The Energy News Digest for September 17, 2025

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Joel Myer, Communicator Emeritus, edits the Energy News Digest.

Programming Note

The Energy News Digest will be on hiatus the week of September 22. It will return sunburned, rested, and relaxed on September 29.

Hotshots – Today’s Top Five Stories

Fed Cuts Interest Rates by 0.25% & Sets Stage for More Cuts (Courthouse News Service)

https://courthousenews.com/fed-cuts-interest-rates-by-0-25-and-sets-stage-for-more-cuts/

Just How Deadly Could a Parasite Be to Yukon River Chinook Salmon? U.S. Biologists Are Trying to Find Out (Canadian Broadcasting Corporation)

https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/north/yukon-river-chinook-salmon-disease-1.7632939?cmp=rss

Eighty Percent of the Inland Pacific Northwest is in Extreme Drought (KREM-TV, Spokane, WA)

https://www.krem.com/article/news/local/idaho/extreme-drought-inland-northwest-north-idaho/293-3f0c3ae5-5d07-4e2c-bf3c-83c25846749f

With Nuclear Projects Coming to Utah, Gov. Cox Hopes for Rural Jobs – That’s No Easy Task (Utah News Dispatch)

https://utahnewsdispatch.com/2025/09/17/nuclear-projects-coming-to-utah-rural-jobs/

Pacific Northwest Continues to Lead on Energy Efficiency: Northwest Power and Conservation Council (American Public Power Association)

https://www.publicpower.org/periodical/article/pacific-northwest-continues-lead-energy-efficiency-northwest-power-and-conservation-council

News Highlights (See Stories Below)

1.      With Nuclear Projects Coming to Utah, Gov. Cox Hopes for Rural Jobs – That’s No Easy Task

2.      Press Release: California Amends Law to Join Its Neighbors in a Large Western-Based Energy Market

3.      Request to PacifiCorp to Accelerate Clean Energy Developments Could Save Ratepayers Millions

4.      The Solar Industry Threw a Party in Vegas – It Actually Wasn’t Sad

5.      Pacific Northwest Continues to Lead on Energy Efficiency: Northwest Power and Conservation Council

6.      NW Power & Conservation Council Staff Will Analyze the Potential for Emerging Technologies in Energy Efficiency for Ninth Plan

7.      Republicans Take Aim at DOE’s Appliance Efficiency Program

8.      Are Your LED Bulbs Dying Early? We Found the Cause

9.      Just How Deadly Could a Parasite Be to Yukon River Chinook Salmon? U.S. Biologists Are Trying to Find Out

10.   Gov. Dunleavy Administration Asks U.S. Supreme Court to Decide the Future of Subsistence Fishing in Alaska

11.   Grant & Chelan PUDs' Trap-and-Transport Pilot Project Bolsters Okanagan Sockeye During Drought Years

12.   Eighty Percent of the Inland Pacific Northwest is in Extreme Drought

13.   WA State: CCA Compliance Could Cost Spokane Over $210 Million to Renovate Waste-to-Energy Plant

14.   Broadband Expansion across Idaho: How New Grants Will Revolutionize Connectivity for Travelers Across the State

15.   It’s ‘Do or Die’ for Electric Vehicle Maker Rivian as It Breaks Ground on a $5 Billion Plant

16.   Alaska Attorney General Argues Chugach Electric Round Up for Charity Program Raises Free Speech Concerns

17.   FEMA Is Vital for Disaster Recovery but Needs Crucial Reforms, Co-op Leaders Say

18.   Montana: Gov. Gianforte Names Members of Energy Task Force

19.   Fed Cuts Interest Rates by 0.25% & Sets Stage for More Cuts

Word of the Day – Horrible Haiku Edition

Redolent \RED-duh-lunt\ Adjective - 1: exuding fragrance: aromatic 2a: full of a specified fragrance: scented b: evocative, suggestive.

