Monday, June 15, 2020

The Energy News Digest for June 15, 2020


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SHELTON FORECAST & WEATHER ALERTS




HOT SHOTS – TODAY’S TOP FIVE STORIES

Bonneville Power Administration Begins BP-22 Integrated Program Review Ahead of BP-22 Rate Case (Bonneville Power Administration)

Temperature Spike: Earth Ties Record High Heat May Reading (Associated Press)

California Utilities, Regulators Aim to Hasten Microgrid Deployment Ahead of Wildfire Season (Utility Dive)

Kenai River Subsistence Rod-&-Reel Salmon Fishing Halted – Low Numbers from the Early King Salmon Run (Associated Press)

Utility Ransomware Attacks Becoming More Sophisticated, New ‘Honeypot’ Operation Finds (Utility Dive)

NEWS HIGHLIGHTS (See Stories Below)

1.        Bonneville Power Administration Begins BP-22 Integrated Program Review Ahead of BP-22 Rate Case
2.        When Silicon Valley Goes Dark This Time, There Will Be No Refuge
3.        Great Northern Transmission Line Powers Up, Bringing Manitoba Hydropower to Minnesota
4.        New Mexico: Watchdog Files Appeal Over Planned Nuclear Storage Complex
5.        California Utilities, Regulators Aim to Hasten Microgrid Deployment Ahead of Wildfire Season
6.        Lompoc Considering Pact with Wind Farm Developers; City Could Receive Payment for Not Opposing Project
7.        Solar Industry Sees Record Installations in the First Quarter
8.        Kenai River Subsistence Rod-&-Reel Salmon Fishing Halted – Low Numbers from the Early King Salmon Run
9.        Canada: How Blooms of Northern Anchovies Are Helping Bring More Sea Life Back to Burrard Inlet
10.     Bill Monroe: Oregon, Washington in Standoff Over Sturgeon Fishing in Columbia River Estuary
11.     ‘She Needs to Be Returned Home’ Say Lummi Tribal Members Renewing Push to Free Orca
12.     From National Parks to the Deep Sea, Plastic Pollution Is Showing Up Wherever Scientists Look
13.     Temperature Spike: Earth Ties Record High Heat May Reading
14.     Big Dairy Has a Big Carbon Problem
15.     Oregon Public Utility Commission Receives $3.5 Million to Raise ‘Lifeline’ Phone, Broadband Discount
16.     Op/Ed: COVID-19 & the Digital Divide: Congress Must Act
17.     Op/Ed: Don’t Lose Telemedicine Gains as Distancing Restrictions Loosen
18.     Utility Ransomware Attacks Becoming More Sophisticated, New ‘Honeypot’ Operation Finds
19.     Work-From-Home Here to Stay, Says Federal Communications Commissioner Michael O’Rielly
20.     This Sculpture Is a Mood Ring for the Great Barrier Reef
21.     U.S. Supreme Court Backs Protection for LGBT Workers
22.     Matt Shea Still Hopes to Create 51st State in Eastern Washington
23.     Washington State Reaches 25,834 Cases: Governor on Report Showing Increased Transmission
24.     Rush to Disinfect U.S. Offices Has Some Health Experts Worried
25.     Western States Are Entering an Active Wildfire Season Just as Coronavirus Cases Spike
26.     CHAZ Changes Name to CHOP to Better Reflect the Demonstrations’ Message
27.     Alaska Governor, Mayor Push Anchorage for Space Command Post

WORD OF THE DAY

Bravura \bruh-VUR-uh\ Noun - 1: a musical passage requiring exceptional agility & technical skill in execution 2: a florid brilliant style 3: a show of daring or brilliance

“WOW” exclaimed the corporate administrative assistant to her seatmate at the local production of “Rocky Horror Picture Show.” “I knew that Montague was a theater nut, but I had no idea that he would play ‘Frank-N-Furter’ so broadly, with so much bravura,” she said.

Monty would never be seen in the same light again, as he daily wheeled the mail cart through the cubicles…the “gophers” rolling their chairs out to watch him stroll by.

