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HOT SHOTS – TODAY’S
TOP FIVE STORIES
ConEd, Eversource Blasted By New York, Connecticut Officials
After ‘Wholly Inadequate’ Storm Response (Utility Dive)
The Energy 202: Power Shut-Offs Loom for Many Americans as
Coronavirus Emergency Orders Expire (Washington, Post)
Washington State Regulators Approve New Rules for Smart
Meters to Protect Customer Information (Daily Energy Insider)
Upcoming La Nina Winter: Cooler & Wetter than Normal
(Cliff Mass Weather Blog)
Sources: As Big Ten & Pac-12 Season Cancellation Reports
Swirl, Washington Cancels Mandatory Workouts (Seattle Times, WA – Paywall
Advisory)
NEWS HIGHLIGHTS (See
Stories Below)
1.
ConEd, Eversource Blasted By New York,
Connecticut Officials After ‘Wholly Inadequate’ Storm Response
2.
The Energy 202: Power Shut-Offs Loom for Many
Americans as Coronavirus Emergency Orders Expire
3.
Washington State Regulators Approve New Rules
for Smart Meters to Protect Customer Information
4.
Washington State: Snohomish County PUD Embraces
‘Smart’ Meters Despite Concerns
5.
Pacific Gas & Electric to Run Emergency
Exercise to Prepare for California Wildfire Season
6.
Decline in Hydropower Hampered by Drought Will
Impact California Utility Costs
7.
Wyoming: Landowner Group Files Appeal Over
State’s Decision on New Coal Mine
8.
U.S. Senators Heinrich, McSally Introduce
Legislation to Provide Electricity to Navajo Households
9.
South Carolina: Santee Cooper Gives Its Fired
Lawyer a Golden Parachute
10.
U.S. Energy Secretary Dan Brouillette to Visit
Hanford & PNNL This Week
11.
Invenergy Reaches Financial Close on Oregon
Solar – The Prineville & Millican Solar Energy Centers will generate 100MW
of power
12.
California: Draft Environmental Impact Report
Available for Wind-Energy Project in Eastern Shasta County
13.
Court Decision Put Arizona’s Clean-Energy
Regulations in Serious Doubt
14.
NorthWestern Energy Customers in Montana Can Now
Choose Energy from Renewable Resources
15.
Utility-Scale Battery Storage Capacity Continued
Its Upward Trend in 2018
16.
Inside Clean Energy: What’s a Virtual Power
Plant? Bay Area Consumers Will Soon Find Out
17.
Idaho: First Sockeye of 2020 Arrives at the
Sawtooth Basin, Run Likely Larger Than Last Year
18.
You’ll Choke at Idaho’s Ranking in New U.S. Air
Study. Take a Deep Breath, Expert Says.
19.
Upcoming La Nina Winter: Cooler & Wetter
than Normal
20.
Colorado: This Giant Climate Hot Spot Is Robbing
the West of Its Water
21.
Why Sprawl Could Be the Next Big Climate Change
Battle
22.
Does Your State Want to Cut Carbon Emissions?
These Old Laws Could Be Standing in the Way.
23.
Tucson to Use Pandemic Money to Boost Wi-Fi
Connectivity
24.
Rural Co-Ops Join High-Speed Internet Race as
Coronavirus Fuels Demand
25.
Telemedicine Shines During Pandemic – Will the
Glow Fade?
26.
Pioneer Utility Resources Acquires WordSouth
27.
Annual Perseid Meteor Shower Peaks This Week:
How You Can Catch Some ‘Shooting Stars’
28.
As COVID Talk Dominates, Fed Lawmakers Consider
Energy Measures
29.
Sources: As Big Ten & Pac-12 Season
Cancellation Reports Swirl, Washington Cancels Mandatory Workouts
WORD OF THE DAY
Maladroit • \mal-uh-DROYT\ • Adjective - Lacking skill,
cleverness, or resourcefulness in handling situations: inept
Bill had high hopes of penetrating the impenetrable levels
of security at Hasbro headquarters to steal secrets of technological advances
in the game “Monopoly.” Unfortunately, his maladroit handling of each gateway
gave him a “go directly to jail” card from the company’s internal security. His
giveaway? His Mattel name tag.
ENERGY &
UTILITY ISSUES
1.
ConEd, Eversource Blasted By New York, Connecticut
Officials After ‘Wholly Inadequate’ Storm Response (Utility Dive)
2.
The Energy 202: Power Shut-Offs Loom for Many Americans
as Coronavirus Emergency Orders Expire (Washington, Post)
3.