     “Little Trees”; Axe Spray

     Old cars and teen angst on show

     Redolent device

Energy & Utility Issues

1.      With Nuclear Projects Coming to Utah, Gov. Cox Hopes for Rural Jobs – That’s No Easy Task (Utah News Dispatch)

https://utahnewsdispatch.com/2025/09/17/nuclear-projects-coming-to-utah-rural-jobs/

2.      Press Release: California Amends Law to Join Its Neighbors in a Large Western-Based Energy Market (NW Energy Coalition)

https://nwenergy.org/news/press-release-california-amends-law-to-join-its-neighbors-in-a-large-western-based-energy-market/

Renewable Energy & Self Storage

3.      Request to PacifiCorp to Accelerate Clean Energy Developments Could Save Ratepayers Millions (Utah News Dispatch)

https://utahnewsdispatch.com/2025/09/16/clean-energy-request-to-pacificorp-could-save-ratepayers-money/

4.      The Solar Industry Threw a Party in Vegas – It Actually Wasn’t Sad (Canary Media)

https://www.canarymedia.com/articles/solar/re-2025-conference-clean-energy-industry-outlook

Conservation & Efficiency

5.      Pacific Northwest Continues to Lead on Energy Efficiency: Northwest Power and Conservation Council (American Public Power Association)

https://www.publicpower.org/periodical/article/pacific-northwest-continues-lead-energy-efficiency-northwest-power-and-conservation-council

6.      NW Power & Conservation Council Staff Will Analyze the Potential for Emerging Technologies in Energy Efficiency for Ninth Plan (NW Power & Conservation Council)

https://www.nwcouncil.org/news/2025/08/29/ninth-plan-emerging-technologies-energy-efficiency/

7.      Republicans Take Aim at DOE’s Appliance Efficiency Program (Utility Dive)

https://www.utilitydive.com/news/republicans-doe-appliance-efficiency-program-hearing/759829/

8.      Are Your LED Bulbs Dying Early? We Found the Cause (C|Net News)

https://www.cnet.com/home/smart-home/are-your-led-bulbs-dying-early-we-found-out-the-cause/

Fish & Wildlife

9.      Just How Deadly Could a Parasite Be to Yukon River Chinook Salmon? U.S. Biologists Are Trying to Find Out (Canadian Broadcasting Corporation)

https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/north/yukon-river-chinook-salmon-disease-1.7632939?cmp=rss

10.   Gov. Dunleavy Administration Asks U.S. Supreme Court to Decide the Future of Subsistence Fishing in Alaska (Alaska Beacon)

https://alaskabeacon.com/2025/09/16/dunleavy-administration-asks-us-supreme-court-to-decide-the-future-of-subsistence-fishing-in-alaska/

11.   Grant & Chelan PUDs' Trap-and-Transport Pilot Project Bolsters Okanagan Sockeye During Drought Years (Source ONE News, Ephrata, WA)

https://www.yoursourceone.com/columbia_basin/grant-and-chelan-puds-trap-and-transport-pilot-project-bolsters-okanagan-sockeye-during-drought-years/article_4fd9d579-fdfb-4564-8e09-4c5e4ffbb284.html

Water, Water, Anywhere?

12.   Eighty Percent of the Inland Pacific Northwest is in Extreme Drought (KREM-TV, Spokane, WA)

https://www.krem.com/article/news/local/idaho/extreme-drought-inland-northwest-north-idaho/293-3f0c3ae5-5d07-4e2c-bf3c-83c25846749f

Climate Change Sequestration Vault

13.   WA State: CCA Compliance Could Cost Spokane Over $210 Million to Renovate Waste-to-Energy Plant (The Center Square)

https://www.thecentersquare.com/washington/article_ac79345c-bf93-476e-9a44-915968688bb8.html

London Calling –Telecommunications

14.   Broadband Expansion across Idaho: How New Grants Will Revolutionize Connectivity for Travelers Across the State (Travel & Tour World)

https://www.travelandtourworld.com/news/article/broadband-expansion-across-idaho-how-new-grants-will-revolutionize-connectivity-for-travelers-across-the-state/

I Sing the Car Electric

15.   It’s ‘Do or Die’ for Electric Vehicle Maker Rivian as It Breaks Ground on a $5 Billion Plant (Associated Press)

https://apnews.com/article/rivian-electric-vehicles-georgia-plant-tesla-a4678f82d9ed276af0a4b0c1050de573

Public Relations, Marketing & Media

16.   Alaska Attorney General Argues Chugach Electric Round Up for Charity Program Raises Free Speech Concerns (Anchorage Daily News, AK – Paywall Advisory)

https://www.adn.com/business-economy/energy/2025/09/15/alaska-attorney-general-argues-chugach-electric-charity-program-raises-free-speech-concerns/

Politics, Governance, and Management

17.   FEMA Is Vital for Disaster Recovery but Needs Crucial Reforms, Co-op Leaders Say (National Rural Electric Cooperatives Association)

https://www.electric.coop/fema-is-vital-for-disaster-recovery-but-needs-crucial-reforms-co-op-leaders-say

