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HOT SHOTS – TODAY’S
TOP FIVE STORIES
California Blackouts Are Public Utilities Commission’s
Fault, Grid Operator Says (Los Angeles Times, CA)
Glen Canyon Dam Tapped for Emergency Water Releases to Meet
California Power Demands (Arizona Republic, Phoenix, AZ)
Renewable Energy Corporations Fight Endangered Species
Status for Joshua Trees (Arizona Public Radio)
Climate Change: Dams Played Key Role in Limiting Sea Level
Rise (British Broadcasting Corporation)
British Columbia: Fraser River’s Big Bar Landslide No Longer
a Big Barrier for Returning Salmon (Vancouver Sun, BC)
NEWS HIGHLIGHTS (See
Stories Below)
1.
California Blackouts Are Public Utilities
Commission’s Fault, Grid Operator Says
2.
Glen Canyon Dam Tapped for Emergency Water
Releases to Meet California Power Demands
3.
Op/Ed: California Power Outages Underscore
Challenge of Maintaining Reliability During Climate Change, The Energy
Transition
4.
Op/Ed: California’s Faustian Bargain: You Get
the Electricity You Pay For
5.
California: Redding Electric Utility Says Power
Will Not Be Shutoff for Customers
6.
NV Energy Asks Customers to Conserve Power Due
to High Temperatures
7.
Electricity Cooperative Serving Parts of Four
Arizona Counties Asks Members to Conserve Energy
8.
Navajo Nation Approves CARES Act Funds for
Water, Power & Broadband Projects
9.
Environmental Groups Sue Tennessee Valley
Authority Over Long-Term Power Agreements
10.
Idaho: American Falls Dam Work on Track
11.
FBI Investigating Chainsaw Vandalism to
Snohomish PUD Power Poles in Lynnwood
12.
Dozens of U.S. Nuclear Power Plants at Risk Due
to Climate Change: Moody’s
13.
Renewable Energy Corporations Fight Endangered
Species Status for Joshua Trees
14.
Puget Sound Energy Signs Power Purchase
Agreement for Energy from 200 MW Oregon Wind Farm
15.
Salt River Project to Provide Expanded Customer
Group with 100 MW of Solar Energy
16.
National Rural Electric Cooperative Association
Launches Four New Rural Battery Storage Projects
17.
British Columbia: Fraser River’s Big Bar
Landslide No Longer a Big Barrier for Returning Salmon
18.
British Columbia Indigenous Leaders Call for
Emergency Closure of Fraser River Fishery, Saying Stocks Have Collapsed
19.
Arizona: Endangered Fish Headed for Santa Cruz
River in Downtown Tucson
20.
Op-Ed: Warren Buffett Can Save the Klamath River
Basin. Will He?
21.
Climate Change: Dams Played Key Role in Limiting
Sea Level Rise
22.
From ‘Firenadoes’ to Record Heat, California
Extreme Weather a Glimpse of Future
23.
WA State: Chelan PUD Says It’s Considering
Acceleration of Fiber Buildout
24.
Electric Car Charging Stations Head to Love’s
Travel Stops Across the U.S.
25.
Exclusive: GM Bets on Electric Cadillacs &
Micro-Vans to Reverse China Slide
26.
Endangered Nevada Fish’s Newest Threat Is People
Dumping Aquarium Pets into Waterways
27.
Postal Service Halts Some Changes Amid Outcry,
Lawsuits
28.
Former U.S. Sen. Slade Gorton, a Towering Figure
in Washington State, Dies at 92
29.
President Trump Blames Democrats for Blackouts
That Have Roiled California
30.
President Trump Puts Tennessee Valley Authority
in Crosshairs over Foreign Labor, CEO Pay
WORD OF THE DAY
Echelon • \ESH-un-lawn\ • Noun - 1: a step-like arrangement
2a: one of a series of levels or grades in an organization or field of activity
b: the individuals at such a level
Nat was well known for his creative methods of avoiding tough decisions. His trademark line “that’s above my pay-grade, I’ll pass it to
the upper echelons” had eventually been reduced to a well-worn piece of cardboard
with the number “1” written in permanent marker. At the merest hint of
impending responsibility it flipped up as if it were a hand fan in a blast
furnace factory.
ENERGY &
UTILITY ISSUES
1.
California Blackouts Are Public Utilities
Commission’s Fault, Grid Operator Says (Los Angeles Times, CA)
2.
Glen Canyon Dam Tapped for Emergency Water
Releases to Meet California Power Demands (Arizona Republic, Phoenix, AZ)
3.
