Thursday, October 18, 2012

Energy News Digest for October 18, 2012



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HOT SHOTS – TODAY’S TOP FIVE STORIES

Wind Production Exceeds Hydro in Pacific Northwest for the First Time Tuesday (Idaho Statesman, Boise)

Bonneville Power Administration Wind Curtailments Trailing 2011 Levels - Oversupply Management Protocol Still Pending (RenewablesBiz)

JPMorgan Energy-Trading Unit Admits Errors in FERC Filing (Bloomberg News)

Fairness of Portland General Electric Bids to Acquire More Electricity Questioned (Oregonian, Portland)

First Snow of the Season Dusts Pacific Northwest Mountains (KING-TV, Seattle)

NEWS HIGHLIGHTS (Details Below)

  • JPMorgan Energy-Trading Unit Admits Errors in FERC Filing
  • Fairness of Portland General Electric Bids to Acquire More Electricity Questioned
  • Port Angeles Utility Rates, Including Electricity, Going Up
  • Port Angeles Electricity Director to Resign November 5 - Headed to Ellensburg
  • 'Smart Meters' At Issue in Franklin PUD Race
  • Owner Worries Puget Sound Energy Upgrades Might Harm Her Horses
  • Grant PUD Archaeology Days Draws More Than 600
  • Engineering The Future - Experts Promote Careers as Engineers of All Types to Vancouver iTech Prep Students
  • U-S Natural Gas Supplies Grew Last Week
  • $8 Natural Gas: We're Right on Schedule
  • House Republicans Call for Study of Federal Energy Subsidies
  • Oregon’s Measure 81 Prompts Gill-Netting Changes before It Comes to a Vote
  • Op/Ed - Conservation, Cooperation Are Keys to Salmon Recovery
  • Idaho Town Struggles with Clean Water Act Requirements
  • Oregon - Judge Stops Bend from Construction on $70 Million Water Project
  • Simple Ways to Save Money on Your Water Bill
  • Wind Production Exceeds Hydro in Pacific Northwest for the First Time Tuesday
  • Bonneville Power Administration Wind Curtailments Trailing 2011 Levels - Oversupply Management Protocol Still Pending
  • Wind-Energy Surge a Boon for Port of Longview
  • Solar Home Projects Booming in Western Washington
  • Church, Property Owner Make Solar Energy Cost-Effective
  • California - Oroville Co-Generation Plant Closing
  • News Release - Efficiency Connections Northwest Generates New Ideas on Energy Efficiency
  • Energy Efficiency May Run out of Gas
  • To Conserve Energy - Conserve Water
  • Columbia River Red Algae Could Counter Global Warming Effects
  • If Green Roofs & Rain Gardens Are So Great, Why Aren’t There More?
  • Newly Discovered Super-Advanced Biocarbon Device: Anchovy Poop!
  • Wyoming Studies Ways to Increase Broadband Access
  • Sprint Moves to Buy Additional Stake in Clearwire, Gaining Majority
  • RagingWire Wins OK to Build Virginia Data Center
  • Washington State Auditor Sonntag to Work at Mission after Retiring
  • Seattle Times to Advertise for McKenna on Its Own Dime
  • First Snow of the Season Dusts Pacific Northwest Mountains
  • 20,000 Feet of Copper Wire Stolen from Olympia Streetlights
  • Wire Thefts in Tumwater

WORD OF THE DAY

Envisage • \in-VIZ-idge\ • Verb - 1: to view or regard in a certain way 2: to have a mental picture of especially in advance of realization

“Close your eyes,” intoned the hypnotist in his deep, sepulchral voice. “Imagine you are in your happy place, only you; happy and relaxed,” the voice rumbled. Bertie was probably not in the place the soothing hypnotist hoped to envisage. Bert’s happy place was the mosh pit before the stage of a young version of the “Boomtown Rats” rasping out a live version of “I Don’t Like Mondays.”

