Wednesday, July 1, 2026

The Energy News Digest for July 1, 2026

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Hotshots – Today’s Top Five Stories

Not Enough Fish: Washington Cancels Sockeye Season on Upper Columbia (Spokesman-Review, Spokane, WA – Via Yahoo! News)

https://www.yahoo.com/news/us/articles/not-enough-fish-washington-cancels-020300380.html

Dispute Over $2.2 Billion to Thousands of Wildfire Survivors Heads to Oregon Supreme Court (Oregon Public Broadcasting)

https://www.opb.org/article/2026/06/30/wildfire-survivors-oregon-pacificorp-lawsuit/

Convergent Energy & Power Withdraws Controversial Proposal for Battery Energy Storage System in Rochester, WA (The Chronicle, Centralia, WA)

https://chronline.com/stories/convergent-energy-power-withdraws-controversial-proposal-for-battery-energy-storage-system-in,404826

Travis Kavulla Sworn in as Seventeenth Bonneville Power Administration Administrator (Bonneville Power Administration)

https://www.bpa.gov/about/newsroom/news-articles/20260629-kavulla-sworn-in-as-17th-bpa-administrator

NOAA Releases July Weather Outlook for the Pacific Northwest (KOIN-TV, Portland, OR – Via MSN News)

https://www.msn.com/en-us/weather/topstories/noaa-releases-july-weather-outlook-for-pacific-northwest/ar-AA26UQGC

News Highlights (See Stories Below)

1.      Dispute Over $2.2 Billion to Thousands of Wildfire Survivors Heads to Oregon Supreme Court

2.      Utah Just Saw Energy Shutoffs to Prevent Wildfires — Are More Coming This Season?

3.      Audio: Why Your Puget Sound Energy Power Bill Is Up. And Going Higher.

4.      NW Natural Announces Another Year-Over-Year Increase in Renewable Natural Gas

5.      Montana Public Service Commission Reduces Public Meetings on NorthWestern Energy Plan

6.      Plan for Fusion Power Plant Advances with Washington State Licenses

7.      Convergent Energy & Power Withdraws Controversial Proposal for Battery Energy Storage System in Rochester, WA

8.      Big Battery Farm Moratoriums Spread Across Washington as Fire Fears Hit Clean Energy Plans

9.      U.S. Dept. of Energy Analysis Examines Impact of Energy Conservation Building Codes

10.   Not Enough Fish: Washington Cancels Sockeye Season on Upper Columbia

11.   Oregon: Proposal to Keep Beleaguered 100-Year-Old Umpqua Basin Fish Hatchery Open Brings Hope, Frustration

12.   Latest Water Supply Update Paints Murky Future for Drought Conditions in Washington

13.   Irrigation to the Household Tap – Another Pilot Project for Othello ASR Facility to Start in July

14.   University of Oregon Sets Aside $15 Million in Student Building Fees to Replace Natural Gas Boiler

15.   Survey Finds Rural Americans Most Concerned About Artificial Intelligence Data Centers

16.   Quest to Place the First Transatlantic Cable Reads Like an Adventure Novel

17.   Travis Kavulla Sworn in as Seventeenth Bonneville Power Administration Administrator

18.   Western Governors Establish Multi-State Task Force to Update the Region’s Transmission Lines

19.   APPA Praises U.S. House Passage of Rural and Municipal Utility Cybersecurity Act

20.   140-Foot Power Line Repairs Begin After Deadly Plane Crash Over Columbia River

21.   Diesel Cleanup Underway After Tugboat Sinks on Columbia River Near Priest Rapids Dam

22.   This July 4th Could Be Hottest Ever in Parts of the U.S.

23.   NOAA Releases July Weather Outlook for the Pacific Northwest

24.   Guest Essay: Expect Higher Electric Bills & Dirtier Power for Lane County. Here’s Why.

Word of the Day – Horrible Haiku Edition

Poltroon \pawl-TROON\ Noun - A spiritless coward: craven.

