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06/01/2026
Avangrid Earns Three 2026 Telly Awards for Excellence in Video and Television
Avangrid Earns Three 2026 Telly Awards for Excellence in Video and Television
Avangrid honored for its powerful brand storytelling
ORANGE, Conn. — June 1, 2026 — Avangrid, Inc., a leading energy company and member of the Iberdrola Group, announced it has earned three 2026 Telly Awards, one of the most prestigious recognitions in the video and television industry. The company earned two Silver Telly Awards and one Bronze, marking its second consecutive year receiving national recognition for creative excellence.
“Recognition from the Telly Awards reflects Avangrid’s commitment to telling creative and authentic stories that highlight the people, communities, and innovation driving our communities forward, “said José Antonio Miranda, Avangrid CEO. “I am proud of our teams at Avangrid that continue bringing these powerful stories to life with creativity, purpose, and a deep sense of collaboration.”
Avangrid’s 2026 recognitions are:
- “Empowered: Klamath Falls” — Watch here: Official Listing
- Honored in Branded Content, Campaign – Corporate Image
- “Small Business, Main Street: Duffy’s” — Watch here: Official Listing
- Honored in Social Video, General Branding
- “United Illuminating Grill Talk” — Watch here: Official Listing
- Honored in Local TV, General – Energy & Utilities
Each award-winning project highlights Avangrid’s commitment to storytelling that empowers local communities, showcases small businesses, and reinforces the company’s mission to generate and deliver affordable and reliable energy across the 24 states it serves. Together, the projects demonstrate how integrated storytelling across platforms helps build trust, transparency, and engagement with customers and stakeholders alike.
With over 13,000 entries from across the globe and top video and television content producers. Winners were chosen by The Telly Awards Judging Council, which features more than 250 experts across the world of video. This year welcomed judges including Tamara Kruger, Head of Content and Sponsorships, Google; Janet Graham Borba, Executive VP of Production, HBO; Phil Cook, Chief Marketing Officer, WNBA; and Andrea Wertheim, Senior Manager Post Production, Netflix.
"Video has never been more contested, more creative, or more consequential than it is right now,” shares Amanda Needham, Managing Director of The Telly Awards. “The Telly Awards has had a front-row seat to this industry for 47 years, and today’s entertainment is happening in multiple formats, across every screen, and at every budget level."
About Avangrid: Avangrid, Inc. is a leading energy company in the United States working to meet the growing demand for energy for homes and businesses across the nation through service, innovation, and continued investments by expanding grid infrastructure and energy generation projects. Avangrid has offices in Connecticut, New York, Massachusetts, Maine, and Oregon, including operations in 25 states with approximately $48 billion in assets, and has two primary lines of business: networks and power. Through its networks business, Avangrid owns and operates seven electric and natural gas utilities, serving more than 3.4 million customers in New York and New England. Through its power generation business, Avangrid owns and operates more than 80 energy generation facilities across the United States producing more than 10.5 GW of power for over 3.1 million customers. Avangrid employs approximately 8,000 people and has been recognized by JUST Capital as one of the JUST 100 companies – a ranking of America’s best corporate citizens – in 2025 for the fifth consecutive year. The company was named among the World’s Most Ethical Companies in 2025 for the seventh consecutive year by the Ethisphere Institute. Avangrid is a member of the group of companies controlled by Iberdrola, S.A. For more information, visit www.avangrid.com.
About Iberdrola: Iberdrola is one of the world's biggest energy companies and a leader in renewables, spearheading the energy transition to a low carbon economy. The group supplies energy to almost 100 million people in dozens of countries. With a focus on renewable energy, smart networks and smart solutions for customers, Iberdrola’s main markets include Europe (Spain, the United Kingdom, Portugal, France, Germany, Italy and Greece), the United States, Brazil, Mexico and Australia. The company is also present in growth markets such as Japan, Taiwan, Ireland, Sweden and Poland, among others.
With a workforce of nearly 40,000 and assets in excess of €141.7 billion, across the world, Iberdrola helps to support 400,000 jobs across its supply chain, with annual procurement of €12.2 billion. A benchmark in the fight against climate change, Iberdrola has invested more than €130 billion over the past two decades to help build a sustainable energy model, based on sound environmental, social and governance (ESG) principles.
