Energy News Digest for October 6, 2015

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HOT SHOTS – TODAY’S TOP FIVE STORIES

Portland General Electric Power Plant Rising on Eastern Oregon Countryside (Associated Press)

http://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2015/oct/6/pge-power-plant-rising-on-eastern-oregon-countrysi/

Oregon: Environmental Group Files Ballot Measures for Coal-Free Power by 2030 (Oregonian, Portland)

http://www.oregonlive.com/politics/index.ssf/2015/10/group_launches_ballot_measure.html

Groups Form Alliance to Tackle Climate Change by Washington State Initiative (KIRO Broadcasting, Seattle, WA)

http://mynorthwest.com/174/2821750/Groups-form-alliance-to-tackle-climate-change-by-initiative

Google Fiber at Last? Portland Begins Fielding Applications for 'Fiber Huts' (Oregonian, Portland)

http://www.oregonlive.com/silicon-forest/index.ssf/2015/10/google_fiber_at_last_city_begi.html

Fatal Fire in Shelton (Mason Web TV, Shelton, WA)

http://masonwebtv.com/archives/17314#more-17314

NEWS HIGHLIGHTS (Details Below)

• Portland General Electric Power Plant Rising on Eastern Oregon Countryside
• Oregon: Environmental Group Files Ballot Measures for Coal-Free Power by 2030
• British Columbia Premier Plays Wedge Politics with Peace River Dam Proposal
• Okanogan PUD: Power Customers to See Increase in Rates
• Lewis County PUD Urges Business Owners, Residents to Beware of Scams
• Regulators Approve California ISO's Grid Reliability, Backstop Auction Requests
• Bonneville Power Administration Opens New Visitor Center
• Editorial: California’s Electrical Power Tripping
• National Household Heating Costs Are Expected to be Lower than Previous Two Winters
• Commissioner Moeller Statement Announcing His Intent to Leave FERC
• A Procedure Framework & Communications Are Key to Strong, Assertive Storm Preparation
• Free the Snake River Event Lures Flotilla to Protest Dams
• Snorkeling with Salmon Offers a Unique British Columbia Experience
• Oregon: As Federal Fund Expires, Wallowa Lake Project Left in Limbo
• Elwha River Documentary Wins 'Oscars of Nature Film' at Jackson Hole Festival
• PenLight to Launch Harbor Community Solar Project
• New Hawaiian Electric Community Solar Program Too Limited, Critic Says
• SolarCity to Produce Higher-Efficiency Rooftop Panels – 30-40 Percent Improvement
• SunEdison to Lay Off 15% of Its Workforce in Bid to Streamline Business
• Renewable Requirements: California Leads a Quiet Revolution
• Winter Is Coming & So Are Heating Bills
• Comcast Expands Home Energy Management with New Partner Crius
• Vancouver to Receive $790,000 in Washington State Pot Excise Taxes
• Here's Why Washington State Should Be Watching Oregon's Marijuana Sales Closely
• Groups Form Alliance to Tackle Climate Change by Washington State Initiative
• Editorial: Oregon – 'Clean Fuel' Mandate, Opposition Campaign Likely to Bite Portland Gas Tax Proposal
• Researchers Say Charging Stations Key to Electric Cars
• Google Fiber at Last? Portland Begins Fielding Applications for 'Fiber Huts'
• British Columbia; Telus to Spend $1-Billion in Fiber-Optic Internet Expansion in Vancouver
• Yahoo to Double Quincy Data Center Capacity Using Computing Coop Design
• Study Cites Cybercrime's Rising Costs to Corporations
• How to Optimize Landing Pages to Boost Social Media Conversions
• Washington State Senator Karen Fraser Announces Run for Lieutenant Governor
• Heirs of Tim Eyman Donor Have ‘Great Concern’ About Use of Funds
• Fatal Fire in Shelton
• First Grays Harbor Oil Hearing Garners Large Opposition
• Why Retailers Are Frustrated with the New Credit Card System
• Chinook Tribes Employ New Tactic in Ongoing Quest for Federal Recognition
• Norm Dicks Full of Fish Stories at Charity Event
• Fans Celebrate Seahawks Win despite Controversy

WORD OF THE DAY

Eschew • \ess-SHOO or ess-SCUE\ • Verb - To avoid habitually especially on moral or practical grounds: shun

Even as a child, I eschewed hot cereal. There was something about the texture of the gloppy stuff. I warned my gramma that I couldn’t keep it down; she didn’t believe me, until I had my first bite. She was a believer then.

