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HOTSHOTS – TODAY’S TOP FIVE STORIES
WA State: Grant PUD Eyeing Nuclear Options (Columbia Basin
Herald, Moses Lake, WA)
https://columbiabasinherald.com/news/2022/aug/23/grant-pud-eyeing-nuclear-options/
A ‘Tsunami of Shutoffs’: 20 Million U.S. Homes Are Behind on
Energy Bills (Bloomberg News)
Washington State’s New Clean Fuel Standard Takes Aim at
Climate-Changing Pollution (Everett Herald, WA – Paywall Advisory)
Oregon/California: Ranchers Told to Stop Diverting Water in
Drought-Hit Area (Associated Press)
Canada: High Hopes for Fraser River Sockeye Dashed by
Precipitous Returns (Victoria Times-Colonist, BC)
NEWS HIGHLIGHTS (See Stories Below)
1.
WA State: Grant PUD Eyeing Nuclear Options
2.
Emerging Small Reactors Projected to Provide 90
GW of Nuclear Power to the US Grid by 2050: NEI Survey
3.
$60/MWh for Advanced Nuclear Electricity Is
Achievable, Says GE Hitachi Executive
4.
Japan Signals Return to Nuclear Power to
Stabilize Energy Supply
5.
A ‘Tsunami of Shutoffs’: 20 Million U.S. Homes
Are Behind on Energy Bills
6.
Transmission Talk: Oregon Energy Facility Siting
Council to Conduct Three-Day Meeting in La Grande
7.
This Power Line Could Save California — And
Forever Change the American West
8.
Lawsuit: Electrical Equipment Sparked Deadly
California Fire
9.
California: Rocked by Turmoil, Orang County’s
Clean Power Agency Faces Possible County Withdrawal
10.
National Hydropower Day 2022: Celebrating
America’s First Renewable on August 24
11.
West Coast Attorneys General Urge Federal
Regulators to Deny Natural Gas Pipeline Expansion
12.
U.S. Gas-Fired Generation Set Three Daily
Records Last Month, Says EIA
13.
U.S. Natural Gas Price Saw Record Volatility in
the First Quarter of 2022
14.
Audio: CAISO President & CEO Elliot Mainzer
Discusses Summer Grid Performance & Storage Growth
15.
Power Co-Ops Remind Dove Hunters Not to Shoot at
Power, Fiber Lines
16.
Guest Essay: Rejuvenating the Reactors: Elements
by Liam Denning
17.
Idaho: Proposed Project Aims to Build Up to 115
Wind Turbines West of Idaho Falls
18.
Central Washington State Family That Owns
Wautoma Solar Project Site Explains Benefits of Proposal
19.
WA State: Solar Farm Planned for Area Just South
of Vantage Bridge in Grant County
20.
Pacific Gas & Electric, Tesla Virtual Power
Plant Delivers 16.5 MW to California Grid Amid Calls for Energy Conservation
21.
Solar Parking Lots Are a Win-Win Renewable
Energy Solution. Why Aren’t They Everywhere?
22.
The Future of Renewable Energy May Lie in
Organic Waste
23.
Does Turning the Air Conditioning Off When
You’re Not Home Actually Save Energy? Three Engineers Run the Numbers
24.
Canada: High Hopes for Fraser River Sockeye
Dashed by Precipitous Returns
25.
Lamprey Swim Past Oregon’s Soda Springs Dam,
After 10 Years of Waiting
26.
Indigenous Experts Guide Lamprey Recovery in
West
27.
Nearly All Marine Species Threatened by Climate
Change: Study
28.
Will the EPA Crack Down on Pollution from
Buildings?
29.
The Top 10 Emitting Power Plants in America
30.
Oregon/California: Ranchers Told to Stop
Diverting Water in Drought-Hit Area
31.
What Drought? Sisters Irrigation District Pipes
& Pressurizes Its Canals
32.
How New Colorado River Water Cuts Will Impact
Western States, Residents
33.
Washington State’s New Clean Fuel Standard Takes
Aim at Climate-Changing Pollution
34.
Five 1,000-Year Rain Events Have Struck the U.S.
in Five Weeks. Why?
35.
