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HOT SHOTS – TODAY’S TOP FIVE STORIES
Coveted Washington State Port for Wyoming Coal on Last Legs
with Authorized Lease Rejection (Wyoming Public Media)
Colorado Coal-Fired Power Plant to Close Ahead of Schedule
(Associated Press)
Idaho Group Recommends Ways to Bolster Salmon, Steelhead
(Associated Press)
Study: Warming Already Baked in Will Blow Past Climate Goals
(Associated Press)
https://www.seattlepi.com/news/article/Study-Warming-already-baked-in-will-blow-past-15845658.php
Washington State Adopts New ‘Clean Energy’ Policies–Rate
Hikes Coming? (KFLD Radio, Pasco, WA)
https://newstalk870.am/state-adopts-new-clean-energy-policies-rate-hikes-coming/
NEWS HIGHLIGHTS (See Stories Below)
1.
Coveted Washington State Port for Wyoming Coal
on Last Legs with Authorized Lease Rejection
2.
Colorado Coal-Fired Power Plant to Close Ahead
of Schedule
3.
Idaho Power Provides Small Decrease to Customer
Rates Following Oregon Plant Closure
4.
Idaho: Man Dies from Apparent Electrocution That
Caused Authorities to Temporarily Shut Down Power to Much of Pocatello
5.
California: Calexico Man Identified as Victim of
Fatal 100-Foot Fall Inside Whitewater Wind Turbine
6.
Utah: South Jordan Construction Worker Dies by
Electrocution
7.
California Is Scrambling to Avoid Blackouts.
Your Refrigerator Could Help
8.
Small Nuclear Reactors Could Be the Future to
Greener Energy
9.
Ohio: Columbus to Make Electricity Again with
O’Shaughnessy Dam Hydro Plant Refurbishment
10.
Mexico’s State Power Company Admits It Falsified
December Wildfire Document
11.
Washington State Adopts New ‘Clean Energy’
Policies–Rate Hikes Coming?
12.
Are States on Track to Meet Early Renewable
Energy Goals?
13.
NW Natural Says It’s Investing in Renewable
Natural Gas from a Tyson Plant in Nebraska
14.
California: Reservoir Proposal Above Lake
Isabella Prompts Concerns
15.
Home Solar Is Growing, but Big Installers Are
Still Losing Money
16.
British Columbia: BC Hydro Report Says Mobile
Homes Use the Most Electricity Out of Any Type of Home
17.
What Matters for Electrification? Evidence from
70 Years of U.S. Home Heating Choices
18.
Idaho Group Recommends Ways to Bolster Salmon,
Steelhead
19.
Op/Ed: When Power & Fisheries Unite
20.
Op/Ed: We Can Do Better on Salmon Discussion
21.
Ecologist Receives Grant to Study Pollinator
Habitat in Utility Rights-Of-Way
22.
Fans Blow Methane from Housing Development Built
on Landfill
23.
Study: Warming Already Baked in Will Blow Past
Climate Goals
24.
Oregon State University: Combining Solar, Ag
Could Ease Climate Change, Help Rural Communities
25.
Climate-Proofing Your Home: How to Electrify
26.
Electric Co-ops Form Broadband Association
27.
U.S. Government Officially Blames Russia for
SolarWinds Hack
28.
Biden Presidency Promises Change for Power
Industry
29.
APPA Works to Ensure Availability of $25 Billion
Rental Assistance Program
30. The Lawmakers Who Will Shape Energy & Climate Battles in 2021
WORD OF THE DAY
Ken • \KENN\ • Noun - 1a: the range of vision b: sight, view 2: the range of perception, understanding, or knowledge
Oh Rolf, you quisling: “…Totally unprepared are you; To face
a world of men; Timid and shy and scared are you; Of things beyond your ken…”
(Sound of Music, Sixteen going on Seventeen)
ENERGY & UTILITY ISSUES
1.
Coveted Washington State Port for Wyoming Coal on
Last Legs with Authorized Lease Rejection (Wyoming Public Media)
2.
Colorado Coal-Fired Power Plant to Close Ahead of
Schedule (Associated Press)
3.
Idaho Power Provides Small Decrease to Customer
Rates Following Oregon Plant Closure (Daily Energy Insider)
4.
Idaho: Man Dies from Apparent Electrocution That
Caused Authorities to Temporarily Shut Down Power to Much of Pocatello (Idaho
State Journal, Pocatello, ID)
5.
California: Calexico Man Identified as Victim of
Fatal 100-Foot Fall Inside Whitewater Wind Turbine (Palm Springs Desert Sun,
CA)
6.
Utah: South Jordan Construction Worker Dies by Electrocution
(KSL Radio, Salt Lake City, UT)
https://kslnewsradio.com/1939703/south-jordan-construction-worker-dies-by-electrocution/
7.
