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HOT SHOTS – TODAY’S TOP FIVE STORIES
Arizona Public Services Offering $144 Million to Arizona
Tribes & Others Affected by Coal Plant Closures (Arizona Republic, Phoenix,
AZ)
California: SoCalGas Should Be Fined $255 Million for
Fighting Climate Action, Watchdog Says (Los Angeles Times, CA)
Electric Bills from the Pandemic Are Coming Due. Who Will
Pay Them? (Fast Company)
WA State Will Decide Permit for 235-Turbine Wind Farm Near
Tri-Cities (Tri-City Herald, WA)
https://www.tri-cityherald.com/news/local/article247025157.html
Washington State Tribes, Okanogan PUD Consider Old Dam’s
Removal (Associated Press)
https://www.sacbee.com/news/business/article247073322.html
NEWS HIGHLIGHTS (See Stories Below)
1.
Arizona Public Services Offering $144 Million to
Arizona Tribes & Others Affected by Coal Plant Closures
2.
Electric Bills from the Pandemic Are Coming Due.
Who Will Pay Them?
3.
Oregon Allows Controversial Fracked Gas Power
Plant to Begin
4.
First Major Modular Nuclear Project Having
Difficulty Retaining Backers
5.
PacifiCorp Hits Pause on 10% Work-at-Home Pay
Cut at Portland HQ
6.
NW Natural Holdings Reports Third Quarter and
Year-to-Date 2020 Results
7.
One Dead, Another Critically Injured After
Getting Electrocuted in Accident in Seattle
8.
U.S. Power Customers Experienced an Average of
Nearly Five Hours of Interruptions in 2019
9.
Public Power Utilities Actively Work to Support
Pollinators in a Variety of Ways
10.
WA State Will Decide Permit for 235-Turbine Wind
Farm Near Tri-Cities
11.
Wyoming Denies Renewable Energy Company’s Wind
Farm Lease
12.
California PUC says utilities on track to meet
renewable requirements
13.
Nevada Is Not on Track to Meet Its 2050 Climate
Target, But There Are Policy Pathways to Get There
14.
California: Butte County Could Be Model for
Biomass, Co-Generation, Experts Say
15.
California Community Choice Power Provider
Continues Prolific Run of Dispatchable Solar Procurements
16.
Snohomish PUD Offers Tip on Cutting Your
Wintertime Heating Bill
17.
Ten Tricks That Help Cut Your Utility Bills
18.
Washington State Tribes, Okanogan PUD Consider
Old Dam’s Removal
19.
Study Finds Salmon Survival Rates Same with,
without Dams
20.
California: Chinook Salmon That Migrate in
Spring, Fall More Alike Than Thought
21.
Salmon Run Starting Later Than Usual – Here’s
Where You Can See Them
22.
Washington State Forest Plan Deems Skagit River
Watershed as a Priority
23.
Winter Snowpack May Start Accumulating in
Cascades This Week
24.
California: SoCalGas Should Be Fined $255
Million for Fighting Climate Action, Watchdog Says
25.
Jefferson County, WA Greenhouse Gas Emissions
Down
26.
WA State: Op/Ed – What’s the Climate Change
Outlook in Jefferson County?
27.
University of Wyoming Carbon Capture Project
Enters Third Phase
28.
International Marine Shipping Industry Considers
Nuclear Propulsion
29.
Frustrated by Internet Service Providers, Cities
& Schools Push for More Data
30.
Survey Finds Poor Internet Service a Deterrent
to Rural Living
31.
We Do Not Have the Internet We Deserve
32.
NASA Concerned About Planned Constellation of
Broadband Satellites
33.
What is Range Anxiety with Electric Vehicles?
34.
How Hydrogen Is and Isn’t the Future of Energy
35. Former FERC Chair Chatterjee on Demotion by Trump: ‘I Don’t Give a F@&!’
WORD OF THE DAY
Myriad • \MEER-ee-ud\ • noun - 1: ten thousand *2: a great number
Just before the natural gas technician lit his cigarette, Abercrombie’s life flashed before his eyes. A myriad of images crowded his fevered brain…supplanted by one thought, “I wonder if I told this guy about the pilot light…”
ENERGY & UTILITY ISSUES
1.
Arizona Public Services Offering $144 Million to
Arizona Tribes & Others Affected by Coal Plant Closures (Arizona Republic,
Phoenix, AZ)
2.
Electric Bills from the Pandemic Are Coming Due.
Who Will Pay Them? (Fast Company)
3.
Oregon Allows Controversial Fracked Gas Power
Plant to Begin (Ontario Argus Observer, OR)
4.
First Major Modular Nuclear Project Having
Difficulty Retaining Backers (Ars Technica)
5.
PacifiCorp Hits Pause on 10% Work-at-Home Pay
Cut at Portland HQ (Portland Business Journal, OR)
https://www.bizjournals.com/portland/news/2020/11/09/pacificorp-10-percent-pay-cut.html
6.
NW Natural Holdings Reports Third Quarter and
Year-to-Date 2020 Results (Street Insider)
7.
One Dead, Another Critically Injured After
Getting Electrocuted in Accident in Seattle (KING-TV – Seattle, WA)
8.
