The Energy News Digest for April 7, 2025

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NWPPA’s Annual Conference & Membership Meeting

Join us as we raise a glass to 85 years of public power excellence at our Annual Conference and Membership Meeting in Santa Rosa, California. Mark your calendars for May 19-22, 2025, as utility executives and policymakers convene in Sonoma County to celebrate this historic milestone and shape our industry’s future.

Hotshots – Today’s Top Five Stories

U.S. Senator Cantwell (WA): ‘Bad Idea’ for Department of Energy to Sell Off BPA Assets (San Juan Islander, Friday Harbor, WA)

https://www.sanjuanislander.com/news-articles/government-news/federal/39216/cantwell-bad-idea-for-department-of-energy-to-sell-off-bpa-assets

PacifiCorp Appeals Class Action Ruling Over 2020 Oregon Wildfires (Oregon Public Broadcasting)

https://www.opb.org/article/2025/04/02/pacificorp-appeals-class-action-ruling-over-2020-oregon-wildfires/

DOE Tags 16 Federal Sites for Artificial Intelligence Data Centers – Including the Pacific Northwest (Energy Central)

https://energycentral.com/c/ec/doe-tags-16-federal-sites-ai-data-centers

WA Dept. of Commerce Rescinds Funding for Tidal Energy Project After Tribal Objections (Lynnwood Times, WA)

https://lynnwoodtimes.com/2025/04/06/tidal-energy/

Electric Vehicle Market Growth Stalls in Washington State Amid Falling Tesla Sales (Oregon Public Broadcasting)

https://www.opb.org/article/2025/04/05/ev-growth-stalls-washington-tesla/

News Highlights (See Stories Below)

1.      U.S. Senator Cantwell (WA): ‘Bad Idea’ for Department of Energy to Sell Off BPA Assets

2.      PacifiCorp Appeals Class Action Ruling Over 2020 Oregon Wildfires

3.      Montana: Energy Providers Look to Set Precedent for Wildfire Liability Law

4.      Washington Officials Recommend $5 Million Fine for Cascade Gas After Fatal Fire

5.      Dirtiest U.S. Coal Plant Tries to Remain Open

6.      PacifiCorp Throws Lifeline to One Wyoming Power Plant, Confirms End of Coal at Another

7.      Utah: Logan Council Disappoints Environmental Advocates by Buying into Idaho Natural Gas Plant

8.      WA State: Two-Year Feasibility Study on Removal of Enloe Dam Nearing Completion

9.      Massive Peace River Dam Work Camp — Complete with Gym & Movie Theatre — Could Be Headed to a British Columbia Landfill

10.   News Release: NRECA Commends Trump Administration for Meaningful Steps to Protect Lower Snake River Dams

11.   WA Dept. of Commerce Rescinds Funding for Tidal Energy Project After Tribal Objections

12.   U.S. Solar’s Hoarding Habit Will Help Blunt Sting from Trump Tariffs

13.   Wind & Solar Power Opponents Make Headway in State Legislatures

14.   Colorado: Comment Period Open for Proposed $2 Billion Pumped-Hydro Energy Project Southeast of Craig

15.   PacifiCorp Aims to Add 4.7 GW Renewables, 1.7 GW Storage by 2031

16.   ‘Oregon Field Guide’ Special Explores Aftermath of Klamath River Dam Removal Project

17.   California: Gov. Newsom in Fight to Advance Plans for $20-Billion Water Tunnel in the Sacramento Delta

18.   DOE Tags 16 Federal Sites for Artificial Intelligence Data Centers – Including the Pacific Northwest

19.   Electric Vehicle Market Growth Stalls in Washington State Amid Falling Tesla Sales

20.   Fusion Power Project Legislation is Passed by Washington State Senate

21.   WA Commerce Secretary Reviewing Digital Navigator Program Grants, Citing Audit Concerns

22.   Leaked Doc: 56% Of DOE Employees ‘Essential’

23.   Guest Essay: Pro-Business Energy Policy Is Good for Utah

24.   Podcast: The Beginning & End of the Columbia River

Word of the Day

Psithurism /SITH-yuh-rizz-um/ Noun – A rustling or whispering sound, such as leaves in the wind; susurration.

