Energy News Digest for October 17, 2016

SHELTON FORECAST & WEATHER ALERTS

Weather Forecast for October 17, 2016

A Short Comment About the Storm (Cliff Mass Weather Blog)

http://cliffmass.blogspot.com/2016/10/a-short-comment-about-storm.html

HOT SHOTS – TODAY’S TOP FIVE STORIES

What the Heck Went Wrong with the Storm Forecast?!? (KOMO-TV, Seattle, WA)

http://komonews.com/weather/scotts-weather-blog/what-the-heck-went-wrong-with-the-storm-forecast

Irrigators Propose Giant Hydroelectric Project at Banks Lake Near Grand Coulee Dam (Walla Walla Union-Bulletin, WA)

http://www.union-bulletin.com/news/business/irrigators-propose-giant-hydroelectric-project/article_e4e07706-9233-11e6-ab00-ff40a0d1475f.html

Puget Sound Energy Trades in Gas, Electricity, Political Clout (Northwest Public Radio)

http://nwnewsnetwork.org/post/puget-sound-energy-trades-gas-electricity-political-clout

Washington Energy Agency Overestimated Carbon Tax Impacts on Power Prices (Utility Dive – “only 5.3 percent?” These guys have obviously not had the pleasure of a customer blasting them over a three percent increase)

http://www.utilitydive.com/news/washington-energy-agency-overestimated-carbon-tax-impacts-on-power-prices/428397/

Northwest Utilities Amp Up New Business Line of Charging Electric Cars (Northwest Public Radio)

http://nwpr.org/post/northwest-utilities-amp-new-business-line-charging-electric-cars

NEWS HIGHLIGHTS (Details Below)

• Irrigators Propose Giant Hydroelectric Project at Banks Lake Near Grand Coulee Dam
• Puget Sound Energy Trades in Gas, Electricity, Political Clout
• Grays Harbor PUD Goes to Work as Most of Washington Asks “Where Did the Storm Go?”
• Update: Power Restored at Lake Cushman: Emergency Outage for Storm Damage Repairs
• Snohomish PUD & Edmonds Agree to Delay LED Streetlight Upgrades
• Northwest Power & Conservation Council Selects New Director of Power Planning
• Modular Nuclear – This New Technology Could Save the Troubled Nuclear Power Industry
• Six Ways the Presidential Election Will Influence the Electric Utility Sector
• Sea Lions Spending Longer Periods at Bonneville Dam – Warm Ocean Conditions to Blame?
• NW Power & Conservation Council Fish/Wildlife Committee Looks at How to Spend Project Cost Savings
• Final Columbia River Northern Pikeminnow Reward Catch Program Numbers Up from 2015
• Valdez Hydropower Project Makes Utility All-Renewable in Summer
• Floating Solar Arrays Point to Bright Future for Clean Energy
• I Love Word Games – Solar in “Six Words” & “Haiku”
• Marijuana Energy Efficiency
• Washington Energy Agency Overestimated Carbon Tax Impacts on Power Prices
• Canada’s Carbon Tax: A Model for the Future?
• September Was Warmest Such Month on Record, NASA Finds
• Northwest Utilities Amp Up New Business Line of Charging Electric Cars
• Why 'Abandoning' The Apple Car Makes Perfect Sense
• Yahoo Explains Why It Turned Off Email Auto-Forwarding; Turns It Back On
• Should I Keep My Laptop Plugged in While I Use It?
• Ten Ways to Increase Your Facebook Engagement
• Your Agency Needs This Buzzword Jar You Pay Every Time You Spout Dumb Marketing Jargon
• Ballots: Coming Soon to a Mailbox Near You
• How an Olympia Ballot Measure Could Pave the Way for a Statewide Income Tax
• What the Heck Went Wrong with the Storm Forecast?!?
• National Weather Service Explains How ‘Autumn Blast’ Became Average Storm
• Canada: Third Storm Fizzles on British Columbia’s South Coast
• Climate Center Shifts from ‘Neutral’ to 70 Percent La Nina Weather Pattern – Suggests Cooler, Wetter
• State Board of Natural Resources to Talk Timber Harvests Monday

WORD OF THE DAY

Beaucoup • \BOE-koo\ • adjective - Great in quantity or amount: many, much

Barty and Mildred were enjoying their holiday in France. Barty, however, was sowing a crop of bad will with his “jocularity” at each small, snooty street café he visited. “Mercy Buckets,” he would shout at the retreating waiters & waitresses, chortling into his after dinner espresso. His mangling of “thanks much” resulted in beaucoup trouble at the last night’s dinner, as a “clumsy” busboy “tripped” and cascaded dirty dishes and soapy rinse water over Barty’s finest evening wear.