18.   Montana: Gov. Gianforte Names Members of Energy Task Force (The Daily Montanan)

https://dailymontanan.com/briefs/gov-gianforte-names-members-of-energy-task-force/

Other Things to Know About Today

19.   Fed Cuts Interest Rates by 0.25% & Sets Stage for More Cuts (Courthouse News Service)

https://courthousenews.com/fed-cuts-interest-rates-by-0-25-and-sets-stage-for-more-cuts/

Diversions - Alligators in the Sewer

Robert Redford, Oscar-Winning Director, Actor & Indie Patriarch, Dies at 89

https://apnews.com/article/robert-redford-dies-be240607d3f2f3374c00a3bdc79154e4

Beloved California Octopus Showered with Love & Farewells as She Spends Final Days Caring for Eggs

https://www.cbc.ca/radio/asithappens/ghost-octopus-1.7634631

Stunt Performer Pulls a Car While on Fire to Break World Record

https://www.upi.com/Odd_News/2025/09/17/austria-Guinness-World-Records-car-pull-full-body-burn/5071758111646/

Cheating scandal nearly sinks World Stone Skimming Championships

https://www.upi.com/Odd_News/2025/09/16/scotland-World-Stone-Skimming-Championships-cheating-scandal/9281758034803/

Songs of the Day – The Robert Redford Edition

Scott Joplin – The Entertainer (The Sting Soundtrack)

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

John Barry – Out of Africa Overture (Movie Soundtrack)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_pptXIK-NNM

B.J. Thomas - Raindrops Keep Falling on My Head (Butch Cassidy & The Sundance Kid Soundtrack)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sySlY1XKlhM

Barbara Streisand – The Way We Were (Movie Soundtrack)

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

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Hotshots – Today’s Top Five Stories

Legal Battle Reignites Over Lower Snake River Dams, Salmon (The Chronicle, Centralia, WA)

https://www.chronline.com/stories/legal-battle-reignites-over-lower-snake-river-dams-salmon,387047

Feds Greenlight Killing More Sea Lions to Protect Endangered Salmon as Controversy Fades (Vancouver Columbian, WA – Paywall Advisory)

https://www.columbian.com/news/2025/sep/15/feds-greenlight-killing-more-sea-lions-to-protect-endangered-salmon-as-controversy-fades/

Idaho: Ada County Commission Vote Means Future of Solar Projects Isn’t Very Sunny (Idaho Statesman, Boise, ID – Via Yahoo! News)

https://www.yahoo.com/news/articles/ada-county-commission-vote-means-100000981.html

California Lawmakers Send Gov. Newsom a High-Stakes Energy Overhaul Tied to Wildfires, Utilities & Oil (CalMatters)

https://calmatters.org/environment/2025/09/climate-change-package-legislature/

Low Colorado River Flows Create Ripple Effects on Utah’s Recreation Industry (Utah Dispatch)

https://utahnewsdispatch.com/2025/09/14/colorado-river-low-levels-impact-utah-recreation-industry/

News Highlights (See Stories Below)

