The Energy News Digest for June 12, 2024

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Hotshots – Today’s Top Five Stories

Idaho: Bureau of Land Management Shrinks Proposed Size of Controversial Lava Ridge Wind Farm (KNKX Radio, Tacoma, WA)

https://www.knkx.org/government/2024-06-11/blm-shrinks-proposed-size-of-controversial-lava-ridge-wind-farm

In Wyoming, Bill Gates Moves Ahead with Nuclear Project Aimed at Revolutionizing Power Generation (Associated Press)

https://www.yahoo.com/tech/wyoming-bill-gates-moves-ahead-183058312.html

Summer Wildfire Risk Has Puget Sound Energy Planning for Potential Power Shutoffs (Kitsap Sun, Bremerton, WA – Paywall Advisory)

https://www.kitsapsun.com/story/news/2024/06/11/puget-sound-energy-power-shutoff-plan-for-wildfire-risk-in-kitsap/74019541007/

Montana Regulators Challenge Sweeping FERC Transmission Rule (E&E News)

https://www.eenews.net/articles/montana-regulators-challenge-sweeping-ferc-transmission-rule/

With 100M Birds Dead, Poultry Industry Could Serve as Example as Dairy Farmers Confront Bird Flu (Associated Press)

https://apnews.com/article/bird-flu-chickens-turkeys-cows-cattle-492fd92ae68d11d9defc15bc260e9301

News Highlights (See Stories Below)

1.      In Wyoming, Bill Gates Moves Ahead with Nuclear Project Aimed at Revolutionizing Power Generation

2.      Summer Wildfire Risk Has Puget Sound Energy Planning for Potential Power Shutoffs

3.      Montana Regulators Challenge Sweeping FERC Transmission Rule

4.      Federal Grant to Help People in Northeastern Washington Get Hooked Up to the Power Grid

5.      Rural Electric Co-Op Says New Mexico Supreme Court Ruling on Rate Setting Sets ‘Dangerous’ Precedent

6.      California: City Council Rejects Power San Diego Proposal

7.      Which States Had the Most & Longest Summer Blackouts?

8.      Nuclear Innovation Alliance Offers Road Map to Catalyze Advanced Nuclear Development

9.      Idaho: Bureau of Land Management Shrinks Proposed Size of Controversial Lava Ridge Wind Farm

10.   As Solar Power Surges in U.S., Wind Struggles

11.   Wind Farms, Key to Clean-Energy Efforts, Threaten Birds & Bats: Developers Urged to Plan for Wildlife

12.   WA State: Rural Residents Ask About Tax Rates, Land Use as State Studies Renewable Energy Projects

13.   Giant Batteries Are Transforming the Way the U.S. Uses Electricity: ‘A Glimpse of What Could Happen to Other Grids in the Future’

14.   WA Governor Jay Inslee Responds to New Climate Change Report

15.   Charter Looking to Surrender More Than 1,400 Additional Rural Digital Opportunity Fund Locations

16.   Alaska Broadband Company MTA Says FTTH Costs $9,000 per Passing

17.   Amazon Scraps Plan to Use Fuel Cells, Powered by Natural Gas, to Run Oregon Data Centers

18.   Co-ops Discuss Risks and Opportunities of Demand Surge from Artificial Intelligence, Data Centers

19.   Study Results Raise Concerns About Electric Vehicle Dangers

20.   Thefts Of Charging Cables Pose Yet Another Obstacle to Appeal of Electric Vehicles

21.   Individuals, Utilities Win National Public Power Awards at APPA National Conference

22.   With 100M Birds Dead, Poultry Industry Could Serve as Example as Dairy Farmers Confront Bird Flu

23.   ‘The Difference Between Alarming & Catastrophic’: Cascadia Megafault Has One Especially Deadly Section, New Map Reveals

24.   Designs Unveiled for New I-5 Bridge Between Washington, Oregon

25.   FERC In Focus: Has the Agency Been ‘Captured’ by the Sectors It Regulates?

Word of the Day

Lacuna \luck-KOON-nuh\ Noun - 1: a blank space or a missing part: gap; also: deficiency, inadequacy 2: a small cavity, pit, or discontinuity in an anatomical structure.

