Enel North America, which operates 10 wind farms in Oklahoma, announced this week that it will provide a total of $160,000 to 25 organizations in the state to support COVID-19 preparedness and response.

The support is a part of a $1.3 million community-based relief effort the company is initiating with over 75 local agencies across the US and Canada in response to the pandemic.

Enel North America operates the Red Dirt wind farm near Hennessey through its renewables arm Enel Green Power.

The money the company is donating will benefit Hennessey, Dover and Crescent, among others.

“At Enel North America we have always felt a deep responsibility to support the health and well-being of the communities where we live and work, and even more so during this crisis,” said Enrico Viale, head of Enel North America.

“COVID-19 has caused unprecedented economic challenges for critical ser-vice organizations in many communities and we hope our support can provide some sense of relief. From rural hospitals to first responders, local schools and food banks, these organizations and their workers are on the front lines and we thank essential workers everywhere for their extraordinary and unwavering response to this crisis.”

Enel North America is committing to a multiphase, community-based response to address both immediate health and social services needs, plus long-term socioeconomic impacts from this crisis.

In Oklahoma, the company’s commitment to its host communities includes $25,000 to the Regional Food Bank of Oklahoma, $10,000 to Texas County Hospital, $5,000 to the Hennessey Senior Citizens Center and funds to first responders in Noble County, Rush Springs, Rocky, Gotebo, Cloud Chief, Hunter, Goodwell, Texhoma, Hennepin, Red Rock, Tonkawa, Marland, Dover, Crescent and Hennessey.

Enel will also provide funding to support educational continuity at Fairfax and Shidler public schools as well as Pioneer Technology Center.

In addition to supporting these local organizations, as an essential power generator, Enel North America has implemented enhanced safety measures and restructured its workforce plan to maintain physical distancing and teams separation across its portfolio of more than 80 renewable energy power plants.

The company says this restructuring will help to ensure a continued, reliable electricity supply to homes, businesses and critical services in the communities where it operates. Enel North America also plans to support the economy by moving forward with its 2020 hiring plan.