The Energy News Digest for October 23, 2024

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Hotshots – Today’s Top Five Stories

Offshore Wind Looked Like a Sure Thing for Oregon — Until It Wasn’t. What Went Wrong? (Oregon Public Broadcasting)

https://www.opb.org/article/2024/10/23/oregon-wind-energy-offshore-turbine-technology-climate-renewable-boem-greenhouse-gas-emissions/

Washington State’s Electric Vehicle Rebate Program Runs Out of Funds Ahead of Schedule (KIRO Broadcasting, Seattle, WA)

https://mynorthwest.com/4000420/washington-states-ev-rebate-program-runs-out-of-funds-ahead-of-schedule/

Oregon: Warm Springs Tribes & Partners Hold Kick-Off Meeting for Major Transmission Line Upgrade Project (KTVZ-TV, Bend, OR)

https://ktvz.com/news/warm-springs/2024/10/22/warm-springs-tribes-and-partners-hold-kick-off-meeting-for-major-transmission-line-upgrade-project/

Carbon Removal Industry Calls on U.S. Government for Regulation in New Industry Report (Associated Press)

https://apnews.com/article/climate-change-carbon-removal-direct-air-capture-9ce90f055abd5b2d7ca42a5e537cef5f

Oregon: Warm Springs Tribes & Partners Hold Kick-Off Meeting for Major Transmission Line Upgrade Project (KTVZ-TV, Bend, OR)

https://ktvz.com/news/warm-springs/2024/10/22/warm-springs-tribes-and-partners-hold-kick-off-meeting-for-major-transmission-line-upgrade-project/

News Highlights (See Stories Below)

1.      Oregon: Warm Springs Tribes & Partners Hold Kick-Off Meeting for Major Transmission Line Upgrade Project

2.      Lawyers Argue Motion to Dismiss Idaho Power Condemnation Lawsuit for Boardman to Hemingway Power Line

3.      Paywall Advisory: PacifiCorp Plans to Run High-Voltage Line from Swift Dam Through East Clark County into Oregon

4.      Utah a ‘First Mover’ State to Deploy Advanced Nuclear Energy

5.      Meeting Global Data Center Demand Could Cost More Than $2 Trillion in New Generation Resources

6.      Rundown: All Nuclear Plants Extended, Revived, or Planned as Energy Demand Soars

7.      U.S. Construction Costs Rose Slightly for Solar & Wind, Dropped for Natural Gas in 2022

8.      Co-ops Win Big in New $2 Billion Round of DOE Grid Funding Program

9.      Nearly 100 Utilities’ Credit Ratings Downgraded Since 2020 as Wildfire Risks Grow

10.   Offshore Wind Looked Like a Sure Thing for Oregon — Until It Wasn’t. What Went Wrong?

11.   California Biomass Plan Draws Scorn of Environmentalists

12.   Two Utilities Share Their Experience with Reconductoring That Can Enable More Solar

13.   Renewables on the Rise Dashboard

14.   Jobs in Wind, Solar, & Energy Storage Are Booming. Is Your State Keeping Up?

15.   Spokane to Buy $125,000 Worth of Flood Lights for Residences to Deter Crime

16.   Set Your Thermostat to This Temperature to Save Money This Winter

17.   New Zealand: Energy Coaches Helping with the Shock of Electricity Bills

18.   Bonneville Power Administration Funds Klickitat Hatchery Modernization Project

19.   Changing Winters Are Impacting Lake Tahoe & Other Freshwater Ecosystems

20.   Carbon Removal Industry Calls on U.S. Government for Regulation in New Industry Report

21.   A Wave of Climate-Change Anxiety Has Spread Amongst Gen Z. Here Are the U.S. States Where They’re Most & Least Distressed

22.   Washington State’s Electric Vehicle Rebate Program Runs Out of Funds Ahead of Schedule

23.   Electric Vehicle Chargers Draw Customers to Local Businesses, Study Suggests

24.   Nevada Ranks in Top 10 States for Percentage of Electric Vehicles, Bottom 10 for Number of Chargers

25.   Blog: Generating Buzz – Electric School Buses Have Arrived in Walla Walla, WA

26.   Deadly E. Coli Outbreak Linked to McDonald’s Quarter Pounders Sickens 49 People in 10 States

27.   Commentary: Staggering Cost of a Wind & Solar Future in the Pacific Northwest

28.   Hennings: Farmers Need to Share Their Thoughts on the Dams

Word of the Day – The Horrible Haiku Edition

Cosmeticize /coz-MET-uh-syze/ Verb – To make (something unpleasant or ugly) superficially attractive.

