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National Grid Partners Achieves Key Milestones: $450M+ Deployed Across 50 Climate Tech Investments PR Newswire MENLO PARK, Calif., April 11, 2024 Three new investments in Captura, Luminance and Transcend total $17 million and will help to scale critical technologies to decarbonize utilities and create the grid of the future MENLO PARK, Calif. , April 11, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- National Grid Partners (NGP), the corporate venture capital and innovation arm of one of the world's largest utilities,...

National Grid Announces the Upstate Upgrade; Multi-year Initiative Will Improve Grid Resilience, Deliver Significant Benefits for Customers, Local Economies PR Newswire SYRACUSE, N.Y., March 20, 2024 Portfolio of 70+ transmission upgrade projects across Upstate NY will generate thousands of jobs and more than a billion dollars in regional economic growth over next 6 years, while delivering a smarter, stronger, cleaner energy grid for generations to come SYRACUSE, N.Y. , March 20, 2024...

Portfolio of 70+ transmission upgrade projects across Upstate NY will generate thousands of jobs and more than a billion dollars in regional economic growth over next 6 years, while delivering a smarter, stronger, cleaner energy grid for generations to come NORTHAMPTON, MA / ACCESSWIRE / March 20, 2024 / National Grid plans to invest more than $4 billion to transform its energy delivery system and propel economic growth across Upstate New York. Called the Upstate Upgrade , the collection of...

NORTHAMPTON, MA / ACCESSWIRE / February 28, 2024 / National Grid National Grid For a full decade, Glens Falls Hospital has partnered with National Grid on energy efficiency projects, leading to increased sustainability and energy savings. National Grid recently approached Glens Falls with their new Gas Demand Response program, which reduces natural gas consumption during peak usage times. The program ensures a safe and reliable system to provide natural gas when it's needed most. In exchange for...

National Grid BOONVILLE, NY / ACCESSWIRE / February 21, 2024 / National Grid has announced a $20,000 corporate donation to support an employee-led fundraising campaign to support the Boonville community. Crews working on the southern section of the Smart Path Connect transmission corridor in Lewis and Oneida counties, a National Grid project, have used Boonville as their base of operation during construction. The contractor employees embarked on a grassroots fundraising campaign at the holidays...

MELVILLE, NY / ACCESSWIRE / February 20, 2024 / As part of National Grid 's ongoing Project C community commitment, the company launched a Youth Spaces Competition for Long Island-based non-profit organizations to submit applications and short videos on their plans to upgrade physical space designated to providing programs and services for local youth. The local community will vote on a winner to receive a $25,000 grant to make the desired improvements and five runners up to each receive $5,000...

WALTHAM, MA / ACCESSWIRE / February 14, 2024 / National Grid Updated 1/30/2024 Increases capacity of the distribution grid by 1 GW by 2030 to support building and vehicle electrification, including enabling 492,000 more EVs and 84,000 more electric heat pumps. Expands system capacity by nearly 3 GW by 2035, to support the connection of 3 GW more solar and storage to the grid and EV charging along Mass Pike. Enables more than 31.3 million metric tons of greenhouse gas emission reductions....

NORTHAMPTON, MA / ACCESSWIRE / February 12, 2024 / National Grid Making sure the slopes have enough snow on them for the thousands who come to ski and snowboard each season at Gore Mountain is critical to the resort's success. While Mother Nature does her best to ensure that there is enough powder on the hills, there are times when she needs a little help from snow-making equipment. National Grid's energy savings programs have funded new, energy efficient snow makers at Gore Mountain over the...

National Grid Partners Introduces New Leadership Structure and Sharpened Investment Focus to Accelerate Net Zero Progress PR Newswire LOS GATOS, Calif., Feb. 1, 2024 New framework deepens relationship between the utility industry's most active corporate venture investor and parent company National Grid to scale energy innovations faster. LOS GATOS, Calif. , Feb. 1, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- National Grid Partners (NGP), the corporate venture capital and innovation arm of one of the world's largest...

BUFFALO, NY / ACCESSWIRE / December 20, 2023 / National Grid: Axis 360 Apartments, through National Grid's Electric Vehicle Make-Ready Program , has installed 18 Level 2 EV charging plugs for its residents, making it the largest EV charging installation at a multi-unit apartment complex in Western New York. Axis 360 Management Team Member Sarah Korniczky said that tenants, many of whom are University at Buffalo students, now enjoy the convenience of charging their vehicles at their doorsteps and...

