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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.

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.”

Consumers Energy Opens State-of-the-Art Natural Gas Training Facility in Flint

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Wednesday, June 21, 2023
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FLINT, Mich., June 21, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Consumers Energy leaders and employees were joined today by Michigan State Utility Workers Council (MSUWC) members and officials from the city of Flint to celebrate the opening of Flint Gas City, a state-of-the-art, immersive training facility for hundreds of Consumers Energy employees who build and operate natural gas infrastructure in the state.

Key Points: 
  • FLINT, Mich., June 21, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Consumers Energy leaders and employees were joined today by Michigan State Utility Workers Council (MSUWC) members and officials from the city of Flint to celebrate the opening of Flint Gas City, a state-of-the-art, immersive training facility for hundreds of Consumers Energy employees who build and operate natural gas infrastructure in the state.
  • Consumers Energy and MSUWC partnered to develop the $10.1 million facility.
  • As with Consumers Energy's Marshall Training Facility for lineworkers , Flint Gas City will immerse trainees in the environments, equipment and scenarios that natural gas workers encounter on the job.
  • Consumers Energy is Michigan's largest energy provider, providing natural gas and/or electricity to 6.7 million of the state's 10 million residents in all 68 Lower Peninsula counties.

SoCalGas Highlights Several Milestones Advancing the Company's ASPIRE 2045 Sustainability Strategy in 2022 Corporate Sustainability Report

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Tuesday, May 23, 2023
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LOS ANGELES, May 23, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Southern California Gas Company (SoCalGas) today published its section of parent company Sempra's 2022 Corporate Sustainability Report detailing SoCalGas' dedication towards advancing the clean energy transition, environmental benefits, social equity, as well as the safety and well-being of its customers, employees, and the communities it serves. SoCalGas' ASPIRE 2045 sustainability strategy also closely aligns with Sempra's key sustainability pillars: enabling the energy transition, driving resilient operations, championing people, and achieving world-class safety.

Key Points: 
  • SoCalGas' ASPIRE 2045 sustainability strategy also closely aligns with Sempra's key sustainability pillars: enabling the energy transition, driving resilient operations, championing people, and achieving world-class safety.
  • "Every Californian deserves a clean, affordable, safe, and resilient energy future and our ASPIRE 2045 sustainability strategy sets the path to achieve that future through innovation, collaboration and decarbonization," says Jawaad Malik, chief strategy, and sustainability officer at SoCalGas.
  • In 2022, SoCalGas also became the first gas-only utility in the U.S. to issue green bonds in a public offering.
  • Following Sempra's Sustainable Financing Framework, SoCalGas raised $600 million in bonds to support specified projects within its sustainability initiatives.

Attentive Energy One Announces Plans for Two New Offshore Wind Ports In New York City, Creating $400 Million In Economic Activity In New York State

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Thursday, March 9, 2023
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NEW YORK, March 9, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Attentive Energy One (AE1), a joint venture of TotalEnergies and Rise Light & Power (Rise), today announced plans for two offshore wind port facilities in New York Harbor generating $400 million in economic activity in New York State. In connection with the 1,400 MW proposal, which AE1 submitted to the New York State Energy Research and Development Authority (NYSERDA) in January 2023, the project has entered into a lease agreement with Arthur Kill Terminal (AKT) – conditional upon selection by NYSERDA – under which it will serve as a long-term master tenant of the site and assist in project development. Additionally, AE1 will develop a world-class operations and maintenance facility at the Ravenswood Generating Station in Queens (the O&M Hub). Ravenswood, owned by Rise, is New York City's largest fossil generating facility; the O&M Hub will repurpose the site's existing waterfront to provide a just transition for the facility's UWUA Local 1-2 workforce, equipping them to operate the AE1 project for decades to come. 

Key Points: 
  • "Attentive Energy One's ports proposal helps solve future constraints for marshalling and O&M activity in New York City.
  • Maritime College recognizes that the offshore wind industry, a maritime industry, will be essential to the region's future economic and environmental health.
  • "Waterfront Alliance commends projects like Attentive Energy One which help develop and activate new ports and position them to become offshore wind hubs and regional economic powerhouses.
  • "The intersection of offshore wind development, maritime ports, and economic development, including investment in facilities at Staten Island Arthur Kill Terminal, will be critical in bringing renewable energy and maritime jobs to New York State."

Lieutenant Governor Kounalakis Joins SoCalGas to Unveil First-of-its-Kind [H2] Innovation Experience

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Monday, January 30, 2023
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LOS ANGELES, Jan. 30, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Southern California Gas Co. (SoCalGas) Chief Executive Officer Scott Drury was joined today by Lieutenant Governor Eleni Kounalakis to unveil and officially power on the [H2] Innovation Experience ([H2]IE), North America's first-of its kind, clean, renewable hydrogen microgrid and home. The [H2] Innovation Experience offers a look at how clean, renewable hydrogen microgrids can reliably power entire neighborhoods, day and night throughout the year. This type of clean hydrogen microgrid has the potential to deliver reliable and renewable energy around-the-clock to more than 100 homes, rain or shine, for as much as seven days.