     Poltroon or maroon

     Don’t get on Bugs Bunny’s list

     There’s no way you’ll win

Energy & Utility Issues

1.      Dispute Over $2.2 Billion to Thousands of Wildfire Survivors Heads to Oregon Supreme Court (Oregon Public Broadcasting)

https://www.opb.org/article/2026/06/30/wildfire-survivors-oregon-pacificorp-lawsuit/

2.      Utah Just Saw Energy Shutoffs to Prevent Wildfires — Are More Coming This Season? (Idaho Capital Sun)

https://idahocapitalsun.com/2026/06/30/repub/utah-just-saw-energy-shutoffs-to-prevent-wildfires-are-more-coming-this-season/

3.      Audio: Why Your Puget Sound Energy Power Bill Is Up. And Going Higher. (KIRO Broadcasting, Seattle, WA)

https://mynorthwest.com/kiro/watch/why-your-power-bill-is-up-and-going-higher/019f1a39-9080-8008-ebd8-b22aa5d64b0b

4.      NW Natural Announces Another Year-Over-Year Increase in Renewable Natural Gas (Yahoo! News)

https://uk.finance.yahoo.com/news/nw-natural-announces-another-over-150000754.html

5.      Montana Public Service Commission Reduces Public Meetings on NorthWestern Energy Plan (Daily Montanan)

https://dailymontanan.com/2026/06/28/public-service-commission-reduces-public-meetings-on-northwestern-energy-plan/

6.      Plan for Fusion Power Plant Advances with Washington State Licenses (American Public Power Association)

https://www.publicpower.org/periodical/article/plan-fusion-power-plant-advances-with-washington-state-licenses

Renewable Energy & Self Storage

7.      Convergent Energy & Power Withdraws Controversial Proposal for Battery Energy Storage System in Rochester, WA (The Chronicle, Centralia, WA)

https://chronline.com/stories/convergent-energy-power-withdraws-controversial-proposal-for-battery-energy-storage-system-in,404826

8.      Big Battery Farm Moratoriums Spread Across Washington as Fire Fears Hit Clean Energy Plans (Yahoo! News)

https://www.yahoo.com/news/science/articles/big-battery-farm-moratoriums-spread-170900402.html

Energy Conservation & Efficiency

9.      U.S. Dept. of Energy Analysis Examines Impact of Energy Conservation Building Codes (Daily Energy Insider)

https://dailyenergyinsider.com/news/52840-doe-analysis-examines-impact-of-energy-conservation-building-codes/

Fish & Wildlife

10.   Not Enough Fish: Washington Cancels Sockeye Season on Upper Columbia (Spokesman-Review, Spokane, WA – Via Yahoo! News)

https://www.yahoo.com/news/us/articles/not-enough-fish-washington-cancels-020300380.html

11.   Oregon: Proposal to Keep Beleaguered 100-Year-Old Umpqua Basin Fish Hatchery Open Brings Hope, Frustration (Oregon Capital Chronicle)

https://oregoncapitalchronicle.com/2026/07/01/proposal-to-keep-beleaguered-100-year-old-umpqua-basin-fish-hatchery-open-brings-hope-frustration/

Water, Water Anywhere?

12.   Latest Water Supply Update Paints Murky Future for Drought Conditions in Washington (KGMI Radio, Bellingham, WA)

https://mybellinghamnow.com/news/297792-latest-water-supply-update-paints-murky-future-for-drought-conditions-in-washington/

13.   Irrigation to the Household Tap – Another Pilot Project for Othello ASR Facility to Start in July (Columbia Basin Herald, Moses Lake, WA)

https://columbiabasinherald.com/news/2026/jul/01/another-pilot-project-for-othello-asr-facility-to-start-in-july/

Climate Change Sequestration Vault

14.   University of Oregon Sets Aside $15 Million in Student Building Fees to Replace Natural Gas Boiler (Oregon Public Broadcasting)

https://www.opb.org/article/2026/06/30/university-oregon-student-building-fees-replace-gas-boiler/

