The Energy News Digest for August 30, 2023

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HOTSHOTS – TODAY’S TOP FIVE STORIES

WA State: Natural Gas Bill Rates to Increase for Puget Sound Energy Customers – State Discourages Explanation on Bill (KIRO Broadcasting, Seattle, WA)

https://mynorthwest.com/3925516/gas-rate-increase-coming-for-puget-sound-customers/

Critical Fire Weather Arrives in Northern California’s Interior; PG&E Cuts Power to 8,400 Customers (Seattle Post-Intelligencer, WA)

https://www.seattlepi.com/business/article/critical-fire-weather-in-arrives-northern-18338208.php

Oregon’s Coastal Tribes Join Opposition to Federal Offshore Wind Plans (The Maritime Executive)

https://maritime-executive.com/article/oregon-s-coastal-tribes-join-opposition-to-federal-offshore-wind-plans

Pink Salmon Are Having a Great 2023 Return in Puget Sound (KUOW News, Seattle, WA)

https://www.kuow.org/stories/pink-salmon-are-having-a-great-2023-return-in-puget-sound

America Is Using Up Its Groundwater Like There’s No Tomorrow (Seattle Times, WA – Paywall Advisory)

https://www.seattletimes.com/nation-world/america-is-using-up-its-groundwater-like-theres-no-tomorrow/

NEWS HIGHLIGHTS (See Stories Below)

1.      WA State: Natural Gas Bill Rates to Increase for Puget Sound Energy Customers – State Discourages Explanation on Bill

2.      WA Attorney General Advised Utilities Commission to Conceal Carbon Tax Impact on Energy Rates

3.      Critical Fire Weather Arrives in Northern California’s Interior; PG&E Cuts Power to 8,400 Customers

4.      Hawaii Power Utility Takes Responsibility for First Fire on Maui, But Faults County Firefighters

5.      Electric Utilities Face Billions in Wildfire Liability with Aging Power Lines Risking Another Catastrophe

6.      Auditor Faults California Regulators for Failing to Utility Rate Hikes

7.      Washington Receives $23 Million from Feds to Strengthen Electrical Grid Against Disasters

8.      Family of South Carolina Teacher Killed by Falling Utility Pole Seeks Better Rural Infrastructure

9.      Bonneville Power Administration Forms Centralized Program to Mitigate Encroachments on Transmission Infrastructure

10.   Deputy Regional Director Michelle Williams Transitions to Senior Vice President for Western Area Power Administration

11.   Oregon’s Coastal Tribes Join Opposition to Federal Offshore Wind Plans

12.   WA State: Wild Horse Wind Facility Generates Clean Energy & Visitor Curiosity

13.   Alaska’s Largest Solar Farm to Go Online in Coming Days

14.   WA State: Lewis County PUD Has No Official Stance on Hydrogen Facility Proposal

15.   Washington Plant Will Convert Food Waste into Renewable Natural Gas

16.   Pink Salmon Are Having a Great 2023 Return in Puget Sound

17.   In the Storied Cowichan River, Fish Are Dying in Droves as Climate Change Scorches Canada

18.   Japanese Ministers Eat Fukushima Fish to Show It’s Safe After Nuclear Plant Wastewater Is Discharged

19.   America Is Using Up Its Groundwater Like There’s No Tomorrow

20.   Native Nations on Front Lines of Climate Change Share Knowledge & Find Support at Intensive Camps

21.   Broadband Subsidy Program That Millions Use Will Expire Next Year If Congress Doesn’t Act

22.   Is it Time to X-out Twitter?

23.   Live Updates: Hurricane Idalia Strikes Florida’s Big Bend; Flooding, Damage Widespread

24.   Oregon, Washington Faces Total of 17 ‘Large’ Wildfires Spanning 125,000 Acres

25.   Stop Flying Drones Near Wildfires. Firefighters Are Grounding Planes as Result

26.   Oregon, Washington Gas Prices Likely to Jump Still Higher Ahead of Holiday Weekend

WORD OF THE DAY

Eldritch \EL-dritch\ Adjective – Weird, eerie.