Hotter Summers Could Become the Norm in the
Pacific Northwest
36.
Extreme Weather Blamed for Surge in Number of
Unplanted Farm Acres
37.
Video: LiveWire – Pole Attachments—Co-ops Fight
for Fair Rates
38.
Portland City Officials Accidentally Send Hacker
$1.4 Million
39.
Electric Cars Have a Big Tire Conundrum
40. Another Scorcher on the Way with Record-Breaking Heat Possible Thursday
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Canorous strains, Clair de Lune
Great work DeBussy!
ENERGY &
UTILITY ISSUES
1.
WA State: Grant PUD Eyeing Nuclear Options (Columbia
Basin Herald, Moses Lake, WA)
https://columbiabasinherald.com/news/2022/aug/23/grant-pud-eyeing-nuclear-options/
2.
Emerging Small Reactors Projected to Provide 90 GW
of Nuclear Power to the US Grid by 2050: NEI Survey (Utility Dive)
3.
$60/MWh for Advanced Nuclear Electricity Is
Achievable, Says GE Hitachi Executive (Utility Dive)
4.
Japan Signals Return to Nuclear Power to Stabilize
Energy Supply (Reuters)
5.
A ‘Tsunami of Shutoffs’: 20 Million U.S. Homes
Are Behind on Energy Bills (Bloomberg News)
6.
Transmission Talk: Oregon Energy Facility Siting
Council to Conduct Three-Day Meeting in La Grande (La Grande Observer, OR)
7.
This Power Line Could Save California — And
Forever Change the American West (Los Angeles Times, CA – Paywall Advisory)
https://www.latimes.com/environment/story/2022-08-23/wyoming-clean-energy-california
8.
Lawsuit: Electrical Equipment Sparked Deadly California
Fire (Associated Press)
9.
California: Rocked by Turmoil, Orang County’s
Clean Power Agency Faces Possible County Withdrawal (Voice of OC, Santa Ana,
CA)
10.
National Hydropower Day 2022: Celebrating
America’s First Renewable on August 24 (Yahoo! News)
https://finance.yahoo.com/news/national-hydropower-day-2022-celebrating-171500339.html
11.
West Coast Attorneys General Urge Federal
Regulators to Deny Natural Gas Pipeline Expansion (KTVZ-TV, Bend, OR)
12.
U.S. Gas-Fired Generation Set Three Daily
Records Last Month, Says EIA (Utility Dive)
https://www.utilitydive.com/news/us-gas-fired-generation-records-eia/630287/
13.
U.S. Natural Gas Price Saw Record Volatility in
the First Quarter of 2022 (U.S. Energy Information Administration)
https://www.eia.gov/todayinenergy/detail.php?id=53579
14.
Audio: CAISO President & CEO Elliot Mainzer
Discusses Summer Grid Performance & Storage Growth (American Public Power
Association)
15.
Power Co-Ops Remind Dove Hunters Not to Shoot at
Power, Fiber Lines (WDAM-TV, Laurel, MS)
https://www.wdam.com/2022/08/24/power-co-ops-remind-dove-hunters-not-shoot-power-fiber-lines/
SOAPBOX SERENADE
– VOX POPULI
16.
Guest Essay: Rejuvenating the Reactors: Elements
by Liam Denning (Bloomberg News)
RENEWABLE ENERGY
& SELF STORAGE
17.
Idaho: Proposed Project Aims to Build Up to 115
Wind Turbines West of Idaho Falls (East Idaho News, Idaho Falls, ID)
18.
Central Washington State Family That Owns Wautoma
Solar Project Site Explains Benefits of Proposal (Yakima Herald-Republic, WA – Paywall
Advisory)
19.
WA State: Solar Farm Planned for Area Just South
of Vantage Bridge in Grant County (iFiberOne, Ephrata, WA)
20.
Pacific Gas & Electric, Tesla Virtual Power
Plant Delivers 16.5 MW to California Grid Amid Calls for Energy Conservation (Utility
Dive)
https://www.utilitydive.com/news/pge-tesla-virtual-power-plant/630310/
21.
Solar Parking Lots Are a Win-Win Renewable
Energy Solution. Why Aren’t They Everywhere? (C|Net News)
22.
