The Energy News Digest: 02/04/15

Chelan PUD Moratorium Extended on Big Power Requests
Moratorium Extended on Large Electrical Load Customers in Chelan County
Centralia City Light Looks to Sell Excess Power; Hoping for Better Market
Oregon Liquefied Natural Gas Port Foes Try New Strategy to Block Development
Propane/Butane Shipping: Port of Longview, Haven Energy Delay Announcement of Lease Terms
Editorial: Smudgy Horizons for the No-Coal Energy Bill
British Columbia: BC Hydro Bracing for Rare February Subtropical Storms
RIP FutureGen: Energy Department Kills Troubled Bush-Era Coal Electricity Project
Judge Allows Hearings on Summer Closings of New York Nuclear Plant to Protect Hudson River Fish
Minnesota: Investigation – Xcel Failures Led to Reactor Cost Overruns
Rolling Blackouts Expected in Northern Michigan after Power Plant Substation Explosion
Former FERC Chief Jon Wellinghoff Speaks Out on Grid Security & Distributed Generation
Public Input Published on Olympic National Park Wilderness, Mountain Goat Plans
Clark Public Utilities’ Community Solar Program Embraced
In Texas Suburbia, Solar Not Always Welcome
Report: Wind & Solar Energy Have Tripled Since 2008
Grays Harbor PUD Board Opposes Initiative 937, Eight Years Later
Colorado: Senate Republicans Slash Renewable Energy Standards on Initial Vote
Arizona: Salt River Project Loves Renewable Energy? Well, Not Quite
Joe’s CREB Shack
Oregon: Marijuana Hearing Packs Chamber
Oregon: Ready, Set, Grow – State OKs Industrial Hemp Rules
Green Energy Creating More Jobs, Investments in California
CenturyLink, Pursuing Cable TV in Portland, Already Looking Toward Suburbs
U-S FCC Chairman Reveals Latest Net Neutrality Proposal
Live Super Bowl Stream Disappoints
Twitter Finally Reveals Its Plan to Make Money from All Those Free Tweets Posted Everywhere
How to Deal with Social Media Trolls
How Doonesbury Helped Make Pandora a Success
Major Storms in the Pacific Northwest to Bring Feet of Rain & Snow
Washington to Receive More than $21 Million in Standard & Poors’ Multistate Settlement
Peninsula Credit Union: Can ‘Lotteries’ at Banks Get People to Save More?
20 Student Athletes Out at Centralia College after Wild Party
Potatoes Back on the OK List for WIC Recipients
Latest Cowlitz Casino Decision Appealed – Tribe seeks to establish reservation along I-5 near La Center
Staples to Buy Office Depot for $6.3 Billion
‘To Kill a Mockingbird’ Sequel to be Published in July

WORD OF THE DAY

Veracity • \vuh-RASS-uh-tee\ • Noun – 1: devotion to the truth: truthfulness 2: conformity with truth or fact: accuracy 3: something true

“Who ate the strawberries?” was the guttural question posed by the querulous Captain Queeg. His attempts to use scoops of sand to disprove the veracity of his officers and crew would have been laughable, except for the fact that he was dead serious.

ENERGY & UTILITY ISSUES

Chelan PUD Moratorium Extended on Big Power Requests (Wenatchee World, WA)

http://www.wenatcheeworld.com/news/2015/feb/03/pud-moratorium-extended-on-big-power-requests/

Moratorium Extended on Large Electrical Load Customers in Chelan County (KPQ Radio, Wenatchee, WA)

http://pro.kpq-am.tritonflex.com/common/more.php?m=15&r=1&item_id=24331

Centralia City Light Looks to Sell Excess Power; Hoping for Better Market (The Chronicle, Centralia, WA – Paywall Advisory)

http://www.chronline.com/news/article_712c46ca-abd8-11e4-b64f-a727e1b0dede.html

Oregon Liquefied Natural Gas Port Foes Try New Strategy to Block Development (Oregon Public Broadcasting)

http://www.opb.org/news/article/oregon-lng-foes-try-new-strategy-to-block-development/

