Avangrid Companies in New York and Maine Honored with Dual Emergency Response Awards
21 Junio 2024 - 9:37AM
Business Wire
Awards recognize NYSEG and RG&E and CMP’s
exemplary recovery efforts following extreme winter storms this
past year
View and download photos from these storms
here
Avangrid, Inc. (NYSE: AGR), a leading sustainable energy company
and a member of the Iberdrola Group, announced today that it has
received dual Emergency Response Award from Edison Electric
Institute (EEI). The awards honor the extraordinary performance of
Avangrid companies New York State Electric & Gas (NYSEG) and
Rochester Gas and Electric (RG&E) and Central Maine Power (CMP)
during recovery and restoration efforts from winter storms this
past year.
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NYSEG crews working to repair damage
following Winter Storm Finn in January 2024. (Photo: Business
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“At Avangrid, we take pride in being leaders in safe, efficient
and coordinated efforts to restore power to our customers after
extreme storms like the ones our service areas have experienced
this past winter,” said Pedro Azagra, Avangrid CEO. “These awards
are a symbol of our commitment to our customers, our communities
and operational excellence. We do this critical work well because
electricity is an essential service that our customers rely
on.”
Presented to EEI member companies twice a year, the Emergency
Response Awards recognize recovery and assistance efforts of
electric companies following service disruptions caused by extreme
weather or other natural events. Following an international
nomination process, EEI announced the Avangrid companies as
recipients during EEI 2024.
NYSEG and RG&E were honored for their response to Winter
Storm Finn, which struck New York state in January 2024. Winter
Storm Finn brought high winds to upstate New York, causing outages
in the NYSEG’s Geneva, Auburn, Lancaster, Mechanicville, and Ithaca
divisions, and snapping poles and bringing down trees in RG&E’s
Central and Fillmore divisions as well.
“Our customers count on us to be first responders during New
York’s sometimes wild weather, restoring power safely, effectively,
and as quickly as possible,” said Trish Nilsen, president and CEO
of NYSEG and RG&E. “Our commitment to our customers, our
communities, and operational excellence are recognized by this
award, but this critical work is a priority for us because electric
and natural gas service is something they rely on.”
CMP was honored for its response to a strong wind and rainstorm
on December 18, 2023. This extreme storm prompted CMP to mount the
largest restoration effort in the company’s history after 400,000
of its customers lost power over the duration of this weather
event. The company ultimately restored power on Christmas Eve.
“In Fairfield, Maine alone, thousands of trees fell, requiring
what was essentially a street-by-street rebuild of the town’s
electrical system,” said Joe Purington, CMP President and CEO. “In
moments of crisis such as these storms, Mainers can count on us to
be first responders and to restore power safely, effectively, and
as quickly as possible.
About Avangrid: Avangrid, Inc. (NYSE: AGR) aspires to be
the leading sustainable energy company in the United States.
Headquartered in Orange, CT with approximately $45 billion in
assets and operations in 24 U.S. states, Avangrid has two primary
lines of business: networks and renewables. Through its networks
business, Avangrid owns and operates eight electric and natural gas
utilities, serving more than 3.3 million customers in New York and
New England. Through its renewables business, Avangrid owns and
operates a portfolio of renewable energy generation facilities
across the United States. Avangrid employs approximately 8,000
people and has been recognized by JUST Capital as one of the JUST
100 companies – a ranking of America’s best corporate citizens – in
2024 for the fourth consecutive year. In 2024, Avangrid ranked
first among utilities and 12 overall. The company supports the
U.N.’s Sustainable Development Goals and was named among the
World’s Most Ethical Companies in 2024 for the sixth consecutive
year by the Ethisphere Institute. Avangrid is a member of the group
of companies controlled by Iberdrola, S.A. For more information,
visit www.avangrid.com.
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