It’s Return Counts are Up! week on Public Power Underground! Some great guest news and insight from returning Friends of the Underground this week. There’s a lot going on in the region and we’re just trying to keep up. We also talk a lot about EVs, because we really find electric vehicle public charging interesting.

01:52 - Arin Reports

05:45 - Guest News: PNUCC’s Tomás Morrisey talks about the NRF

14:31 - Guest News: PNGC’s Greg Mendonca records a promo for an open position

19:47 - PPC’s Executive Director, Scott Simms, gives an update on their Blue Sky initiative

31:36 - Pole-Mounted Electric Vehicle Public Chargers

35:21 - PGE and Daimler Trucks North America build the first vehicle charging site specifically for heavy-duty trucks

38:50 - Steller sea lion removal news is back as the number of Chinook climbing Bonneville Dam fish ladders is on the rise

40:16 - Debrief from BPA’s April 27th Energy Imbalance Market Implementation Workshop

PUBLIC SERVICE ANNOUNCEMENT: We’re recording a special after-dark, mailbag episode on May 26th. Send us your mailbag questions for us to talk about after-hours in a happy-hour-ish version of Public Power Underground! We’ll be joined by MANY SPECIAL GUESTS AND ONE SUPER-SPECIAL CELEBRITY GUEST!!!!

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