SHELTON FORECAST & WEATHER ALERTS


ENERGY & UTILITY ISSUES

JPMorgan Energy-Trading Unit Admits Errors in FERC Filing (Bloomberg News)

Fairness of Portland General Electric Bids to Acquire More Electricity Questioned (Oregonian, Portland)

Port Angeles Utility Rates, Including Electricity, Going Up (KONP Radio, Port Angeles, WA)

Port Angeles Electricity Director to Resign November 5 - Headed to Ellensburg (Peninsula Daily News, Port Angeles, WA)

'Smart Meters' At Issue in Franklin PUD Race (Tri-City Herald, WA)

Owner Worries Puget Sound Energy Upgrades Might Harm Her Horses (KOMO-TV, Seattle)

Grant PUD Archaeology Days Draws More Than 600 (North Central Washington TV)

Engineering The Future - Experts Promote Careers as Engineers of All Types to Vancouver iTech Prep Students (Vancouver Columbian, WA)

U-S Natural Gas Supplies Grew Last Week (Associated Press)

$8 Natural Gas: We're Right on Schedule (Forbes Magazine)

House Republicans Call for Study of Federal Energy Subsidies (American Public Power Association)

FISH & WILDLIFE

Oregon’s Measure 81 Prompts Gill-Netting Changes before It Comes to a Vote (Oregonian, Portland)

Op/Ed - Conservation, Cooperation Are Keys to Salmon Recovery (Daily Astorian, OR)

WATER & THE ENVIRONMENT

Idaho Town Struggles with Clean Water Act Requirements (Northwest Public Radio)

Oregon - Judge Stops Bend from Construction on $70 Million Water Project (Oregon Public Broadcasting)

Simple Ways to Save Money on Your Water Bill (U-S News & World Report)

RENEWABLE/ALTERNATIVE ENERGY

Wind Production Exceeds Hydro in Pacific Northwest for the First Time Tuesday (Idaho Statesman, Boise)

Bonneville Power Administration Wind Curtailments Trailing 2011 Levels - Oversupply Management Protocol Still Pending (RenewablesBiz)

Wind-Energy Surge a Boon for Port of Longview (Longview Daily News, WA)

Solar Home Projects Booming in Western Washington (KING-TV, Seattle)

Church, Property Owner Make Solar Energy Cost-Effective (Spokesman Review, Spokane, WA)

California - Oroville Co-Generation Plant Closing (Oroville Mercury-Record, CA)

CONSERVATION & EFFICIENCY

News Release - Efficiency Connections Northwest Generates New Ideas on Energy Efficiency (NW Energy Efficiency Alliance)

Energy Efficiency May Run out of Gas (Forbes Magazine)

To Conserve Energy - Conserve Water (Forbes Magazine)

CLIMATE CHANGE SEQUESTRATION VAULT

Columbia River Red Algae Could Counter Global Warming Effects (Oregonian, Portland)

BARREL O’ GREEN POTPOURRI

If Green Roofs & Rain Gardens Are So Great, Why Aren’t There More? (Oregon Public Broadcasting)

Newly Discovered Super-Advanced Biocarbon Device: Anchovy Poop! (Grist Online)

TECHNOLOGY & TELECOMMUNICATIONS

Wyoming Studies Ways to Increase Broadband Access (Wyoming Tribune-Eagle, Cheyenne)

Sprint Moves to Buy Additional Stake in Clearwire, Gaining Majority (Washington Post)

RagingWire Wins OK to Build Virginia Data Center (Sacramento Bee, CA)

POLITICS & GOVERNANCE

Washington State Auditor Sonntag to Work at Mission after Retiring (Olympian, WA)

Seattle Times to Advertise for McKenna on Its Own Dime

GENERAL NEWS

First Snow of the Season Dusts Pacific Northwest Mountains (KING-TV, Seattle)

20,000 Feet of Copper Wire Stolen from Olympia Streetlights (Olympian, WA)

Wire Thefts in Tumwater (KMAS Radio, Shelton, WA)

DIVERSIONS

Watch Stunning Time-Lapse of Shuttle Endeavour’s Los Angeles Journey

Science Says: There’s No Such Thing as a Five-Second Rule

NY Brothers Wait Years to Claim $5 Million Lottery Prize

Florida Man Sues Venezuela over Simon Bolivar's Hair, Letters

SONG OF THE DAY

Revolution - The Beatles

Stone Temple Pilots – Revolution