Podcasts about Portland General Electric

The leaders at Portland General Electric knew they had a choice: Embrace innovative ideas…or get left behind. They chose the former—and now, PGE is charting a new path for scaled utilities to embrace technology, welcome innovation, and ask hard questions to ensure their customers get energy that's reliable, efficient, and clean, day in and day out. Today on Piloting the Future, hosts Kim Getgen and Lee Krevat get the full rundown on PGE's recent Innovation Impact Report from Larry Bekkedahl, Senior VP of Advanced Energy Delivery at PGE, and Allegra Hodges, Head of Strategic Innovation at PGE. Larry and Allegra explain PGE's efforts to build a stronger grid, how strong process can empower innovation, the best strategies for finding consensus in a crowded tech ecosystem…and, of course, where AI fits into all this. PGE completed the first long-distance transmission of electricity in the US in 1889—and they haven't stopped innovating since. Give this episode a listen to understand how embracing the future became part of a major utility's culture. Want to check out PGE's Innovation Impact Report? Find it here: https://portlandgeneral.com/about/who-we-are/innovative-energy Interested in Larry's recommendation of Collective Genius by Prof. Linda Hill? Learn more here: https://www.hbs.edu/faculty/Pages/item.aspx?num=47530 See you next time.

A proposed utility project in Forest Park has caused a monthslong clash between environmental groups and Portland General Electric. The Harborton Reliability Project would remove roughly 400 mature trees on 5 acres of parkland to make way for new power lines. PGE says the grid upgrade is necessary to meet the region’s growing demand for electricity, but conservationists say it will damage one of Portland’s most important ecological assets. City permitting staff recommended against the project in January, but a hearings officer determined earlier this month that it should be allowed to proceed. The Forest Park Neighborhood Association and the Forest Park Conservancy have appealed that decision to the City Council. Randy Franks is a senior project manager for PGE. Scott Fogarty is the executive director of the Forest Park Conservancy. They both join us to share their perspectives on the plan and what it could mean for Portland’s largest park.

In this episode of Energy Evolution, host Taylor Kuykendall engages with more industry leaders at CERAWeek, including Maria Pope, CEO of Portland General Electric; John Pettigrew, CEO of National Grid; and Rebecca Kujawa, CEO of NextEra Energy.  The discussion revolves around the rapid growth of datacenters and the evolving energy landscape. Pope highlights the significant role of semiconductor manufacturing and AI in shaping energy consumption patterns. Pettigrew discusses National Grid's ambitious $75 billion capital investment plan, focusing on enhancing network reliability and capacity to accommodate increasing energy demands. Kujawa underscores the importance of renewable energy and storage solutions in meeting new load growth driven not only by AI but also by reshoring manufacturing capabilities in the US. Energy Evolution has merged with Platts Future Energy, and episodes are now regularly published on Tuesdays.

In this episode of Energy Evolution, host Taylor Kuykendall engages with more industry leaders at CERAWeek, including Maria Pope, CEO of Portland General Electric; John Pettigrew, CEO of National Grid; and Rebecca Kujawa, CEO of NextEra Energy.  The discussion revolves around the rapid growth of datacenters and the evolving energy landscape. Pope highlights the significant role of semiconductor manufacturing and AI in shaping energy consumption patterns. Pettigrew discusses National Grid's ambitious $75 billion capital investment plan, focusing on enhancing network reliability and capacity to accommodate increasing energy demands. Kujawa underscores the importance of renewable energy and storage solutions in meeting new load growth driven not only by AI but also by reshoring manufacturing capabilities in the US. Energy Evolution has merged with Platts Future Energy, and episodes are now regularly published on Tuesdays.

Today we're talking about the community centers targeted for potential closure in our city and Portland General Electric being given the green light to cut down more trees in Forest Park. Plus, we dive into our mailbag to hear from our listeners. Joining host Claudia Meza on the midweek roundup is executive producer, John Notarianni. Discussed in Today's Episode: Portland City Councilors Respond to 3 Community Centers at Risk of Closing [KOIN] How To Participate in Portland's Budget Process [OPB] Portland Hearings Officer Signs Off on PGE's Forest Park Utility Plan [Portland Mercury]  Become a member of City Cast Portland today! Get all the details and sign up here.  Who would you like to hear on City Cast Portland? Shoot us an email at portland@citycast.fm, or leave us a voicemail at 503-208-5448. Want more Portland news? Then make sure to sign up for our morning newsletter, Hey Portland, and be sure to follow us on Instagram.  Looking to advertise on City Cast Portland? Check out our options for podcast and newsletter ads at citycast.fm/advertise. Learn more about the sponsors of this March 19th episode: Babbel - Get up to 60% off at Babbel.com/CITYCAST Portland State University Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Portland General Electric, PacifiCorp, BPA and other electricity providers throughout the West are weighing two new "day-ahead" energy market proposals. It’s important because the choice could cost electricity consumers billions over the next decade. Pete Danko wrote about this for the Portland Business Journal and joins us to explain.

 The Oregon Public Utility Commission has approved rate hike upon rate hike in recent years, and consumers are feeling the pinch. Currently, the list of requests for rate hikes includes those from Idaho Power, which serves about 20,000 customers in Oregon; Portland General Electric, which last had a rate case in 2023; and Northwest Natural and Pacific Power, which both last had a request before the PUC in 2022-2023. Portland Mayor Ted Wheeler wrote the agency a formal letter of opposition to the latest Portland General Electric rate. It says that vulnerable residents are not in a position to handle further rate increases, and the impact on the city’s power costs would be unsustainable. We talk to the Oregon PUC Acting Executive Director Nolan Moser to find out how these decisions are made and how the impact on customers is considered.

We've all seen scary headlines portraying an overwhelmed electric grid on the brink of collapse. But there is optimism and opportunity. Offering up specific solutions, Larry Bekkedahl with Portland General Electric and Jeff Smith with EPRI explain in this episode of Power Plays how to the industry can meet the challenge.

In today's episode we talk to an expert about how to spot and avoid employment scams. Then we speak with a consumer watchdog group who talks about Portland General Electric's latest rate increase request, and what you can do. Have a great weekend! Send your story ideas to: fox12now@kptv.com

3pm - Heat advisory extended as hot weather continues to scorch western Washington // John Tells the story of his Family’s first Air Conditioner // Portland General Electric begins changing home thermostat temps without homeowner consent // Pastor arrested on Seattle to Anchorage flight for assaulting his wife because she got upgraded to first class // If you’re offered a first class upgrade and your spouse isn’t, should you take it? // John’s “Miserable” Vacation on a Super Yacht // Copenhagen to Incentivize Tourists to Pick Up Trash with Free Wine and Kayak Rentals

Welcome back to The SaaS CFO Podcast! In today's fascinating episode, we have the privilege of speaking with Kim Getgen, founder and CEO of Innovation Force. Kim brings with her over 25 years of robust experience in commercialization, having navigated the diverse worlds of large corporations and startups. After a pivotal realization in 2019, Kim fully embraced her entrepreneurial spirit, leading her to launch Innovation Force, an innovative AI-powered SaaS platform that democratizes innovation. With a successful history that includes co-founding a cybersecurity company acquired by McAfee, Kim's insights are invaluable. We'll dive deep into how Innovation Force ims to solve major inefficiencies in corporate innovation, explore their impressive client list including Portland General Electric, and discuss their strategic approach in targeting complex, regulated industries. Notably, Kim will also share how her network, including her ties with Harvard Business School, played a crucial role in their funding journey. Join us as we uncover the strategies behind Innovation Force's mission to standardize and streamline the innovation process, making impactful change accessible to companies of all sizes. This episode is packed with insights on commercialization, innovation processes, and entrepreneurial journeys. You won't want to miss it! Show Notes: 00:00 Measure, track, and scale global innovation impact. 04:46 AR VR goggles in utility worker innovation. 07:40 Deep energy industry involvement, innovation for change. 10:34 Innovation program for 5G technology with Portland. 14:23 Startup success, exceeded funding goals with resilience. 17:35 Key milestones: MSA with EPRI, Linda Hill's support 19:46 Finding customer to bootstrap, good and bad. 23:11 Lynda solves process bottlenecks with cultural insights. Links: SaaS Fundraising Stories: https://www.thesaasnews.com/news/innovationforce-raises-pre-seed-funding Kim Getgen: https://www.linkedin.com/in/kimgetgen/ Innovation Force's LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/innovation-force/ Innovation Force's Website: https://www.innovationforce.io/ To learn more about Ben check out the links below: Subscribe to Ben's daily metrics newsletter: https://saasmetricsschool.beehiiv.com/subscribe Subscribe to Ben's SaaS newsletter: https://mailchi.mp/df1db6bf8bca/the-saas-cfo-sign-up-landing-page SaaS Metrics courses here: https://www.thesaasacademy.com/ Join Ben's SaaS community here: https://www.thesaasacademy.com/offers/ivNjwYDx/checkout Follow Ben on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/benrmurray

Check out the podcast on Macslist here: (https://www.macslist.org/?post_type=podcasts&p=15148&preview=true) It's normal to want to show up as your best self in a job interview; after all, you want the hiring manager to like you and want to hire you. However, there's a difference between being your true best self and being someone you're not. Find Your Dream Job guest Courtney Ulwelling says there are three things you need to do to show up as your authentic self in an interview. First, prepare, but don't go in and recite a bunch of facts you read on their website. Second, wear professional clothes that make you feel comfortable. And finally, pay attention. Listen to their questions and be ready with questions of your own.  About Our Guest: Courtney Ulwelling is a talent acquisition specialist at Portland General Electric.  Resources in This Episode: Connect with Courtney on LinkedIn. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Maintaining a flexible energy grid is critical to modern day power. Decarbonation goals, policy changes and a migration of people due to the pandemic have all drastically changed the landscape of power supply needs in recent years. On top of that, consumers are adopting distributive energy resources, or DERS, causing the grid to no longer be a one-way system from generation to load. Instead, power sources are coming into the grid from all directions. How can power grid operators ensure DERs at scale are orchestrated to their maximum potential? How are DERs being utilized on the grid today? Listen in as Brenda Chew, director of product management at Virtual Peaker, and Franco Albi, director of regional integration at Portland General Electric, discuss the benefits of the virtual power plants in lowering cost, creating grid flexibility and reaching decarbonization goals.

Many homeowners in Oregon are feeling the impacts of higher electricity bills and facing the prospect of yet another rate increase next year. As electricity bills have skyrocketed, causing widespread anger and frustration, many people have begun to question how and why utilities recoup money from their customers. Last month, the Oregon Citizens' Utility Board, a state nonprofit group that advocates for those customers, asked Oregon regulators to dismiss Portland General Electric's newest rate increase proposal – an unprecedented move that diverges from the state's standard rate-setting process. Since then, the case has generated well over 1,000 comments from frustrated PGE customers. They raise important questions: Are back-to-back rate increases fair? Why should customers bear all of the cost of infrastructure upgrades and other investments and not the utility and its shareholders? Does the clean energy transition translate into higher rates? And if clean energy is supposedly cheaper than fossil fuel-powered energy, why are rates going up exponentially? Dain Nestel, the Director of Customer Solutions at Portland General Electric, talked on Beat Check about the reasons for the steep increases and how the company is trying to reign in costs and help its customers in an era of increasing electricity demand, extreme weather and aging infrastructure. For a different perspective, Beat Check previously hosted Bob Jenks, the executive director of the Oregon Citizens' Utility Board, to address those issues from utility customers' perspective. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Energy Evolution continues to showcase interviews with influential leaders in the energy transition after co-host Taylor Kuykendall returned from CERAWeek 2024 by S&P Global, the company's flagship energy conference.  In this episode of the Energy Evolution podcast, Maria Pope, President and CEO of Portland General Electric, and John Pettigrew, CEO of National Grid, discuss the future of energy and the challenges facing the industry in the coming years. PGE provides electricity to a service area with a population of about 1.9 million people. National Grid is a large investor-owned utility with operations in the UK and in the northeastern US. Subscribe to Energy Evolution to stay current on the energy transition and its implications. The show is co-hosted by veteran journalists Dan Testa and Taylor Kuykendall.

Energy Evolution continues to showcase interviews with influential leaders in the energy transition after co-host Taylor Kuykendall returned from CERAWeek 2024 by S&P Global, the company's flagship energy conference.  In this episode of the Energy Evolution podcast, Maria Pope, President and CEO of Portland General Electric, and John Pettigrew, CEO of National Grid, discuss the future of energy and the challenges facing the industry in the coming years. PGE provides electricity to a service area with a population of about 1.9 million people. National Grid is a large investor-owned utility with operations in the UK and in the northeastern US. Subscribe to Energy Evolution to stay current on the energy transition and its implications. The show is co-hosted by veteran journalists Dan Testa and Taylor Kuykendall.

This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit chadcrouch.substack.comIt would be interesting to parse out what we call “lakes” from what are in reality reservoirs. Most of the lakes around here that come to mind are actually reservoirs. After all, natural lakes are just meadow construction sites; their inlet rivers and streams eventually convey enough sediment to fill in the lake beds. Almost all natural lakes are, in this way, ephemeral. In the years shortly before the Timothy Lake reservoir was created by damming the Oak Grove Fork Clackamas River, shepherds seeded the native mix of meadow plants in the area with Timothy Grass. Timothy Meadows became Timothy Lake, and that probably explains the circular shape of the reservoir. Most reservoirs are long and riverine, whereas Timothy is relatively round, suggesting there was a (smaller) lake basin here in the not-too-distant past.Built in the post-war era (completed in 1956) when dam building in the western United States was at a fever pitch, the Timothy Lake Dam (as part of Portland General Electric's Clackamas River Project) made all the hydro promises: renewable energy, flood control, drinking water, recreation. On the latter it delivered in spades: as the largest body of water in the Mt. Hood Wilderness, its four campgrounds and dispersed camping areas are packed to the gills come summertime. Of course there are downsides of messing with rivers, but I'm not going to get into that now, lest I become labelled a Debbie Downer.This Soundwalk captures Timothy Lake on a crisp October day, when the campgrounds are all closed and only a handful of people are inclined to visit its shores for the day. I had the lakeside trail that leads out to Meditation Point all to myself. On the water I saw Western Grebes, Common Mergansers, and I heard Common Loons in the distance. In the canopy I heard Chestnut-backed Chickadees, Red-breasted Nuthatches, Brown Creepers, Golden-crowned Kinglets, and Varied Thrushes, among others. A Raven had something to say to me about half way through, rather insistently it seemed. Above all, a pronounced and spacious quiet reigned. My score focuses on that sense of solitude and tranquility with softly played piano, bell tones, string plucks, woodwinds, and whispering synthesizers. It's certainly the reigning champ for quietest Chad Crouch soundwalk, for now.As per usual Timothy Lake Soundwalk is available on all streaming platforms (Spotify, Apple, Tidal, Amazon, YouTube…) tomorrow Mar 29th. Thank you for your support. Thank you for being here. Enjoy!

