Reducing Sea Lion Impacts on Salmon
• Monitors Say Early Oregon Snowpack Levels Are Strong
• Belfair Residents Express Anger Over Sewer Plans
• Water Conservation Push Could Put California Utilities in a Tough Spot
• FERC Rejects Montana Decision to Suspend PURPA Rates for Small Solar Farms
• Sky’s The Limit? Reducing Wind Energy Costs Through Increased Turbine Size
• The U-S Energy Department Helped Start a Revolution – And Doesn’t Know Who to Hand It Off To
• How Microsoft & a Wyoming Utility Designed a Data Center Tariff That Works for Everyone
• Grant PUD Fiber Workshop Scheduled for January
• Millennial Workaholics Are ‘Poisonous’ to Companies, Survey Says
• Taxing The Rich: A Solution to Washington State’s Budget Mess?
• Mason PUD 3 Commissioners Sell Downtown Shelton Building for Mental Health Treatment Center
• Mason PUD 3 Approves Sale of Former Admin Building
• Woman Identified in Fatal Crash at Lake Nahwatzel
• Shelton Police Want Man Who Stole Purse, Used Credit Card
• Olympic National Park Increases More Visitor Fees
• Native Americans in Oregon Say Kennewick Man Was One of Them
• Slim Chance for a White Christmas in Seattle, Data Shows

WORD OF THE DAY

Symposium • \sim-POSE-ee-um\ • Noun – 1a: a convivial party (as after a banquet in ancient Greece) with music & conversation b: a social gathering at which there is free interchange of ideas 2a: a formal meeting at which several specialists deliver short addresses on a topic or on related topics b: a collection of opinions on a subject; especially: one published by a periodical

Dagwood, the new linguist at the Liberian online college institute was excited about attending the conference in Truth or Consequences, New Mexico on the plural use of symposium. “Which session? Symposium, symposiums, or symposia,” he mused. “Or the blockbuster presentation on Elvis, Elvises, or Elvi?”

ENERGY & UTILITY ISSUES

Avista Ready to Appeal Rejection of Higher Rates for Electricity & Natural Gas (Spokesman Review, Spokane, WA)

http://www.spokesman.com/stories/2016/dec/19/avista-ready-to-appeal-rejection-of-higher-rates-f/

Alcoa Pays Chelan PUD $8 Million for Year-Long Curtailment (Wenatchee World, WA)

http://www.wenatcheeworld.com/news/2016/dec/19/alcoa-pays-pud-8-million-for-year-long-curtailment/

Orcas Power & Light Rates Increased – Rate Review Set to Start Early (Journal of the San Juan Islands, Friday Harbor, WA)

http://www.sanjuanjournal.com/news/opalco-rates-increased-but-rate-review-set-to-start-early/

Greens Protest Portland General Electric’s Plans to Replace Retired Coal Unit with Natural Gas (Utility Dive)

http://www.utilitydive.com/news/greens-protest-portland-general-electrics-plans-to-replace-retired-coal-un/432716/

Avista Crews Prepare for Possible Outages Ahead of Winter Storm (KHQ-TV, Spokane, WA)

http://www.khq.com/story/34093248/avista-crews-prepare-for-possible-outages-ahead-of-winter-storm

British Columbia: Man Gets Electrical Shock from Metal Cover on Burnaby Sidewalk (Canadian Broadcasting Corporation)

http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/british-columbia/man-shocked-in-burnaby-1.3903907?cmp=rss

Anchorage Electric Utilities Pursue Smart Meters to Manage Outages, Cut Costs (Alaska Dispatch News, Anchorage, AK)

https://www.adn.com/alaska-news/2016/12/18/anchorage-electric-utilities-pursue-smart-meters-to-manage-outages-cut-costs/

Duke Completes $1.2 Billion Sale of International Power Operations (Charlotte Business Journal, NC)

http://www.bizjournals.com/charlotte/news/2016/12/20/duke-completes-1-2-billion-sale-of-international.html

Nuclear Will Be Necessary for Europe to Meet its Climate Goals (The Energy Collective)

http://www.theenergycollective.com/denk/2395189/atom-for-the-nature

Utility Innovation Unleashed (Transmission & Distribution World)

http://tdworld.com/safety-and-training/utility-innovation-unleashed

FISH & WILDLIFE

Shark-Eating Orcas: A Window into How New Species Can Arise? (Christian Science Monitor)

http://www.csmonitor.com/Science/2016/1219/Shark-eating-orcas-A-window-into-how-new-species-can-arise

