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BROOKLYN / QUEENS, N.Y. – National Grid’s dedicated team of employee volunteers partnered with community organizations at various locations across Brooklyn and Queens, distributing 400 back packs and school supplies and interacting with children and their families as summer break comes to a close and students look to the start of a new school year.

ROME, N.Y. — Most people saw a vacant eyesore when they looked at 103 W. Court St. in Rome. Jenn and Chris Brillante saw the building for its potential as a spoke in the hub of a resurging and vibrant small city that is rich in history and innovation.

For the fifth straight year National Grid has worked with the office of Buffalo Mayor Byron Brown to distribute backpacks stuffed with school supplies to school-age children from across the city who completed the mayor's summer reading program.

WALTHAM, MA – Serving as a crucial reminder for customers to contact 811 before digging, August 11 marks National 811 Safe Digging Day.

National Grid, through its Grid for Good program, has provided a $75,000 grant to 518ElevatED to connect young people and work-ready adults with training and job opportunities in the energy industry.

Community Offshore Wind, a joint venture between RWE and National Grid Ventures, today submitted its plan to provide up to 1.3 GW of new offshore wind capacity to New Jersey.

BROOKLYN, N.Y. – In recognition of community-led sustainable initiatives, Renee McClure, Director of Community and Customer Engagement, National Grid New York, joined New York Senator Kevin Parker, Brooklyn Borough President Antonio Reynoso, and Adrian Benepe, President of Brooklyn Botanic Garden, to announce the winners of the annual Greenest Block in Brooklyn competition.

WALTHAM, MA – National Grid today announced that Lisa Wieland will join National Grid as President of its New England business, and sit on the Group Executive Committee, further strengthening National Grid’s leadership team and reinforcing its credentials as a leader in the energy transition.