Washington State Regulators Approve New Rules for
Smart Meters to Protect Customer Information (Daily Energy Insider)
4.
Washington State: Snohomish County PUD Embraces ‘Smart’
Meters Despite Concerns (Everett Herald, WA)
5.
Pacific Gas & Electric to Run Emergency
Exercise to Prepare for California Wildfire Season (Daily Energy Insider)
6.
Decline in Hydropower Hampered by Drought Will
Impact California Utility Costs (San Jose Mercury News, CA)
7.
Wyoming: Landowner Group Files Appeal Over State’s
Decision on New Coal Mine (Casper Tribune, WY)
8.
U.S. Senators Heinrich, McSally Introduce
Legislation to Provide Electricity to Navajo Households (Los Alamos Daily Post,
NM)
9.
South Carolina: Santee Cooper Gives Its Fired
Lawyer a Golden Parachute (Lexington Chronicle, Sc)
10.
U.S. Energy Secretary Dan Brouillette to Visit Hanford
& PNNL This Week (Tri-City Herald, WA)
RENEWABLE ENERGY
& SELF STORAGE
11.
Invenergy Reaches Financial Close on Oregon Solar
– The Prineville & Millican Solar Energy Centers will generate 100MW of
power (reNEWS)
12.
California: Draft Environmental Impact Report
Available for Wind-Energy Project in Eastern Shasta County (Redding Record
Searchlight, CA)
13.
Court Decision Put Arizona’s Clean-Energy
Regulations in Serious Doubt (Arizona Republic, Phoenix, AZ)
14.
NorthWestern Energy Customers in Montana Can Now
Choose Energy from Renewable Resources (KURL-TV, Billings. MT)
15.
Utility-Scale Battery Storage Capacity Continued
Its Upward Trend in 2018 (U.S. Energy Information Administration)
16.
Inside Clean Energy: What’s a Virtual Power
Plant? Bay Area Consumers Will Soon Find Out (Inside Climate News)
FISH &
WILDLIFE
17.
Idaho: First Sockeye of 2020 Arrives at the Sawtooth
Basin, Run Likely Larger Than Last Year (Twin Falls Times-News, ID)
ENVIRONMENTAL
AFFLATUS – CLEAN UP ON AISLE THREE
18.
You’ll Choke at Idaho’s Ranking in New U.S. Air
Study. Take a Deep Breath, Expert Says. (Idaho Statesman, Boise, ID)
WATER, WATER,
ANYWHERE?
19.
Upcoming La Nina Winter: Cooler & Wetter
than Normal (Cliff Mass Weather Blog)
20.
Colorado: This Giant Climate Hot Spot Is Robbing
the West of Its Water (Washington, Post)
CLIMATE CHANGE
SEQUESTRATION VAULT
21.
Why Sprawl Could Be the Next Big Climate Change
Battle (National Public Radio)
22.
Does Your State Want to Cut Carbon Emissions? These
Old Laws Could Be Standing in the Way. (Grist Online)
TELECOMMUNICATIONS
23.
Tucson to Use Pandemic Money to Boost Wi-Fi Connectivity
(Associated Press)
24.
Rural Co-Ops Join High-Speed Internet Race as
Coronavirus Fuels Demand (Fox News)
THE WIZARDING
WORLD OF TECHNOLOGY
25.
Telemedicine Shines During Pandemic – Will the Glow
Fade? (Associated Press)
PUBLIC RELATIONS,
MARKETING & MEDIA
26.
Pioneer Utility Resources Acquires WordSouth (Fort
Payne Times-Journal, AL)
BARREL O’ GREEN
POTPOURRI – SEETHING STEW OF SCIENCE
27.
Annual Perseid Meteor Shower Peaks This Week: How
You Can Catch Some ‘Shooting Stars’ (Canadian Broadcasting Corporation)
GOVERNANCE &
MANAGEMENT
28.
As COVID Talk Dominates, Fed Lawmakers Consider
Energy Measures (Politico)
SICKNESS ON THE SIDELINES
29.
Sources: As Big Ten & Pac-12 Season
Cancellation Reports Swirl, Washington Cancels Mandatory Workouts (Seattle
Times, WA – Paywall Advisory)
ALLIGATORS IN THE
SEWER – DIVERSIONS
Long Distance Swimmer Gets Close-Up Look at Pod of Orcas in West
Vancouver, BC
Eye Candy: More Than 50,000 Pink Flamingos Mass in France
‘Chief Mouser’ Palmerston Retires as UK’s Top Diplomatic Cat
Treasure-Hunter Finds 3,000-Year-Old Hoard in Scotland
SONG OF THE DAY
Rod Stewart – Get Back
