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01/28/2025
Avangrid Energy Plants Power Over 1 Million Homes and Businesses During Coldest Winter Months
Avangrid Energy Plants Power Over 1 Million Homes and Businesses During Coldest Winter Months
Over 30 Avangrid Projects Continued to Supply Heat and Energy During Historic Low Temperatures Impacting Much of the Midwest
ORANGE, Conn. — Jan. 28, 2025 — Avangrid, Inc., a leading sustainable energy company and member of the Iberdrola Group, continues to provide electricity from its energy assets located throughout the United States, even during the depths of winter. The electricity provided by our assets is helping ensure power continues to flow to homes and businesses during a recent winter cold snap, keeping lights on and buildings warm.
“Even in the midst of freezing temperatures, our energy assets are proving to be an affordable and reliable source of electricity for thousands of people across the country. I am grateful for the hundreds of technicians who work at our projects all year to ensure we are providing electricity when it’s needed the most,” said Pedro Azagra, Avangrid CEO. “Our projects are maximizing American energy production, delivering reliable power, and enhancing our national security, all while growing the economy.”
Over the past week, much of the middle of the nation dealt with extreme cold temperatures. Avangrid has over 30 energy facilities situated between the Rocky and Appalachian Mountains with a combined installed capacity of over 4.5 Gigawatts (GW) that are delivering power to families and businesses that count on it each day – whether during the dead of winter or height of summer. Combined, these projects are capable of producing enough energy to power the equivalent of about 1 million homes.
In addition to being there when they are needed most, these projects are important daily economic drivers in these communities, contributing lease payments to participating landowners and delivering critical tax revenue to bolster a variety of public services, including schools.
Avangrid has over 75 projects and 9 GW of installed capacity across 22 states.
About Avangrid: Avangrid, Inc. is a leading energy company in the United States working to meet the growing demand for energy for homes and businesses across the nation through service, innovation, and continued investments by expanding grid infrastructure and energy generation projects. Avangrid has offices in Connecticut, New York, Massachusetts, Maine and Oregon, including operations in 24 states with approximately $47 billion in assets, and 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 and in 2024. Through its renewables business, Avangrid owns and operates more than 75 energy generation facilities across the United States producing over 9GW of power for over 2.2 million customers. 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 2025 for the fifth consecutive year. The company 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.
About Iberdrola: Iberdrola is one of the world's biggest energy companies and a leader in renewables, spearheading the energy transition to a low carbon economy. The group supplies energy to almost 100 million people in dozens of countries. With a focus on renewable energy, smart networks and smart solutions for customers, Iberdrola’s main markets include Europe (Spain, the United Kingdom, Portugal, France, Germany, Italy and Greece), the United States, Brazil, Mexico and Australia. The company is also present in growth markets such as Japan, Taiwan, Ireland, Sweden and Poland, among others.
With a workforce of nearly 40,000 and assets in excess of €141.7 billion, across the world, Iberdrola helps to support 400,000 jobs across its supply chain, with annual procurement of €12.2 billion. A benchmark in the fight against climate change, Iberdrola has invested more than €130 billion over the past two decades to help build a sustainable energy model, based on sound environmental, social and governance (ESG) principles.
