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ITEMS OF NOTE FROM THE NORTHWEST PUBLIC POWER ASSOCIATION
Powerful Lineup for NWPPA’s December 7 Power Supply
Conference (Northwest Public Power Association)
HOTSHOTS – TODAY’S TOP FIVE STORIES
A Rail Strike Looms & Impact on U.S. Economy Could Be
Broad (Associated Press)
The Power Grid Faced Heat Waves, Record Demand & Tight
Conditions in 2022. What Happens Next? (Utility Dive)
California’s Climate Plan Calls for No New Gas-Burning Power
Plants (Washington Post, DC – Paywall Advisory)
https://www.washingtonpost.com/climate-environment/2022/11/16/california-natural-gas-plants/
Unchecked Pollution Is Contaminating the Salmon That Pacific
Northwest Tribes Eat (Oregon Public Broadcasting)
Montana’s Largest Wind Farm Fires Up (Ravalli Republic, MT)
NEWS HIGHLIGHTS (See Stories Below)
1.
The Power Grid Faced Heat Waves, Record Demand
& Tight Conditions in 2022. What Happens Next?
2.
California’s Climate Plan Calls for No New
Gas-Burning Power Plants
3.
Pend Oreille PUD and Clark Public Utilities Sign
Long-Term Hydropower Agreement
4.
WA State: Commerce Offers $1.8 Million to Help
Spokane with Delinquent Utility Bills
5.
The White House Is Ready to Shell Out $13
Billion to Modernize U.S. Power Grid
6.
Managing NuScale, Other Small Modular Reactor
Waste Will Be ‘Roughly Comparable’ with Conventional Reactors, DOE Labs Find
7.
Fish Friendly Hydro: Natel Energy Is Proving
It’s Possible
8.
Why Is It So Hard to Build in America? Blame Red
Tape
9.
Montana’s Largest Wind Farm Fires Up
10.
California: Solar Company’s Conservation Deal
Troubles Kern Ranchers
11.
California: Morro Bay Residents Voice Questions,
Concerns About Battery Storage Proposal
12.
Western States Ponder Regional Grid as
Renewables Grow
13.
Biden Administration Approves $550 Million for
Community-Based Clean Energy
14.
Tampa Tries Sidewalk Solar Panels as Backup
Power for Traffic Lights
15.
Public Power Utilities Earn Smart Energy
Provider Designation
16.
Waistlines Aren’t the Only Things That Expand on
Thanksgiving Day
17.
Baby Killer Whale Is Spotted Swimming with Mom
Off Washington Coast, Photos Show
18.
Several Humpback Whales Found Dead on British
Columbia’s Coast in a Matter of Weeks
19.
Unchecked Pollution Is Contaminating the Salmon
That Pacific Northwest Tribes Eat
20.
Oregon Cities Sue State Government Over Parking
Reform, Climate Mandate
21.
Researchers Are Studying How Climate Change
Affects a Bird That Only Lives in Idaho
22.
Junk Carbon Offsets Are What Make These Big
Companies ‘Carbon Neutral’
23.
CenturyLink Penalized by Washington State for
Rate Increases
24.
Senator Murray Announces Over $8 Million in
Funding for Cowlitz County Rural Broadband Access in Washington State
25.
Washington Commerce Dept. to Award $120M in
Stimulus Money for Broadband Grants
26.
California Resident Rallies Neighbors to Build
Fiber Network
27.
Generating Broadband Buzz
28.
Hochul Signs Partial Cryptocurrency Mining Ban
Into New York Law
29.
What Elon Musk Is Doing to Twitter Is What He
Did at Tesla & SpaceX
30.
Public Power Utilities, Organizations Earn
Public Power Communications Awards
31.
Five Conversation Starters for Thanksgiving
Dinner
32.
A Rail Strike Looms & Impact on U.S. Economy
Could Be Broad
33. Experts Are Concerned Thanksgiving Gatherings Could Accelerate A ‘Tripledemic’
WORD OF THE DAY – HORRIBLE HAIKU EDITION
Give Thanks for All Your Blessings...
Thanksgiving /thanks-GIVE-ing/ Noun – 1a capitalized: Thanksgiving Day b: a public acknowledgment or celebration of divine goodness 2: the act of giving thanks 3: a prayer expressing gratitude.
Blessed Thanksgiving
Family, friends, and colleagues
Glad thanks for them all
ENERGY &
UTILITY ISSUES
1.
The Power Grid Faced Heat Waves, Record Demand &
Tight Conditions in 2022. What Happens Next? (Utility Dive)
2.
California’s Climate Plan Calls for No New
Gas-Burning Power Plants (Washington Post, DC – Paywall Advisory)
https://www.washingtonpost.com/climate-environment/2022/11/16/california-natural-gas-plants/
3.
Pend Oreille PUD and Clark Public Utilities Sign
Long-Term Hydropower Agreement (Pend Oreille PUD, Newport, WA)
https://energynewsfeed.blogspot.com/2022/11/pend-oreille-pud-and-clark-public.html
4.
WA State: Commerce Offers $1.8 Million to Help
Spokane with Delinquent Utility Bills (The Center Square)
5.
The White House Is Ready to Shell Out $13
Billion to Modernize U.S. Power Grid (Gizmodo)
https://gizmodo.com/white-house-doe-ready-to-modernize-the-u-s-power-grid-1849816684
6.