     Soft forest breezes

     Sweet, sighing psitherism

     Trees’ whispered love song

Energy & Utility Issues

1.      U.S. Senator Cantwell (WA): ‘Bad Idea’ for Department of Energy to Sell Off BPA Assets (San Juan Islander, Friday Harbor, WA)

https://www.sanjuanislander.com/news-articles/government-news/federal/39216/cantwell-bad-idea-for-department-of-energy-to-sell-off-bpa-assets

2.      PacifiCorp Appeals Class Action Ruling Over 2020 Oregon Wildfires (Oregon Public Broadcasting)

https://www.opb.org/article/2025/04/02/pacificorp-appeals-class-action-ruling-over-2020-oregon-wildfires/

3.      Montana: Energy Providers Look to Set Precedent for Wildfire Liability Law (Montana Free Press)

https://montanafreepress.org/2025/04/03/energy-providers-look-to-set-precedent-for-wildfire-liability-law/

4.      Washington Officials Recommend $5 Million Fine for Cascade Gas After Fatal Fire (KIRO Broadcasting, Seattle, WA)

https://mynorthwest.com/local/5-million-fine-cascade-gas/4072098

5.      Dirtiest U.S. Coal Plant Tries to Remain Open (MSN News)

https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/us/dirtiest-us-coal-plant-tries-to-remain-open/ar-AA1CeLWM

6.      PacifiCorp Throws Lifeline to One Wyoming Power Plant, Confirms End of Coal at Another (WyoFile)

https://wyofile.com/pacificorp-throws-lifeline-to-one-wyoming-power-plant-confirms-end-of-coal-at-another/

7.      Utah: Logan Council Disappoints Environmental Advocates by Buying into Idaho Natural Gas Plant (KNVU Radio, Logan UT)

https://kvnutalk.com/logan-council-disappoints-environmental-advocates-by-buying-into-idaho-natural-gas-plant/

8.      WA State: Two-Year Feasibility Study on Removal of Enloe Dam Nearing Completion (Methow Valley News, Twisp, WA)

https://methowvalleynews.com/2025/04/03/two-year-feasibility-study-on-removal-of-enloe-dam-nearing-completion/

9.      Massive Peace River Dam Work Camp — Complete with Gym & Movie Theatre — Could Be Headed to a British Columbia Landfill (Canadian Broadcasting Corporation)

https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/british-columbia/site-c-work-camp-demolition-end-of-life-1.7500296

10.   News Release: NRECA Commends Trump Administration for Meaningful Steps to Protect Lower Snake River Dams (National Rural Electric Cooperative Association)

https://www.electric.coop/nreca-commends-trump-administration-for-meaningful-steps-to-protect-lower-snake-river-dams

Renewable Energy & Self Storage

11.   WA Dept. of Commerce Rescinds Funding for Tidal Energy Project After Tribal Objections (Lynnwood Times, WA)

https://lynnwoodtimes.com/2025/04/06/tidal-energy/

12.   U.S. Solar’s Hoarding Habit Will Help Blunt Sting from Trump Tariffs (Bloomberg News – Via Yahoo! News)

https://finance.yahoo.com/news/us-solar-hoarding-habit-help-133224834.html?fr=sycsrp_catchall

13.   Wind & Solar Power Opponents Make Headway in State Legislatures (Canary Media)

https://www.canarymedia.com/articles/clean-energy/wind-solar-opponents-states

14.   Colorado: Comment Period Open for Proposed $2 Billion Pumped-Hydro Energy Project Southeast of Craig (Steamboat Pilot & Today, Steamboat Springs, CO)

https://www.steamboatpilot.com/news/comment-period-open-for-proposed-2-billion-pumped-hydro-energy-project-southeast-of-craig/

15.   PacifiCorp Aims to Add 4.7 GW Renewables, 1.7 GW Storage by 2031 (Utility Dive)

https://www.utilitydive.com/news/pacificorp-2025-irp-resource-plan-wind-solar-coal/744195/

Fish & Wildlife

16.   ‘Oregon Field Guide’ Special Explores Aftermath of Klamath River Dam Removal Project (The Oregonian, Portland, OR)

https://www.oregonlive.com/entertainment/2025/04/oregon-field-guide-special-explores-aftermath-of-klamath-river-dam-removal-project.html

Water, Water, Anywhere?

