The Energy News Digest: Energy News Digest for June 27, 2013

Puget Sound Energy, Montana Revenue Department Settle Tax Dispute over Power Plants & Transmission
Okanogan PUD Struggling to Make Up for Big Drop in Revenue
Clallam County PUD Rate Increase Moves Forward
Decoupling for Puget Sound Energy - A Step Forward for Energy Conservation in Washington State
Mason County PUD 3 Reaches 34 Consecutive Years of State Audits with No Findings
Port Angeles Selects New Public Works Director
Mason County PUD 3 Commission Report for June 25, 2013 Business Meeting
Witnesses Underscore the Importance of Reliable, Affordable Electricity
National Rural Electric Cooperative Association Welcomes U-S House Oversight on Power Marketing Administrations
Unregulated Electricity Suppliers Rate Poorly in Ohio
Municipal Bond Rates - Cost of Public Projects Is Rising, & Pain Will Be Felt for Years
Fish Collector Up & Running at Swift Reservoir
Perch-Eating Tiger Muskies Arrive at Phillips Reservoir
California - Drought Conditions Threaten Sacramento River Salmon
Like Taste of Tacoma Water? Company Will Soon Bottle It
Study: Wind Energy in California Has Few Benefits
Public Power Utilities Use Creative Financing Models to Support Renewables
Pierce Defeats Kitsap in Inter-County Energy Conservation Challenge
Energy Conservation At Large Homes is Lowest Hanging Fruit for Cutting Carbon Emissions
Energy Efficiency: Home Internet Devices Use Enough to Power Silicon Valley
Obama Highlights Carbon Storage, Northwest Researchers Hope for More Funding
Legal Fees Awarded in Fiber-Optic Settlement
Com Ed Crowdsourcing Bill Redesign
Facebook Begins Highlighting Most Engaging Posts in Page Admin Panel
Northwest’s Hottest Days of the Year So Far Are Looming
Hot Temps - Special Weather Statement Issued by NWS Seattle
4.3 Magnitude Earthquake Hits Central Washington
Race to Save the Mid-Columbia Cherry Crop
Ten Terminals for Crude Oil Trains Planned in Washington State
Lake Quinault Closed to All Nontribal Uses

WORD OF THE DAY

Perfervid • \per-FER-vid\ • Adjective - Marked by overwrought or exaggerated emotion: excessively fervent.

Perfervid: see Shatner, William.

SHELTON FORECAST & WEATHER ALERTS

http://www.wrh.noaa.gov/forecast/mapclick.php?textfield1=47.213805&textfield2=-123.113412&site=all&smap=1&searchresult=shelton%2c%20wa%2c%20usa

ENERGY & UTILITY ISSUES

Puget Sound Energy, Montana Revenue Department Settle Tax Dispute over Power Plants & Transmission (The Missoulian, MT)

http://missoulian.com/news/state-and-regional/puget-sound-energy-montana-revenue-department-settle-tax-dispute/article_0aa2b77c-d939-11e2-a0e9-001a4bcf887a.html

Okanogan PUD Struggling to Make Up for Big Drop in Revenue (Methow Valley News, Twisp, WA)

http://methowvalleynews.com/2013/06/16/pud-struggling-to-make-up-for-big-drop-in-revenue/

Clallam County PUD Rate Increase Moves Forward (Sequim Gazette, WA)

http://www.sequimgazette.com/news/article.exm/2013-06-26_pud_rate_increase_moves_forward

Decoupling for Puget Sound Energy - A Step Forward for Energy Conservation in Washington State (News Release - Public News Service)

http://www.publicnewsservice.org/index.php?/content/article/33198-1

Mason County PUD 3 Reaches 34 Consecutive Years of State Audits with No Findings (Mason County PUD No. 3)

http://www.masonpud3.org/newsdisplay.aspx?newsid=1229

Port Angeles Selects New Public Works Director (Peninsula Daily News, Port Angeles, WA)

http://www.peninsuladailynews.com/article/20130627/NEWS/306279997/port-angeles-selects-new-public-works-director

Mason County PUD 3 Commission Report for June 25, 2013 Business Meeting (Mason County PUD No. 3)

http://www.masonpud3.org/newsdisplay.aspx?NewsID=1231

Witnesses Underscore the Importance of Reliable, Affordable Electricity (U-S House of Representatives, Natural Resources Committee)

http://naturalresources.house.gov/news/documentsingle.aspx?DocumentID=340648

National Rural Electric Cooperative Association Welcomes U-S House Oversight on Power Marketing Administrations (Electric Light & Power)

http://www.utilityproducts.com/articles/elp-archives/2013/06/nreca-welcomes-u-s-house-oversight-on-power-marketing-administrations.html

Unregulated Electricity Suppliers Rate Poorly in Ohio (Columbus Dispatch, OH)
http://www.dispatch.com/content/stories/business/2013/06/27/unregulated-suppliers-rate-poorly-in-ohio.html

Municipal Bond Rates - Cost of Public Projects Is Rising, & Pain Will Be Felt for Years (NY Times)

http://dealbook.nytimes.com/2013/06/26/bill-for-public-projects-is-rising-and-pain-will-be-felt-for-years/?partner=rss&emc=rss&_r=0

