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Hotshots – Today’s Top Five Stories
Drought Conditions
Reduce Hydropower Generation, Particularly in the Pacific Northwest (U.S.
Energy Information Administration)
https://www.eia.gov/todayinenergy/detail.php?id=63664
Climate Change
Identified as Main Driver of Worsening Drought in the Western United States
(Los Angeles Times, CA – Via Yahoo! News)
https://www.yahoo.com/news/climate-change-identified-main-driver-110032982.html
U.S. Electricity
Exports to Canada Have Increased Since September 2023 (U.S. Energy Information
Administration)
https://www.eia.gov/todayinenergy/detail.php?id=63684
Tri-Cities
Nonprofit Considers Suing WA State Over Inslee Decision on Huge Wind Farm
(Tri-City Herald, WA – Via Yahoo! News)
https://www.yahoo.com/news/tri-cities-nonprofit-considering-lawsuit-174521469.html
Center for Whale
Research Reports Two Southern Resident Orcas Missing (KGMI Radio, Bellingham,
WA)
News Highlights (See
Stories Below)
1. Drought
Conditions Reduce Hydropower Generation, Particularly in the Pacific Northwest
2. U.S.
Electricity Exports to Canada Have Increased Since September 2023
3. British
Columbia: Peace River Dam Reservoir Now Fully Filled, Generating Power but
Flooding Land Loved by Locals
4. Nuclear
May Be the Answer to Utah’s Skyrocketing Energy Demands, Gov. Cox Says
5. Bonneville
Power Administration Releases Fiscal Year 2024 Financial Results
6. Utilities
Have Shut Off Power to Prevent Wildfires. That Can Also Cause Problems
7. Idaho
Public Utilities Commission to Host Hearing About Idaho Power Rate Increase
8. Utilities
Manage Supply Chain Strain Amid Rising Electricity Demands & Policy Shifts
9. Western
Energy Market Governance Moves Forward
10. Tri-Cities
Nonprofit Considers Suing WA State Over Inslee Decision on Huge Wind Farm
11. Hydrogen
Hubs Test New Federal Environmental Justice Rules
12. A
Hydrogen-Powered Police Car Debuts in East Wenatchee
13. Sin
City or Solar City? BBC Highlights Las Vegas Green Energy Push
14. Center
for Whale Research Reports Two Southern Resident Orcas Missing
15. BLM
Finalizes Sage Grouse Protection Proposal, Seeks Public Input
16. Update
on Reservoir Levels
17. Climate
Change Identified as Main Driver of Worsening Drought in the Western United
States
18. Will
2024 Be the Warmest Year on Record for Earth? NOAA Says Yes
19. Ziply,
12 Others Poised to Share $133M in Oregon Broadband Funding
20. Arizona:
Native Business Leader – More Money Needed to Bring Broadband Access to Tribal
Communities
21. Electric
Co-ops Push for Faster Updates of BEAD Maps
22. California’s
Only Nuclear Plant to Use Artificial Intelligence to Help Comply with New
Licensing Challenges
23. Bluesky
Has Added 1 Million Users Since the U.S. Election as People Seek Alternatives
to X
24. Washington
Voters Approve Pro-Natural Gas Measure
25. Trump
Has Vowed to Kill US Offshore Wind Projects. Will He Succeed?
26. Paywall
Advisory: Republican Wins Darken Outlook for Senate Permitting Bill
27. Wind
Advisory Ends After Gusts Reached 50 MPH in Western WA
28. Podcast:
Steve Wright Details How Career as Public Power Leader Informed Decision to
Write Book on Public Service
29.
Commentary: Why Businesses Stood Up for
Washington State’s Cap-And-Invest Policy
Word of the Day
Sui Generis /sue-ih-JEN-er-us/ Adjective – Constituting a class alone: unique, peculiar.
Late-harvest Zinfandel and chocolate: the sui generis of pairings.
Energy & Utility
Issues
1.
Drought Conditions Reduce Hydropower Generation,
Particularly in the Pacific Northwest (U.S. Energy Information Administration)
https://www.eia.gov/todayinenergy/detail.php?id=63664
2.
U.S. Electricity Exports to Canada Have
Increased Since September 2023 (U.S. Energy Information Administration)
https://www.eia.gov/todayinenergy/detail.php?id=63684
3.
British Columbia: Peace River Dam Reservoir Now
Fully Filled, Generating Power but Flooding Land Loved by Locals (Canadian
Broadcasting Corporation)
https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/british-columbia/site-c-begins-reservoir-filled-1.7378353
4.
Nuclear May Be the Answer to Utah’s Skyrocketing
Energy Demands, Gov. Cox Says (KSL Radio, Salt Lake City, UT)
5.
Bonneville Power Administration Releases Fiscal
Year 2024 Financial Results (Bonneville Power Administration)
6.
Utilities Have Shut Off Power to Prevent
Wildfires. That Can Also Cause Problems (National Public Radio)
7.
