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Hotshots – Today’s Top Five Stories
WA Energy Council
Delays for Second Time Vote on Huge Wind Farm South of Tri-Cities (Tri-City
Herald, WA – Via AOL News)
https://www.aol.com/wa-energy-council-delays-2nd-010211143.html
Company Wants to
Bury 100-Mile Transmission Line in Columbia River; It Could Carry Solar, Wind
Energy to Clark County (Vancouver Columbian, WA – Paywall Advisory)
Federal Government
Will Hold First-Ever Offshore Wind Auction Off the Oregon Coast in October (The
Oregonian, Portland, OR)
WA State: Lummi
Salmon Hatcheries to See Major Improvements After Tribes Work to Secure Federal
Funding (The Bellingham Herald, WA – Via Yahoo! News)
https://news.yahoo.com/news/lummi-salmon-hatcheries-see-major-120000001.html
Proposed Cuts to
Rural Mail Service Pose Fresh Threat to Co-ops, Members (National Rural
Electric Cooperative Association)
https://www.electric.coop/proposed-cuts-to-rural-mail-service-pose-fresh-threat-to-co-ops-members
News Highlights (See
Stories Below)
1. Company
Wants to Bury 100-Mile Transmission Line in Columbia River; It Could Carry
Solar, Wind Energy to Clark County
2. Washington
to Study Pumped Hydropower Storage Benefits, Concerns
3. California:
State of Emergency Declared in Rancho Palos Verdes After Landslide Threats
& Widening Power Outages
4. The
Largest Dam Removal Project in the U.S. Is Completed – A Major Win for
Indigenous Tribes
5. Electricity
Co-ops in Wyoming Poised for Savings Through New Grid Operator
6. Berkshire
Hathaway Energy’s BHE Montana to Join California ISO’s Extended Day-Ahead
Market
7. Alaska:
Ahead of Governor’s Eklutna Dam Decision, Anchorage Assembly Looks to Submit
Preferred Proposal
8. California:
Copper Wire Theft Threatening Infrastructure in East Bay
9. Connecticut
Republicans Call for Special Session on Electricity Rates
10. Less
LIHEAP Funding, Higher Utility Debt Means More Power Shut-Offs, Says Watchdog
Group
11. New
Program Shaves Time Spent Replacing Wood Transmission Poles from Years to
Months
12. WA
Energy Council Delays for Second Time Vote on Huge Wind Farm South of
Tri-Cities
13. Federal
Government Will Hold First-Ever Offshore Wind Auction Off the Oregon Coast in
October
14. Big
Waves Off Oregon Coast Fuel Cutting-Edge Effort to Harness the Ocean for
Electricity
15. Nevada:
Pahrump Electric Co-op Set to Receive $80.3 Million for Solar Project
16. Converting
Cow Manure to Fuel Is Growing Climate Solution, But Critics Say Communities Put
at Risk
17. Carrots,
Sticks or Both: State Efforts to Combat Anti-Renewables NIMBYs
18. WA
State: Lummi Salmon Hatcheries to See Major Improvements After Tribes Work to
Secure Federal Funding
19. Canada:
Study Aims to Bring the Salmon Home to the Upper Columbia River
20. California:
Berkeley’s Gas Ban Was Blocked in Court. Now, a New Plan Has Emerged
21. Drought
Conditions Continue Across the Pacific Northwest
22. Public
Will Get a Little Longer to Weigh in on Oregon’s Program to Cut Carbon
Emissions
23. Musk’s
StarLink Backtracks & Says It Will Comply with Judge’s Order to Block X
24. Americans’
Perception of Artificial Intelligence Is Generally Negative, Though They See
‘Beneficial Applications’
25. Proposed
Cuts to Rural Mail Service Pose Fresh Threat to Co-ops, Members
26. Guest
Essay: Smart Data Center Policy Ensures Opportunities in WA
27. Podcast:
Big Synchronous Generators, Popular Fallacies, and Unpopular Opinions
28.
Guest Essay: Let the Private Sector Lead on
Broadband Expansion, Not Government-Owned Networks
Word of the Day
Byzantine \BIH-zun-teen\ Adjective - 1: of, relating to, or characteristic of the ancient city of Byzantium 2: of, relating to, or having the characteristics of a style of architecture developed in the Byzantine Empire, especially in the fifth & sixth centuries featuring the dome carried on pendentives over a square & incrustation with marble veneering & with colored mosaics on grounds of gold 3: of or relating to the churches using a traditional Greek rite & subject to Eastern canon law 4: often not capitalized a: of, relating to, or characterized by a devious & usually surreptitious manner of operation b: intricately involved: labyrinthine
“Welcome to the PUD’s engineering building,” smirked the public information officer to the fresh-faced new hire. “Now that I’ve escorted you to the drafting offices, it’s up to you to find your way through this Byzantine warren of offices back to the main entrance. Just so you know, we’re still looking for two new meter readers that went missing last fall.”
Energy & Utility
Issues
1.
Company Wants to Bury 100-Mile Transmission Line
in Columbia River; It Could Carry Solar, Wind Energy to Clark County (Vancouver
Columbian, WA – Paywall Advisory)
2.
Washington to Study Pumped Hydropower Storage
Benefits, Concerns (Northwest Public Broadcasting)
https://www.nwpb.org/2024/08/28/washington-to-study-pumped-storage-benefits-concerns/
3.
California: State of Emergency Declared in Rancho
Palos Verdes After Landslide Threats & Widening Power Outages (The
Independent, UK – Via Yahoo! News)
https://www.yahoo.com/news/state-emergency-declared-rancho-palos-224845685.html
4.
