🌱 How a 100‑megawatt battery farm could reshape energy in Custer.
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- How a 100‑megawatt battery farm could reshape energy in Custer.
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- Saturday: Mostly sunny and pleasant, with a high of 68 and low of 47 degrees.
- Sunday: Nice with clouds and sun, temps: high: 69, low: 49.
- Monday: Partly sunny, with a high of 64 and low of 49 degrees.
📰 News we're reading
• 8/23 Moon jellies, Tilbury LNG, Ferndale battery facility, WWU research vessel, equinox, democracy watch. (blogspot.com) — A major 100‑megawatt battery storage facility is being proposed in Custer, north of Ferndale, as Puget Sound Energy looks to meet rising electricity demand with more renewables. The same regional roundup touches on Western Washington University’s new research vessel, an expanded LNG project in Delta, B.C., and seasonal and marine updates relevant around Whatcom County. 
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Lynden Lions Club Model Train and Toy Show
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💬 Chatter
What your neighbors are talking about on social media
- Ever wonder what happens when judges, attorneys, and journalists sit down together to better understand one another’s work?
In the newest episode of the Washington Courts Report podcast, host Patric Haerle talks with former King County Superior Court judges Bill Downing… (Nextdoor )
- O'Reilly Auto Parts posted a job opening for Merchandiser/Stocker - Hub in Ferndale. Apply here.
- Silver Reef Casino Resort posted a job opening for Cage Main Bank Cashier in Ferndale. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Custer here.
🗞 Nearby News
Ferndale
- 3DX Industries Details Advanced Systems Strategy for Product Development and Manufacturing (marketscreener.com)
- Ferndale girls soccer shuts out Mount Vernon for 7th straight win (cascadiadaily.com)
Birch Bay
- Why the county opted for a roundabout at busy intersection (thenorthernlight.com)
- Get moving this fall with a walk through Whatcom Falls Park (thenorthernlight.com)
Blaine
- Blaine's OysterFest returns, bringing fresh seafood and community fun (thenorthernlight.com)
- Blaine Deputy Chief completes leadership milestones (thenorthernlight.com)
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