Hiding under the covers, lest the closet monster see any part of its body, the quaking child had second thoughts about reading “Tales from the Crypt” with a flashlight under the covers at bedtime. Every eldritch creak of the house, branch against the window, or drip of the bathroom faucet conjured images of a monster with slathering jaws waiting to pounce.

ENERGY & UTILITY ISSUES

1.      WA State: Natural Gas Bill Rates to Increase for Puget Sound Energy Customers – State Discourages Explanation on Bill (KIRO Broadcasting, Seattle, WA)

https://mynorthwest.com/3925516/gas-rate-increase-coming-for-puget-sound-customers/

2.      WA Attorney General Advised Utilities Commission to Conceal Carbon Tax Impact on Energy Rates (The Center Square)

https://www.thecentersquare.com/washington/article_75a017ca-4366-11ee-b44a-631e6df6de14.html

3.      Critical Fire Weather Arrives in Northern California’s Interior; PG&E Cuts Power to 8,400 Customers (Seattle Post-Intelligencer, WA)

https://www.seattlepi.com/business/article/critical-fire-weather-in-arrives-northern-18338208.php

4.      Hawaii Power Utility Takes Responsibility for First Fire on Maui, But Faults County Firefighters (Associated Press)

https://nbcmontana.com/news/nation-world/hawaii-power-utility-takes-responsibility-for-first-fire-on-maui-but-faults-county-firefighters-hawaiian-electric-company-lawsuit-honolulu

5.      Electric Utilities Face Billions in Wildfire Liability with Aging Power Lines Risking Another Catastrophe (CNBC News)

https://www.cnbc.com/2023/08/28/wildfire-risk-electric-utilities-face-billions-in-liability-with-aging-lines.html

6.      Auditor Faults California Regulators for Failing to Utility Rate Hikes (Courthouse News Service)

https://www.courthousenews.com/auditor-faults-california-regulators-for-failing-to-monitor-utility-rate-hikes/

7.      Washington Receives $23 Million from Feds to Strengthen Electrical Grid Against Disasters (Washington State Standard)

https://washingtonstatestandard.com/briefs/electrical-grid-against-disasters/

8.      Family of South Carolina Teacher Killed by Falling Utility Pole Seeks Better Rural Infrastructure (Associated Press)

https://ktar.com/story/5533650/family-of-south-carolina-teacher-killed-by-falling-utility-pole-seeks-better-rural-infrastructure/

9.      Bonneville Power Administration Forms Centralized Program to Mitigate Encroachments on Transmission Infrastructure (Bonneville Power Administration)

https://www.bpa.gov/about/newsroom/news-articles/20230818-bpa-forms-centralized-program-to-mitigate-encroachments-on-transmission

10.   Deputy Regional Director Michelle Williams Transitions to Senior Vice President for Western Area Power Administration (Western Area Power Administration)

https://www.wapa.gov/newsroom/NewsReleases/2023/Documents/New-Sierra-Nevada-regional-manager.pdf

RENEWABLE ENERGY & SELF STORAGE

11.   Oregon’s Coastal Tribes Join Opposition to Federal Offshore Wind Plans (The Maritime Executive)

https://maritime-executive.com/article/oregon-s-coastal-tribes-join-opposition-to-federal-offshore-wind-plans

12.   WA State: Wild Horse Wind Facility Generates Clean Energy & Visitor Curiosity (KING-TV, Seattle, WA)

https://www.king5.com/article/entertainment/television/programs/evening/wild-horse-wind-facility-generates-clean-energy-and-visitor-curiosity/281-428072153

13.   Alaska’s Largest Solar Farm to Go Online in Coming Days (KTUU-TV, Anchorage, AK)

https://www.alaskasnewssource.com/2023/08/30/alaskas-largest-solar-farm-go-online-coming-days/

14.   WA State: Lewis County PUD Has No Official Stance on Hydrogen Facility Proposal (The Chronicle, Centralia, WA)

https://www.chronline.com/stories/lewis-county-pud-has-no-official-stance-on-hydrogen-facility-proposal,324423

15.   Washington Plant Will Convert Food Waste into Renewable Natural Gas (Capital Press)

https://www.capitalpress.com/state/washington/washington-plant-will-convert-food-waste-into-renewable-natural-gas/article_631ff674-46a4-11ee-8e01-8b5e236ddc91.html