     Lipstick on a pig

     Cosmeticized ugly

     You wanna kiss it?

Energy & Utility Issues

1.      Oregon: Warm Springs Tribes & Partners Hold Kick-Off Meeting for Major Transmission Line Upgrade Project (KTVZ-TV, Bend, OR)

https://ktvz.com/news/warm-springs/2024/10/22/warm-springs-tribes-and-partners-hold-kick-off-meeting-for-major-transmission-line-upgrade-project/

2.      Lawyers Argue Motion to Dismiss Idaho Power Condemnation Lawsuit for Boardman to Hemingway Power Line (Baker City Herald, OR)

https://www.bakercityherald.com/news/local/lawyers-argue-motion-to-dismiss-idaho-power-condemnation-lawsuit-for-b2h-power-line/article_52dc879c-90b2-11ef-919f-6317f7360806.html

3.      Paywall Advisory: PacifiCorp Plans to Run High-Voltage Line from Swift Dam Through East Clark County into Oregon (Vancouver Columbian, WA – Paywall Advisory)

https://www.columbian.com/news/2024/oct/22/pacificorp-plans-to-run-high-voltage-line-from-swift-dam-through-east-clark-county-into-oregon/

4.      Utah a ‘First Mover’ State to Deploy Advanced Nuclear Energy (Canary Media)

https://www.deseret.com/utah/2024/10/22/utah-a-first-mover-state-to-deploy-advanced-nuclear-energy/

5.      Meeting Global Data Center Demand Could Cost More Than $2 Trillion in New Generation Resources (American Public Power Association)

https://www.publicpower.org/periodical/article/meeting-global-data-center-demand-could-cost-more-2-trillion-new-generation-resources

6.      Rundown: All Nuclear Plants Extended, Revived, or Planned as Energy Demand Soars (MSN)

https://www.msn.com/en-us/money/markets/rundown-all-nuclear-plants-extended-revived-or-planned-as-energy-demand-soars/ar-AA1sHrlN

7.      U.S. Construction Costs Rose Slightly for Solar & Wind, Dropped for Natural Gas in 2022 (U.S. Energy Information Administration)

https://www.eia.gov/todayinenergy/detail.php?id=63485

8.      Co-ops Win Big in New $2 Billion Round of DOE Grid Funding Program (National Rural Electric Cooperative Association)

https://www.electric.coop/co-ops-win-big-in-new-2-billion-round-of-doe-grid-funding-program

9.      Nearly 100 Utilities’ Credit Ratings Downgraded Since 2020 as Wildfire Risks Grow (Utility Dive)

https://www.utilitydive.com/news/nearly-100-utilities-credit-ratings-downgraded-since-2020-wildfires/730657/

Renewable Energy & Self Storage

10.   Offshore Wind Looked Like a Sure Thing for Oregon — Until It Wasn’t. What Went Wrong? (Oregon Public Broadcasting)

https://www.opb.org/article/2024/10/23/oregon-wind-energy-offshore-turbine-technology-climate-renewable-boem-greenhouse-gas-emissions/

11.   California Biomass Plan Draws Scorn of Environmentalists (Courthouse News Service)

https://www.courthousenews.com/california-biomass-plan-draws-scorn-of-environmentalists/

12.   Two Utilities Share Their Experience with Reconductoring That Can Enable More Solar (PV Magazine)

https://pv-magazine-usa.com/2024/10/21/two-utilities-share-their-experience-with-reconductoring-that-can-enable-more-solar/

13.   Renewables on the Rise Dashboard (Environment America)

https://environmentamerica.org/center/resources/renewables-on-the-rise-dashboard/

