The Energy News Digest: Energy News Digest for October 14, 2015

Supreme Court to Hear Arguments over FERC Demand Response Rule
The Supreme Court & Order 745: A High-Stakes Chance for a Clean Energy Do-Over
Public Utilities Sue Oregon Department of Energy over Annual ‘Tax’
Montana: Kerr Dam Lawsuit Hits a Dead End
Tribes Won’t Help Offset Loss of Tax Revenue from Kerr Dam
Sixth Man Hurt in Priest Rapids Dam Explosion Moved to Harborview
Study: Integrating PacifiCorp & CAISO Grids Would Net $12.5 Billion in Savings
Massachusetts: Costs Lead Officials to Pull the Plug on Pilgrim Nuclear Power Plant
Massachusetts: Where Else Will New England Get Its Energy?
California’s Quiet Market for Coal
Record Fall Chinook Run Seen at McNary Dam
The Kalama River Is Running White, & Scientists Don’t Know Why
Regulators Close Door on Hawaiian Electric’s Rooftop Solar Program
Bechtel Doesn’t See Any More Solar Thermal with Gas So Cheap
Utility-Scale Solar Capacity Poised to Rocket Higher
Pacific Gas & Electric Leads the Nation with 200,000 Solar Customers
Large-Scale U-S Solar Could Get Ugly, At Least to Some
Thieves Target Heating, Air Units in Hillyard Businesses
‘Green Light’ Marijuana District for Downtown Portland?
New Effort to End Coal-Fired Power in Oregon
Fitch Ratings: What States are Hit by EPA Clean Power Plan?
Four of the ‘Greenest’ Hospitals in the U-S Are in Seattle
Journalists Spying on Tesla’s Gigafactory Rammed Security with a Jeep: Police
Your Grandparents Are on Facebook, So Knock It Off
Shelton Mayor Debate Audio/Video
Special Election to Fill Washington State House Seat Tops $1 Million
Shelton Citizens Invited to Learn More about SPI Lumber Mill Redevelopment
Frustrated Seattle Parent Donates $70K to Save Teacher’s Job
Satsop Business Park Adding Natural Gas Company
Man Caught Huffing Inhalants at Kitsap County Wal-Mart Dies
Man Sleeping in Olympia Dumpster ‘Lucky to Be Alive’ after Ending Up in Garbage Truck
Mass Gathering of Meteorologists at Olympic Mountains - OLYMPEX Starts Next Month!

WORD OF THE DAY

Prelapsarian • \pree-lap-SAIR-ee-un\ • adjective - Characteristic of or belonging to the time or state before the biblical fall of humankind.

Amber and Bert walked hand in hand through the green and fragrant tunnel of vines and creepers in the verdant rain forest. Each was lost in thought. Amber in particular thought that the environment could have been like a prelapsarian Eden, heavy in romance and primitive love. Bert could only think of one thing, “Who do the Seahawks play next Sunday?”

ENERGY & UTILITY ISSUES

Supreme Court to Hear Arguments over FERC Demand Response Rule (Utility Dive)

http://www.utilitydive.com/news/supreme-court-to-hear-arguments-over-ferc-demand-response-rule/407293/

The Supreme Court & Order 745: A High-Stakes Chance for a Clean Energy Do-Over (The Energy Collective)

http://www.theenergycollective.com/nrdcswitchboard/2282577/supreme-court-and-order-745-high-stakes-chance-clean-energy-do-over

Public Utilities Sue Oregon Department of Energy over Annual ‘Tax’ (Oregonian, Portland)

http://www.oregonlive.com/business/index.ssf/2015/10/utilities_sue_oregon_departmen.html

Montana: Kerr Dam Lawsuit Hits a Dead End (KPAX-TV, Missoula, MT)

http://www.kpax.com/story/30257658/kerr-dam-lawsuit-hits-a-dead-end

Tribes Won’t Help Offset Loss of Tax Revenue from Kerr Dam (Ravalli Republic, Hamilton, MT)
http://ravallirepublic.com/missoula/news/local/article_d901d5c9-d938-53f7-bde9-be19b9dc60ba.html