ENERGY & UTILITY ISSUES

Irrigators Propose Giant Hydroelectric Project at Banks Lake Near Grand Coulee Dam (Walla Walla Union-Bulletin, WA)

http://www.union-bulletin.com/news/business/irrigators-propose-giant-hydroelectric-project/article_e4e07706-9233-11e6-ab00-ff40a0d1475f.html

Puget Sound Energy Trades in Gas, Electricity, Political Clout (Northwest Public Radio)

http://nwnewsnetwork.org/post/puget-sound-energy-trades-gas-electricity-political-clout

Grays Harbor PUD Goes to Work as Most of Washington Asks “Where Did the Storm Go?” (KBKW Radio, Aberdeen, WA)

http://kbkw.com/grays-harbor-pud-goes-to-work-as-most-of-washington-asks-where-did-the-storm-go/

Update: Power Restored at Lake Cushman: Emergency Outage for Storm Damage Repairs - Nearly 400 Customers Affected (Mason PUD 3, Shelton, WA)

https://www.pud3.org/blog/articles--blog/post/lake-cushman-emergency-outage-for-storm-damage-repairs-noon-to-appx-200-pm-nearly-400-customers-affected

Snohomish PUD & Edmonds Agree to Delay LED Streetlight Upgrades (My Edmonds News, WA)

http://myedmondsnews.com/2016/10/pud-and-edmonds-agree-to-delay-led-streetlight-upgrades/

Northwest Power & Conservation Council Selects New Director of Power Planning (Columbia Basin Bulletin)

http://www.cbbulletin.com/437737.aspx

Modular Nuclear – This New Technology Could Save the Troubled Nuclear Power Industry (The Guardian, UK)
https://www.theguardian.com/sustainable-business/2016/oct/16/safer-small-nuclear-reactors-power-plant-technology

Six Ways the Presidential Election Will Influence the Electric Utility Sector (Utility Dive)

http://www.utilitydive.com/news/president-election-affect-electric-utility-sector/428252/

FISH & WILDLIFE

Sea Lions Spending Longer Periods at Bonneville Dam – Warm Ocean Conditions to Blame? (Columbia Basin Bulletin)

http://www.cbbulletin.com/437749.aspx

NW Power & Conservation Council Fish/Wildlife Committee Looks at How to Spend Project Cost Savings (Columbia Basin Bulletin)

http://www.cbbulletin.com/437738.aspx

Final Columbia River Northern Pikeminnow Reward Catch Program Numbers Up from 2015 (Seattle Times, WA – Paywall Advisory)

http://www.seattletimes.com/sports/final-columbia-river-northern-pikeminnow-reward-catch-program-numbers-up-from-2015/

RENEWABLE ENERGY

Valdez Hydropower Project Makes Utility All-Renewable in Summer (Alaska Dispatch News)

https://www.adn.com/business-economy/energy/2016/10/14/valdez-hydropower-project-makes-utility-all-renewable-in-summer/

Floating Solar Arrays Point to Bright Future for Clean Energy (CNBC)

http://www.cnbc.com/2016/10/14/floating-solar-arrays-point-to-bright-future-for-clean-energy.html

I Love Word Games – Solar in “Six Words” & “Haiku” (Renewable Energy World)

http://www.renewableenergyworld.com/articles/2016/10/solar-in-six-words-and-haiku.html

KILOWATTS FOR CANNABIS

Marijuana Energy Efficiency (Canna Law Blog)

http://www.cannalawblog.com/marijuana-energy-efficiency/

CLIMATE CHANGE SEQUESTRATION VAULT

Washington Energy Agency Overestimated Carbon Tax Impacts on Power Prices (Utility Dive – “only 5.3 percent?” These guys have obviously not had the pleasure of a customer blasting them over a three percent increase)

http://www.utilitydive.com/news/washington-energy-agency-overestimated-carbon-tax-impacts-on-power-prices/428397/

Canada’s Carbon Tax: A Model for the Future? (The Energy Collective)

http://www.theenergycollective.com/staffjam/2390696/canadas-carbon-tax-a-model-for-the-future

September Was Warmest Such Month on Record, NASA Finds (Mashable)

http://mashable.com/2016/10/17/september-warmest-month-hottest-year/

SCIENCE SWIMS IN A BARREL O’ GREEN POTPOURRI

Northwest Utilities Amp Up New Business Line of Charging Electric Cars (Northwest Public Radio)

http://nwpr.org/post/northwest-utilities-amp-new-business-line-charging-electric-cars