14.   Jobs in Wind, Solar, & Energy Storage Are Booming. Is Your State Keeping Up? (Yale Climate Connections)

https://yaleclimateconnections.org/2024/10/jobs-in-wind-solar-and-energy-storage-are-booming-is-your-state-keeping-up/

Conservation & Efficiency

15.   Spokane to Buy $125,000 Worth of Flood Lights for Residences to Deter Crime (Spokesman-Review, Spokane, WA – Paywall Advisory)

https://www.spokesman.com/stories/2024/oct/23/spokane-to-buy-125000-worth-of-flood-lights-for-re/

16.   Set Your Thermostat to This Temperature to Save Money This Winter (C|Net News)

https://www.cnet.com/home/energy-and-utilities/set-your-thermostat-to-this-temperature-to-save-money-this-winter/

17.   New Zealand: Energy Coaches Helping with the Shock of Electricity Bills (Waikato Herald, New Zealand)

https://www.nzherald.co.nz/waikato-news/news/energy-coaches-helping-with-the-shock-of-electricity-bills/C4TLOVHLC5H57BWGZDDUP4VBBA/

Fish & Wildlife

18.   Bonneville Power Administration Funds Klickitat Hatchery Modernization Project (Bonneville Power Administration)

https://www.bpa.gov/about/newsroom/news-articles/20241022-bpa-funds-klickitat-hatchery-modernization-project

Water, Water, Anywhere?

19.   Changing Winters Are Impacting Lake Tahoe & Other Freshwater Ecosystems (Nevada Today)

https://www.unr.edu/nevada-today/news/2024/lake-ice-science-publication

Climate Change Sequestration Vault

20.   Carbon Removal Industry Calls on U.S. Government for Regulation in New Industry Report (Associated Press)

https://apnews.com/article/climate-change-carbon-removal-direct-air-capture-9ce90f055abd5b2d7ca42a5e537cef5f

21.   A Wave of Climate-Change Anxiety Has Spread Amongst Gen Z. Here Are the U.S. States Where They’re Most & Least Distressed (Fortune Magazine)

https://fortune.com/2024/10/21/gen-z-climate-change-anxiety-states-future/

I Sing the Car Electric

22.   Washington State’s Electric Vehicle Rebate Program Runs Out of Funds Ahead of Schedule (KIRO Broadcasting, Seattle, WA)

https://mynorthwest.com/4000420/washington-states-ev-rebate-program-runs-out-of-funds-ahead-of-schedule/

23.   Electric Vehicle Chargers Draw Customers to Local Businesses, Study Suggests (Canadian Broadcasting Corporation)

https://www.cbc.ca/news/science/what-on-earth-ev-chargers-1.7354629

24.   Nevada Ranks in Top 10 States for Percentage of Electric Vehicles, Bottom 10 for Number of Chargers (KVVU-TV, Las Vegas, NV)

https://www.msn.com/en-us/autos/news/nevada-ranks-in-top-10-states-for-percentage-of-electric-vehicles-bottom-10-for-number-of-chargers/ar-AA1spLY9?ocid=00000000

25.   Blog: Generating Buzz – Electric School Buses Have Arrived in Walla Walla, WA (Washington Dept. of Ecology)

https://ecology.wa.gov/blog/october-2024/generating-buzz-electric-school-buses-have-arrived-in-walla-walla

Other Things to Know About Today

26.   Deadly E. Coli Outbreak Linked to McDonald’s Quarter Pounders Sickens 49 People in 10 States (Associated Press)

https://apnews.com/article/mcdonalds-e-coli-outbreak-422c4687cc9218efda03cae73b01f473

Soapbox Serenade – Vox Populi

27.   Commentary: Staggering Cost of a Wind & Solar Future in the Pacific Northwest (Capital Press – Paywall Advisory)

https://www.capitalpress.com/opinion/columns/commentary-staggering-cost-of-a-wind-and-solar-future-in-the-pacific-northwest/article_f5b37ece-8fe7-11ef-9d21-17aa034c0016.html

28.   Hennings: Farmers Need to Share Their Thoughts on the Dams (PNW Ag Network)

https://pnwag.net/hennings-farmers-need-to-share-their-thoughts-on-the-dams/

Alligators in the Sewer – Diversions

Champion Cleared of Cheating with a Metal Chestnut at the World Conker Championships

https://apnews.com/article/world-conker-championships-cheating-allegations-0f37223f4fe666844b09cb6c3704e4bc