It's the last week in March as we head toward our 5th Friday and 5th Saturday. On our way, we're covering Honda's unilateral cut to Dealer profit margins plus BYD's 10k ‘Mini Lambo”, as well as another impending anchor on the power grid. In a move in their shift towards electric vehicles, Honda is cutting dealer profit margins in both the U.S. and Canada, triggering significant industry backlash. Honda announced they will reduce dealership profit margins on new vehicles in the U.S. by 0.5 percent and up to 44 percent in Canada as part of a broader adjustment strategy affecting marketing, advertising, and service payments.The decision has stirred pushback among Honda dealers. U.S. dealers describe the margin cut as "inappropriate but not surprising," reflecting the hefty investments required for the EV transition. Canadian dealers, facing more severe cuts, label the move a "blatant money grab," anticipating a shift of financial burden onto consumers.The reduction is expected to impact dealerships' bottom lines, with U.S. dealers particularly worried about smaller operations. Brian Kanyan, chair of the Honda National Dealer Advisory Board, emphasized the need for dealers to adapt, expressing hope for Honda's support in adjustment efforts.BYD is launching the Seagull EV, dubbed the "Lamborghini mini," which features  BYD's Blade batteries and offers a range of up to 252 miles,  that is priced under $10,000, raising concerns among American car manufacturers about their ability to compete on price and innovation.Ford and GM are adjusting their strategies towards more affordable EVs. Ford is focusing on compact electric pickups and SUVs, and GM is planning to introduce a next-gen Chevy Bolt EV.BYD's aggressive pricing and integrated manufacturing approach are underscoring a broader industry trend towards lower-cost EVs, compelling American manufacturers to innovate or risk losing significant market share.Ford CEO, Jim Farley called the vehicle “pretty damn good” and continued, “If we fail to keep up with Chinese automakers, like BYD, then 20% to 30% of your revenue is at risk... As the CEO of a company that had trouble competing with the Japanese and the South Koreans, we have to fix this problem.”The rapid expansion of AI data centers across the United States is triggering concerns that the national power grid may not withstand the surge in electricity demand. AI data centers are requiring exponentially more power than their predecessorsStates like Oregon's Portland General Electric has  doubled their demand forecast for the next 5 years and and Georgia is looking at a 17x increase in their industrial power forecastHosts: Paul J Daly and Kyle MountsierGet the Daily Push Back email at https://www.asotu.com/ JOIN the conversation on LinkedIn at: https://www.linkedin.com/company/asotu/ Read our most recent email at: https://www.asotu.com/media/push-back-email

Portland General Electric residential customers saw an 18% increase in the cost of their electricity bills since the beginning of January, the highest rate increase within the past two decades. Now, a new proposal from the utility aims to raise those rates again. If approved, electricity bills could be 7% higher than they are now starting at the beginning of 2025. Bob Jenks is the executive director of the Oregon Citizens’ Utility Board, an advocacy group that represents consumer interests in utilities. He joins us to share his thoughts on the proposal. We’ll also hear from a representative from PGE.

Utility customers in Oregon have seen steep rate increases in the past two years – and more are in the works. What gives? Portland General Electric customers saw their bills go up by 18% in January, in addition to a 14.8% rate increase in 2023. Pacific Power customers saw bills increase by 21% at the start of 2023 and by another 12% in January. Pacific Power just filed another rate increase proposal in Oregon seeking a 17% average increase. Idaho Power is also seeking to raise rates by nearly 27% for its eastern Oregon customers. And it's not just electric utility customers who are feeling the pinch. NW Natural gas rates have gone up by over 32% since September 2022. Bob Jenks is executive director of the Oregon Citizens' Utility Board, a nonprofit organization created via a 1984 ballot measure to advocate for all state utility customers. On Beat Check, Jenks talked about why those rates are climbing so steeply, what the future of utility rates is and how climate change and our transition to clean energy and an all-electric future are affecting utilities. Jenks also spoke about flaws in utility regulations and how his organization is working on reforming them. He encouraged lower income customers to apply for the income-qualified utility bill discount programs, but said those programs aren't a panacea to solving the issue of energy affordability. PGE has just expanded its bill discount program to provide up to a 60% monthly energy discount to customers who qualify. Pacific Power has a similar program as does NW Natural. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Today on City Cast Portland we're talking about dubious crime rate data, the Portland Police Bureau's new independent monitor, and Portland General Electric's rate hike (yet again). Joining host Claudia Meza on this week's news roundup are Portland Business Journal reporter Malia Spencer and our very own executive producer, John Notarianni. Stories Discussed in Today's Episode: ‘It's Gotten Worse:' Lower Crime Rates Belie Portland's Actual Picture [Portland Business Journal

The Portland State University Bike Hub started an e-bike rental program this year. The rentals were established through a Drive Change Fund award from Portland General Electric which emphasizes electrifying transportation in Oregon. The goal of the program is to help students who live further from campus reduce car trips and their transportation costs.  Daniel Penner is the Bike Hub supervisor and Claire Hinkley is a second year grad student at PSU.  We learn more from them about the program and how it’s helping students get to campus. 

September 22nd through October 1st is National Drive Electric Week - a nationwide celebration to raise awareness of the many benefits of all-electric and plug-in hybrid cars, trucks, motorcycles, and more.  In case you missed our article over the summer, HSD now has two electric school buses in its fleet! The electric bus purchases were made possible by a $250,000 award from Portland General Electric's Electric School Bus Fund in September 2021, and a $1 million award from the State of Oregon, as well as other grants, rebates, and money that had been earmarked for this purpose.  Congratulations are in order for Liberty High School History teacher Emily Staat! She has been named the 2023 Oregon History Teacher of the Year by the Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History. Emily began her career at Liberty and this will be her seventh year in the classroom. As part of her application, she submitted a lesson on women's role in World War 2 in which students analyze primary source posters and create their own. Every year when she teaches the lesson, she dresses up like Rosie the Riveter. See those pictures and learn more about her on our website. Way to go, Emily! You make us Proud to be HSD!  If you have twelve minutes to spare to be reminded of how amazing our students and staff are, and how much promise they hold for our future, watch the heartwarming video of staff members telling students what they mean to them on our YouTube channel. Many thanks to all of the staff and students who participated, and to Justin Arey and Brian Huffman for filming and editing. Hot News is produced and emailed to HSD families and staff each week school is in session. Please add the address to your “safe sender” list to make sure you always receive the latest issue. Please also bookmark our district website: hsd.k12.or.us to stay informed about what's happening in our district and schools.

Extreme heat has again reached the Pacific Northwest. Portland temperatures have surpassed 100 degrees, and the dangerous heat continues today. What does that mean for important infrastructure like utilities? How are state agencies responding to the relentless weather? Larry Bekkedahl is the senior vice president of advanced energy delivery for Portland General Electric. Matt Marheine is the deputy director for the Oregon Department of Emergency Management. They join us with details of how Oregon is responding to the high temperatures.

In the latest episode of the Energy West podcast, Clearing Up's Dan Catchpole and California Energy Markets' Jason Fordney talk about soaring demand forecast for the Northwest, California's fights over net metering, Portland General Electric's warning that it can't meet Oregon's 2040 zero-emission mandate, $10.5 billion of investments in California's energy sector, CEM's interview with world-renowned energy expert Vaclav Smil, and more.Register now for NewsData's upcoming two-day virtual conference “Western Resource Adequacy: Progress, Perils & Paths Forward.” More information at newsdata.com/conf.Read more about what's happening in the power industry in the West at Newsdata's Clearing Up and California Energy Markets.Follow us on Twitter: @CUnewsdata, @CEMnewsdata, @dcatchpole and @fordneyenergy.

One quarter of the energy homeowners use is electric, and that's predicted to double by 2050. Larry Bekkedahl, senior vice president of Portland General Electric, joins host Dave Whitehead to discuss how the push toward electrifying everything, from appliances to vehicles, combined with the rapid adoption of intermittent energy sources is challenging how utilities provide customers with a reliable flow of power. 

US stocks rose Friday. Plus, Portland General Electric plans the 2nd-largest US battery storage plant, Southwest scales back hiring, and the EU drafts an AI Act.

With quotes from the hit comedy “Shrinking”, Paul navigates the vibes after a Regional Expansion Summit hosted by Seattle City Light, Portland General Electric, and the Bonneville Power AdministrationJan Smutny-Jones, Mary Wiencke, Jim Shetler, and Chris Robinson join Paul Dockery to debrief and synthesize the participants shared understanding after a California/Northwest Regional Expansion Summit hosted by Seattle City Light, Portland General Electric, and the Bonneville Power Administration on March 10th, 2023.In true Public Power Underground fashion the topics were introduced with quotes from the first two episodes of the new Apple TV comedy Shrinking starring Jason Segel, Jessica Williams, and Harrison Ford who all play psychologists. The timestamps for the quotes are included in the show notes, just in case you want to get some laughs before diving into the discussion.05:03 - History of Market Development in the West“Classic compassion fatigue, we ask questions, listen, stay non-judgmental and you don't make that face” - Dr. Paul Rhoades played by Harrison Ford (Episode 1, 10:13)19:12 - Benefits, Opportunities and Barriers“Look, I don't have people in my home, it's not that I'm antisocial. I know that you do this [referring to Jimmy and Gaby asking probing questions] to shame me because I'm a somewhat private person, but it just strengthens my resolve. I'm pro boundaries, my family is for me, my home is my fortress of solitude” - Dr. Paul Rhoades played by Harrison Ford (Episode 2, 7:54)48:12 - Decarbonization pathways and the role of Regional Markets“I know someone does [i.e., who “gets it”], he's tall and he calls me too much.” - Dr. Paul Rhoades played by Harrison Ford (Episode 2, 17:16)1:03:55 - A shared understanding of the mutual benefits of ongoing collaboration“Hey, anybody that helps us raise our kids with love and respect, we should be grateful” - Dr. Paul Rhoades played by Harrison Ford (Episode 2, 12:43)You can find the podcast on Apple Podcast, Spotify, or wherever you get your podcasts. Remember to share this with any friends you have that are electric utility enthusiasts like us!Public Power Underground, for electric utility enthusiasts! Public Power Underground, it's work to watch!

By 2023, Southeast Salem will see the state's first community microgrid. In an emergency, this facility would provide power to six apartment buildings, over 30 homes and a handful of government buildings. Trevor Smith is the public information officer for the City of Salem. Darren Murtaugh is the senior manager of Portland General Electric's grid edge solutions team. They both join us to share how this microgrid works and what it could mean for the future of Salem and the state.

How big can onshore wind turbines get? If it seems like we ask this question every month, get used to it: Nordex says there's no limit. That leaves engineers asking, how do you transport a rotor with a 175m diameter? And will the sites themselves become factories? Speaking of manufacturing, Allen and Joel discuss what's behind Siemens and Airborne's efforts in composites processing and automation. Hint: it may be safety as much as cost.   In Oregon, operations are underway on the Wheatridge Renewable Energy Facility, a utility-scale development combining wind and solar generation with battery storage. While it's a first in the US, other countries have relied on combined power plants for decades. Worldwide, changes in the energy marketplace - like the UK's plan to cap power producer revenue - give new meaning to the term power diplomacy. Visit Pardalote Consulting at https://www.pardaloteconsulting.com Wind Power Lab - https://windpowerlab.com Weather Guard Lightning Tech - www.weatherguardwind.com Sign up now for Uptime Tech News, our weekly email update on all things wind technology. This episode is sponsored by Weather Guard Lightning Tech. Learn more about Weather Guard's StrikeTape Wind Turbine LPS retrofit. Follow the show on Facebook, YouTube, Twitter, Linkedin and visit Weather Guard on the web. And subscribe to Rosemary Barnes' YouTube channel here. Have a question we can answer on the show? Email us!  Uptime 135 Allen Hall: Hello everyone. We have a great show for you this week. Rosemary is still on leave, but we're going to talk about Oregon's new battery, solar and wind utility scale site. The first one in America and the UK is talking about capping renewable power revenues to keep energy prices down.  Joel Saxum: And we're gonna jump over to the Nordic countries talk about some wooden wind turbine towers. Joel Saxum: We've talked about these in the past, but now we wanna share with you that they're moving forward. They've got a. Letter of intent from res. So that's, that's cool for them. Also going into 10 megawatt plus onshore wind turbines, do you think it can happen? Do we think it can happen? The CEO of Nordex believes that that is the future. Joel Saxum: And lastly on the show we're gonna talk about Siemens Gamesa partnering with Airborne on some offshore wind turbine blades and looking at automation. So they. Hopefully get the cost of the blades down and the quality up.  Allen Hall: I'm Alan Hall, I'm president of Weather Guard, Lightning Tech, and I'm here with my good friend from Wind Power Lab, Joel Saxum, and this is the Uptime Wind Energy Podcast. Allen Hall: All right, Joel. There's a new renewable energy plant up in Oregon about 200 miles directly east of Portland. If you know your geography on the northwest coast of America, it's the Wheatridge Renewable Energy Facility. It's the first utility scale development in North America that combines winds, solar and battery storage. Allen Hall: And it's hard to believe that that's the first one, but it's the first one. Yeah. And the, the plant. Combination effort between NextEra Energy Resources. NextEra is a big wind provider across the country and Portland, Portland General Electric, which has had some problems with wind TURs in the recent past. Allen Hall: So I'm glad they're hooked up with NextEra. on this project. They have 300 megawatts of wind with generated by 120 GE turbines. They have 50 megawatts of, of solar panels. And 30 megawatts of battery storage and they estimate they can provide power to 100,000 homes. Is this the future for America,  Joel Saxum: man? Joel Saxum: I think so. If I step into some developer shoes, I'm thinking less permit costs less headache. Yeah. You know, developing on one side, if you get permission from this hunk of land, and we can put all these things here. It also in my mind, and, and I haven't seen their, the business model of course, but in my mind,

A demolition contractor on Thursday imploded the towering smokestack and 19-story boiler building at Portland General Electric's shuttered coal-fired power plant near Boardman, bringing a symbolic close to the era of coal-fired power generation in Oregon. Imported electricity generated from coal still flows through transmission wires across the Pacific Northwest, but that looks to be winding down soon, too.

