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Avangrid Launches New Educational Tool to Simplify Billing for Utility Customers

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Friday, March 15, 2024
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This new educational tool will be available for customers of United Illuminating (UI) in Connecticut, Central Maine Power (CMP) in Maine, and New York State Electric & Gas (NYSEG) and Rochester Gas and Electric (RG&E) in New York.

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  • This new educational tool will be available for customers of United Illuminating (UI) in Connecticut, Central Maine Power (CMP) in Maine, and New York State Electric & Gas (NYSEG) and Rochester Gas and Electric (RG&E) in New York.
  • “Customer education is an important facet of how we serve our more than 3.3 million electric and natural gas customers across the northeast,” said Pedro Azagra, Avangrid CEO.
  • “We understand that energy bills can be frustratingly complex with supply and delivery charges, taxes, and public policy costs.
  • In Maine, CMP launched its first-ever animated bill explainer video last year on digital, web, and social platforms.

Kraken and United Illuminating Enter Partnership to Pilot Smart Energy Tech, Reduce Grid Constraint in Connecticut

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Monday, February 26, 2024
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Set to launch in June 2024, the pilot aligns with Connecticut's ambitious climate goal of a 45 percent reduction in greenhouse gas emissions by 2030.

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  • Set to launch in June 2024, the pilot aligns with Connecticut's ambitious climate goal of a 45 percent reduction in greenhouse gas emissions by 2030.
  • Powered by Kraken’s SmartFlex technology, UI customers will be able to optimize electric vehicles and heat pumps to efficiently minimize their energy usage.
  • This partnership with United Illuminating is a perfect opportunity for us to show how the Kraken platform can build a lasting change for the communities in the region," said Kraken CEO Devrim Celal.
  • To learn more about how Kraken is advancing the global energy transition, visit kraken.tech .

Avangrid Pilots Mobile Robot Dog to Advance Substation Inspections with Artificial Intelligence

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Thursday, February 8, 2024
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Avangrid, Inc. (NYSE: AGR), a leading sustainable energy company and member of the Iberdrola Group, announced today a pilot project with Levatas and Boston Dynamics to advance substation inspections using artificial intelligence (AI) with the goal of increasing reliability for customers.

Key Points: 
  • Avangrid, Inc. (NYSE: AGR), a leading sustainable energy company and member of the Iberdrola Group, announced today a pilot project with Levatas and Boston Dynamics to advance substation inspections using artificial intelligence (AI) with the goal of increasing reliability for customers.
  • This project will deploy an extremely capable mobile robot called Spot® modeled after a dog to complete visual and thermal inspections at two substations of its Connecticut subsidiary, United Illuminating (UI).
  • “Last year, we announced the establishment of an in-house team to build unique machine learning models to increase reliability.
  • This pilot will not only change expectations of what robots can do, but it will also enrich critical visual and thermal substation inspections.”

Enphase Energy Expands its Support for Virtual Power Plants Across the United States

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Wednesday, December 13, 2023
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Grid services help utility companies avoid using electricity from expensive, polluting power plants when electricity demand is high.

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  • Grid services help utility companies avoid using electricity from expensive, polluting power plants when electricity demand is high.
  • Most recently, homeowners who install Enphase IQ Batteries are now eligible to enroll in Pacific Gas and Electric’s (PG&E) Emergency Load Reduction Program (ELRP).
  • The power sharing would occur automatically, and participants would keep the functionality of their IQ Batteries, including backup power.
  • Connecticut homeowners who install Enphase IQ Batteries and are electric customers of United Illuminating or Eversource Energy are eligible to enroll in the Energy Storage Solutions program.

Avangrid’s Veteran Workforce Double National Energy Industry Average

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Friday, November 10, 2023
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According to the U.S. Department of Energy veterans make up nine percent in the U.S. energy workforce.

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  • According to the U.S. Department of Energy veterans make up nine percent in the U.S. energy workforce.
  • “There is always a high demand in the energy industry for skilled workers, and veterans are a natural fit because of their disciplined nature and high priority of safety,” said Pedro Azagra, Avangrid CEO.
  • “I recognize the leadership skills and mission-driven focus from military service that can translate well to our industry.
  • Avangrid will always welcome veterans and we’re very proud to have so many men and women who have served our country helping us to build a clean energy future.”

Avangrid Hosts First Trades Job Fair for Local Technical High School Students

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Friday, October 13, 2023
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Avangrid, Inc. (NYSE: AGR), a leading sustainable energy company and part of the Iberdrola Group, today held its first Trades Job Fair for more than 130 Connecticut technical high school students to introduce them to trade career opportunities at Avangrid.

