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HOT SHOTS – TODAY’S TOP FIVE STORIES
California Utility Implements Preemptive Blackouts. Should
More Oregon Utilities Have Done the Same? (Oregonian, Portland, OR)
Republicans Seek to Phase Out Federal Tax Credit for
Renewables (Daily Energy Insider)
Idaho Falls Has Until October 31 to Decide on Nuke Project
(Idaho State Journal)
Experts Witness Birth of Second Orca Baby in Pacific Northwest
Pod That Lost Calf in 2018 (News Tribune, Tacoma, WA – Paywall Advisory)
https://www.thenewstribune.com/news/nation-world/national/article246009130.html
Climatologist: Dry Areas in U.S. Southwest Getting Drier
(Associated Press)
https://apnews.com/article/new-mexico-weather-droughts-nevada-dfe49b13b186c7d7180545705a449c26
NEWS HIGHLIGHTS (See Stories Below)
1.
California Utility Implements Preemptive
Blackouts. Should More Oregon Utilities Have Done the Same?
2.
Idaho Falls Has Until October 31 to Decide on
Nuke Project
3.
Cities Snub Plan to Save Nuclear Power with Mini
Reactors
4.
Cowlitz PUD Rates Will Remain Steady for Third
Year in a Row
5.
Op/Ed: Current Situation Reminiscent of Montana
Energy Flameout
6.
British Columbia: Cost of Peace River Dam
Spiraling amid Construction Challenges, Says Open Letter Urging Halt to Project
7.
Eisenhower Dedicated McNary Dam 66 Years Ago
This Month, Called Water a ‘Natural Legacy’
8.
In 2019, Nine of the 10 Highest-Generating U.S.
Power Plants Were Nuclear Plants
9.
Coal Dropped from 26.9% of US Electricity to
17.7% in 3 Years
10.
‘You Have to Rethink These Old Ways’: Parting
Advice from California ISO’s Retiring CEO
11.
How SoCalGas Leveraged Mayors & Minority
Groups to Score a Fossil Fuel Win
12.
NYC Metro #2 in the Nation on Utility Costs
13.
The Mysterious Case of the Missing 250-Ton
Chinese Power Transformer
14.
Utility Futility: Answer Man Explores the Wild
World of Utility Pole Numbers
15.
Republicans Seek to Phase Out Federal Tax Credit
for Renewables
16.
Arizona: Biomass – The budding of a new industry
for Payson?
17.
Experts Witness Birth of Second Orca Baby in
Pacific Northwest Pod That Lost Calf in 2018
18.
More Female Southern Resident Killer Whales
Needed for Population Growth: Scientists
19.
Abundance of One Salmon Species Affects All
Others, B.C. Study Suggests
20.
Officials Talk Mitigation Efforts After Release
of NEPA Review on Chehalis River Dam
21.
Utah Asks U.S. to Delay Decision on Tapping
Colorado River
22.
Climatologist: Dry Areas in U.S. Southwest
Getting Drier
23.
In Internet Dead Zones, Rural Schools Struggle
with Distanced Learning
24.
Officials: Washington State Being Targeted by
Phishing Campaign
25.
DOE Awards $12 Million To APPA, NRECA for
Cybersecurity Solutions
26.
Tesla Built a Network of Connected Cars. What
Happens When It Goes Down?
27. Op/Ed: Pot Plants – Power & Water Bogarts?
WORD OF THE DAY
Biophilia • \bye-oh-FILL-ee-uh\ • Noun - A hypothetical human tendency to interact or be closely associated with other forms of life in nature
“Lo, I am one with the lion’s pride,” exulted the wool-clad environmental enthusiast, stepping from his shiny, black Range Rover into the hot environment of the circling, big cats. His ill-conceived biophilia would soon make him into multiple parts INSIDE the pride. And the circle of life continued on the arid plains of Africa.
ENERGY & UTILITY ISSUES
1.
California Utility Implements Preemptive
Blackouts. Should More Oregon Utilities Have Done the Same? (Oregonian, Portland,
OR)
2.
Idaho Falls Has Until October 31 to Decide on Nuke
Project (Idaho State Journal)
3.
Cities Snub Plan to Save Nuclear Power with Mini
Reactors (Bloomberg News)
4.
Cowlitz PUD Rates Will Remain Steady for Third
Year in a Row (Longview Daily News, WA)
5.