HAL’s Internet CafĂ©

15.   Survey Finds Rural Americans Most Concerned About Artificial Intelligence Data Centers (Pacific NW Ag Network)

https://pnwag.net/rural-americans-ai-datacenters/

Barrel O’ Green Potpourri – Seething Stew of Science

16.   Quest to Place the First Transatlantic Cable Reads Like an Adventure Novel (Christian Science Monitor)

https://www.csmonitor.com/Arts-Culture/Books/2026/0701/lightning-beneath-the-sea-james-tabor-cyrus-field

Politics, Governance, and Management

17.   Travis Kavulla Sworn in as Seventeenth Bonneville Power Administration Administrator (Bonneville Power Administration)

https://www.bpa.gov/about/newsroom/news-articles/20260629-kavulla-sworn-in-as-17th-bpa-administrator

18.   Western Governors Establish Multi-State Task Force to Update the Region’s Transmission Lines (Washington State Standard)

https://washingtonstatestandard.com/2026/06/30/repub/western-governors-establish-multi-state-task-force-to-update-the-regions-transmission-lines/

19.   APPA Praises U.S. House Passage of Rural and Municipal Utility Cybersecurity Act (American Public Power Association)

https://www.publicpower.org/periodical/article/appa-praises-house-passage-rural-and-municipal-utility-cybersecurity-act

Other Things to Know About Today

20.   140-Foot Power Line Repairs Begin After Deadly Plane Crash Over Columbia River (Tri-City Herald, WA – Paywall Advisory)

https://www.tri-cityherald.com/news/local/article316330701.html

21.   Diesel Cleanup Underway After Tugboat Sinks on Columbia River Near Priest Rapids Dam (KPQ Radio, Wenatchee, WA)

https://kpq.com/diesel-spill-tugboat-sinks-priestrapidsdam/

22.   This July 4th Could Be Hottest Ever in Parts of the U.S. (Yahoo! News)

https://www.yahoo.com/news/weather-news/articles/millions-americans-could-experience-hottest-010500668.html

23.   NOAA Releases July Weather Outlook for the Pacific Northwest (KOIN-TV, Portland, OR – Via MSN News)

https://www.msn.com/en-us/weather/topstories/noaa-releases-july-weather-outlook-for-pacific-northwest/ar-AA26UQGC

Soapbox Serenade – Vox Populi

24.   Guest Essay: Expect Higher Electric Bills & Dirtier Power for Lane County. Here’s Why. (Eugene-Springfield Lookout, OR)

https://lookouteugene-springfield.com/story/community-voices/2026/06/29/expect-higher-electric-bills-and-dirtier-power-for-lane-county-heres-why/

Diversions - Alligators in the Sewer

Victor Willis, Village People Lead Singer, Dies at 74

https://www.yahoo.com/entertainment/music/articles/victor-willis-village-people-lead-105659534.html

Fossil Found in Drawer Turns Out to Be First Dinosaur Bone from Antarctica

https://www.yahoo.com/news/science/articles/fossil-found-drawer-turns-first-115252824.html

Feliks the Eagle Is Back Home in Serbia After a Kidnap Ordeal in the Middle East

https://apnews.com/article/serbia-eagle-poachers-middle-east-migration-flight-a686cbf954125cd1c20ceb6ca9984c8f

Seattle Dog’s Cream Cheese & Onions Top NYT List of Best Hot Dogs in America

https://www.yahoo.com/lifestyle/articles/seattle-dogs-cream-cheese-onions-205332414.html

Song of the Day

Steve Miller – Fly Like an Eagle (Playing for Change)

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

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Monday, June 29, 2026

The Energy News Digest for June 29, 2026

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Hotshots – Today’s Top Five Stories

Puget Sound Energy – Why Are Electric Bills So High at This WA Utility? (Seattle Times, WA – Paywall Advisory)

https://www.seattletimes.com/seattle-news/climate-lab/why-are-electric-bills-so-high-at-this-wa-utility/

Washington to Agree to Link Carbon Markets with California, Quebec (The Chronicle, Centralia, WA)

https://www.chronline.com/stories/washington-to-agree-to-link-carbon-markets-with-california-quebec,404473

Big Tech Is Bankrolling the Clean Energy Transition...While Emitting More Than Ever (KUOW Radio, Seattle, WA)

https://www.kuow.org/stories/big-tech-is-bankrolling-the-clean-energy-transition-while-emitting-more-than-ever

