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As an Arctic blast swept across the Northeast, bringing prolonged subzero temperatures and dangerously cold conditions, National Grid delivered record amounts of natural gas to its Long Island and Rockaway Peninsula customers, setting a new all-time high on February 1.

National Grid has announced the opening of applications for two scholarships designed to strengthen the future energy workforce in New York and Massachusetts: the Electric Worker Scholarship and the Charging our Future Scholarship.

Often called a “Silent Killer,” carbon monoxide is a highly poisonous gas that is colorless, odorless, tasteless, and virtually impossible to recognize without a properly installed and functioning detector.

BROOKLYN, NY / MELVILLE, NY / BUFFALO, NY / SYRACUSE, NY / ALBANY, NY – National Grid and the National Grid Foundation today announced a $5 million statewide initiative to help customers manage winter energy costs and access efficiency upgrades.

National Grid reminds its customers to exercise caution near the energy equipment outside of their homes as they clear snow and ice left behind from Upstate New York’s most recent winter storm.

National Grid’s expanded field force has worked around the clock to restore service to more than 142,800 of the over 150,100 customers (95%), affected by the destructive winter storm that struck Upstate New York beginning Sunday evening.

National Grid has deployed more than 3,300 line, tree, and public safety specialists to assess damage, clean up debris and restore power to customers caused by the ongoing severe winter storm forecasted to affect Upstate New York through Wednesday.

National Grid is increasing staffing and extending evening and overnight work shifts as the company prepares for a severe weather system that is anticipated to begin Sunday evening and continue through Tuesday morning across Upstate New York.