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HOT SHOTS – TODAY’S TOP FIVE STORIES
California Prepares for Energy Shortfalls in Hot, Dry Summer
(Associated Press)
White House Announces a Program to Make High-Speed Internet
Cheaper for Millions of Americans (Mashable)
https://mashable.com/article/biden-cheap-internet-acp
Amazon Seeks Tax Breaks for 5 New Data Centers, Worth $12
Billion, in Remote Oregon County (Oregonian, Portland, OR)
Fishermen, Trawlers, & Biologists Speak Out on Wind Farm
Development on Oregon Coast (KPIC-TV, Roseburg, OR)
Big Factory for Electric Car Battery Materials Coming to
Moses Lake, Washington (Northwest News Network)
NEWS HIGHLIGHTS (See Stories Below)
1.
California Prepares for Energy Shortfalls in
Hot, Dry Summer
2.
California: Gov. Newsom Open to Extending Diablo
Canyon Nuclear Plant’s Life – Analysts Differ on Feasibility & Need
3.
Arizona Nuclear Plant Seeking Alternative Source
of Water
4.
Pacific Power Proposes 25 Percent Rate Increase
in Northern California
5.
On Natural Gas Impacts – U.S. Utility Bills
Could Jump 40% on Energy Rally, Barclays Says
6.
WA State: Chelan County PUD Commissioners Delay
Decision on Crypto Rate
7.
Giving Old Dams New Life Could Spark an Energy
Boom
8.
WA State: Research on Potential Removal of Enloe
Dam Ramping Up
9.
Petition to Remove Lower Snake River Dams Gets
1,000 Signatures
10.
News Release: Alaska – AEA, Railbelt Utilities
Pursue Kenai Peninsula’s Largest Hydropower Project in 30 Years
11.
Pacific NW Electric Utility 101: Electricity
Generation & Consumption
12.
Columbia River ‘At Tipping Point’ Warns Longtime
Conservation Leader
13.
Can FERC Convince Utilities to Build Modern
Transmission Systems?
14.
The Internet Saved Us in the Pandemic; Let’s
Make It a Human Right
15.
Fishermen, Trawlers, & Biologists Speak Out
on Wind Farm Development on Oregon Coast
16.
Investigation Into Solar Tariffs Could Threaten
U.S. 2035 Clean Energy Goal, Says DOE’s Granholm
17.
Utilities Push Back Against Growth of Rooftop
Solar Panels
18.
Standing on the Continental Divide, Where Wind
Energy Could Reshape the West
19.
Heat Pumps Do Work in the Cold — Americans Just
Don’t Know It Yet
20.
DOE Updates Water Heater Rule for First Time in
Two Decades
21.
PCEF Awards Another $6.3 Million to Install
Cooling Units in the Homes of Vulnerable Portlanders
22.
Energy Trust, Oregon Agencies Offer New Support
& Savings for Wildfire Victims
23.
Indigenous Carvers’ Totem Pole to Journey Across
Pacific Northwest to Bolster Dam-Removal Movement
24.
To Refine Water Forecasts, Western Cities Map
Snow by Plane
25.
WA State: Largest Irrigation Project in the
Yakima River Basin to Receive $3.74 Million in Funding
26.
White House Announces a Program to Make
High-Speed Internet Cheaper for Millions of Americans
27.
Telecom Groups End Fight Against California Net
Neutrality
28.
Frontier Lied About Internet Speeds &
“Ripped Off Customers,” FTC Says
29.
American Association of Public Broadband Formed
to Promote Municipal Networks
30.
Amazon Seeks Tax Breaks for 5 New Data Centers,
Worth $12 Billion, in Remote Oregon County
31.
Big Factory for Electric Car Battery Materials
Coming to Moses Lake, Washington
32.
New York Times Apologizes After Wordle of the
Day Is ‘Fetus’
33.
More Than 2,200 Dams in the U.S. Are in Poor
Condition, Posing Danger to Communities
34.
More Human Remains Found in Lake Mead amid
Historic Low Water Levels
35. The Coldest April in the Satellite Record over the Pacific Northwest
WORD OF THE DAY
Hubris /HYOO-briss/ Noun – Exaggerated pride or self-confidence
“Don’t get too excited,” chirped Euripides to his overproud assistant. “Just because your poetry is being quoted in the Athenian marketplace today, doesn’t mean you won’t be cursed around town tomorrow.”
“Beware of hubris,” he warned. “Those whom the gods would destroy they first raise up.”
(That’s not the exact quote, but it is in the same vein: “Whom the Gods would destroy they first make mad.”)
Or “Pride goeth before a fall...”
ENERGY & UTILITY ISSUES
1.
California Prepares for Energy Shortfalls in Hot,
Dry Summer (Associated Press)
2.
California: Gov. Newsom Open to Extending Diablo
Canyon Nuclear Plant’s Life – Analysts Differ on Feasibility & Need (Utility
Dive)
3.
Arizona Nuclear Plant Seeking Alternative Source
of Water (Santa Fe New Mexican, NM)
4.
Pacific Power Proposes 25 Percent Rate Increase in
Northern California (Jefferson Public Radio, Ashland, OR)
5.
On Natural Gas Impacts – U.S. Utility Bills
Could Jump 40% on Energy Rally, Barclays Says (Bloomberg News)
6.
WA State: Chelan County PUD Commissioners Delay
Decision on Crypto Rate (Wenatchee World, WA – Paywall Advisory)
7.
Giving Old Dams New Life Could Spark an Energy
Boom (Washington Post – Paywall Advisory)
https://www.washingtonpost.com/climate-solutions/2022/05/06/dams-nonpowered-hydropower-energy/
8.
