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Hotshots – Today’s Top Five Stories
PacifiCorp Will Pay $178 Million to Oregon Wildfire Victims
in Latest Multimillion-Dollar Settlement from 2020 Blazes (Oregon Public
Broadcasting)
Fire-Related Power Outages Could Become More Frequent,
Pacific Power Says (Yakima Herald-Republic, WA – Paywall Advisory)
Many Americans Are Still Shying Away from Electric Vehicles
Despite Biden’s Push, an AP-NORC/EPIC Poll Finds (Associated Press)
California Budget Cuts Could Decimate Key Virtual Power
Plant Programs (Canary Media)
New Study Finds Earth Warming at Record Rate, But No
Evidence of Climate Change Accelerating (Associated Press)
News
Highlights (See Stories Below)
1.
PacifiCorp Will Pay $178 Million to Oregon
Wildfire Victims in Latest Multimillion-Dollar Settlement from 2020 Blazes
2.
Fire-Related Power Outages Could Become More
Frequent, Pacific Power Says
3.
WA State: Chelan PUD Expanding Fire Danger Power
Shutoff Plan Countywide
4.
U.S. May Revive Some Shut Nuclear Plants to Help
Meet Emissions Goal, Energy Chief Says
5.
As Nuclear Power Flails in the U.S., White House
Bets Big on a Revival
6.
Light-Water Small Modular Reactors Here to Stay
Despite Early Challenges: DOE Lab Nuclear Scientist
7.
Hot Summer May Bring 8% Rise in Utility Costs
for Many People Across the U.S.
8.
Idaho Power Seeks More Land for E. Oregon Power
Line
9.
California: How A New Gas-Fired Power Plant Near
Modesto Will Help California Avoid Rolling Outages This Summer
10.
Northwest Natural Producing ‘Turquoise Hydrogen’
& Cutting Carbon Emissions in the Process
11.
California: The Question of Creating a Municipal
Utility Within the City of San Diego Heads to City Council
12.
Senate Panel Advances FERC Nominees; Senate
Confirms NRC Chair for Second Term
13.
California Budget Cuts Could Decimate Key
Virtual Power Plant Programs
14.
New Map Shows Vast Potential for Geothermal
Energy Beneath Entire U.S.
15.
News Release: National Renewable Energy
Laboratory Names 2024 Executive Energy Leadership Program Participants
16.
Washington State Agency Awards Public Power
Utilities Funds for Electrification
17.
Cliff Mass: El Nino Is to Blame for Lower
Snowpack, Not Climate Change
18.
California Governor Welcomes Judicial Ruling in
Sites Reservoir Project
19.
New Study Finds Earth Warming at Record Rate,
But No Evidence of Climate Change Accelerating
20.
AT&T And Verizon Resume Normal Service After
Thousands of Customers Reported Outage Around the U.S.
21.
Broadband Subsidies for Rural Americans Are
Ending Putting Telehealth at Risk
22.
Many Americans Are Still Shying Away from
Electric Vehicles Despite Biden’s Push, an AP-NORC/EPIC Poll Finds
23.
Boeing Hit with $72 Million Verdict in Electric
Vehicle Aircraft Trade Secrets Case
24.
These Early Tesla Bulls Are Giving Up on the
Stock
25.
Could Spraying Sea Salt into the Clouds Cool the
Planet?
26.
Boeing Launches NASA Astronauts for the First
Time After Years of Delays
27.
Coastal Erosion Threatens to Wash Away D-Day
Beaches
28.
Editorial: Update Electrical Grid to Keep Up
with Demand
29.
Guest Essay: A Bold Blueprint for Salmon
Restoration Puts Idaho on the Right Course
30.
Public Power Underground - Apoorv Bhargava on
the Grid
Word of the Day
Supererogation \soop-err-air-uh-GAY-shun\ Noun - The act of performing more than is required by duty, obligation, or need.
“Bartholomew, you have an exemplary talent. Your supererogation is an inspiration to all the other employees here,” barked the supervisor to his cowering minion. “Great,” thought Barty, “Now I need to buy a dictionary to see if that was a compliment.”
Energy
& Utility Issues
1.
PacifiCorp Will Pay $178 Million to Oregon
Wildfire Victims in Latest Multimillion-Dollar Settlement from 2020 Blazes
(Oregon Public Broadcasting)
2.
Fire-Related Power Outages Could Become More
Frequent, Pacific Power Says (Yakima Herald-Republic, WA – Paywall Advisory)
3.
WA State: Chelan PUD Expanding Fire Danger Power
Shutoff Plan Countywide (KPQ Radio, Wenatchee, WA)
https://kpq.com/emergency-power-shutoff-procedure/
4.
U.S. May Revive Some Shut Nuclear Plants to Help
Meet Emissions Goal, Energy Chief Says (Reuters)
5.
As Nuclear Power Flails in the U.S., White House
Bets Big on a Revival (Washington Post, Via MSN News)
6.