1.      California Lawmakers Send Gov. Newsom a High-Stakes Energy Overhaul Tied to Wildfires, Utilities & Oil

2.      Court Sides with Wyoming Utility, Rules State Should Have Allowed Higher Rate Increase

3.      WA State: Grant PUD Proposes 16-Month Power Sales “Bridge” to Prep for New Market Era

4.      Northwest U.S. Natural Gas Prices Remain Historically Low in 2025

5.      BNSF Addresses Utility Permit Issues Raised by Lawmakers, Montana Cities

6.      House Appropriations Committee Approves HHS Funding Legislation with Increase for LIHEAP

7.      Lawmakers Examine Why Longstanding Federal Tribal Energy Loan Program Has Delivered Only One Deal

8.      Electric Grid Growing Faster Than Anticipated: EIA

9.      Puget Sound Energy Appoints New Board Chairman

10.   Legal Battle Reignites Over Lower Snake River Dams, Salmon

11.   Lawsuits Against Federal Government Over Columbia Basin Dams to Resume

12.   Oregon Resumes Legal Battle After Trump Administration Abandons Historic Columbia River Agreement

13.   Tribes, States Push to Revive Snake & Columbia River Salmon Lawsuit After Trump Order

14.   Idaho: Ada County Commission Vote Means Future of Solar Projects Isn’t Very Sunny

15.   Illinois Farmers Find That Sheep & Solar Arrays Go Well Together

16.   U.S. Asks Federal Court to Cancel Permit for Maryland Offshore Wind Farm

17.   Feds Greenlight Killing More Sea Lions to Protect Endangered Salmon as Controversy Fades

18.   Shorthanded Federal Fish Hatcheries Rely on States, Tribes & Volunteers During Critical Spawning Period

19.   Southern Resident Orca Seen Carrying Dead Calf Raises Concerns for Endangered Population

20.   Idaho to Treat Snake River Again in ‘Aggressive’ Fight Against Quagga Mussels

21.   As Feds Talk of Changing Course on Hanford Nuclear Cleanup, WA Officials Get Heated

22.   WA Dept. Of Ecology Proposes Air Quality General Order for Some NCW Data Centers

23.   Low Colorado River Flows Create Ripple Effects on Utah’s Recreation Industry

24.   Sweeping California Climate Bills Heading to Newsom’s Desk

25.   Latest Carbon Auction Raises $446 Million as WA Experiences Highest Gas Prices in Nation

26.   Per Capita Energy-Related Carbon Dioxide Emissions Decreased in Every State Between 2005 & 2023

27.   Accelerated Glacier Melt Is Threatening Europe’s Villages, Rivers & Economies

28.   U.S. Electric Grids Under Pressure from Energy-Hungry Data Centers Are Changing Strategy

29.   California Just Crossed an Electric Vehicle Milestone. Here’s How

30.   A Framework Deal on TikTok Has Been Reached Between the U.S. & China

31.   Comcast Lawsuit Argues New Washington Tax on Advertising Is Illegal

32.   Google’s Stricter Business Verification Process: What Utilities & Broadband Providers Need to Know

33.   Along Those Lines: Co-ops Embrace Cultural Evolution Amid a Generational Workforce Shift

34.   Washington State Hits Highest Gas Prices in the Country, Surpassing California

35.   Guest Essay: Back to Court, But Our Regional Work to Protect Salmon Will Continue

36.   Fact-Checking the Electricity Bill Debate

37.   5G to 6G – Here We Go Again

Word of the Day

Bucolic \byoo-CALL-ick\ Adjective – 1: of or relating to shepherds or herdsmen: pastoral 2a: relating to or typical of rural life b: idyllic.

A soft, warm breeze rustled the tall grass that enveloped Barney as he lay in the pasture, watching the clouds lazily roll by, framed by a deep azure sky. “This day couldn’t be better,” he mused, enjoying his bucolic escape with a deep, spiritual contentment.

Energy & Utility Issues

1.      California Lawmakers Send Gov. Newsom a High-Stakes Energy Overhaul Tied to Wildfires, Utilities & Oil (CalMatters)

https://calmatters.org/environment/2025/09/climate-change-package-legislature/

2.      Court Sides with Wyoming Utility, Rules State Should Have Allowed Higher Rate Increase (WyoFile)

https://wyofile.com/court-sides-with-wyoming-utility-rules-state-should-have-allowed-higher-rate-increase/

3.      WA State: Grant PUD Proposes 16-Month Power Sales “Bridge” to Prep for New Market Era (Source ONE News, Ephrata, WA)

https://www.yoursourceone.com/columbia_basin/grant-pud-proposes-16-month-power-sales-bridge-to-prep-for-new-market-era/article_a1bf9017-f447-4c42-9d75-b0ef2f445534.html

4.      Northwest U.S. Natural Gas Prices Remain Historically Low in 2025 (U.S. Energy Information Administration)

https://www.eia.gov/todayinenergy/detail.php?id=66084

5.      BNSF Addresses Utility Permit Issues Raised by Lawmakers, Montana Cities (The Daily Montanan)

https://dailymontanan.com/2025/09/10/bnsf-addresses-utility-permit-issues-raised-by-lawmakers-montana-cities/

6.      House Appropriations Committee Approves HHS Funding Legislation with Increase for LIHEAP (American Public Power Association)

https://www.publicpower.org/periodical/article/house-appropriations-committee-approves-hhs-funding-legislation-with-increase-liheap

7.      Lawmakers Examine Why Longstanding Federal Tribal Energy Loan Program Has Delivered Only One Deal (Tribal Business News)

https://tribalbusinessnews.com/sections/energy/15282-lawmakers-examine-why-longstanding-federal-tribal-energy-loan-program-has-delivered-only-one-deal