U.S. Power Customers Experienced an Average of
Nearly Five Hours of Interruptions in 2019 (U.S. Energy Information
Administration)
https://www.eia.gov/todayinenergy/detail.php?id=45796
9.
Public Power Utilities Actively Work to Support
Pollinators in a Variety of Ways (American Public Power Association)
RENEWABLE ENERGY & SELF STORAGE
10.
WA State Will Decide Permit for 235-Turbine Wind
Farm Near Tri-Cities (Tri-City Herald, WA)
https://www.tri-cityherald.com/news/local/article247025157.html
11.
Wyoming Denies Renewable Energy Company’s Wind
Farm Lease (Associated Press)
https://laramielive.com/wyoming-denies-renewable-energy-companys-wind-farm-lease/
12.
California PUC says utilities on track to meet
renewable requirements (Daily Energy Insider)
13.
Nevada Is Not on Track to Meet Its 2050 Climate
Target, But There Are Policy Pathways to Get There (Nevada Independent)
14.
California: Butte County Could Be Model for
Biomass, Co-Generation, Experts Say (Chico Enterprise-Record, CA)
15.
California Community Choice Power Provider
Continues Prolific Run of Dispatchable Solar Procurements (Energy Storage News)
CONSERVATION & EFFICIENCY
16.
Snohomish PUD Offers Tip on Cutting Your
Wintertime Heating Bill (Everett Herald, WA – Paywall Advisory)
https://www.heraldnet.com/life/pud-offers-tip-on-cutting-your-wintertime-heating-bill/
17.
Ten Tricks That Help Cut Your Utility Bills (USA
Today)
https://www.reviewed.com/money/features/how-lower-your-utility-bills-and-energy-costs
FISH & WILDLIFE
18.
Washington State Tribes, Okanogan PUD Consider
Old Dam’s Removal (Associated Press)
https://www.sacbee.com/news/business/article247073322.html
19.
Study Finds Salmon Survival Rates Same with, without
Dams (Chinook Observer, Long Beach, WA)
20.
California: Chinook Salmon That Migrate in
Spring, Fall More Alike Than Thought (United Press International)
21.
Salmon Run Starting Later Than Usual – Here’s
Where You Can See Them (Kitsap Sun, Bremerton, WA – Paywall Advisory)
ENVIRONMENTAL AFFLATUS – CLEAN UP ON AISLE THREE
22.
Washington State Forest Plan Deems Skagit River Watershed
as a Priority (Oregon Public Broadcasting)
https://www.opb.org/article/2020/11/09/bc-wa-forest-plan-skagit-river-watershed/
WATER, WATER, ANYWHERE?
23.
Winter Snowpack May Start Accumulating in Cascades
This Week (KING-TV – Seattle, WA)
CLIMATE CHANGE SEQUESTRATION VAULT
24.
California: SoCalGas Should Be Fined $255
Million for Fighting Climate Action, Watchdog Says (Los Angeles Times, CA)
25.
Jefferson County, WA Greenhouse Gas Emissions
Down – Port Townsend Paper Co., Jefferson PUD greener; transportation
increasing (Peninsula Daily News, Port Angeles, WA)
https://www.peninsuladailynews.com/news/jefferson-county-greenhouse-gas-emissions-down/
26.
WA State: Op/Ed – What’s the Climate Change
Outlook in Jefferson County? (Port Townsend Leader, WA)
27.
University of Wyoming Carbon Capture Project
Enters Third Phase (KPVI-TV, Pocatello, ID)
28.
International Marine Shipping Industry Considers
Nuclear Propulsion (Forbes Magazine)
TELECOMMUNICATIONS
29.
Frustrated by Internet Service Providers, Cities
& Schools Push for More Data (NBC News)
30.
Survey Finds Poor Internet Service a Deterrent to
Rural Living (Vancouver Columbian, WA)
31.
We Do Not Have the Internet We Deserve (Techdirt
Greenhouse)
https://www.techdirt.com/articles/20201026/07113245585/we-do-not-have-internet-we-deserve.shtml
32.
NASA Concerned About Planned Constellation of
Broadband Satellites (WebPro News)
https://www.webpronews.com/nasa-concerned-about-planned-constellation-of-broadband-satellites/
I SING THE CAR ELECTRIC
33.
What is Range Anxiety with Electric Vehicles?
(J.D. Power)
BARREL O’ GREEN POTPOURRI – SEETHING STEW OF SCIENCE
34.
How Hydrogen Is and Isn’t the Future of Energy (Bloomberg
News)
GOVERNANCE & MANAGEMENT
35.
Former FERC Chair Chatterjee on Demotion by Trump:
‘I Don’t Give a F@&!’ (The Hill, Washington, DC)
ALLIGATORS IN THE SEWER – DIVERSIONS
According to Google, This Is Your State’s Most Popular Thanksgiving
Side
Emily Harrington Free-Climbs Storied El Capitan Summit in a
Day
https://www.bbc.com/news/world-us-canada-54877897
Pigeon Message Found Over a Century After Sent by German Soldier
https://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-54870322
Family Builds Backyard Tribute to Disneyland Roller Coaster
SONG OF THE DAY
Louis Dowdeswell – Sing, Sing, Sing! (Benny Goodman)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=z9uOlLPzJPI
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