An Electric Truck for Less Than $25,000? Deliveries Begin This Year (Los Angeles Times, CA – Via Yahoo! News)

https://autos.yahoo.com/ev-and-future-tech/articles/electric-truck-less-25-000-120000727.html

Public Power’s Affordability Edge Faces Its Hardest Test in Years (Power Magazine)

https://www.powermag.com/public-powers-affordability-edge-faces-its-hardest-test-in-years/

News Highlights (See Stories Below)

1.      Puget Sound Energy – Why Are Electric Bills So High at This WA Utility?

2.      Big Tech Is Bankrolling the Clean Energy Transition...While Emitting More Than Ever

3.      Red, White & Glowing Blue: Trump's Push for New Reactors Reaches the Finish Line

4.      Lake Powell Hits Lowest Summer Level Ever, Raising Risk of 'Dead Pool'

5.      The Tab to Keep a Pacific Northwest Coal Plant on Standby Keeps Rising. Who Will Pay?

6.      Oregon Public Utility Commission Approves Utility Wildfire Mitigation Plans

7.      Switching San Diego from San Diego Gas & Electric to Public Power 'Feasible', Report Finds

8.      The Carolinas: Feds to Buy Back Duke Energy's Offshore Wind Lease Off Brunswick County

9.      Sustainable Dairy Digester Programs Receive $13.8 Million Commerce Investment

10.   Facing Scorching Summers, Oregon Lawmakers May Revisit Heat Pump Expansion Programs

11.   California’s Choice: Cleaner Air for Schools or Money for Utilities

12.   How to Adjust Your Air Conditioner Temperature to Help Save Money

13.   Audio – ‘The Evergreen’: How Much Water from the Deschutes Goes to Turn the Desert Green?

14.   Washington to Agree to Link Carbon Markets with California, Quebec

15.   WA Supreme Court Upholds State Climate Law’s Farm Fuel Exemption Rules

16.   FCC Passes E-Rate Review Despite Opposition

17.   California Regulator Suing FCC Over Copper Preemption Rule

18.   If Artificial Intelligence Data Centers Are Exploding Nationwide, Why Are So Few Being Built in California?

19.   An Electric Truck for Less Than $25,000? Deliveries Begin This Year

20.   Four in Five Under-16s in Australia Using Social Media Despite Ban, Study Shows

21.   Supreme Court Rules States Can Count Late-Arriving Mailed Ballots, Rejecting Trump-Led Challenge

22.   U.S. House Panel Advances Grid Reliability, Ratepayer Bills Amid Rising Power Demand

23.   Kim Thompson Is Selected as Acting Chief Financial Officer

24.   Dangerous & Likely Record-Setting Heat Wave to Scorch Millions July Fourth Week

25.   Two Die After Seaplane Hits Tri-Cities Power Line & Crashes into Columbia River

26.   Public Power’s Affordability Edge Faces Its Hardest Test in Years

27.   How Data Centers Rescued a Struggling Central Washington Community

28.   DOE Emergency Orders Are Incurring Additional Costs. What Are the Benefits?

Word of the Day

Scuttlebutt \SKUTT-ul-butt\ Noun - Rumor, gossip

WORD ORIGIN, FROM MERRIAM-WEBSTER - Nowadays, office workers catch up on the latest scuttlebutt around the water cooler, and when they do, they continue a long-standing (although not necessarily honorable) tradition. That kind of gossip sharing probably also occurred on the sailing ships of yore. Back in the early 1800s, the cask containing a ship’s daily supply of freshwater was called a “scuttlebutt”; that name was later applied to a drinking fountain on a ship or at a naval installation. By the early 20th century, the term for the water source was also applied to the gossip and rumors generated around it, and the latest chatter has been called “scuttlebutt” ever since.