17.   California: Gov. Newsom in Fight to Advance Plans for $20-Billion Water Tunnel in the Sacramento Delta (Los Angeles Times, CA – Via Yahoo! News)

https://www.yahoo.com/news/newsom-fight-advance-plans-20-100043647.html

The Wizarding World of Technology & Cybersecurity

18.   DOE Tags 16 Federal Sites for Artificial Intelligence Data Centers – Including the Pacific Northwest (Energy Central)

https://energycentral.com/c/ec/doe-tags-16-federal-sites-ai-data-centers

I Sing the Car Electric

19.   Electric Vehicle Market Growth Stalls in Washington State Amid Falling Tesla Sales (Oregon Public Broadcasting)

https://www.opb.org/article/2025/04/05/ev-growth-stalls-washington-tesla/

Barrel O’ Green Potpourri – Seething Stew of Science

20.   Fusion Power Project Legislation is Passed by Washington State Senate (American Public Power Association)

https://www.publicpower.org/periodical/article/fusion-power-project-legislation-passed-washington-state-senate

Politics, Governance, and Management

21.   WA Commerce Secretary Reviewing Digital Navigator Program Grants, Citing Audit Concerns (KOMO News, Seattle, WA)

https://komonews.com/news/local/wacommerce-secretary-reviewing-grants-for-digital-navigator-program-citing-audit-concerns

22.   Leaked Doc: 56% Of DOE Employees ‘Essential’ (E&E News – Paywall Advisory)

https://www.eenews.net/articles/leaked-doc-56-of-doe-employees-essential/

Soapbox Serenade – Vox Populi

23.   Guest Essay: Pro-Business Energy Policy Is Good for Utah (Deseret News, Salt Lake City, UT)

https://www.deseret.com/opinion/2025/04/06/utah-needs-pro-business-energy-policy-ira/

24.   Podcast: The Beginning & End of the Columbia River (Cascade PBS)

https://www.cascadepbs.org/podcast/mossback/6/9/podcast-beginning-and-end-columbia-river

Diversions – Ducks on the Court

Apparently, The Oregon Duck Is the Third Sexiest Mascot in College Basketball (The Oregonian, Portland, OR)

https://www.oregonlive.com/trending/2025/04/apparently-the-oregon-duck-is-the-third-sexiest-mascot-in-college-basketball.html

From Orange Peels to Bottle Caps: Thousands of Artists Create Their Own ‘Girl with a Pearl Earring’

https://apnews.com/article/dutch-art-painting-pearl-earring-vermeer-6a5d3058b17050950d7c9623b76af039

Keeping Voyager Alive: NASA’s Project Scientist Faces Painful Choices as the Iconic Mission Nears Its End (Gizmodo)

https://gizmodo.com/keeping-voyager-alive-nasas-project-scientist-faces-painful-choices-as-the-iconic-mission-nears-its-end-2000580634

Cool Critters: Tree Squirrels: Good, Bad, Squirrelly, & Everywhere

https://www.spokesman.com/stories/2025/apr/06/cool-critters-tree-squirrels-good-bad-squirrelly-a/

Song of the Day

Rick Dees - Disco Duck

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=97RjuC9YeXg

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The Energy News Digest for April 2, 2025

The Northwest Public Power Association sponsors The Energy News Digest. 

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NWPPA’s Annual Conference & Membership Meeting

Join us as we raise a glass to 85 years of public power excellence at our Annual Conference and Membership Meeting in Santa Rosa, California. Mark your calendars for May 19-22, 2025, as utility executives and policymakers convene in Sonoma County to celebrate this historic milestone and shape our industry’s future.

Hotshots – Today’s Top Five Stories

PacifiCorp Involved in Bills in Oregon, Washington, Idaho & Other Western States, Limiting Utility Wildfire Liability, Damages (Oregon Capital Chronicle)

https://oregoncapitalchronicle.com/2025/03/31/pacificorp-involved-in-bills-in-oregon-western-states-limiting-utility-wildfire-liability-damages/

Canada, U.S. Columbia River Treaty Negotiations in Jeopardy (Cascade PBS)

https://www.cascadepbs.org/politics/2025/04/canada-us-columbia-river-treaty-negotiations-jeopardy

Fines Surpassing $15 Million Recommended Against CenturyLink (Spokane Business Journal, WA)

https://www.spokanejournal.com/articles/16980-fines-surpassing-15m-recommended-for-centurylink

California Soaks Up the Benefits of a Solid Rain Season (Courthouse News Service)

https://www.courthousenews.com/california-soaks-up-the-benefits-of-a-solid-rain-season/

Amazon’s Last-Minute Bid for TikTok Comes as a U.S. Ban on the Platform Is Set to Take Effect Saturday (Associated Press)

https://apnews.com/article/trump-tiktok-amazon-bytedance-china-us-ban-19f62e2dba637a0d1a0b41102a2f351f

