The Northwest Public Power Association sponsors the Energy News Digest.
The News Digest on Facebook and Twitter will bring breaking news throughout the week.
Subscribe to The Energy News Digest.
Hotshots – Today’s Top Five Stories
Washington Man
Arrested, Charged in Connection with 2022 Attacks on Oregon Electrical Grid
(Oregon Public Broadcasting)
Surge in
Electricity Demand Spells Trouble for Pacific Northwest, Forecasts Show
(Seattle Times, WA – Paywall Advisory)
Report Estimates
Lower Snake River Dams, Reservoirs Emit Millions of Tons of Greenhouse Gases
(Vancouver Columbian, WA – Paywall Advisory)
Idaho: Looking to
Preserve Rural Farmland, Residents Speak Out Against a Proposed Solar Farm
(KIVI-TV, Nampa, ID)
California's Salmon
Fishing Season Is Canceled (National Public Radio)
https://www.npr.org/2024/04/14/1244734576/californias-salmon-fishing-season-is-canceled
News Highlights (See
Stories Below)
1. Washington
Man Arrested, Charged in Connection with 2022 Attacks on Oregon Electrical Grid
2. Tensions
at Home & Abroad Pose Growing Threat to U.S. Grid
3. Surge
in Electricity Demand Spells Trouble for Pacific Northwest, Forecasts Show
4. Puget
Sound Energy ‘May Need to Look at Resources That Start on Natural Gas’ Before
Power Shortage
5. Washington:
Grant PUD Says County's Demand for Electricity Outpacing Supply from Dams
6. PNGC
Power to Become Largest Bonneville Power Administration Customer
7. Montana:
Butte Nuclear Power Plant Reports Are Unfounded, Regulators Say
8. The
Return of Yucca Mountain? GOP Floats Waste Site’s Revival.
9. Fitch
Rates Energy Northwest, WA Elec Rev Ref Bonds 'AA'; Affirms Bonneville IDR at
'AA-'
10. Unsolved
Mystery: How Much Power Is Crypto Using?
11. Idaho:
Looking to Preserve Rural Farmland, Residents Speak Out Against a Proposed
Solar Farm
12. Wenatchi-P’squosa
People Demonstrate Against Proposed Solar Project in Central WA
13. Not
in My Valley. Some San Juan Islanders Say No to Solar Power
14. For
a Just Transition to Green Energy, Tribes Need More Than Money
15. The
Biomass Boom Is Coming – Burning Trees to Make Electricity Is a Thing
16. Biden
Administration Cuts Costs for Wind & Solar Energy on Public Lands
17. U.S.
Homes Face Costly Retrofits for Induction Stoves, Electric Vehicle Chargers
18. Biden
Administration Finalizes Lightbulb Efficiency Rules
19. California's
Salmon Fishing Season Is Canceled
20. Columbia
River’s Salmon Fishing Season Set to Begin June 16
21. A
Pacific Northwest Butterfly Project Is Restoring Habitats, Hope
22. Columbia
River Superfund Sparks Debate in Northwest
23. U.S.
Emissions Increased 1 Percent from 2021-2022 But Fell 17 Percent from 2005
Levels: EPA
24. A
Drier Than Normal Spring Over the Pacific Northwest
25. Utah:
Panguitch Lake Dam Mitigation Efforts Effective; Evacuation Warning Lifted
26. Report
Estimates Lower Snake River Dams, Reservoirs Emit Millions of Tons of
Greenhouse Gases
27. Should
Washington State Consider Climate Impacts When It Approves Timber Sales?
28. Washington:
Pilot Project in Port Angeles to Use the Power of the Ocean for Carbon Removal
29. Report:
Households Say Internet Service Meets Their Needs, Despite New Demands
30. 8
Years into America’s E-Scooter Experiment, What Have We Learned?
31. Faced
With Possibly Paying for News, Google Removes Links to California Media Sites
for Some Users
32. The
5 Worst Email Mistakes That Make You Look Unprofessional
33. Never
Seen an Exploding Star? This Year, You’ll Have Your Chance
34. Former
WA Gov. Dan Evans Feted for Energy, Conservation Work
35. Guest
Essay: Measuring the Sound of Silence
36.