Sixth Man Hurt in Priest Rapids Dam Explosion Moved to Harborview (Associated Press)

http://q13fox.com/2015/10/13/6th-man-hurt-in-dam-explosion-moved-to-harborview/

Study: Integrating PacifiCorp & CAISO Grids Would Net $12.5 Billion in Savings (Utility Dive)

http://www.utilitydive.com/news/study-integrating-pacificorp-and-caiso-grids-would-net-125b-in-savings/407203/

Massachusetts: Costs Lead Officials to Pull the Plug on Pilgrim Nuclear Power Plant (Boston Globe, MA)

https://www.bostonglobe.com/metro/2015/10/13/entergy-close-pilgrim-nuclear-power-station-nuclear-power-plant-that-opened/fNeR4RT1BowMrFApb7DqQO/story.html

Massachusetts: Where Else Will New England Get Its Energy? (Boston Globe, MA)

https://www.bostonglobe.com/business/2015/10/13/where-else-will-new-england-get-its-energy/NkcACsMutixn5G7C3ytw1O/story.html

California’s Quiet Market for Coal (SNL Financial)

https://www.snl.com/InteractiveX/Article.aspx?cdid=A-34113318-14128

FISH & WILDLIFE

Record Fall Chinook Run Seen at McNary Dam (Tri-City Herald, WA)

http://www.tri-cityherald.com/news/local/article39014295.html

WATER & THE ENVIRONMENT

The Kalama River Is Running White, & Scientists Don’t Know Why (Longview Daily News, WA)

http://tdn.com/news/the-kalama-river-is-running-white-and-scientists-don-t/article_54fab61c-040d-58cc-bb3e-dceec5c7b055.html

RENEWABLE ENERGY

Regulators Close Door on Hawaiian Electric’s Rooftop Solar Program (Pacific Business Journal, HI)

http://www.bizjournals.com/pacific/news/2015/10/13/regulators-close-door-on-hawaiian-electrics.html

Bechtel Doesn’t See Any More Solar Thermal with Gas So Cheap (San Jose Mercury News, CA)

http://www.mercurynews.com/business/ci_28964603/bechtel-doesnt-see-any-more-solar-thermal-gas?source=rss

Utility-Scale Solar Capacity Poised to Rocket Higher (American Public Power Association)

http://www.publicpower.org/Media/daily/ArticleDetail.cfm?ItemNumber=44645

Pacific Gas & Electric Leads the Nation with 200,000 Solar Customers (PG&E Currents)

http://www.pgecurrents.com/2015/10/13/pge-leads-the-nation-with-200000-solar-customers/

Large-Scale U-S Solar Could Get Ugly, At Least to Some (Greenbiz)

http://www.greenbiz.com/article/large-scale-us-solar-could-get-ugly-least-some

CONSERVATION & EFFICIENCY

Thieves Target Heating, Air Units in Hillyard Businesses (KHQ-TV, Spokane, WA)

http://www.khq.com/story/30254404/thieves-target-heating-air-units-in-hillyard-businesses

KILOWATTS FOR CANNABIS

‘Green Light’ Marijuana District for Downtown Portland? (KGW-TV, Portland, OR)

http://www.kgw.com/story/news/local/marijuana/2015/10/13/portland-considering-marijuana-green-light-district/73901964/

CLIMATE CHANGE SEQUESTRATION VAULT

New Effort to End Coal-Fired Power in Oregon (KATU-TV, Portland, OR)

http://www.katu.com/politics/New-effort-to-end-coal-fired-power-in-Oregon-332539792.html

Fitch Ratings: What States are Hit by EPA Clean Power Plan? (Electric Co-op Today)

http://www.ect.coop/editors-pick/fitch-several-states-hit-hard-by-epa-clean-power-plan/85921