The Largest Dam Removal Project in the U.S. Is
Completed – A Major Win for Indigenous Tribes (Cable News Network)
https://www.cnn.com/2024/09/01/climate/klamath-dam-salmon/index.html
5.
Electricity Co-ops in Wyoming Poised for Savings
Through New Grid Operator (Cowboy State Daily)
6.
Berkshire Hathaway Energy’s BHE Montana to Join
California ISO’s Extended Day-Ahead Market (American Public Power Association)
7.
Alaska: Ahead of Governor’s Eklutna Dam Decision,
Anchorage Assembly Looks to Submit Preferred Proposal (KTUU-TV, Anchorage, AK)
8.
California: Copper Wire Theft Threatening
Infrastructure in East Bay (KTVU-TV, Oakland, CA)
9.
Connecticut Republicans Call for Special Session
on Electricity Rates (The Center Square)
https://www.thecentersquare.com/connecticut/article_84edf8a8-658b-11ef-8ddb-bf60f3e60bbc.html
10.
Less LIHEAP Funding, Higher Utility Debt Means
More Power Shut-Offs, Says Watchdog Group (Daily Energy Insider)
11.
New Program Shaves Time Spent Replacing Wood
Transmission Poles from Years to Months (Bonneville Power Administration)
Renewable Energy & Self
Storage
12.
WA Energy Council Delays for Second Time Vote on
Huge Wind Farm South of Tri-Cities (Tri-City Herald, WA – Via AOL News)
https://www.aol.com/wa-energy-council-delays-2nd-010211143.html
13.
Federal Government Will Hold First-Ever Offshore
Wind Auction Off the Oregon Coast in October (The Oregonian, Portland, OR)
14.
Big Waves Off Oregon Coast Fuel Cutting-Edge
Effort to Harness the Ocean for Electricity (The Oregonian, Portland, OR)
15.
Nevada: Pahrump Electric Co-op Set to Receive
$80.3 Million for Solar Project (Nevada Current)
https://nevadacurrent.com/2024/08/29/pahrump-electric-co-op-set-to-receive-80-3m-for-solar-project/
16.
Converting Cow Manure to Fuel Is Growing Climate
Solution, But Critics Say Communities Put at Risk (Associated Press)
https://apnews.com/article/dairies-digesters-methane-c4c39b3519fce4219d76d17332e4aa8a
17.
Carrots, Sticks or Both: State Efforts to Combat
Anti-Renewables NIMBYs (Utility Dive)
Fish & Wildlife
18.
WA State: Lummi Salmon Hatcheries to See Major
Improvements After Tribes Work to Secure Federal Funding (The Bellingham Herald,
WA – Via Yahoo! News)
https://news.yahoo.com/news/lummi-salmon-hatcheries-see-major-120000001.html
19.
Canada: Study Aims to Bring the Salmon Home to
the Upper Columbia River (The Nelson Star, BC)
Environmental Afflatus –
Clean Up on Aisle Three
20.
California: Berkeley’s Gas Ban Was Blocked in
Court. Now, a New Plan Has Emerged (Canary Media)
Water, Water, Anywhere?
21.
Drought Conditions Continue Across the Pacific
Northwest (KREM-TV, Spokane, WA)
Climate Change
Sequestration Vault
22.
Public Will Get a Little Longer to Weigh in on Oregon’s
Program to Cut Carbon Emissions (Oregon Public Broadcasting)
https://www.opb.org/article/2024/09/04/oregon-extends-deadline-public-consultation-carbon-emission/
The Wizarding World of
Technology & Cybersecurity
23.
Musk’s StarLink Backtracks & Says It Will
Comply with Judge’s Order to Block X (Twitter) in Brazil (Associated Press)
24.
Americans’ Perception of Artificial Intelligence
Is Generally Negative, Though They See ‘Beneficial Applications’ (Washington
State Standard)
Public Relations,
Marketing & Media
25.
Proposed Cuts to Rural Mail Service Pose Fresh
Threat to Co-ops, Members (National Rural Electric Cooperative Association)
https://www.electric.coop/proposed-cuts-to-rural-mail-service-pose-fresh-threat-to-co-ops-members
Soapbox Serenade – Vox
Populi
26.
Guest Essay: Smart Data Center Policy Ensures
Opportunities in WA (Source ONE News, Ephrata, WA)
27.
Podcast: Big Synchronous Generators, Popular
Fallacies, and Unpopular Opinions (Public Power Underground)
https://publicpowerunderground.substack.com/p/big-synchronous-generators-popular
28.
Guest Essay: Let the Private Sector Lead on
Broadband Expansion, Not Government-Owned Networks (The Center Square)
https://www.thecentersquare.com/opinion/article_6a4dc9b6-6ad0-11ef-a984-afde8f2c9bfc.html
Alligators in the Sewer – Diversions
Bottle of Cognac
from 1696 Confirmed as the World’s Oldest
‘I Looked for Him
Every Night’: Missing Minnesota Cat Found 1500 Miles Away in Monroe
Shanghai Museum Welcomes
Feline Visitors to Peruse Egyptian Cat Imagery at ‘Meow Night’
Kimchi No More? Climate
Change Puts South Korea’s Beloved Cabbage Dish at Risk
Song of the Day
Na Yoon Sik – Blue
Moon Rising (Captivating the King – Korean - Original Soundtrack)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8lXfF_-ADAk
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