Avangrid deploys 1,370 crews as storms, extreme heat hit 283,000 customers across Northeast US

  • Iberdrola’s US subsidiary Avangrid deployed more than 1,370 crews to restore power during severe storms, extreme heat across the US Northeast.
  • Outages affected more than 283,000 customers in New York, Connecticut, Maine over the Fourth of July weekend, starting July 1.
  • Avangrid framed the response as underscoring the need for continued investment to harden and modernize electric grids against extreme weather.


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