FISH & WILDLIFE

16.   Pink Salmon Are Having a Great 2023 Return in Puget Sound (KUOW News, Seattle, WA)

https://www.kuow.org/stories/pink-salmon-are-having-a-great-2023-return-in-puget-sound

17.   In the Storied Cowichan River, Fish Are Dying in Droves as Climate Change Scorches Canada (Seattle Times, WA – Paywall Advisory)

https://www.seattletimes.com/nation-world/in-a-storied-river-fish-are-dying-in-droves-as-climate-change-scorches-canada/

ENVIRONMENTAL AFFLATUS – CLEAN UP ON AISLE THREE

18.   Japanese Ministers Eat Fukushima Fish to Show It’s Safe After Nuclear Plant Wastewater Is Discharged (Associated Press)

https://apnews.com/article/japan-fukushima-nuclear-wastewater-fish-fcb7498f38676192cce7e404277fc976

WATER, WATER, ANYWHERE?

19.   America Is Using Up Its Groundwater Like There’s No Tomorrow (Seattle Times, WA – Paywall Advisory)

https://www.seattletimes.com/nation-world/america-is-using-up-its-groundwater-like-theres-no-tomorrow/

CLIMATE CHANGE SEQUESTRATION VAULT

20.   Native Nations on Front Lines of Climate Change Share Knowledge & Find Support at Intensive Camps (Associated Press)

https://apnews.com/article/tribal-climate-camp-30ebca225c27ed807c1e2e670b24eb8e

LONDON CALLING –TELECOMMUNICATIONS

21.   Broadband Subsidy Program That Millions Use Will Expire Next Year If Congress Doesn’t Act (Associated Press)

https://apnews.com/article/broadband-federal-subsidy-internet-access-congress-biden-f196179935b45632d45169698fd31672

PUBLIC RELATIONS, MARKETING & MEDIA

22.   Is it Time to X-out Twitter? (Pioneer Utility Resources)

https://www.pioneerutilityresources.com/xouttwitter/

OTHER THINGS TO KNOW ABOUT TODAY

23.   Live Updates: Hurricane Idalia Strikes Florida’s Big Bend; Flooding, Damage Widespread (The Weather Channel)

https://weather.com/safety/hurricane/news/2023-08-30-hurricane-idalia-live-updates-blog-florida-landfall

24.   Oregon, Washington Faces Total of 17 ‘Large’ Wildfires Spanning 125,000 Acres (KOIN-TV, Portland, OR)

https://www.koin.com/news/wildfires/oregon-washington-faces-total-of-17-large-wildfires-spanning-125000-acres/

25.   Stop Flying Drones Near Wildfires. Firefighters Are Grounding Planes as Result (KING-TV, Seattle, WA)

https://www.kuow.org/stories/wildfires-continue-to-burn-across-washington-state-so-stop-with-the-drones

26.   Oregon, Washington Gas Prices Likely to Jump Still Higher Ahead of Holiday Weekend (Oregon Public Broadcasting)

https://www.opb.org/article/2023/08/29/oregon-washington-gas-prices-labor-day-weekend/

ALLIGATORS IN THE SEWER – DIVERSIONS

Early Apple Computer That Helped Launch $3T Company Sells at Auction For $223,000

https://apnews.com/article/vintage-apple-computer-auction-jobs-wozniak-9d55e4570e10605a529e9eab4da926c2

Super Blue Moon: Rare Spectacle Set to Light Up Skies

https://www.bbc.com/news/science-environment-66657541

Hundreds of Goats Escape in California Neighborhood

https://www.upi.com/Odd_News/2023/08/30/Corte-Madera-goats-escape/3141693407769/

Giant Inflatable Ducks Make a Mysterious Return to Maine Harbor

https://www.upi.com/Odd_News/2023/08/29/Belfast-Harbor-Maine-giant-rubber-ducks/1101693326844/

SONG OF THE DAY

Apollo 100 – Ode to Joy

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_ekQ1RTmzBc

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The Energy News Digest for August 28, 2023

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HOTSHOTS – TODAY’S TOP FIVE STORIES

