Energy News Digest for November 13, 2014 Hot Shots Edition

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HOT SHOTS – TODAY’S TOP STORIES

Paying Wind Generators Not To Produce Power (Jefferson Public Radio, Ashland, OR)

http://ijpr.org/post/paying-wind-generators-not-produce-power-0

Op/Ed: Salmon Recovery - Dams Are an Easy Scapegoat (Seattle Times, WA - Paywall Advisory)

http://blogs.seattletimes.com/northwestvoices/2014/11/12/salmon-recovery-dams-are-an-easy-scapegoat/

Grant PUD Commissioners Approve Power Rate Increases for 2015 (iFiberOne News, Ephrata, WA)

http://www.ifiberone.com/news/grant-pud-commissioners-approve-power-rate-increases-for/article_5405b0f4-6ace-11e4-b23a-130fc044fd96.html

Franklin PUD to Begin Search for New General Manager (Franklin PUD, Pasco, WA)

http://energynewsfeed.blogspot.com/2014/11/franklin-pud-to-begin-search-for-new.html

Wave Begins Gigabit Broadband Rollout in Seattle (Seattle Times, WA – Paywall Advisory)

http://blogs.seattletimes.com/brierdudley/2014/11/12/17994/

Judge Tosses State of Idaho's Education Broadband Contract (Idaho Statesman, Boise)

http://www.idahostatesman.com/2014/11/11/3480464_judge-rules-state-broke-law-with.html?rh=1

Amazon Web Services Growing Fast; More Datacenters in Works (Seattle Times, WA - Paywall Advisory)

http://seattletimes.com/html/businesstechnology/2025008115_awsconferencexml.html

Former Comcast Worker with Sleep Apnea Sues, Claiming Wrongful Firing for Falling Asleep at Work (Oregonian, Portland)

http://www.oregonlive.com/beaverton/index.ssf/2014/11/comcast_customer_rep_keeps_fal.html

Exclusive: Controversial U-S Energy Loan Program Has Wiped Out Losses (Reuters)

http://www.reuters.com/article/2014/11/13/us-doe-loans-idUSKCN0IX0A120141113

Feds Flood Colorado River through Grand Canyon (Associated Press)

http://news.yahoo.com/feds-flood-colorado-river-grand-canyon-081527473.html

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