Do We Still Need Hydropower? The Truth Behind
Hydropower’s Role in Our Battle Against Climate Change
Word of the Day – The Horrible Haiku Edition
Modus Operandi \MOE-dus opp-er-RAND-ee\ Noun – A method of procedure, especially a distinct pattern or method of operation, that indicates or suggests the work of a single criminal in more than one crime.
“No, gentlemen, we are not dealing with a crazed criminal here,” purred Detective Poirot as he absentmindedly stroked his mustache. “What we have here is a person who is so fixed in their modus operandi that they would not change their ways even if confronted with the most secure lock box in the world.” “Non, mon ami, your lunches have not been stolen by a wayward squirrel, crazed dog, or even a trained capuchin monkey…they have been stolen by only one person….your copy repairman: Rick!” (Insert surprised gasp)
Energy & Utility
Issues
1.
Washington Man Arrested, Charged in Connection with
2022 Attacks on Oregon Electrical Grid (Oregon Public Broadcasting)
2.
Tensions at Home & Abroad Pose Growing Threat
to U.S. Grid (E&E News)
https://www.eenews.net/articles/tensions-at-home-and-abroad-pose-growing-threat-to-us-grid/
3.
Surge in Electricity Demand Spells Trouble for Pacific
Northwest, Forecasts Show (Seattle Times, WA – Paywall Advisory)
4.
Puget Sound Energy ‘May Need to Look at Resources
That Start on Natural Gas’ Before Power Shortage (The Center Square)
https://www.thecentersquare.com/washington/article_5dfdf614-f8fb-11ee-a2ea-23d23398544b.html
5.
Washington: Grant PUD Says County's Demand for
Electricity Outpacing Supply from Dams (iFIBERONE News, Ephrata, WA)
6.
PNGC Power to Become Largest Bonneville Power
Administration Customer (PNGC Power)
7.
Montana: Butte Nuclear Power Plant Reports Are
Unfounded, Regulators Say (Billings Gazette, MT – Paywall Advisory)
8.
The Return of Yucca Mountain? GOP Floats Waste
Site’s Revival. (E&E News)
https://www.eenews.net/articles/the-return-of-yucca-mountain-gop-floats-waste-sites-revival/
9.
Fitch Rates Energy Northwest, WA Elec Rev Ref
Bonds 'AA'; Affirms Bonneville IDR at 'AA-' (Fitch Ratings)
10.
Unsolved Mystery: How Much Power Is Crypto
Using? (E&E News)
https://www.eenews.net/articles/unsolved-mystery-how-much-power-is-crypto-using/
Renewable Energy &
Self Storage
11.
Idaho: Looking to Preserve Rural Farmland,
Residents Speak Out Against a Proposed Solar Farm (KIVI-TV, Nampa, ID)
12.
Wenatchi-P’squosa People Demonstrate Against
Proposed Solar Project in Central WA (KNKX Radio, Tacoma, WA)
13.
Not in My Valley. Some San Juan Islanders Say No
to Solar Power (KUOW Radio, Seattle, WA)
14.
For a Just Transition to Green Energy, Tribes
Need More Than Money (Grist Online)
https://grist.org/equity/tribes-need-more-than-money-to-go-green-they-need-just-transition/
15.
The Biomass Boom Is Coming – Burning Trees to
Make Electricity Is a Thing (Indian Country Today)
https://ictnews.org/news/the-biomass-boom-is-coming
16.
Biden Administration Cuts Costs for Wind &
Solar Energy on Public Lands (The Hill, Washington, DC)
https://thehill.com/policy/energy-environment/4589251-wind-solar-public-lands-costs-cut/
Conservation &
Efficiency
17.
U.S. Homes Face Costly Retrofits for Induction
Stoves, Electric Vehicle Chargers (Seattle Times, WA – Paywall Advisory)
18.
Biden Administration Finalizes Lightbulb
Efficiency Rules (The Hill, Washington, DC)
Fish & Wildlife
19.
California's Salmon Fishing Season Is Canceled (National
Public Radio)
https://www.npr.org/2024/04/14/1244734576/californias-salmon-fishing-season-is-canceled
20.
Columbia River’s Salmon Fishing Season Set to
Begin June 16 (KFFX-TV, Kennewick, WA)
https://www.fox41yakima.com/columbia-rivers-salmon-fishing-season-set-to-begin-june-16/
21.