This is Garrison Hardie with your CrossPolitic Daily News Brief for Wednesday, August 31st, 2022. The last day of August is upon us, and that means, Pumpkin spiced coffee drinks are as well… God help us. FLF Magazine: We are on a mission to make magazines great again. So, subscribe to our Fight Laugh Feast magazine. This is a quarterly mini-book like experience, packed full of a variety of authors that includes theologically-driven cultural commentary, a Psalm of the quarter, recipes for feasting, laughter sprinkled throughout the glossy pages, and more. Sign your church up, sign your grumpy uncle up, and while you are at it…sign up the Pope, Elon Musks, and Russel Moore. Disclaimer: This magazine will guarantee various responses and CrossPolitic is not held liable for any of them. Reading the whole magazine may cause theological maturation, possibly encourage your kids to take the Lord’s Supper with you, and will likely cause you to randomly chuckle in joy at God’s wondrous world. Sign up today! Four issues and $60 per year, that is it. Go to fightlaughfeast.com right now to sign up!. https://techcrunch.com/2021/01/12/study-finds-around-one-third-of-americans-regularly-get-their-news-from-facebook/ Study finds around one-third of Americans regularly get their news from Facebook Around a third of Americans regularly get their news from Facebook, according to the latest study from Pew Research Center, whose surveys aim to better understand the current media landscape in the U.S. In the updated report, Pew Research found that around half of U.S. adults, or 53%, said they “often” or “sometimes” use social media to get their news. This is spread out across a number of sites, but Facebook is at the top of the list. Now I’m sure a lot of you already have your alarm bells going off at this point, but don’t worry, it gets worse in a bit! The study found that 36% of U.S. adults said they “regularly” access Facebook to get news. This is a significantly larger percentage than almost any other social media platform, with the exception of YouTube, which is used regularly for news by 23% of U.S. adults. Beyond that, the percentages are much smaller. Even Trump’s preferred platform for communication (well, until recently), Twitter, is only used regularly for news by 15% of U.S. adults, Pew found. Only around one in 10 Americans or fewer said they regularly got their news from other social media platforms, including Instagram (11%), Reddit (6%), Snapchat (4%), LinkedIn (4%), TikTok (3%), WhatsApp (3%), Tumblr (1%) and Twitch (1%). Pew notes that the lower percentages for using these sites as a source of news also has to do with the fact that fewer Americans report using these sites at all. Pew additionally examined the demographic makeup of those who use social media for news, and found that white adults make up the majority of the regular news users for sites like Facebook and Reddit. Both Black and Hispanic adults, meanwhile, made up around a quarter of Instagram’s regular users (22% and 27%, respectively.) Facebook was found to also skew toward women (63% versus 35%) when it came to regularly using it getting the news, while Reddit skews toward men (67% versus 29%). Now, remember how I said it gets worse? Well take a listen to Facebook CEO and lizard-human hybrid, Mark Zuckerberg, on the Joe Rogan Podcast. Mark Zuckerberg Answers to Facebook's Moderation of Controversial Content-Play 5:02-6:42 I don’t know about you, but my b.s. Alarm bells are ringing… Mr. Zuckerberg, you definitely do know the percentage off the top of your head. That’s a bold-face-lie. Also, did you catch the part where Mr. Zuckerberg openly admitted the part where the FBI is in the business of fact checking now? That’s scary… who fact checks the FBI? Who holds the FBI accountable when they’ve gone rogue? You have to believe that either the FBI is so inept, or they’re lying, and tried to effect the outcome of the election. Who else comes to mind with fact-checking? The World Heath Organization? The CDC? Who’s fact checking them? Let’s dive into some statistics on the election results… https://nypost.com/2022/08/26/2020-election-outcome-would-differ-with-hunter-biden-laptop-coverage-poll/ 79% say ‘truthful’ coverage of Hunter Biden’s laptop would have changed 2020 election Nearly four of five Americans who’ve been following the Hunter Biden laptop scandal believe that “truthful” coverage would have changed the outcome of the 2020 presidential election, according to a new poll. A similar percentage also said they’re convinced that information on the computer is real, with just 11% saying they thought it was “created by Russia,” according to the survey conducted by the New Jersey-based Technometrica Institute of Policy and Politics. And an even higher number — 81% — said US Attorney General Merrick Garland should appoint a special counsel to investigate matters related to the first son’s infamous laptop, the existence of which was exclusively revealed by The Post in October 2020. The poll results, published Wednesday, are based on responses from 437 adults who said they were following the laptop story “very” or “somewhat” closely when they were surveyed online earlier this month, according to the TIPP. On the subject of the 2020 election, 79% overall said it was “very” or “somewhat” likely that “a truthful interpretation of the laptop” would have resulted in the reelection of former President Donald Trump instead of the election of President Biden. Among Republicans, 57% were strongly convinced Trump would have won, compared to 48% of independents and just 44% of Democrats. But majorities in both parties — 89% of Republicans and 61% of Democrats — said they believed the laptop “is real,” along with 74% of independents. I wonder, how the electoral map would have looked with these findings in mind? Hmmmm… I’ll leave that to you guys… Moving on… https://dailycaller.com/2022/08/30/us-military-ammunition-arming-ukraine/ US Military Running Low On Ammo After Arming Ukraine Pentagon officials are concerned that U.S. ammunition stocks donated to Ukraine have severely depleted U.S. stocks, weakening U.S. readiness in the event of a conflict, The Wall Street Journal reported Monday. The Biden administration has drawn much of the over $13 billion in weapons systems and accompanying ammunition the U.S. has provided to Ukraine from existing arsenals, according to the WSJ. While the Department of Defense has declined to disclose the number of ammunition rounds in storage at the beginning of 2022, before the war in Ukraine began, it has taken few steps to replenish depleting stocks, sparking worries that the U.S. may not have the ammunition it needs for its own protection. The level of 155mm combat rounds, fired by the howitzer weapons system, in U.S. stockpiles has become “uncomfortably low,” a Pentagon official told the WSJ. The U.S. has sent 806,000 rounds of the 100-pound explosives to Ukraine as of Aug. 24. “It is not at the level we would like to go into combat,” the defense official told the WSJ. U.S.-supplied howitzers have seen extended use from Ukrainian forces since entering the conflict in late May, Fox News reported. Last week, the U.S. provided smaller 105mm ammunition to feed Ukraine’s howitzers in order to spare 155mm rounds for the U.S., according to the WSJ. The U.S. military most recently employed howitzers in a strike on Iran-backed targets in Syria on Aug. 24. Depleting U.S. arsenals “was forewarned, including from industry leaders to the Pentagon. And it was easily fixable,” Mackenzie Eaglen, a senior fellow at the American Enterprise Institute, told the WSJ. The Army plans to conduct a “deep dive” into the “ammunitions industrial base” to determine the best way to support Ukraine while retaining necessary supplies for the U.S., Army officials told the WSJ. It has requested an additional $500 million yearly for upgrades to ammunition factories and increasing the threshold on existing production contracts, but has not signed any new contracts. Officials also said that Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Gen. Mark Milley authorized monthly reviews of U.S. weapons stores to monitor readiness. However, defense industry leaders said the administration has not clearly communicated the changes in production requirements brought on by U.S. assistance to Ukraine and has not expanded production capacity to make up for the additional munitions needed to replenish stocks. The Biden administration has requested a record $773 billion defense budget for 2023. While additional funding can alleviate part of the problem, ongoing supply chain issues can make the months or years-long manufacturing process take even longer, according to the WSJ. Accountable 2U ​​https://Accountable2You.com/FLF Using a smartphone or computer opens the door to a host of digital temptations. In a world saturated with pornography and other harmful content, what's a Christian to do? We need to take a proactive approach, welcoming transparency in our digital media choices—and Accountable2You makes that easy. Their accountability software shares detailed activity reports from all your devices, and your kids' devices, in real time to the accountability partners that you choose. With accountability in place, your family can effectively guard against temptations online and live with purity and integrity. Learn more and try it free at Accountable2You.com/FLF https://thepostmillennial.com/oregon-wind-farm-sees-blades-bolts-fly-off-as-failures-mount-report?utm_campaign=64487 Oregon wind farm sees blades, bolts fly off as failures mount: report A new report has revealed the unreliability of a major Oregon wind farm, discovered after a blade from a windmill detached and flew across the field. According to The Oregonian, in January, a delivery driver found some broken, industrial-size bolts on the ground near one of Portland General Electric’s towering wind turbines but did not know who to tell and used it as a paperweight. On Feb 1 at 2:11 am, one of the turbine’s 11-story tall blades flew the full length of a football field and plowed a 4-feet deep furrow in a wheat field. The heavy-duty bolts that kept the blade attached to the tower scattered like shrapnel. PGE’s flagship wind facility, which opened 15 years ago to expand green energy technology in Oregon and nationally had other warning signs as well according to the outlet but it wasn’t until the blade breakdown that the company took action at Biglow Canyon, one of Oregon’s largest wind farms, and shut down all 217 turbines for testing, keeping some out of service for four months. Though industry groups insist that wind farms are very safe and major malfunctions are rare, wind farms are growing older and components are aging. An investigation by The Oregonian found a massive set of maintenance problems and equipment failures that are reducing electricity generation at Biglow Canyon. According to the outlet, "there is no effective national, state or county reporting requirement or database tracking safety or operational incidents at wind farms, and only 13 of the largest of Oregon’s 48 wind farms are regulated by the state, numbers that include multiple phases of some projects." Additionally, PGE launched an investigation into the blade throw but has asked the Oregon Department of Energy to keep those confidential until the end of the year because of the possibility of litigation. To eliminate all its greenhouse emissions, PGE would need to massively increase its renewable energy resources and manage them effectively for decades. However, wind power is heavily dependent on federal subsidies, and according to experts consulted by The Oregonian, "those subsidies are structured in a way that incentivizes operators to skimp on maintenance for older equipment that is no longer eligible." https://www.boundingintosports.com/2022/08/washington-commanders-rb-brian-robinson-shot-during-attempted-robbery-in-d-c/ And finally, it’s time for the topic that I love… sports! Washington Commanders RB Brian Robinson Shot During Attempted Robbery In D.C. No one is immune from crime in America’s cities these days, and this weekend residents of Washington D.C. were especially reminded of that when Washington Commanders running back Brian Robinson, 23, was shot multiple times during an attempted robbery on Sunday. According to the NFL’s Mike Garafolo, Robinson was rushed to the hospital by emergency responders after the violent attack, reporting that “#Commanders RB Brian Robinson is in stable condition after being shot as the victim in an attempted robbery, sources say.” As the news regarding the situation broke, the Washington Commanders followed up by issuing an immediate statement to alert fans that Robinson was alive and safe. Additional information regarding details from the shooting came later from NFL Network Insider, Tom Pelissero, who was one of the first people to share the information online after receiving a statement from a D.C. Police spokesperson. According to a report from NBC Washington, Robinson got into an altercation with several suspects shortly after midnight Sunday as they attempted to steal his Dodge Charger SRT Hellcat. It was that altercation which led to the shooting. Late Sunday night, Commanders Head Coach Ron Rivera met with Robinson and later posted to Twitter that Robinson was in “good spirits” to ease everyone’s anxiety regarding his current health. Robinson is now but one of the many innocent D.C. bystanders who have been victims of violent crime this year alone. According to D.C. Police crime statistics, there have been 126 people killed via homicide just in 2022, which is a 12 percent increase from this time last year. Violent crimes and cases regarding burglary have also risen five percent since 2021, with robberies up 20 percent, and car thefts up three percent. Well Praise God this one ended with Robinson walking away. This has been Garrison Hardie with your CrossPolitic Daily News Brief. If you liked the show, hit that share button down below. If you want to sign up for a club membership, then sign up for our conference with that club discount, and THEN sign up for a magazine, you can do all of that at fightlaughfeast.com. And as always, if you’d like to email me a news story, ask about our conference, or become a corporate partner of CrossPolitic, email me, at garrison@fightlaughfeast.com. For CrossPolitic News… I’m Garrison Hardie. Have a great day, and Lord bless!

This is Garrison Hardie with your CrossPolitic Daily News Brief for Wednesday, August 31st, 2022. The last day of August is upon us, and that means, Pumpkin spiced coffee drinks are as well… God help us. FLF Magazine: We are on a mission to make magazines great again. So, subscribe to our Fight Laugh Feast magazine. This is a quarterly mini-book like experience, packed full of a variety of authors that includes theologically-driven cultural commentary, a Psalm of the quarter, recipes for feasting, laughter sprinkled throughout the glossy pages, and more. Sign your church up, sign your grumpy uncle up, and while you are at it…sign up the Pope, Elon Musks, and Russel Moore. Disclaimer: This magazine will guarantee various responses and CrossPolitic is not held liable for any of them. Reading the whole magazine may cause theological maturation, possibly encourage your kids to take the Lord’s Supper with you, and will likely cause you to randomly chuckle in joy at God’s wondrous world. Sign up today! Four issues and $60 per year, that is it. Go to fightlaughfeast.com right now to sign up!. https://techcrunch.com/2021/01/12/study-finds-around-one-third-of-americans-regularly-get-their-news-from-facebook/ Study finds around one-third of Americans regularly get their news from Facebook Around a third of Americans regularly get their news from Facebook, according to the latest study from Pew Research Center, whose surveys aim to better understand the current media landscape in the U.S. In the updated report, Pew Research found that around half of U.S. adults, or 53%, said they “often” or “sometimes” use social media to get their news. This is spread out across a number of sites, but Facebook is at the top of the list. Now I’m sure a lot of you already have your alarm bells going off at this point, but don’t worry, it gets worse in a bit! The study found that 36% of U.S. adults said they “regularly” access Facebook to get news. This is a significantly larger percentage than almost any other social media platform, with the exception of YouTube, which is used regularly for news by 23% of U.S. adults. Beyond that, the percentages are much smaller. Even Trump’s preferred platform for communication (well, until recently), Twitter, is only used regularly for news by 15% of U.S. adults, Pew found. Only around one in 10 Americans or fewer said they regularly got their news from other social media platforms, including Instagram (11%), Reddit (6%), Snapchat (4%), LinkedIn (4%), TikTok (3%), WhatsApp (3%), Tumblr (1%) and Twitch (1%). Pew notes that the lower percentages for using these sites as a source of news also has to do with the fact that fewer Americans report using these sites at all. Pew additionally examined the demographic makeup of those who use social media for news, and found that white adults make up the majority of the regular news users for sites like Facebook and Reddit. Both Black and Hispanic adults, meanwhile, made up around a quarter of Instagram’s regular users (22% and 27%, respectively.) Facebook was found to also skew toward women (63% versus 35%) when it came to regularly using it getting the news, while Reddit skews toward men (67% versus 29%). Now, remember how I said it gets worse? Well take a listen to Facebook CEO and lizard-human hybrid, Mark Zuckerberg, on the Joe Rogan Podcast. Mark Zuckerberg Answers to Facebook's Moderation of Controversial Content-Play 5:02-6:42 I don’t know about you, but my b.s. Alarm bells are ringing… Mr. Zuckerberg, you definitely do know the percentage off the top of your head. That’s a bold-face-lie. Also, did you catch the part where Mr. Zuckerberg openly admitted the part where the FBI is in the business of fact checking now? That’s scary… who fact checks the FBI? Who holds the FBI accountable when they’ve gone rogue? You have to believe that either the FBI is so inept, or they’re lying, and tried to effect the outcome of the election. Who else comes to mind with fact-checking? The World Heath Organization? The CDC? Who’s fact checking them? Let’s dive into some statistics on the election results… https://nypost.com/2022/08/26/2020-election-outcome-would-differ-with-hunter-biden-laptop-coverage-poll/ 79% say ‘truthful’ coverage of Hunter Biden’s laptop would have changed 2020 election Nearly four of five Americans who’ve been following the Hunter Biden laptop scandal believe that “truthful” coverage would have changed the outcome of the 2020 presidential election, according to a new poll. A similar percentage also said they’re convinced that information on the computer is real, with just 11% saying they thought it was “created by Russia,” according to the survey conducted by the New Jersey-based Technometrica Institute of Policy and Politics. And an even higher number — 81% — said US Attorney General Merrick Garland should appoint a special counsel to investigate matters related to the first son’s infamous laptop, the existence of which was exclusively revealed by The Post in October 2020. The poll results, published Wednesday, are based on responses from 437 adults who said they were following the laptop story “very” or “somewhat” closely when they were surveyed online earlier this month, according to the TIPP. On the subject of the 2020 election, 79% overall said it was “very” or “somewhat” likely that “a truthful interpretation of the laptop” would have resulted in the reelection of former President Donald Trump instead of the election of President Biden. Among Republicans, 57% were strongly convinced Trump would have won, compared to 48% of independents and just 44% of Democrats. But majorities in both parties — 89% of Republicans and 61% of Democrats — said they believed the laptop “is real,” along with 74% of independents. I wonder, how the electoral map would have looked with these findings in mind? Hmmmm… I’ll leave that to you guys… Moving on… https://dailycaller.com/2022/08/30/us-military-ammunition-arming-ukraine/ US Military Running Low On Ammo After Arming Ukraine Pentagon officials are concerned that U.S. ammunition stocks donated to Ukraine have severely depleted U.S. stocks, weakening U.S. readiness in the event of a conflict, The Wall Street Journal reported Monday. The Biden administration has drawn much of the over $13 billion in weapons systems and accompanying ammunition the U.S. has provided to Ukraine from existing arsenals, according to the WSJ. While the Department of Defense has declined to disclose the number of ammunition rounds in storage at the beginning of 2022, before the war in Ukraine began, it has taken few steps to replenish depleting stocks, sparking worries that the U.S. may not have the ammunition it needs for its own protection. The level of 155mm combat rounds, fired by the howitzer weapons system, in U.S. stockpiles has become “uncomfortably low,” a Pentagon official told the WSJ. The U.S. has sent 806,000 rounds of the 100-pound explosives to Ukraine as of Aug. 24. “It is not at the level we would like to go into combat,” the defense official told the WSJ. U.S.-supplied howitzers have seen extended use from Ukrainian forces since entering the conflict in late May, Fox News reported. Last week, the U.S. provided smaller 105mm ammunition to feed Ukraine’s howitzers in order to spare 155mm rounds for the U.S., according to the WSJ. The U.S. military most recently employed howitzers in a strike on Iran-backed targets in Syria on Aug. 24. Depleting U.S. arsenals “was forewarned, including from industry leaders to the Pentagon. And it was easily fixable,” Mackenzie Eaglen, a senior fellow at the American Enterprise Institute, told the WSJ. The Army plans to conduct a “deep dive” into the “ammunitions industrial base” to determine the best way to support Ukraine while retaining necessary supplies for the U.S., Army officials told the WSJ. It has requested an additional $500 million yearly for upgrades to ammunition factories and increasing the threshold on existing production contracts, but has not signed any new contracts. Officials also said that Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Gen. Mark Milley authorized monthly reviews of U.S. weapons stores to monitor readiness. However, defense industry leaders said the administration has not clearly communicated the changes in production requirements brought on by U.S. assistance to Ukraine and has not expanded production capacity to make up for the additional munitions needed to replenish stocks. The Biden administration has requested a record $773 billion defense budget for 2023. While additional funding can alleviate part of the problem, ongoing supply chain issues can make the months or years-long manufacturing process take even longer, according to the WSJ. Accountable 2U ​​https://Accountable2You.com/FLF Using a smartphone or computer opens the door to a host of digital temptations. In a world saturated with pornography and other harmful content, what's a Christian to do? We need to take a proactive approach, welcoming transparency in our digital media choices—and Accountable2You makes that easy. Their accountability software shares detailed activity reports from all your devices, and your kids' devices, in real time to the accountability partners that you choose. With accountability in place, your family can effectively guard against temptations online and live with purity and integrity. Learn more and try it free at Accountable2You.com/FLF https://thepostmillennial.com/oregon-wind-farm-sees-blades-bolts-fly-off-as-failures-mount-report?utm_campaign=64487 Oregon wind farm sees blades, bolts fly off as failures mount: report A new report has revealed the unreliability of a major Oregon wind farm, discovered after a blade from a windmill detached and flew across the field. According to The Oregonian, in January, a delivery driver found some broken, industrial-size bolts on the ground near one of Portland General Electric’s towering wind turbines but did not know who to tell and used it as a paperweight. On Feb 1 at 2:11 am, one of the turbine’s 11-story tall blades flew the full length of a football field and plowed a 4-feet deep furrow in a wheat field. The heavy-duty bolts that kept the blade attached to the tower scattered like shrapnel. PGE’s flagship wind facility, which opened 15 years ago to expand green energy technology in Oregon and nationally had other warning signs as well according to the outlet but it wasn’t until the blade breakdown that the company took action at Biglow Canyon, one of Oregon’s largest wind farms, and shut down all 217 turbines for testing, keeping some out of service for four months. Though industry groups insist that wind farms are very safe and major malfunctions are rare, wind farms are growing older and components are aging. An investigation by The Oregonian found a massive set of maintenance problems and equipment failures that are reducing electricity generation at Biglow Canyon. According to the outlet, "there is no effective national, state or county reporting requirement or database tracking safety or operational incidents at wind farms, and only 13 of the largest of Oregon’s 48 wind farms are regulated by the state, numbers that include multiple phases of some projects." Additionally, PGE launched an investigation into the blade throw but has asked the Oregon Department of Energy to keep those confidential until the end of the year because of the possibility of litigation. To eliminate all its greenhouse emissions, PGE would need to massively increase its renewable energy resources and manage them effectively for decades. However, wind power is heavily dependent on federal subsidies, and according to experts consulted by The Oregonian, "those subsidies are structured in a way that incentivizes operators to skimp on maintenance for older equipment that is no longer eligible." https://www.boundingintosports.com/2022/08/washington-commanders-rb-brian-robinson-shot-during-attempted-robbery-in-d-c/ And finally, it’s time for the topic that I love… sports! Washington Commanders RB Brian Robinson Shot During Attempted Robbery In D.C. No one is immune from crime in America’s cities these days, and this weekend residents of Washington D.C. were especially reminded of that when Washington Commanders running back Brian Robinson, 23, was shot multiple times during an attempted robbery on Sunday. According to the NFL’s Mike Garafolo, Robinson was rushed to the hospital by emergency responders after the violent attack, reporting that “#Commanders RB Brian Robinson is in stable condition after being shot as the victim in an attempted robbery, sources say.” As the news regarding the situation broke, the Washington Commanders followed up by issuing an immediate statement to alert fans that Robinson was alive and safe. Additional information regarding details from the shooting came later from NFL Network Insider, Tom Pelissero, who was one of the first people to share the information online after receiving a statement from a D.C. Police spokesperson. According to a report from NBC Washington, Robinson got into an altercation with several suspects shortly after midnight Sunday as they attempted to steal his Dodge Charger SRT Hellcat. It was that altercation which led to the shooting. Late Sunday night, Commanders Head Coach Ron Rivera met with Robinson and later posted to Twitter that Robinson was in “good spirits” to ease everyone’s anxiety regarding his current health. Robinson is now but one of the many innocent D.C. bystanders who have been victims of violent crime this year alone. According to D.C. Police crime statistics, there have been 126 people killed via homicide just in 2022, which is a 12 percent increase from this time last year. Violent crimes and cases regarding burglary have also risen five percent since 2021, with robberies up 20 percent, and car thefts up three percent. Well Praise God this one ended with Robinson walking away. This has been Garrison Hardie with your CrossPolitic Daily News Brief. If you liked the show, hit that share button down below. If you want to sign up for a club membership, then sign up for our conference with that club discount, and THEN sign up for a magazine, you can do all of that at fightlaughfeast.com. And as always, if you’d like to email me a news story, ask about our conference, or become a corporate partner of CrossPolitic, email me, at garrison@fightlaughfeast.com. For CrossPolitic News… I’m Garrison Hardie. Have a great day, and Lord bless!

