Energy News Digest for April 26, 2016

SHELTON FORECAST & WEATHER ALERTS

Weather Forecast for April 26, 2016

http://1.usa.gov/1MWgpRX

HOT SHOTS – TODAY’S TOP FIVE STORIES

Crash Near Shelton High School Causes Power Outage, School Delays (KMAS Radio, Shelton, WA)

http://www.ifiberonenewsradio.com/news/local_news/crash-causes-power-outages-school-delays/article_5e024e98-0bcf-11e6-a48c-1b6765c64a94.html

Six Tacoma Schools Now Reporting Lead in Drinking Water (KIRO Broadcasting, Seattle, WA)

http://mynorthwest.com/277324/tests-find-unacceptable-levels-lead-water-two-tacoma-schools/

Most Tribes Hit the Brakes on Marijuana; a Few Move Ahead – Including the Squaxin Tribe (Marijuana Business Daily)

https://mjbizdaily.com/most-tribes-hitting-the-brakes-on-mj-but-some-moving-ahead/

Partner in Beaverton Solar Project Declares Bankruptcy (Oregonian, Portland)

http://www.oregonlive.com/washingtoncounty/index.ssf/2016/04/partner_in_beaverton_solar_pro.html

Intel to Close Steilacoom Site amid Layoffs – Mayor Confirms He’s Been Informed of Closure (KOIN-TV, Portland, OR)

http://koin.com/2016/04/26/intel-will-close-washington-site/

NEWS HIGHLIGHTS (Details Below)

• Crash Near Shelton High School Causes Power Outage, School Delays
• Feds Deciding if Washington State Coal-Export Project Violates Lummi Tribal Rights
• Standard & Poor’s Affirms Mason PUD 3’s Financial Strength with an A+/Stable Bond Rating
• Enabling Atomic Innovation
• Move Over for Linemen Is the Law in Georgia
• Linemen Rescue Skydiver from Trees
• Six Tacoma Schools Now Reporting Lead in Drinking Water
• Partner in Beaverton Solar Project Declares Bankruptcy
• Renewable Energy Experts Discuss the Importance Using Solar Energy at Badger Mountain Vineyard
• Little Interest from Renewable Energy Companies in Central & Eastern Oregon State Land
• Can New York Solar-Electric Deal Recharge U-S Green-Energy Effort?
• U-S Senator Grassley Pushes for More Money for Wind Energy Research
• As Utilities Build Toward RPS Standards, Costs, Carve-Outs Raise Concerns
• Richland, Energy Northwest Project Shows Promise to Cut Power Costs
• Most Tribes Hit the Brakes on Marijuana; a Few Move Ahead – Including the Squaxin Tribe
• Old-Growth Forests Cooler than Others, Study Says
• Tesla’s 2016 Storage Sales to SolarCity Could Dwarf Entire U-S Behind-Meter Market for 2015
• Giant Cable Merger Will Affect 1 in 6 American Households
• Sixteen Writing Tools for Social Media Marketers – Including My Favorite: Hemingway
• Troy Kelley Jury May Be Facing Deadlock on One or More Counts
• Former Sports Reporter/Barber Tony Ventrella Challenging U-S Congressman Reichert
• Intel to Close Steilacoom Site amid Layoffs – Mayor Confirms He’s Been Informed of Closure
• Shelton Becomes a Tree City USA
• Mitsubishi Motors Says it Cheated on Mileage Tests for 25 Years
• Bellevue Football Report: Coaches Violated Rules for Years, District Obstructed Investigation

WORD OF THE DAY

Lugubrious • \loo-GOO-bree-us\ • Adjective – 1: mournful; especially: exaggeratedly or affectedly mournful 2: dismal

Frank’s lugubrious whining about his poor finances was totally at odds with the $100 dollar bill with which he lit his Cuban cigar.

ENERGY & UTILITY ISSUES

Crash Near Shelton High School Causes Power Outage, School Delays (KMAS Radio, Shelton, WA)

http://www.ifiberonenewsradio.com/news/local_news/crash-causes-power-outages-school-delays/article_5e024e98-0bcf-11e6-a48c-1b6765c64a94.html

Feds Deciding if Washington State Coal-Export Project Violates Lummi Tribal Rights (Associated Press)

http://bigstory.ap.org/article/70163a90103946efb7afdd8860ebbd41/feds-deciding-if-coal-export-project-violates-tribal-rights

Standard & Poor’s Affirms Mason PUD 3’s Financial Strength with an A+/Stable Bond Rating (Mason PUD 3, Shelton, WA)

http://www.masonpud3.org/newsdisplay.aspx?newsid=1612

Enabling Atomic Innovation (The Energy Collective)

http://www.theenergycollective.com/rodadams/2376833/enabling-atomic-innovation

Move Over for Linemen Is the Law in Georgia (Electric Co-op Today)

http://www.ect.coop/editors-pick/move-over-for-linemen-is-the-law-in-georgia/91075

Linemen Rescue Skydiver from Trees (Electric Co-op Today)

http://www.ect.coop/newsmakers/co-op-news-newsmakers/linemen-rescue-skydiver-from-trees/91098

WATER & THE ENVIRONMENT

Six Tacoma Schools Now Reporting Lead in Drinking Water (KIRO Broadcasting, Seattle, WA)

http://mynorthwest.com/277324/tests-find-unacceptable-levels-lead-water-two-tacoma-schools/