Op/Ed: Current Situation Reminiscent of Montana Energy
Flameout (Montana Standard, Butte, MT)
6.
British Columbia: Cost of Peace River Dam Spiraling
amid Construction Challenges, Says Open Letter Urging Halt to Project (Canadian
Broadcasting Corporation)
https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/british-columbia/site-c-letter-1.5741443
7.
Eisenhower Dedicated McNary Dam 66 Years Ago
This Month, Called Water a ‘Natural Legacy’ (Tri-Cities Business News, WA)
https://www.tricitiesbusinessnews.com/2020/09/mcnary-dam-eisenhower/
8.
In 2019, Nine of the 10 Highest-Generating U.S.
Power Plants Were Nuclear Plants (U.S. Energy Information Administration)
https://www.eia.gov/todayinenergy/detail.php?id=45276
9.
Coal Dropped from 26.9% of US Electricity to
17.7% in 3 Years (Clean Technica)
10.
‘You Have to Rethink These Old Ways’: Parting Advice
from California ISO’s Retiring CEO (S&P Global)
11.
How SoCalGas Leveraged Mayors & Minority
Groups to Score a Fossil Fuel Win (Politico)
12.
NYC Metro #2 in the Nation on Utility Costs (The
Cooperator)
https://cooperator.com/article/nyc-metro-2-in-the-nation-on-utility-costs/full
13.
The Mysterious Case of the Missing 250-Ton
Chinese Power Transformer (Vice)
14.
Utility Futility: Answer Man Explores the Wild
World of Utility Pole Numbers (Washington Post)
RENEWABLE ENERGY & SELF STORAGE
15.
Republicans Seek to Phase Out Federal Tax Credit
for Renewables (Daily Energy Insider)
16.
Arizona: Biomass – The budding of a new industry
for Payson? (Payson Roundup, AZ)
FISH & WILDLIFE
17.
Experts Witness Birth of Second Orca Baby in Pacific
Northwest Pod That Lost Calf in 2018 (News Tribune, Tacoma, WA – Paywall
Advisory)
https://www.thenewstribune.com/news/nation-world/national/article246009130.html
18.
More Female Southern Resident Killer Whales
Needed for Population Growth: Scientists (Victoria Times-Colonist, BC)
19.
Abundance of One Salmon Species Affects All
Others, B.C. Study Suggests (Columbia Valley Pioneer, BC)
WATER, WATER, ANYWHERE?
20.
Officials Talk Mitigation Efforts After Release
of NEPA Review on Chehalis River Dam (The Chronicle, Centralia, WA)
21.
Utah Asks U.S. to Delay Decision on Tapping Colorado
River (Associated Press)
https://apnews.com/article/arizona-colorado-utah-lakes-environment-89063af637c16e656039e2b16e9eaa9c
CLIMATE CHANGE SEQUESTRATION VAULT
22.
Climatologist: Dry Areas in U.S. Southwest Getting
Drier (Associated Press)
https://apnews.com/article/new-mexico-weather-droughts-nevada-dfe49b13b186c7d7180545705a449c26
TELECOMMUNICATIONS
23.
In Internet Dead Zones, Rural Schools Struggle with
Distanced Learning (Oregon Public Broadcasting)
THE WIZARDING WORLD OF TECHNOLOGY
24.
Officials: Washington State Being Targeted by Phishing
Campaign (Associated Press)
25.
DOE Awards $12 Million To APPA, NRECA for Cybersecurity
Solutions (American Public Power Association)
I SING THE CAR ELECTRIC
26.
Tesla Built a Network of Connected Cars. What Happens
When It Goes Down? (Washington Post)
https://www.washingtonpost.com/technology/2020/09/23/tesla-network-outage/
KILOWATTS FOR CANNABIS
27.
Op/Ed: Pot Plants – Power & Water Bogarts? (Sydney
Herald, MT)
THE SEWER – DIVERSIONS
Chance of Aurora Borealis Sighting in Western Washington
State This Week
https://mynorthwest.com/2193160/aurora-western-washington-september-2020/
Bold Move to Stow Away on Alaska Ferry in Bellingham May
Earn Kitten a Superhero Home
https://www.bellinghamherald.com/news/local/article245958070.html
'Teapot' Found in Garage Sells for Nearly $500,000
Antiques Dealer Seeking Family from 100-Year-Old Wedding
Photo
SONG OF THE DAY
The Fifth Dimension – Wedding Bell Blues
