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Investigating Coastal and Estuarine Climate Risks on Electricity Asset Management (ICECREAM)

Flooding has been identified as one of the greatest vulnerabilities to our transmission and distribution substations as per our Climate Change Vulnerability Study.

National Grid celebrated Earth Day at the Riverhead LIRR train station and Riverhead Salvation Army with 60 employee volunteers who gave the properties a much-needed refresh. Volunteers planted over 200 plants and three trees at the train station and Salvation Army.

National Grid plc ("National Grid"), a leader in energy networks, is pleased to announce the appointment of Zoë Yujnovich as its next Chief Executive. She will succeed John Pettigrew who, after almost 10 years in post, has decided to retire from his role effective 16 November 2025.

National Grid’s line, tree, and public safety specialists have been working through challenging conditions as they clean up extensive debris, repair damaged equipment and restore power to customers across the Mohawk Valley and Central New York after a severe thunderstorm tore through the region Tuesday evening.

One of the six 115,000-volt vacuum circuit breaker (VCB) installation pilot projects has been successfully completed in Cortland, New York, and more are on the way.

This scheme delivers on the commitment we made in our Responsible Business Charter, which stated that we will “achieve zero carbon emissions from business air travel.

ALBANY, NY – National Grid today filed a joint proposal — reached with Department of Public Service Staff, IBEW Local 97 and other parties representing a broad perspective of interests — that outlines a three-year electricity and natural gas delivery rate plan for the company’s Upstate New York customers.