The U.S. Department of Energy on Aug. 6 announced a $2.2 billion investment in the nation’s grid for eight projects across 18 states aimed at protecting against growing threats of extreme weather events, lowering costs for communities and catalyzing additional grid capacity to meet load growth stemming from an increase in manufacturing and data centers.

Cleveland and Painesville, Ohio, as well as Cuyahoga County, Ohio, are among recipients that will receive U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Climate Pollution Reduction Grants.

Fitch Ratings recently affirmed the rating of Western Minnesota Municipal Power Agency’s power supply revenue and refunding bonds at AA- with a stable outlook.

Massachusetts public power utility Hingham Municipal Lighting Plant is joining Connected Homes, a Massachusetts Municipal Wholesale Electric Company residential demand response program that allows residential customers to better manage Wi-Fi-connected devices in their homes while reducing their carbon footprint.

Nebraska public power utility Lincoln Electric System has deployed staff and vehicles to help Omaha Public Power District with power restoration efforts after the July 31 storm caused historic outages in the area, LES said on Aug. 5.

Keys Energy Services GM and CEO Lynne Tejeda will celebrate her 35th anniversary with the utility on August 7, the Florida public power utility said on Aug. 5.