This is Garrison Hardie with your CrossPolitic Daily News Brief for Wednesday, August 31st, 2022. The last day of August is upon us, and that means, Pumpkin spiced coffee drinks are as well… God help us. FLF Magazine: We are on a mission to make magazines great again. So, subscribe to our Fight Laugh Feast magazine. This is a quarterly mini-book like experience, packed full of a variety of authors that includes theologically-driven cultural commentary, a Psalm of the quarter, recipes for feasting, laughter sprinkled throughout the glossy pages, and more. Sign your church up, sign your grumpy uncle up, and while you are at it…sign up the Pope, Elon Musks, and Russel Moore. Disclaimer: This magazine will guarantee various responses and CrossPolitic is not held liable for any of them. Reading the whole magazine may cause theological maturation, possibly encourage your kids to take the Lord’s Supper with you, and will likely cause you to randomly chuckle in joy at God’s wondrous world. Sign up today! Four issues and $60 per year, that is it. Go to fightlaughfeast.com right now to sign up!. https://techcrunch.com/2021/01/12/study-finds-around-one-third-of-americans-regularly-get-their-news-from-facebook/ Study finds around one-third of Americans regularly get their news from Facebook Around a third of Americans regularly get their news from Facebook, according to the latest study from Pew Research Center, whose surveys aim to better understand the current media landscape in the U.S. In the updated report, Pew Research found that around half of U.S. adults, or 53%, said they “often” or “sometimes” use social media to get their news. This is spread out across a number of sites, but Facebook is at the top of the list. Now I’m sure a lot of you already have your alarm bells going off at this point, but don’t worry, it gets worse in a bit! The study found that 36% of U.S. adults said they “regularly” access Facebook to get news. This is a significantly larger percentage than almost any other social media platform, with the exception of YouTube, which is used regularly for news by 23% of U.S. adults. Beyond that, the percentages are much smaller. Even Trump’s preferred platform for communication (well, until recently), Twitter, is only used regularly for news by 15% of U.S. adults, Pew found. Only around one in 10 Americans or fewer said they regularly got their news from other social media platforms, including Instagram (11%), Reddit (6%), Snapchat (4%), LinkedIn (4%), TikTok (3%), WhatsApp (3%), Tumblr (1%) and Twitch (1%). Pew notes that the lower percentages for using these sites as a source of news also has to do with the fact that fewer Americans report using these sites at all. Pew additionally examined the demographic makeup of those who use social media for news, and found that white adults make up the majority of the regular news users for sites like Facebook and Reddit. Both Black and Hispanic adults, meanwhile, made up around a quarter of Instagram’s regular users (22% and 27%, respectively.) Facebook was found to also skew toward women (63% versus 35%) when it came to regularly using it getting the news, while Reddit skews toward men (67% versus 29%). Now, remember how I said it gets worse? Well take a listen to Facebook CEO and lizard-human hybrid, Mark Zuckerberg, on the Joe Rogan Podcast. Mark Zuckerberg Answers to Facebook's Moderation of Controversial Content-Play 5:02-6:42 I don’t know about you, but my b.s. Alarm bells are ringing… Mr. Zuckerberg, you definitely do know the percentage off the top of your head. That’s a bold-face-lie. Also, did you catch the part where Mr. Zuckerberg openly admitted the part where the FBI is in the business of fact checking now? That’s scary… who fact checks the FBI? Who holds the FBI accountable when they’ve gone rogue? You have to believe that either the FBI is so inept, or they’re lying, and tried to effect the outcome of the election. Who else comes to mind with fact-checking? The World Heath Organization? The CDC? Who’s fact checking them? Let’s dive into some statistics on the election results… https://nypost.com/2022/08/26/2020-election-outcome-would-differ-with-hunter-biden-laptop-coverage-poll/ 79% say ‘truthful’ coverage of Hunter Biden’s laptop would have changed 2020 election Nearly four of five Americans who’ve been following the Hunter Biden laptop scandal believe that “truthful” coverage would have changed the outcome of the 2020 presidential election, according to a new poll. A similar percentage also said they’re convinced that information on the computer is real, with just 11% saying they thought it was “created by Russia,” according to the survey conducted by the New Jersey-based Technometrica Institute of Policy and Politics. And an even higher number — 81% — said US Attorney General Merrick Garland should appoint a special counsel to investigate matters related to the first son’s infamous laptop, the existence of which was exclusively revealed by The Post in October 2020. The poll results, published Wednesday, are based on responses from 437 adults who said they were following the laptop story “very” or “somewhat” closely when they were surveyed online earlier this month, according to the TIPP. On the subject of the 2020 election, 79% overall said it was “very” or “somewhat” likely that “a truthful interpretation of the laptop” would have resulted in the reelection of former President Donald Trump instead of the election of President Biden. Among Republicans, 57% were strongly convinced Trump would have won, compared to 48% of independents and just 44% of Democrats. But majorities in both parties — 89% of Republicans and 61% of Democrats — said they believed the laptop “is real,” along with 74% of independents. I wonder, how the electoral map would have looked with these findings in mind? Hmmmm… I’ll leave that to you guys… Moving on… https://dailycaller.com/2022/08/30/us-military-ammunition-arming-ukraine/ US Military Running Low On Ammo After Arming Ukraine Pentagon officials are concerned that U.S. ammunition stocks donated to Ukraine have severely depleted U.S. stocks, weakening U.S. readiness in the event of a conflict, The Wall Street Journal reported Monday. The Biden administration has drawn much of the over $13 billion in weapons systems and accompanying ammunition the U.S. has provided to Ukraine from existing arsenals, according to the WSJ. While the Department of Defense has declined to disclose the number of ammunition rounds in storage at the beginning of 2022, before the war in Ukraine began, it has taken few steps to replenish depleting stocks, sparking worries that the U.S. may not have the ammunition it needs for its own protection. The level of 155mm combat rounds, fired by the howitzer weapons system, in U.S. stockpiles has become “uncomfortably low,” a Pentagon official told the WSJ. The U.S. has sent 806,000 rounds of the 100-pound explosives to Ukraine as of Aug. 24. “It is not at the level we would like to go into combat,” the defense official told the WSJ. U.S.-supplied howitzers have seen extended use from Ukrainian forces since entering the conflict in late May, Fox News reported. Last week, the U.S. provided smaller 105mm ammunition to feed Ukraine’s howitzers in order to spare 155mm rounds for the U.S., according to the WSJ. The U.S. military most recently employed howitzers in a strike on Iran-backed targets in Syria on Aug. 24. Depleting U.S. arsenals “was forewarned, including from industry leaders to the Pentagon. And it was easily fixable,” Mackenzie Eaglen, a senior fellow at the American Enterprise Institute, told the WSJ. The Army plans to conduct a “deep dive” into the “ammunitions industrial base” to determine the best way to support Ukraine while retaining necessary supplies for the U.S., Army officials told the WSJ. It has requested an additional $500 million yearly for upgrades to ammunition factories and increasing the threshold on existing production contracts, but has not signed any new contracts. Officials also said that Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Gen. Mark Milley authorized monthly reviews of U.S. weapons stores to monitor readiness. However, defense industry leaders said the administration has not clearly communicated the changes in production requirements brought on by U.S. assistance to Ukraine and has not expanded production capacity to make up for the additional munitions needed to replenish stocks. The Biden administration has requested a record $773 billion defense budget for 2023. While additional funding can alleviate part of the problem, ongoing supply chain issues can make the months or years-long manufacturing process take even longer, according to the WSJ. Accountable 2U ​​https://Accountable2You.com/FLF Using a smartphone or computer opens the door to a host of digital temptations. In a world saturated with pornography and other harmful content, what's a Christian to do? We need to take a proactive approach, welcoming transparency in our digital media choices—and Accountable2You makes that easy. Their accountability software shares detailed activity reports from all your devices, and your kids' devices, in real time to the accountability partners that you choose. With accountability in place, your family can effectively guard against temptations online and live with purity and integrity. Learn more and try it free at Accountable2You.com/FLF https://thepostmillennial.com/oregon-wind-farm-sees-blades-bolts-fly-off-as-failures-mount-report?utm_campaign=64487 Oregon wind farm sees blades, bolts fly off as failures mount: report A new report has revealed the unreliability of a major Oregon wind farm, discovered after a blade from a windmill detached and flew across the field. According to The Oregonian, in January, a delivery driver found some broken, industrial-size bolts on the ground near one of Portland General Electric’s towering wind turbines but did not know who to tell and used it as a paperweight. On Feb 1 at 2:11 am, one of the turbine’s 11-story tall blades flew the full length of a football field and plowed a 4-feet deep furrow in a wheat field. The heavy-duty bolts that kept the blade attached to the tower scattered like shrapnel. PGE’s flagship wind facility, which opened 15 years ago to expand green energy technology in Oregon and nationally had other warning signs as well according to the outlet but it wasn’t until the blade breakdown that the company took action at Biglow Canyon, one of Oregon’s largest wind farms, and shut down all 217 turbines for testing, keeping some out of service for four months. Though industry groups insist that wind farms are very safe and major malfunctions are rare, wind farms are growing older and components are aging. An investigation by The Oregonian found a massive set of maintenance problems and equipment failures that are reducing electricity generation at Biglow Canyon. According to the outlet, "there is no effective national, state or county reporting requirement or database tracking safety or operational incidents at wind farms, and only 13 of the largest of Oregon’s 48 wind farms are regulated by the state, numbers that include multiple phases of some projects." Additionally, PGE launched an investigation into the blade throw but has asked the Oregon Department of Energy to keep those confidential until the end of the year because of the possibility of litigation. To eliminate all its greenhouse emissions, PGE would need to massively increase its renewable energy resources and manage them effectively for decades. However, wind power is heavily dependent on federal subsidies, and according to experts consulted by The Oregonian, "those subsidies are structured in a way that incentivizes operators to skimp on maintenance for older equipment that is no longer eligible." https://www.boundingintosports.com/2022/08/washington-commanders-rb-brian-robinson-shot-during-attempted-robbery-in-d-c/ And finally, it’s time for the topic that I love… sports! Washington Commanders RB Brian Robinson Shot During Attempted Robbery In D.C. No one is immune from crime in America’s cities these days, and this weekend residents of Washington D.C. were especially reminded of that when Washington Commanders running back Brian Robinson, 23, was shot multiple times during an attempted robbery on Sunday. According to the NFL’s Mike Garafolo, Robinson was rushed to the hospital by emergency responders after the violent attack, reporting that “#Commanders RB Brian Robinson is in stable condition after being shot as the victim in an attempted robbery, sources say.” As the news regarding the situation broke, the Washington Commanders followed up by issuing an immediate statement to alert fans that Robinson was alive and safe. Additional information regarding details from the shooting came later from NFL Network Insider, Tom Pelissero, who was one of the first people to share the information online after receiving a statement from a D.C. Police spokesperson. According to a report from NBC Washington, Robinson got into an altercation with several suspects shortly after midnight Sunday as they attempted to steal his Dodge Charger SRT Hellcat. It was that altercation which led to the shooting. Late Sunday night, Commanders Head Coach Ron Rivera met with Robinson and later posted to Twitter that Robinson was in “good spirits” to ease everyone’s anxiety regarding his current health. Robinson is now but one of the many innocent D.C. bystanders who have been victims of violent crime this year alone. According to D.C. Police crime statistics, there have been 126 people killed via homicide just in 2022, which is a 12 percent increase from this time last year. Violent crimes and cases regarding burglary have also risen five percent since 2021, with robberies up 20 percent, and car thefts up three percent. Well Praise God this one ended with Robinson walking away. This has been Garrison Hardie with your CrossPolitic Daily News Brief. If you liked the show, hit that share button down below. If you want to sign up for a club membership, then sign up for our conference with that club discount, and THEN sign up for a magazine, you can do all of that at fightlaughfeast.com. And as always, if you’d like to email me a news story, ask about our conference, or become a corporate partner of CrossPolitic, email me, at garrison@fightlaughfeast.com. For CrossPolitic News… I’m Garrison Hardie. Have a great day, and Lord bless!