The Future of Renewable Energy May Lie in Organic
Waste (KUOW Radio, Seattle, WA)
https://www.kuow.org/stories/the-future-of-renewable-energy-may-lie-in-our-compost
CONSERVATION
& EFFICIENCY
23.
Does Turning the Air Conditioning Off When You’re
Not Home Actually Save Energy? Three Engineers Run the Numbers (Bozeman Daily
Chronicle, MT)
FISH &
WILDLIFE
24.
Canada: High Hopes for Fraser River Sockeye
Dashed by Precipitous Returns (Victoria Times-Colonist, BC)
25.
Lamprey Swim Past Oregon’s Soda Springs Dam,
After 10 Years of Waiting (Northwest News Network)
26.
Indigenous Experts Guide Lamprey Recovery in West
(Oregon Public Broadcasting)
27.
Nearly All Marine Species Threatened by Climate
Change: Study (Yahoo! News)
ENVIRONMENTAL
AFFLATUS – CLEAN UP ON AISLE THREE
28.
Will the EPA Crack Down on Pollution from Buildings?
(Grist Online)
https://grist.org/buildings/epa-pollution-gas-appliances-buildings/
29.
The Top 10 Emitting Power Plants in America (E&E
News)
https://www.eenews.net/articles/the-top-10-emitting-power-plants-in-america/
WATER, WATER,
ANYWHERE?
30.
Oregon/California: Ranchers Told to Stop
Diverting Water in Drought-Hit Area (Associated Press)
31.
What Drought? Sisters Irrigation District Pipes &
Pressurizes Its Canals (KOHD-TV, Bend, OR)
32.
How New Colorado River Water Cuts Will Impact Western
States, Residents (Associated Press)
CLIMATE CHANGE
SEQUESTRATION VAULT
33.
Washington State’s New Clean Fuel Standard Takes
Aim at Climate-Changing Pollution (Everett Herald, WA – Paywall Advisory)
34.
Five 1,000-Year Rain Events Have Struck the U.S.
in Five Weeks. Why? (Washington Post – Paywall Advisory)
https://www.washingtonpost.com/climate-environment/2022/08/23/flood-united-states-climate-explainer/
35.
Hotter Summers Could Become the Norm in the Pacific
Northwest (KIRO Broadcasting, Seattle, WA)
36.
Extreme Weather Blamed for Surge in Number of Unplanted
Farm Acres (Spokesman-Review, Spokane, WA – Paywall Advisory)
https://www.spokesman.com/stories/2022/aug/23/extreme-weather-blamed-for-surge-in-number-of-unpl/
TELECOMMUNICATIONS
37.
Video: LiveWire – Pole Attachments—Co-ops Fight
for Fair Rates (National Rural Electric Cooperative Association)
THE WIZARDING
WORLD OF TECHNOLOGY & CYBERSECURITY
38.
Portland City Officials Accidentally Send Hacker
$1.4 Million (PC Magazine)
https://www.pcmag.com/news/portland-city-officials-accidentally-send-hacker-14-million
I SING THE CAR
ELECTRIC
39.
Electric Cars Have a Big Tire Conundrum (Bloomberg
News)
https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2022-08-22/electric-cars-have-a-big-tire-conundrum
OTHER THINGS TO
KNOW ABOUT TODAY
40.
Another Scorcher on the Way with Record-Breaking
Heat Possible Thursday (KIRO Broadcasting, Seattle, WA)
ALLIGATORS IN THE SEWER – DIVERSIONS
Wind Turbine Blades Could Be Recycled into Gummy Bears,
Scientists Say
Idaho Man Inflates 10 Balloons in 60 Seconds Using Only His
Nose
Skysurfer Breaks His Own World Record With 175 Spins in One
Jump
https://www.upi.com/Odd_News/2022/08/24/Guinness-World-Records-spins-skysurfing/6951661352519/
34-Hour Beach Rugby Game Breaks Guinness World Record
https://www.upi.com/Odd_News/2022/08/23/Guinness-World-Records-beach-touch-rugby/5941661279309/
SONG OF THE DAY
Nena – 99 Luftballons