Why 'Abandoning' The Apple Car Makes Perfect Sense (Mashable)

http://mashable.com/2016/10/17/apple-car-software/

TECHNOLOGY & TELECOMMUNICATIONS

Yahoo Explains Why It Turned Off Email Auto-Forwarding; Turns It Back On (Consumerist)

https://consumerist.com/2016/10/14/yahoo-explains-why-it-turned-off-email-auto-forwarding-turns-it-back-on/

Should I Keep My Laptop Plugged in While I Use It? (Grist Online)

http://grist.org/living/should-i-keep-my-laptop-plugged-in-while-i-use-it/

MARKETING & MEDIA

Ten Ways to Increase Your Facebook Engagement (Social Media Examiner)

http://www.socialmediaexaminer.com/10-ways-to-increase-your-facebook-engagement/

Your Agency Needs This Buzzword Jar You Pay Every Time You Spout Dumb Marketing Jargon (AdWeek)

http://www.adweek.com/adfreak/your-agency-needs-buzzword-jar-you-pay-every-time-your-spout-marketing-speak-174066

POLITICS & GOVERNANCE

Ballots: Coming Soon to a Mailbox Near You (Northwest Public Radio)

http://nwpr.org/post/ballots-coming-soon-mailbox-near-you

How an Olympia Ballot Measure Could Pave the Way for a Statewide Income Tax (Olympian, WA – Paywall Advisory)

http://www.theolympian.com/news/politics-government/article108637367.html

GENERAL NEWS

What the Heck Went Wrong with the Storm Forecast?!? (KOMO-TV, Seattle, WA)

http://komonews.com/weather/scotts-weather-blog/what-the-heck-went-wrong-with-the-storm-forecast

National Weather Service Explains How ‘Autumn Blast’ Became Average Storm (Komo-Tv, Seattle, Wa)

http://komonews.com/news/local/national-weather-service-explains-how-autumn-blast-became-average-storm

Canada: Third Storm Fizzles on British Columbia’s South Coast (Victoria Times Colonist, BC)

http://www.timescolonist.com/news/b-c/third-storm-fizzles-on-b-c-s-south-coast-1.2366443

Climate Center Shifts from ‘Neutral’ to 70 Percent La Nina Weather Pattern – Suggests Cooler, Wetter (Columbia Basin Bulletin)

http://www.cbbulletin.com/437743.aspx

State Board of Natural Resources to Talk Timber Harvests Monday (Peninsula Daily News, Port Angeles, WA)

http://www.peninsuladailynews.com/news/state-board-of-natural-resources-to-talk-timber-harvests-monday/

HORTON HEARS A WHO – DIVERSIONS

Dr. Seuss Made Paintings & Sculptures in Secret (Now You Can See Them)

http://thecreatorsproject.vice.com/blog/dr-seuss-secret-paintings-sculptures-show

Wedding Photo Session Besieged by Angry Attacking Magpies

http://mashable.com/2016/10/11/magpie-swoop-wedding-photoshoot-australia/#A.uBmlK6ymqD

Could a Strike at Jim Beam Distilleries Mean a Whiskey Shortage?

https://consumerist.com/2016/10/17/could-a-strike-at-jim-beam-distilleries-mean-a-whiskey-shortage/

I Probably Shouldn't Spend $20,000 on This Gorgeous Moon Landing-Inspired Pen, Right?

http://gizmodo.com/i-probably-shouldnt-spend-20-000-on-this-gorgeous-moon-1787881997

SONG OF THE DAY

Willie Nelson – Whiskey River

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PJtUTVURzKQ

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Energy News Digest for October 13, 2016

SHELTON FORECAST & WEATHER ALERTS

Weather Forecast for October 13, 2016

Flood Watch in effect from October 13, 12:00 PM PDT until October 14, 06:00 PM PDT

High Wind Warning in effect from October 13, 06:00 PM PDT until October 14, 07:00 AM PDT

Special Weather Statement

HOT SHOTS – TODAY’S TOP FIVE STORIES

Utility Crews, Residents Across Western Washington State, Prepare for Heavy Rain, Windstorms (KCPQ-TV, Seattle/Tacoma, WA)

http://q13fox.com/2016/10/12/utility-crews-residents-across-the-region-brace-prepare-for-heavy-rain-windstorms/

Clallam County PUD Officials, Initiative 732 Proponents Talk Finances (Peninsula Daily News, Port Angeles, WA)

http://www.peninsuladailynews.com/politics/clallam-county-public-utility-district-officials-initiative-732-proponents-talk-finances/