The utility industry is one of the more tightly regulated sectors of the economy, given the local monopoly that most power providers naturally have and the essential nature of the end product: electricity to run our daily lives. As such, the interplay between the utility business side and the public policy taking place on the federal, state, and local level is a key area of focus in every utility across the country. These days especially, with topics like power outages and climate change driving public attention and government leaders alike, the regulatory and policy affairs departments of the typical utility are more in the spotlight than ever before. With that in the mind, it's a perfect moment in time to reflect on how the relationship between utilities and regulations have evolved over time and what this space will look like in the years to come, and to do so we must continue to lean on the institutional knowledge of the veterans of the industry. Ahead of his departure from Portland General Electric as their Vice President of Public Affairs, Dave Robertson joined host Jason Price and producer Matt Chester of the Energy Central Power Perspectives Podcast to reflect on his time in this role and speculate about the future direction the industry can and should take. Key Links Energy Central Post with Full Episode Transcript: https://energycentral.com/o/energy-central/episode-92-stepping-meet-utilitys-regulatory-and-policy-needs-dave-robertson-vp Dave Robertson's Energy Central Profile: https://energycentral.com/member/profile/dave-robertson Did you know? The Energy Central Power Perspectives Podcast has been identified as one of the industry's 'Top 25 Energy Podcasts': blog.feedspot.com/energy_podcasts

BACK AGAIN with Part Two on Geoengineering, featuring Texas legend and researcher extraordinaire BLUE CANARIES on today's blockbuster episode of The Teddy Brosevelt Show.Climate engineering is “the deliberate and large-scale intervention in the Earth's climate system” and it's happening all over the world right now. Climate engineering experiments have unknown and unintended consequences and can negatively impact: Weather patternsAgricultureEcosystemsAir qualityHuman healthFood and Water securityEPISODE #15 TOPICS INCLUDE:MIT Technology Review reports in their July 1, 2022 issue that the Biden Administration is working on solar geoengineering right now: “The White House is developing a research plan that would guide and set standards for how scientists study one of the more controversial ways of  counteracting climate change: solar geoengineering.”Governments and private corporations all around the globe have been conducting climate engineering experiments since the 1940'sFrance first started cloud seeding to prevent hail storms from destroying crops in the 1950s.China (February 2009): After four months of prolonged drought, China blasted iodide sticks over Beijing and other areas of northern China to artificially induce snowfall. The resulting snowstorm lasted for approximately THREE DAYS (!) and led to the closure of 12 major roads and highways around Beijing.Oregon (1974-1975): Portland General Electric used cloud seeding to create extra snow that would melt into Hood River and create additional hydro electric power. The experiment backfired spectacularly when local residents experienced overpowering rainfall, triggering mud slides and collapsed streets and bridges. Hundreds of buildings were damaged. Portland General Electric halted its seeding practices the next year.Insurance companies pay $3 million a year to the government of Alberta, Canada to run a Hail Suppression Project through cloud seeding, so they can reduce hail damage and limit insurance claims in southern Alberta.Eleven western states and one Canadian province (Alberta) have ongoing weather modification operational programs. Major sky resorts in Colorado and Utah use cloud seeding to create snow. The term Contrail (which is the thin white line of clouds trailing a plane or jet) blends the words condensation and trail.Chemtrail blends chemical and trail.Wikipedia claims that chemtrails are a total conspiracy, even though there dozens of pages on Wikipedia listing high-risk weather, agricultural and military aircraft doing everything from crop dusting and cloud seeding to spraying Agent Orange on enemy troops during war. China has the world's largest cloud seeding system. In Beijing, they fire silver iodide rockets into the sky when they want rain. Neighboring nations like India accuse China of "stealing rain" using cloud seeding. Before the 2008 Olympics, China used cloud seeding over Beijing for two weeks so rain wouldn't interrupt the events from opening to closing ceremonies.In August 1996, seven members of the U.S. Air Force compiled and issued a stunning research paper: ‘Weather as a Force Multiplier: Owning the Weather in 2025'Executive Summary:“In the United States, weather-modification will likely become a part of national security policy with both domestic and international applications.”“Assuming that in 2025 our national security strategy includes weather-modification, its use in our national military strategy will naturally follow.” “In this paper we show that appropriate application of weather-modification can provide battlespace dominance to a degree never before imagined.”"The technology is there, waiting for us to pull it all together. In 2025, we can "Own the Weather."During World War II, President Dwight D. Eisenhower said: “In Europe bad weather is the worst enemy of the air [operations]. Some soldier once said, ‘The weather is always neutral.' Nothing could be more untrue. Bad weather is obviously the enemy of the side that seeks to launch projects requiring good weather, or of the side possessing great assets, such as strong air forces, which depend upon good weather for effective operations. If really bad weather should endure permanently, the Nazi would need nothing else to defend the Normandy coast!” Solar geoengineering methods include: Stratospheric aerosol injection, Marine cloud brightening and Cirrus cloud thinning.Bulgaria uses strategically located silver iodide rockets to detect and shoot at hail cloud formations in agricultural areas. Cloud seeding greatly reduces the formation of hailstones, allowing them to melt before they destroy the crops below. The most common chemicals used for cloud seeding include silver iodide, potassium iodide and dry ice (solid carbon dioxide, producing the green house gas).The required altitude to enter the stratosphere for cloud seeding is the height of the tropopause - which varies from 6.8 miles at the poles to 11 miles at the equator.Metallic aerosol particles shot into the atmosphere for weather mainpulation can hover and spread around the world for several YEARS.MUCH MUCH MORE!Episode #15 of The Teddy Brosevelt Show was recorded on July 22, 2022 over the phone with Teddy in Austin and Blue Canaries in an underground bunker somewhere in the Western hemisphere.Now available on:SpotifyTuneIn RadioApple PodcastsComing soon to iHeartRadioThanks for reading Teddy Brosevelt Substack! Subscribe for free to receive the latest posts and podcast episodes. This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit teddybrosevelt.substack.com

Earlier this month, the Oregon Public Utility Commission adopted new rules on how power companies handle public safety power shutoffs. During dangerous weather conditions, power companies can proactively shut off electricity in high fire-risk areas. Shutting off power is a safety measure that can help prevent wildfires.The companies are required to inform the public, state agencies and local jurisdictions, according to the commission. Allen Berreth is the vice president of operations for Pacific Power. Bill Messner is the director of wildfire mitigation and resiliency for Portland General Electric. They join us with details on how the companies plan to mitigate wildfire risk.

Private electric utilities in the Pacific Northwest are planning tens of millions of dollars in upgrades to reduce the risk that their power lines could spark wildfires during extreme weather. Utilities such as Pacific Power, Avista, Idaho Power, Portland General Electric and Puget Sound Energy are either required to or are voluntarily submitting wildfire mitigation plans.

Changing technology and energy resources are impacting how energy is generated, transmitted, and used in Salem and the broader Northwest.   One of the Northwest Power and Conservation Council's responsibilities is to develop plans for our regional electrical needs.  At the same time, under Oregon law private electric utilities are required to phase out fossil fuel sources of power as climate change puts more pressure on the electrical system. Speakers from Portland General Electric and the Northwest Power and Conservation Council will tell us what they're doing to meet the challenges of green power and how consumers can help.

This is a highly challenging time for energy companies as we head towards a cleaner future that is only achievable through decarbonization and electrification. John Kochavatr, VP of IT & Supply Chain and CIO at Portland General Electric joins me on the Tech Talks Daily Podcast to share their story.   Portland General Electric is a fully integrated energy company based in Portland, Oregon, with operations across the state. The company serves approximately 900,000 customers with a service area population of 2 million Oregonians in 51 cities. Oregon has some of the most ambitious clean energy targets in the U.S. – and PGE is committed to reducing greenhouse gas emissions from power served to customers by 80% by 2030 and 100% by 2020. John shares how their path to reach these targets involves everyone working together - from their customers, regulators, stakeholders and technology providers. But how they have also participated in multiple ambitious projects to help us reach those targets, including our up-and-coming battery storage facility Wheatridge and the recently completed Integrated Operations Center (IOC). I learn more about how Portland General Electric sees technology in service of its larger mission of providing their customers with clean, safe and reliable energy. We also discuss some of the innovative ways they are currently using technology to improve reliability.

Portland General Electric settles shareholder class action suit for $6.75 million. Portland third grader thrown across room by Multnomah Education Service District employee, suit claims. Omicron subvariant is in Oregon, but a surge is not necessarily on the horizon. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

The Second Annual Oregon Diversity Legal Job Fair will be held March 9 and offers opportunities to enter the legal profession. The Sunshine Division expanded operations during the pandemic. Oregon health officials look at what's next after the mask requirement is lifted. Portland General Electric has advice on how to avoid utility scams.

It's season 3, episode 4 - Fish Risk! week for Public Power Underground. We cover everything from permafrost to Dolly Parton on this week's episode hosted a combination of new stars (Ludgie Gelin and Betsy Bridge), returning star (Arin Guillory), and regular co-host (Paul Dockery). The highlight is a wonderful interview with the Director of BPA's Fish & Wildlife Program, Crystal Ball, where we try to better understand fish risk for preference customer considering a post-2028 contract with BPA. We also get a visit from Special Correspondent, and star of the Underground, Matt Schroettnig. The whole thing is wonderful. 04:05 - Arin Reports  07:38 - Three news releases from BPA  10:42 - safe, small, TRANSPORTABLE nuclear reactor  12:24 - Oregon Solar Program update  17:52 - Matt Schroettnig appears as Special Guest Correspondent to talk about submarine supergrids  27:34 - Portland General Electric topic that is very-accountant-nerdy   29:18 - The Cold Climate Housing Research Center is designing Alaskan housing for a future of changing climate  33:40 - Crystal Ball, the Director of BPA's Fish & Wildlife Program, helps clarify fish risk for preference customers considering a post-2028 contract with BPA  56:42 - Dispatches from #energytwitter starring Dolly Parton, Ted Lasso, and #HotFERCSummer Public Power Underground, for electric utility enthusiasts! Public Power Underground, it's work to watch!

We discuss how Daimler Trucks North America and Portland General Electric are aiming to accelerate the development and deployment of zero-emissions freight transportation.

High temperature records are being broken across the Pacific Northwest, as an extreme heat wave covers the area.随着极端热浪席卷太平洋西北部地区，高温记录正在被打破。Portland, Oregon, reached 44.4 degrees Celsius Sunday.周日，俄勒冈州波特兰市气温达到44.4摄氏度。That broke the all-time temperature record of 42.2 degrees Celsius set just one day earlier.这打破了一天前创下的42.2摄氏度的历史最高气温纪录。In Eugene, Oregon, it was so hot在俄勒冈州尤金市，天气太热，that U.S. Track and Field cancelled Olympic trials Sunday afternoon.以至于美国田径队取消了周日下午奥运会选拔赛。The National Weather Service (NWS) said it hit 43.3 degrees Celsius in Eugene, breaking the all-time record of 42.2 degrees Celsius.国家气象局(NWS)表示，尤金的气温达到了43.3摄氏度，打破了42.2摄氏度的历史纪录。Those who had come to watch were also asked to leave the stadium because of the heat.因为天气太热，前来观看比赛的人也被要求离开体育场。Oregon's capital city, Salem, also recorded the highest temperature in its history on Sunday: 44.4 degrees Celsius.俄勒冈州首府塞勒姆周日也创下了历史最高气温：44.4摄氏度。That broke the old record by 2 degrees.比旧纪录高2摄氏度。The NWS has described the heat wave in the Pacific Northwest as dangerous, unusual and intense.国家气象局称太平洋西北部的热浪有一定的危险性，来势汹汹且不同寻常。The area rarely sees temperatures climb this high.该地区的气温很少上升到这么高。The extreme heat was caused by an extended "heat dome" over the Pacific Northwest.极端高温是由太平洋西北部上空延伸的“热穹”造成的。In Seattle, a city known for its rain, the temperature reached 40 degrees Celsius.在以多雨著称的西雅图，气温达到了40摄氏度。The NWS said that was an all-time record.国家气象局表示，这是有史以来的最高纪录。It was the first time temperatures were over 38 degrees Celsius for two straight days since records were first kept in 1894.这是自1894年首次有记录以来，气温首次连续两天超过38摄氏度。There were also some power outages.还有一些停电状况发生。Portland General Electric said about 3,000 customers were without electricity in the city area Sunday afternoon.波特兰通用电气公司说，该市约3,000名用户周日下午断电。Puget Sound Energy reported 3,400 customers without power in the Seattle area.普吉特声音能源公司报告称，西雅图地区有3400名用户断电。Temperatures were expected to get even hotter across the region Monday, before beginning to cool Tuesday.预计整个地区的气温周一将进一步升高，周二开始降温。The heat wave stretched into British Columbia, Canada, which is just north of Washington State.热浪蔓延到华盛顿州北部的加拿大不列颠哥伦比亚。In Lytton, British Columbia, temperatures hit 46.1 degrees Celsius.在不列颠哥伦比亚的利顿，气温达到46.1摄氏度。It was a new Canadian record.这是一项新的加拿大纪录。A heat warning is in effect for most of Western Canada.加拿大西部大部分地区都发出了高温警告。The country's weather agency says many daily temperature records have been broken across British Columbia.国家气象机构表示，不列颠哥伦比亚的许多日气温纪录都被打破。Seattle's King County closed several COVID-19 testing sites because of the heat.由于高温，西雅图的金县关闭了几家新冠病毒检测点。The Seattle Times reported that the city has opened additional public libraries to provide cooling centers.据《西雅图时报》报道，该市还增开了一些公共图书馆以作为降温中心。Sound Transit said that Seattle's light rail trains may have to run at slower speeds because of high heat on the tracks.普吉特湾中部地区公共交通署表示，由于轨道高温，西雅图的轻轨列车可能不得不以较慢的速度运行。The heat wave also moved into Idaho.热浪也侵袭了爱达荷州。Temperatures there reached above 38 degrees Celsius.那里的温度达到了38摄氏度以上。They are expected to continue for at least seven days starting Monday.预计从周一开始至少持续7天。Cities were telling citizens where pools and cooling centers were available.各城会告诉市民哪里有游泳池和避暑降温中心。Officials were also urging people to drink a lot of water and avoid physically tiring activities.官员们还敦促人们多喝水，避免体力劳累的活动。Still, about 3,000 athletes took part in an Ironman Triathlon in Coeur d'Alene, Idaho, on Sunday.尽管如此，周日仍有大约3000名运动员在爱达荷州科达伦参加了铁人三项赛。The event includes a 3.9-kilometer swim, a 180-kilometer bike ride and a 42-kilometer run.比赛项目包括3.9公里的游泳、180公里的自行车骑行和42公里的长跑。The NWS in Coeur d'Alene said位于科达伦的国家气象局表示，this week's weather "will likely be one of the most extreme and prolonged heat waves in the recorded history of the Inland Northwest."本周的天气“可能是西北内陆有记录以来最极端、持续时间最长的热浪之一。”Race organizers said they had 28,000 kilograms of ice to keep the athletes cool, KHQ-TV reported.据KHQ-TV报道，比赛组织者表示，他们准备了2.8万公斤的冰来给运动员降温。Stan Foster works in the Ironman medical area.斯坦·福斯特在铁人医疗领域工作。"The biggest thing that we tell people is, No.1, don't try to set a record on your race," he said.“我们告诉人们的最重要的事情是，第一，不要试图在你的项目上创造纪录，”他说。"Go slow. Enjoy your day. It's going to be hot."“慢慢来。享受你的一天。天气会很热。”I'm Dan Novak.丹·诺瓦克为您播报。