Light-Water Small Modular Reactors Here to Stay
Despite Early Challenges: DOE Lab Nuclear Scientist (Utility Dive)
https://www.utilitydive.com/news/light-water-smrs-advanced-nuclear-idaho-inl-nuscale-okla/717795/
7.
Hot Summer May Bring 8% Rise in Utility Costs
for Many People Across the U.S. (The Guardian, UK)
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/article/2024/jun/03/utility-bills-ac-summer-heat
8.
Idaho Power Seeks More Land for E. Oregon Power
Line (Capital Press – Paywall Advisory)
9.
California: How A New Gas-Fired Power Plant Near
Modesto Will Help California Avoid Rolling Outages This Summer (Modesto Bee, CA
– Paywall Advisory)
https://www.modbee.com/news/local/article288975590.html
10.
Northwest Natural Producing ‘Turquoise Hydrogen’
& Cutting Carbon Emissions in the Process (KGW-TV, Portland, OR)
11.
California: The Question of Creating a Municipal
Utility Within the City of San Diego Heads to City Council (San Diego
Union0Tribune, CA)
12.
Senate Panel Advances FERC Nominees; Senate
Confirms NRC Chair for Second Term (Utility Dive)
https://www.utilitydive.com/news/senate-manchin-ferc-nominees-nrc-hanson-nietc/718040/
Renewable
Energy & Self Storage
13.
California Budget Cuts Could Decimate Key
Virtual Power Plant Programs (Canary Media)
14.
New Map Shows Vast Potential for Geothermal
Energy Beneath Entire U.S. (The Hill, Washington, DC)
15.
News Release: National Renewable Energy
Laboratory Names 2024 Executive Energy Leadership Program Participants (NREL)
Conservation
& Efficiency
16.
Washington State Agency Awards Public Power
Utilities Funds for Electrification (American Public Power Association)
Water,
Water, Anywhere?
17.
Cliff Mass: El Nino Is to Blame for Lower
Snowpack, Not Climate Change (KIRO Broadcasting, Seattle, WA)
https://mynorthwest.com/3961708/cliff-mass-el-nino-blame-lower-snowpack-not-climate-change/
18.
California Governor Welcomes Judicial Ruling in
Sites Reservoir Project (Courthouse News Service)
Climate
Change Sequestration Vault
19.
New Study Finds Earth Warming at Record Rate,
But No Evidence of Climate Change Accelerating (Associated Press)
London
Calling –Telecommunications
20.
AT&T And Verizon Resume Normal Service After
Thousands of Customers Reported Outage Around the U.S. (The Daily Mail, UK)
https://www.dailymail.co.uk/sciencetech/article-13494825/AT-T-outage-impacting-911-calls.html
21.
Broadband Subsidies for Rural Americans Are
Ending Putting Telehealth at Risk (National Public Radio)
I
Sing the Car Electric
22.
Many Americans Are Still Shying Away from Electric
Vehicles Despite Biden’s Push, an AP-NORC/EPIC Poll Finds (Associated Press)
23.
Boeing Hit with $72 Million Verdict in Electric
Vehicle Aircraft Trade Secrets Case (Reuters)
24.
These Early Tesla Bulls Are Giving Up on the
Stock (Reuters)
Barrel
O’ Green Potpourri – Seething Stew of Science
25.
Could Spraying Sea Salt into the Clouds Cool the
Planet? (Spokesman-Review, Spokane, WA – Paywall Advisory)
https://www.spokesman.com/stories/2024/jun/04/could-spraying-sea-salt-into-the-clouds-cool-the-p/
Other
Things to Know About Today
26.
Boeing Launches NASA Astronauts for the First
Time After Years of Delays (Associated Press)
27.
Coastal Erosion Threatens to Wash Away D-Day
Beaches (Canadian Broadcasting Corporation)
https://www.cbc.ca/news/world/normandy-dday-beaches-erosion-1.7223192
Soapbox
Serenade – Vox Populi
28.
Editorial: Update Electrical Grid to Keep Up
with Demand (Vancouver Columbian, WA – Paywall Advisory)
29.
Guest Essay: A Bold Blueprint for Salmon
Restoration Puts Idaho on the Right Course (Idaho Capital Sun)
30.
Public Power Underground - Apoorv Bhargava on
the Grid (Public Power Underground Podcast)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8QtIh4848A0
Alligators in the Sewer – Diversions
Rare Fossil of Adolescent Tyrannosaurus - ‘Teen Rex’- Found
by U.S. Kids
Dr Pepper Is Now as Popular as Pepsi. It’s Still Shrouded in
Mystery.
https://www.washingtonpost.com/food/2024/06/04/dr-pepper-questions-pepsi-mystery/
World’s Largest Coprolite Collection Becomes Arizona ‘Poozeum’
https://www.upi.com/Odd_News/2024/06/03/Guinness-World-Records-Poozeum/9251717436674/
Rare Boba Fett Action Figure Sells for Record-Breaking
$525,000
https://www.upi.com/Odd_News/2024/06/04/Heritage-Auctions-Boba-Fett/8141717517923/
Song of the Day
John Williams – Jurassic Park Overture (Movie Soundtrack)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=T66GtGmB-Gk
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