Early Action Key to Reducing Sea Lion Impacts on Salmon (The Fish Site)

http://www.thefishsite.com/fishnews/28591/early-action-key-to-reducing-sea-lion-impacts-on-salmon/

WATER, THE SOURCE OF ALL LIFE

Monitors Say Early Oregon Snowpack Levels Are Strong (Associated Press)

http://koin.com/2016/12/20/monitors-say-early-oregon-snowpack-levels-are-strong/

Belfair Residents Express Anger Over Sewer Plans (Kitsap Sun, Bremerton, WA – Paywall Advisory)

http://www.kitsapsun.com/story/news/local/communities/mason/2016/12/18/belfair-residents-express-anger-over-sewer-plans/95508026/

Water Conservation Push Could Put California Utilities in a Tough Spot (Reuters)

http://www.reuters.com/article/us-california-water-conservation-idUSKBN14904I

RENEWABLE ENERGY

FERC Rejects Montana Decision to Suspend PURPA Rates for Small Solar Farms (Utility Dive)

http://www.utilitydive.com/news/ferc-rejects-montana-decision-to-suspend-purpa-rates-for-small-solar-farms/432612/

Sky’s The Limit? Reducing Wind Energy Costs Through Increased Turbine Size (Utility Dive)

http://www.utilitydive.com/news/skys-the-limit-reducing-wind-energy-costs-through-increased-turbine-size/432663/

SCIENCE SWIMS IN A BARREL O’ GREEN POTPOURRI

The U-S Energy Department Helped Start a Revolution – And Doesn’t Know Who to Hand It Off To (Washington Post)

https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/energy-environment/wp/2016/12/19/the-energy-department-helped-start-a-revolution-and-doesnt-know-who-to-hand-it-off-to/

TECHNOLOGY & TELECOMMUNICATIONS

How Microsoft & a Wyoming Utility Designed a Data Center Tariff That Works for Everyone (Utility Dive)

http://www.utilitydive.com/news/how-microsoft-and-a-wyoming-utility-designed-a-data-center-tariff-that-work/430807/

Grant PUD Fiber Workshop Scheduled for January (Columbia Basin Herald, Moses Lake, WA)

http://www.columbiabasinherald.com/article/20161220/ARTICLE/161229994

MARKETING & MEDIA

Millennial Workaholics Are ‘Poisonous’ to Companies, Survey Says (Olympian, WA – Paywall Advisory)

http://www.theolympian.com/news/nation-world/national/article121869843.html

POLITICS & GOVERNANCE

Taxing The Rich: A Solution to Washington State’s Budget Mess? (Crosscut Seattle)

http://crosscut.com/2016/12/inslee-solution-washington-budget-mess-tax-rich/

GENERAL NEWS

Mason PUD 3 Commissioners Sell Downtown Shelton Building for Mental Health Treatment Center (KMAS Radio, Shelton, WA)

http://www.ifiberonenewsradio.com/news/local_news/mason-pud-commissioners-sell-building-for-mental-health-treatment-center/article_9154805a-c663-11e6-b893-df9279765b5c.html

Mason PUD 3 Approves Sale of Former Admin Building (Mason Web TV, Shelton, WA)

http://masonwebtv.com/archives/23137

Woman Identified in Fatal Crash at Lake Nahwatzel (KMAS Radio, Shelton, WA)

http://www.ifiberonenewsradio.com/news/local_news/update-woman-identified-in-fatal-crash-at-lake-nahwatzel/article_27b1523e-c6ce-11e6-ae31-aff6d5a17a8c.html

Shelton Police Want Man Who Stole Purse, Used Credit Card (KMAS Radio, Shelton, WA)

http://www.ifiberonenewsradio.com/news/local_news/police-want-man-who-stole-purse-used-credit-card/article_8bde594a-c64d-11e6-9c9d-b397dcb148cf.html

Olympic National Park Increases More Visitor Fees (Kitsap Sun, Bremerton, WA – Paywall Advisory)

http://www.kitsapsun.com/story/news/local/2016/12/19/olympic-national-park-increases-more-visitor-fees/95623402/

Native Americans in Oregon Say Kennewick Man Was One of Them (Northwest Public Radio)

http://nwnewsnetwork.org/post/native-americans-oregon-say-kennewick-man-was-one-them