High temperature records are being broken across the Pacific Northwest, as an extreme heat wave covers the area.随着极端热浪席卷太平洋西北部地区，高温记录正在被打破。Portland, Oregon, reached 44.4 degrees Celsius Sunday.周日，俄勒冈州波特兰市气温达到44.4摄氏度。That broke the all-time temperature record of 42.2 degrees Celsius set just one day earlier.这打破了一天前创下的42.2摄氏度的历史最高气温纪录。In Eugene, Oregon, it was so hot在俄勒冈州尤金市，天气太热，that U.S. Track and Field cancelled Olympic trials Sunday afternoon.以至于美国田径队取消了周日下午奥运会选拔赛。The National Weather Service (NWS) said it hit 43.3 degrees Celsius in Eugene, breaking the all-time record of 42.2 degrees Celsius.国家气象局(NWS)表示，尤金的气温达到了43.3摄氏度，打破了42.2摄氏度的历史纪录。Those who had come to watch were also asked to leave the stadium because of the heat.因为天气太热，前来观看比赛的人也被要求离开体育场。Oregon's capital city, Salem, also recorded the highest temperature in its history on Sunday: 44.4 degrees Celsius.俄勒冈州首府塞勒姆周日也创下了历史最高气温：44.4摄氏度。That broke the old record by 2 degrees.比旧纪录高2摄氏度。The NWS has described the heat wave in the Pacific Northwest as dangerous, unusual and intense.国家气象局称太平洋西北部的热浪有一定的危险性，来势汹汹且不同寻常。The area rarely sees temperatures climb this high.该地区的气温很少上升到这么高。The extreme heat was caused by an extended "heat dome" over the Pacific Northwest.极端高温是由太平洋西北部上空延伸的“热穹”造成的。In Seattle, a city known for its rain, the temperature reached 40 degrees Celsius.在以多雨著称的西雅图，气温达到了40摄氏度。The NWS said that was an all-time record.国家气象局表示，这是有史以来的最高纪录。It was the first time temperatures were over 38 degrees Celsius for two straight days since records were first kept in 1894.这是自1894年首次有记录以来，气温首次连续两天超过38摄氏度。There were also some power outages.还有一些停电状况发生。Portland General Electric said about 3,000 customers were without electricity in the city area Sunday afternoon.波特兰通用电气公司说，该市约3,000名用户周日下午断电。Puget Sound Energy reported 3,400 customers without power in the Seattle area.普吉特声音能源公司报告称，西雅图地区有3400名用户断电。Temperatures were expected to get even hotter across the region Monday, before beginning to cool Tuesday.预计整个地区的气温周一将进一步升高，周二开始降温。The heat wave stretched into British Columbia, Canada, which is just north of Washington State.热浪蔓延到华盛顿州北部的加拿大不列颠哥伦比亚。In Lytton, British Columbia, temperatures hit 46.1 degrees Celsius.在不列颠哥伦比亚的利顿，气温达到46.1摄氏度。It was a new Canadian record.这是一项新的加拿大纪录。A heat warning is in effect for most of Western Canada.加拿大西部大部分地区都发出了高温警告。The country's weather agency says many daily temperature records have been broken across British Columbia.国家气象机构表示，不列颠哥伦比亚的许多日气温纪录都被打破。Seattle's King County closed several COVID-19 testing sites because of the heat.由于高温，西雅图的金县关闭了几家新冠病毒检测点。The Seattle Times reported that the city has opened additional public libraries to provide cooling centers.据《西雅图时报》报道，该市还增开了一些公共图书馆以作为降温中心。Sound Transit said that Seattle's light rail trains may have to run at slower speeds because of high heat on the tracks.普吉特湾中部地区公共交通署表示，由于轨道高温，西雅图的轻轨列车可能不得不以较慢的速度运行。The heat wave also moved into Idaho.热浪也侵袭了爱达荷州。Temperatures there reached above 38 degrees Celsius.那里的温度达到了38摄氏度以上。They are expected to continue for at least seven days starting Monday.预计从周一开始至少持续7天。Cities were telling citizens where pools and cooling centers were available.各城会告诉市民哪里有游泳池和避暑降温中心。Officials were also urging people to drink a lot of water and avoid physically tiring activities.官员们还敦促人们多喝水，避免体力劳累的活动。Still, about 3,000 athletes took part in an Ironman Triathlon in Coeur d'Alene, Idaho, on Sunday.尽管如此，周日仍有大约3000名运动员在爱达荷州科达伦参加了铁人三项赛。The event includes a 3.9-kilometer swim, a 180-kilometer bike ride and a 42-kilometer run.比赛项目包括3.9公里的游泳、180公里的自行车骑行和42公里的长跑。The NWS in Coeur d'Alene said位于科达伦的国家气象局表示，this week's weather "will likely be one of the most extreme and prolonged heat waves in the recorded history of the Inland Northwest."本周的天气“可能是西北内陆有记录以来最极端、持续时间最长的热浪之一。”Race organizers said they had 28,000 kilograms of ice to keep the athletes cool, KHQ-TV reported.据KHQ-TV报道，比赛组织者表示，他们准备了2.8万公斤的冰来给运动员降温。Stan Foster works in the Ironman medical area.斯坦·福斯特在铁人医疗领域工作。"The biggest thing that we tell people is, No.1, don't try to set a record on your race," he said.“我们告诉人们的最重要的事情是，第一，不要试图在你的项目上创造纪录，”他说。"Go slow. Enjoy your day. It's going to be hot."“慢慢来。享受你的一天。天气会很热。”I'm Dan Novak.丹·诺瓦克为您播报。

DeAngeloa Wells and Jake Wise discuss Portland General Electric's diversity, equity, and inclusion efforts and how those efforts are attracting a workforce of individuals from different backgrounds and experiences, with different styles, approaches and ways of looking at things. They also discuss skydiving, talk show hosts, and Notary Sojac. Host: Kent Wyatt, Communications Manager

Join Jamiere Abney and Charles Catchings as they explore the mind of Dr. Lee Pelton, outgoing president of Emerson College, about his contribution to the field of academia for African-American students. Though many Black men and women are continuing to make progress in education and in their professional lives, the rates at which they do so are dismal in comparison to White or Asian-Americans. Dr. Pelton believes this is partly due to the lack of opportunity and exposure given to African-Americans by others. He also firmly posits that Black men are in need of strengthened networking skills and that mentorship programs should be developed across the nation to foster professional and personal growth for disadvantaged youth. Dr. Pelton pulls the audience into his adolescence in Wichita, KS on the heels of Brown vs. The Board of Education, where his family had faith, commitment to each other and hard-working values of Mid-West America, values that still didn't couldn't convince local politicians to offer indoor plumbing his predominantly African-American community. Like many boys of his youth, he was not afforded opportunities to see much of the world beyond Kansas. Dr. Pelton's strong commitment to his value system helped ensure that he'd move beyond the sticks of Kansas into more prominent positions. Today, he spends much of his time helping others like Jamiere, chart their own paths to success. ======================================================================================================== Marvin Lee Pelton (born September 27, 1950) is an academic administrator and college president. A native of Wichita, Kansas, Lee studied English literature at Wichita State University and Harvard University. He then held various deanship positions at Colgate University and Dartmouth College before becoming president of Willamette University (1998-2011) and Emerson College (2011-2021). In June of 2021, Pelton will take the helm as the President and CEO of the Boston Foundation. In 1974, Pelton graduated from Wichita State University. There he earned a degree in English and psychology, while graduating magna cum laude with a focus in 19th century British literature. He earned a doctorate in English and American literature from Harvard University in 1984. Pelton holds or has held positions on several educational boards and committees including the American Council on Education, the Harvard University Board of Overseers, the Oregon Shakespeare Festival, the Oregon Symphony, Oregon Health & Science University Foundation, American Association for Higher Education, National Association of Independent Colleges and Universities, and National Collegiate Athletic Association. Pelton serves on the board of directors of Portland General Electric, the local publicly traded electric utility. ======================================================================================================== Please visit www.anchor.fm/thebarbershopgroup and click the “Support” button or click ‘Support” on our podcast page to make a contribution to our show today! Be sure to ‘Like' and ‘Subscribe” to our Youtube page and download the podcast to stay up to date on all of our programming. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/thebarbershopgroup/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/thebarbershopgroup/support

Intro: (Cue intro music) Hey everyone, welcome back to What a week!, I'm your host, Olivia Lee, here to deliver your weekly dose of the news. Let's get started!In Local News: https://www.oregonlive.com/portland/2021/02/winter-storm-closes-portland-area-roads-limits-trimet-max-bus-service.htmlLast week, Portland's massive snow storm compelled officials to urge residents to stay home while the snow and ice were creating dangerous driving conditions throughout much of the Portland metro area. Public transit options have been limited for the past week.  As of last Sunday night, the TriMet restored limited MAX Blue Line and bus services after suspending all transit lines last saturday morning due to dangerous weather conditions. Portland General Electric called the ice and wind storm, which began last Thursday, the worst in the last 40 years. The utility said more than 4,400 power lines had come down in the storm, knocking out power to 376,000 customers. The storm is not over yet but hopefully by the time this podcast comes out, the conditions have dialed down. In-state news:https://www.oregonlive.com/weather/2021/02/gov-kate-brown-declares-extreme-weather-state-of-emergency-in-9-counties.html Governor Kate Brown declared a state of emergency this past saturday over severe weather that left parts of the state covered in ice and snow and led to power failures, transportation shutdowns and communication problems. Brown said in a statement quote “The weather that set in yesterday and continued overnight has left extensive damage with hundreds of thousands of Oregonians without power,” The emergency declaration allows the Oregon Office of Emergency Management to begin using people, equipment, and facilities from other agencies to deal with the emergency. The National Weather Service Portland reported that as of this past saturday at 4 a.m, its office had recorded 7.9 inches of snowfall since 12:01 a.m. last Friday.  In National News:https://www.npr.org/2021/02/13/967665748/winter-storms-across-the-country-bring-snow-and-ice-to-millions-of-americansIt looks like we have a common theme throughout the news this week: Weather. Multiple winter storms brought snow, ice and dangerously cold temperatures to many parts of the country over the long holiday weekend. According to the national weather service, more than 100 million Americans were under some sort of winter weather advisory this past Saturday. In its forecast, the weather service warned of a "myriad of winter weather hazards across the continental U.S." over the coming days, including heavy snowfall throughout the Pacific Northwest and icy weather and slick travel conditions in the mid-Atlantic.https://www.npr.org/sections/trump-impeachment-trial-live-updates/2021/02/13/967539051/trump-impeachment-trial-verdict-how-senators-votedhttps://www.theguardian.com/us-news/live/2021/feb/14/donald-trump-impeachment-acquitted-senate-trial-joe-biden-live-updatesNow let's talk about the impeachment trials. Former President Donald Trump's historic second impeachment trial ended Saturday with his acquittal by senators, who were acting as jurors in the proceeding. Trump faced a single impeachment charge, incitement of an insurrection, for his role in provoking the U.S. capitol riots on  Jan. 6th.  The trial ended in just five days, with both sides choosing not to use the full time allotted by trial rules. Every democrat and seven republicans voted to convict Former President Donald Trump.  The remaining 43 Republicans voted to acquit. The 57-43 vote fell short of the two thirds needed for impeachment. According to Buzzfeed news, the vote was the most bipartisan in the history of US impeachment trials.  Just moments after Senate Minority leader Mitch McConnell voted to acquit Trump of inciting the riots, he made a speech on the Senate floor  blaming Trump for being responsible for the violent Capitol hill riots. This speech contradicted his position in the impeachment trials. McConnell stated “Fellow Americans beat and bloodied our fellow police. They stormed the Senate floor. They tried to hunt down the Speaker of the House. They built a gallows and chanted about murdering the vice president. They did this because they'd been fed wild falsehoods by the most powerful man on earth because he was angry he'd lost an election… Former president's Trump's actions preceding the riots were a disgraceful, disgraceful dereliction of duty.”In International News: https://www.theguardian.com/world/2021/feb/13/ebola-kills-four-in-guinea-in-first-resurgence-of-disease-in-five-yearsCOVID-19 is no longer the only deadly virus making front page coverage. Guinea, a country in West Africa, has entered an Ebola QUOTE “epidemic situation” with seven cases confirmed, including three deaths. These new cases mark the first known resurgence of Ebola in west Africa since the 2013-16 epidemic that began in Guinea and killed more than 11,300 people across the region. The virus was first identified in 1976 in (Ziiiear)Zaire, now the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC).https://www.nbcnews.com/news/world/unexplained-covid-19-cases-prompt-first-lockdown-new-zealand-august-n1257912Speaking about viruses: New Zealand, the country known for keeping COVID-19 contained better than almost any country will be going back into lockdown due to recent unexplained COVID-19 cases emerging in the country.  The lockdown is the first in New Zealand in six months and represents a significant setback in the nation's largely successful efforts to control the virus. New Zealand, with a population of 5 million, has reported a total of just over 2,300 cases and 25 deaths since the pandemic startedLastly here is the wildcard news for the week:https://www.cnn.com/2021/02/14/world/meghan-harry-new-baby-trnd/index.htmlhttps://www.yahoo.com/entertainment/meghan-markle-prince-harry-announce-192404185.html Last week, it was announced that Prince Harry and Meghan, the Duchess of Sussex, are expecting an addition to their family. Meghan is pregnant with their second child, a spokesperson confirmed to CNN on Sunday. The couple's announcement came with a black-and-white photo, showing the pair smiling joyfully at each other while seated outside in the grass, with Meghan having a visible baby bump.  Harry and Meghan stepped back from their roles as members of the British royal family at the beginning of last year and relocated to Santa Barbara, California, in July. Closing:  Well that wraps up What a Week! Stay safe and see you guys next week. 

As government-imposed shutdowns continue, more Oregonians are struggling to pay their electricity bills. Portland General Electric reported in June that arrears (when payment is 31 days past due or more) were up 41% compared to the same time last year. Economic hardship likely will persist for many people long after the COVID-19 vaccine is distributed. It's clear that Oregon ratepayers need relief. One way for legislators to provide such relief would be to eliminate the Public Purpose Charge (PPC) energy tax, or to allow Oregonians to opt out of it. This 3% tax has been paid by PGE and PacifiCorp ratepayers since 2002. It was originally intended to last 10 years to help fund energy conservation and to subsidize the renewable energy industry until it became market competitive. The PPC has since been extended to 2026. A recent Cascade Policy Institute report found the PPC's ten-year mission has been met and recommends the tax should not be further extended. Just as intended, the most cost-effective programs were completed in the early years of the tax, leading to a 73% increase in costs per unit of energy saved. The cost of installing solar has decreased 76% between 1999 and 2019. Thus, it appears the solar industry no longer needs PPC subsidies to be market competitive. Ending the PPC is long overdue. And doing this during a recession would be a great way to immediately aid many struggling Oregonians. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/coffeewithcascade/message

John Boone interviews John Kochavart, CIO at Portland General Electric, about technology trends, career decisions, and so much more.