News Highlights (See Stories Below)

1.      PacifiCorp Involved in Bills in Oregon, Washington, Idaho & Other Western States, Limiting Utility Wildfire Liability, Damages

2.      Canada, U.S. Columbia River Treaty Negotiations in Jeopardy

3.      Small Modular Reactor Firms Race to Build a Nuclear Fuel Supply Chain

4.      Nuclear Is Now ‘Clean Energy’ in Colorado After Gov. Polis Signs Bill

5.      Gas Power’s Boom Sparks a Turbine Supply Crunch

6.      U.S. Natural Gas Consumption Set New Winter & Summer Monthly Records in 2024

7.      USDA Takes Steps to Release Co-op Funding That Will ‘Unleash American Energy’

8.      WA State: Avista Files Request to Raise Electricity Rates

9.      California: Carmel Begins Project to Move Power Lines Underground for Safety & Aesthetics

10.   Tennessee Valley Authority, The Nation’s Largest Public Utility, Appoints a New CEO

11.   U.S. Senators Murkowski (AK), Cantwell (WA) Reintroduce Bill to Support Hydropower Development

12.   Nevada Community Hopes President Trump Will Slow Expansion of Solar Farms in Their Area

13.   Alaska: Village Of Solomon Hopes to Offset Power Costs with Solar Energy

14.   Can Offshore Wind Help Some Fish? Research Increasingly Says Yes.

15.   New $5 Billion Plan to Fund Culvert Removals Unveiled by WA Senators

16.   The Case of the Missing Hooligans: A Cowlitz River Mystery

17.   The Most ‘Poisonous’ Fish in the World: It Has 70 Parasites & Is Eaten in Practically Every Home

18.   Puffins Are Returning to the Oregon Coast. Here’s How to Welcome Them Back

19.   California Soaks Up the Benefits of a Solid Rain Season

20.   What Cutting the Consumer Carbon Tax Means for Canada’s Emissions

21.   Fines Surpassing $15 Million Recommended Against CenturyLink

22.   Rural Internet Program on Hold as Musk’s Satellites Get New Consideration

23.   Indiana: Pole Attachments – ‘Number-One Obstructionist’: Electricity Co-Ops Lambasted for Slow Broadband Rollout

24.   The Divide: How Subsea Cable Cuts Put Spotlight on Internet Resilience

25.   California: Data Farm Proposed Near Salton Sea Could Be First Major Development in Lithium Valley

26.   Amazon’s Last-Minute Bid for TikTok Comes as a U.S. Ban on the Platform Is Set to Take Effect Saturday

27.   Murrow College to Map Washington State’s Local News Landscape

28.   Several Federal Agencies Launch A ‘Deferred Resignation’ Effort to Encourage Workers to Leave Their Jobs

29.   Judge Orders Federal Agencies to Reverse Layoffs. Some in Tri-Cities Could Get Jobs Back

30.   Rural Leaders Push Congress to Unfreeze Climate & Environmental Funds

31.   Historic Flooding in Southeastern Oregon Prompts State of Emergency

32.   Highway Dangers Escalate as Road Crew Incidents Rise Sharply in Western Washington

33.   A Closer Look at California’s Surging Electricity Rates

34.   Editorial: Fire Season’s Coming. Power Company, Customers Had Better Be Ready

35.   Blog: Pew Report on Pole Attachments

Word of the Day

Genius Loci \JEEN-yus – LOW-sigh\ Noun – 1: the pervading spirit of a place 2: a tutelary deity of a place.

Ambrose lazily swirled his plastic spoon in his nightly serving of “Pork and Beans.” Dreamily, he reached out and touched the base of his chipped, plastic Porky Pig statue that had represented the Genius Loci of his family for over forty years. “Oh, Porky,” he intoned. “Please don’t think any less of me when I say that I LOVE eating this little square of pork fat swimming at the top of my daily dose of high-fiber beans.” Porky remained stoic, just as he had for many other house guests over the years.