FISH & WILDLIFE

Fish Collector Up & Running at Swift Reservoir (Longview Daily News, WA)

http://tdn.com/news/local/fish-collector-up-and-running-at-swift-reservoir/article_7b0e6c92-dd33-11e2-a525-0019bb2963f4.html

Perch-Eating Tiger Muskies Arrive at Phillips Reservoir (Baker City Herald, OR)

http://www.bakercityherald.com/Local-News/Perch-eating-tiger-muskies-arrive-at-Phillips-Reservoir

California - Drought Conditions Threaten Sacramento River Salmon (Sacramento Bee, CA)

http://www.sacbee.com/2013/06/27/5527560/drought-conditions-threaten-sacramento.html

WATER & THE ENVIRONMENT

Like Taste of Tacoma Water? Company Will Soon Bottle It (News Tribune, Tacoma, WA)

http://www.thenewstribune.com/2013/06/26/2655060/like-taste-of-tacoma-water-company.html?storylink=rss

RENEWABLE/ALTERNATIVE ENERGY

Study: Wind Energy in California Has Few Benefits (KCET-TV, Burbank, CA)

http://www.kcet.org/news/rewire/wind/study-wind-in-california-has-few-benefits.html

Public Power Utilities Use Creative Financing Models to Support Renewables (American Public Power Association)

http://www.naylornetwork.com/app-ppd/articles/index-v2.asp?aid=224108&issueID=27048

CONSERVATION & EFFICIENCY

Pierce Defeats Kitsap in Inter-County Energy Conservation Challenge (Bonney Lake-Sumner Courier-Herald, WA)

http://www.blscourierherald.com/news/213194331.html

Energy Conservation At Large Homes is Lowest Hanging Fruit for Cutting Carbon Emissions (Forbes Magazine)

http://www.forbes.com/sites/williampentland/2013/06/26/energy-conservation-at-large-homes-is-lowest-hanging-fruit-for-cutting-carbon-emissions/

Energy Efficiency: Home Internet Devices Use Enough to Power Silicon Valley (The Energy Collective)

http://theenergycollective.com/stephenlacey/241306/us-home-internet-devices-suck-enough-energy-power-silicon-valley

CLIMATE CHANGE SEQUESTRATION VAULT

Obama Highlights Carbon Storage, Northwest Researchers Hope for More Funding (Northwest Public Radio)

http://nwpr.org/post/obama-highlights-carbon-storage-northwest-researchers-hope-more-funding

TECHNOLOGY & TELECOMMUNICATIONS

Legal Fees Awarded in Fiber-Optic Settlement (Courthouse News Service)

http://www.courthousenews.com/2013/06/25/58819.htm

MARKETING & SOCIAL MEDIA

Com Ed Crowdsourcing Bill Redesign (Chicago Business Journal, IL)

http://www.bizjournals.com/chicago/news/2013/06/26/com-ed-crowdsourcing-bill-redesign.html

Facebook Begins Highlighting Most Engaging Posts in Page Admin Panel (Inside Facebook)

http://www.insidefacebook.com/2013/06/05/facebook-insights-highlights-most-engaging-posts-in-page-admin-panel/

GENERAL NEWS

Pacific Northwest’s Hottest Days of the Year So Far Are Looming (Northwest Public Radio)

http://nwpr.org/post/northwests-hottest-days-year-so-far-are-looming

Hot Temps - Special Weather Statement Issued by NWS Seattle

http://alerts.weather.gov/cap/wwacapget.php?x=WA124F06E11C54.SpecialWeatherStatement.124F06F06088WA.SEWSPSSEW.6adb09b0402b678a713c05d8a792a62a

4.3 Magnitude Earthquake Hits Central Washington (Northwest Cable News)

http://www.nwcn.com/news/213255041.html

Race to Save the Mid-Columbia Cherry Crop (Tri-City Herald, WA)

http://www.tri-cityherald.com/2013/06/26/2449730/race-to-save-the-mid-columbia.html#storylink=cpy

Ten Terminals for Crude Oil Trains Planned in Washington State (Puget Sound Business Journal, WA)

http://www.bizjournals.com/seattle/news/2013/06/26/ten-terminals-for-crude-oil-trains.html

Lake Quinault Closed to All Nontribal Uses (KOMO-TV, Seattle, WA)

http://www.komonews.com/news/local/Lake-Quinault-closed-to-all-nontribal-uses-213303031.html

DIVERSIONS

Video - Cap’n Crunch Holds ~~Press~~ News Conference to Defend His Rank (KCPQ-TV, Seattle, WA)

http://q13fox.com/2013/06/26/capn-crunch-hold-press-conference-to-defend-his-rank/#axzz2XQman7uj

How a Fridge Full of Beer That Only Unlocks for Canadians Gets Made

http://gizmodo.com/how-a-fridge-full-of-beer-that-only-unlocks-for-canadia-596858353

One in Every 12 Workers Fear the Copy Machine

http://www.bizjournals.com/seattle/blog/techflash/2013/06/eleven-percent-of-workers-fear-the.html

Michigan Man Recognizes Mom as Bank Robbery Suspect

http://news.yahoo.com/mich-man-recognizes-mom-bank-robbery-suspect-184629413.html

SONG OF THE DAY

Marilyn Monroe - ‘Heat Wave’

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2z8ASz1z4tE

LINKS & PAYWALL ADVISORY

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