Despite his inflated self-opinion (and an amazing ability to churn out turgid prose at the drop of a hat) Deandre was a terrible novelist. His mystery novels had so many holes in their convoluted plots that his editors took to calling the tenth-anniversary compilation of his sixteen novels as the “Lacuna Diaries.”

Energy & Utility Issues

1.      In Wyoming, Bill Gates Moves Ahead with Nuclear Project Aimed at Revolutionizing Power Generation (Associated Press)

https://www.yahoo.com/tech/wyoming-bill-gates-moves-ahead-183058312.html

2.      Summer Wildfire Risk Has Puget Sound Energy Planning for Potential Power Shutoffs (Kitsap Sun, Bremerton, WA – Paywall Advisory)

https://www.kitsapsun.com/story/news/2024/06/11/puget-sound-energy-power-shutoff-plan-for-wildfire-risk-in-kitsap/74019541007/

3.      Montana Regulators Challenge Sweeping FERC Transmission Rule (E&E News)

https://www.eenews.net/articles/montana-regulators-challenge-sweeping-ferc-transmission-rule/

4.      Federal Grant to Help People in Northeastern Washington Get Hooked Up to the Power Grid (Northwest Public Broadcasting)

https://www.nwnewsnetwork.org/environment-and-planning/2024-06-11/federal-grant-to-help-people-in-northeastern-washington-get-hooked-up-to-the-power-grid

5.      Rural Electric Co-Op Says New Mexico Supreme Court Ruling on Rate Setting Sets ‘Dangerous’ Precedent (KUNM Broadcasting, Albuquerque, NM)

https://www.kunm.org/local-news/2024-06-11/rural-electric-co-op-says-nm-supreme-court-ruling-sets-dangerous-precedent

6.      California: City Council Rejects Power San Diego Proposal (KUSI-TV, San Diego, CA)

https://fox5sandiego.com/news/local-news/city-council-rejects-power-san-diego-proposal/

7.      Which States Had the Most & Longest Summer Blackouts? (FOX Weather)

https://www.foxweather.com/lifestyle/states-most-longest-blackouts-summer-2023

8.      Nuclear Innovation Alliance Offers Road Map to Catalyze Advanced Nuclear Development (Utility Dive)

https://www.utilitydive.com/news/nia-report-advanced-nuclear-smr-vogtle/718368/

Renewable Energy & Self Storage

9.      Idaho: Bureau of Land Management Shrinks Proposed Size of Controversial Lava Ridge Wind Farm (KNKX Radio, Tacoma, WA)

https://www.knkx.org/government/2024-06-11/blm-shrinks-proposed-size-of-controversial-lava-ridge-wind-farm

10.   As Solar Power Surges in U.S., Wind Struggles (Honolulu Star-Advertiser, HI)

https://www.staradvertiser.com/2024/06/05/breaking-news/as-solar-power-surges-in-u-s-wind-struggles/

11.   Wind Farms, Key to Clean-Energy Efforts, Threaten Birds & Bats: Developers Urged to Plan for Wildlife (Phys.org)

https://phys.org/news/2024-06-farms-key-energy-efforts-threaten.html

12.   WA State: Rural Residents Ask About Tax Rates, Land Use as State Studies Renewable Energy Projects (KNKX Radio, Tacoma, WA)

https://www.knkx.org/environment/2024-06-10/rural-residents-ask-about-tax-rates-land-use-as-state-studies-renewable-energy-projects

13.   Giant Batteries Are Transforming the Way the U.S. Uses Electricity: ‘A Glimpse of What Could Happen to Other Grids in the Future’ (Yahoo! News)

https://www.yahoo.com/tech/giant-batteries-transforming-way-us-083000941.html

Climate Change Sequestration Vault

14.   WA Governor Jay Inslee Responds to New Climate Change Report (KHQ-TV, Spokane, WA)

https://www.khq.com/news/governor-jay-inslee-responds-to-new-climate-change-report/article_4d23d812-2782-11ef-9a37-cbcaeef8ba59.html

