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The article reports on the agreement between private power companies and the Southwest Power Administration (SPA) related to electricity supply in the region from upcoming dams by the government. SPA has suggested to market power from dams built by the Army Engineers in areas like Kentucky, though only Public Service Co. and Oklahoma Gas & Electric Co have agreed. It mentions that U.S. Interior Secretary Oscar Chapman who has to approve the proposal has shown no inclination towards it.

The article reports on a double plant network system at the U.S. Navy's ordnance plant near Canton, Ohio that will insure a continuous electric supply to machines through the distribution of power from Ohio Power Co. via Westinghouse air-cooled transformers installed in 37 departments.

This section offers news briefs related to the business sectors outside the U.S. as of June 1937. The British government announces that it will sponsor a program to rationalize and improve the distribution of electricity in Great Britain. The French government is planning to implement tax increases and raise postal, freight as well as public utility rates. The barter plan between German goods and U.S. cotton put the quantities which are importable at 25,000 bales every month.

The article focuses on the issue of whether electric utilities should be tied in the national grid and federal government to have more authority on private power companies following the massive power failure in the U.S. The national power survey attests that savings from a fully integrated nationwide system could reach to 11 billion dollars a year and by enlarging the grid would be economical. It mentions that massive interconnection on the system would bring great economies and flexibility.

The article offers information on the plan of the Quebec provincial government for the semi-state development and distribution of electric power, under the power syndicate bill which is in the legislation.

The article reports on the negotiation between Mexico's Federal Electricity Commission (CFE) and the Central Power and Light Co. of Corpus Christi, Texas for a contract of the supply of electricity in Monterrey, Mexico.