Pacific NW Utilities Readying for High-Voltage Fight Over Canada’s Price for Columbia River Power (Olympian, WA – Paywall Advisory)

https://www.theolympian.com/news/politics-government/article278535889.html

Puget Sound Energy Not Permitted to Notify Customers of Natural Gas Rate Hike (KING-TV, Seattle, WA)

https://www.king5.com/article/money/puget-sound-energy-customers-rate-hike/281-fece2fdd-4b8e-491e-8bc0-110815f8edfc

Environmental Group Suffers Setback in Legal Fight to Close California’s Last Nuclear Power Plant (Associated Press)

https://apnews.com/article/nuclear-power-diablo-canyon-california-c3d2fc23916daada9bfa72160e83db1d

WA State: A French-Fry Boomtown Emerges as a Climate Winner — As Long as It Has Water (Washington Post, DC – Paywall Advisory)

This french fry boomtown is a climate change winner. But for how long? - The Washington Post

Utility Efficiency Spending Falls, Leading To 5.4% Drop in Energy Savings: ACEEE (Utility Dive)

https://www.utilitydive.com/news/utility-energy-efficiency-spending-declined-5-percent-from-2018-to-2021/691852/

NEWS HIGHLIGHTS (See Stories Below)

1.      Pacific NW Utilities Readying for High-Voltage Fight Over Canada’s Price for Columbia River Power

2.      Puget Sound Energy Not Permitted to Notify Customers of Natural Gas Rate Hike

3.      WA Attorney General Advised Utilities Commission to Conceal Carbon Tax Impact on Energy Rates

4.      Environmental Group Suffers Setback in Legal Fight to Close California’s Last Nuclear Power Plant

5.      California Farmers: Glen Canyon Dam a Major Problem in West’s Water Supply

6.      Ag Stakeholders Lead Dam Tour as Federal Mediation Deadline Nears

7.      WA State: Nearly $1 Million Added in Cost to Refurbish Douglas PUD’s Dam

8.      Bare Electrical Wire & Leaning Poles on Maui Were Possible Cause of Deadly Fires

9.      Who Pays When Utilities Get Sued Over Wildfires?

10.   CAISO Seeks FERC Approval for Western Day-Ahead Market, with 2025 Start Date

11.   News Release: Biden-Harris Administration Announces More Than $800 Million to Strengthen Rural Infrastructure and Create Jobs

12.   Idaho: Large-Scale Wind & Solar Permits Paused in Twin Falls County

13.   Utility Efficiency Spending Falls, Leading To 5.4% Drop in Energy Savings: ACEEE

14.   Commercial Energy Use Rose in Eight States, Including Alaska, Even as National Trends Tumbled in 2021

15.   Alaska Economists Dispute Duration of Huge Salmon Influxes’ Effect on Prices

16.   One Way to Help Coho Salmon Survive Pacific NW Pollution

17.   Wind Turbines & White Nose: The Perilous Lives of Bats

18.   Camp Creek Wildfire Near Portland, OR’s Water Source Grows to 1,226 Acres

19.   WA State: A French-Fry Boomtown Emerges as a Climate Winner — As Long as It Has Water

20.   Portland Clean Energy Fund Unveils 5-Year Plan, $750 Million Projected Spending After Overhaul

21.   How California Is Bridging the Digital Divide on Tribal Land

22.   Artificial Intelligence Data Centers Use a Lot of Electricity & Water: Can Supply Keep Up?

23.   Ratepayer Owned Public Utilities Launch Ads to Protect Affordable, Reliable, and Clean Power for Communities

24.   From Mad Men to Machines? Big Advertisers Shift to Artificial Intelligence

25.   Groups Urge Congress to Pass FEMA Reimbursement Legislation

26.   WA State: Primed for Ignition - Fires Among Spokane County’s Worst Natural Disasters

27.   Guest Essay:  Breach the Snake River Dams? Only If You Want More Carbon & More Expensive Power

WORD OF THE DAY

Holus-bolus \hoh-lus-BOH-lus\ Adverb – All at once.

