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National Grid has named one of the world's leading cable manufacturers, Sumitomo Electric Industries, Ltd., as its preferred bidder to supply and install the subsea cable for Sea Link, a new high-voltage direct current (HVDC) electricity connection between Kent and Suffolk.

Lineworkers play a vital role in maintaining the electricity supply to our homes, businesses, hospitals, schools, and more. They’re on-hand around the clock to make sure power keeps flowing, no matter how tough the conditions.

WALTHAM, MA – National Grid’s in-person Customer Assistance events are continuing across Massachusetts.

Thanks in part to funding provided by National Grid’s Medium and Heavy-Duty Vehicle Make-Ready Pilot Program, Lake Shore Central School District cut the ribbon on 20 brand-new electric school buses.

An essential piece of equipment is due to be delivered to an electricity substation under construction in Overton on Sunday 6 July 2025.

National Grid has restored service to nearly 128,000 Central and Northern New York customers affected by a devastating thunderstorm that hit the region early Sunday morning, bringing heavy rain, high winds, and two EF-1 tornadoes in the Mohawk Valley.

National Grid’s field force of more than 2,500 line, tree, damage and public safety specialists have been working around the clock in the face of hazardous heat to clear trees and tree branches, and repair downed power lines and broken equipment to restore service to customers in Central New York.

National Grid’s field force of more than 2,500 highly skilled workers is continuing around-the-clock restoration efforts in hazardous conditions as they clean up extensive debris, repair damaged equipment and restore service to customers after ferocious storms, including a confirmed tornado, ripped through the Mohawk Valley and Northern New York early Sunday morning.