California Lawmaker Petitions FERC Supporting Klamath River Dam Decommissioning (Utility Dive)

http://www.utilitydive.com/news/california-lawmaker-petitions-ferc-supporting-klamath-river-dam-decommissio/428215/

Portland General Electric Studies Major Boardman Biomass Conversion (Platts)

http://www.platts.com/latest-news/electric-power/portland-maine/portland-general-electric-studies-major-biomass-21768196

Canadian Marine Lab Faces the Axe as U-S Funding of Sea Lion Study Dries Up (Victoria Times Colonist, BC)

http://www.timescolonist.com/news/b-c/ubc-marine-lab-faces-the-axe-as-u-s-funding-of-sea-lion-study-dries-up-1.2364280

NEWS HIGHLIGHTS (Details Below)

• Utility Crews, Residents Across Western Washington State, Prepare for Heavy Rain, Windstorms
• Grays Harbor PUD Warns: Be Prepared for Possible Power Outages
• Avista Prepares for Storm to Hit Spokane Area
• California Lawmaker Petitions FERC Supporting Klamath River Dam Decommissioning
• Portland General Electric Studies Major Boardman Biomass Conversion
• Bonneville Power Administration Closes Out Integrated Program Review & Capital Investment Review
• Sniper Attack on Utah Substation Highlights Grid Vulnerability
• Winter Heating Bills Likely to Increase – Still Remain Below Recent Winters
• Exec: It’s Been ‘Tougher & Tougher’ To Make Money in the Power Business
• Canadian Marine Lab Faces the Axe as U-S Funding of Sea Lion Study Dries Up
• Duck Stamp Reflects Clarkston Woman’s Hunting, Birding & Artistic Talent
• Big Sky Solar: On the Long, Hard Road to Net Metering Reform in Montana
• Australia: Tesla Powerwall Demand Jumps 30 Times after Blackouts
• Too Many Energy Discussions Ignore Prices
• Energy Adviser: Utility Can Help Make Home Cozy for Winter
• Clallam County PUD Officials, Initiative 732 Proponents Talk Finances
• Coffee & Climate Change: In Brazil, a Disaster Is Brewing
• Google & Facebook Are Laying a Big Cable
• Verizon Closing Call Centers in Five States, Including California
• Comcast’s 1 Terabyte data caps hit Oregon, Washington State in November
• Millions of Hijacked “Smart” Devices Already Aiding Criminals, Research Finds
• Discovery Targets Millennials with $100 Million Investment in Digital Media
• U-S Senator Cantwell is Legislator of the Year
• Two Big Storms Coming to Western Washington State – Conflicting Models on Whether Saturday’s Will Be Historic
• Rake a Drain & Help Prevent Flooding During Storm Season
• Canada, U-S Poised to Resume Hostilities Over Softwood Lumber

WORD OF THE DAY

Maelstrom ● \MAIL-strum\ ● Noun – A situation in which there are a lot of confused activities, emotions, etc.; a dangerous area of water that moves very fast in a circle.

Storm bears down on us

Nature’s fury unleashed

Gods broom sweeps briskly

ENERGY & UTILITY ISSUES

Utility Crews, Residents Across Western Washington State, Prepare for Heavy Rain, Windstorms (KCPQ-TV, Seattle/Tacoma, WA)

http://q13fox.com/2016/10/12/utility-crews-residents-across-the-region-brace-prepare-for-heavy-rain-windstorms/

Grays Harbor PUD Warns: Be Prepared for Possible Power Outages (KBKW Radio, Aberdeen, WA)

http://kbkw.com/grays-harbor-pud-warns-prepared-possible-power-outages/

Avista Prepares for Storm to Hit Spokane Area (KHQ-TV, Spokane, WA)

http://www.khq.com/story/33378925/avista-prepares-for-storm-to-hit-spokane-area

California Lawmaker Petitions FERC Supporting Klamath River Dam Decommissioning (Utility Dive)

http://www.utilitydive.com/news/california-lawmaker-petitions-ferc-supporting-klamath-river-dam-decommissio/428215/

Portland General Electric Studies Major Boardman Biomass Conversion (Platts)

http://www.platts.com/latest-news/electric-power/portland-maine/portland-general-electric-studies-major-biomass-21768196

Bonneville Power Administration Closes Out Integrated Program Review & Capital Investment Review (Bonneville Power Administration)

https://www.bpa.gov/news/newsroom/Pages/BPA-closes-out-Integrated-Program-Review-and-Capital-Investment-Review.aspx