Energy & Utility Issues

1.      PacifiCorp Involved in Bills in Oregon, Washington, Idaho & Other Western States, Limiting Utility Wildfire Liability, Damages (Oregon Capital Chronicle)

https://oregoncapitalchronicle.com/2025/03/31/pacificorp-involved-in-bills-in-oregon-western-states-limiting-utility-wildfire-liability-damages/

2.      Canada, U.S. Columbia River Treaty Negotiations in Jeopardy (Cascade PBS)

https://www.cascadepbs.org/politics/2025/04/canada-us-columbia-river-treaty-negotiations-jeopardy

3.      Small Modular Reactor Firms Race to Build a Nuclear Fuel Supply Chain (Reuters)

https://www.reuters.com/business/energy/smr-firms-race-build-nuclear-fuel-supply-chain-2025-03-31/

4.      Nuclear Is Now ‘Clean Energy’ in Colorado After Gov. Polis Signs Bill (Colorado Public Radio)

https://www.cpr.org/2025/04/01/polis-declares-nuclear-is-clean-energy/

5.      Gas Power’s Boom Sparks a Turbine Supply Crunch (Power Magazine)

https://www.powermag.com/gas-powers-boom-sparks-a-turbine-supply-crunch/

6.      U.S. Natural Gas Consumption Set New Winter & Summer Monthly Records in 2024 (U.S. Energy Information Administration)

https://www.eia.gov/todayinenergy/detail.php?id=64845

7.      USDA Takes Steps to Release Co-op Funding That Will ‘Unleash American Energy’ (National Rural Electric Cooperative Association)

https://www.electric.coop/usda-takes-steps-to-release-co-op-funding-that-will-unleash-american-energy

8.      WA State: Avista Files Request to Raise Electricity Rates (KAYU-TV, Spokane, WA)

https://www.fox28spokane.com/avista-files-request-to-raise-electricity-rates/

9.      California: Carmel Begins Project to Move Power Lines Underground for Safety & Aesthetics (KSBW-TV, Monterey, CA)

https://www.ksbw.com/article/carmel-move-power-lines-underground-california/64341691

10.   Tennessee Valley Authority, The Nation’s Largest Public Utility, Appoints a New CEO (Associated Press)

https://www.seattlepi.com/business/article/tennessee-valley-authority-the-nation-s-largest-20251229.php

11.   U.S. Senators Murkowski (AK), Cantwell (WA) Reintroduce Bill to Support Hydropower Development (Alaska Native News)

https://alaska-native-news.com/murkowski-cantwell-reintroduce-bill-to-support-hydropower-development/78183/

Renewable Energy & Self Storage

12.   Nevada Community Hopes President Trump Will Slow Expansion of Solar Farms in Their Area (CBS News)

https://www.cbsnews.com/news/nevada-solar-farms-esmeralda-7/

13.   Alaska: Village Of Solomon Hopes to Offset Power Costs with Solar Energy (KTUU-TV, Anchorage, AK)

https://www.alaskasnewssource.com/2025/03/30/nome-village-hopes-offset-power-costs-with-solar-energy/

14.   Can Offshore Wind Help Some Fish? Research Increasingly Says Yes. (Canary Media)

https://www.canarymedia.com/articles/offshore-wind/fish-turbines-reef-research

Fish & Wildlife

15.   New $5 Billion Plan to Fund Culvert Removals Unveiled by WA Senators (Washington State Standard)

https://washingtonstatestandard.com/2025/03/31/new-5b-plan-to-fund-culvert-removals-unveiled-by-wa-senators/

16.   The Case of the Missing Hooligans: A Cowlitz River Mystery (KUOW Radio, Seattle, WA)

https://www.kuow.org/stories/the-case-of-the-missing-hooligans-a-cowlitz-river-mystery

17.   The Most ‘Poisonous’ Fish in the World: It Has 70 Parasites & Is Eaten in Practically Every Home (AS News)

https://en.as.com/latest_news/the-most-poisonous-fish-in-the-world-it-has-70-parasites-and-is-eaten-in-practically-every-home-n/

18.   Puffins Are Returning to the Oregon Coast. Here’s How to Welcome Them Back (The Oregonian, Portland, OR)

https://www.oregonlive.com/travel/2025/04/puffins-are-returning-to-the-oregon-coast-heres-how-to-welcome-them-back.html

Water, Water, Anywhere?

