A KUOW/OPB investigation reveals the scope of the threat to the Northwest grid.The recent attacks make this region a hotspot for such activity, according to a joint investigation by KUOW and Oregon Public Broadcasting.“The individuals of concern believe that an attack on electrical infrastructure will contribute to their ideological goal of causing societal collapse and a subsequent race war in the United States,” according to an FBI memo obtained by KUOW and OPB.(To avoid inspiring copycat crimes, KUOW and OPB are omitting details of techniques used in this attack and others).Neo-Nazis plot to take down the grid Plots by white supremacists to target electrical infrastructure in the United States have increased dramatically since 2016, according to a report published by the Program on Extremism at The George Washington University in September."