A Pacific Northwest Butterfly Project Is
Restoring Habitats, Hope (Crosscut Seattle)
https://crosscut.com/environment/2024/04/pacific-northwest-butterfly-project-restoring-habitats-hope
Environmental Afflatus –
Clean Up on Aisle Three
22.
Columbia River Superfund Sparks Debate in Northwest
(Lewiston Morning Tribune, ID – Paywall Advisory)
23.
U.S. Emissions Increased 1 Percent from 2021-2022
But Fell 17 Percent from 2005 Levels: EPA (The Hill, Washington, DC)
Water, Water, Anywhere?
24.
A Drier Than Normal Spring Over the Pacific
Northwest (Cliff Mass Weather Blog)
https://cliffmass.blogspot.com/2024/04/a-drier-than-normal-spring-over-pacific.html
25.
Utah: Panguitch Lake Dam Mitigation Efforts
Effective; Evacuation Warning Lifted (KSL Radio, Salt Lake City, UT)
Climate Change
Sequestration Vault
26.
Report Estimates Lower Snake River Dams,
Reservoirs Emit Millions of Tons of Greenhouse Gases (Vancouver Columbian, WA –
Paywall Advisory)
27.
Should Washington State Consider Climate Impacts
When It Approves Timber Sales? (KUOW Radio, Seattle, WA)
https://www.kuow.org/stories/how-should-the-dnr-consider-climate-change-impacts-of-logging
28.
Washington: Pilot Project in Port Angeles to Use
the Power of the Ocean for Carbon Removal (KNKX Radio, Tacoma, WA)
London Calling
–Telecommunications
29.
Report: Households Say Internet Service Meets
Their Needs, Despite New Demands (Telecompetitor)
I Sing the Car Electric
30.
8 Years into America’s E-Scooter Experiment,
What Have We Learned? (Grist Online)
https://grist.org/transportation/8-years-into-americas-e-scooter-experiment-what-have-we-learned/
Public Relations,
Marketing & Media
31.
Faced With Possibly Paying for News, Google Removes
Links to California Media Sites for Some Users (Courthouse News Service)
32.
The 5 Worst Email Mistakes That Make You Look
Unprofessional (Huffington Post)
https://www.huffpost.com/entry/email-mistakes-unprofessional_l_66103e65e4b04fa3961497ee
Barrel O’ Green
Potpourri – Seething Stew of Science
33.
Never Seen an Exploding Star? This Year, You’ll
Have Your Chance (Oregon Public Broadcasting)
Management &
Governance
34.
Former WA Gov. Dan Evans Feted for Energy,
Conservation Work (Crosscut Seattle)
https://crosscut.com/politics/2024/04/former-wa-gov-dan-evans-feted-energy-conservation-work
Soapbox Serenade – Vox
Populi
35.
Guest Essay: Measuring the Sound of Silence (Spokesman-Review,
Spokane, WA – Paywall Advisory)
https://www.wind-watch.org/news/2024/04/12/measuring-the-sound-of-silence/
36.
Do We Still Need Hydropower? The Truth Behind
Hydropower’s Role in Our Battle Against Climate Change (National Renewable
Energy Laboratory)
https://www.nrel.gov/news/program/2024/do-we-still-need-hydropower.html
Alligators in the Sewer – Diversions
Dining Hall with Trojan
War Decorations Uncovered in Pompeii
CBS Pulls the Plug on
Billy Joel at Worst Possible Moment, And Fans Are So Angry
https://www.huffpost.com/entry/billy-joel-concert-cut-cbs_n_661cadb5e4b0f709554b00b7
Oregon Trucker Hurt
After Turkey Crashes Through Windshield
https://www.wwlp.com/news/oregon-trucker-hurt-after-turkey-crashes-through-windshield/
Two Cicada Broods
Will Emerge Around the Same Time in the U.S.
Song of the Day
Billy Joel - Piano
Man
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QwVjTlTdIDQ
Links & Paywall Advisory
Links in The Energy News Digest are for current stories. Media organizations update their websites regularly, which may result in broken links.
Although I choose stories that are accessible without paying a subscription, individual experiences may vary. Media attribution includes information about possible paywall restrictions. Regularly clearing your browser’s history and cookie files may help you access some paywall sites.
