The New York Power Authority will implement the Propel NY Energy Sustainable Communities Initiative with funding provided by the Department of Energy. The initiative will make funding available to disadvantaged communities impacted by the Propel NY transmission project.

Lee Meyerhofer, Commission President for Wisconsin public power utility Kaukauna Utilities Commission, was elected in July to chair the American Public Power Association’s Policy Makers Council.

A Platte River Power Authority and Estes Park, Colo., microgrid project and a microgrid project in Springfield, Colo., recently received awards that were detailed by Colorado’s Department of Local Affairs.

The New York Independent System Operator on July 25 released a study that provides a wide-ranging assessment of future transmission and generation investment opportunities driven by economics and public policy.

The Santee Cooper Board of Directors on July 24 approved the sale of approximately $865 million in bonds to refinance debt issued in 2013 and 2014.

Cleveland-Cliffs recently announced that it will establish a new electrical distribution transformer production plant in Weirton, West Virginia.