ENERGY & UTILITY ISSUES

Portland General Electric Power Plant Rising on Eastern Oregon Countryside (Associated Press)

http://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2015/oct/6/pge-power-plant-rising-on-eastern-oregon-countrysi/

Oregon: Environmental Group Files Ballot Measures for Coal-Free Power by 2030 (Oregonian, Portland)

http://www.oregonlive.com/politics/index.ssf/2015/10/group_launches_ballot_measure.html

British Columbia Premier Plays Wedge Politics with Peace River Dam Proposal (Globe & Mail, Canada)

http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/british-columbia/bc-premier-plays-wedge-politics-with-site-c-dam/article26646321/

Okanogan PUD: Power Customers to See Increase in Rates (Okanogan Gazette-Times, Oroville, WA)

http://www.gazette-tribune.com/news/power-customers-to-see-increase-in-rates/71093/

Lewis County PUD Urges Business Owners, Residents to Beware of Scams (The Chronicle, Centralia, WA)

http://www.chronline.com/crime/lewis-county-pud-urges-business-owners-residents-to-beware-of/article_0f4c8f40-6bb9-11e5-835e-17a0757ef8fe.html

Regulators Approve California ISO's Grid Reliability, Backstop Auction Requests (Utility Dive)

http://www.utilitydive.com/news/regulators-approve-caisos-grid-reliability-backstop-auction-requests/406825/

Bonneville Power Administration Opens New Visitor Center (Bonneville Power Administration)

http://energynewsfeed.blogspot.com/2015/10/bonneville-power-administration-opens.html

Editorial: California’s Electrical Power Tripping (Sacramento Bee, CA)

http://www.sacbee.com/news/politics-government/dan-walters/article37438068.html

National Household Heating Costs Are Expected to be Lower than Previous Two Winters (U-S Energy Information Administration)

http://www.eia.gov/todayinenergy/detail.cfm?id=23232

Commissioner Moeller Statement Announcing His Intent to Leave FERC (Federal Energy Regulatory Commission)

http://www.ferc.gov/media/statements-speeches/moeller/2015/10-06-15-moeller.asp#.VhQfR_lVhBc

A Procedure Framework & Communications Are Key to Strong, Assertive Storm Preparation (American Public Power Association)

http://www.publicpower.org/Media/daily/ArticleDetail.cfm?ItemNumber=44594

FISH & WILDLIFE

Free the Snake River Event Lures Flotilla to Protest Dams (Spokesman Review, Spokane, WA)

http://www.spokesman.com/blogs/outdoors/2015/oct/05/free-snake-event-lures-flotilla-protest-dams/

Snorkeling with Salmon Offers a Unique British Columbia Experience – Fishing rod no, masks and snorkels yes (Canadian Broadcasting Corporation)

http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/british-columbia/snorkelling-with-salmon-offers-a-unique-bc-experience-1.3253326?cmp=rss

WATER & THE ENVIRONMENT

Oregon: As Federal Fund Expires, Wallowa Lake Project Left in Limbo (Portland Business Journal, OR)

http://www.bizjournals.com/portland/blog/sbo/2015/10/as-federal-fund-expires-wallowa-lake-project-left.html

Elwha River Documentary Wins 'Oscars of Nature Film' at Jackson Hole Festival (Peninsula Daily News, Port Angeles, WA)

http://www.peninsuladailynews.com/article/20151006/NEWS/310069987/elwha-river-documentary-wins-oscars-of-nature-film-at-jackson-hole

RENEWABLE ENERGY

PenLight to Launch Harbor Community Solar Project (Northwest Public Power Association)

http://energynewsfeed.blogspot.com/2015/10/penlight-to-launch-harbor-community.html

New Hawaiian Electric Community Solar Program Too Limited, Critic Says (Pacific Business Journal, HI)
http://www.bizjournals.com/pacific/news/2015/10/02/new-hawaiian-electric-community-solar-program-too.html

SolarCity to Produce Higher-Efficiency Rooftop Panels – 30-40 Percent Improvement (San Jose Mercury News, CA)

http://www.mercurynews.com/business/ci_28913105/solarcity-produce-higher-efficiency-rooftop-panels?source=rss

SunEdison to Lay Off 15% of Its Workforce in Bid to Streamline Business (Utility Dive)

http://www.utilitydive.com/news/sunedison-to-lay-off-15-of-its-workforce-in-bid-to-streamline-business/406775/

Renewable Requirements: California Leads a Quiet Revolution (NY Times)

http://www.nytimes.com/2015/10/06/business/energy-environment/california-leads-a-quiet-revolution.html?ref=energy-environment

CONSERVATION & EFFICIENCY

Winter Is Coming & So Are Heating Bills (Bozeman Daily Chronicle, MT)

http://www.bozemandailychronicle.com/news/economy/winter-is-coming-and-so-are-heating-bills/article_5e016e89-9108-545b-b2d2-84d5dbd778c3.html

Comcast Expands Home Energy Management with New Partner Crius (Utility Dive)

http://www.utilitydive.com/news/comcast-expands-home-energy-management-with-new-partner-crius/406727/

KILOWATTS FOR CANNABIS

Vancouver to Receive $790,000 in Washington State Pot Excise Taxes (Vancouver Columbian, WA)

http://www.columbian.com/news/2015/oct/01/vancouver-to-receive-800000-in-pot-excise-taxes/