California Is Scrambling to Avoid Blackouts. Your
Refrigerator Could Help (Los Angeles Times, CA)
8.
Small Nuclear Reactors Could Be the Future to
Greener Energy (The Science Times)
9.
Ohio: Columbus to Make Electricity Again with O’Shaughnessy
Dam Hydro Plant Refurbishment (Columbus Dispatch, ID)
10.
Mexico’s State Power Company Admits It Falsified
December Wildfire Document (Associated Press)
https://www.seattlepi.com/news/article/Mexico-s-state-power-company-admits-it-falsified-15849105.php
RENEWABLE ENERGY & SELF STORAGE
11.
Washington State Adopts New ‘Clean Energy’
Policies–Rate Hikes Coming? (KFLD Radio, Pasco, WA)
https://newstalk870.am/state-adopts-new-clean-energy-policies-rate-hikes-coming/
12.
Are States on Track to Meet Early Renewable
Energy Goals? (Solar Power World)
https://www.solarpowerworldonline.com/2021/01/state-progress-early-renewable-energy-goals/
13.
NW Natural Says It’s Investing in Renewable
Natural Gas from a Tyson Plant in Nebraska (Portland Business Journal, OR)
https://energynewsdigest.blogspot.com/2021/01/nw-natural-says-its-investing-in.html
14.
California: Reservoir Proposal Above Lake
Isabella Prompts Concerns (Kern Valley Sun, CA)
https://kernvalleysun.com/reservoir-proposal-above-lake-prompts-concerns/
15.
Home Solar Is Growing, but Big Installers Are
Still Losing Money (NY Times)
https://www.nytimes.com/2021/01/04/business/energy-environment/rooftop-solar-installers.html
CONSERVATION & EFFICIENCY
16.
British Columbia: BC Hydro Report Says Mobile
Homes Use the Most Electricity Out of Any Type of Home (CASTANET)
17.
What Matters for Electrification? Evidence from
70 Years of U.S. Home Heating Choices (The Energy Institute at HAAS)
https://haas.berkeley.edu/wp-content/uploads/WP309.pdf
FISH & WILDLIFE
18.
Idaho Group Recommends Ways to Bolster Salmon,
Steelhead (Associated Press)
19.
Op/Ed: When Power & Fisheries Unite (Eugene
Register-Guard, OR)
20.
Op/Ed: We Can Do Better on Salmon Discussion (San
Juan Islander, Friday Harbor, WA)
https://sanjuanislander.com/opinion/opinion-piece/32067/we-can-do-better-on-salmon-discussion
21.
Ecologist Receives Grant to Study Pollinator
Habitat in Utility Rights-Of-Way (EurekAlert)
https://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2021-01/nau-erg123020.php
ENVIRONMENTAL AFFLATUS – CLEAN UP ON AISLE THREE
22.
Fans Blow Methane from Housing Development Built
on Landfill (Associated Press)
CLIMATE CHANGE SEQUESTRATION VAULT
23.
Study: Warming Already Baked in Will Blow Past
Climate Goals (Associated Press)
https://www.seattlepi.com/news/article/Study-Warming-already-baked-in-will-blow-past-15845658.php
24.
Oregon State University: Combining Solar, Ag
Could Ease Climate Change, Help Rural Communities (KTVZ-TV, Bend, OR)
25.
Climate-Proofing Your Home: How to Electrify (Bloomberg
News)
TELECOMMUNICATIONS
26.
Electric Co-ops Form Broadband Association (Telecompetitor)
https://www.telecompetitor.com/electric-co-ops-form-broadband-association/
THE WIZARDING WORLD OF TECHNOLOGY
27.
U.S. Government Officially Blames Russia for
SolarWinds Hack (Gizmodo)
https://gizmodo.com/u-s-government-officially-blames-russia-for-solarwinds-1845996001
GOVERNANCE & MANAGEMENT
28.
Biden Presidency Promises Change for Power
Industry (Power Magazine)
https://www.powermag.com/biden-presidency-promises-change-for-power-industry/
29.
APPA Works to Ensure Availability of $25 Billion
Rental Assistance Program (American Public Power Association)
30.
The Lawmakers Who Will Shape Energy & Climate
Battles in 2021 (Washington Examiner)
ALLIGATORS IN THE SEWER – DIVERSIONS
Fox Found with Impressive Shoe Collection in Berlin
https://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-53612856
Can’t Travel to See the Northern Lights? Hear It in this Documentary
That Converts It to Music
South Korean City to Pay Residents $100K to Have Babies
Police Respond to Chickens ‘Wreaking Havoc’ at New Jersey McDonald’s
SONG OF THE DAY
Paul Anka – Having My Baby
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=umrzGr_etQw
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