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Washington State Energy Office Roundup
One of the largest solar projects in the state just opened. And it’s gorgeous.
September 2017
Energy & Climate Articles
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Washington State Energy Office Roundup Page 2
Energy News Overview
Porsche is building a stunning Tesla rival
What Do We Pay for in a Gallon of Gasoline?
US EV owners want increase in public EV charging stations,
A Brighter Future for Electric Cars and the Planet
Musk tells governors half of new vehicles will be electric within 10 years
The death of the internal combustion engine
PSE Solicits Proposals for Green-Powered Electricity Resources
ELECTRIC CAR/GRID NEWS
Did Climate Change Intensify Hurricane Harvey?
Trump Disbanded a Federal Panel Aimed at Fighting Climate Change
Climate Change Has ‘Loaded The Dice’ On The Frequency Of 100-Year Floods
Washington to Spend $ 1 Million on Electric-Vehicle Charging Stations
Washington business wins housing innovation award
Vestas Joins with Tesla to Combine Wind Turbines with Batteries.
Switching From Coal to Natural Gas Will Not Save Our Planet.
Colstrip Power Plant Operator Reverses Course, Says It’s Staying.
Federal Electricity Study Hints at Future Support for Coal.
Canada Just Appointed an Expert Panel on Climate Change
California Today: Is This What Climate Change Looks Like?
Climate, Power, Money And Sorrow: Lessons Of Hurricane Harvey
CLIMATE CHANGE NEWS
COAL NEWS
U-S Poised to Become Leader in Gas Exports, But Some Fear Price Impacts.
Solar Developers & Panel Makers Clash over Tariff Request.
Sierra Club Sues U-S Energy Dept. over Grid Study.
Florida is due for a reckoning. Will Irma be it?
You fix it: can you stay within the world’s carbon budget.
No Reason Why Administration Wouldn’t Accept Climate Report.
2016 Confirmed as Planet’s Hottest Year.
Extreme Heat Reverses Benefits of OR Above-Average Snowpack.
Kids Suing Over Climate Change Lose on Appeal.
Rates must rise again, Seattle Public Utilities tells City Council
Challenge to Carbon Rules for New Power Plants Delayed Indefinitely.
Wind Power Is All Grown Up Now.
GENERAL ENERGY NEWS
Nooksack Falls Hydroelectric Project
DOE’s Hydropower Vision
Videos
U.S. average retail gasoline prices increase in wake of Hurricane Harvey
Energy Infrastructure with Real-Time Storm Information
Energy Data
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Energy Price Overview Petroleum: Crude oil prices remained stable during August despite increased demand due to summer travel. The average price was about $47 per barrel but declined slightly due to reduced refinery demand for oil after hur-ricane Harvey hit the Houston petrochemical industry.
Transportation Fuels: Transportation fuel prices at the national level increased during August, particularly at
the end of the month because of refinery closures in Texas due to hurricane Harvey. The national average gaso-
line price was 33 cents per gallon higher relative to the last week of July. National gas and diesel were $2.68 and
$2.76 per gallon respectively. Washington state average gasoline price for the same period increased by 22 cents,
relative to the last week of July, to $3.03 per gallon, while diesel increased 17 cents to $3.02 per gallon
Natural Gas: The average Henry Hub natural gas price was unchanged in August as US inventories slowly edged
up. During August, the price for month-a-head (Sept.) NYMEX natural gas was down 7 cents at $2.89 per MMBtu.
Locally, the average July natural gas spot price at the Kingsgate hub increased slightly to $2.45 per MMBtu. Na-
tional gas storage levels increased 65 Bcf and are at 3,220 Bcf, about 0.5% above the 5-year natural gas storage
average for this time of the year, but 6.2% below the storage levels at this time in 2016. Gas storage in the Pacific
region, which experienced a colder than average winter and warmer than average summer has seen higher de-
mand. The inventory is running 11.1% below the 5-year average.
Electricity: Hot weather along the west coast pushed spot market electricity prices up during August. The Dry
summer also contributed to a relative reduction in river flow and hydro generation on the Columbia and Snake
River systems (see River Data and Power Flow tables). The Mid-Columbia spot market price averaged $51.4 per
MWh in July, up $19.6 per MWh from July’s average, and $16.2 per MWh higher than the average for Aug. 2016.
Federal hydropower generation was 5889 aMW during August, less than three-quarters of the generation in July,
and less than half the federal generation in June.
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Regional Power Flow
River & Snow Pack Info
Observed August stream flow at The Dalles: 83% of average.
Observed August precipitation above The Dalles: 20% of av-
erage.
Est. 2017 Final runoff at The Dalles (Jan.—July): 137.9 million
acre-feet, 136% of normal
Estimated regional snowpack: NA
Federal hydropower generation in August 5,889 aMW, 2012-
2016 average: 6,527 aMW.
Reservoir content (Libby, Hungry Horse, Grand Coulee,
Dworshak): August 82.9%, 5-year average: 82.3%.
River Data
Intertie Average power flow Direction
California (AC+DC) 4553 mw export to California
Canada (BC) -1,710 mw import from Canada
Total 2,843 mw export
Data for
Sept. 7
Outflow
(kcfs)
Ave. outflow
for last 10
years (kcfs)
(Snake) Lower
Granite 24.6 25.9
(Columbia) The
Dalles 128.2 89.5
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