London Calling –Telecommunications

15.   Charter Looking to Surrender More Than 1,400 Additional Rural Digital Opportunity Fund Locations (Broadband Breakfast)

https://broadbandbreakfast.com/charter-looking-to-surrender-more-than-1-400-additional-rdof-locations/

16.   Alaska Broadband Company MTA Says FTTH Costs $9,000 per Passing (Fierce Networks)

https://www.fierce-network.com/broadband/alaska-broadband-company-mta-says-ftth-costs-9000-passing

Beam Me Up, Scotty - The Wizarding World of Technology & Cybersecurity

17.   Amazon Scraps Plan to Use Fuel Cells, Powered by Natural Gas, to Run Oregon Data Centers (The Oregonian, Portland, OR)

https://www.oregonlive.com/silicon-forest/2024/06/amazon-scraps-plan-to-use-fuel-cells-powered-by-natural-gas-to-run-oregon-data-centers.html

18.   Co-ops Discuss Risks and Opportunities of Demand Surge from Artificial Intelligence, Data Centers (National Rural Electric Cooperative Association)

https://www.electric.coop/co-ops-discuss-risks-opportunities-of-demand-surge-from-ai-data-centers

I Sing the Car Electric

19.   Study Results Raise Concerns About Electric Vehicle Dangers (NBC Montana)

https://www.nbcmontana.com/news/nation-world/study-results-raise-concerns-about-electric-vehicle-dangers-pedestrian-incidents-gas-hybrid-diesel-powered

20.   Thefts Of Charging Cables Pose Yet Another Obstacle to Appeal of Electric Vehicles (Associated Press)

https://www.centraloregondaily.com/thefts-of-charging-cables-pose-yet-another-obstacle-to-appeal-of-electric-vehicles/article_2725b883-10b4-51db-8a50-5f1f45081ce3.html

Management & Governance

21.   Individuals, Utilities Win National Public Power Awards at APPA National Conference (American Public Power Association)

https://www.publicpower.org/periodical/article/individuals-utilities-win-national-public-power-awards-appa-national-conference

Other Things to Know About Today

22.   With 100M Birds Dead, Poultry Industry Could Serve as Example as Dairy Farmers Confront Bird Flu (Associated Press)

https://apnews.com/article/bird-flu-chickens-turkeys-cows-cattle-492fd92ae68d11d9defc15bc260e9301

23.   ‘The Difference Between Alarming & Catastrophic’: Cascadia Megafault Has One Especially Deadly Section, New Map Reveals (Yahoo! News)

https://www.yahoo.com/news/difference-between-alarming-catastrophic-cascadia-180001239.html

24.   Designs Unveiled for New I-5 Bridge Between Washington, Oregon (KIRO Broadcasting, Seattle, WA)

https://mynorthwest.com/3962269/designs-unveiled-for-new-i-5-bridge-between-washington-oregon/#//

Soapbox Serenade – Vox Populi

25.   FERC In Focus: Has the Agency Been ‘Captured’ by the Sectors It Regulates? (Utility Dive)

https://www.utilitydive.com/news/ferc-in-focus-regulatory-capture-christie/718503/

Alligators in the Sewer – Diversions

Martha’s Vineyard Is About to Run Out of Pot. That’s Led to a Lawsuit & a Scramble by Regulators

https://apnews.com/article/marijuana-pot-marthas-vineyard-island-time-f59e9907f9d523c7eb60bd6c109cd12c

Dog Raises Alarm After Owner Crashes Car into Ravine

https://www.abc.net.au/news/2024-06-11/dog-raises-alarm-after-owner-crashes-into-ravine/103963038

Jerry West, A 3-Time Hall of Fame Selection & the NBA Logo, Dies at 86

https://mynorthwest.com/3962406/jerry-west-3-time-hall-of-fame-selection-nba-logo-dies-86/

