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It’s Hispanic Heritage Month, and all month long we’re celebrating across our organization and with our employee resource group HOLA, the Hispanic Organization for Leadership and Awareness. Today, Meet Victor Hernandez, Sr. Manager, CORE SCADA, Remote Operations & Control, based in Vancouver, Washington. Tell us a little about your role at Avangrid. How long have you been with the company, and what does your work involve? With more than 18 years in the Iberdrola Group, and the last 15 years in Avangrid in Portland, Oregon, and

Sometimes being an exceptional community partner means lending a helping hand when it's needed most, even when it isn't directly tied to producing power. That's exactly what happened recently in Oregon when Camp Baldwin, a longtime neighbor of Avangrid's wind projects and a Scouting America camp serving Scouting in NW Oregon and SW Washington, found itself facing an unexpected problem. Just weeks before welcoming hundreds of Scouts for the summer, camp organizers discovered the rope on their 40-foot flagpole had broken. With no easy way

Pictured: Avangrid developer Derek Bus and scholarship recipient Natalie Flynn MINONK, Ill., May 26, 2026 — Avangrid is helping to power the education journey for a local high school senior in Illinois with a $5,000 STEM Scholarship. As part of its commitment to supporting communities where it operates, Avangrid awarded Natalie Flynn from Fieldcrest High School in Minonk, Illinois with this year’s annual STEM scholarship to support her future studies to become a medical researcher. Avangrid’s development team presented Flynn with the scholarship at the school’s Honor

Avangrid technicians host local students to share insights into career opportunities in the energy industry Supporting local communities is at the heart of Avangrid’s work. That commitment was on display recently at Gala Solar in Crook County, Oregon, where Avangrid technicians welcomed a group of local high school students for a hands-on look at career opportunities in the energy sector. Quick Facts: Gala Solar 70 MWdc Located near Prineville, Oregon 160,000 solar panels Capable of powering 12,000 U.S. homes The student visit was part of a career

Southern Oregon’s high desert is home to incredible natural beauty, outdoor living, and more than 300 days of sunshine every year. It’s also home to Avangrid’s Klamath Energy facility in Klamath Falls, which helps power the regional electric grid around the clock and represents a vital piece of Avangrid’s broader portfolio in the Pacific Northwest while remaining a staple in the local community. [caption id="attachment_8495" align="alignright" width="560"] Klamath Energy includes a cogeneration plant and a peaking plant, with a combined capacity of 636 MW.[/caption] Klamath Energy

Kerri Victor is the key point of contact for Avangrid’s landowners across the western United States. She has been with the company for 19 years and is proud to work with a diverse group of landowners across the region. - Who is Kerri? I am a lease portfolio manager at Avangrid. That means I am the primary point of contact between our landowners and Avangrid, helping them with their questions or concerns. Specifically, I support our landowners in the western United States. I have been at

Avangrid closed out 2025 with achievements that underscore our commitment to meeting America’s surging demand for electricity, powering the U.S. economy, and empowering the communities where we operate. This year, we announced that our largest solar project to date — the 321 MWdc True North Solar Farm in Texas— achieved commercial operation. We continued that momentum through the summer and announced commercial operation at our 202 MWdc Powell Creek Solar project in Putnam County, Ohio and our 57 MWdc Camino Solar project in Kern County, California. Together,

At Avangrid, we know it is crucial to build and maintain good relationships with our landowners. That’s why we’ve been working hard to engage with you more and to make sure you know who to contact with your questions. Here’s how many landowners we engaged: - We’re pleased to share that our team received and successfully resolved 1,034 landowner inquiries this year. Every question and request help us enhance our partnership, and we appreciate the continued engagement from our landowner community. And how many landowner events we

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