ENERGY & UTILITY ISSUES

1.      Bonneville Power Administration Begins BP-22 Integrated Program Review Ahead of BP-22 Rate Case (Bonneville Power Administration)

2.      When Silicon Valley Goes Dark This Time, There Will Be No Refuge (Bloomberg News)

3.      Great Northern Transmission Line Powers Up, Bringing Manitoba Hydropower to Minnesota (Minneapolis Star-Tribune, MN)

4.      New Mexico: Watchdog Files Appeal Over Planned Nuclear Storage Complex (Associated Press)

RENEWABLE ENERGY & SELF STORAGE

5.      California Utilities, Regulators Aim to Hasten Microgrid Deployment Ahead of Wildfire Season (Utility Dive)

6.      Lompoc Considering Pact with Wind Farm Developers; City Could Receive Payment for Not Opposing Project (Santa Maria Times, CA)

7.      Solar Industry Sees Record Installations in the First Quarter (Daily Energy Insider)

FISH & WILDLIFE

8.      Kenai River Subsistence Rod-&-Reel Salmon Fishing Halted – Low Numbers from the Early King Salmon Run (Associated Press)

9.      Canada: How Blooms of Northern Anchovies Are Helping Bring More Sea Life Back to Burrard Inlet (Canadian Broadcasting Corporation)

10.   Bill Monroe: Oregon, Washington in Standoff Over Sturgeon Fishing in Columbia River Estuary (Oregonian, Portland)

11.   ‘She Needs to Be Returned Home’ Say Lummi Tribal Members Renewing Push to Free Orca (Bellingham Herald, WA)

ENVIRONMENTAL AFFLATUS – CLEAN UP ON AISLE THREE

12.   From National Parks to the Deep Sea, Plastic Pollution Is Showing Up Wherever Scientists Look (Washington Post)

CLIMATE CHANGE SEQUESTRATION VAULT

13.   Temperature Spike: Earth Ties Record High Heat May Reading (Associated Press)

14.   Big Dairy Has a Big Carbon Problem (Gizmodo)

TELECOMMUNICATIONS

15.   Oregon Public Utility Commission Receives $3.5 Million to Raise ‘Lifeline’ Phone, Broadband Discount (KTVZ-TV, Bend, OR)

16.   Op/Ed: COVID-19 & the Digital Divide: Congress Must Act (Yakima Herald-Republic, WA)

17.   Op/Ed: Don’t Lose Telemedicine Gains as Distancing Restrictions Loosen (Seattle Times, WA – Paywall Advisory)

THE WIZARDING WORLD OF TECHNOLOGY

18.   Utility Ransomware Attacks Becoming More Sophisticated, New ‘Honeypot’ Operation Finds (Utility Dive)

19.   Work-From-Home Here to Stay, Says Federal Communications Commissioner Michael O’Rielly (Broadband Breakfast)

BARREL O’ GREEN POTPOURRI – SEETHING STEW OF SCIENCE

20.   This Sculpture Is a Mood Ring for the Great Barrier Reef (Grist Online)

GOVERNANCE & MANAGEMENT

21.   U.S. Supreme Court Backs Protection for LGBT Workers (British Broadcasting Corporation)

22.   Matt Shea Still Hopes to Create 51st State in Eastern Washington (Associated Press)

SICKNESS ON THE EDGE OF TOWN

23.   Washington State Reaches 25,834 Cases: Governor on Report Showing Increased Transmission (News Tribune, Tacoma, WA – Paywall Advisory)

24.   Rush to Disinfect U.S. Offices Has Some Health Experts Worried (Bloomberg News)

GENERAL NEWS

25.   Western States Are Entering an Active Wildfire Season Just as Coronavirus Cases Spike (Associated Press)

26.   CHAZ Changes Name to CHOP to Better Reflect the Demonstrations’ Message (KOMO News, Seattle, WA)

27.   Alaska Governor, Mayor Push Anchorage for Space Command Post (Associated Press)

ALLIGATORS IN THE SEWER – DIVERSIONS

What Technology Has Accidentally Killed the Most People?

Man’s $830,000 Lottery Win Is ‘Literally a Dream Come True’

Unusual Antique Eyeglasses Rescued from Landfill Sell for $5,000

Officials Seek Owner of $190,000 Worth of Gold Bars Left on Swiss Train

SONG OF THE DAY

Fleetwood Mac – Dreams

LINKS & PAYWALL ADVISORY

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