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HOT SHOTS – TODAY’S
TOP FIVE STORIES
NuScale Small Modular Reactor Design Becomes First to Get
NRC Safety Approval (Utility Dive)
California Power Grid on Alert Against Blackouts as Heat
Wave Looms for Holiday Weekend (Sacramento Bee, CA)
Proposed Cybersecurity Rules to Protect Bulk Power Grid from
Foreign Targeting Raise Concerns (The Hill, Washington, DC)
WA State: Grant County Approves Construction of 700-Acre
Solar Farm Project in Moses Lake (iFiberOne News, Ephrata, WA)
Canada: Record-Low Returns Continue for Fraser Sockeye
Despite Success of Big Bar Passage (Columbia Valley Pioneer, BC)
NEWS HIGHLIGHTS (See
Stories Below)
1.
NuScale Small Modular Reactor Design Becomes
First to Get NRC Safety Approval
2.
How Nuclear Power May Become a Reality for
Cities in Utah, Five Other States
3.
California Power Grid on Alert Against Blackouts
as Heat Wave Looms for Holiday Weekend
4.
California to Let Gas Plants Stay Open as Time
Runs Low for Climate Action
5.
Op/Ed: California Blackouts a Warning for the
Pacific Northwest
6.
Arizona Public Service Asked to Forgive Debt
from Unpaid Bills Due to Pandemic & Hot Summer
7.
Oregon: Some Moratoriums on Utility Shut-Offs
have Expired
8.
Millions Risk Losing Power without Nationwide
Shutoff Moratorium
9.
Montana Energy Regulators to Decide on
NorthWestern Colstrip Acquisition in December
10.
As U.S. Coal-Fired Capacity & Utilization
Decline, Operators Consider Seasonal Operation
11.
Project Adds Capacity to Alaska Lake’s Hydro
Power Facility
12.
An Ode to Hydropower
13.
California Public Utilities Commission Votes to
Fire Executive Director After Contentious Meeting, Accusations of Retaliation
14.
Repairs on Snake River Dam Happening During Peak
Wheat-Barging Season
15.
Paul Lau Chosen as New Sacramento Municipal
Utility District CEO & General Manager
16.
Tennessee Valley Authority: Consultant to Review
Utility CEO Pay after Trump Criticism
17.
Investigation Announced for Investors in Portland
General Electric Company
18.
WA State: Grant County Approves Construction of
700-Acre Solar Farm Project in Moses Lake
19.
Wind Farm Plan Adds Solar & Battery Energy
Storage in the Tri-Cities
20.
WA State: Douglas PUD Renewable Hydrogen Project
Supported by Cummins Technology
21.
Duke Energy – Biggest U.S. Utility – Says Going
Green May Cost You $58 a Month
22.
Vancouver Air-Duct Cleaners, Owner Ordered to
Pay $10 Million in Civil Penalties
23.
Canada: Record-Low Returns Continue for Fraser
Sockeye Despite Success of Big Bar Passage
24.
Rare Treat: Endangered Orcas Return to Salish
Sea in Search of Scarce Salmon
25.
Melting Glaciers Are Filling Unstable Lakes –
And They’re Growing
26.
Mid-Columbia Libraries & Franklin PUD Expand
Free Internet Access
27.
Grays Harbor PUD Adds Mobile Hotspot to Olympic
Stadium
28.
FCC Doing Its Part to Fast-Track Deployment of
5G Broadband
29.
A New Push to Tax Broadband?
30.
Proposed Cybersecurity Rules to Protect Bulk
Power Grid from Foreign Targeting Raise Concerns
31.
A Dry End of Summer
WORD OF THE DAY
Pediculous /puh-DICK-yuh-luss/ Adjective – Infested with
lice: lousy.
A slip of the tongue during classroom encounters with boggarts
resulted in a weeks-long magical lice infestation at Hogwarts. Instead of the
incantation “Riddikulus,” Ron shouted “Pediculous.” The results were,
naturally, predictable.
ENERGY &
UTILITY ISSUES
1.
NuScale Small Modular Reactor Design Becomes
First to Get NRC Safety Approval (Utility Dive)
2.
How Nuclear Power May Become a Reality for Cities
in Utah, Five Other States (Deseret News, Salt Lake City, UT)
3.
California Power Grid on Alert Against Blackouts
as Heat Wave Looms for Holiday Weekend (Sacramento Bee, CA)
4.
California to Let Gas Plants Stay Open as Time
Runs Low for Climate Action (Los Angeles Times, CA)
5.
