Energy Communities Spotlights

Since 2021, the Energy Communities IWG and member agencies have made historic investments in America’s coal, oil and gas, and power plant communities. These spotlights highlight the positive impact of federal funding and direct engagement with the country’s energy communities to spur economic revitalization, improve critical infrastructure, clean-up legacy pollution and support energy workers. We also encourage you to share your story with us.

Recent Spotlights

Tri-County Workforce Investment Board

Image Courtesy of Tri-County Workforce Investment BoardBolstering domestic manufacturing is critical for America to meet increased technological demands and remain competitive on the global stage. Energy communities are prime locations for manufacturing facilities because they have the workers and the grit to get the job done.In 2022, the Tri-County Workforce Investment Board (TCWIB) received a...

Town of Hayden, Colorado

Image Source: Haydencolorado.comThe Town of Hayden, CO, received $5.2 million in federal grant funding from the U.S. Economic Development Administration in 2022 for a regional industrial park that town leaders hope will retain and expand local businesses following the closure of the Hayden Station coal-fired power plant.In April 2024, the Town of Hayden broke ground...

Madisonville Community College Lineman Training Program

(Courtesy of Madisonville Community College)Madisonville Community College’s (MCC) Lineman Training program is meeting the demand for electrical industry workers in Western Kentucky. In 2017, MCC was the recipient of a Delta Regional Authority (DRA) grant that provided resources for the creation of a lineman training program to serve the current and future employment and training...

John Tuggle – Region 4 Planning and Development Council

Preston Raban – Apache County, AZ

Wade Buchanan, CO Office of Just Transition

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