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Lea Fisher, Ahlmahz Negash, PhD, Dan Catchpole, and Paul Dockery cover electric utility and electric-utility-adjacent news in Season 5, Episode 3.06:32 - introduce Ahlmahz Negash, PhD as new co-host for Public Power UndergroundAhlmahz has been a recurring guest on Public Power Underground and even accepted the designation of a Special Correspondent during earlier seasons. She has a PhD in Electrical Engineering from the University of Washington, was recently the Chair of the Pacific Northwest Utility Conference Committee’s System Planning Committee, is a recipient of PNUCC’s “Albert Einstein Award”, and is currently on sabbatical from Tacoma Public Utilities where she is a Senior Power Analyst. [I forgot to do an adequate introduction during the recording because I figured y’all knew Ahlmahz, but then I realized I shouldn’t take knowledge for granted and am hopeful y’all will look here.]09:18 - a lot going on with WRAPBPA’s draft close out letter and workshop materialscoverage of draft closeout letter by Steve Ernst in Clearing UpDan Catchpole’s coverage in Clearing Up on deficiency letter from FERCComments filed by the Power Pool acknowledging BPA’s unique statutory obligations (WRAP22 0011 - Edmonds/Western Power Pool)coverage of Markets+ two-day, in-person development session by Tom Kleckner in RTO Insiderpresentation from workshop on implementation cost of Markets+ (slide 14)an earlier presentation on RTO West implementation costscoverage of NERC’s 2022-2023 Winter Reliability Assessment by Rory Sweeney in Clearing UpNorth American electric grid faces ‘unprecedented’ widespread risk this winter: NERC by Robert Walton in Utility DiveNERC’s announcement with links to full assessment and infographic53:55 - Short to Ground; where we TL;DR our way through the rest of the newsDecade-Long Effort to Remove Klamath Dams Gets Final OK by KC Mehaffey in Clearing UpFERC, States Hash Out Independent Transmission Monitor Concept by Jason Fordney in California Energy MarketsBoardman to Hemingway Power Line Approved by Oregon EFSC by Greg Mason in Clearing UpStudy: Coal Facility Closures Could Increase Available Western Water by Linda Dailey Paulson in California Energy MarketsBPA Rate Cases Kick Off; Settlement Calls for Keeping Rates Flat by Steve Ernst in Clearing UpDiablo Canyon Selected for $1.1-Billion Federal Boost by Jim DiPeso in California Energy MarketsHeat-Wave Power Sellers Argue Their High Prices Were Justified by Jason Fordney in Clearing UpSpot Market PowerLa NinaNOAA Climate ForecastsWY2023 Water Supply Forecast1:04:07 - Paul shares some personal newsYou can find our merch on shopify. 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!