Here's Why Washington State Should Be Watching Oregon's Marijuana Sales Closely (Puget Sound Business Journal, WA)

http://www.bizjournals.com/seattle/blog/health-care-inc/2015/10/heres-why-washington-should-be-watching-oregons.html

CLIMATE CHANGE SEQUESTRATION VAULT

Groups Form Alliance to Tackle Climate Change by Washington State Initiative (KIRO Broadcasting, Seattle, WA)

http://mynorthwest.com/174/2821750/Groups-form-alliance-to-tackle-climate-change-by-initiative

BARREL O’ GREEN POTPOURRI

Editorial: Oregon – 'Clean Fuel' Mandate, Opposition Campaign Likely to Bite Portland Gas Tax Proposal (Oregonian, Portland)

http://www.oregonlive.com/opinion/index.ssf/2015/10/clean_fuel_mandate_opposition.html

Researchers Say Charging Stations Key to Electric Cars (Associated Press)

http://www.ktvb.com/story/news/2015/10/06/charging-stations-key-electric-cars/73452162/

TECHNOLOGY & TELECOMMUNICATIONS

Google Fiber at Last? Portland Begins Fielding Applications for 'Fiber Huts' (Oregonian, Portland)

http://www.oregonlive.com/silicon-forest/index.ssf/2015/10/google_fiber_at_last_city_begi.html

British Columbia; Telus to Spend $1-Billion in Fiber-Optic Internet Expansion in Vancouver (Globe & Mail, Canada)

http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/british-columbia/telus-to-spend-1-billion-in-fibre-optic-internet-expansion-in-vancouver/article26640003/?cmpid=rss1

Yahoo to Double Quincy Data Center Capacity Using Computing Coop Design (Data Center Knowledge)

http://www.datacenterknowledge.com/archives/2015/10/06/yahoo-data-center-expansion-in-quincy-to-use-computing-coop-design/

Study Cites Cybercrime's Rising Costs to Corporations (Associated Press)

http://www.mercurynews.com/business/ci_28928555/study-cites-cybercrimes-rising-costs-corporations?source=rss

MARKETING & SOCIAL MEDIA

How to Optimize Landing Pages to Boost Social Media Conversions (Social Media Examiner)

http://www.socialmediaexaminer.com/how-to-optimize-landing-pages-to-boost-social-media-conversions/

POLITICS & GOVERNANCE

Washington State Senator Karen Fraser Announces Run for Lieutenant Governor (Associated Press)

http://q13fox.com/2015/10/06/sen-karen-fraser-announces-run-for-lieutenant-governor/

Heirs of Tim Eyman Donor Have ‘Great Concern’ About Use of Funds (News Tribune, Tacoma, WA - Paywall Advisory)

http://www.thenewstribune.com/news/local/politics-government/article37865802.html

GENERAL NEWS

Fatal Fire in Shelton (Mason Web TV, Shelton, WA)

http://masonwebtv.com/archives/17314#more-17314

First Grays Harbor Oil Hearing Garners Large Opposition (Aberdeen Daily World, WA)

http://thedailyworld.com/news/local/first-oil-hearing-garners-large-opposition

Why Retailers Are Frustrated with the New Credit Card System (Oregonian, Portland)

http://www.oregonlive.com/window-shop/index.ssf/2015/10/retailers_on_emv_chip_cards.html

Chinook Tribes Employ New Tactic in Ongoing Quest for Federal Recognition (Oregon Public Broadcasting)

http://www.opb.org/radio/programs/thinkoutloud/segment/chinook-tribes-employ-new-tactic-in-ongoing-quest-for-federal-recognition/

Norm Dicks Full of Fish Stories at Charity Event (Kitsap Sun, Bremerton, WA – Paywall Advisory)

http://www.kitsapsun.com/news/local-news/dicks-full-of-fish-stories-at-charity-event_84123874

Fans Celebrate Seahawks Win despite Controversy (KCPQ-TV, Seattle, WA)

http://www.king5.com/story/sports/nfl/seahawks/2015/10/06/fans-celebrate-seahawks-win-despite-controversy/73431482/

DIVERSIONS

Princess Leia’s ‘Slave Bikini’ Sells for $96,000 at Auction

http://q13fox.com/2015/10/02/princess-leias-slave-bikini-sells-for-96000-at-auction/

Was Nefertiti Hiding in King Tut's Tomb This Whole Time? Damn

http://gawker.com/was-nefertiti-hiding-in-king-tuts-tomb-this-whole-time-1734243410

Mountain Lion Discovers Power Pole is Amazing for People-Watching

http://mashable.com/2015/10/01/mountain-lion-on-pole/

Woman Sent Bill for Meal after Missing Her Cousin's Wedding

http://www.katu.com/news/national/Mother-sent-bill-for-missed-meal-after-not-going-to-wedding-330251801.html

SONG OF THE DAY

Steve Martin & the Toot Uncommons – King Tut

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1luvcL6UIIg

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