Avangrid

We’re thrilled to receive a 2024 Handshake #EarlyTalentAward! This award honors employers with best-in-class talent engagement and celebrates the top places for Gen Z to start a career. We’re so excited to make the list! 🏆🌟 “Recruiting early career talent is essential for our long-term success,” said Pedro Azagra, Avangrid CEO. “Early career professionals bring fresh perspectives and innovative ideas, they contribute to a more diverse workforce, and they create a pipeline of future leaders.” Learn more: https://ow.ly/poAA50RHmZK

Thanks for joining us ISO New England Inc.! Yesterday, our team hosted members of the ISO New England Board of Directors for a tour of the Vineyard Wind 1 staging activities at the New Bedford Marine Commerce Terminal. With a long maritime history, this facility and all those who work there will continue to play a critical role in the success of Vineyard Wind 1 and all #offshorewind development in the region. Learn more about the terminal here: https://ow.ly/WZWh50RHgrl Massachusetts Clean Energy Center

The momentum is undeniable! #offshorewind #renewableenergy #greenjobs

In this first of the employee spotlight series for #AAPIHeritageMonth, Sahatsawat Butsatum shares about his family and traditions below ⬇️ 🧬What is your AANHPI heritage and how has it shaped the person you are today? As a Thai immigrant who moved the United States about 10 years ago. Thai cultures and customs have shaped how I carry myself as well as my personality. I also maintain a passionate love of Thai foods and cooking. When I moved to the U.S., it was a challenge to blend in. After some time, I realized you should be yourself, think for yourself and not base your self-worth on acceptance by others. This is the greatest lesson that I have learned in my life -- embrace who you are and do not fear to be different. 🍜What are some of your favorite traditions from your heritage? My favorite Thai tradition is making Thai food. When I was growing up, my family always loved cooking, so the passion of cooking has been passed on to me. We also like to try to visit a local Thai restaurant to get some food and listen to stories from the restaurant owner. It is incredible to hear many stories about their journeys to be here. Each Thai restaurant has a unique story, and it has a cultural identity in their respective community. 🏆Who in the AAPI community has inspired you most? It is my mom. She taught me to be who I am today: Be independent, humble, respectful, and care for others. I would not be here without her support, determination, strength, sacrifice, and love. Becoming an engineer is one of my biggest gifts to her so she can be proud of me. 💪What is the project you're working on, either personally or professionally, that most excites you? I have a goal of visiting 50 countries before I turn 50! I grew up on three continents (Asia, Europe, and North America) while my family served in the Armed Forces. I got an incredible opportunity to travel to many places and keep continuing until today. So far, I have traveled to Thailand, Laos, Japan, South Korea, Germany, France, Belgium, and the Netherlands. Next stop: Singapore! Still more places to go, and I am taking recommendations! If you ask about most favorite place to visit so far, it will undoubtedly be Tokyo, Japan. Travelling boosts happiness, openness, and satisfaction. It does really open my new views, ideas, and perspectives wherever I go. 🤝What's one step you've taken to promote a more inclusive workplace? My best way to promote an inclusive workplace is food. Food is always bringing people together and it is not different here. My co-workers and I routinely plan several cultural lunches together to experience different cuisine, especially Asian Cuisine. This is the best way to promote culture and team bonding as well. If you have never tried Thai food, I suggest: Thai Basil Fried Rice (as common as hamburger is here), Thai Iced Tea (good on a hot day), and the classic Pad Thai (with Peanut Sauce).

What an exciting milestone! As Avangrid continues the work to build the first-in-the-nation large-scale #offshorewind project, Vineyard Wind 1, we’re proud to be a member of the Iberdrola Group, which is putting steel in the water and delivering offshore projects across the globe. As a member of the Iberdrola Group, Avangrid has the ability to leverage the talent, expertise, and resources of a global pioneer in offshore development, with project in operation and under development in nine countries on five continents.

Ten new condors in 2022 and 2023. Two more coming later this year. Exceptional work from Avangrid's team to make this happen. “I am heartened to see this news coming from Oregon and California. (It) demonstrates Avangrid’s commitment to responsibly accelerating a clean energy transition." — Avangrid CEO Pedro Azagra https://lnkd.in/eugp7Z74

Thank you for a great evening and congrats to the awardees! We are proud to share a vision and partner with a leading organization like the Environmental League of Massachusetts (ELM). Together both organizations are working to deliver and advocate for a dramatic expansion of #cleanenergy in Massachusetts and beyond, particularly #offshorewind. We appreciate ELM’s leadership in advancing the policies that ensure Massachusetts place as a national leader on offshore wind and #climatechange.

What a day! 💡🤝⚡ Ideas, collaboration, and inspiration were on the agenda yesterday at our seventh #Innovation Forum, titled “Transformative Collaboration." The day featured some of our most innovative approaches to accelerating the country’s #cleanenergy transition in both our networks and #renewables businesses. The event was kicked off by Jaquelin Cochran, director of the Grid Planning and Analysis Center at the National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL), who gave the keynote describing how NREL's research is planning for increased #renewableenergy generation across the United States and potential solutions for the challenges associated with #decarbonization. Other partners who joined the event were Greentown Labs, SeaDeep, Yale University, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, University of Massachusetts, and University of Connecticut. “Innovation is key to developing the solutions needed to advance the clean energy transition,” said Pedro Azagra, Avangrid CEO. “However, we know that decarbonization cannot be accomplished through our efforts alone. The Innovation Forum is an opportunity to bring together our many partners—including top universities, national labs and incubators—to drive collaboration forward. The innovation displayed today will help us improve reliability across our operations, expand access to renewable energy, and increase access to cost-efficient, clean-energy technologies for our customers.” Learn more: https://ow.ly/NEOO50RAriG

Now in its eighth year, the #AvangridFoundation’s Wildlife Rehabilitation Program has given a total of more than $650,000 in grants to wildlife centers nationwide. In February, we announced our 2024 grantees, which includes 15 organizations across 14 states. Today, we're proud to highlight one of our grantees, the National Marine Life Center (NMLC) in Massachusetts. Founded in 1995, the NMLC is an independent, non-profit organization that rehabilitates and releases stranded marine mammals and sea turtles in order to advance science and education in marine wildlife health and #conservation. "We are delighted to be a recipient of an Avangrid Foundation award," said Connie Merigo, NMLC's president and executive director. "This grant will support our important work saving sick and injured seals and endangered sea turtles, and to educate the public on the importance of a healthy ocean. We look forward to working with the Avangrid team over the next year to steward the precious marine life in our oceans." Learn more about Avangrid Foundation's 2024 wildlife grants here: https://lnkd.in/gyTZKWFa