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Hotshots – Today’s Top Five Stories
Oregon: Multnomah County Adds NW Natural to $52 Billion
Lawsuit Against Fossil Fuel Companies (Oregon Public Broadcasting)
Climate Groups Ask Consumer Advocacy Council to Oppose
NorthWestern Energy Rate Hikes (Montana Public Radio)
EIA Expects Average U.S. Heating Costs This Winter to Be
Consistent with Last Winter (U.S. Energy Information Administration)
https://www.eia.gov/pressroom/releases/press561.php
Co-ops Need to Prepare for a Surge in Pole Attachment
Requests (National Rural Electric Cooperative Association)
Willamette River Seeing Record Numbers of Coho Salmon
(Oregon Public Broadcasting)
https://www.opb.org/article/2024/10/09/willamette-river-coho-salmon/
News
Highlights (See Stories Below)
1.
Climate Groups Ask Consumer Advocacy Council to
Oppose NorthWestern Energy Rate Hikes
2.
Colstrip, Climate & Electricity Rates Loom
Large in Utility Board Race
3.
EIA Expects Average U.S. Heating Costs This
Winter to Be Consistent with Last Winter
4.
Lawmakers Advance Measure Opening Wyoming to
Possible Nuclear Fuel Waste Storage
5.
Bureau of Reclamation Transfers Three
Switchyards to Bonneville Power
6.
Brattle Study Analyzes Potential Customer
Impacts of the Bonneville Power Administration's Day-Ahead Market Participation
Options
7.
California ISO Approves Provisions to Advance
Major Transmission Intertie in Idaho
8.
New Alaska Utility Energy Storage System to
Support Railbelt Transmission
9.
Audio: Electricity – Why Doctors Say It's
Critical for Your Health
10.
New England Hydropower Imports: DC Circuit
Upholds FERC Order on NextEra Seabrook Circuit Breaker
11.
U.S. Natural Gas-Fired Electricity Generation
Set New Daily Records in Summer 2024
12.
Wyoming Lawmaker Stands with Conservationists
Against Solar, But Not for All the Same Reasons
13.
California Launches $80 Million Home Clean
Energy Rebate Program. Here’s How to Apply
14.
Oregon: Beaverton Taps Municipal Water System
for Hydropower
15.
Alaska: Spruce Root’s ‘Green Bank’ Receives $10
Million Boost for Clean Energy Projects
16.
Willamette River Seeing Record Numbers of Coho
Salmon
17.
Idaho to Administer Copper-Based Chemical to
Snake River in Attempt to Kill Quagga Mussels
18.
Washington State Awards Over $53 Million in
Grants to Restore Rivers & Streamflows
19.
Oregon: Multnomah County Adds NW Natural to $52
Billion Lawsuit Against Fossil Fuel Companies
20.
Carbon Dioxide Pollution in the West Could Drop
with Expansion of Electrical Grid, Report Says
21.
Booming Power Demand Is Slowing Climate Progress
for U.S. Utilities
22.
The Nez Perce Tribe Has a Plan — And Now Funding
— To Cope with the Climate Crisis
23.
Co-ops Need to Prepare for a Surge in Pole
Attachment Requests
24.
American Water, The Largest Water Utility in
U.S., Is Targeted by a Cyberattack
25.
Artificial Intelligence’s Thirst for Power Turns
Utility Stocks into Big Tech Proxies
26.
U.S. Considers Breakup of Google in Landmark
Search Case
27.
Washington Is Building Hundreds of Electric
Vehicle Chargers, But Is It Enough?
28.
TikTok Is Designed to Be Addictive to Kids &
Causes Them Harm, U.S. States’ Lawsuits Say
29.
The Northern Lights Could Be Visible Over All of
Washington State Thursday Night
30.
Electric Co-ops Applaud House Passage of Fix Our
Forests Act
31.
Hurricane Milton Tracker: 'Extremely Dangerous'
Category 4 Storm Forecast to Make Landfall Near Tampa, Florida, Late Tonight
Word of the Day – The Horrible Haiku Edition
Mnemonic \nih-MAW-nick\ Adjective - Assisting or designed to assist memory.
Mnemonic device
Password
protected account
Forgot secret word
Energy
& Utility Issues
1.
Climate Groups Ask Consumer Advocacy Council to
Oppose NorthWestern Energy Rate Hikes (Montana Public Radio)
2.
Colstrip, Climate & Electricity Rates Loom
Large in Utility Board Race (Montana Free Press)
3.
EIA Expects Average U.S. Heating Costs This
Winter to Be Consistent with Last Winter (U.S. Energy Information
Administration)
https://www.eia.gov/pressroom/releases/press561.php
4.
Lawmakers Advance Measure Opening Wyoming to
Possible Nuclear Fuel Waste Storage (WyoFile)
5.
Bureau of Reclamation Transfers Three
Switchyards to Bonneville Power (Spokesman-Review, Spokane, WA – Paywall
Advisory)
https://www.spokesman.com/stories/2024/oct/09/bureau-of-reclamation-transfers-three-switchyards-/
6.
Brattle Study Analyzes Potential Customer
Impacts of the Bonneville Power Administration's Day-Ahead Market Participation
Options (PR Newswire)
7.