Sniper Attack on Utah Substation Highlights Grid Vulnerability (Utility Dive)

http://www.utilitydive.com/news/sniper-attack-on-utah-substation-highlights-grid-vulnerability/428202/

Winter Heating Bills Likely to Increase – Still Remain Below Recent Winters (U-S Energy Information Administration)

http://www.eia.gov/todayinenergy/detail.php?id=28332

Exec: It’s Been ‘Tougher & Tougher’ To Make Money in the Power Business (Houston Business Journal, TX)

http://www.bizjournals.com/houston/news/2016/10/13/exec-it-s-been-tougher-and-tougher-to-make-money.html?ana=RSS%26s=article_search

FISH & WILDLIFE

Canadian Marine Lab Faces the Axe as U-S Funding of Sea Lion Study Dries Up (Victoria Times Colonist, BC)

http://www.timescolonist.com/news/b-c/ubc-marine-lab-faces-the-axe-as-u-s-funding-of-sea-lion-study-dries-up-1.2364280

Duck Stamp Reflects Clarkston Woman’s Hunting, Birding & Artistic Talent (Spokesman Review, Spokane, WA)

http://www.spokesman.com/stories/2016/oct/13/duck-stamp-reflects-clarkston-womans-hunting-birdi/

RENEWABLE ENERGY

Big Sky Solar: On the Long, Hard Road to Net Metering Reform in Montana (Utility Dive)

http://www.utilitydive.com/news/big-sky-solar-on-the-long-hard-road-to-net-metering-reform-in-montana/427418/

Australia: Tesla Powerwall Demand Jumps 30 Times after Blackouts (Financial Review, Australia)

http://www.afr.com/business/energy/electricity/tesla-home-batteries-demand-jumps-30-times-after-blackouts-20161012-gs14ax

Too Many Energy Discussions Ignore Prices (Forbes Magazine)

http://www.forbes.com/sites/michaellynch/2016/10/13/too-many-energy-discussions-ignore-prices/#ae59d8f235c4

CONSERVATION & EFFICIENCY

Energy Adviser: Utility Can Help Make Home Cozy for Winter (Vancouver Columbian, WA)

http://www.columbian.com/news/2016/oct/13/energy-adviser-utility-can-help-make-home-cozy-for-winter/

CLIMATE CHANGE SEQUESTRATION VAULT

Clallam County PUD Officials, Initiative 732 Proponents Talk Finances (Peninsula Daily News, Port Angeles, WA)

http://www.peninsuladailynews.com/politics/clallam-county-public-utility-district-officials-initiative-732-proponents-talk-finances/

Coffee & Climate Change: In Brazil, a Disaster Is Brewing (National Public Radio)

http://www.npr.org/sections/thesalt/2016/10/12/497578413/coffee-and-climate-change-in-brazil-a-disaster-is-brewing

TECHNOLOGY & TELECOMMUNICATIONS

Google & Facebook Are Laying a Big Cable (Gizmodo)

http://gizmodo.com/google-and-facebook-are-laying-a-big-cable-1787718029

Verizon Closing Call Centers in Five States, Including California (Associated Press)

http://www.cnbc.com/2016/10/13/verizon-closing-call-centers-5-states-including-new-york.html

Comcast’s 1 Terabyte data caps hit Oregon, Washington State in November (KOIN-TV, Portland, OR)

http://koin.com/2016/10/12/comcasts-1tb-data-caps-hit-or-wash-in-november/

Millions of Hijacked “Smart” Devices Already Aiding Criminals, Research Finds (Consumerist)

https://consumerist.com/2016/10/13/millions-of-hijacked-smart-devices-already-aiding-criminals-research-finds/

MARKETING & MEDIA

Discovery Targets Millennials with $100 Million Investment in Digital Media (AdWeek)

http://www.adweek.com/news/technology/discovery-targets-millennials-100-million-investment-online-media-174017

POLITICS & GOVERNANCE

U-S Senator Cantwell is Legislator of the Year – ‘Freight senator’ accepts association award from Pacific Northwest Waterways Association (Vancouver Columbian, WA)

http://www.columbian.com/news/2016/oct/12/sen-cantwell-is-legislator-of-the-year/

GENERAL NEWS

Two Big Storms Coming to Western Washington State – Conflicting Models on Whether Saturday’s Will Be Historic (KKNX Radio, Tacoma, WA)

http://knkx.org/post/2-big-storms-coming-western-wash-conflicting-models-whether-saturdays-will-be-historic

Rake a Drain & Help Prevent Flooding During Storm Season (Thurston Talks, Olympia, WA)

http://www.thurstontalk.com/2016/10/12/rake-drain-help-prevent-flooding-storm-season/

