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At Avangrid, equal opportunity in the workplace matters to us. During Women’s History Month, we honor women’s contributions to our company and our history, culture, and society.  Meet, Amanda Chmielowski, Sr. Technical Analyst with Central Maine Power. Can you tell us about your career journey and what inspired you to pursue your current field? Throughout my life, I have had a passion for data quality, improving performance, analyzing data, analyzing systems, technology, and helping others. I enjoy solving problems, looking for the missing link or the needle in

In honor of National Engineers Week, we are highlighting the great minds behind the innovations we’re making. Meet Toussaint Lohomboli, an Associate Engineer in our Local Rotational Graduate Program. What is your title and role? I am an Associate Engineer participating in the Local Rotational Graduate Program. This program provides the opportunity to complete three rotations in different departments across the company while continuing to work in an engineering role. My first rotation was with the Substation Projects team, my second rotation was with the Project

At Avangrid, we’re accelerating transformation for our customers and communities by pioneering a brighter energy future. By balancing decades of experience with a relentless pursuit for forward-thinking innovation, we’re creating a smarter, stronger grid, growing our energy generation system, and pursuing new solutions every day. In honor of National Engineer’s Week, we are highlighting the brilliant minds behind the innovations we’re making. Meet Ben Shepard, Director for CMP's Lines Projects. What made you pursue engineering? It all started when I was growing up playing with Legos. I even had an entire Lego city built in

At Avangrid, we’re accelerating transformation for our customers and communities by pioneering a brighter energy future. By balancing decades of experience with a relentless pursuit for forward-thinking innovation, we’re creating a smarter, stronger grid, growing our energy generation system, and pursuing new solutions every day. In honor of National Engineer’s Week, we are highlighting the brilliant minds behind the innovations we’re making. Meet Marshall Ripley, Principal Engineer in Central Maine Power's Distribution Planning Department.  What made you pursue engineering? I grew up in a STEM family with

A heat pump is a versatile, efficient heating and cooling system that has increased in popularity in recent years thanks to technology advancements providing superior comfort for your home, exceptional energy savings and support for a sustainable future. But what exactly is a heat pump? And how do they work? In the simplest terms, a heat pump transfers heat from one place to another. The system uses a variety of equipment to either heat or cool a home, including a compressor, reversing valve, fans and