Giant Venomous Flying Spiders with 4-Inch Legs Heading to New York Area as They Spread Across East Coast, Experts Say

https://www.cbsnews.com/news/joro-spiders-new-york-giant-venomous-spiders-spread-east-coast/

Song of the Day

Nando Carneiro – The Kiss of the Spider Woman Theme (Movie Soundtrack)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aqNYdY9sp1U

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Hotshots – Today’s Top Five Stories

NERC Reports Some U.S. Regions at Risk for Energy Shortfalls in Extreme Summer Conditions (U.S. Energy Information Administration)

https://www.eia.gov/todayinenergy/detail.php?id=62243

Idaho Wind Power: Feds Say Final Lava Ridge EIS Reflects Community Feedback, But Critics Remain Skeptical (Boise State Public Radio, ID)

https://www.wyomingpublicmedia.org/2024-06-07/lava-ridge-idaho-bureau-land-management-community-feedback

WA State: Franklin County PUD’s At-Large Election System Challenged by Voting Rights Project (KNDO/KNDU-TV, Tri-Cities, Yakima, WA)

https://www.nbcrightnow.com/news/franklin-county-puds-at-large-election-system-challenged-by-voting-rights-project/article_c06332a2-250f-11ef-8b04-17ccb3eda4e3.html

Pacific Northwest Coast Suffers from Low Oxygen, Study Finds. It’s Becoming the Norm (Walla Walla Union-Bulletin, WA – Paywall Advisory)

https://www.union-bulletin.com/news/northwest/pnw-coast-suffers-from-low-oxygen-study-finds-it-s-becoming-the-norm/article_98aeb1af-03cc-53bf-b22a-0966a7ef0664.html

Climate Records Keep Getting Shattered. Here Is What You Need to Know (Associated Press)

https://apnews.com/article/climate-change-heat-records-hottest-warming-earth-6fa3a7b8f2a7cd5854bda6a419de664c

News Highlights (See Stories Below)

