Energy News Digest for October 9, 2019 – Hot Shots Edition

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SHELTON FORECAST & WEATHER ALERTS

Mason County Weather Forecast for October 9, 2019

Marine Forecast for Puget Sound & Hood Canal

Olympic Mountain Forecast for Mason County

HOT SHOTS – TODAY’S TOP FIVE STORIES

‘Great Deal of Rot’ Caused April Collapse of 26 Seattle City Light Utility Poles in Tukwila (Seattle Times, WA – Paywall Advisory)

https://www.seattletimes.com/seattle-news/great-deal-of-rot-caused-collapse-of-26-seattle-city-light-utility-poles-in-tukwila/

California Shut-Offs Begin: First Wave of Pacific Gas & Electric Blackouts Hits 141,000 Customers in Northern Bay Area (SF Chronicle, CA)

https://www.sfchronicle.com/bayarea/article/Shut-offs-begin-PG-E-imposes-mass-blackouts-on-14503033.php

Pacific Gas & Electric Faces Anger, Mistrust Over Power Outages: ‘It Is Excessive’ (Los Angeles Times, CA)

https://www.latimes.com/california/story/2019-10-09/massive-california-power-outage-sparks-anger-at-pge

Salmon Recovery Meetings Are Too Far for Local Residents (KLEW-TV, Lewiston, ID)

https://klewtv.com/news/local/salmon-recovery-meetings-are-leaving-out-local-residents

Surprise October Snow in Spokane Knocks Out Power, Blocks Streets, Closes Schools (Spokesman-Review, Spokane, WA)

https://www.spokesman.com/stories/2019/oct/09/heavy-snow-in-spokane-knocks-out-power-creates-mes/

LINKS & PAYWALL ADVISORY

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