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Hotshots – Today’s Top Five Stories
NERC Reports Some
U.S. Regions at Risk for Energy Shortfalls in Extreme Summer Conditions (U.S.
Energy Information Administration)
https://www.eia.gov/todayinenergy/detail.php?id=62243
Idaho Wind Power:
Feds Say Final Lava Ridge EIS Reflects Community Feedback, But Critics Remain
Skeptical (Boise State Public Radio, ID)
WA State: Franklin
County PUD’s At-Large Election System Challenged by Voting Rights Project
(KNDO/KNDU-TV, Tri-Cities, Yakima, WA)
Pacific Northwest
Coast Suffers from Low Oxygen, Study Finds. It’s Becoming the Norm (Walla Walla
Union-Bulletin, WA – Paywall Advisory)
Climate Records
Keep Getting Shattered. Here Is What You Need to Know (Associated Press)
News Highlights (See
Stories Below)
1. NERC
Reports Some U.S. Regions at Risk for Energy Shortfalls in Extreme Summer
Conditions
2. Power
Grids in the Western U.S. Are Forced to Handle Rising Temperatures
3. Washington’s
Summer Blackouts: New Research Predicts Power Disruptions
4. Idaho
Man Shot at Dams, Spurred by ‘Anti-Government’ Ideals. He Won’t Do Prison Time
5. Judge
Dismisses Native American Challenge to $10 Billion SunZia Energy Transmission
Project in Arizona
6. B.C.
Hydro Offering Optional Time-of-Day Billing for Electricity
7. Southwest
Power Pool Files Expanded RTO Tariff to Include Western Entities
8. A
Western U.S. Energy Market Would Boost Clean Energy. Will It Happen?
9. Sustainability
Report Captures Bonneville Power Administration’s 2023 Environmental
Achievements
10. Utilities
Adopt Various Strategies to Mitigate Against the Threat of Wildfires
11. Canada:
Meadow Lake Tribal Council Looking at Microreactors to Provide Heat,
Electricity
12. Idaho
Wind Power: Feds Say Final Lava Ridge EIS Reflects Community Feedback, But
Critics Remain Skeptical
13. Oregon:
Coos County Fights Offshore Wind Energy Project
14. California:
Proposed Seguro Battery Storage Project Faces New Obstacle
15. Big
Solar Projects Launch in Idaho as U.S. Nuclear Test Sites Go Green
16. Washington
Wants to Hear Rural Communities’ Thoughts on Renewable Energy
17. Lightbulbs
Don’t Spike Electric Bills; What Does?
18. Success
of Hood Canal Summer Chum Gives Hope for Salmon Recovery
19. Court
Rejects Bid to Review Minister’s Order to British Columbia Salmon Farms
20. Idaho
Advocates Worry About Politicization of Endangered Species
21. Pod
of Orcas Travels 170 Miles in Just Over One Day, Surprising Experts.
‘Impossible!’
22. Pacific
Northwest Coast Suffers from Low Oxygen, Study Finds. It’s Becoming the Norm
23. Widespread
& Increasing Near-Bottom Hypoxia in the Coastal Ocean Off the United States
Pacific Northwest
24. Climate
Records Keep Getting Shattered. Here Is What You Need to Know
25. There
Is More Carbon Dioxide Than Ever in the Atmosphere. That’s Bad for the Climate
26. WA
State: Officials Say New Broadband System in Spokane County Will Be a Boost to
Rural Communities
27. California
Contemplates Cuts to Middle-Mile Broadband Build
28. Oregon’s
Print Media Landscape Dealt Back-To-Back Blows as Local Papers Sold, Cut Back
29. Electrolyzers
Are a Small but Growing Source of U.S. Hydrogen Production
30. WA
State: Franklin County PUD’s At-Large Election System Challenged by Voting
Rights Project
31. WA
State: Gov Inslee’s Effort to Cut Pay, Oust UTC Leader Falters
32. Seattle
City Council Confirms Dawn Lindell as Seattle City Light GM and CEO
33. Brad
Koehn Appointed General Manager at California’s Turlock Irrigation District
34. As
The Need for Copper Rises, Cable Manufacturers Recycle More
35. Audio:
Why Clean Energy Production Could End Up in Your Backyard
36.
