The Energy News Digest is sponsored by the Northwest Public Power Association.
The News Digest on Facebook and Twitter will bring you breaking news throughout the week.
Subscribe to The Energy News Digest.
LINKS & PAYWALL ADVISORY
Links in The Energy News Digest lead to current stories. Media organizations update their websites regularly, which may result in broken links. Media attribution includes information about possible paywall restrictions.
HOT SHOTS – TODAY’S TOP FIVE STORIES
Russian Hacking Threat Hovers Over U.S. Gas Pipelines
(Politico)
https://www.politico.com/news/2022/03/02/gas-pipelines-cyber-risk-00011898
Utilities Urge Supreme Court to Dismiss Challenge to EPA’s
Fleetwide Carbon Emissions Approach (Utility Dive)
Oregon: Pacific Power Seeking 12.2% Rate Increase in 2023
(Oregonian, Portland, OR)
https://www.oregonlive.com/business/2022/03/pacific-power-seeking-122-rate-increase-in-2023.html
California: Nearly Nine Percent Pacific Gas & Electric
Rate Hike for Residential Electricity Customers Takes Effect (KNTV-TV, San
Jose, CA)
Major Hurdle Cleared in Plan to Demolish Four California
Klamath Basin Dams (Associated Press)
NEWS HIGHLIGHTS (See Stories Below)
1.
Oregon: Pacific Power Seeking 12.2% Rate
Increase in 2023
2.
California: Nearly Nine Percent Pacific Gas
& Electric Rate Hike for Residential Electricity Customers Takes Effect
3.
California: Higher Electric Bills Expected as
Pacific Gas & Electric Fast-Tracks Burying Powerlines
4.
During 2021, U.S. Retail Electricity Prices Rose
at Fastest Rate Since 2008
5.
Major Hurdle Cleared in Plan to Demolish Four
California Klamath Basin Dams
6.
News Release: Generators Like New Again at
Nation’s Largest Hydroelectric Producer
7.
Avista Joins Western Energy Imbalance Market to
Enhance Grid Efficiencies
8.
Arizona Utilities Maintain Support for
House-Approved Bill Repealing State’s Competition Provisions
9.
Exclusive: U.S. Utilities Push White House Not
to Sanction Russian Uranium
10.
Do Salmon Have Rights?
11.
Guest Essay: Drop Assault on Natural Gas
12.
Water Under the Bridge Solar Panel
13.
New Calf Born to Endangered Southern Resident
Orcas
14.
Fish & Game Partners with Idaho Power
Company to Test Fertility of Snake River White Sturgeon
15.
Utilities Urge Supreme Court to Dismiss
Challenge to EPA’s Fleetwide Carbon Emissions Approach
16.
NRECA: Supreme Court Should Preserve States’
Power to Set Fossil Plant Emissions
17.
California Debates Naming Heatwaves to
Underscore Deadly Risk of Extreme Heat
18.
Alaska, California: NTIA Awards Two Tribal
Broadband Connectivity Program Grants
19.
WA State: Okanogan PUD Focuses on Broadband
Grant
20.
Montana Cuts to the Chase with Broadband Mapping
Project
21.
Russian Hacking Threat Hovers Over U.S. Gas
Pipelines
22.
Russian Cyber Threats: What You Need to Know
23.
Flush Oregon Budget Boosts Electric Vehicle
& Solar Rebates, Electric Truck Charging
24. Ukraine’s Everyday Heroes Are Owning Social Media
WORD OF THE DAY – HORRIBLE HAIKU EDITION
Pistanthrophobia /pist-ANTH-throw-foe-bee-uh/ Noun – Fear of trusting people due to past experience and relationships gone wrong.
The sting of lost love
Sad Pistanthrophobia
True love will return
ENERGY & UTILITY ISSUES
1.
Oregon: Pacific Power Seeking 12.2% Rate Increase
in 2023 (Oregonian, Portland, OR)
https://www.oregonlive.com/business/2022/03/pacific-power-seeking-122-rate-increase-in-2023.html
2.
California: Nearly Nine Percent Pacific Gas
& Electric Rate Hike for Residential Electricity Customers Takes Effect
(KNTV-TV, San Jose, CA)
3.
