Community spirit stories

With the Northeastern USA among the regions worst hit by the global coronavirus crisis, we’re especially conscious of our responsibility to help our customers and communities there.

In the US’ battle against coronavirus, find out how Lissette Lugo, Downstate NY Stakeholder Relations Senior Specialist in Capital Delivery, and Kyle Metzler, Senior Data Analyst in Electric Transmission & Distribution, have been deployed by the National Guard to fight the virus in New York.

Upgrading the gas to help turn a college gym into mission control for a 1,000-bed hospital on Long Island, this was the task given to our teams by the US Army Corp of Engineers at the height of the coronavirus outbreak in New York.

The majority of people with learning disabilities want to work, but fewer than 6% actually achieve paid employment. Companies such as National Grid can play a part in changing this. Here we look at how our supported internships programme has been bridging the gap between education and employment for its participants.

To mark International Day of Women and Girls in Science, our Chief Electricity Engineer David Wright explains why getting more women into STEM is vital to build the net zero energy workforce that will help create a greener, cleaner energy system for the future.

25-year-old Sarah Woolham-Jaffier took a Masters in Civil Engineering and now works as part of the London Power Tunnels project team, helping to improve the capital’s electricity infrastructure.