National Grid By The Numbers Today:
5,400 Square miles
11 Counties
190+ Cities, towns and villages
900+ Employees (670+ are union-represented)
545,500 Customers
15,400 Miles of distribution and transmission lines
331 Distribution and transmission substations
375,000 Distribution and transmission poles
Investing in Our Communities
Since 2003, National Grid has provided over $154 million across upstate New York to directly support economic development initiatives, capital investment and the creation or retention of more than 67,000 jobs.
- 43 North business incubator
- Western New York Science and Technology Advanced Manufacturing Park (STAMP)
- Invest Buffalo Niagara
- Hauptman-Woodward Institute battery storage pilot
- Linde carbon-free hydrogen project
National Grid and our employees are committed to strengthening the communities where we live and work. Our Project C initiative codifies our efforts to ensure an equitable clean energy transition where no one is left behind. Since 2021, we have provided nearly $32 million to support community organizations, nonprofits, and energy affordability programs statewide.
Organizations Supported:
- American Red Cross
- Back to Basics Ministries
- Buffalo Urban League
- Community Foundation for Greater Buffalo
- Niagara Aquarium Foundation
- United Way of Cattaraugus County
- United Way of Buffalo and Erie County
Employees Serve as Leaders For:
- Buffalo Niagara Partnership
- Lancaster Central School District
- Northland Workforce Training Center
- Tech Buffalo
- United Way of Greater Niagara
- WNY Sustainable Business Roundtable