Woman Uses Chopsticks to Eat One Grain of Rice at a Time, Sets Guinness Record

https://www.upi.com/Odd_News/2024/10/23/bangladesh-Guinness-World-Records-rice-chopsticks/4021729697928/

Shakespeare Book Returned to New Jersey Library 100 Years Overdue

https://www.upi.com/Odd_News/2024/10/22/paterson-Public-Library-book-100-years-overdue/5591729628381/

Orca Splashes Poop into Audience at Seaworld San Antonio

https://www.upi.com/Odd_News/2024/10/22/SeaWorld-San-Antonio-orca-poop/9661729618972/

Song of the Day

Dire Straits - Romeo & Juliet

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fGRtHd7UdYA

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Hotshots – Today’s Top Five Stories

Salmon Return to Klamath Basin in Oregon After More Than a Century (Oregon Public Broadcasting)

https://www.opb.org/article/2024/10/18/salmon-return-klamath-basin-oregon-dam-removal/

Cuba Grid Collapses Again, Raising Doubts About a Quick Fix (Reuters)

https://www.reuters.com/world/americas/cuba-suffers-third-major-setback-restoring-power-island-millions-still-dark-2024-10-20/

U.S. Approves Major Geothermal Project on Public Lands, Seeks to Support Others (Reuters)

https://www.reuters.com/business/energy/us-approves-major-geothermal-project-public-lands-seeks-support-others-2024-10-18/

Can Hydropower Survive Climate Change? (Oil Price)

https://oilprice.com/Alternative-Energy/Hydroelectric/Can-Hydropower-Survive-Climate-Change.html

Three of Four ‘Let’s Go WA’ Initiatives Face Significant Opposition Headed into Nov. Election: WA Poll (KING-TV, Seattle, WA)

https://www.king5.com/article/news/politics/elections/2024-election-poll-results/281-02f6ad0b-9717-4f9e-96a0-78b5531eb13d

News Highlights (See Stories Below)

1.      Cuba Grid Collapses Again, Raising Doubts About a Quick Fix

2.      What Happens When a Country Goes Too Long without Electricity? Death & Devastation Follow

3.      Avista Receives $85 Million Grant to Harden Transmission Lines Against Fires

4.      Democrats Embrace Nuclear Power in Heated Senate Races

5.      U.S. Approves Major Geothermal Project on Public Lands, Seeks to Support Others

6.      Increasing the Efficiency of Hydropower Plants with Utility-Scale Batteries

7.      Idaho Approves First Solar Permit on State Endowment Land

8.      Solar Project on Napa Wastewater Ponds to Power 5,000 Homes, Gains County OK

9.      Two WA State Programs to Assist with Clean Energy Projects

10.   Central Washington Faces Challenges, Opportunities with Growing Renewable Tech Industry

11.   Thinking of Going Solar? Wait Until You Need a New Roof.

12.   Does Daylight Saving Time Help with Energy Bills?

13.   Paywall Advisory: Heat Pumps Were Supposed to Transform the World. But It’s Not Going as Planned.

14.   Salmon Return to Klamath Basin in Oregon After More Than a Century

15.   Declining Fish Populations: Dams, Climate, And Restoration Efforts

16.   Can Pacific Lamprey Numbers Be Restored in the Columbia River Basin? Yakama Nation Biologists Think So

17.   Thousands of Salmon Eggs Arrive at Southeast Washington Schools

18.   Can Hydropower Survive Climate Change?

19.   Nearly $75 Million in Federal Grant Funds to Help Alaska Native Communities with Climate Impacts

20.   Banking on Oregon Forests: In Fight Against Climate Change, Financial Markets See Green in Oregon

21.   Carbon Markets – Safe from Possible Trump Attack – Could Expand

22.   October Is Cybersecurity Awareness Month. Here’s How to Stay Safe from Scams

23.   How a Small Reactor in Eastern WA Became the World’s First Nuclear Plant 80 Years Ago

24.   Three of Four ‘Let’s Go WA’ Initiatives Face Significant Opposition Headed into Nov. Election: WA Poll

25.   In Inaugural Tribal Energy Summit, Carbon Capture, Critical Minerals and Sovereignty Take Center Stage

26.   NOAA’s Annual Winter Forecast Is Here. These Are the Weather Predictions for Your Area

27.   Columnist: Communications After a Disaster

Word of the Day – The Horrible Haiku Edition

Blandish \BLANN-dish\ Verb - 1: to coax or persuade with flattery: cajole 2: to act or speak in a flattering or coaxing manner.

