Community spirit stories

To mark National Apprenticeship Week, we’ve put together a handy guide to the reasons why choosing an apprenticeship with National Grid could put you on the fast track to a career with purpose. Find out why joining us makes you part of our mission to tackle climate change.

Imagine going to bed expecting to head into your usual work the next day but you are woken up at 5:30am by a call that means your day – and indeed your week ahead – takes a significantly different turn. This was what happened to David Jones, a substation engineer in National Grid Electricity Transmission and also an emergency rescue volunteer, earlier this month.

Find out why the solar panels installed on these tiny homes will provide almost all of their power, meaning significantly lower energy bills for those in need.

In a year where the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic has exacerbated circumstances for many, programmes like Grid for Good have been more important than ever in helping young talent access and explore the energy sector. Discover some of the brilliant results we’ve achieved in this first year, plus our plans for the year ahead.

For the past five years, we’ve celebrated Inclusion Week in the UK. This year the celebrations grew bigger and better, with colleagues based in both the UK and the NorthEastern US taking part in a week-long programme of activities.

As the world’s first operational T-pylons are constructed along National Grid’s Hinkley Connection route, pupils from 20 local schools are preparing time capsules with 2021-related memorabilia to be hidden inside the structures.