I look forward to working with Travis to modernize our grid infrastructure, meet growing power demand by building new generation, and defending our abundant hydroelectric system.
Work with the new Bonneville Power Administration leadership to modernize grid infrastructure, add new generation to meet growing power demand, and defend the Pacific Northwest's hydroelectric system.
Occurrences
Evidence
The official energy page shows the newest dated items are from January 8, 2026 and December 2025; the homepage's latest dated posts visible on June 30 are from June 25, 2026 and are about rural health and forestry, not BPA or hydropower.
BPA's newsroom index shows only one 2026 release, about Administrator Hairston's retirement. The grid-expansion and new-generation items listed below it are from 2025 and earlier, with nothing in the June 28-30 window.
Assessments
The evidence does not show a concrete June 28-30 action by Newhouse or BPA that modernized grid infrastructure, added new generation, or specifically defended the hydroelectric system. Related BPA modernization activity appears ongoing, but the outcome is not clearly delivered and candidate credit is not strong enough for partial delivery.