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HOT SHOTS – TODAY’S TOP FIVE STORIES
Governor Inslee Signs $43.7 Billion Washington State Budget, Avoids Partial Shutdown (Associated Press)
Washington State Regulators: Puget Sound Energy Should Lower Rate Increase Request (Associated Press)
Congressional Bill Would Prevent Breaching of Four Snake River Dams (Associated Press)
The Wet & Wild West: Pacific Northwest Hydro Sets Record Levels This Year (Platts)
Oregon Lawmakers Kill Rooftop Solar Incentive (Portland Business Journal, OR)
NEWS HIGHLIGHTS (Details Below)
- Washington State Regulators: Puget Sound Energy Should Lower Rate Increase Request
- The Wet & Wild West: Pacific Northwest Hydro Sets Record Levels This Yea
- Grant PUD Crews to Install New Transmission Line between Moses Lake, Ephrata
- Jefferson PUD Picks New ‘Smart’ Meter Vendor – Goals Include More Accurate Readings, Faster Response Times
- Silver Spring Networks Selected for Grant County Public Utility District Advanced Metering Program
- Chelan PUD Commissioners Continue Support for Public Power Benefit Projects
- Local PUD Commissioners Janda, Gott Elected to Energy Northwest Executive Board
- Library Program Will Present Hydropower Cool Story
- Feds Say Gas Plant Construction Costs Fell 30% in 2015
- Egypt Raises Electricity Prices by More than 40 Percent
- Ohio: Officials Discuss Removing the Gorge Dam in Akron
- Congressional Bill Would Prevent Breaching of Four Snake River Dams
- Idaho Chinook Salmon Seasons Open through Sunday
- California’s Lakes Are Full Again But Fishing Remains in a Drought
- Skagit PUD’s new water tank should last for 100 years
- Oregon Lawmakers Kill Rooftop Solar Incentive
- New Skokomish Tribal Building to Run Fully on Solar Power
- California: Proposed Wind Farm Off the Coast Could Generate 1,000 Megawatts
- The Trade Flap Roiling the Solar Industry – President Trump May Have the Final Word
- Report Sees More Than Seven Million Plug-In Electric Vehicles in U-S by 2025
- States Yanking Electric-Car Incentives & Slapping on New Fees to Pay for Infrastructure
- Keys to Developing an Effective Utility EV Charging Program
- Volvo Will Begin Transitioning To All Electric Vehicles in 2019
- Solar Blinds for £200 ‘Could Turn Your Windows into Generators & Cut Energy Bills by Three Quarters’
- Mason PUD 3 Fiberhood Commission Workshop Report – PUD 3 commissioners are considering a plan to expand the PUD’s fiber optic network
- Grays Harbor County Broadband Competition One Step Closer
- Tacoma Could Spend $200,000 or More Fighting for Its Vision of the Click Network
- President Trump’s Rural Broadband Goal Won’t Be Easy or Cheap
- Verizon Disconnects Heavy Rural ‘Unlimited’ Data Customers
- Facebook’s Find Wi-Fi Feature Is Now Available Globally
- Op/Ed: Your Social Media Marketing Is Only as Good as Your Content
- Red Lobster in Legal Battle with Music Festival over the Word “Summerfest”
- Everyone Secretly Hates Your “Friendly Reminder” Email
- Governor Inslee Signs $43.7 Billion Washington State Budget, Avoids Partial Shutdown
- Local Businesses Split over Washington State’s New Paid Family Leave Program
- Release: Washington State Bank Study Funded in Budget
- Why Did Montana Experience a Powerful Earthquake Last Night?