RENEWABLE ENERGY

Partner in Beaverton Solar Project Declares Bankruptcy (Oregonian, Portland)

http://www.oregonlive.com/washingtoncounty/index.ssf/2016/04/partner_in_beaverton_solar_pro.html

Renewable Energy Experts Discuss the Importance Using Solar Energy at Badger Mountain Vineyard (KNDO/KNDU-TV, Tri Cities, WA)

http://www.nbcrightnow.com/story/31813272/environmental-experts-discussed-the-importance-using-solar-energy-at-badger-mountain-vineyard

Little Interest from Renewable Energy Companies in Central & Eastern Oregon State Land (Eastern Oregonian, Pendleton)

http://www.eastoregonian.com/eo/capital-bureau/20160425/little-interest-from-energy-companies-in-state-land

Can New York Solar-Electric Deal Recharge U-S Green-Energy Effort? (USA Today)

http://www.usatoday.com/story/money/columnist/2016/04/24/can-ny-solar-electric-deal-recharge-us-green-energy-effort/83393122/

U-S Senator Grassley Pushes for More Money for Wind Energy Research (Washington Examiner)

http://www.washingtonexaminer.com/grassley-pushes-for-more-money-for-wind-energy-research/article/2589514

As Utilities Build Toward RPS Standards, Costs, Carve-Outs Raise Concerns – Utilities are largely meeting their renewable energy targets, but new challenges are emerging (Utility Dive)

http://www.utilitydive.com/news/as-utilities-build-toward-rps-standards-costs-carve-outs-raise-concerns/417989/

CONSERVATION & EFFICIENCY

Richland, Energy Northwest Project Shows Promise to Cut Power Costs (Tri-City Herald, WA)

http://www.tri-cityherald.com/news/local/article73706877.html

KILOWATTS FOR CANNABIS

Most Tribes Hit the Brakes on Marijuana; a Few Move Ahead – Including the Squaxin Tribe (Marijuana Business Daily)

https://mjbizdaily.com/most-tribes-hitting-the-brakes-on-mj-but-some-moving-ahead/

CLIMATE CHANGE SEQUESTRATION VAULT

Old-Growth Forests Cooler than Others, Study Says (KGW-TV, Portland, OR)

http://www.kgw.com/news/local/old-growth-forests-cooler-than-others-study-says/153204716

SCIENCE SWIMS IN A BARREL O’ GREEN POTPOURRI

Tesla’s 2016 Storage Sales to SolarCity Could Dwarf Entire U-S Behind-Meter Market for 2015 (Utility Dive)

http://www.utilitydive.com/news/teslas-2016-storage-sales-to-solarcity-could-dwarf-entire-us-behind-meter/418119/

TECHNOLOGY & TELECOMMUNICATIONS

Giant Cable Merger Will Affect 1 in 6 American Households (KCPQ-TV, Seattle, WA)

http://q13fox.com/2016/04/25/giant-cable-merger-will-affect-1-in-6-american-households/

MARKETING & MEDIA

Sixteen Writing Tools for Social Media Marketers – Including My Favorite: Hemingway (Social Media Examiner)

http://www.socialmediaexaminer.com/16-writing-tools-for-social-media-marketers/

POLITICS & GOVERNANCE

Troy Kelley Jury May Be Facing Deadlock on One or More Counts (Northwest Public Radio)

http://nwnewsnetwork.org/post/troy-kelley-jury-may-be-facing-deadlock-one-or-more-counts

Former Sports Reporter/Barber Tony Ventrella Challenging U-S Congressman Reichert (Northwest Cable Network)

http://www.nwcn.com/news/politics/tony-ventrella-challenging-rep-reichert-for-congress/152852802

GENERAL NEWS

Intel to Close Steilacoom Site amid Layoffs – Mayor Confirms He’s Been Informed of Closure (KOIN-TV, Portland, OR)

http://koin.com/2016/04/26/intel-will-close-washington-site/

Shelton Becomes a Tree City USA (KMAS Radio, Shelton, WA)

http://www.ifiberonenewsradio.com/local/shelton-becomes-a-tree-city-usa/article_4af3ac4e-0b47-11e6-b78b-0771c63751b1.html

Mitsubishi Motors Says it Cheated on Mileage Tests for 25 Years (Reuters)

http://www.reuters.com/article/us-mitsubishimotors-regulations-idUSKCN0XN0DV

Bellevue Football Report: Coaches Violated Rules for Years, District Obstructed Investigation (Seattle Times, WA - Paywall Advisory)

http://www.seattletimes.com/sports/high-school/bellevue-football-report-finds-coaches-violated-rules-for-years-district-obstructed-investigation/

ALLIGATORS IN THE SEWER – DIVERSIONS

Beer, Chips Spill All Over I-95 after Florida Truck Crash

http://www.nbcnews.com/news/weird-news/beer-chips-spill-all-over-i-95-after-florida-truck-n544266

12-Year-Old Girl Runs NY Half-Marathon by Mistake

https://www.yahoo.com/news/12-old-girl-runs-ny-half-marathon-mistake-115917376.html?nhp=1

Missouri Senator Reads Rapper “50 Cent’s” Book in Sales Tax Filibuster

https://www.yahoo.com/news/missouri-senator-reads-50-cent-book-sales-tax-235322574.html?nhp=1

Idaho Official: Kobe Bryant’s Remarks Help Save Potato Truck

https://www.yahoo.com/news/idaho-official-kobe-bryants-remarks-help-save-potato-193903868.html?nhp=1

SONG OF THE DAY

The B-52’s – Private Idaho

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h5F3PHvnQAQ

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