Slim Chance for a White Christmas in Seattle, Data Shows (KIRO Broadcasting, Seattle, WA)

http://mynorthwest.com/493448/christmas-snow-seattle/

ALLIGATORS IN THE SEWER – DIVERSIONS

Man Wins OK to Wear Goat Horns in Driver’s License Photo

http://www.yakimaherald.com/news/weird_news/man-wins-ok-to-wear-goat-horns-in-driver-s/article_0afd622a-aa5d-5650-8b29-16caf7b214dd.html

Why ‘Surreal’ Is Merriam-Webster’s Word of the Year

http://www.csmonitor.com/USA/Society/2016/1220/Why-surreal-is-Merriam-Webster-s-word-of-the-year

The Deadly Explosion Behind America’s Whipped-Cream Shortage

https://www.theatlantic.com/science/archive/2016/12/the-deadly-explosion-behind-americas-whipped-cream-shortage/511118/

No Clean Getaway for Twins Who Stole 180 Bars of Soap

http://koin.com/ap/cops-no-clean-getaway-for-twins-who-stole-180-bars-of-soap/

SONG OF THE DAY

Jefferson Airplane – Somebody to Love (from the album “Surrealistic Pillow”)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JUbMWtUyIIE

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SHELTON FORECAST & WEATHER ALERTS

Weather Forecast for December 19, 2016

High Wind Watch for Mason County & Western Washington State

The Warm Up (Cliff Mass Weather Blog)

http://cliffmass.blogspot.com/2016/12/the-warm-up.html

HOT SHOTS – TODAY’S TOP FIVE STORIES

Columbia Generating Station Shuts Down Unexpectedly Sunday (Associated Press)

http://komonews.com/news/local/northwests-only-nuclear-plant-shuts-down-unexpectedly

Environmentalists Rip Portland General Electric on New Natural Gas Plant Possibility (Portland Business Journal, OR)

http://www.bizjournals.com/portland/news/2016/12/16/environmentalists-rip-pge-on-new-natural-gas-plant.html

British Columbia: Local Politicians Travel to Ottawa for Columbia River Treaty Discussions (Nelson Star, BC)

http://www.nelsonstar.com/news/407131566.html

Lower Returns Than Last Year Expected for Spring/Summer Chinook, Sockeye (Columbia Basin Bulletin)

http://www.cbbulletin.com/438095.aspx

Warmer, Windy, Wet Weather Awaits This Week (News Tribune, Tacoma, WA – Paywall Advisory)

http://www.thenewstribune.com/news/weather/article121659147.html

NEWS HIGHLIGHTS (Details Below)

• Columbia Generating Station Shuts Down Unexpectedly Sunday
• Columbia Generating Station Offline
• Environmentalists Rip Portland General Electric on New Natural Gas Plant Possibility
• British Columbia: Local Politicians Travel to Ottawa for Columbia River Treaty Discussions
• Mason County PUDs Celebrate Hydropower Appreciation Day
• Salt River Project Board Gives Go-Ahead to $40 Million Price Decrease
• Trump Election Throws Wrench in California ISO Plan for Western Power Market
• Pacific Gas & Electric Lineman’s Wife Writes Children’s Book to Share Dad’s Important Work
• Lower Returns Than Last Year Expected for Spring/Summer Chinook, Sockeye
• Oregon, Idaho Differ on Clean Water Act Interpretations Regarding Snake River’s Hells Canyon Complex
• Upper Snake River Tribes Foundation Wants to Get Its Ecological Message Out
• Lawsuits Filed Over Klamath Basin Operations That Plaintiffs Say Allowed for Parasite to Kill Salmon
• President Obama Signs $10 Billion Water Bill That Helps Flint
• New York: Hydroelectric Engineers Find Potential in Centuries-Old Mine
• Waste-to-Energy: The Carbon Negative Power Machine
• Officials Worry Water Will Go to Marijuana Growers
• State of Cannabis: Washington
• House ‘Freedom Caucus’ Pushes President-Elect Trump to Rescind Climate Measures in First 100 Days
• United Kingdom: Risk of Electricity Blackouts Due to ‘Overly Ambitious’ Climate Change Targets
• Tesla to Fine Drivers Hogging Supercharger Stations: Could It Backfire?
• How Seattle Became ‘Cloud City’: Amazon & Microsoft Are Leading a Tech Revolution
• AT&T, Verizon Laugh Off the FCC’s Net Neutrality Concerns
• Verizon Has Second Thoughts About Buying Yahoo
• How to Build Community on Facebook
• The Salvation Army Just Scored One of the NFL’s Best Product Placements Ever
• Washington State Rep. MacEwen Appointed to 2 House Budget Panels
• Electors Start Voting to Officially Pick Donald Trump as President
• Warmer, Windy, Wet Weather Awaits This Week
• One Injured in Crash North of Allyn
• UPDATE: Up to 30 Staffers Would Work at Mental Health Facility in Shelton
• Portland Wants Seattle to Adopt Its CEO Tax