8.      Electric Grid Growing Faster Than Anticipated: EIA (Utility Dive)

https://www.utilitydive.com/news/electric-grid-growth-generation-natural-gas-solar/759745/

9.      Puget Sound Energy Appoints New Board Chairman (Daily Energy Insider)

https://dailyenergyinsider.com/news/49620-puget-sound-energy-appoints-new-board-chairman/

Snake River Saga – A River Flows Through It

10.   Legal Battle Reignites Over Lower Snake River Dams, Salmon (The Chronicle, Centralia, WA)

https://www.chronline.com/stories/legal-battle-reignites-over-lower-snake-river-dams-salmon,387047

11.   Lawsuits Against Federal Government Over Columbia Basin Dams to Resume (Washington State Standard)

https://washingtonstatestandard.com/2025/09/11/lawsuits-against-federal-government-over-columbia-basin-dams-to-resume/

12.   Oregon Resumes Legal Battle After Trump Administration Abandons Historic Columbia River Agreement (Oregonian, Portland, OR)

https://www.oregonlive.com/environment/2025/09/oregon-resumes-legal-battle-after-trump-administration-abandons-historic-columbia-river-agreement.html

13.   Tribes, States Push to Revive Snake & Columbia River Salmon Lawsuit After Trump Order (Spokesman-Review, Spokane, WA – Paywall Advisory)

https://www.spokesman.com/stories/2025/sep/12/tribes-states-push-to-revive-snake-and-columbia-ri/

Renewable Energy & Self Storage

14.   Idaho: Ada County Commission Vote Means Future of Solar Projects Isn’t Very Sunny (Idaho Statesman, Boise, ID – Via Yahoo! News)

https://www.yahoo.com/news/articles/ada-county-commission-vote-means-100000981.html

15.   Illinois Farmers Find That Sheep & Solar Arrays Go Well Together (Canary Media)

https://www.canarymedia.com/articles/solar/illinois-farmers-graze-sheep-agrivoltaics

16.   U.S. Asks Federal Court to Cancel Permit for Maryland Offshore Wind Farm (Reuters)

https://www.reuters.com/legal/litigation/us-asks-federal-court-cancel-permit-maryland-offshore-wind-farm-2025-09-12/

Fish & Wildlife

17.   Feds Greenlight Killing More Sea Lions to Protect Endangered Salmon as Controversy Fades (Vancouver Columbian, WA – Paywall Advisory)

https://www.columbian.com/news/2025/sep/15/feds-greenlight-killing-more-sea-lions-to-protect-endangered-salmon-as-controversy-fades/

18.   Shorthanded Federal Fish Hatcheries Rely on States, Tribes & Volunteers During Critical Spawning Period (Spokesman-Review, Spokane, WA – Paywall Advisory)

https://www.spokesman.com/stories/2025/sep/13/shorthanded-federal-fish-hatcheries-rely-on-states/

19.   Southern Resident Orca Seen Carrying Dead Calf Raises Concerns for Endangered Population (KOMO News, Seattle, WA)

https://komonews.com/newsletter-daily/southern-resident-orca-seen-carrying-dead-calf-raises-concerns-for-endangered-population-whale-animal-grief-mourning-emotions-feelings-researchers-conservation-endangered-pollution-salmon-boat-noise-overfishing-conservation

20.   Idaho to Treat Snake River Again in ‘Aggressive’ Fight Against Quagga Mussels (Spokesman-Review, Spokane, WA – Paywall Advisory)

https://www.spokesman.com/stories/2025/sep/12/idaho-to-treat-snake-river-again-in-aggressive-fig/

Environmental Afflatus – Clean Up on Aisle Three

21.   As Feds Talk of Changing Course on Hanford Nuclear Cleanup, WA Officials Get Heated (Washington State Standard)

https://washingtonstatestandard.com/2025/09/12/as-feds-talk-of-changing-course-on-hanford-nuclear-cleanup-wa-officials-grow-heated/

22.   WA Dept. Of Ecology Proposes Air Quality General Order for Some NCW Data Centers (NCW News, East Wenatchee, WA)

https://www.ncwlife.com/news/ecology-proposes-air-quality-general-order-for-some-ncw-data-centers/article_485c3c10-07d3-4324-a5ca-4a8af913a68a.html

Water, Water, Anywhere?