19.   California Soaks Up the Benefits of a Solid Rain Season (Courthouse News Service)

https://www.courthousenews.com/california-soaks-up-the-benefits-of-a-solid-rain-season/

Climate Change Sequestration Vault

20.   What Cutting the Consumer Carbon Tax Means for Canada’s Emissions (Canadian Broadcasting Corporation)

https://www.cbc.ca/news/science/carbon-tax-climate-1.7499218

London Calling –Telecommunications

21.   Fines Surpassing $15 Million Recommended Against CenturyLink (Spokane Business Journal, WA)

https://www.spokanejournal.com/articles/16980-fines-surpassing-15m-recommended-for-centurylink

22.   Rural Internet Program on Hold as Musk’s Satellites Get New Consideration (Washington Post – Via MSN)

https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/politics/rural-internet-program-on-hold-as-musk-s-satellites-get-new-consideration/ar-AA1C3YBg

23.   Indiana: Pole Attachments – ‘Number-One Obstructionist’: Electricity Co-Ops Lambasted for Slow Broadband Rollout (Indiana Capital Chronicle)

https://indianacapitalchronicle.com/2025/04/02/number-one-obstructionist-electricity-co-ops-lambasted-for-slow-broadband-rollout/

24.   The Divide: How Subsea Cable Cuts Put Spotlight on Internet Resilience (Light Reading)

https://www.lightreading.com/broadband/the-divide-how-subsea-cable-cuts-put-spotlight-on-internet-resilience

The Wizarding World of Technology & Cybersecurity

25.   California: Data Farm Proposed Near Salton Sea Could Be First Major Development in Lithium Valley (Palm Springs Desert Sun, CA)

https://www.desertsun.com/story/news/environment/2025/04/01/data-server-farm-proposed-near-californias-salton-sea/81173371007/

Public Relations, Marketing & Media

26.   Amazon’s Last-Minute Bid for TikTok Comes as a U.S. Ban on the Platform Is Set to Take Effect Saturday (Associated Press)

https://apnews.com/article/trump-tiktok-amazon-bytedance-china-us-ban-19f62e2dba637a0d1a0b41102a2f351f

27.   Murrow College to Map Washington State’s Local News Landscape (WSU Insider)

https://news.wsu.edu/news/2024/10/02/murrow-college-to-map-washingtons-local-news-landscape/

Politics, Governance, and Management

28.   Several Federal Agencies Launch A ‘Deferred Resignation’ Effort to Encourage Workers to Leave Their Jobs (NBC News)

https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/trump-administration/federal-agencies-launch-new-deferred-resignation-effort-encourage-work-rcna199069

29.   Judge Orders Federal Agencies to Reverse Layoffs. Some in Tri-Cities Could Get Jobs Back (Tri-City Herald, WA – Via Yahoo! News)

https://www.yahoo.com/news/judge-orders-federal-agencies-reverse-020436890.html

30.   Rural Leaders Push Congress to Unfreeze Climate & Environmental Funds (National Public Radio)

https://www.npr.org/2025/03/31/nx-s1-5342672/climate-change-grant-funding-freeze-trump-republican

Other Things to Know About Today

31.   Historic Flooding in Southeastern Oregon Prompts State of Emergency (KOIN-TV, Portland, OR)

https://www.yahoo.com/news/historic-flooding-southeastern-oregon-prompts-175443516.html

32.   Highway Dangers Escalate as Road Crew Incidents Rise Sharply in Western Washington (KOMO News, Seattle, WA)

https://komonews.com/news/local/highway-dangers-escalate-as-road-crew-incidents-rise-sharply

Soapbox Serenade – Vox Populi

33.   A Closer Look at California’s Surging Electricity Rates (Public Policy Institute of California)

https://www.ppic.org/blog/a-closer-look-at-californias-surging-electricity-rates/

34.   Editorial: Fire Season’s Coming. Power Company, Customers Had Better Be Ready (The Olympian, WA – Paywall Advisory)

https://www.theolympian.com/opinion/us-viewpoints/article303249661.html

35.   Blog: Pew Report on Pole Attachments (Pots & Pans)

https://potsandpansbyccg.com/2025/04/01/pew-report-on-pole-attachments/

Diversions - Alligators in the Sewer

55 Years Later – Camera Set Up to Catch Loch Ness Monster Discovered

https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cx20g82y1k8o

Stolen Painting of President George Washington Recovered in Colorado After Burglary

https://www.cbsnews.com/colorado/news/stolen-painting-president-george-washington-recovered-colorado-burglary/

Wild Turkeys Chase Mail Carrier Out of Massachusetts Neighborhood

https://www.upi.com/Odd_News/2025/04/01/postal-worker-chased-turkeys-Massachusetts/3631743539576/

Minnesota Cat’s 18.5-Inch Tail Earns Guinness World Records Title

https://www.upi.com/Odd_News/2025/03/27/Guinness-World-Records-longest-tail-domestic-cat/2161743104475/

Song of the Day

Trevor Jones – Loch Ness Suite (Soundtrack)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2fVXlMW_zcI

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