National Grid Earns Top Score on 2023-2024 Corporate Equality Index for Commitment to LGBTQ+ Inclusion PR Newswire WALTHAM, Mass. and BROOKLYN, N.Y., Dec. 1, 2023 Company achieves rating of 100 from the Human Rights Campaign Foundation WALTHAM, Mass. and BROOKLYN, N.Y. , Dec. 1, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- National Grid has received a perfect score of 100 on the Human Rights Campaign Foundation's 2023-2024 Corporate Equality Index (CEI), achieving the designation of being an "Equality 100 Award: Leader...

WALTHAM, MA and BROOKLYN, NY / ACCESSWIRE / December 1, 2023 / National Grid has received a perfect score of 100 on the Human Rights Campaign Foundation's 2023-2024 Corporate Equality Index (CEI), achieving the designation of being an "Equality 100 Award: Leader in LGBTQ+ Workplace Inclusion" recipient. The CEI is the nation's foremost benchmarking survey and report measuring corporate policies and practices related to LGBTQ+ equality. National Grid has earned a top CEI score every year since...

NORTHAMPTON, MA / ACCESSWIRE / November 30, 2023 / National Grid was recently recognized by leading economic development industry publication Site Selection Magazine as a 2023 Top Utility in Economic Development , selected from a pool of approximately 3,300 electric utilities from across the country. Of the twenty companies named, National Grid is the only utility to make the list with operations in the Northeast. Recognized utilities are described as "the cream of the crop when it comes to...

NORTHAMPTON, MA / ACCESSWIRE / November 27, 2023 / National Grid has completed renovations at the former Niagara Falls Power Transfer Station, an historic landmark that now includes a pedestrian walkway and interactive, educational information about the building, which links to the earliest days of pioneering electricity engineering technology. In the 1890s, Nikola Tesla and George Westinghouse worked together to build the world's first hydro-electric power plant, in Niagara Falls. It was...

WALTHAM, MA / ACCESSWIRE / November 24, 2023 / National Grid is pleased to announce that Alisha Collins has joined the company as its first Director of Community Impact & Engagement in New England . Collins will lead and expand National Grid's newly relaunched ‘Grid for Good' program, a companywide corporate responsibility and social impact initiative supporting communities throughout Massachusetts. "Alisha Collins has a demonstrated track record of creating meaningful and impactful corporate...

National Grid Submits Comprehensive Performance Investment Plan as Part of Rate Review to Build a Smarter, Stronger, Cleaner, and More Equitable Energy Future PR Newswire WALTHAM, Mass., Nov. 17, 2023 Plan includes innovative programs and foundational investments to increase energy equity, advance electrification, enhance safety and reliability, and hold the company accountable for delivering for customers, communities and the state Highlights of National Grid's Comprehensive Performance and...

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WALTHAM, MA & BROOKLYN, NY / ACCESSWIRE / November 10, 2023 / National Grid / National Grid has been awarded a $50 million grant from the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) for a project that will deploy digital technology to optimize the use of distributed energy resources (DERs) to improve electric system reliability and resilience. The project is ultimately expected to lead to greater development and adoption of decarbonized resources, such as solar and energy storage. The U.S. DOE announced the...

WALTHAM, MA / ACCESSWIRE / November 8, 2023 / National Grid / In celebration of Massachusetts STEM week, National Grid is pleased to announce a new three-year community partnership with Boston Children's Museum to create a Science, Technology, Engineering, Art, and Math (STEAM) program for afterschool educators, focused on communities that have been historically underrepresented in the STEM field. Leveraging Boston Children's Museum's significant STEAM education expertise and a $500,000...

Biden-Harris Administration selects National Grid's Twin States Clean Energy Link as part of $1.3 billion commitment to build out nation's transmission infrastructure PR Newswire WALTHAM, Mass., Oct. 30, 2023 WALTHAM, Mass. , Oct. 30, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) today announced Twin States Clean Energy Link, National Grid's proposed transmission project to support New England's climate, clean energy, and energy security goals, has been selected as one of three...