     POTUS news presser

     The holus bolus shouting

     Sound, Fury, Nothing

ENERGY & UTILITY ISSUES

1.      Pacific NW Utilities Readying for High-Voltage Fight Over Canada’s Price for Columbia River Power (Olympian, WA – Paywall Advisory)

https://www.theolympian.com/news/politics-government/article278535889.html

2.      Puget Sound Energy Not Permitted to Notify Customers of Natural Gas Rate Hike (KING-TV, Seattle, WA)

https://www.king5.com/article/money/puget-sound-energy-customers-rate-hike/281-fece2fdd-4b8e-491e-8bc0-110815f8edfc

3.      WA Attorney General Advised Utilities Commission to Conceal Carbon Tax Impact on Energy Rates (The Center Square)

https://www.thecentersquare.com/washington/article_75a017ca-4366-11ee-b44a-631e6df6de14.html

4.      Environmental Group Suffers Setback in Legal Fight to Close California’s Last Nuclear Power Plant (Associated Press)

https://apnews.com/article/nuclear-power-diablo-canyon-california-c3d2fc23916daada9bfa72160e83db1d

5.      California Farmers: Glen Canyon Dam a Major Problem in West’s Water Supply (KLAS-TV, Las Vegas, NV)

https://www.8newsnow.com/news/local-news/california-farmers-glen-canyon-dam-a-major-problem-in-wests-water-supply/

6.      Ag Stakeholders Lead Dam Tour as Federal Mediation Deadline Nears (Capital Press)

https://www.capitalpress.com/ag_sectors/grains/ag-stakeholders-lead-dam-tour-as-federal-mediation-deadline-nears/article_dd80fb4e-4216-11ee-8151-7ba8cbefc531.html

7.      WA State: Nearly $1 Million Added in Cost to Refurbish Douglas PUD’s Dam (KPQ-Radio, Wenatchee, WA)

https://kpq.com/nearly-1-million-added-in-cost-to-refurbish-douglas-puds-dam/

8.      Bare Electrical Wire & Leaning Poles on Maui Were Possible Cause of Deadly Fires (Associated Press)

https://apnews.com/article/hawaii-wildfires-maui-electricity-power-utilities-9f23f79821ea50256f0725ac9b0b3905

9.      Who Pays When Utilities Get Sued Over Wildfires? (Canary Media)

https://www.canarymedia.com/articles/utilities/who-pays-when-utilities-get-sued-over-wildfires

10.   CAISO Seeks FERC Approval for Western Day-Ahead Market, with 2025 Start Date (Utility Dive)

https://www.utilitydive.com/news/caiso-ferc-western-day-ahead-market-spp/691740/

11.   News Release: Biden-Harris Administration Announces More Than $800 Million to Strengthen Rural Infrastructure and Create Jobs (U.S. Department of Agriculture)

https://www.usda.gov/media/press-releases/2023/08/28/biden-harris-administration-announces-more-800-million-strengthen

RENEWABLE ENERGY & SELF STORAGE

12.   Idaho: Large-Scale Wind & Solar Permits Paused in Twin Falls County (Twin Falls Times-News, ID)

https://magicvalley.com/news/local/government-politics/large-scale-wind-and-solar-permits-paused-in-twin-falls-county/article_5285be90-42ba-11ee-9d91-974c3a870cd4.html

CONSERVATION & EFFICIENCY

13.   Utility Efficiency Spending Falls, Leading To 5.4% Drop in Energy Savings: ACEEE (Utility Dive)

https://www.utilitydive.com/news/utility-energy-efficiency-spending-declined-5-percent-from-2018-to-2021/691852/

14.   Commercial Energy Use Rose in Eight States, Including Alaska, Even as National Trends Tumbled in 2021 (Daily Energy Insider)

https://dailyenergyinsider.com/news/40905-commercial-energy-use-rose-in-eight-states-even-as-national-trends-tumbled-in-2021/

FISH & WILDLIFE

15.   Alaska Economists Dispute Duration of Huge Salmon Influxes’ Effect on Prices (Alaska Public Media)

https://alaskapublic.org/2023/08/28/alaska-economists-dispute-duration-of-huge-salmon-influxes-effect-on-prices/

16.   One Way to Help Coho Salmon Survive Pacific NW Pollution (KUOW News, Seattle, WA)

https://www.kuow.org/stories/one-way-to-help-coho-salmon-survive-nw-pollution

17.   Wind Turbines & White Nose: The Perilous Lives of Bats (Columbia Insight)

https://columbiainsight.org/wind-turbines-and-white-nose-the-perilous-lives-of-bats/

WATER, WATER, ANYWHERE?