Podcast: Resource Adequacy, Tail Risk, &
Institutional Capability
Word of the Day – The Horrible Haiku Edition
Demonym /DEH-muh-nimm/ Noun – A word (such as Nevadan or Sooner) used to denote a person who inhabits or is native to a particular place.
We’re all from somewhere
Hometown demonyms be cursed
Get thee back there soon
Energy & Utility
Issues
1.
NERC Reports Some U.S. Regions at Risk for
Energy Shortfalls in Extreme Summer Conditions (U.S. Energy Information
Administration)
https://www.eia.gov/todayinenergy/detail.php?id=62243
2.
Power Grids in the Western U.S. Are Forced to Handle
Rising Temperatures (National Public Radio)
3.
Washington’s Summer Blackouts: New Research
Predicts Power Disruptions (Travel & Tour World)
4.
Idaho Man Shot at Dams, Spurred by ‘Anti-Government’
Ideals. He Won’t Do Prison Time (Yahoo! News)
https://www.yahoo.com/news/idaho-man-shot-dams-spurred-230117115.html
5.
Judge Dismisses Native American Challenge to $10
Billion SunZia Energy Transmission Project in Arizona (Associated Press)
6.
B.C. Hydro Offering Optional Time-of-Day Billing
for Electricity (Canadian Broadcasting Corporation)
https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/british-columbia/how-to-apply-bc-hydro-flat-rate-cheaper-1.7225593
7.
Southwest Power Pool Files Expanded RTO Tariff
to Include Western Entities (American Public Power Association)
8.
A Western U.S. Energy Market Would Boost Clean
Energy. Will It Happen? (Canary Media)
9.
Sustainability Report Captures Bonneville Power
Administration’s 2023 Environmental Achievements (Bonneville Power
Administration)
10.
Utilities Adopt Various Strategies to Mitigate
Against the Threat of Wildfires (American Public Power Association)
11.
Canada: Meadow Lake Tribal Council Looking at
Microreactors to Provide Heat, Electricity (Canadian Broadcasting Corporation)
Renewable Energy & Self
Storage
12.
Idaho Wind Power: Feds Say Final Lava Ridge EIS Reflects
Community Feedback, But Critics Remain Skeptical (Boise State Public Radio, ID)
13.
Oregon: Coos County Fights Offshore Wind Energy
Project (KPIC-TV, Rosburg, OR)
https://www.kpic.com/news/local/coos-county-fights-offshore-wind-energy-project
14.
California: Proposed Seguro Battery Storage
Project Faces New Obstacle (KPBS Broadcasting, San Diego, CA)
15.
Big Solar Projects Launch in Idaho as U.S. Nuclear
Test Sites Go Green (Reuters)
16.
Washington Wants to Hear Rural Communities’
Thoughts on Renewable Energy (Northwest Public Broadcasting)
Conservation &
Efficiency
17.
Lightbulbs Don’t Spike Electric Bills; What Does?
(KIFI-TV, Idaho Falls, ID)
https://localnews8.com/news/local-news/2024/06/06/lightbulbs-dont-spike-electric-bills-what-does/
Fish & Wildlife
18.
Success of Hood Canal Summer Chum Gives Hope for
Salmon Recovery (Seattle Times, WA – Paywall Advisory)
19.
Court Rejects Bid to Review Minister’s Order to British
Columbia Salmon Farms (Canadian Broadcasting Corporation)
https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/british-columbia/federal-court-salmon-farms-1.7229677
20.
Idaho Advocates Worry About Politicization of
Endangered Species (KTVB-TV, Boise, ID)
21.