Key Points: 
  • Avangrid, Inc. (NYSE: AGR), a leading sustainable energy company and part of the Iberdrola Group, today held its first Trades Job Fair for more than 130 Connecticut technical high school students to introduce them to trade career opportunities at Avangrid.
  • By showcasing the opportunities for careers in the trades, members of the Avangrid team sought to promote vocational education and strengthen the company’s relationship with technical high schools in the area.
  • I look forward to continuing to deepen our relationships with the schools in attendance today to benefit both their students and our company.”
    The students in attendance represented 17 Connecticut technical high schools, including several in Avangrid subsidiary United Illuminating (UI)’s service area, such as Eli Whitney Technical High School in Hamden, Bullard-Havens Technical High School in Bridgeport, and Platt Technical High School in Milford.
  • “We are glad to have all the seniors at Bullard Havens here attending today’s Job Fair,” said Sandeep Tibrewal, Dean of Students and Attendance at Bullard-Havens Technical High School.

FirstEnergy Ohio Utilities Launch Request for Proposal for 2023 Renewable Energy Credits

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Monday, October 16, 2023
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AKRON, Ohio, Oct. 16, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- FirstEnergy Corp. (NYSE: FE) today issued a Request for Proposal (RFP) to purchase Ohio-compliant Renewable Energy Credits (RECs) for its Ohio subsidiaries – Ohio Edison, The Illuminating Company and Toledo Edison.

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  • AKRON, Ohio, Oct. 16, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- FirstEnergy Corp. (NYSE: FE) today issued a Request for Proposal (RFP) to purchase Ohio-compliant Renewable Energy Credits (RECs) for its Ohio subsidiaries – Ohio Edison, The Illuminating Company and Toledo Edison.
  • The purchases will help meet the companies' 2023 renewable energy targets established under Ohio's alternative energy law.
  • RECs sought in this RFP must be:
    Eligible for compliance with the companies' 2023 renewable energy obligations.
  • The companies plan to purchase 570,000 RECs, which can include solar renewable energy credits.

Avangrid Pioneers In-House Creation of Artificial Intelligence to Increase Reliability

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Wednesday, August 16, 2023
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However, Avangrid, Inc. (NYSE: AGR), a leading sustainable energy company and member of the Iberdrola Group, is looking to change that.

Key Points: 
  • However, Avangrid, Inc. (NYSE: AGR), a leading sustainable energy company and member of the Iberdrola Group, is looking to change that.
  • Avangrid has launched a Data Science and Analytics team aimed at developing unique and proprietary artificial intelligence (AI) systems that are focused on improving reliability for customers.
  • “We’re reimagining what’s possible for a utility when it comes to data science and analytics,” said Pedro Azagra, Avangrid CEO.
  • “We’re using data to answer questions that we previously thought were unanswerable,” said Catherine Stempien, Avangrid Networks President and CEO.

FirstEnergy's Ohio Utilities Welcome New Line and Substation Graduates from Training Program

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Wednesday, July 5, 2023
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AKRON, Ohio, July 5, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- FirstEnergy Corp. (NYSE: FE) Ohio subsidiaries Ohio Edison, The Illuminating Company and Toledo Edison have hired a combined 46 graduates of Power Systems Institute (PSI), a two-year educational program that helps prepare the next generation of line and substation workers for FirstEnergy's 10 electric companies. This will be one of the last graduating classes of PSI as the company transitions to a new, paid apprentice program to best meet the needs of future line and substation personnel.

Key Points: 
  • This will be one of the last graduating classes of PSI as the company transitions to a new, paid apprentice program to best meet the needs of future line and substation personnel.
  • The new employees include 33 line workers and 13 substation electricians who completed the PSI training program in partnership with Stark State College in North Canton, Cuyahoga Community College (Tri-C) in Cleveland and Owens Community College in Perrysburg, earning their associate of applied science degree in Electric Utility Technology.
  • Since the program's inception, FirstEnergy has hired more than 2,800 line and substation personnel who completed PSI programs in New Jersey, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Maryland and West Virginia.
  • Ohio Edison serves more than one million customers across 34 Ohio counties.

Avangrid and Subsidiary UI Partner with UWUA Local 470-1 to Launch Industry-Leading Lineworker Internship Program

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Monday, June 26, 2023
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This week, United Illuminating, a subsidiary of Avangrid, Inc. (NYSE: AGR), together with the Utility Workers Union of America (UWUA) Local 470-1, announced the launch of the Union Scholars Program, a 10-week internship for nine rising high school seniors to receive training in electric utility lineworking.

Key Points: 
  • This week, United Illuminating, a subsidiary of Avangrid, Inc. (NYSE: AGR), together with the Utility Workers Union of America (UWUA) Local 470-1, announced the launch of the Union Scholars Program, a 10-week internship for nine rising high school seniors to receive training in electric utility lineworking.
  • View the full release here: https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20230626555168/en/
    The Union Scholars (middle in yellow shirts) joined Avangrid CEO Pedro Azagra, UI President & CEO Frank Reynolds, UWUA Local 470-1 President Moses Rams, Avangrid SVP/CHRO Kyra Patterson, Senior Manager of Regional Operations Christine Pariseau, and members of the UI team at the Union Scholars Program launch.
  • “The Union Scholars Program is a testament to UI’s commitment to investing in the future of our workforce,” said Frank Reynolds, President & CEO of United Illuminating.
  • “Alongside Christine and our linecrew members, I look forward to showing the talented Union Scholars the important work linecrews do every day, while providing them with a safe, successful summer internship experience.”