Energy News Digest for October 4, 2016 – Hot Shots Edition

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HOT SHOTS – TODAY’S TOP STORIES

Montana: NorthWestern Seeks $10.9 Million Natural Gas Rate Increase (Associated Press)

http://www.kxly.com/news/northwest/northwestern-seeks-109-million-natural-gas-rate-increase/41939036

Puget Sound Energy joins western Energy Imbalance Market (Renton Reporter, WA)

http://www.rentonreporter.com/business/395734211.html

No Electric Rate Increase in Eugene Water & Electric Board’s Proposed Budget (Eugene Register-Guard, OR)

http://registerguard.com/rg/news/local/34861139-75/no-electric-rate-increase-in-ewebs-proposed-budget.html.csp

FERC to Explore Role of Energy Storage in Wholesale Markets (Utility Dive)

http://www.utilitydive.com/news/ferc-to-explore-role-of-energy-storage-in-wholesale-markets/427489/

Bull Trout Roil Waters in Federal Court (Courthouse News Service)

http://www.courthousenews.com/2016/10/04/bull-trout-roil-waters-in-federal-court.htm

Why Some Las Vegas Casinos Are Gambling on Solar (Atlantic Magazine)

http://www.citylab.com/tech/2016/10/why-las-vegas-casinos-are-gambling-on-solar/502649/

Inside the Messy Fight Over Biomass (Politico)

http://energynewsfeed.blogspot.com/2016/10/inside-messy-fight-over-biomass-politico.html

Net Metering Changes: An Opportunity to Improve Customer Satisfaction (Utility Dive – Sponsored Content)

http://www.utilitydive.com/news/net-metering-changes-an-opportunity-to-improve-customer-satisfaction/427399/

California Marijuana Legalization Faces Unlikely Foe: Growers (Reuters)

http://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-marijuana-growers-idUSKCN1240AF

Canada's New Carbon Tax: Excessive Intervention or Not Enough? (Christian Science Monitor)

http://www.csmonitor.com/Environment/2016/1004/Canada-s-new-carbon-tax-Excessive-intervention-or-not-enough

Creepy Clowns Strike a Nerve with Real Clowns (USA Today)

http://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation-now/2016/10/04/creepy-clowns-strike-nerve-real-clowns/91537220/

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