In 2015, AVANGRID Companies Expanded CT Natural Gas Networks

NEW HAVEN, Conn. — Dec. 31, 2015 — AvanGrid, Inc.’s Connecticut natural gas distribution companies extended their networks of mains by nearly 60 miles and added two new communities to their territory maps in 2015.

The Southern Connecticut Gas Company (SCG) and Connecticut Natural Gas Corporation (CNG) completed a series of projects in 2015 to bring natural gas to new neighborhoods and new customers.

“We worked hard over the last year to meet continuing robust demand for natural gas,” AvanGrid CEO James P. Torgerson said. “Customers in Connecticut and across New England recognize the value offered by this convenient, clean-burning and domestic fuel.”

In 2015, both companies added new service franchises to their territory maps. In October, CNG completed an 11-mile gas main extension that brings natural gas for the first time to the central Connecticut town of East Hampton. The following month, its sister utility SCG switched on the gas in a new 4-mile main serving Deep River, in eastern Connecticut. The companies also completed in 2015 major expansion projects in communities where had they previously offered service, including Branford, Farmington, Manchester and West Haven.

The ongoing expansion efforts in Connecticut support the goals of the state’s Comprehensive Energy Strategy, which seeks to convert 280,000 new natural gas heating customers statewide by 2023, among other goals.

“Since 2012, our companies have added more than 54,000 natural gas heating customers in Connecticut and Massachusetts,” said John Prete, president of AvanGrid’s Connecticut and Massachusetts operations. “AvanGrid is committed to bringing natural gas and other sources of clean energy to more customers across New England, New York and the United States.”

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AvanGrid, Inc. (AGR) is a diversified energy and utility company with $30 billion in assets and operations in 25 states. The company operates regulated utilities, electricity generation, and natural gas storage through three primary lines of business. Iberdrola USA Networks includes eight electric and natural gas utilities, serving 3.1 million customers in New York and New England. Iberdrola Renewables operates 6.3 gigawatts of electricity capacity, primarily through wind power, in states across the U.S. Iberdrola Energy Holdings operates 120 Bcf of owned or contracted natural gas storage and hub service facilities in the South and West. AvanGrid employs 7,000 people. The company was formed by a merger between Iberdrola USA and UIL Holdings in 2015. AvanGrid remains an affiliate of the Iberdrola Group, a worldwide leader in the energy industry.