Propane/Butane Shipping: Port of Longview, Haven Energy Delay Announcement of Lease Terms (Longview Daily News, WA)

http://tdn.com/news/local/port-of-longview-haven-energy-delay-announcement-of-lease-terms/article_713be734-ac0e-11e4-92ab-0b104bbd0cee.html

Editorial: Smudgy Horizons for the No-Coal Energy Bill (Oregonian, Portland, OR)

http://www.oregonlive.com/opinion/index.ssf/2015/02/smudgy_horizons_for_the_no-coa.html

British Columbia: BC Hydro Bracing for Rare February Subtropical Storms (Vancouver Sun, BC)

http://www.vancouversun.com/news/metro/Hydro+bracing+rare+February+subtropical+storms/10784091/story.html

RIP FutureGen: Energy Department Kills Troubled Bush-Era Coal Electricity Project (National Journal)

http://www.nationaljournal.com/energy/rip-futuregen-energy-department-kills-troubled-bush-era-coal-electricity-project-20150203

Judge Allows Hearings on Summer Closings of New York Nuclear Plant to Protect Hudson River Fish (Reuters)

http://www.reuters.com/article/2015/02/04/us-energy-entergy-indianpoint-idUSKBN0L81OH20150204

Minnesota: Investigation – Xcel Failures Led to Reactor Cost Overruns (Minneapolis Star-Tribune, MN)

http://www.startribune.com/business/290607771.html

Rolling Blackouts Expected in Northern Michigan after Power Plant Substation Explosion (Grand Rapids Press, MI)

http://www.mlive.com/news/grand-rapids/index.ssf/2015/02/further_outages_expected_in_no.html

Former FERC Chief Jon Wellinghoff Speaks Out on Grid Security & Distributed Generation (Forbes Magazine)

http://www.forbes.com/sites/chipregister1/2015/02/03/former-ferc-chief-jon-wellinghoff-speaks-out-on-grid-security-and-distributed-generation/

FISH & WILDLIFE

Public Input Published on Olympic National Park Wilderness, Mountain Goat Plans (Peninsula Daily News, Port Angeles, WA)

http://www.peninsuladailynews.com/article/20150204/NEWS/302049990/public-input-published-on-olympic-national-park-wilderness-mountain

RENEWABLE/ALTERNATIVE ENERGY

Clark Public Utilities’ Community Solar Program Embraced (Vancouver Columbian, WA)

http://www.columbian.com/news/2015/feb/04/clark-public-utilities-community-solar-popular/

In Texas Suburbia, Solar Not Always Welcome (Dallas Morning News, TX)

http://www.dallasnews.com/business/energy/20150203-in-texas-suburbia-solar-not-always-welcome.ece

Report: Wind & Solar Energy Have Tripled Since 2008 (Washington Post)

http://www.washingtonpost.com/news/energy-environment/wp/2015/02/04/report-wind-and-solar-energy-have-tripled-since-2008/

Grays Harbor PUD Board Opposes Initiative 937, Eight Years Later (KXRO Radio, Aberdeen, WA)

http://www.kxro.com/pud-board-opposes-i-937-8-years-later/

Colorado: Senate Republicans Slash Renewable Energy Standards on Initial Vote (Denver Post, Colorado)

http://www.denverpost.com/news/ci_27451572/senate-republicans-slash-renewable-energy-standards-initial-vote

Arizona: Salt River Project Loves Renewable Energy? Well, Not Quite (Arizona Republic, Phoenix)

http://www.azcentral.com/story/opinion/op-ed/2015/02/02/srp-wind-rooftop-solar/22770167/

Joe’s CREB Shack (Politico)

http://energynewsfeed.blogspot.com/2015/02/joes-creb-shack-politico.html

KILOWATTS FOR CANNABIS

Oregon: Marijuana Hearing Packs Chamber (Eugene Register-Guard, OR)

http://registerguard.com/rg/news/local/32731859-75/hundreds-gather-to-weigh-in-on-recreational-marijuana-rules.html.csp

Oregon: Ready, Set, Grow – State OKs Industrial Hemp Rules (Portland Business Journal, OR)

http://www.bizjournals.com/portland/blog/sbo/2015/02/ready-set-grow-state-oks-industrial-hemp-rules.html