Energy & Utility Issues

1.      Puget Sound Energy – Why Are Electric Bills So High at This WA Utility? (Seattle Times, WA – Paywall Advisory)

https://www.seattletimes.com/seattle-news/climate-lab/why-are-electric-bills-so-high-at-this-wa-utility/

2.      Big Tech Is Bankrolling the Clean Energy Transition...While Emitting More Than Ever (KUOW Radio, Seattle, WA)

https://www.kuow.org/stories/big-tech-is-bankrolling-the-clean-energy-transition-while-emitting-more-than-ever

3.      Red, White & Glowing Blue: Trump's Push for New Reactors Reaches the Finish Line (National Public Radio)

https://www.npr.org/2026/06/29/nx-s1-5847944/new-nuclear-reactors-america-250-safety-concerns

4.      Lake Powell Hits Lowest Summer Level Ever, Raising Risk of 'Dead Pool' (USA Today – Via Yahoo! News)

https://www.yahoo.com/news/science/articles/lake-powell-hits-lowest-summer-190043854.html

5.      The Tab to Keep a Pacific Northwest Coal Plant on Standby Keeps Rising. Who Will Pay? (Washington State Standard)

https://washingtonstatestandard.com/2026/06/25/the-tab-to-keep-a-pacific-northwest-coal-plant-on-standby-keeps-rising-who-will-pay/

6.      Oregon Public Utility Commission Approves Utility Wildfire Mitigation Plans (KEX Radio, Portland, OR)

https://1190kex.iheart.com/content/2026-06-26-oregon-puc-approves-utility-wildfire-mitigation-plans/

7.      Switching San Diego from San Diego Gas & Electric to Public Power 'Feasible', Report Finds (KPBS Broadcasting, San Diego, CA)

https://www.kpbs.org/news/economy/2026/06/23/switching-san-diego-from-sdg-e-to-public-power-feasible-report-finds

Renewable Energy & Self Storage

8.      The Carolinas: Feds to Buy Back Duke Energy's Offshore Wind Lease Off Brunswick County (Yahoo! News)

https://finance.yahoo.com/energy/articles/feds-buy-back-duke-energys-164610047.html

9.      Sustainable Dairy Digester Programs Receive $13.8 Million Commerce Investment (WA Dept. of Commerce)

https://www.commerce.wa.gov/sustainable-dairy-digester-programs-receive-13-8-million-commerce-investment/

Conservation & Efficiency

10.   Facing Scorching Summers, Oregon Lawmakers May Revisit Heat Pump Expansion Programs (Oregon Capital Chronicle)

https://oregoncapitalchronicle.com/2026/06/22/facing-scorching-summers-oregon-lawmakers-may-revisit-heat-pump-expansion-programs/

11.   California’s Choice: Cleaner Air for Schools or Money for Utilities (Canadian Broadcasting Corporation)

https://www.canarymedia.com/articles/carbon-free-buildings/california-schools-or-utilities

12.   How to Adjust Your Air Conditioner Temperature to Help Save Money (KTLA-TV, Los Angeles, CA)

https://ktla.com/news/how-to-adjust-your-a-c-temperature-to-help-save-money/

Water, Water Anywhere?

13.   Audio – ‘The Evergreen’: How Much Water from the Deschutes Goes to Turn the Desert Green? (Oregon Public Broadcasting)

https://www.opb.org/article/2026/06/29/deschutes-river-water-opb-the-evergreen/

Climate Change Sequestration Vault

14.   Washington to Agree to Link Carbon Markets with California, Quebec (The Chronicle, Centralia, WA)

https://www.chronline.com/stories/washington-to-agree-to-link-carbon-markets-with-california-quebec,404473

15.   WA Supreme Court Upholds State Climate Law’s Farm Fuel Exemption Rules (Washington State Standard)

https://washingtonstatestandard.com/2026/06/25/wa-supreme-court-upholds-state-climate-laws-farm-fuel-exemption-rules/

London Calling –Telecommunications

16.   FCC Passes E-Rate Review Despite Opposition (Inside Towers)

https://insidetowers.com/fcc-passes-e-rate-review-despite-opposition/

17.   California Regulator Suing FCC Over Copper Preemption Rule (Broadband Breakfast)

https://broadbandbreakfast.com/california-regulator-suing-fcc-over-copper-preemption-rule/

