National Grid : Wednesday, April 22, 2015 - National Grid Volunteers Pitch in for Earth Day
April 22, 2015 at 11:45 am EDT
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National Grid Volunteers Pitch in for Earth Day National Grid Volunteers Pitch in for Earth DayMore than 100 employees to clean up across MassachusettsApril 22, 2015, WALTHAM, MA - Throughout the months of April and May, more than 100 National Grid employees will join local communities to beautify parks and clean-up areas in need of care across Massachusetts as part of Earth Day 2015. "We're proud that so many of the cities and towns National Grid serves embrace sustainability," said Marcy Reed, president of National Grid in Massachusetts. "From small projects - like tree planting and trash pickup - to our significant investments in renewable energy and efficiency, we're working to make a difference in the communities where we live and work on Earth Day and throughout the year." National Grid employee volunteers across the state will help with projects ranging from school tree planting to work on neighborhood farms. The company's Earth Day volunteer events include:
Participating in Haverhill's Trees for Tots Program at Walnut Square School in Haverhill from April 3-15
Pitching in on the Regional Environmental Council with the annual Earth Day Clean-up event in Worcester on April 18
Cleaning up Hillside Acre Animal Cemetery in Methuen on April 22
Planting vegetables at Waltham Fields Community Farm on April 29-30 and May 7
For more information on National Grid's commitment to sustainability and volunteering, please visit www.nationalgridus.com/commitment . About National GridNational Grid (LSE: NG; NYSE: NGG) is an electricity and natural gas delivery company that connects nearly 7 million customers to vital energy sources through its networks in New York, Massachusetts and Rhode Island. It is the largest distributor of natural gas in the Northeast. National Grid also operates the systems that deliver gas and electricity across Great Britain. Through its U.S. Connect21 strategy, National Grid is transforming its electricity and natural gas networks to support the 21st century digital economy with smarter, cleaner, and more resilient energy solutions. Connect21 is vital to our communities' long-term economic and environmental health and aligns with regulatory initiatives in New York (REV: Reforming the Energy Vision) and Massachusetts (Grid Modernization). For more information please visit our website, or our Connecting website, follow us on Twitter, watch us on YouTube, find our photos on Instagram
National Grid plc specializes in owning and operating electricity and gas networks. Net sales break down by activity as follows:
- transmission and distribution in the United States (54.8%): electricity transmission (owned, at the end of March 2022, of 14,212 km of overhead lines, 175 km of underground cables and 399 substations), electricity distribution (111,513 km of distribution lines and 718 substations) and gas distribution (59,153 km of gas pipelines);
- operation of electricity networks for transmission operators in the United Kingdom (18.6%);
- electricity transmission in the United Kingdom (11%): owned 7,216 km of high-voltage network, 2,551 km of underground cables and 347 substations;
- electricity and gas distribution in the United Kingdom (7.9%): electricity distribution (89,372 km of overhead lines, 137,966 km of underground cables and 189,644 transformers) and gas distribution (7,628 km of gas pipelines);
- other (7.7%): telecom and interconnection activities among the various domestic electrical networks, liquefied natural gas storage activities, etc.
Net sales are distributed geographically as follows: the United Kingdom (36.3%) and the United States (63.7%).
As at 31 March 2022, the UK Gas Transmission business was classified as held for sale.
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