WA State: Research on Potential Removal of Enloe
Dam Ramping Up (Methow Valley News, Twisp, WA)
https://methowvalleynews.com/2022/05/04/research-on-potential-removal-of-enloe-dam-ramping-up/
9.
Petition to Remove Lower Snake River Dams Gets
1,000 Signatures (Longview Daily News, WA)
10.
News Release: Alaska – AEA, Railbelt Utilities
Pursue Kenai Peninsula’s Largest Hydropower Project in 30 Years (Gov. Mike
Dunleavy, AK)
11.
Pacific NW Electric Utility 101: Electricity
Generation & Consumption (Northwest Energy Coalition)
https://nwenergy.org/featured/nw-electric-utility-101-electricity-generation-and-consumption/
SOAPBOX SERENADE – VOX POPULI
12.
Columbia River ‘At Tipping Point’ Warns Longtime
Conservation Leader (Columbian Insight)
https://columbiainsight.org/columbia-river-at-tipping-point-warns-longtime-conservation-leader/
13.
Can FERC Convince Utilities to Build Modern
Transmission Systems? (Utility Dive)
14.
The Internet Saved Us in the Pandemic; Let’s
Make It a Human Right (Light Reading)
RENEWABLE ENERGY & SELF STORAGE
15.
Fishermen, Trawlers, & Biologists Speak Out on
Wind Farm Development on Oregon Coast (KPIC-TV, Roseburg, OR)
16.
Investigation Into Solar Tariffs Could Threaten U.S.
2035 Clean Energy Goal, Says DOE’s Granholm (Utility Dive)
17.
Utilities Push Back Against Growth of Rooftop
Solar Panels (NBC News)
https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/rooftop-solar-panels-utilities-rcna26726
18.
Standing on the Continental Divide, Where Wind
Energy Could Reshape the West (Los Angeles Times, CA – Paywall Advisory)
CONSERVATION & EFFICIENCY
19.
Heat Pumps Do Work in the Cold — Americans Just
Don’t Know It Yet (Grist Online)
https://grist.org/housing/heat-pumps-do-work-in-the-cold-americans-just-dont-know-it-yet/
20.
DOE Updates Water Heater Rule for First Time in Two
Decades (E&E News)
https://www.eenews.net/articles/doe-updates-water-heater-rule-for-first-time-in-two-decades/
21.
PCEF Awards Another $6.3 Million to Install
Cooling Units in the Homes of Vulnerable Portlanders (Willamette Week)
22.
Energy Trust, Oregon Agencies Offer New Support &
Savings for Wildfire Victims (KTVZ-TV, Bend, OR)
FISH & WILDLIFE
23.
Indigenous Carvers’ Totem Pole to Journey Across
Pacific Northwest to Bolster Dam-Removal Movement (Seattle Times, WA – Paywall
Advisory)
WATER, WATER, ANYWHERE?
24.
To Refine Water Forecasts, Western Cities Map
Snow by Plane (Associated Press)
25.
WA State: Largest Irrigation Project in the Yakima
River Basin to Receive $3.74 Million in Funding (Tacoma News Tribune, WA –
Paywall Advisory)
https://www.thenewstribune.com/news/state/washington/article261145667.html
TELECOMMUNICATIONS
26.
White House Announces a Program to Make
High-Speed Internet Cheaper for Millions of Americans (Mashable)
https://mashable.com/article/biden-cheap-internet-acp
27.
Telecom Groups End Fight Against California Net Neutrality
(Associated Press)
https://ktvl.com/newsletter-daily/telecom-groups-end-fight-against-california-net-neutrality
28.
Frontier Lied About Internet Speeds & “Ripped
Off Customers,” FTC Says (Ars Technica)
29.
American Association of Public Broadband Formed
to Promote Municipal Networks (Telecompetitor)
THE WIZARDING WORLD OF TECHNOLOGY
30.
Amazon Seeks Tax Breaks for 5 New Data Centers,
Worth $12 Billion, in Remote Oregon County (Oregonian, Portland, OR)
I SING THE CAR ELECTRIC
31.
Big Factory for Electric Car Battery Materials
Coming to Moses Lake, Washington (Northwest News Network)
PUBLIC RELATIONS, MARKETING & MEDIA
32.
New York Times Apologizes After Wordle of the
Day Is ‘Fetus’ (Gizmodo)
https://gizmodo.com/new-york-times-apologizes-after-wordle-of-the-day-is-fe-1848898991
OTHER THINGS TO KNOW ABOUT TODAY
33.
More Than 2,200 Dams in the U.S. Are in Poor
Condition, Posing Danger to Communities (National Public Radio)
https://www.npr.org/2022/05/05/1096940224/dams-poor-condition-hazardous-dangerous-infrastructure
34.
More Human Remains Found in Lake Mead amid Historic
Low Water Levels (USA Today)
35.
The Coldest April in the Satellite Record over
the Pacific Northwest (Cliff Mass Weather Blog)
https://cliffmass.blogspot.com/2022/05/the-coldest-april-in-satellite-record.html
ALLIGATORS IN THE SEWER – DIVERSIONS
Meet the Savannah Bananas, TikTok’s Favorite Baseball Team
https://www.cnn.com/2022/05/08/us/savannah-bananas-baseball-tiktok-cec/index.html
Mickey Gilley, Who Helped Inspire ‘Urban Cowboy,’ Dies at 86
https://www.huffpost.com/entry/mickey-gilley-death_n_6277fd2fe4b009a811c4f3c0
Vermont Bacon Producer Provokes National Chuckle for
Packaging Humor Teasing Teachers
Idaho Man Walks with Running Chainsaw on His Chin for World
Record
SONG OF THE DAY
Mickey Gilley - Stand by Me