Canada, U-S Poised to Resume Hostilities Over Softwood Lumber (Canadian Broadcasting Corporation)

http://www.cbc.ca/news/politics/softwood-lumber-standstill-expires-thursday-1.3801771?cmp=rss

ALLIGATORS IN THE SEWER – DIVERSIONS

There’s No Erasing the Chalkboard

http://www.theatlantic.com/technology/archive/2016/10/theres-no-erasing-the-chalkboard/503975/

Nobel Prize in Literature Won by Bob Dylan

https://www.theguardian.com/books/2016/oct/13/bob-dylan-wins-2016-nobel-prize-in-literature

Eagle Freed in Hurricane Matthew Aftermath from Car Grill

https://www.yahoo.com/news/ready-soar-eagle-freed-unharmed-perch-car-grill-133749753.html

Groom's Mother Goes for a Walk, Gets Lost, Delaying Wedding

https://www.yahoo.com/news/grooms-mother-goes-walk-gets-lost-delaying-wedding-204255389.html

SONG OF THE DAY

David Shire – Night On Disco Mountain (based on Night on Bald Mountain, Modest Mussorgsky)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ICsfOSiAbmo

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Energy News Digest for October 12, 2016

SHELTON FORECAST & WEATHER ALERTS

Weather Forecast for October 12, 2016

High Wind Watch for Mason County & Western Washington State

Flood Watch for Mason County – Skokomish River

HOT SHOTS – TODAY’S TOP FIVE STORIES

Warning: Major Storms Threaten the Pacific Northwest “...A true monster storm, potentially as strong as the most powerful storm in NW history (the Columbus Day Storm of 1962) …” (Cliff Mass Weather Blog)

http://cliffmass.blogspot.com/2016/10/warming-major-storms-threaten-pacific.html

Global Warming Versus Salmon: Dam If You Do, Dam If You Don’t (Forbes Magazine)

http://www.forbes.com/sites/jamesconca/2016/10/12/global-warming-versus-salmon-dam-if-you-do-dam-if-you-dont/#32bb1dc5614e

Energy-Related Carbon Dioxide Emissions for First Six Months of 2016 Are Lowest Since 1991 (U-S Energy Information Administration)

http://www.eia.gov/todayinenergy/detail.php?id=28312

Tacoma Mayor: Puget Sound Energy Fight to Keep Records Private ‘Not a Good Look’ (News Tribune, Tacoma, WA – Paywall Advisory)

http://www.thenewstribune.com/news/politics-government/article107659717.html

Utilities Squeezed as Corporations Seek Renewable Energy Elsewhere (Midwest Energy News)

http://midwestenergynews.com/2016/10/12/utilities-squeezed-as-corporations-seek-renewable-energy-elsewhere/

NEWS HIGHLIGHTS (Details Below)

• Stormy Weather to Unleash Multiple Impacts on Western Washington State Thursday Through the Weekend
• Global Warming Versus Salmon: Dam If You Do, Dam If You Don’t
• Tacoma Mayor: Puget Sound Energy Fight to Keep Records Private ‘Not a Good Look’
• Kalama Methanol Plant Puts Huge Demand on Region’s Natural Gas Capacity
• British Columbia: Peace River Dam on Time & On Budget, Says Ernst & Young
• UPDATE: Mason PUD 3 Restores Electricity to 500 Customers West of Shelton
• Grant PUD Holding Public Hearing on Thursday for Proposed 2017 Budget
• Louisiana: Property Owners Take Issue with Power Line Plan
• Canada: Captain Kirk Beams in to Back Wild Salmon Protection Bill
• Utilities Squeezed as Corporations Seek Renewable Energy Elsewhere
• Vermont: Once Just a Cabin, Now an Emblem in Debate Over Wind Energy
• Spanish Researchers Explore Molten Silicon for More Efficient Solar Energy Storage
• Marijuana Businesses Push Back on Oregon’s Testing Rules, Ask for Delay
• Energy-Related Carbon Dioxide Emissions for First Six Months of 2016 Are Lowest Since 1991
• Check Out the Solar-Powered Boat Campaigning Against Florida’s Solar Amendment
• Comcast Experiences Nationwide Overnight Outage
• Could Facebook’s Workplace Platform Replace Email at Work?
• Millennials? Gen Z? Let’s Call Them Mobile Prodigies
• Washington State, Oregon Break Voter Registration Records
• Social Media Helps Drive Big Increases in Registered Voters in Washington & Idaho
• Rich Enviros Fund Big ‘Independent’ Expenditure in Washington State Lands Commissioner Race
• Series of Powerful Storms to Slam Western Washington: Crews Preparing for Flooding, Power Outages
• Warning: Major Storms Threaten the Pacific Northwest
• 1962 Columbus Day Storm Memories: Will Windstorm History Repeat This Weekend in Seattle?
• ‘Murderous’ Columbus Day Storm of 1962 Was Spawned by Similar Typhoon Now Looming Over Pacific
• Malheur Trial Could Be Headed Toward Conclusion
• Astronomers Discover New Dwarf Planet in Our Solar System

