National Grid Media Teleconference: Company Executive to Provide Post-Storm Update for October Nor'Easter in Massachusetts
NORTHBOROUGH, Mass., Oct. 31, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- As Massachusetts recovers from the major October Nor'Easter that hit the region over the weekend, a National Grid executive will provide further restoration updates to media representatives at 1:30 p.m. EDT today, Monday, October 31. Marcy Reed, president, National Grid, Massachusetts will discuss progress in the restoration effort and discuss further impact of the storm in Massachusetts and related safety concerns particularly as we face an evening with pedestrians out on Halloween. Marcy Reed will give a briefing and then take questions from reporters on the call.
Marcy Reed, President, National Grid,
WHO: Massachusetts
WHAT: Providing Massachusetts restoration updates
WHEN: 1:30 p.m. EDT
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CALL INFORMATION: 'National Grid'
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is an electricity and gas company that connects consumers to energy sources through its networks. The company is at the heart of one of the greatest challenges facing our society - to create new, sustainable energy solutions for the future and developing an energy system that underpins economic prosperity in the 21st century. National Grid holds a vital position at the center of the energy system and it 'joins everything up'.In the northeast US, we connect more than seven million gas and electric customers to vital energy sources, essential for our modern lifestyles. In Great Britain, we run the gas and electricity systems that our society is built on, delivering gas and electricity across the country.
National Grid delivers electricity to approximately 3.3 million customers in Massachusetts, New Hampshire, New York and Rhode Island. It manages the electricity network on Long Island under an agreement with the Long Island Power Authority (LIPA), and owns over 4,000 megawatts of contracted electricity generation, providing power to over one million LIPA customers. It is the largest distributor of natural gas in northeastern U.S., serving approximately 3.4 million customers in New York, Massachusetts, New Hampshire and Rhode Island.
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