23.   Low Colorado River Flows Create Ripple Effects on Utah’s Recreation Industry (Utah Dispatch)

https://utahnewsdispatch.com/2025/09/14/colorado-river-low-levels-impact-utah-recreation-industry/

Climate Change Sequestration Vault

24.   Sweeping California Climate Bills Heading to Newsom’s Desk (The Hill, Washington, DC)

https://thehill.com/policy/equilibrium-sustainability/5504189-california-newsoms-climate-agenda/

25.   Latest Carbon Auction Raises $446 Million as WA Experiences Highest Gas Prices in Nation (The Center Square)

https://www.thecentersquare.com/washington/article_dd578cc3-f08b-4052-aea3-a1168d046adc.html

26.   Per Capita Energy-Related Carbon Dioxide Emissions Decreased in Every State Between 2005 & 2023 (U.S. Energy Information Administration)

https://www.eia.gov/todayinenergy/detail.php?id=66104

27.   Accelerated Glacier Melt Is Threatening Europe’s Villages, Rivers & Economies (National Public Radio)

https://www.npr.org/2025/09/08/nx-s1-5525560/accelerated-glacier-melt-is-threatening-europes-villages-rivers-and-economies

The Wizarding World of Technology & Cybersecurity

28.   U.S. Electric Grids Under Pressure from Energy-Hungry Data Centers Are Changing Strategy (Associated Press)

https://finance.yahoo.com/news/big-techs-energy-hungry-data-040203455.html

I Sing the Car Electric

29.   California Just Crossed an Electric Vehicle Milestone. Here’s How (MSN News)

https://www.msn.com/en-us/autos/news/california-just-crossed-an-ev-milestone-here-s-how/ar-AA1BERpa

Public Relations, Marketing & Media

30.   A Framework Deal on TikTok Has Been Reached Between the U.S. & China (Associated Press)

https://apnews.com/article/trump-tiktok-china-b2621f7554d4a45eef83d05b4b958034

31.   Comcast Lawsuit Argues New Washington Tax on Advertising Is Illegal (Washington State Standard)

https://washingtonstatestandard.com/2025/09/15/comcast-lawsuit-argues-new-washington-tax-on-advertising-is-illegal/

32.   Google’s Stricter Business Verification Process: What Utilities & Broadband Providers Need to Know (Pioneer Utility Resources)

https://www.pioneerutilityresources.com/googleverification/

Politics, Governance, and Management

33.   Along Those Lines: Co-ops Embrace Cultural Evolution Amid a Generational Workforce Shift (National Rural Electric Cooperative Association)

https://www.electric.coop/along-those-lines-co-ops-embrace-cultural-evolution-amid-a-generational-workforce-shift

Other Things to Know About Today

34.   Washington State Hits Highest Gas Prices in the Country, Surpassing California (KOMO News, Seattle, WA)

https://komonews.com/news/local/washington-state-hits-highest-gas-prices-in-the-country-surpassing-california

Soapbox Serenade – Vox Populi

35.   Guest Essay: Back to Court, But Our Regional Work to Protect Salmon Will Continue (The Oregonian, Portland, OR)

https://www.oregonlive.com/opinion/2025/09/opinion-back-to-court-but-our-regional-work-to-protect-salmon-will-continue.html

36.   Fact-Checking the Electricity Bill Debate (Politico)

https://www.politico.com/newsletters/power-switch/2025/09/11/fact-checking-the-electricity-bill-debate-00557140

37.   5G to 6G – Here We Go Again (Pots & Pans)

https://potsandpansbyccg.com/2025/09/15/here-we-go-again/

Diversions - Alligators in the Sewer

The World’s Tallest Sunflower Blooms in an Indiana Backyard as a Tribute to Ukraine

https://apnews.com/article/sunflower-ukraine-indiana-backyard-guinness-world-record-a31f44168431c3ba5d7886d7e994f1c4

Long-Lost Postcard Returned to Sender 72 Years After Being Mailed

https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/us/long-lost-postcard-returned-to-sender-72-years-after-being-mailed/ar-AA1LljQY

A Greek Island Has 1,000 Private Chapels. Families Maintain Them for Faith & Community

https://apnews.com/article/greece-island-orthodox-catholic-festivals-bd4cef441edee54e4f31876d6fbcb51c

Man Spits Table Tennis Ball at a Wall 51 Times in 30 Seconds

https://www.upi.com/Odd_News/2025/09/09/Guinness-World-Records-David-Rush-table-tennis-balls-mouth/2121757440905/

Song of the Day

Glen Campbell – Sunflower

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

Links & Paywall Advisory

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