On Thursday, October 15, Portland General Electric pulled the plug on the Boardman Coal Plant, PGE's largest power plant. Boardman had a nameplate capacity of 550 firm megawatts of power and was decommissioned 20 years prematurely. While environmentalists celebrate the plant's closure, utility executives are still trying to figure out how they will keep the lights on in our region. That's because the more coal plants our region removes from the grid, the more likely we are to experience future blackouts. Multiple studies from groups like the Northwest Power Pool, E3, and the Northwest Power and Conservation Council all reached the same conclusion: Our region will have a shortage of power by the mid-2020s that could lead to blackouts and extreme price volatility. Curious about what this would look like? Look no further than California. In August, the state experienced rolling blackouts because it leaned too heavily on imports and didn't have enough of its own firm power. Our utilities aren't far behind. Large Northwest utilities plan on investing in wind, solar, batteries, and—like California—market purchases. To avoid California's same fate, our utilities and officials need to acknowledge that an intermittent resource powered grid is not a reliable or an affordable grid. Instead of celebrating Boardman's closure, they should invest in firm power sources like natural gas and clean nuclear power. Learn more at cascadepolicy.org or by emailing info@cascadepolicy.org. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/coffeewithcascade/message

Portland General Electric (PGE) created their green energy future impact tariff for large scale commercial and industrial customers to help them source 100% renewable energy. The energy will be sourced from new wind and solar facilities dedicated from a PPA through PGE. This huge initiative —  with about 160 megawatts —  was fully subscribed within 3 minutes of its release. It's eye-opening to hear about the opportunity and unmet demand in this space. Join today's guests Brian Faist & Tiffany Menhorn as they talk about this project, why it was so successful, and bumps along the way.   You will want to hear this episode if you are interested in...   Getting to know today's guests Brian & Tiffany [1:49] What is PGE's green energy future impact tariff? [3:04] What kind of hurdles were faced along the way? [6:31] Have you had renewable power conversations in the last 5 years? [9:25] Best practices when going through the solicitation process? [13:19] How might COVID affect the renewables business? [16:46]     Pushing through hurdles to meet customer's needs   PGE's first green tariff was ambitious and is paving the way for others. Tiffany says “I think when I get to work with utilities and corporates, what is most unique to me is that the utility company is constantly stuck in this dynamic — they want to be technologically advanced and they want to move things forward — yet they're so burdened by the state and federal regulatory process.”   One of the big challenges is that not all customers look the same. Some have the ability to staff energy industry experts and work through some of these more nuanced items in renewable procurement. Other customers just want green energy. They don't have time to think about how to accomplish that, but they know they want it. The challenging part is ensuring that you have designed something that incorporates the needs of all of those people.   Haven't had renewable power conversations within the last five years? Ask AGAIN!   One area where utilities have fallen short is in engaging customers with renewable power conversations. If you haven't done that in the past five years, do it again. PGE is not unique in the fact that they are trying to move from a more utility essential service type of organization to a customer-focused organization. They want to do what the customers want. Don't we all? Renewable power is probably at the top of the list right now, just below reliability. So, if you haven't had a conversation about renewable power in the past couple of years with your utility provider, go do it. See what they have available.   There are many programs across the country and more that will come out in the future. Two years ago, the buzzword was “additionality.”  Now it is “100% carbon-free”. It just evolves so fast in terms of what customers want that there will be endless offerings from your utility to help keep up.   How might COVID affect the renewables business?   When COVID first hit it was expected that demand would change but no one was sure of how and what that change would be. Utilities aren't expecting an increase in load demand. In fact,  they are probably looking at significant load reductions as businesses have closed offices and more people are working from home.   The reality is that it hasn't slowed down renewable energy; it's still something that — despite all the issues that COVID presents — will continue. There was a pause as everyone tried to understand the impacts of COVID, but everyone now understands that it will be here for a while. Our lives will be impacted for quite some time but customers still want to advance their sustainability goals.     Connect with our Guests   Tiffany Menhorn with Enel X North America Brain Faist with Portland General Electric      Tiffany Menhorn, Senior Business Development Manager, Wholesale Energy & Renewable Procurement, Enel X North America, LLC Tiffany Menhorn of Enel X works with commercial organizations and utilities to run competitive auctions for a wide range of commodity products. A fresh voice in the market, Tiffany is helping her forward-thinking partners secure highly competitive prices in creative ways and simplifying the process by which complex, emerging commodity products are sourced. Tiffany's tenure in the energy field includes working in the jungles of startup culture to the peaks of an industry-leading innovator. Tiffany earned a BS from the University of Pittsburgh and an MBA from Seton Hill University.   Brain Faist, Structuring and Origination, Portland General Electric SInce getting his start in the accounting world, Brian has focused on providing customers of Portland General Electric access to a clean and reliable source of power. With experience in wind, solar, and energy storage, Brian has been able to deliver multiple projects to help source the utility's power supply needs as well as those customers looking to go further, faster with participation in voluntary renewable programs.   Connect with Smart Energy Decisions   https://smartenergydecisions.com Follow them on Facebook Follow them on Twitter Follow them on LinkedIn   Subscribe to Smart Energy Voices   If you're interested in participating in the next edition of the SED Renewable Energy Sourcing Forum taking place on December 7-11, visit our application page or email our Event Operations Director, Lisa Caroll at lisa@smartenergydecisions.com"

Portland General Electric has a long history of innovation with its grid operations and community engagement. Listen to CEO Maria Pope discuss their priorities as they keep customers at the core while ensuring financial stability and putting their innovative thinking into practice. Maria covers topics announced just before the session recording including: Portland General’s new program for 500 customers to install at-home storage; how their three-substation smart grid test bed has reached 56% of customer participation with some flexible load management; projects with regional stakeholders to optimize renewable energy resources; and how they stood at the center of support of the recently passed House bill on transportation electrification support. While the health and economic crises have affected capital expenditures and operating expenses, hear how Portland General remains dedicated to having a clean, resilient system that meets the needs of the customers and communities they serve. Produced by Grid Forward.

Today, the Getting Smart team is bringing you an interesting episode on educating on climate change with Nichole Berg and Kimberly Howard.   Nichole Berg is the program’s manager for climate change and climate justice at Portland Public Schools where she leads efforts to support the school board’s groundbreaking climate literacy solution. Joining Berg in this interview is Kimberly Howard, the Program Officer at Portland General Electric, as well as the sponsor for the development of a climate change curriculum.   Together, Nichole, Kimberly, and Tom discuss the school board’s initiative to empower youth leaders and to create more opportunities around civic engagement — specifically around climate change, why Portland General Electric cares so passionately about climate change and why they ultimately decided to partner with Portland Public Schools, and how the curriculum at Portland Public Schools is being developed in partnership with PGE.   Listen in as they talk to Tom Vander Ark about educating for climate change!   Key Takeaways: [:10] About today’s episode! [:44] Tom welcomes Nichole and Kimberly to the podcast. [1:47] Nichole’s background as a bilingual educator and moving into a role about climate change and justice. [5:30] Background on the groundbreaking 2016 policy that addressed climate change: Portland Board of Education Resolution 5272. Where it came from, what it said, and why it was so groundbreaking. [7:38] In 2019, students rallied around the school board wanting to see systematic change from the policy. They wanted to be empowered as youth leaders and to help create more opportunities around civic engagement. The role Nichole currently holds was created to coordinate and facilitate this effort. [9:37] Why Portland General Electric passionately cares about climate change and why they ultimately decided to partner with Portland Public Schools. [13:06] As an experienced actor, how did Kimberly come to lead a corporate social responsibility initiative? [16:52] “The Way It Is,” by William Stafford; how it relates to both of Nichole’s and Kimberly’s backgrounds and how it has brought them together for this really exciting initiative. [18:37] Nichole addresses some of the skepticism and concerns from the public around having a public energy company sponsor their climate curriculum. She also shares how Kimberly’s and her partnership is very symbiotic, positive, and helpful for the students. [22:20] How the curriculum at Portland Public Schools is being developed. [24:29] How PGE employees will be involved with the Portland Public Schools’ initiative. [26:17] An example of how PGE partnered with a high school to develop a 50-year energy plan. [29:38] Kimberly describes what success looks like regarding the climate change curriculum. [33:05] Nichole shares what success looks like for her regarding the climate change curriculum. [33:57] Tom thanks Nichole and Kimberly for joining the podcast!   Mentioned in This Episode: GettingSmart.com/GettingThrough National Geographic Grosvenor Teacher Fellow Program Portland Board of Education Resolution 5272 Wheatridge Renewable Energy Facility “The Way It Is,” by William Stafford Early Morning: Remembering My Father, William Stafford, by Kim Stafford Energy Institute High School   Get Involved: Check out the blog at GettingSmart.com. Find the Getting Smart Podcast on iTunes, leave a review and subscribe.   Is There Somebody You’ve Been Wanting to Learn From or a Topic You’d Like Covered? To get in contact: Email Editor@GettingSmart.com and include ‘Podcast’ in the subject line. The Getting Smart team will be sure to add them to their list!  

DEVELOPING A K-12 CLIMATE  CURRICULUM FOR PORTLAND (OR) SCHOOLS ALL FROM STUDENT VOICE :  Our guests are Nichole Berg, Programs Manager for Climate Change and Climate Justice and  Portland General Electric's  Kimberly Howard .  They are working together to make this happen. For more information www.pps,net/climatejustice LEARN ABOUT AND PLEASE JOIN THE AMERICAN CONSORTIUM FOR EQUITY IN EDUCATION...READ OUR ONLINE JOURNAL "ACCESSIBILITY COMPLIAND & EQUITY (AC&E) ..ALL AT WWW.ACE-ED.ORG

DEVELOPING A K-12 CLIMATE  CURRICULUM FOR PORTLAND (OR) SCHOOLS ALL FROM STUDENT VOICE :  Our guests are Nichole Berg, Programs Manager for Climate Change and Climate Justice and  Portland General Electric's  Kimberly Howard .  They are working together to make this happen. For more information www.pps,net/climatejustice LEARN ABOUT AND PLEASE JOIN THE AMERICAN CONSORTIUM FOR EQUITY IN EDUCATION...READ OUR ONLINE JOURNAL "ACCESSIBILITY COMPLIAND & EQUITY (AC&E) ..ALL AT WWW.ACE-ED.ORG

Host Marty Rosenberg talks with Maria Pope, President and CEO of Portland General Electric. The discussion is focused on the utility's smart grid initiatives and how it's engaging customers to improve efficiency and sustainability, while driving down costs. Ms. Pope talks about unique partnerships the utility has entered and how they are "creating a world where two and two is not equaling 4 but is equaling 5 and sometimes 6." Maria Pope has been with Portland General Electric since 2009. She was named President and CEO in 2017. Pope is an alumna of the Stanford Graduate School of Business and earned her bachelor’s degree from Georgetown University.

The Green New Deal is a non-binding resolution put forward by members of the U.S. Congress to shift the nation to 100 percent zero-emission energy sources over the next 10 years. This ambitious policy outline is both an environmental plan and an economic one, calling for increased investment in education, high-quality jobs, healthcare, and housing. At Friday Forum, we'll zero in on the environmental goals and discuss the role the energy sector will play in reducing U.S. carbon pollution. What will it take to make steep reductions to greenhouse gas emissions? What's underway right now and what investments need to be made soon to continue cutting emissions? Join us to hear from our panel of energy experts and to ask your questions. Panel Angus Duncan was the founding president of the Bonneville Environmental Foundation, which supports renewable energy development and watershed restoration in the Pacific Northwest. Mr. Duncan has worked in private sector renewable energy project development, in state and local government, as a member and chair of the Northwest Power Planning Council, and as director of energy policy at the U.S. Department of Transportation. In 2004, Mr. Duncan chaired the drafting committee that wrote Oregon’s greenhouse gas reduction goals and climate strategy, since adopted by the Governor and Legislature. He serves as chair of Oregon’s Global Warming Commission, to which he was appointed by Governor Kulongoski in 2008. Since 2007, he has consulted with NRDC, a national environmental advocacy organization on utility energy, transportation, and climate policies in the Pacific Northwest states. Jack Kerfoot is a scientist, energy expert and author, who has been interviewed on numerous radio and television stations across America. He started his professional career as a geophysicist in the 1970s, when America was first faced with an energy crisis. He is the principal of JL Kerfoot Energy Services and is an outspoken advocate for renewable energy. * * * Maria Pope is president and CEO of Portland General Electric, Oregon’s largest electric provider. Maria works with customers, communities, and government leaders to meet the changing needs of PGE customers and lead Oregon to a clean energy future. Maria joined PGE in 2009 as CFO and treasurer. She also served as senior vice president of Power Supply, Operations and Resource Strategy, overseeing the company’s power generation facilities, wholesale power marketing and long-term resource strategy. From 2006 to 2008, she served as a member of PGE’s Board of Directors. Before she joined PGE, Maria was CFO of Mentor Graphics Corporation and served in senior operating and finance positions within the forest products and consumer products industries. She began her career in banking with Morgan Stanley & Co. Maria serves on the Oregon Global Warming Commission and the boards of Umpqua Holdings Corporation and the Oregon Business Council. She previously served as board chair of Oregon Health & Science University and served on several other U.S. and Canadian boards. Maria is an alumna of the Stanford Graduate School of Business and earned her bachelor’s degree from Georgetown University. Moderator Silvia Tanner joined Renewable Northwest in November 2015. She holds a B.A. in economics from Portland State University and a J.D. from the Northwestern School of Law of Lewis & Clark College. She brings to the organization her background in utility regulation and data analysis, as well as her experience researching national and international energy issues. Silvia calls the Pacific Northwest home and dedicates a lot of her time to this community. As a student, she assisted low-income clients in areas like landlord tenant and business law. She is now a volunteer attorney with the Small Business Legal Clinic’s Pro-bono Program, and serves on the Oregon Women Lawyers’ Working Parents Committee and on the board of the Oregon Hispanic Bar Association. Silvia is also a mentor through Big Brothers Big Sisters. In her spare time, she enjoys spending time with her family, cooking, and running.