WORD OF THE DAY

Phlegmatic • \fleg-MAT-ik\ • adjective 1: resembling, consisting of, or producing the humor phlegm (gluck, slobber, etc) *2: having or showing a slow & stolid temperament

Nothing rattled Horace. His phlegmatic response to the door slamming could only be attributed to the fact that he was asleep, or in a deep trance.

ENERGY & UTILITY ISSUES

Stormy Weather to Unleash Multiple Impacts on Western Washington State Thursday Through the Weekend (Mason PUD 3, Shelton, WA)

http://www.pud3.org/blog/articles--blog/post/stormy-weather-to-unleash-multiple-impacts-on-western-washington-state-thursday-through-the-weekend

Global Warming Versus Salmon: Dam If You Do, Dam If You Don’t (Forbes Magazine)

http://www.forbes.com/sites/jamesconca/2016/10/12/global-warming-versus-salmon-dam-if-you-do-dam-if-you-dont/#32bb1dc5614e

Tacoma Mayor: Puget Sound Energy Fight to Keep Records Private ‘Not a Good Look’ (News Tribune, Tacoma, WA – Paywall Advisory)

http://www.thenewstribune.com/news/politics-government/article107659717.html

Kalama Methanol Plant Puts Huge Demand on Region’s Natural Gas Capacity (Longview Daily News, WA)

http://tdn.com/news/local/kalama-methanol-plant-puts-huge-demand-on-region-s-natural/article_20b8bf07-b7ce-5144-b759-2d5f7ebbd545.html

British Columbia: Peace River Dam on Time & On Budget, Says Ernst & Young (Canadian Broadcasting Corporation)

http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/british-columbia/site-c-dam-on-time-and-on-budget-says-ernst-and-young-1.3801037?cmp=rss

UPDATE: Mason PUD 3 Restores Electricity to 500 Customers West of Shelton (Mason PUD 3, Shelton, WA)

https://www.pud3.org/blog/articles--blog/post/mason-pud-3-working-to-restore-electricity-to-500-customers-west-of-shelton

Grant PUD Holding Public Hearing on Thursday for Proposed 2017 Budget (Ifiber One, Ephrata, WA)

http://www.ifiberone.com/news/grant-pud-holding-public-hearing-on-thursday-for-proposed-budget/article_76419fcc-8fff-11e6-9fcb-eb9cd3919044.html

Louisiana: Property Owners Take Issue with Power Line Plan (Richland Beacon News, La)

http://www.richlandtoday.com/news/property-owners-take-issue-power-line-plan

FISH & WILDLIFE

Canada: Captain Kirk Beams in to Back Wild Salmon Protection Bill (Canadian Broadcasting Corporation)

http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/british-columbia/captain-kirk-beams-in-to-back-wild-salmon-protection-bill-1.3800195?cmp=rss

RENEWABLE ENERGY

Utilities Squeezed as Corporations Seek Renewable Energy Elsewhere (Midwest Energy News)

http://midwestenergynews.com/2016/10/12/utilities-squeezed-as-corporations-seek-renewable-energy-elsewhere/

Vermont: Once Just a Cabin, Now an Emblem in Debate Over Wind Energy (Associated Press)

http://www.yakimaherald.com/news/business/national/once-just-a-cabin-now-an-emblem-in-debate-over/article_7f217ad1-a1c4-5b50-b948-308e1f49e48c.html

Spanish Researchers Explore Molten Silicon for More Efficient Solar Energy Storage (Utility Dive)

http://www.utilitydive.com/news/spanish-researchers-explore-molten-silicon-for-more-efficient-solar-energy/427970/

KILOWATTS FOR CANNABIS

Marijuana Businesses Push Back on Oregon’s Testing Rules, Ask for Delay (Oregonian, Portland)

http://www.oregonlive.com/marijuana/index.ssf/2016/10/some_marijuana_businesses_push.html