1.      NERC Reports Some U.S. Regions at Risk for Energy Shortfalls in Extreme Summer Conditions

2.      Power Grids in the Western U.S. Are Forced to Handle Rising Temperatures

3.      Washington’s Summer Blackouts: New Research Predicts Power Disruptions

4.      Idaho Man Shot at Dams, Spurred by ‘Anti-Government’ Ideals. He Won’t Do Prison Time

5.      Judge Dismisses Native American Challenge to $10 Billion SunZia Energy Transmission Project in Arizona

6.      B.C. Hydro Offering Optional Time-of-Day Billing for Electricity

7.      Southwest Power Pool Files Expanded RTO Tariff to Include Western Entities

8.      A Western U.S. Energy Market Would Boost Clean Energy. Will It Happen?

9.      Sustainability Report Captures Bonneville Power Administration’s 2023 Environmental Achievements

10.   Utilities Adopt Various Strategies to Mitigate Against the Threat of Wildfires

11.   Canada: Meadow Lake Tribal Council Looking at Microreactors to Provide Heat, Electricity

12.   Idaho Wind Power: Feds Say Final Lava Ridge EIS Reflects Community Feedback, But Critics Remain Skeptical

13.   Oregon: Coos County Fights Offshore Wind Energy Project

14.   California: Proposed Seguro Battery Storage Project Faces New Obstacle

15.   Big Solar Projects Launch in Idaho as U.S. Nuclear Test Sites Go Green

16.   Washington Wants to Hear Rural Communities’ Thoughts on Renewable Energy

17.   Lightbulbs Don’t Spike Electric Bills; What Does?

18.   Success of Hood Canal Summer Chum Gives Hope for Salmon Recovery

19.   Court Rejects Bid to Review Minister’s Order to British Columbia Salmon Farms

20.   Idaho Advocates Worry About Politicization of Endangered Species

21.   Pod of Orcas Travels 170 Miles in Just Over One Day, Surprising Experts. ‘Impossible!’

22.   Pacific Northwest Coast Suffers from Low Oxygen, Study Finds. It’s Becoming the Norm

23.   Widespread & Increasing Near-Bottom Hypoxia in the Coastal Ocean Off the United States Pacific Northwest

24.   Climate Records Keep Getting Shattered. Here Is What You Need to Know

25.   There Is More Carbon Dioxide Than Ever in the Atmosphere. That’s Bad for the Climate

26.   WA State: Officials Say New Broadband System in Spokane County Will Be a Boost to Rural Communities

27.   California Contemplates Cuts to Middle-Mile Broadband Build

28.   Oregon’s Print Media Landscape Dealt Back-To-Back Blows as Local Papers Sold, Cut Back

29.   Electrolyzers Are a Small but Growing Source of U.S. Hydrogen Production

30.   WA State: Franklin County PUD’s At-Large Election System Challenged by Voting Rights Project

31.   WA State: Gov Inslee’s Effort to Cut Pay, Oust UTC Leader Falters

32.   Seattle City Council Confirms Dawn Lindell as Seattle City Light GM and CEO

33.   Brad Koehn Appointed General Manager at California’s Turlock Irrigation District

34.   As The Need for Copper Rises, Cable Manufacturers Recycle More

35.   Audio: Why Clean Energy Production Could End Up in Your Backyard

36.   Podcast: Resource Adequacy, Tail Risk, & Institutional Capability

Word of the Day – The Horrible Haiku Edition

Demonym /DEH-muh-nimm/ Noun – A word (such as Nevadan or Sooner) used to denote a person who inhabits or is native to a particular place.

     We’re all from somewhere

     Hometown demonyms be cursed

     Get thee back there soon

Energy & Utility Issues

1.      NERC Reports Some U.S. Regions at Risk for Energy Shortfalls in Extreme Summer Conditions (U.S. Energy Information Administration)

https://www.eia.gov/todayinenergy/detail.php?id=62243

2.      Power Grids in the Western U.S. Are Forced to Handle Rising Temperatures (National Public Radio)

https://www.npr.org/2024/06/10/nx-s1-4996383/power-grids-in-the-western-u-s-are-forced-to-handle-rising-temperatures

3.      Washington’s Summer Blackouts: New Research Predicts Power Disruptions (Travel & Tour World)

https://www.travelandtourworld.com/news/article/washingtons-summer-blackouts-new-research-predicts-power-disruptions/

4.      Idaho Man Shot at Dams, Spurred by ‘Anti-Government’ Ideals. He Won’t Do Prison Time (Yahoo! News)

https://www.yahoo.com/news/idaho-man-shot-dams-spurred-230117115.html

5.      Judge Dismisses Native American Challenge to $10 Billion SunZia Energy Transmission Project in Arizona (Associated Press)

https://apnews.com/article/sunzia-wind-energy-native-american-sacred-sites-161e91d2aa47cc6f56c2cc928d133380

6.      B.C. Hydro Offering Optional Time-of-Day Billing for Electricity (Canadian Broadcasting Corporation)

https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/british-columbia/how-to-apply-bc-hydro-flat-rate-cheaper-1.7225593

7.      Southwest Power Pool Files Expanded RTO Tariff to Include Western Entities (American Public Power Association)

https://www.publicpower.org/periodical/article/spp-files-expanded-rto-tariff-include-western-entities

8.      A Western U.S. Energy Market Would Boost Clean Energy. Will It Happen? (Canary Media)

https://www.canarymedia.com/articles/utilities/a-western-us-energy-market-would-boost-clean-energy.-will-it-happen

9.      Sustainability Report Captures Bonneville Power Administration’s 2023 Environmental Achievements (Bonneville Power Administration)

https://www.bpa.gov/about/newsroom/news-articles/20240605-sustainability-report-captures-bpa-2023-environmental-achievements

10.   Utilities Adopt Various Strategies to Mitigate Against the Threat of Wildfires (American Public Power Association)

https://www.publicpower.org/periodical/article/utilities-adopt-various-strategies-mitigate-against-threat-wildfires