HAL’s Internet CafĂ©

18.   If Artificial Intelligence Data Centers Are Exploding Nationwide, Why Are So Few Being Built in California? (Los Angeles Times, CA – via Yahoo! News)

https://finance.yahoo.com/energy/articles/other-anti-data-center-movement-100000358.html

I Sing the Car Electric

19.   An Electric Truck for Less Than $25,000? Deliveries Begin This Year (Los Angeles Times, CA – Via Yahoo! News)

https://autos.yahoo.com/ev-and-future-tech/articles/electric-truck-less-25-000-120000727.html

Public Relations, Marketing & Media

20.   Four in Five Under-16s in Australia Using Social Media Despite Ban, Study Shows (The Guardian, UK)

https://www.theguardian.com/media/2026/jun/24/australia-under-16-social-media-ban-no-substantial-effects-study

Politics, Governance, and Management

21.   Supreme Court Rules States Can Count Late-Arriving Mailed Ballots, Rejecting Trump-Led Challenge (Associated Press)

https://apnews.com/article/supreme-court-mailed-ballots-trump-elections-5f24f718ea92a33838485ce6302e079e

22.   U.S. House Panel Advances Grid Reliability, Ratepayer Bills Amid Rising Power Demand (Daily Energy Insider)

https://dailyenergyinsider.com/news/52831-house-panel-advances-grid-reliability-ratepayer-bills-amid-rising-power-demand/

23.   Kim Thompson Is Selected as Acting Chief Financial Officer (Bonneville Power Administration)

https://www.bpa.gov/about/newsroom/news-articles/20260624-kim-thompson-named-acting-chief-financial-officer

Other Things to Know About Today

24.   Dangerous & Likely Record-Setting Heat Wave to Scorch Millions July Fourth Week (Yahoo! News)

https://www.yahoo.com/news/weather-news/articles/dangerous-potentially-record-setting-heat-044658651.html

25.   Two Die After Seaplane Hits Tri-Cities Power Line & Crashes into Columbia River (Tri-City Herald, WA – Via MSN News)

https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/us/2-die-after-seaplane-hits-tri-cities-power-line-and-crashes-into-columbia-river/ar-AA26tr7S

Soapbox Serenade – Vox Populi

26.   Public Power’s Affordability Edge Faces Its Hardest Test in Years (Power Magazine)

https://www.powermag.com/public-powers-affordability-edge-faces-its-hardest-test-in-years/

27.   How Data Centers Rescued a Struggling Central Washington Community (The Center Square)

https://www.thecentersquare.com/washington/article_4fd6044d-5a5d-4152-b0a0-8dce7f20f361.html

28.   DOE Emergency Orders Are Incurring Additional Costs. What Are the Benefits? (Utility Dive)

https://www.utilitydive.com/news/doe-emergency-power-plants-reliability-benefits-costs/822934/

Diversions - Alligators in the Sewer

Guinness Crowns Canberra Town Crier as the World’s Loudest Person at 122.4 Decibels

https://apnews.com/article/australia-guinness-world-record-loudest-shout-2a5aea90b6ece0ceba6ba56fdff866e5

Two Chicks Hatch Inside Police Motorcycle After ‘Mama Bird’ Makes Nest: ‘Traffic Birdie Is Now on Baby Watch’

https://www.yahoo.com/lifestyle/articles/2-chicks-hatch-inside-police-153851971.html

St. Bernard Dogs Still Roam the Swiss Alps as Part of This ‘Living Museum’ & Its Breeding Program

https://apnews.com/article/saint-bernard-dogs-switzerland-b9c51b08a2fff186254c61e385671dab

Larry the Cat Outlasts Six British Prime Ministers

https://www.reuters.com/pictures/larry-cat-outlasts-six-british-prime-ministers-2026-06-23/

Song of the Day

Al Stewart – Year of the Cat

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZyLq_40dqHc

Links & Paywall Advisory

Links in The Energy News Digest are for current stories. Media organizations frequently update their websites, which can cause broken links.

Although I choose stories that are accessible without paying for a subscription, individual experiences may vary. Media attribution includes information about possible paywall restrictions. Regularly clearing your browser’s history and cookies may help you access certain paywall sites.