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HOT SHOTS – TODAY’S
TOP FIVE STORIES
Hundreds of Thousands Without Power Days After Midwest Storm
(Associated Press)
American Public Power Association Urges Members to Reach Out
to Lawmakers in Support of Forgivable Loan Program (American Public Power
Association)
Tennessee Valley Authority Board to Review CEO Pay Amid
Trump Complaint (Associated Press)
British Columbia: ‘Quite Dire’: Fraser River Sockeye Salmon
Run Expected to Be Worst Ever Recorded (Canadian Broadcasting Corporation)
Living in the Dark: Native Reservations in the U.S. Struggle
with Power Shortages in Pandemic (The Guardian, UK)
NEWS HIGHLIGHTS (See
Stories Below)
1.
Hundreds of Thousands Without Power Days After
Midwest Storm
2.
Living in the Dark: Native Reservations in the
U.S. Struggle with Power Shortages in Pandemic
3.
Tennessee Valley Authority Board to Review CEO
Pay Amid Trump Complaint
4.
Federal Judge Orders Pacific Gas & Electric
to Recruit Inspectors as CPUC Considers Future of Safety Investigation
5.
Editorial: Leave Dams on Snake & Columbia
Rivers in Place
6.
Op/Ed: We Can’t Afford to Gamble on Breaching
Hydroelectric Dams
7.
‘Good News’: Stakeholders Optimistic About
Selection of BPA’s Mainzer as CAISO Head
8.
Washington State: Clark Public Utilities Says
Installation of New Ridgefield Substation Will Minimize Interruptions
9.
Northwest Power Pool Taps Southwest Power Pool
to Design Its Resource Adequacy Program
10.
New Chief Financial Officer Selected for Western
Power Marketing Administration
11.
Colorado: Budget Pressures, COVID-19 Drive
Boulder to Settlement Talks with Xcel
12.
More Power Generation Came from Natural Gas in
First Half of 2020 Than First Half of
13.
Salt River Project Expands Sustainable Energy
Offerings to Apple, ASU, Target & More
14.
Stay Cool Without Racking Up a Bill – Four ways
to air-condition your home more efficiently in the summer heat
15.
British Columbia: ‘Quite Dire’: Fraser River
Sockeye Salmon Run Expected to Be Worst Ever Recorded
16.
With Puget Sound Orcas Pregnant, Vessels Asked
to Give Them Space
17.
Quoting ‘To Kill a Mockingbird,’ Judge Strikes
Down Trump Administration Rollback of Historic Law Protecting Birds
18.
The U.S. Electric Grid — Climate Change’s Least
Talked About Victim
19.
Backed by EPRI, Major Utilities Launch
Initiative to Accelerate Economy-Wide Deep Decarbonization
20.
Pentagon Offers Military Airwaves for 5G
Wireless Networks
21.
Charter Tries to Convince FCC That Broadband
Customers Want Data Caps
22.
Four Reasons Why Businesses Are Choosing Fiber
First
23.
Op/Ed: Expanding Broadband Access Is Critical
24.
Beer Unsold During Australia’s Coronavirus
Lockdown Has Been Turned into Renewable Energy
25.
American Public Power Association Urges Members
to Reach Out to Lawmakers in Support of Forgivable Loan Program
26.
Hiring Investigation at California Utility
Regulator Finds ‘Highly Questionable’ Appointments
WORD OF THE DAY
Scaramouch • \SCARE-uh-moosh\ • Noun - A cowardly buffoon b:
rascal, scamp
I see a little silhouetto of a man,
Scaramouch! Scaramouch!
Will you do the Fandango?
Thunderbolt & lightning, very, very frightening
ENERGY &
UTILITY ISSUES
1.
Hundreds of Thousands Without Power Days After
Midwest Storm (Associated Press)
2.
Living in the Dark: Native Reservations in the U.S.
Struggle with Power Shortages in Pandemic (The Guardian, UK)
3.
Tennessee Valley Authority Board to Review CEO
Pay Amid Trump Complaint (Associated Press)
4.
