Community Benefits

National Grid’s Upstate New York service area includes more than 25,000 square miles and more than 1.7 million customers. It’s the place we’ve called home since our predecessor company, Niagara Hudson Power Corp., was founded nearly 100 years ago. It’s where thousands of our colleagues have chosen to set down roots and raise families. And, with the Upstate Upgrade, it’s where we will transform our energy system for the next century of New Yorkers to deliver reliable energy through a resilient transmission system.

Community Benefits

Learn more about how we support our customers in Central, Eastern and Western New York, what the Upstate Upgrade will mean for local businesses, our region’s shared long-term economic growth, and why our customers are excited for the future.

National Grid Upstate New York Facts

National Grid employs 6,100 people in Upstate New York, including nearly 3,600 union-represented colleagues
Our 48,500 miles of distribution lines carry electricity to customer homes and businesses
Our 5,600 miles of transmission circuits connects power generators with our customers
National Grid supports our Upstate New York communities, paying more than $263.8 million annually in property taxes that fund schools, parks and community services
Our economic development programs have spurred more than $12 billion in investment in the Upstate economy since 2003
We invest $1 billion annually to meet our customers’ growing needs and improve network reliability