Idaho Public Utilities Commission to Host
Hearing About Idaho Power Rate Increase (Idaho Capital Sun)
8.
Utilities Manage Supply Chain Strain Amid Rising
Electricity Demands & Policy Shifts (Daily Energy Insider)
9.
Western Energy Market Governance Moves Forward (American
Public Power Association)
https://www.publicpower.org/periodical/article/western-energy-market-governance-moves-forward
Renewable Energy & Self
Storage
10.
Tri-Cities Nonprofit Considers Suing WA State
Over Inslee Decision on Huge Wind Farm (Tri-City Herald, WA – Via Yahoo! News)
https://www.yahoo.com/news/tri-cities-nonprofit-considering-lawsuit-174521469.html
11.
Hydrogen Hubs Test New Federal Environmental
Justice Rules (The Daily Climate)
12.
A Hydrogen-Powered Police Car Debuts in East
Wenatchee (KING-TV, Seattle, WA)
13.
Sin City or Solar City? BBC Highlights Las Vegas
Green Energy Push (Yahoo! News)
https://www.yahoo.com/news/sin-city-solar-city-bbc-221109048.html
Fish & Wildlife
14.
Center for Whale Research Reports Two Southern
Resident Orcas Missing (KGMI Radio, Bellingham, WA)
15.
BLM Finalizes Sage Grouse Protection Proposal,
Seeks Public Input (Oregon Public Broadcasting)
https://www.opb.org/article/2024/11/08/blm-sage-grouse-protection-proposal/
Water, Water, Anywhere?
16.
Update on Reservoir Levels (Cliff Mass Weather
Blog)
https://cliffmass.blogspot.com/2024/11/update-on-reservoir-levels.html
Climate Change
Sequestration Vault
17.
Climate Change Identified as Main Driver of
Worsening Drought in the Western United States (Los Angeles Times, CA – Via
Yahoo! News)
https://www.yahoo.com/news/climate-change-identified-main-driver-110032982.html
18.
Will 2024 Be the Warmest Year on Record for Earth?
NOAA Says Yes (The Weather Channel – Via MSN)
London Calling
–Telecommunications
19.
Ziply, 12 Others Poised to Share $133M in Oregon
Broadband Funding (Telecompetitor)
https://www.telecompetitor.com/ziply-12-others-poised-to-share-133m-in-oregon-broadband-funding/
20.
Arizona: Native Business Leader – More Money
Needed to Bring Broadband Access to Tribal Communities (KJZZ Radio, Phoenix,
AZ)
21.
Electric Co-ops Push for Faster Updates of BEAD Maps
(Fierce Network)
https://www.fierce-network.com/broadband/electric-co-ops-want-ntia-double-down-bead-locations
Beam Me Up, Scotty - The
Wizarding World of Technology & Cybersecurity
22.
California’s Only Nuclear Plant to Use Artificial
Intelligence to Help Comply with New Licensing Challenges (Reuters)
Public Relations,
Marketing & Media
23.
Bluesky Has Added 1 Million Users Since the U.S.
Election as People Seek Alternatives to X (Associated Press)
Management &
Governance
24.
Washington Voters Approve Pro-Natural Gas
Measure (Washington State Standard)
https://washingtonstatestandard.com/2024/11/08/washington-voters-approve-pro-natural-gas-measure/
25.
Trump Has Vowed to Kill US Offshore Wind
Projects. Will He Succeed? (Associated Press)
https://apnews.com/article/trump-offshore-wind-energy-4e5b18ecd4799cc4cfd8cd7dc7b326ee
26.
Paywall Advisory: Republican Wins Darken Outlook
for Senate Permitting Bill (E&E News – Paywall Advisory)
https://www.eenews.net/articles/republican-wins-darken-outlook-for-senate-permitting-bill/
Other Things to Know
About Today
27.
Wind Advisory Ends After Gusts Reached 50 MPH in
Western WA (KIRO Broadcasting, Seattle, WA)
Soapbox Serenade – Vox
Populi
28.
Podcast: Steve Wright Details How Career as
Public Power Leader Informed Decision to Write Book on Public Service (American
Public Power Association)
https://www.publicpower.org/podcasts
29.
Commentary: Why Businesses Stood Up for Washington
State’s Cap-And-Invest Policy (Energy News Network)
Alligators in the Sewer – Diversions
Meteorite Lights Up
Skies Across Montana, Washington & Idaho
Moose Wanders into
Company’s Garage, Tramples BMWs
https://www.upi.com/Odd_News/2024/11/13/sweden-moose-garage-BMWs/3351731518224/
Missouri Thrift
Store Seeking to Solve Mystery of WWII Love Letters
77-Year-Old Slice of
Queen Elizabeth II’s Wedding Cake Sells for $2,800
Song of the Day
Average White Band –
Cut the Cake
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Tdy9tdCF9WM
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