Federal Judge Orders Pacific Gas & Electric to
Recruit Inspectors as CPUC Considers Future of Safety Investigation (Utility
Dive)
5.
Editorial: Leave Dams on Snake & Columbia Rivers
in Place (Longview Daily News, WA)
6.
Op/Ed: We Can’t Afford to Gamble on Breaching
Hydroelectric Dams (Puget Sound Business Journal, WA)
7.
‘Good News’: Stakeholders Optimistic About
Selection of BPA’s Mainzer as CAISO Head (Utility Dive)
8.
Washington State: Clark Public Utilities Says
Installation of New Ridgefield Substation Will Minimize Interruptions (The
Battleground Reflactor, WA)
9.
Northwest Power Pool Taps Southwest Power Pool to
Design Its Resource Adequacy Program (American Public Power Association)
10.
New Chief Financial Officer Selected for Western
Power Marketing Administration (Western Power Marketing Administration)
11.
Colorado: Budget Pressures, COVID-19 Drive Boulder
to Settlement Talks with Xcel Energy (Utility Dive)
12.
More Power Generation Came from Natural Gas in First
Half of 2020 Than First Half of 2019 (U.S. Energy Information Administration)
RENEWABLE ENERGY
& SELF STORAGE
13.
SRP Expands Sustainable Energy Offerings to Apple,
ASU, Target & More (KJZZ Radio, Phonenix, AZ)
CONSERVATION
& EFFICIENCY
14.
Stay Cool Without Racking Up a Bill – Four ways
to air-condition your home more efficiently in the summer heat (NY Times)
FISH &
WILDLIFE
15.
British Columbia: ‘Quite Dire’: Fraser River Sockeye
Salmon Run Expected to Be Worst Ever Recorded (Canadian Broadcasting
Corporation)
16.
With Puget Sound Orcas Pregnant, Vessels Asked to
Give Them Space (KIRO Broadcasting, Seattle, WA)
17.
Quoting ‘To Kill a Mockingbird,’ Judge Strikes
Down Trump Administration Rollback of Historic Law Protecting Birds (Washington,
Post)
CLIMATE CHANGE
SEQUESTRATION VAULT
18.
The U.S. Electric Grid — Climate Change’s Least
Talked About Victim (The Hill, Washington, DC)
19.
Backed by EPRI, Major Utilities Launch
Initiative to Accelerate Economy-Wide Deep Decarbonization (Power Engineering)
TELECOMMUNICATIONS
20.
Pentagon Offers Military Airwaves for 5G Wireless
Networks (Spokesman-Review, Spokane, WA)
21.
Charter Tries to Convince FCC That Broadband
Customers Want Data Caps (Ars Technica)
22.
Four Reasons Why Businesses Are Choosing Fiber
First (Minneapolis-St Paul Business Journal, MN)
23.
Op/Ed: Expanding Broadband Access Is Critical (Tri-City
Herald, WA)
BARREL O’ GREEN
POTPOURRI – SEETHING STEW OF SCIENCE
24.
Beer Unsold During Australia’s Coronavirus
Lockdown Has Been Turned into Renewable Energy (Cable News Network)
GOVERNANCE &
MANAGEMENT
25.
American Public Power Association Urges Members to
Reach Out to Lawmakers in Support of Forgivable Loan Program (American Public
Power Association)
26.
Hiring Investigation at California Utility Regulator
Finds ‘Highly Questionable’ Appointments (Sacramento Bee, CA)
ALLIGATORS IN THE
SEWER – DIVERSIONS
America’s Latest Must-Have Home Accessory? A Dog.
1794 Silver Dollar Worth $10 Million for Sale by New Jersey Dealer:
‘This Coin Is the Holy Grail’
Italy’s “Wine Windows,” Used During the Plague, Reopen for Contactless
Food & Alcohol Sales
Tennessee Woman’s Driver’s License Bears Photo of Empty
Chair
SONG OF THE DAY
Eric Burdon & War – Spill the Wine