California ISO Approves Provisions to Advance
Major Transmission Intertie in Idaho (Daily Energy Insider)
8.
New Alaska Utility Energy Storage System to Support
Railbelt Transmission (KTUU-TV, Anchorage, AK)
9.
Audio: Electricity – Why Doctors Say It's
Critical for Your Health (Boise State Public Radio, ID)
10.
New England Hydropower Imports: DC Circuit Upholds
FERC Order on NextEra Seabrook Circuit Breaker (Utility Dive)
11.
U.S. Natural Gas-Fired Electricity Generation
Set New Daily Records in Summer 2024 (U.S. Energy Information Administration)
https://www.eia.gov/todayinenergy/detail.php?id=63404
Renewable
Energy & Self Storage
12.
Wyoming Lawmaker Stands with Conservationists
Against Solar, But Not for All the Same Reasons (Billings Gazette, MT – Paywall
Advisory)
13.
California Launches $80 Million Home Clean
Energy Rebate Program. Here’s How to Apply (Sacramento Bee, Sacramento, CA – Via
MSN)
14.
Oregon: Beaverton Taps Municipal Water System for
Hydropower (Hydro Review)
15.
Alaska: Spruce Root’s ‘Green Bank’ Receives $10
Million Boost for Clean Energy Projects (KTOO Radio, Juneau, AK)
Fish
& Wildlife
16.
Willamette River Seeing Record Numbers of Coho
Salmon (Oregon Public Broadcasting)
https://www.opb.org/article/2024/10/09/willamette-river-coho-salmon/
17.
Idaho to Administer Copper-Based Chemical to Snake
River in Attempt to Kill Quagga Mussels (Idaho Press)
Water,
Water, Anywhere?
18.
Washington State Awards Over $53 Million in Grants
to Restore Rivers & Streamflows (KHQ-TV, Spokane, WA)
Climate
Change Sequestration Vault
19.
Oregon: Multnomah County Adds NW Natural to $52
Billion Lawsuit Against Fossil Fuel Companies (Oregon Public Broadcasting)
20.
Carbon Dioxide Pollution in the West Could Drop with
Expansion of Electrical Grid, Report Says (Canary Media)
21.
Booming Power Demand Is Slowing Climate Progress
for U.S. Utilities (Canary Media)
22.
The Nez Perce Tribe Has a Plan — And Now Funding
— To Cope with the Climate Crisis (Indian Country Today)
London
Calling –Telecommunications
23.
Co-ops Need to Prepare for a Surge in Pole
Attachment Requests (National Rural Electric Cooperative Association)
Beam
Me Up, Scotty - The Wizarding World of Technology & Cybersecurity
24.
American Water, The Largest Water Utility in U.S.,
Is Targeted by a Cyberattack (Associated Press)
https://apnews.com/article/american-water-cyberattack-36423062dbce05c9aa70ef8aa07810cb
25.
Artificial Intelligence’s Thirst for Power Turns
Utility Stocks into Big Tech Proxies (Bloomberg News – Via Yahoo! News)
https://finance.yahoo.com/news/ai-thirst-power-turns-utility-124755346.html
26.
U.S. Considers Breakup of Google in Landmark
Search Case (Reuters)
I
Sing the Car Electric
27.
Washington Is Building Hundreds of Electric
Vehicle Chargers, But Is It Enough? (Cascade PBS)
https://www.cascadepbs.org/environment/2024/10/washington-building-hundreds-ev-chargers-it-enough
Public
Relations, Marketing & Media
28.
TikTok Is Designed to Be Addictive to Kids &
Causes Them Harm, U.S. States’ Lawsuits Say (Associated Press)
https://apnews.com/article/tiktok-lawsuit-youth-mental-health-2993f8e70d2e3d4eab9988df168fb948
Barrel
O’ Green Potpourri – Seething Stew of Science
29.
The Northern Lights Could Be Visible Over All of
Washington State Thursday Night (KING-TV, Seattle, WA)
Management
& Governance
30.
Electric Co-ops Applaud House Passage of Fix Our
Forests Act (Transmission & Distribution World)
Other
Things to Know About Today
31.
Hurricane Milton Tracker: 'Extremely Dangerous' Category
4 Storm Forecast to Make Landfall Near Tampa, Florida, Late Tonight (Yahoo! News)
Alligators in the Sewer – Diversions
Video Shows Nearly 100 Raccoons Swarm Woman's Yard,
Prompting 911 Call in Washington
https://www.yahoo.com/news/video-shows-nearly-100-raccoons-204532016.html
These Two Spectacular Comets Could Light Up Oregon Skies in October
Artwork Mistaken for Litter Rescued from Museum's Trash Bin
https://www.upi.com/Odd_News/2024/10/08/netherlands-LAM-museum-beer-can-art-trash/4861728407230/
Speed-Eater Downs 2 Pounds, 7 Ounces of Hot Sauce in 3
Minutes
https://www.upi.com/Odd_News/2024/10/09/canada-Guinness-World-Records-hot-sauce/1521728488905/
Song of the Day
Marvin Gaye - Got to Give It Up
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jkCUWNbTiA4
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