WORD OF THE DAY

Ergo • \AIR-go\ • Adverb - Therefore, hence

The order was void

The cargo was escargot

Ergo it was yuck

ENERGY & UTILITY ISSUES

Columbia Generating Station Shuts Down Unexpectedly Sunday (Associated Press)

http://komonews.com/news/local/northwests-only-nuclear-plant-shuts-down-unexpectedly

Columbia Generating Station Offline (Energy Northwest, Tri-Cities, WA)

http://energynewsfeed.blogspot.com/2016/12/columbia-generating-station-offline.html

Environmentalists Rip Portland General Electric on New Natural Gas Plant Possibility (Portland Business Journal, OR)

http://www.bizjournals.com/portland/news/2016/12/16/environmentalists-rip-pge-on-new-natural-gas-plant.html

British Columbia: Local Politicians Travel to Ottawa for Columbia River Treaty Discussions (Nelson Star, BC)

http://www.nelsonstar.com/news/407131566.html

Mason County PUDs Celebrate Hydropower Appreciation Day (Bonneville Power Administration)

https://www.bpa.gov/news/newsroom/Pages/Mason-County-PUDs-celebrate-Hydropower-Appreciation-Day.aspx

Salt River Project Board Gives Go-Ahead to $40 Million Price Decrease (American Public Power Association)

http://www.publicpower.org/Media/daily/ArticleDetail.cfm?ItemNumber=47198

Trump Election Throws Wrench in California ISO Plan for Western Power Market (Utility Dive)

http://www.utilitydive.com/news/trump-election-throws-wrench-in-california-iso-plan-for-western-power-marke/432611/

Pacific Gas & Electric Lineman’s Wife Writes Children’s Book to Share Dad’s Important Work (PG&E Currents)

http://www.pgecurrents.com/2016/12/19/lineman%E2%80%99s-wife-writes-children%E2%80%99s-book-to-share-dad%E2%80%99s-important-work/

FISH & WILDLIFE

Lower Returns Than Last Year Expected for Spring/Summer Chinook, Sockeye (Columbia Basin Bulletin)

http://www.cbbulletin.com/438095.aspx

Oregon, Idaho Differ on Clean Water Act Interpretations Regarding Snake River’s Hells Canyon Complex (Columbia Basin Bulletin)

http://www.cbbulletin.com/438093.aspx

Upper Snake River Tribes Foundation Wants to Get Its Ecological Message Out (Idaho Statesman, Boise)

http://www.idahostatesman.com/news/business/business-insider/article121490967.html

Lawsuits Filed Over Klamath Basin Operations That Plaintiffs Say Allowed for Parasite to Kill Salmon (Columbia Basin Bulletin)

http://www.cbbulletin.com/438089.aspx

WATER, THE SOURCE OF ALL LIFE

President Obama Signs $10 Billion Water Bill That Helps Flint (Washington Examiner)

http://www.washingtonexaminer.com/obama-signs-10b-water-bill-that-helps-flint/article/2609870

RENEWABLE ENERGY

New York: Hydroelectric Engineers Find Potential in Centuries-Old Mine (Associated Press)

http://www.cnbc.com/2016/12/18/the-associated-press-hydroelectric-engineers-find-potential-in-centuries-old-mine.html

Waste-to-Energy: The Carbon Negative Power Machine (Renewable Energy World)

http://www.renewableenergyworld.com/articles/2016/12/waste-to-energy-the-carbon-negative-power-machine.html

KILOWATTS FOR CANNABIS

Officials Worry Water Will Go to Marijuana Growers (Medford Mail Tribune, OR)

http://www.mailtribune.com/news/20161219/officials-worry-water-will-go-to-pot

State of Cannabis: Washington (Canna Law Blog)

http://www.cannalawblog.com/state-of-cannabis-washington/

CLIMATE CHANGE SEQUESTRATION VAULT

House ‘Freedom Caucus’ Pushes President-Elect Trump to Rescind Climate Measures in First 100 Days (Utility Dive)

http://www.utilitydive.com/news/house-freedom-caucus-pushes-trump-to-rescind-climate-measures-in-first-10/432594/

