That explains the flickering lights.

The fire at the substation near Hillsboro started hours ago and it’s still burning. Officials say the better part of valor is to let it burn out.
People are feeling the lack of power, including Andy from Beaverton who captured this video hours after the fire started!
BPA Keeler Substation fire 3/6/2015
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Andy’s not the only one who’s feeling it:
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Crazy #BPA fire just off #US26…that explains the lights flickering. Geez. pic.twitter.com/8ETTrsWE3P
If memory serves me right, that’s right where Jefferson Smith and his short bus of miscreants got pulled over a few years back.
You might be onto something, there, Andy