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jmbar2

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Tue Feb 25, 2025, 08:11 AM Feb 25

Bonneville Power lines downed last night in a ferocious storm on Oregon Coast. Workers fired by Musk

Had a hurricane-like storm last night here on the Oregon Coast that knocked out powerlines from Bonneville Power. Lost electricity for more than 5 hours.

[Because of Musk}, Bonneville Power is eliminating about 430 total positions – the 100 probationary employees who are still being fired, the 240 who resigned in exchange for a buyout, and 90 people who received job offers that were then canceled.

BPA distributes hydropower from 31 federal dams and operates 75 percent of the Northwest’s power grid.

https://yachatsnews.com/storm-knocks-out-two-main-bpa-power-lines-to-the-central-coast-monday-cutting-power-to-thousands/

Deepest gratitude to whomever worked overnight during this storm to restore the power. These are essential workers!
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Bonneville Power lines downed last night in a ferocious storm on Oregon Coast. Workers fired by Musk (Original Post) jmbar2 Feb 25 OP
Let the country know that................ Lovie777 Feb 25 #1
Trump and Musk are salivating at the chance to privatize Bonneville Power. jalan48 Feb 25 #2
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