Hot Shots Edition - Energy News Digest for March 12, 2014

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HOT SHOTS – TODAY’S TOP STORIES

Four Hurt in Hash Oil Explosion at Shelton Home (KING-TV, Seattle, WA)

http://www.king5.com/news/local/Explosion-reported-at-Shelton-home-249584801.html

Shelton: Maple Glen Evacuated after Kitchen Fire (Mason Web TV, Shelton, WA)

http://masonwebtv.com/archives/12433

Mainzer Tells Power Council That the Bonneville Power Administration Will Meet Its Energy Efficiency Targets (Oregonian, Portland)

http://www.oregonlive.com/business/index.ssf/2014/03/mainzer_tells_power_council_th.html

Pacific PUD Board OKs Bond Sale - $15 Million Bond Issue Will Fund Projects Including Tokeland Extension (Chinook Observer, Long Beach, WA)

http://www.chinookobserver.com/news/local/pud-board-oks-big-bond-sale/article_af7c32f0-a972-11e3-b472-001a4bcf887a.html

Wanapum Dam Drawdowns Worry Orchardists Who Rely on Columbia River Water (Yakima Herald-Republic, WA)

http://www.yakimaherald.com/news/latestnews/2005115-8/wanapum-dam-drawdowns-worry-orchardists-who-rely-on

Idaho Power Doesn't Expect Boardman-To-Hemingway Power Line to be in Service Before 2020 (Baker City Herald, OR)

http://www.bakercityherald.com/Local-News/Idaho-Power-doesn-t-expect-B2H-power-line-to-be-in-service-before-2020

Google Fiber Puts the Pressure on Local Governments with Checklist, May Deadline (Oregonian, Portland)

http://www.oregonlive.com/silicon-forest/index.ssf/2014/03/google_fiber_puts_the_pressure.html

29 Things Portland Can Do to Win Google Fiber (Portland Business Journal, OR)
http://www.bizjournals.com/portland/morning_call/2014/03/29-things-portland-can-do-to-win-google-fiber.html

Vestas Named No. 1 in the World for Wind Turbine Installations (Denver Buisness Journal, CO)

http://www.bizjournals.com/denver/blog/earth_to_power/2014/03/vestas-named-no-1-in-the-world-for-wind-turbine.html

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