Op/Ed: California Blackouts a Warning for the
Pacific Northwest – The peak electrical demand that hydropower supplies relies
on the dams on the lower Snake River (Everett Herald, WA)
6.
Arizona Public Service Asked to Forgive Debt from
Unpaid Bills Due to Pandemic & Hot Summer (Arizona Republic, Phoenix, AZ)
7.
Oregon: Some Moratoriums on Utility Shut-Offs
have Expired (The Corvallis Advocate, OR)
8.
Millions Risk Losing Power without Nationwide
Shutoff Moratorium (The Hill, Washington, DC)
9.
Montana Energy Regulators to Decide on NorthWestern
Colstrip Acquisition in December (Montana Public Radio)
https://www.mtpr.org/post/montana-energy-regulators-decide-northwestern-colstrip-aquisition-december
10.
As U.S. Coal-Fired Capacity & Utilization
Decline, Operators Consider Seasonal Operation (U.S. Energy Information Administration)
11.
Project Adds Capacity to Alaska Lake’s Hydro
Power Facility (Associated Press)
12.
An Ode to Hydropower (American Public Power
Association)
13.
California Public Utilities Commission Votes to Fire
Executive Director After Contentious Meeting, Accusations of Retaliation (Utility
Dive)
14.
Repairs on Snake River Dam Happening During Peak
Wheat-Barging Season (KNKX Radio, Tacoma, WA)
15.
Paul Lau Chosen as New Sacramento Municipal
Utility District CEO & General Manager (Sacramento Municipal Utility
District, CA)
16.
Tennessee Valley Authority: Consultant to Review
Utility CEO Pay after Trump Criticism (Associated Press)
17.
Investigation Announced for Investors in Portland
General Electric Company (Open PR News)
RENEWABLE ENERGY
& SELF STORAGE
18.
WA State: Grant County Approves Construction of 700-Acre
Solar Farm Project in Moses Lake (iFiberOne News, Ephrata, WA)
19.
Wind Farm Plan Adds Solar & Battery Energy
Storage in the Tri-Cities (KNDO/KNDU-TV, Tri-Cities, WA)
20.
WA State: Douglas PUD Renewable Hydrogen Project
Supported by Cummins Technology (H-2 View)
21.
Duke Energy – Biggest U.S. Utility – Says Going
Green May Cost You $58 a Month (Bloomberg News)
CONSERVATION
& EFFICIENCY
22.
Vancouver Air-Duct Cleaners, Owner Ordered to Pay
$10 Million in Civil Penalties (Vancouver Columbian, WA)
FISH &
WILDLIFE
23.
Canada: Record-Low Returns Continue for Fraser Sockeye
Despite Success of Big Bar Passage (Columbia Valley Pioneer, BC)
24.
Rare Treat: Endangered Orcas Return to Salish
Sea in Search of Scarce Salmon (KUOW Radio, Seattle, WA)
CLIMATE CHANGE
SEQUESTRATION VAULT
25.
Melting Glaciers Are Filling Unstable Lakes – And
They’re Growing (NY Times)
TELECOMMUNICATIONS
26.
Mid-Columbia Libraries & Franklin PUD Expand
Free Internet Access (KVEW-TV, Tri-Cities, WA)
27.
Grays Harbor PUD Adds Mobile Hotspot to Olympic
Stadium (Aberdeen Daily World, WA)
28.
FCC Doing Its Part to Fast-Track Deployment of 5G
Broadband (Washington Times)
29.
A New Push to Tax Broadband? (Pots & Pans)
THE WIZARDING
WORLD OF TECHNOLOGY
30.
Proposed Cybersecurity Rules to Protect Bulk
Power Grid from Foreign Targeting Raise Concerns (The Hill, Washington, DC)
BARREL O’ GREEN
POTPOURRI – SEETHING STEW OF SCIENCE
31.
A Dry End of Summer (Cliff Mass Weather Blog)
ALLIGATORS IN THE
SEWER – DIVERSIONS
Airline Pilots Reported Seeing ‘A Guy in a Jetpack’ Flying
3,000 Feet Over Los Angeles
Winter Weather Forecast 2021 from the Old Farmer’s Almanac –
Light Winter for Many, Colder in the West
Man’s Viral Plea to City Council: Boneless Wings Are ‘Just
Chicken Tenders’
‘Poop-Soaked Phone’ Reunited with Montana Owner After
Company Pulls It from Toilet Vault
SONG OF THE DAY
Jigsaw - Sky High
