Delmarva Power has completed a series of critical infrastructure upgrades designed to strengthen the region’s energy grid and reduce the risk of outages during the coldest months of the year.

Delaware farmers will receive $693,560 from the USDA’s Discrimination Financial Assistance Program. The annexment was made Wednesday by Rep. Lisa Blunt Rochester (D-Del.) and U.S. Senators Tom Carper and Chris Coons (both D-Del.).