Show #490   Good morning, good afternoon and good evening wherever you are in the world, welcome to EV News Daily for Monday 3rd June 2019. It’s Martyn Lee here and I go through every EV story to save you time.   Thank you to MYEV.com for helping make this show, they’ve built the first marketplace specifically for Electric Vehicles. It’s a totally free marketplace that simplifies the buying and selling process, and help you learn about EVs along the way too.   VW ID. R SETS EV LAP RECORD AT THE NÜRBURGRING-NORDSCHLEIFE Volkswagen Motorsport on Twitter: "6:05.336 minutes! New electric lap record by the Volkswagen ID.R on the Nürburgring-Nordschleife. Another milestone in electro-mobility."   2nd fastest lap of the circuit, EVER.   Clips   com said: "Romain Dumas, a race car driver and Porsche factory driver, set the lap record in the I.D. R after setting the Pikes Peak International Hill Climb record last year using the same car. However, for the Nürburgring, Volkswagen had to modify the vehicle to conquer the iconic track. While Volkswagen kept the same twin motor and battery set-up used during its record-breaking Pikes Peak run, the automaker did a lot of work to maximize the vehicle’s downforce and acceleration. To achieve its top speed faster, Volkswagen changed the energy management system."   https://www.motor1.com/news/352745/volkswagen-id-r-nurburgring-record/   TESLA SUPERCHARGER V3 ROLLOUT Tesla’s Version 3 (V3) Superchargers will first begin rolling out in locations used for long-distance travel, according to an update provided by CEO Elon Musk. He additionally revealed during a recent interview on Ride the Lightning, a weekly podcast hosted by Ryan McCaffrey, that first generation Superchargers will also be prioritized for replacement." says Teslarati: "Despite Tesla’s open patents for utilizing its Supercharger technology and declared willingness to allow other manufacturers to access its network, Musk said that he hasn’t yet been contacted yet about sharing its facilities and technology. On the topic of developing its Supercharger Network, Tesla’s CEO also explained that the company tries to stay ahead of demand and avoid congestion, but empty Supercharger stations are not in the company’s best interest, either. Also, business permits can slow down expansion efforts despite Tesla’s best efforts to meet its customers’ charging needs. Overall, it’s a balancing act between congestion and freedom to travel."   https://www.teslarati.com/tesla-supercharger-v3-rollout-long-distance-stations/   MERCEDES EQE ELECTRIC SEDAN DUE 2022 TO RIVAL TESLA MODEL S "The recently launched EQC is only the tip of the iceberg when it comes down to Mercedes’ new “EQ” family of pure electric vehicles. The three-pointed star has already previewed an entry-level car in the form of the EQA compact hatchback and also a people-mover with the EQV. We also know for a fact that a pure electric version of the GLB compact SUV will arrive in 2021 with the EQB moniker, while a flagship EQS sedan is also on the agenda for a release the same year as the S-Class of electric cars." reports Motor1.com: " Mercedes is also working on an EQE, which according to Autocar was mentioned in a document released by the Chinese Ministry of Information and Technology. Developed under the “V295” codename, the EQE will allegedly be shorter than the conventionally powered E-Class Sedan while offering space inside the cabin similar to the S-Class."   https://www.motor1.com/news/352668/mercedes-eqe-sedan-2022-launch/   NEW TESLA ROADSTER IMAGES EMERGE "Tesla's design center in Hawthorne, California is where the design magic takes place for Tesla vehicles, including the upcoming, new Tesla Roadster and the Tesla Semi." says Eric Loveday for InsideEVs.com: "For a recent interview of Pawel Pietryka, Creative Manager of User Interface Design at Tesla, conducted by the WorkWithUs website, Tesla released some new images of the Roadster, as well as one with the Tesla Semi and design team, too."   https://insideevs.com/news/352262/tesla-roadster-images-new/   RESIDENTIAL BATTERIES ARE FIVE TIMES MORE EXPENSIVE THAN ELECTRIC CAR BATTERIES "A household battery is about five times the cost of an electric car battery measured in installed $/kWh. A household battery is about five times the cost of an electric car battery measured in installed $/kWh." writes reneweconomy.com.au: "Residential batteries should be able to get economies of scale in the factory in the same way that auto batteries do. So even though the absolute cost is always likely to be higher because of inverter and installation costs they both should be moving down the cost curve at a good rate. What we see though is good progress in the auto side of costs but no visible movement in the residential side."   https://reneweconomy.com.au/residential-batteries-are-five-times-more-expensive-than-electric-car-batteries-40236/   ELECTRIC VEHICLE SALES UP 70% IN EUROPE "The European passenger plug-in vehicle market scored some 37,000 registrations in April, growing 30% compared to the same period last year, a good performance considering that the overall market is still in the red (-1% in April)." reports CleanTechnica: "In April, fully electric vehicles (BEVs) jumped 70% year over year (YoY), to some 24,000 deliveries, and were responsible for 65% of all plug-in sales in the month."   https://cleantechnica.com/2019/06/03/electric-vehicle-sales-up-70-in-europe-april-ev-sales-report/   CHINA HAS WHOLE TOWNS FOCUSED ENTIRELY ON MAKING ELECTRIC CARS "Shunde is one of at least 20 electric-centric versions of Detroit under construction as China goes all-in on a technology projected to sell in record numbers this year. President Xi Jinping wants the nation’s 500 electric car makers to be magnets for ancillary industries as he pushes to build a manufacturing superpower by 2025." says Bloomberg today: "The amount of investment committed to developing these EV towns is a staggering 209 billion yuan -- equal to about $30 billion -- so far, according to Bloomberg calculations based on public announcements. "   https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2019-06-02/china-s-spending-30-billion-to-assemble-its-electric-detroits   LYFT OFFERS FREE EV CHARGING TO PORTLAND DRIVERS "Lyft might have a way to recruit more EV drivers: top up their cars for free. The ridesharing service has teamed up with Portland General Electric to offer free EV charging in the Oregon city's metro area to eligible drivers from July 1st onward." says Engadget: "The free charging comes not long after Lyft outlined plans to go carbon neutral, and fits in with the company's overall hopes of reducing its environmental impact. "   https://www.engadget.com/2019/06/01/lyft-free-ev-charging-portland/   VICTORIA POLICE LAUNCH FIRST ALL-ELECTRIC OPERATIONAL VEHICLE "Victoria Police has taken the first steps in what could be the biggest development in police vehicles since their introduction almost 100 years ago, becoming one of the first jurisdictions in the world to put an all-electric vehicle into its operational fleet." I found on the official police website Police.vic.gov.au: "From today, Victoria Police’s Road Policing Command will utilise the all-electric Tesla Model X in highway patrol operational duties, a first for an Australian police organisation. Victoria Police purchased the five-door, five-seat SUV as part of a feasibility study into developing fully integrated electric, IT-based police vehicles for fleet use."   https://www.police.vic.gov.au/victoria-police-launch-first-all-electric-operational-vehicle   SWISS POLICE PURCHASE FLEET OF 13 HYUNDAI KONA ELECTRIC "The cantonal police of St. Gallen in Switzerland introduced a fleet of 13 Hyundai Kona Electric, out of which five serve in patrol colors and the remaining eight ‘civilian’ models will be used for general services." reports insideEvs: "According to Hyundai, the Kona Electric was the only model that fulfilled the requirements of cantonal police"   https://insideevs.com/news/352495/swiss-police-hyundai-kona-electric/   Question of the Week.   COMMUNITY And thanks to MYEV.com they’ve set us another Question Of The Week. 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Oceanside, OR Ed Sylvester talks with Bob Spateholts, retired fisheries biologist, most recently with Portland General Electric. Discussed: Bob's background in fisheries including undergrad/graduate work, Henry's Lake, work with Utah DWR, Strawberry Reservoir, work with Warm Springs Tribe, Deschutes projects and more. Listen on Apple podcasts, Stitcher or through link in bio

Tonight's First Guest WeatherBrain has a special place in the pantheon of the show.  He does the intro for Tony Rice's weekly segment.  To borrow a line that Kevin Selle used when he introduced Leo Laporte several years ago: "he has a voice like a basket of warm kittens."  He is the Chief Meteorologist for KIRO-TV in Seattle.  Morgan Palmer, thanks for joining us! Tonight's next Guest WeatherBrain is a teaching Adjunct Professor at The University of British Columbia.  He is an expert on Pacific Northwest windstorms.  Dr. Wolf Read, welcome to WeatherBrains. Tonight's Final Guest WeatherBrain is a Professor of Atmospheric Sciences at the University of Washington.  He is an expert on the weather in the pacific northwest.  He also wrote a book, "The Weather of the Pacific Northwest".  Cliff Mass, welcome! Joining us as Guest Panelist is a meteorologist for Portland General Electric.  He forecasts for the utility and energy traders.   Charlie Phillips, welcome to WeatherBrains!

Special Podcast Episode 10 “The Electric Utility Industry’s Golden Age of Innovation: Now” Innovation Interviews with Eight CEOs After a bit of a hiatus, we are back.  I can assure we have been busy on your behalf in the interim.  We are delighted to announce that we formed two companies under Leadership Lyceum’s brand: Lyceum Leadership Consulting which provides executive and board of director’s search, board effectiveness review, and an array of services for successor development and board-readiness.  And Lyceum Leadership Productions which brings you this podcast.  We will be expanding the programming of the episodes this summer so please subscribe through iTunes and give us feedback.  Tell us about leadership situations that you are interested in us exploring.  Please visit our website www.LeadershipLyceum.com for all of our archived media and offerings.  Welcome to this Special Episode of the Leadership Lyceum: A CEO’s Virtual Mentor focused on innovation in an industry that many of us take for granted.  We take an in-depth look at innovation in the electric utility industry.  It’s the Leadership Lyceum’s opening act to Edison Electric Institute’s annual industry convention that starts this weekend, June 11th in Boston. In this Episode, we take a look back at last year’s convention in Chicago, where we conducted 10 interviews that included 8 CEOs from the electric industry covering all points along the electricity value chain from generation to transmission to distribution to the customer meter and beyond.  We also have the perspective of a President of a venture capital-backed, technology provider to the industry; as well as the critical viewpoints of the regulator -- with the President of the National Association of Regulatory Utility Commissioners (or NARUC).  By way of context for our broad listenership, Edison Electric Institute (or EEI), is the association that represents all U.S. investor-owned electric companies. EEI provides public policy leadership, strategic business intelligence, and essential conferences and forums for the industry.   As a bit of an appeal to our broad listenership --- why should you care about this industry?  Well its impact and influence is far-reaching and profound.  The member companies of EEI provide electricity for 220 million Americans, operate in all 50 states and the District of Columbia --- and directly and indirectly employ more than one million workers.  Our esteemed guests are all listed on the back of the album cover and on our website with links to their bios.  As a reminder, we conducted these interviews in June of 2016.  Our guests are as follows: Nick Akins, CEO of AEP in Columbus, OH; at the time, the outgoing Chairman of EEI. https://www.aep.com/about/leadership/profile.aspx?id=Akins Tom Fanning, CEO of Southern Company in Atlanta; at the time, the incoming Chairman of EEI. http://www.southerncompany.com/about-us/leadership/ceo.html Warner Baxter, CEO of Ameren Corporation in St Louis. https://www.ameren.com/about/warner-baxter Pedro Pizarro, CEO of Edison International; at the time, the President of Edison subsidiary Southern California Edison. https://www.edison.com/home/investors/corporate-governance/meet-our-board-of-directors/pedro-j-pizarro.html Jim Piro, CEO of Portland General Electric in Portland, OR http://investors.portlandgeneral.com/management.cfm Ralph Izzo, CEO of PSEG, in Newark, NJ; https://www.pseg.com/family/leadership/ceo.jsp Steve Berberich, CEO of California ISO; the ISO is one of the world’s largest transmission organizations, managing the electric grid and wholesale power markets for 30 million Californians. https://www.caiso.com/about/Pages/OurLeadership/StephenBerberich.aspx Tony Earley, Executive Chair of the Board of PG&E Corporation in San Francisco; at the time, was Chairman, CEO and President of PG&E http://www.pgecorp.com/aboutus/our_team/TEarley.shtml Alex Laskey, Co-Founder and President of Opower; Alex sold his company to Oracle while we were at the convention in June 2016 https://www.ted.com/speakers/alex_laskey Travis Kavulla, Commissioner, Montana Public Service Commission; and at the time, was serving a term as President of National Association of Regulatory Utility Commissioners (or NARUC) http://psc.mt.gov/commissioners/District1/  Just prior to our interviews last year, Neil Irwin, senior economics correspondent for The New York Times (https://www.nytimes.com/by/neil-irwin) gave us inspiration in his walk down the memory lane of innovation in his May 15, 2016 “The Upshot” column titled “Tracking Down the Golden Age of Innovation”.    https://www.nytimes.com/2016/05/15/upshot/what-was-the-greatest-era-for-american-innovation-a-brief-guided-tour.html?smprod=nytcore-iphone&smid=nytcore-iphone-share Twitter: https://twitter.com/Neil_Irwin He posited in that article that a better way to understand the significance of technological change may be to come as close as we can to actually walking through those time periods, from the end of the Civil War to present, and understand the way we lived, ate, traveled and clothed and entertained ourselves.  Through our conversation with these industry leaders, we will attempt to walk you through our current age of innovation in the electric power industry.   Segment 1: Opening Statements – The Structure of the Industry. Travis Kavulla, President of NARUC and Commissioner of the Montana PSC. Steve Berberich, CEO of California ISO, managing the transmission grid across the state of California. Tony Earley, CEO of PG&E in San Francisco. Ralph Izzo, CEO of PSEG in Newark. Nick Akins, CEO of AEP in Columbus Steve Berberich, CEO of California ISO    Segment 2: Interoperability, Data, and the Customer Steve Berberich, CEO of California ISO He expounds on the subject of interoperability of complex components of the electricity value chain. Nick Akins, CEO of AEP in Columbus Nick transitions into how technology has enabled customer relationships. Advanced Metering triggered proximity to the customer.  Tony Earley, CEO of PG&E in San Francisco. Alex Laskey, President of Opower Pedro Pizarro, CEO of Edison International   Segment 3: Boundary Conditions and how utilities are defining the boundaries of their service.  Warner Baxter, CEO of Ameren in St Louis Pedro Pizarro, CEO of Edison International Steve Berberich, CEO of California ISO Travis Kavulla, President of NARUC and Commissioner of the Montana PSC. Nick Akins, CEO of AEP in Columbus Ralph Izzo, CEO of PSEG in Newark. Tom Fanning, CEO of Southern Company in Atlanta Tony Earley, CEO of PG&E in San Francisco.   Segment 4: Collaboration with Disruptors and how utilities are partnering with the technologists on innovation and solutions. Warner Baxter, CEO of Ameren in St Louis Jim Piro, CEO of Portland General Electric   Segment 5: Regulatory Barriers and Enablers to innovation. Travis Kavulla, President of NARUC and Commissioner of the Montana PSC. Pedro Pizarro, CEO of Edison International Alex Laskey, President of Opower   Segment 6: Are We Pushing Hard Enough to Innovate? Travis Kavulla, President of NARUC and Commissioner of the Montana PSC. Nick Akins, CEO of AEP in Columbus Jim Piro, CEO of Portland General Electric Tom Fanning, CEO of Southern Company in Atlanta   Segment 7: Parting Thoughts and Advice to Stakeholders.  It’s fitting that our three guests with the parting words are those who have transitioned since my interview with them last year.  One through sale of company, one through executive retirement, and the other through expiration of term of service.  Tony Earley, CEO of PG&E in San Francisco - who has now turned the leadership of PG&E over to his successor Geisha Williams. Alex Laskey, President of Opower Travis Kavulla, President of NARUC and Commissioner of the Montana PSC in the anchor position with advice on the posture and approach of stakeholders to foster innovation from the regulatory point of view.   Our Parting Thoughts I can’t think of a more fitting way to close this retrospective than drawing from the opening of Neil Irwin’s NYT article that I mentioned at the outset of this episode.  Are you a skeptical economist who believes that we’re in a depressing era in which innovation has slowed and living standards are barely rising?  Or are you a techno-optimist who believes that that our era, in which digital technology is transforming the underpinnings of human existence, is the golden age of innovation?   Thanks for joining us.  We can’t improve without your feedback – write us through our website www.LeadershipLyceum.com and subscribe on iTunes.  See you next time.    Informative and Helpful Links Edison Electric Institute (EEI): http://www.eei.org/ Ameren Corporation: https://www.ameren.com/ American Electric Power: https://www.aep.com/ California ISO: http://www.caiso.com/ Edison International: http://www.edison.com/ Pacific Gas & Electric: https://www.pge.com/ Portland General Electric: https://www.portlandgeneral.com/ Public Service Enterprise Group: https://www.pseg.com/ Southern Company: http://www.southerncompany.com/ Oracle and Opower: https://www.oracle.com/corporate/acquisitions/opower/index.html Montana PSC: http://psc.mt.gov/ National Association of Regulatory Utility Commissioners (NARUC): https://www.naruc.org/ New York Times: https://www.nytimes.com/by/neil-irwin    Program Guide: Special Episode 10 “The Electric Utility Industry’s Golden Age of Innovation: Now” Innovation Interviews with Eight CEOs   0:30     Introduction to the Lyceum Leadership Consulting and Lyceum Leadership Productions 1:15     Introduction to “Innovation in the Electric Industry” through 10 interviews including 8 CEOs  4:05     Segment 1: Opening Statements – The Structure of the Industry 11:43   Break 1 11:57   Segment 2: Interoperability, Data, and the Customer 26:02   Break 2 26:24   Segment 3: Boundary Conditions - how utilities are defining the boundaries of their service.  36:50   Break 3 37:03   Segment 4: Collaboration with Disruptors 39:32   Break 4 39:49   Segment 5: Regulatory Barriers and Enablers 45:16   Break 5 45:31   Segment 6: Are We Pushing Hard Enough to Innovate? 51:12   Break 6 51:34   Segment 7: Parting Thoughts and Advice to Stakeholders 57:04   Lyceum’s Parting Thoughts 57:37   End of Episode     Subscribe to the Podcast at: iTunes or SoundCloud Follow Leadership Lyceum on: www.LeadershipLyceum.com LinkedIn Twitter Instagram Facebook   Email us: info@LeadershipLyceum.com Please subscribe to the Leadership Lyceum at iTunes which will enable future content to come to you automatically.  Rate us and spread the word among your fellow executives and board colleagues.    Your host Thomas B. Linquist is the Founder and Managing Partner of Lyceum Leadership Consulting and Lyceum Leadership Productions. Over his 15 years in management and leadership consulting he has served a wide array of industrial clients.  This includes leadership assessment and search for chief executive officers, chief financial officers, chief operating officers and boards of directors.  He holds an MBA from the University of Chicago and over his 25-year career has served in a variety of roles: as an engineer with Shell Oil Company, a banker with ABN AMRO Bank, and as treasurer was the youngest corporate officer in the 150+ year history at Peoples Energy Company in Chicago.  He is an expert on hiring and promotion decisions and leadership development.  Over the course of his search career, he has interviewed thousands of leaders.  Please subscribe to the Leadership Lyceum in the podcast section at iTunes which will enable future content to come to you automatically. 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