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Jeff Riley is a regional lease portfolio manager on Avangrid’s land management team. He has been with Avangrid for over three years. Get to know Jeff! Q: What do you do as a lease portfolio manager? Which region(s) do you cover? Jeff: “As a Lease Portfolio Manager, I am the first point of contact for our landowners throughout the life of our Solar and Wind projects. I assist landowners with inquiries involving the land contracts, lease payments, ownership transfers, project status and property taxes. Additionally, I

Excerpts from a conversation with Jason Dieterich, a landowner on Avangrid’s True North Solar project in Falls County, Texas. What is it like working with Avangrid? “Avangrid altogether was a great company to deal with. It is great when you have someone locally from the state coming to talk to you and telling you the plans. I don’t know what it is about Texas, but you can really trust the people that are here, and you can really trust when you have someone local working with

[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]As we celebrate Disability Pride Month this July, Avangrid proudly honors the remarkable individuals with disabilities who have shaped the world—and the energy industry—with their vision, resilience, and ingenuity. Through advocacy, invention, leadership, and science, these trailblazers have helped build a more accessible and sustainable future. By Amanda Miner, Chair, CARE 10 Notable Figures Who Inspire Us 1. Franklin D. Roosevelt – Electrifying Rural America Paralyzed from the waist down due to polio, FDR led the U.S. through the Great Depression and WWII. His creation of the Rural

During Pride Month in June, Avangrid is celebrating our LGBTQ+ colleagues and allies! Today, meet Bill Oxford, Manager - Gross Margin Accounting, for Avangrid. Tell us a little bit about your background and your current role at Avangrid? I began my career at Avangrid within the Internal Audit group in 2011, a year after graduating with my MBA and Bachelors in Accounting. After a few years I transitioned to a more financial role and joined the Networks Gross Margin Team in 2017. I gradually worked my way

High winds. Heavy rains. Downed trees. Hurricane season is here. Are you prepared? Hurricane season is officially upon us, running from June through November. At Avangrid, safety is always job #1. And being prepared is the most important step in staying safe. While not every storm causes damage, it only takes one to disrupt lives, knock out power, and threaten safety. You only need to think back to September of last year, when Hurricane Helene veered inland and caused widespread devastation in the Carolinas, Tennessee and

During Pride Month in June, Avangrid is celebrating our LGBTQ+ colleagues and allies! Today, meet Liz Ranney, Lead Analyst, Field Operations at New York State Electric & Gas. Can you tell us a little bit about your background and your current role at Avangrid? I have been with Avangrid for nearly 9 years. During this time, I spent a little more than half of my tenure in customer service. In 2022, I transitioned to the electric operations side. Currently, I serve as the Work Planning Lead

During Pride Month in June, Avangrid is celebrating our LGBTQ+ colleagues and allies! Today, meet José Marrero, Supervisor of Technical Training for our Connecticut and Massachusetts companies. Can you tell us a little bit about your background and your current role at Avangrid? I have been with Avangrid for 11 years, starting as a customer electrician in the union. After eight years, I moved into management as a Standard Field Supervisor. For the past 2.5 years, I have been a Supervisor in Technical Training, leading a

Top Photo: Larry C. Allen (left) and Chris Allen (right). Father’s Day is our annual opportunity to honor and celebrate the guidance, support, and love that comes from fathers and father figures. This year, we recognize three generations of fathers at our Colorado assets who have helped build a culture of safety, service, and integrity. With that, we introduce you to the Allen family. [caption id="attachment_7918" align="alignleft" width="410"] Larry Allen on the job in a turbine.[/caption] The story begins with Larry C. Allen (1947–2010), a U.S. Air

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