Managing NuScale, Other Small Modular Reactor Waste
Will Be ‘Roughly Comparable’ with Conventional Reactors, DOE Labs Find (Utility
Dive)
7.
Fish Friendly Hydro: Natel Energy Is Proving It’s
Possible (Power Magazine)
https://www.powermag.com/fish-friendly-hydro-natel-energy-is-proving-its-possible/
SOAPBOX SERENADE
– VOX POPULI
8.
Why Is It So Hard to Build in America? Blame Red
Tape (Washington Post, DC – Paywall Advisory)
RENEWABLE ENERGY
& SELF STORAGE
9.
Montana’s Largest Wind Farm Fires Up (Ravalli
Republic, MT)
10.
California: Solar Company’s Conservation Deal
Troubles Kern Ranchers (Bakersfield Californian, CA)
11.
California: Morro Bay Residents Voice Questions,
Concerns About Battery Storage Proposal (KSBY-TV, San Luis Obispo, CA)
12.
Western States Ponder Regional Grid as
Renewables Grow (E&E News)
https://www.eenews.net/articles/western-states-ponder-regional-grid-as-renewables-grow/
13.
Biden Administration Approves $550 Million for
Community-Based Clean Energy (The Hill, Washington, DC)
14.
Tampa Tries Sidewalk Solar Panels as Backup
Power for Traffic Lights (Utility Dive)
https://www.utilitydive.com/news/tampa-solar-sidewalks-traffic-lights-hurricane-resilience/637159/
CONSERVATION
& EFFICIENCY
15.
Public Power Utilities Earn Smart Energy
Provider Designation (American Public Power Association)
16.
Waistlines Aren’t the Only Things That Expand on
Thanksgiving Day (Bonneville Power Administration)
FISH &
WILDLIFE
17.
Baby Killer Whale Is Spotted Swimming with Mom
Off Washington Coast, Photos Show (AOL News)
https://www.aol.com/baby-killer-whale-spotted-swimming-235936849.html
18.
Several Humpback Whales Found Dead on British
Columbia’s Coast in a Matter of Weeks (Canadian Broadcasting Corporation)
CLEAN UP ON AISLE
THREE – ENVIRONMENTAL AFFLATUS
19.
Unchecked Pollution Is Contaminating the Salmon
That Pacific Northwest Tribes Eat (Oregon Public Broadcasting)
CLIMATE CHANGE
SEQUESTRATION VAULT
20.
Oregon Cities Sue State Government Over Parking
Reform, Climate Mandate (Oregonian, Portland, OR)
21.
Researchers Are Studying How Climate Change
Affects a Bird That Only Lives in Idaho (Boise State Public Radio, ID)
22.
Junk Carbon Offsets Are What Make These Big
Companies ‘Carbon Neutral’ (Bloomberg News)
https://www.bloomberg.com/graphics/2022-carbon-offsets-renewable-energy/
LONDON CALLING –TELECOMMUNICATIONS
23.
CenturyLink Penalized by Washington State for
Rate Increases (Yahoo! News)
https://news.yahoo.com/centurylink-penalized-rate-increases-045900388.html
24.
Senator Murray Announces Over $8 Million in
Funding for Cowlitz County Rural Broadband Access in Washington state (U.S.
Senator Patty Murray, WA)
25.
Washington Commerce Dept. to Award $120M in
Stimulus Money for Broadband Grants (The Center Square)
26.
California Resident Rallies Neighbors to Build
Fiber Network (Government Technology)
https://www.govtech.com/network/california-resident-rallies-neighbors-to-build-fiber-network
27.
Generating Broadband Buzz (Pioneer Utility
Resources)
https://www.pioneerutilityresources.com/case-study/buzz/
BEAM ME UP,
SCOTTY - THE WIZARDING WORLD OF TECHNOLOGY & CYBERSECURITY
28.
Hochul Signs Partial Cryptocurrency Mining Ban
Into New York Law (Politico)
https://www.politico.com/news/2022/11/22/cryptocurrency-mining-ban-new-york-00070613
29.
What Elon Musk Is Doing to Twitter Is What He
Did at Tesla & SpaceX (Seattle Times, WA – Paywall Advisory)
PUBLIC RELATIONS,
MARKETING & MEDIA
30.
Public Power Utilities, Organizations Earn
Public Power Communications Awards (American Public Power Association)
31.
Five Conversation Starters for Thanksgiving
Dinner (Bonneville Power Administration)
OTHER THINGS TO
KNOW ABOUT TODAY
32.
A Rail Strike Looms & Impact on U.S. Economy
Could Be Broad (Associated Press)
33.
Experts Are Concerned Thanksgiving Gatherings
Could Accelerate A ‘Tripledemic’ (Oregon Public Broadcasting)
ALLIGATORS IN THE SEWER – DIVERSIONS
Parents Welcome Twins Born from Embryos Frozen 30 Years Ago
World Cup 2022: Budweiser Will Ship All the Beer Banned from
Qatar Stadiums to Winning Country
Cartoonists Honor ‘Peanuts’ Creator in Saturday Funny Pages
https://apnews.com/article/cartoonists-honor-charles-schulz-3d3a048d66a4424b3a335d96ceb5aa90
TSA Agents Find Cat Stowed in Checked Luggage
SONG OF THE DAY
Vince Guaraldi – Linus & Lucy
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dURiJSJkWFM
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