The outages come at a particularly vulnerable time. Last week, the Trump administration cut 430 positions at the Bonneville Power Administration (BPA), which is 15% of its total workforce.

Even after rescinding those terminations, the agency is eliminating about 430 ... private power companies that purchase electricity and transmission services from BPA, condemned the cuts and ...

BPA, which manages and owns three-quarters of the Northwest’s power grid, reportedly still intends to cut about 430 positions. That number includes some who are resigning in exchange for a ...