     Blandishments aside

     Haggis is Haggis, always

     Not my cup of guts

Energy & Utility Issues

1.      Cuba Grid Collapses Again, Raising Doubts About a Quick Fix (Reuters)

https://www.reuters.com/world/americas/cuba-suffers-third-major-setback-restoring-power-island-millions-still-dark-2024-10-20/

2.      What Happens When a Country Goes Too Long without Electricity? Death & Devastation Follow (The Miami Herald, FL – Via Yahoo! News)

https://www.yahoo.com/news/happens-country-goes-too-long-191856350.html

3.      Avista Receives $85 Million Grant to Harden Transmission Lines Against Fires (KREM-TV, Spokane, WA)

https://www.krem.com/article/news/local/wildfire/avista-85-million-grant-to-harden-transmission-lines-against-fires/293-20b007c3-8564-4bc7-8f1f-6df69e2bb365

4.      Democrats Embrace Nuclear Power in Heated Senate Races (Huffington Post)

https://www.huffpost.com/entry/democrats-election-nuclear_n_6712ccc1e4b0e2b6e54c0e1c

Renewable Energy & Self Storage

5.      U.S. Approves Major Geothermal Project on Public Lands, Seeks to Support Others (Reuters)

https://www.reuters.com/business/energy/us-approves-major-geothermal-project-public-lands-seeks-support-others-2024-10-18/

6.      Increasing the Efficiency of Hydropower Plants with Utility-Scale Batteries (Idaho National Library)

https://inl.gov/feature-story/increasing-the-efficiency-of-hydropower-plants-with-utility-scale-batteries/

7.      Idaho Approves First Solar Permit on State Endowment Land (KTVB-TV, Boise, ID – Via MSN)

https://www.msn.com/en-us/money/news/idaho-approves-first-solar-permit-on-state-endowment-land/ar-AA1szxK7

8.      Solar Project on Napa Wastewater Ponds to Power 5,000 Homes, Gains County OK (Santa Rosa Press-Democrat, CA)

https://www.pressdemocrat.com/article/napa/napa-solar-wastewater/

9.      Two WA State Programs to Assist with Clean Energy Projects (Columbia Basin Herald, Moses Lake, WA)

https://columbiabasinherald.com/news/2024/oct/21/2-programs-to-assist-with-clean-energy-projects/

10.   Central Washington Faces Challenges, Opportunities with Growing Renewable Tech Industry (Spokesman-Review, Spokane, WA – Via AOL)

https://www.aol.com/central-washington-faces-challenges-opportunities-035900800.html

11.   Thinking of Going Solar? Wait Until You Need a New Roof. (Grist Online)

https://grist.org/climate-energy/thinking-of-going-solar-wait-until-you-need-a-new-roof/

Conservation & Efficiency

12.   Does Daylight Saving Time Help with Energy Bills? (C|Net News)

https://www.cnet.com/home/energy-and-utilities/does-daylight-saving-time-help-with-energy-bills/

13.   Paywall Advisory: Heat Pumps Were Supposed to Transform the World. But It’s Not Going as Planned. (Washington Post, Paywall Advisory)

https://www.washingtonpost.com/climate-solutions/2024/10/21/heat-pump-sales-slump-us-europe/

Fish & Wildlife

14.   Salmon Return to Klamath Basin in Oregon After More Than a Century (Oregon Public Broadcasting)

https://www.opb.org/article/2024/10/18/salmon-return-klamath-basin-oregon-dam-removal/

15.   Declining Fish Populations: Dams, Climate, And Restoration Efforts (International Water Power & Dam Construction)

https://www.waterpowermagazine.com/analysis/declining-fish-populations-dams-climate-and-restoration-efforts/