California: Higher Electric Bills Expected as Pacific
Gas & Electric Fast-Tracks Burying Powerlines (KRCR-TV, Redding, CA)
https://krcrtv.com/news/local/higher-electric-bills-expected-as-pge-fast-tracks-burying-powerlines
4.
During 2021, U.S. Retail Electricity Prices Rose
at Fastest Rate Since 2008 (U.S. Energy Information Administration)
https://www.eia.gov/todayinenergy/detail.php?id=51438
5.
Major Hurdle Cleared in Plan to Demolish Four
California Klamath Basin Dams (Associated Press)
6.
News Release: Generators Like New Again at Nation’s
Largest Hydroelectric Producer (Bonneville Power Administration)
7.
Avista Joins Western Energy Imbalance Market to
Enhance Grid Efficiencies (Daily Fly)
8.
Arizona Utilities Maintain Support for House-Approved
Bill Repealing State’s Competition Provisions (Daily Energy Insider)
9.
Exclusive: U.S. Utilities Push White House Not to
Sanction Russian Uranium (Reuters)
SOAPBOX SERENADE – VOX POPULI
10.
Do Salmon Have Rights? (Grist Online)
https://grist.org/indigenous/do-salmon-have-rights/
11.
Guest Essay: Drop Assault on Natural Gas (Wenatchee
World, WA – Paywall Advisory)
RENEWABLE ENERGY & SELF STORAGE
12.
Water Under the Bridge Solar Panel (Grist
Online)
https://grist.org/beacon/water-under-the-bridge-solar-panel/
FISH & WILDLIFE
13.
New Calf Born to Endangered Southern Resident
Orcas (Associated Press)
14.
Fish & Game Partners with Idaho Power
Company to Test Fertility of Snake River White Sturgeon (East Idaho News, Idaho
Falls, ID)
ENVIRONMENTAL AFFLATUS – CLEAN UP ON AISLE THREE
15.
Utilities Urge Supreme Court to Dismiss
Challenge to EPA’s Fleetwide Carbon Emissions Approach (Utility Dive)
16.
NRECA: Supreme Court Should Preserve States’
Power to Set Fossil Plant Emissions (National Rural Electric Cooperative
Association)
CLIMATE CHANGE SEQUESTRATION VAULT
17.
California Debates Naming Heatwaves to
Underscore Deadly Risk of Extreme Heat (The Guardian, UK)
TELECOMMUNICATIONS
18.
Alaska, California: NTIA Awards Two Tribal
Broadband Connectivity Program Grants (Telecompetitor)
https://www.telecompetitor.com/ntia-awards-two-tribal-broadband-connectivity-program-grants/
19.
WA State: Okanogan PUD Focuses on Broadband
Grant (KOZI Radio, Chelan, WA)
https://www.kozi.com/okanogan-pud-focuses-on-broadband-grant/
20.
Montana Cuts to the Chase with Broadband Mapping
Project (Government Technology)
https://www.govtech.com/network/montana-cuts-to-the-chase-with-broadband-mapping-project
THE WIZARDING WORLD OF TECHNOLOGY
21.
Russian Hacking Threat Hovers Over U.S. Gas
Pipelines (Politico)
https://www.politico.com/news/2022/03/02/gas-pipelines-cyber-risk-00011898
22.
Russian Cyber Threats: What You Need to Know (American
Public Power Association)
https://www.publicpower.org/periodical/article/russian-cyber-threats-what-you-need-know
I SING THE CAR ELECTRIC
23.
Flush Oregon Budget Boosts Electric Vehicle
& Solar Rebates, Electric Truck Charging (Portland Business Journal, OR – Paywall
Advisory)
PUBLIC RELATIONS, MARKETING & MEDIA
24.
Ukraine’s Everyday Heroes Are Owning Social
Media (Mashable)
https://mashable.com/article/ukraine-viral-heroes
ALLIGATORS IN THE SEWER – DIVERSIONS
Ship Carrying 4,000 Luxury Cars Sinks Off the Azores
https://www.bbc.com/news/business-60579640
A Three-Ton Chunk of Space Junk Is About to Smash into the Moon
https://www.cbc.ca/news/science/space-junk-moon-1.6369650?cmp=rss
Major League Baseball Cancels Games – Lockout Will Delay
2022 Opening Day
Michigan Men Visit 23 Ski Resorts in 24 Hours for World
Record
SONG OF THE DAY
Everything But the Girl – Driving
