Utility Dive: The Trump budget plan to privatize federal power authorities was a long shot from the start. The White House, like past administrations, had seen Congress reject a similar proposal in its 2018 budget.
The plan targeted federal utilities stretching from the Pacific Northwest as far east as Florida — the Bonneville Power Association, Southeastern Power Administration, Southwestern Power Administration and the Western Area Power Administration.
Lawmakers from states served by these utilities opposed the plan and welcomed the White House's decision.
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