BARREL O’ GREEN POTPOURRI

Green Energy Creating More Jobs, Investments in California (San Jose Mercury News, CA)

http://www.mercurynews.com/business/ci_27450581/california-creates-most-clean-tech-jobs-paying-investors

TECHNOLOGY & TELECOMMUNICATIONS

CenturyLink, Pursuing Cable TV in Portland, Already Looking Toward Suburbs (Oregonian, Portland)

http://www.oregonlive.com/silicon-forest/index.ssf/2015/02/centurylink_pursuing_cable_tv.html

U-S FCC Chairman Reveals Latest Net Neutrality Proposal (Reuters)

http://news.yahoo.com/u-fcc-chairman-reveals-latest-net-neutrality-proposal-162455480--finance.html

Live Super Bowl Stream Disappoints (Broadband Reports)

http://www.dslreports.com/shownews/Live-Super-Bowl-Stream-Disappoints-132497

MARKETING & SOCIAL MEDIA

Twitter Finally Reveals Its Plan to Make Money from All Those Free Tweets Posted Everywhere (AdWeek)

http://www.adweek.com/news/technology/twitter-finally-reveals-its-plan-make-money-all-those-free-tweets-posted-everywhere-162743

How to Deal with Social Media Trolls (Social Media Examiner)

http://www.socialmediaexaminer.com/social-media-trolls/

How Doonesbury Helped Make Pandora a Success (Washington Post)

http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/innovations/wp/2015/02/04/how-doonesbury-helped-make-pandora-a-success/

GENERAL NEWS

Major Storms in the Pacific Northwest to Bring Feet of Rain & Snow (The Vane, Gawker)

http://thevane.gawker.com/major-storms-in-the-pacific-northwest-to-bring-feet-of-1649405442

Washington to Receive More than $21 Million in Standard & Poors’ Multistate Settlement (Northwest Public Radio)

http://nwpr.org/post/washington-receive-more-21m-multistate-settlement

Peninsula Credit Union: Can ‘Lotteries’ at Banks Get People to Save More? (Wall Street Journal)

http://www.wsj.com/articles/BL-TOTALB-2773

20 Student Athletes Out at Centralia College after Wild Party (KOMO-TV, Seattle, WA)

http://www.komonews.com/news/local/20-student-athletes-out-at-Centralia-College-290725671.html

Potatoes Back on the OK List for WIC Recipients (Associated Press)

http://www.mercurynews.com/nation-world/ci_27449150/potatoes-back-ok-list-wic-recipients

Latest Cowlitz Casino Decision Appealed – Tribe seeks to establish reservation along I-5 near La Center (Vancouver Columbian, WA)

http://www.columbian.com/news/2015/feb/03/cowlitz-casino-decision-appealed/

Staples to Buy Office Depot for $6.3 Billion (NY Times)

http://dealbook.nytimes.com/2015/02/04/staples-to-buy-office-depot-for-6-3-billion/?partner=rss&emc=rss

‘To Kill a Mockingbird’ Sequel to be Published in July (Associated Press)

http://www.mercurynews.com/entertainment/ci_27448662/second-harper-lee-novel-be-published-july

DIVERSIONS

Man Arrested While Trying to Pay Property Taxes with $600 in Intricately Folded $1 Bills

http://consumerist.com/2015/02/03/man-arrested-while-trying-to-pay-property-taxes-with-600-in-intricately-folded-1-bills/

Puns Abound after Seattle Cops Catch Robber Stashing Loot Where Sun Doesn’t Shine

http://mynorthwest.com/11/2703138/Puns-abound-after-Seattle-cops-catch-robber-stashing-loot-where-sun-doesnapost-shine

Woman Climbs through Drive-Thru to Cook Burger

http://koin.com/2015/02/03/woman-climbs-through-drive-thru-to-cook-burger/

The Secret to Enjoying Haggis: Lots of Scotch

http://www.spokesman.com/stories/2015/feb/03/the-secret-to-enjoying-haggis-lots-of-scotch/

SONG OF THE DAY

Elmer Bernstein – To Kill a Mockingbird Suite

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=E5cKSMI6_8k

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.

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