Pod of Orcas Travels 170 Miles in Just Over One
Day, Surprising Experts. ‘Impossible!’ (MSN News)
Environmental Afflatus –
Clean Up on Aisle Three
22.
Pacific Northwest Coast Suffers from Low Oxygen,
Study Finds. It’s Becoming the Norm (Walla Walla Union-Bulletin, WA – Paywall Advisory)
23.
Widespread & Increasing Near-Bottom Hypoxia in
the Coastal Ocean Off the United States Pacific Northwest (Scientific Reports)
https://www.nature.com/articles/s41598-024-54476-0
Climate Change
Sequestration Vault
24.
Climate Records Keep Getting Shattered. Here Is
What You Need to Know (Associated Press)
25.
There Is More Carbon Dioxide Than Ever in the Atmosphere.
That’s Bad for the Climate (National Public Radio)
https://www.npr.org/2024/06/06/nx-s1-4992290/carbon-dioxide-record-high-atmosphere
London Calling
–Telecommunications
26.
WA State: Officials Say New Broadband System in Spokane
County Will Be a Boost to Rural Communities (Spokesman-Review, Spokane, WA –
Paywall Advisory)
https://www.spokesman.com/stories/2024/jun/10/officials-say-new-broadband-system-in-spokane-coun/
27.
California Contemplates Cuts to Middle-Mile
Broadband Build (Government Technology)
https://www.govtech.com/network/california-contemplates-cuts-to-middle-mile-broadband-build
Public Relations,
Marketing & Media
28.
Oregon’s Print Media Landscape Dealt Back-To-Back
Blows as Local Papers Sold, Cut Back (KGW-TV, Portland, OR)
Barrel O’ Green
Potpourri – Seething Stew of Science
29.
Electrolyzers Are a Small but Growing Source of U.S.
Hydrogen Production (U.S. Energy Information Administration)
https://www.eia.gov/todayinenergy/detail.php?id=62223
Management &
Governance
30.
WA State: Franklin County PUD’s At-Large
Election System Challenged by Voting Rights Project (KNDO/KNDU-TV, Tri-Cities,
Yakima, WA)
31.
WA State: Gov Inslee’s Effort to Cut Pay, Oust UTC
Leader Falters (State’s Newsroom)
https://www.newsfromthestates.com/article/inslees-effort-cut-pay-oust-regulatory-leader-falters
32.
Seattle City Council Confirms Dawn Lindell as
Seattle City Light GM and CEO (American Public Power Association)
33.
Brad Koehn Appointed General Manager at
California’s Turlock Irrigation District (American Public Power Association)
Other Things to Know
About Today
34.
As The Need for Copper Rises, Cable
Manufacturers Recycle More (Associated Press)
Soapbox Serenade – Vox
Populi
35.
Audio: Why Clean Energy Production Could End Up in
Your Backyard (KUOW Radio, Seattle, WA)
https://www.kuow.org/stories/why-clean-energy-production-could-end-up-in-your-b
36.
Podcast: Resource Adequacy, Tail Risk, &
Institutional Capability (Public Power Underground)
https://publicpowerunderground.substack.com/p/resource-adequacy-tail-risk-and-institutional
Alligators in the Sewer – Diversions
A Real Nut Case: Cold
Stone Creamery Faces Suit Over Lack of Real Pistachios in Pistachio Ice Cream
Owners of Wrongfully
Slaughtered Pet Pigs File Complaint Against Mobile Butcher Business
Rare 7-Foot Fish
Washes Ashore on Oregon Coast
https://mynorthwest.com/3962178/offbeat-odd-news-rare-7-foot-fish-washes-ashore-oregon-coast/
A Hail Stone the
Size of a Pineapple Was Found in Texas. It Likely Sets a State Record
https://apnews.com/article/massive-hail-texas-record-2ba6b2cf262f5d716f901a77bbed045b
Song of the Day
Henry Mancini – The
Pink Panther Theme
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0FMpmp7ERHw
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