16.   Can Pacific Lamprey Numbers Be Restored in the Columbia River Basin? Yakama Nation Biologists Think So (Vancouver Columbian, WA – Paywall Advisory)

https://www.columbian.com/news/2024/oct/19/can-pacific-lamprey-numbers-be-restored-in-the-columbia-river-basin-yakama-nation-biologists-think-so/

17.   Thousands of Salmon Eggs Arrive at Southeast Washington Schools (Northwest Public Broadcasting)

https://www.nwpb.org/2024/10/16/thousands-of-salmon-eggs-arrive-at-southeast-washington-schools/

Climate Change Sequestration Vault

18.   Can Hydropower Survive Climate Change? (Oil Price)

https://oilprice.com/Alternative-Energy/Hydroelectric/Can-Hydropower-Survive-Climate-Change.html

19.   Nearly $75 Million in Federal Grant Funds to Help Alaska Native Communities with Climate Impacts (Associated Press)

https://apnews.com/article/alaska-natives-climate-change-grant-bbf9137f73a45421b71c5996eb83b3fc

20.   Banking on Oregon Forests: In Fight Against Climate Change, Financial Markets See Green in Oregon (Oregon Capital Chronicle)

https://oregoncapitalchronicle.com/2024/10/21/banking-on-oregon-forests-in-fight-against-climate-change-financial-markets-see-green-in-oregon/

21.   Carbon Markets – Safe from Possible Trump Attack – Could Expand (E&E News)

https://www.eenews.net/articles/carbon-markets-safe-from-possible-trump-attack-could-expand/

Beam Me Up, Scotty - The Wizarding World of Technology & Cybersecurity

22.   October Is Cybersecurity Awareness Month. Here’s How to Stay Safe from Scams (Vancouver Columbian, WA – Paywall Advisory)

https://www.columbian.com/news/2024/oct/21/october-is-cybersecurity-awareness-month-heres-how-to-stay-safe-from-scams/

Barrel O’ Green Potpourri – Seething Stew of Science

23.   How a Small Reactor in Eastern WA Became the World’s First Nuclear Plant 80 Years Ago (The Olympian, WA – Via Yahoo! News)

https://www.yahoo.com/news/small-reactor-eastern-wa-became-120000073.html

Management & Governance

24.   Three of Four ‘Let’s Go WA’ Initiatives Face Significant Opposition Headed into Nov. Election: WA Poll (KING-TV, Seattle, WA)

https://www.king5.com/article/news/politics/elections/2024-election-poll-results/281-02f6ad0b-9717-4f9e-96a0-78b5531eb13d

25.   In Inaugural Tribal Energy Summit, Carbon Capture, Critical Minerals and Sovereignty Take Center Stage (Inside Climate News)

https://insideclimatenews.org/news/19102024/inaugural-tribal-energy-summit/

Other Things to Know About Today

26.   NOAA’s Annual Winter Forecast Is Here. These Are the Weather Predictions for Your Area (Oregon Public Broadcasting)

https://www.opb.org/article/2024/10/18/noaa-releases-annual-winter-outlook-for-2024-2025-season/

Soapbox Serenade – Vox Populi

27.   Columnist: Communications After a Disaster (Pots & Pans)

https://potsandpansbyccg.com/2024/10/17/communications-after-a-disaster/

Alligators in the Sewer – Diversions

West Coast Giant Pumpkin Regatta 2024

https://www.oregonlive.com/galleries/33GYJCKYQVGCDKSOSYODRCCHXA/

A Southern California School Plants a ‘Moon Tree’ Grown with Seeds Flown in Space

https://www.wcvb.com/article/southern-california-school-plants-a-moon-tree/62612011

Dog Spotted Hanging Out on Top of Ancient Pyramid in Egypt

https://www.yahoo.com/lifestyle/dog-spotted-hanging-top-ancient-183947227.html

Missouri Museum Opens 100-Year-Old Time Capsule

https://www.upi.com/Odd_News/2024/10/17/National-World-War-I-Museum-Kansas-City-time-capsule/6591729186709/

Song of the Day

Cat Stevens – Moon Shadow

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OSZUL07qwfw

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