BARREL O’ GREEN POTPOURRI

Four of the ‘Greenest’ Hospitals in the U-S Are in Seattle (Puget Sound Business Journal, WA)

http://www.bizjournals.com/seattle/blog/health-care-inc/2015/10/four-of-the-greenest-hospitals-in-the-u-s-are-in.html

Journalists Spying on Tesla’s Gigafactory Rammed Security with a Jeep: Police (Jalopnik)

http://jalopnik.com/journalists-spying-on-teslas-gigafactory-ran-security-o-1736289085

MARKETING & SOCIAL MEDIA

Your Grandparents Are on Facebook, So Knock It Off (Memphis Business Journal, TN)

http://www.bizjournals.com/memphis/news/2015/10/14/your-grandparents-are-on-facebook-so-knock-it-off.html

POLITICS & GOVERNANCE

Shelton Mayor Debate Audio/Video (KMAS Radio, Shelton, WA)

http://kmasnewsradio.com/news/local-state-news/25175-shelton-mayor-debate-audio-video#comments

Special Election to Fill Washington State House Seat Tops $1 Million (Northwest Public Radio)

http://nwnewsnetwork.org/post/special-election-fill-washington-house-seat-tops-1-million

GENERAL NEWS

Shelton Citizens Invited to Learn More about SPI Lumber Mill Redevelopment (KMAS Radio, Shelton, WA)

http://kmasnewsradio.com/news/local-state-news/25087-citizens-invited-to-learn-more-about-spi-lumber-mill-redevelopment#.Vh0vkG9DaHY.facebook

Frustrated Seattle Parent Donates $70K to Save Teacher’s Job (KIRO Broadcasting, Seattle, WA)

http://mynorthwest.com/11/2825880/Angry-Seattle-parent-donates-70K-to-save-teacheraposs-job

Satsop Business Park Adding Natural Gas Company (KXRO Radio, Aberdeen, WA)

http://www.kxro.com/satsop-business-park-adding-natural-gas-company/

Man Caught Huffing Inhalants at Kitsap County Wal-Mart Dies (KCPQ-TV, Seattle, WA)

http://q13fox.com/2015/10/14/man-caught-huffing-inhalants-dies-in-kitsap-county/

Man Sleeping in Olympia Dumpster ‘Lucky to Be Alive’ after Ending Up in Garbage Truck (KCPQ-TV, Seattle, WA)

http://q13fox.com/2015/10/14/officials-man-sleeping-in-olympia-dumpster-lucky-to-be-alive-after-ending-up-in-garbage-truck/

Mass Gathering of Meteorologists at Olympic Mountains - OLYMPEX Starts Next Month! (Cliff Mass Weather Blog)

http://cliffmass.blogspot.com/2015/10/olympex-starts-next-month.html

DIVERSIONS

Kmart Employee Saved Monthly Elevator Music Tapes from Trash to Torture Us All 26 Years Later

http://consumerist.com/2015/10/13/kmart-employee-saves-monthly-elevator-music-tapes-from-trash-to-torture-us-all-26-years-later/

Seaside High’s Homecoming Queen Suits Up as Football Team’s Kicker

http://www.katu.com/news/local/Seaside-Highs-homecoming-queen-suits-up-as-football-teams-kicker-whitney-westerholm-332582422.html

Seattle Is in the Midst of a Trick-Or-Treating Crisis

http://mynorthwest.com/11/2826514/Seattle-is-in-the-midst-of-a-trickortreating-crisis

Connecticut Jury Denies Woman’s Claim Eight-Year-Old Nephew Broke Her Wrist

http://www.reuters.com/article/2015/10/13/us-usa-connecticut-lawsuit-idUSKCN0S730620151013

SONG OF THE DAY

Neil Diamond – Beautiful Noise

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UVLv1El1vh4

LINKS & PAYWALL ADVISORY

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