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MELVILLE / BROOKLYN, N.Y. – National Grid is prepared to provide it’s 1.9 million customers in New York City and Long Island with sufficient natural gas to heat their homes and businesses on the coldest days this winter.

The New York State Energy Research and Development Authority (NYSERDA) and National Grid today launched the Home Energy Savings Program, a pioneering, pay-for-performance residential energy savings pilot program in Central New York.

National Grid is increasing staffing, extending evening and overnight work shifts and closely monitoring an upstate New York weather forecast that calls for high winds, with gusts up to 50 mph, and lake-effect snow across portions of the region.

Nestlé Purina’s recent energy efficiency investments and robust LED lighting technology upgrades at its Dunkirk manufacturing facility will increase productivity, create a more sustainable work environment and reduce greenhouse gas emissions by 1,100 tons, which is equivalent to the annual energy consumption of 114 U.S. homes, according to US EPA.

Brooklyn, NY – Today’s breach of an active National Grid work zone at Manhattan and Montrose avenues in Brooklyn presented a public safety hazard for our employees and the public.

National Grid has been made aware of an increase in members of the public calling 911 to report everyday work performed by company employees as suspicious activity.

ALBANY, NY - National Grid’s eastern New York field force has restored power to 95 percent of the nearly 250,000 customers impacted by the severe storm that caused significant and widespread damage across the region Wednesday.

ALBANY, NY – National Grid’s Albany-area field force of more than 2,400 workers remains on the ground as they continue their around-the-clock cleanup and restoration efforts after a tornado, microburst, and winds of up to 100 mph swept through the region on Wednesday.