18.   Camp Creek Wildfire Near Portland, OR’s Water Source Grows to 1,226 Acres (The Oregonian, Portland, OR)

https://www.oregonlive.com/clackamascounty/2023/08/camp-creek-wildfire-near-portlands-water-source-grows-to-900-acres.html

CLIMATE CHANGE SEQUESTRATION VAULT

19.   WA State: A French-Fry Boomtown Emerges as a Climate Winner — As Long as It Has Water (Washington Post, DC – Paywall Advisory)

This french fry boomtown is a climate change winner. But for how long? - The Washington Post

20.   Portland Clean Energy Fund Unveils 5-Year Plan, $750 Million Projected Spending After Overhaul (Oregon Public Broadcasting)

https://www.opb.org/article/2023/08/24/portland-clean-energy-fund/

LONDON CALLING –TELECOMMUNICATIONS

21.   How California Is Bridging the Digital Divide on Tribal Land (Carnegie Endowment for International Peace)

https://carnegieendowment.org/2023/08/28/how-california-is-bridging-digital-divide-on-tribal-land-pub-90433

BEAM ME UP, SCOTTY - THE WIZARDING WORLD OF TECHNOLOGY & CYBERSECURITY

22.   Artificial Intelligence Data Centers Use a Lot of Electricity & Water: Can Supply Keep Up? (Yahoo! News)

https://finance.yahoo.com/video/ai-data-centers-lot-electricity-160125093.html

PUBLIC RELATIONS, MARKETING & MEDIA

23.   Ratepayer Owned Public Utilities Launch Ads to Protect Affordable, Reliable, and Clean Power for Communities (News Release: Northwest RiverPartners)

https://energynewsfeed.blogspot.com/2023/08/ratepayer-owned-public-utilities-launch.html

24.   From Mad Men to Machines? Big Advertisers Shift to Artificial Intelligence (Reuters)

https://www.reuters.com/technology/mad-men-machines-big-advertisers-shift-ai-2023-08-18/

MANAGEMENT & GOVERNANCE

25.   Groups Urge Congress to Pass FEMA Reimbursement Legislation (American Public Power Association)

https://www.publicpower.org/periodical/article/groups-urge-congress-pass-fema-reimbursement-legislation

OTHER THINGS TO KNOW ABOUT TODAY

26.   WA State: Primed for Ignition - Fires Among Spokane County’s Worst Natural Disasters (Spokesman-Review, Spokane, WA – Paywall Advisory)

https://www.spokesman.com/stories/2023/aug/27/more-than-350-homes-and-21000-acres-recent-fires-a/

SOAPBOX SERENADE – VOX POPULI

27.   Guest Essay:  Breach the Snake River Dams? Only If You Want More Carbon & More Expensive Power (Idaho Statesman, Boise, ID)

https://www.idahostatesman.com/opinion/readers-opinion/article278301408.html

LEAPIN’ LIZARDS! – DIVERSIONS

Seattle Gets Trolled by a Danish Environmental Artist

https://crosscut.com/culture/2023/08/artsea-seattle-gets-trolled-danish-environmental-artist

‘T. Rexes’ Race to Photo Finish at Washington State Track

https://apnews.com/article/racing-trexes-washington-a498d41a8c9fa5cbb4c7bfb0d3c55f8c

Bob Barker, Iconic Host of 'The Price Is Right' & Animal Activist, Dies at 99

https://www.yahoo.com/entertainment/bob-barker-dies-99-price-is-right-host-172327959.html

Incredibly Rare Spotless Giraffe Born at Tennessee Zoo

https://gizmodo.com/incredibly-rare-spotless-giraffe-born-at-tennessee-zoo-1850765635

SONG OF THE DAY

Simon & Garfunkel - At the Zoo

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cDu7eitZrgw

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