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HOT SHOTS – TODAY’S TOP FIVE STORIES
Wind
Energy Tax Credits Survive as Congress Passes Fiscal Cliff Deal (GigaOM)
Corwin Resigns - Thurston PUD Down Another
Commissioner (Olympian, WA)
Downtown Business Owners Push for Faster Broadband
in Poulsbo - Kitsap PUD conducting pilot wireless program (Kitsap Sun, Bremerton, WA)
Supporters of Klamath Basin Restoration Deal
Announce Renewal of Agreement (Associated Press)
It’s Lights Out for
the 75-Watt Incandescent Light Bulb (KNDU-TV, Tri-Cities, WA)
NEWS HIGHLIGHTS (Details Below)
- Corwin Resigns - Thurston PUD Down Another Commissioner
- Draft Study Ready on Bonneville Power Administration Yakima Valley Power Line
- Perverse Economics of the Electric Grid: As Generation Gets Cheaper, Transmission Costs Soar
- 2013 Key Year for Southern Montana Electric Co-Op Bankruptcy Case
- Southern Montana Electric Co-Op Members Face Nail-Biting Year
- Mason County PUD 3 Commission Report for December 27, 2012 - Special Meeting
- California – Pacific Gas & Electric Power Bills Will Rise In January, but Natural Gas Costs Will Decline
- Supporters of Klamath Basin Restoration Deal Announce Renewal of Agreement
- Barbed Hooks Now Banned On Many Oregon Rivers
- Wind Energy Tax Credits Survive as Congress Passes Fiscal Cliff Deal
- Idaho Power Proposal Clouds Solar Home Investments
- It’s Lights Out for the 75-Watt Incandescent Light Bulb
- Utilities Eye Greater Role in Building Codes
- Editorial - Energy Retrofits for California Schools Will Pay Off Big Time
- With Hines La Jolla Project, Net Zero Comes to Larger Office Buildings
- Avis Buying Zipcar in Deal Worth Nearly $500 Million
- Just Yell at This Voice-Controlled AC Unit When It Gets Too Cold
- Downtown Business Owners Push for Faster Broadband in Poulsbo - Kitsap PUD conducting pilot wireless program
- Grant County PUD Fiber Expands in Moses Lake
- Internet Rivals Assail Cable Operators with Fiber-Optic Speeds
- Connected Tennessee Releases Findings on Broadband Adoption in Healthcare Sector
- LodgeNet Will File for Bankruptcy, Sell to Investment Firm
- Federal Agency Wants Input on Broadband Funding
- Wonkbook: Everything You Need To Know About the Fiscal Cliff Deal
- ‘Fiscal Cliff’ Deal Protects Washington State Sales-Tax Break
- Accused Shelton Killer Longshore Won’t Face Death Penalty
- Oregon Expected to Hit Population Milestone in January
- AAA: Average Price of Gasoline in Washington $3.40
WORD OF THE DAY
Scrumptious
• \SKRUMP-shush\ • Adjective - Delightful, excellent; especially: delicious
Scrumptious:
see home-made Almond Roca.
SHELTON FORECAST & WEATHER ALERTS
ENERGY & UTILITY ISSUES
Corwin Resigns - Thurston PUD Down Another
Commissioner (Olympian, WA)
Draft Study Ready on Bonneville Power
Administration Yakima Valley Power Line (Tri-City
Herald, WA)
Perverse Economics
of the Electric Grid: As Generation Gets Cheaper, Transmission Costs Soar (Forbes
Magazine)
2013 Key Year for Southern Montana Electric Co-Op
Bankruptcy Case (Great Falls Tribune, MT)
Southern Montana Electric Co-Op Members Face
Nail-Biting Year (Great Falls Tribune, MT)
http://www.greatfallstribune.com/article/20130102/NEWS01/301020010/SME-members-face-nail-biting-year
Mason County PUD 3
Commission Report for December 27, 2012 - Special Meeting (Mason County PUD No.
3)
California – Pacific Gas & Electric Power Bills Will Rise In January, but Natural
Gas Costs Will Decline “…for 1,200 kilowatt hours of usage, bills will average
$307.13, up $5.59…” (San Jose Mercury News, CA)
FISH & WILDLIFE
Supporters of Klamath Basin Restoration Deal
Announce Renewal of Agreement (Associated Press)
Barbed Hooks Now Banned On Many Oregon Rivers
(Oregon Public Broadcasting)
RENEWABLE/ALTERNATIVE ENERGY
Wind
Energy Tax Credits Survive as Congress Passes Fiscal Cliff Deal (GigaOM)
Idaho Power Proposal Clouds Solar Home Investments (Idaho
Statesman, Boise)
CONSERVATION & EFFICIENCY
It’s Lights Out for
the 75-Watt Incandescent Light Bulb (KNDU-TV, Tri-Cities, WA)
Utilities Eye Greater Role in Building Codes (Midwest
Energy News)
Editorial - Energy Retrofits for California Schools
Will Pay Off Big Time (Sacramento Bee, CA)
With
Hines La Jolla Project, Net Zero Comes to Larger Office Buildings (Forbes Magazine)
BARREL O’ GREEN POTPOURRI
Avis
Buying Zipcar in Deal Worth Nearly $500 Million (Associated Press)
Just
Yell at This Voice-Controlled AC Unit When It Gets Too Cold (Gizmodo)
TECHNOLOGY & TELECOMMUNICATIONS
Downtown Business Owners Push for Faster Broadband in
Poulsbo - Kitsap PUD conducting pilot wireless program (Kitsap Sun, Bremerton, WA)
Grant County PUD Fiber Expands in Moses Lake (Columbia Basin
Herald, Moses Lake, WA)
Internet Rivals Assail Cable Operators with
Fiber-Optic Speeds (Kansas City Business Journal, MO)
Connected Tennessee Releases Findings on Broadband
Adoption in Healthcare Sector (The Chattanoogan, TN)
LodgeNet Will File for Bankruptcy, Sell to
Investment Firm (News Tribune, Tacoma, WA)
Federal Agency Wants Input on Broadband Funding (Courthouse
News Service)
POLITICS & GOVERNANCE
Wonkbook: Everything You Need To Know About the
Fiscal Cliff Deal (Washington Post)
‘Fiscal Cliff’ Deal Protects Washington State Sales-Tax
Break (Associated Press)
Full Text of the ‘Fiscal Cliff’ Bill Here (Links to
PDF File)
GENERAL NEWS
Accused Shelton Killer Longshore Won’t Face Death Penalty (KMAS Radio,
Shelton, WA)
Oregon Expected to
Hit Population Milestone in January (Portland Business Journal, OR)
AAA: Average Price of Gasoline in Washington $3.40 (Associated
Press)
DIVERSIONS
Dying Trekkie Gets Private ‘Into Darkness’
Screening
Archaeologists Think Hidden Imperial Tomb May Be
Too Deadly to Explore
Crown Teeth Tattoos Are Trending
Pet Chicken Reportedly Saves Couple from Fire
SONG OF THE DAY
Bruce
Springsteen - Darkness on the Edge of Town
