ENTERPRISE — Joe Basile, of Wallowa Resources, will give a progress report on the Wallowa County Community Energy Strategic Plan when the Wallowa County Board of Commissioners meets Wednesday, Sept. 6.

The commissioners meet at 9 a.m. in the Thornton Conference Room of the courthouse at 101 S. River St. in Enterprise. The public is welcome to attend in person or via Zoom, the details of which are available by calling the courthouse.

In April, Basile reported to the commissioners that a major step toward sustainable energy in Wallowa County was taken recently when Wallowa Resources received notification of a key part of a $100,000 planning grant for multiple microgrids in the county.

Basile said then that the microgrids will help ensure communities don’t lose power if and when power from the larger grid fails. He said the microgrids are expected to burn biomass in the Wallowa area, use solar power in the Enterprise area and hydropower at Joseph.