- Port of Shelton Approves Leases with Sims Vibration Lab & Belco Forest Products
- Remains Found in Olympic National Park Believed to be Lost Evergreen State College Student
- Florida Man, 20, Falls to Death at Crater Lake National Park
- New Jersey Man Accused of Threatening Calls to The Evergreen State College
- Port of Grapeview Installs Solar-Powered Boat Ramp Pay Machine
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ENERGY & UTILITY ISSUES
Washington State Regulators: Puget Sound Energy Should Lower Rate Increase Request (Associated Press)
The Wet & Wild West: Pacific Northwest Hydro Sets Record Levels This Year (Platts)
Grant PUD Crews to Install New Transmission Line between Moses Lake, Ephrata (iFberOne, Ephrata, WA)
Jefferson PUD Picks New ‘Smart’ Meter Vendor – Goals Include More Accurate Readings, Faster Response Times (Port Townsend Leader, WA)
Silver Spring Networks Selected for Grant County Public Utility District Advanced Metering Program (BusinessWire)
Chelan PUD Commissioners Continue Support for Public Power Benefit Projects (NCW Life, East Wenatchee, WA)
Local PUD Commissioners Janda, Gott Elected to Energy Northwest Executive Board
Library Program Will Present Hydropower Cool Story (Star of the Grand Coulee, WA)
Feds Say Gas Plant Construction Costs Fell 30% in 2015 (Utility Dive)
Egypt Raises Electricity Prices by More than 40 Percent (Associated Press)
Ohio: Officials Discuss Removing the Gorge Dam in Akron (WKYC-TV, Cleveland, OH)
FISH & WILDLIFE
Congressional Bill Would Prevent Breaching of Four Snake River Dams (Associated Press)
Idaho Chinook Salmon Seasons Open through Sunday (Spokesman Review, Spokane, WA)
California’s Lakes Are Full Again But Fishing Remains in a Drought (Los Angeles Times, CA)
WATER, THE SOURCE OF ALL LIFE
Skagit PUD’s new water tank should last for 100 years (Skagit Valley Herald, Mount Vernon, WA)
RENEWABLE ENERGY & SELF STORAGE
Oregon Lawmakers Kill Rooftop Solar Incentive (Portland Business Journal, OR)
New Skokomish Tribal Building to Run Fully on Solar Power (Pacific Northwest Treaty Tribes)
California: Proposed Wind Farm Off the Coast Could Generate 1,000 Megawatts (San Luis Obispo Tribune, CA)
The Trade Flap Roiling the Solar Industry – President Trump May Have the Final Word (San Diego Union-Tribune, CA)
BARREL O’ GREEN POTPOURRI – DRIVING ON SUNSHINE
Report Sees More Than Seven Million Plug-In Electric Vehicles in U-S by 2025 (American Public Power Association)
States Yanking Electric-Car Incentives & Slapping on New Fees to Pay for Infrastructure (CNBC)
Keys to Developing an Effective Utility EV Charging Program (Utility Dive)
Volvo Will Begin Transitioning To All Electric Vehicles in 2019 (Consumerist)
Solar Blinds for £200 ‘Could Turn Your Windows into Generators & Cut Energy Bills by Three Quarters’ (Metro, UK)
TECHNOLOGY & TELECOMMUNICATIONS
Mason PUD 3 Fiberhood Commission Workshop Report – PUD 3 commissioners are considering a plan to expand the PUD’s fiber optic network to unserved neighborhoods in Mason County (Mason PUD 3, Shelton, WA)
Grays Harbor County Broadband Competition One Step Closer (Aberdeen Daily World, WA)
Tacoma Could Spend $200,000 or More Fighting for Its Vision of the Click Network (News Tribune, Tacoma, WA – Paywall Advisory)
President Trump’s Rural Broadband Goal Won’t Be Easy or Cheap (Sacramento Bee, CA)
Verizon Disconnects Heavy Rural ‘Unlimited’ Data Customers
MARKETING & MEDIA
Facebook’s Find Wi-Fi Feature Is Now Available Globally (AdWeek)
Op/Ed: Your Social Media Marketing Is Only as Good as Your Content (AdWeek)
Red Lobster in Legal Battle with Music Festival over the Word “Summerfest” (Consumerist)
Everyone Secretly Hates Your “Friendly Reminder” Email (Fast Company)
GOVERNANCE & MANAGEMENT
Governor Inslee Signs $43.7 Billion Washington State Budget, Avoids Partial Shutdown (Associated Press)
Local Businesses Split over Washington State’s New Paid Family Leave Program (Spokesman Review, Spokane, WA)
Release: Washington State Bank Study Funded in Budget (Washington Wire, Olympia, WA)
GENERAL NEWS
Why Did Montana Experience a Powerful Earthquake Last Night? (Gizmodo)
Port of Shelton Approves Leases with Sims Vibration Lab & Belco Forest Products (Mason Web TV, Shelton, WA)
Remains Found in Olympic National Park Believed to be Lost Evergreen State College Student (KMAS Radio, Shelton, WA)
Florida Man, 20, Falls to Death at Crater Lake National Park (Oregonian, Portland)
New Jersey Man Accused of Threatening Calls to The Evergreen State College (KMAS Radio, Shelton, WA)
Port of Grapeview Installs Solar-Powered Boat Ramp Pay Machine (KMAS Radio, Shelton, WA)
ALLIGATORS IN THE SEWER – DIVERSIONS
Competitor Eats 132-Plus Oysters to Win 2017 Eating Challenge
Amorous Ants Invade Wimbledon, Flying onto Courts, Bags & Players
Woman’s Twitter Request for a Wedding Date Ended in a Beautiful Love Story
Ancient Roman Concrete Outperforms Our Own – Science Only Just Worked Out Why
SONG OF THE DAY
Pink Floyd - Another Brick in the Wall
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