United Kingdom: Risk of Electricity Blackouts Due to ‘Overly Ambitious’ Climate Change Targets (The Actuary, UK)

http://www.theactuary.com/news/2016/12/risk-of-electricity-blackouts-due-to-overly-ambitious-climate-change-targets/

SCIENCE SWIMS IN A BARREL O’ GREEN POTPOURRI

Tesla to Fine Drivers Hogging Supercharger Stations: Could It Backfire? (Christian Science Monitor)

http://www.csmonitor.com/Business/2016/1218/Tesla-to-fine-drivers-hogging-Supercharger-stations-Could-it-backfire

TECHNOLOGY & TELECOMMUNICATIONS

How Seattle Became ‘Cloud City’: Amazon & Microsoft Are Leading a Tech Revolution (Seattle Times, WA – Paywall Advisory)

http://www.seattletimes.com/business/technology/how-seattle-became-cloud-computing-city-amazon-microsoft-are-leading-tech-revolution/

AT&T, Verizon Laugh Off the FCC’s Net Neutrality Concerns (Broadband Reports)

http://www.dslreports.com/shownews/ATT-Verizon-Laugh-Off-the-FCCs-Net-Neutrality-Concerns-138559

Verizon Has Second Thoughts About Buying Yahoo (Vancouver Columbian, WA)

http://www.columbian.com/news/2016/dec/16/verizon-has-second-thoughts-about-buying-yahoo/

MARKETING & MEDIA

How to Build Community on Facebook (Social Media Examiner)

http://www.socialmediaexaminer.com/how-to-build-community-on-facebook/

The Salvation Army Just Scored One of the NFL’s Best Product Placements Ever (AdWeek)

http://www.adweek.com/news/advertising-branding/salvation-army-just-scored-one-nfls-best-product-placements-ever-175174

POLITICS & GOVERNANCE

Washington State Rep. MacEwen Appointed to 2 House Budget Panels (KMAS Radio, Shelton, WA)

http://www.ifiberonenewsradio.com/news/local_news/state-rep-mcewen-appointed-to-house-budget-panels/article_b042c56e-c3dc-11e6-b0c9-3bcd7f57ba13.html

Electors Start Voting to Officially Pick Donald Trump as President (Cable News Network)

http://www.cnn.com/2016/12/19/politics/electoral-college-donald-trump-vote/index.html

GENERAL NEWS

Warmer, Windy, Wet Weather Awaits This Week (News Tribune, Tacoma, WA – Paywall Advisory)

http://www.thenewstribune.com/news/weather/article121659147.html

One Injured in Crash North of Allyn (Mason Web TV, Shelton, WA)

http://masonwebtv.com/archives/23120

UPDATE: Up to 30 Staffers Would Work at Mental Health Facility in Shelton (KMAS Radio, Shelton, WA)

http://www.ifiberonenewsradio.com/news/regional_state_news/administrator-shares-facts-about-proposed-mental-health-facility-in-shelton/article_56559f96-c3c7-11e6-bb80-7399ee7a842a.html

Portland Wants Seattle to Adopt Its CEO Tax (KIRO Broadcasting, Seattle, WA)

http://mynorthwest.com/492082/portland-ceo-tax-and-seattle/

SAD STORIES FOR $500, ALEX – DIVERSIONS, THE JEOPARDY EDITION

‘Jeopardy!’ Champion Dies Before She Could See Her Triumph On TV

http://www.nytimes.com/2016/12/16/us/cindy-stowell-jeopardy-death.html

Actress Zsa Zsa Gabor Dies at Age 99

http://www.reuters.com/article/us-people-gabor-idUSKBN1470YP

Pennsylvania Store Seeks Customer – So They Can Apologize

https://www.yahoo.com/news/pennsylvania-store-seeks-customer-apologize-141138641.html

Sanitation Workers Dig Through Garbage, Find Woman’s Cash

https://www.yahoo.com/news/sanitation-workers-dig-garbage-womans-cash-114115070.html

SONG OF THE DAY

Diana Krall – Sorry Seems to Be the Hardest Word (Elton John Cover)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_hSn4-F4zjE

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