Op/Ed: California Power Outages Underscore
Challenge of Maintaining Reliability During Climate Change, The Energy
Transition (Utility Dive)
4.
Op/Ed: California’s Faustian Bargain: You Get the
Electricity You Pay For (Forbes Magazine)
5.
California: Redding Electric Utility Says Power
Will Not Be Shutoff for Customers (KNVN-TV, Chico, CA)
6.
NV Energy Asks Customers to Conserve Power Due to
High Temperatures (KLAS-TV, Las Vegas, NV)
7.
Electricity Cooperative Serving Parts of Four Arizona
Counties Asks Members to Conserve Energy (KOLD-TV, Tucson, AZ)
8.
Navajo Nation Approves CARES Act Funds for Water,
Power & Broadband Projects (Arizona Public Radio)
9.
Environmental Groups Sue Tennessee Valley Authority
Over Long-Term Power Agreements (Associated Press)
10.
Idaho: American Falls Dam Work on Track (Capital
Press)
11.
FBI Investigating Chainsaw Vandalism to Snohomish
PUD Power Poles in Lynnwood (KIRO Broadcasting, Seattle, WA)
12.
Dozens of U.S. Nuclear Power Plants at Risk Due to
Climate Change: Moody’s (S&P Global)
RENEWABLE ENERGY
& SELF STORAGE
13.
Renewable Energy Corporations Fight Endangered
Species Status for Joshua Trees (Arizona Public Radio)
14.
Puget Sound Energy Signs Power Purchase
Agreement for Energy from 200 MW Oregon Wind Farm (Environmental Leader)
15.
Salt River Project to Provide Expanded Customer
Group with 100 MW of Solar Energy (American Public Power Association)
16.
National Rural Electric Cooperative Association Launches
Four New Rural Battery Storage Projects (Daily Energy Insider)
FISH &
WILDLIFE
17.
British Columbia: Fraser River’s Big Bar Landslide
No Longer a Big Barrier for Returning Salmon (Vancouver Sun, BC)
18.
British Columbia Indigenous Leaders Call for Emergency
Closure of Fraser River Fishery, Saying Stocks Have Collapsed (Canadian
Broadcasting Corporation)
19.
Arizona: Endangered Fish Headed for Santa Cruz
River in Downtown Tucson (Arizona Republic, Tucson, AZ)
WATER, WATER,
ANYWHERE?
20.
Op-Ed: Warren Buffett Can Save the Klamath River
Basin. Will He? (Los Angeles Times, CA)
CLIMATE CHANGE
SEQUESTRATION VAULT
21.
Climate Change: Dams Played Key Role in Limiting
Sea Level Rise (British Broadcasting Corporation)
22.
From ‘Firenadoes’ to Record Heat, California Extreme
Weather a Glimpse of Future (Yahoo News)
TELECOMMUNICATIONS
23.
WA State: Chelan PUD Says It’s Considering
Acceleration of Fiber Buildout (iFiberOne News, Ephrata, WA)
I SING THE CAR ELECTRIC
24.
Electric Car Charging Stations Head to Love’s
Travel Stops Across the U.S. (C|Net News)
25.
Exclusive: GM Bets on Electric Cadillacs &
Micro-Vans to Reverse China Slide (Reuters)
BARREL O’ GREEN
POTPOURRI – SEETHING STEW OF SCIENCE
26.
Endangered Nevada Fish’s Newest Threat Is People
Dumping Aquarium Pets into Waterways (Carson City News, NV)
GOVERNANCE &
MANAGEMENT
27.
Postal Service Halts Some Changes Amid Outcry,
Lawsuits (Associated Press)
28.
Former U.S. Sen. Slade Gorton, a Towering Figure
in Washington State, Dies at 92 (Seattle Times, WA – Paywall Advisory)
29.
President Trump Blames Democrats for Blackouts
That Have Roiled California (Bloomberg News)
30.
President Trump Puts Tennessee Valley Authority in
Crosshairs over Foreign Labor, CEO Pay (Associated Press)
ALLIGATORS IN THE
SEWER – DIVERSIONS
Coin Shortage Hits Retailers, Laundromats, Tooth Fairy
Calgary Brewery Hopes to Overcome ‘Yuck Factor’ with Beer
Made with Wastewater
Matriarch of Northwest Apple Industry Passes Away at Age
194. Not a Misprint.
Factory Malfunction Causes Chocolate Rain in Switzerland
SONG OF THE DAY
Prince – Purple Rain