11.   Canada: Meadow Lake Tribal Council Looking at Microreactors to Provide Heat, Electricity (Canadian Broadcasting Corporation)

https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/saskatchewan/meadow-lake-first-nation-nuclear-microreactors-saskatchewan-research-council-1.7229121

Renewable Energy & Self Storage

12.   Idaho Wind Power: Feds Say Final Lava Ridge EIS Reflects Community Feedback, But Critics Remain Skeptical (Boise State Public Radio, ID)

https://www.wyomingpublicmedia.org/2024-06-07/lava-ridge-idaho-bureau-land-management-community-feedback

13.   Oregon: Coos County Fights Offshore Wind Energy Project (KPIC-TV, Rosburg, OR)

https://www.kpic.com/news/local/coos-county-fights-offshore-wind-energy-project

14.   California: Proposed Seguro Battery Storage Project Faces New Obstacle (KPBS Broadcasting, San Diego, CA)

https://www.kpbs.org/news/environment/2024/06/06/proposed-seguro-battery-storage-project-faces-new-obstacle

15.   Big Solar Projects Launch in Idaho as U.S. Nuclear Test Sites Go Green (Reuters)

https://www.msn.com/en-ae/money/companies/big-solar-projects-launch-in-idaho-as-us-nuclear-test-sites-go-green/ar-BB1nHv12

16.   Washington Wants to Hear Rural Communities’ Thoughts on Renewable Energy (Northwest Public Broadcasting)

https://www.nwnewsnetwork.org/environment-and-planning/2024-06-07/washington-wants-to-hear-rural-communities-thoughts-on-renewable-energy

Conservation & Efficiency

17.   Lightbulbs Don’t Spike Electric Bills; What Does? (KIFI-TV, Idaho Falls, ID)

https://localnews8.com/news/local-news/2024/06/06/lightbulbs-dont-spike-electric-bills-what-does/

Fish & Wildlife

18.   Success of Hood Canal Summer Chum Gives Hope for Salmon Recovery (Seattle Times, WA – Paywall Advisory)

https://www.seattletimes.com/opinion/editorials/success-of-hood-canal-summer-chum-gives-hope-for-salmon-recovery/

19.   Court Rejects Bid to Review Minister’s Order to British Columbia Salmon Farms (Canadian Broadcasting Corporation)

https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/british-columbia/federal-court-salmon-farms-1.7229677

20.   Idaho Advocates Worry About Politicization of Endangered Species (KTVB-TV, Boise, ID)

https://www.ktvb.com/article/news/local/idaho-press/idaho-advocates-worry-about-politicization-endangered-species/277-3dbde726-b891-4d3f-92b1-97d286e72617

21.   Pod of Orcas Travels 170 Miles in Just Over One Day, Surprising Experts. ‘Impossible!’ (MSN News)

https://www.msn.com/en-us/travel/news/pod-of-orcas-travels-170-miles-in-just-over-one-day-surprising-experts-impossible/ar-BB1nPdOK

Environmental Afflatus – Clean Up on Aisle Three

22.   Pacific Northwest Coast Suffers from Low Oxygen, Study Finds. It’s Becoming the Norm (Walla Walla Union-Bulletin, WA – Paywall Advisory)

https://www.union-bulletin.com/news/northwest/pnw-coast-suffers-from-low-oxygen-study-finds-it-s-becoming-the-norm/article_98aeb1af-03cc-53bf-b22a-0966a7ef0664.html

23.   Widespread & Increasing Near-Bottom Hypoxia in the Coastal Ocean Off the United States Pacific Northwest (Scientific Reports)

https://www.nature.com/articles/s41598-024-54476-0

Climate Change Sequestration Vault

24.   Climate Records Keep Getting Shattered. Here Is What You Need to Know (Associated Press)

https://apnews.com/article/climate-change-heat-records-hottest-warming-earth-6fa3a7b8f2a7cd5854bda6a419de664c

25.   There Is More Carbon Dioxide Than Ever in the Atmosphere. That’s Bad for the Climate (National Public Radio)

https://www.npr.org/2024/06/06/nx-s1-4992290/carbon-dioxide-record-high-atmosphere