Key Points: 
  • The [H2] Innovation Experience offers a look at how clean, renewable hydrogen microgrids can reliably power entire neighborhoods, day and night throughout the year.
  • "Innovative projects like the [H2]IE demonstrate how California is leading the clean energy transition," said Lieutenant Governor Kounalakis.
  • "The [H2] Innovation Experience showcases how California can achieve two of its top policy priorities – energy reliability and decarbonization – at the same time," said SoCalGas Chief Executive Officer, Scott Drury.
  • Located at the SoCalGas Energy Resource Center in the city of Downey, the [H2] Innovation Experience is centered around a state-of-the-art microgrid that is producing clean, renewable hydrogen made from solar electricity on-site.

Rise Light & Power Proposes Nation's First Renewable Repowering of Fossil Generation with Offshore Wind

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Tuesday, January 24, 2023
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NEW YORK, Jan. 24, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- At an event attended by dozens of local community leaders, Rise Light & Power, LLC (Rise) today announced a historic proposal in response to New York State's offshore wind solicitation which will be the nation's first renewable repowering of a major fossil-fuel plant with clean power from offshore wind.  By securing an ownership stake in an offshore wind project, Rise Light & Power will be an integral part of an offshore wind proposal to be submitted to the New York State Energy Research and Development Authority (NYSERDA) on Thursday, January 26. The project takes advantage of, and will utilize, existing energy infrastructure at Rise's Long Island City's Ravenswood Generating Station—New York City's largest power generator. The project has strong community support for its goal to transition Ravenswood into a clean energy hub with a mature and cost-effective interconnection of renewable offshore wind energy into New York City.

Key Points: 
  • By securing an ownership stake in an offshore wind project, Rise Light & Power will be an integral part of an offshore wind proposal to be submitted to the New York State Energy Research and Development Authority (NYSERDA) on Thursday, January 26.
  • This proposal to interconnect offshore wind, responsibly transition fossil fuel generation, and build a new operations and maintenance hub has our full support."
  • The renewable repowering of Ravenswood through an offshore wind project is a culmination of years of community and stakeholder engagement.
  • "We've been eagerly awaiting Rise Light & Power's next steps with its Renewable Ravenswood vision and are extremely supportive of their new partnership to bring offshore wind energy here.

Rise Light & Power Announces Landmark Proposal to Replace Gigawatts of NYC Fossil Fuel Power Generation with Offshore Wind Energy

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Wednesday, August 17, 2022
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It also follows Governor Kathy Hochuls landmark announcement of New Yorks third offshore wind solicitation, which will procure at least 2 GW of offshore wind energy.

Key Points: 
  • It also follows Governor Kathy Hochuls landmark announcement of New Yorks third offshore wind solicitation, which will procure at least 2 GW of offshore wind energy.
  • As home to New York Citys largest power generator, there are countless reasons to interconnect gigawatts of new offshore wind energy at the Ravenswood site, said Clint Plummer, Chief Executive Officer of Rise Light & Power.
  • This proposal has the potential to transform the smokestacks of Big Allis into an offshore wind and renewable energy hub.
  • The Renewable Ravenswood vision, including this proposal to bring new offshore wind resources to Queens, will directly replace fossil fuel generation while minimizing impacts to public waterfront resources.

Rise Light & Power Unveils Plan for “Renewable Ravenswood”: Transforming NYC’s Largest Fossil Fuel Power Plant into a New Clean Energy Hub

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Tuesday, July 12, 2022
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Rise Light & Powers vision for a Renewable Ravenswood will transform New Yorks energy system and help the state achieve its ambitious climate targets.

Key Points: 
  • Rise Light & Powers vision for a Renewable Ravenswood will transform New Yorks energy system and help the state achieve its ambitious climate targets.
  • Significantly Reducing Fossil Fuel Dependence: Renewable Ravenswood will improve air quality around the state, especially in nearby underserved communities.
  • I applaud Rise Light & Power for taking steps to transition Big Allis and Ravenswood to a clean energy hub, said U.S. Congresswoman Carolyn B. Maloney (NY-12).
  • LS Power actively invests in businesses focused on renewable energy and fuels, as well as distributed energy resource platforms, such as CPower Energy Management and EVgo.

Nation's Largest Labor Unions, Environmental Organizations Launch Campaign Demanding Bold Manufacturing and Infrastructure Investments to Drive Economic Recovery

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Wednesday, July 14, 2021
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The campaign will focus on building support for these investments among working people in several key states that delivered the presidency to Joe Biden and Congressional control to Democrats.

Key Points: 
  • The campaign will focus on building support for these investments among working people in several key states that delivered the presidency to Joe Biden and Congressional control to Democrats.
  • "Piecemeal investments are not enough to build back better," said Jason Walsh, Executive Director of the BlueGreen Alliance.
  • "We need a future built for America and by America, and Congress should act on the level of investment needed to ensure that we have a true economic recovery from the COVID downturn.
  • "There is widespread, bipartisan support across the Midwest for investments in infrastructure and manufacturing to drive America's economic recovery.