Governor Andrew Cuomo, a Democrat, announced on Oct. 5 that two new initiatives, funded by the New York Power Authority at a total of $173 million, will help the New York Power Authority collect data more quickly and accurately through the installation of advanced sensors at facilities across the state, enabling the public power organization to have near real-time information enabling a faster response time to outages and other power grid issues. The Authority’s Sensor Deployment Program and Communications Backbone Program will support New York’s Reforming the Energy Vision strategy for creating a more resilient energy system.