CLIMATE CHANGE SEQUESTRATION VAULT

Energy-Related Carbon Dioxide Emissions for First Six Months of 2016 Are Lowest Since 1991 (U-S Energy Information Administration)

http://www.eia.gov/todayinenergy/detail.php?id=28312

SCIENCE SWIMS IN A BARREL O’ GREEN POTPOURRI

Check Out the Solar-Powered Boat Campaigning Against Florida’s Solar Amendment (Jacksonville Business Journal, FL)

http://www.bizjournals.com/jacksonville/news/2016/10/11/check-out-the-solar-powered-boat-campaigning.html

TECHNOLOGY & TELECOMMUNICATIONS

Comcast Experiences Nationwide Overnight Outage (Broadband Reports)

http://www.dslreports.com/shownews/Comcast-Experiences-Nationwide-Overnight-Outage-138088

MARKETING & MEDIA

Could Facebook’s Workplace Platform Replace Email at Work? (Christian Science Monitor)

http://www.csmonitor.com/Technology/2016/1011/Could-Facebook-s-Workplace-platform-replace-email-at-work-video

Millennials? Gen Z? Let’s Call Them Mobile Prodigies (AdWeek)

http://www.adweek.com/brandshare/millennials-gen-z-let-s-call-them-mobile-prodigies-173798

POLITICS & GOVERNANCE

Washington State, Oregon Break Voter Registration Records (KOIN-TV, Portland, OR)

http://koin.com/2016/10/11/wash-breaks-record-with-over-4-2-million-voters/

Social Media Helps Drive Big Increases in Registered Voters in Washington & Idaho (Spokesman Review, Spokane, WA)

http://www.spokesman.com/stories/2016/oct/11/social-media-helps-drive-big-increases-in-register/

Rich Enviros Fund Big ‘Independent’ Expenditure in Washington State Lands Commissioner Race (Seattle Post-Intelligencer, WA)

http://www.seattlepi.com/local/politics/article/Rich-enviros-make-big-independent-expenditure-9962779.php

GENERAL NEWS – THE GANDALF STORMCROW EDITION

Series of Powerful Storms to Slam Western Washington: Crews Preparing for Flooding, Power Outages (KCPQ-TV, Seattle/Tacoma, WA)

http://q13fox.com/2016/10/12/series-of-powerful-storms-to-slam-western-washington-crews-preparing-for-flooding-power-outages/

Warning: Major Storms Threaten the Pacific Northwest “...A true monster storm, potentially as strong as the most powerful storm in NW history (the Columbus Day Storm of 1962) …” (Cliff Mass Weather Blog)

http://cliffmass.blogspot.com/2016/10/warming-major-storms-threaten-pacific.html

1962 Columbus Day Storm Memories: Will Windstorm History Repeat This Weekend In Seattle? (KIRO Broadcasting, Seattle, WA)

http://mynorthwest.com/419693/will-windstorm-history-repeat-this-weekend/

‘Murderous’ Columbus Day Storm of 1962 Was Spawned by Similar Typhoon Now Looming Over Pacific (Seattle Times, WA – Paywall Advisory)

http://www.seattletimes.com/seattle-news/weather/from-the-archives-columbus-day-storm-of-1962/?utm_source=RSS&utm_medium=Referral&utm_campaign=RSS_seattle-news

Malheur Trial Could Be Headed Toward Conclusion (Northwest Public Radio)

http://nwpr.org/post/malheur-trial-could-be-headed-toward-conclusion

Astronomers Discover New Dwarf Planet in Our Solar System (Christian Science Monitor)

http://www.csmonitor.com/Science/2016/1011/Astronomers-discover-new-dwarf-planet-in-our-solar-system

ALLIGATORS IN THE SEWER – DIVERSIONS

How Would Stormy Weather Impact the Seahawks-Falcons Game?

http://www.seattletimes.com/sports/seahawks/how-would-stormy-weather-impact-the-seahawks-falcons-game/

Wrong Runner Awarded Winning Trophy at Portland Marathon

http://koin.com/2016/10/11/wrong-runner-awarded-winning-trophy-at-portland-marathon/

When It Rains, It Pours – Some Portland Marathoners Upset After Running Longer Route

http://www.oregonlive.com/portland/index.ssf/2016/10/some_portland_marathoners_upse.html

Danish Angling Bonanza: 80,000 Trout Set Free by Accident

http://www.yakimaherald.com/news/weird_news/danish-angling-bonanza-trout-set-free-by-accident/article_28d0ba30-25fc-50b3-a8a2-355fc58e9ab9.html

SONG OF THE DAY

Garth Brooks – The Thunder Rolls

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9_iKKL21rZo

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