Energy News Digest for August 15, 2013 - The Hot Shots Edition

The energy news digest will be communing with nature at the first National Park over the next two weeks, enjoying the fine products of Fall River Electric Cooperative. It will return – rested & relaxed – on September 3.

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HOT SHOTS – TODAY’S TOP STORIES

Washington State Utility Commission Staff: Puget Sound Energy Should Lower - Not Raise – Rates (Seattle Times - Paywall Advisory)

http://blogs.seattletimes.com/today/2013/08/utility-commission-staff-pse-should-decrease-not-increase-rates/?syndication=rss

Cowlitz PUD Plan to Increase Residential Rates Draws Sharp Feedback (Longview Daily News, WA)

http://tdn.com/news/local/pud-plan-to-increase-residential-rates-draws-sharp-feedback/article_5e980d34-056f-11e3-b4e9-0019bb2963f4.html

Some Pacific County PUD Customers Will See Changes Soon (KXRO Radio, Aberdeen, WA)

http://kxro.wordpress.com/2013/08/15/some-pacific-county-pud-customers-will-see-changes-soon/

Skagit County PUD Approves $10 Million Loan for New Water Tank (Skagit Valley Herald, Mt Vernon, WA)

http://www.goskagit.com/all_access/pud-approves-million-loan-for-new-water-tank/article_c2f023fe-015a-529e-affa-44f8f3e6cad5.html

Oregon: Bonneville Power Administration Removes Transmission Line in Forest Park, a First in Decades (Oregonian, Portland, OR)

http://www.oregonlive.com/portland/index.ssf/2013/08/bpa_removes_transmission_line.html

Intermittent Nature of Green Power Is Challenge for Utilities (NY Times)

http://www.nytimes.com/2013/08/15/business/energy-environment/intermittent-nature-of-green-power-is-challenge-for-utilities.html?partner=rss&emc=rss&_r=0

Victim of Fatal Shelton Shooting Identified (KMAS Radio, Shelton, WA)

http://kmasnewsradio.com/news/local-state-news/4003-victim-of-shelton-shooting-identified

Driest July on Record in Oregon, Washington Not Far Behind (KEPR-TV, Tri-Cities, WA)

http://www.keprtv.com/news/local/Driest-July-on-record-in-Oregon-Washington-not-far-behind-219595641.html

LINKS & PAYWALL ADVISORY

All the links in today’s news digest lead to current stories. Please note that some media organizations update their web sites regularly, which may result in broken links in the future.

Note that as some newspapers migrate to a “paywall” system of access, some articles may not be available without forking over some cold hard credit card cash. However, some sites will allow a certain number of story accesses per month before holding out their hand. Sorry if this is an inconvenience.