London Calling –Telecommunications

26.   WA State: Officials Say New Broadband System in Spokane County Will Be a Boost to Rural Communities (Spokesman-Review, Spokane, WA – Paywall Advisory)

https://www.spokesman.com/stories/2024/jun/10/officials-say-new-broadband-system-in-spokane-coun/

27.   California Contemplates Cuts to Middle-Mile Broadband Build (Government Technology)

https://www.govtech.com/network/california-contemplates-cuts-to-middle-mile-broadband-build

Public Relations, Marketing & Media

28.   Oregon’s Print Media Landscape Dealt Back-To-Back Blows as Local Papers Sold, Cut Back (KGW-TV, Portland, OR)

https://www.kgw.com/article/news/local/the-story/oregon-print-media-news-sale-pamplin-eo-desert/283-c5a3c335-a98c-479f-8eaa-3273f92201fd

Barrel O’ Green Potpourri – Seething Stew of Science

29.   Electrolyzers Are a Small but Growing Source of U.S. Hydrogen Production (U.S. Energy Information Administration)

https://www.eia.gov/todayinenergy/detail.php?id=62223

Management & Governance

30.   WA State: Franklin County PUD’s At-Large Election System Challenged by Voting Rights Project (KNDO/KNDU-TV, Tri-Cities, Yakima, WA)

https://www.nbcrightnow.com/news/franklin-county-puds-at-large-election-system-challenged-by-voting-rights-project/article_c06332a2-250f-11ef-8b04-17ccb3eda4e3.html

31.   WA State: Gov Inslee’s Effort to Cut Pay, Oust UTC Leader Falters (State’s Newsroom)

https://www.newsfromthestates.com/article/inslees-effort-cut-pay-oust-regulatory-leader-falters

32.   Seattle City Council Confirms Dawn Lindell as Seattle City Light GM and CEO (American Public Power Association)

https://www.publicpower.org/periodical/article/seattle-city-council-confirms-dawn-lindell-seattle-city-light-gm-and-ceo

33.   Brad Koehn Appointed General Manager at California’s Turlock Irrigation District (American Public Power Association)

https://www.publicpower.org/periodical/article/brad-koehn-appointed-general-manager-californias-turlock-irrigation-district

Other Things to Know About Today

34.   As The Need for Copper Rises, Cable Manufacturers Recycle More (Associated Press)

https://www.seattlepi.com/news/world/article/as-the-need-for-copper-rises-cable-manufacturers-19505558.php

Soapbox Serenade – Vox Populi

35.   Audio: Why Clean Energy Production Could End Up in Your Backyard (KUOW Radio, Seattle, WA)

https://www.kuow.org/stories/why-clean-energy-production-could-end-up-in-your-b

36.   Podcast: Resource Adequacy, Tail Risk, & Institutional Capability (Public Power Underground)

https://publicpowerunderground.substack.com/p/resource-adequacy-tail-risk-and-institutional

Alligators in the Sewer – Diversions

A Real Nut Case: Cold Stone Creamery Faces Suit Over Lack of Real Pistachios in Pistachio Ice Cream

https://www.seattlepi.com/business/article/a-real-nut-case-cold-stone-creamery-faces-suit-19503970.php

Owners of Wrongfully Slaughtered Pet Pigs File Complaint Against Mobile Butcher Business

https://www.king5.com/article/news/local/owners-wrongfully-slaughtered-pet-pigs-mobile-butcher-business-washington/281-490f99ad-75e3-4bcf-b960-cb5f66bf02a1

Rare 7-Foot Fish Washes Ashore on Oregon Coast

https://mynorthwest.com/3962178/offbeat-odd-news-rare-7-foot-fish-washes-ashore-oregon-coast/

A Hail Stone the Size of a Pineapple Was Found in Texas. It Likely Sets a State Record

https://apnews.com/article/massive-hail-texas-record-2ba6b2cf262f5d716f901a77bbed045b

Song of the Day

Henry Mancini – The Pink Panther Theme

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0FMpmp7ERHw

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