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03/04/2026
Avangrid Employees Volunteer Over 42,000 Hours in 2025
Avangrid Employees Volunteer Over 42,000 Hours in 2025
Avangrid employees exceed their goal of 35,000 volunteer hours
Pictured: Avangrid rotational graduates volunteering at The Cardinal Shehan Center in Bridgeport, CT joined by (from left to right): Pablo Colón, Director of Corporate Citizenship and Executive Director of the Avangrid Foundation, Avangrid CEO Jose Antonio Miranda, and Lorraine Gibbons, Executive Director of the Cardinal Shehan Center.
Orange, CT — March 4, 2026 — The Avangrid Foundation, the philanthropic arm of leading energy company Avangrid Inc., a member of the Iberdrola Group, today announced that Avangrid employees volunteered over 42,000 hours in 2025, shattering their stated goal of 35,000 hours. Avangrid employees have increased their volunteer hours tenfold since 2021 when it began tracking these figures.
“Watching our employees devote more than 42,000 volunteer hours demonstrates just how deeply service is woven into Avangrid’s culture,” said Avangrid CEO Jose Antonio Miranda. “Their generosity and commitment make a real difference in the communities we serve and offer a meaningful reminder of the values that guide our company every day.”
“Our employees continue to show what it means to lead with purpose, and every hour they volunteer helps empower organizations doing essential work in our communities,” said Pablo Colón, Director of Corporate Citizenship and Executive Director of the Avangrid Foundation. “Through our Energized for Good program, we’re proud to amplify our employees’ generosity and turn their commitment into even more support for hundreds of partners across the country.”
Avangrid employees volunteered in 26 states across the company’s service areas, supporting 431 organizations with their efforts.
Last year’s volunteer highlights include:
- Donated 317 pints of blood, supporting lifesaving treatments patients in urgent need. The donations from Avangrid employees helped ensure blood was available when it was needed most.
- Funded the planting of 73,185 trees across forests, parks, and community green spaces, strengthening local ecosystems, improving air quality, and supporting long term environmental resilience in communities we serve.
- Collected 10,005 food items, helping to stock local food pantries, providing thousands of meals for families experiencing food insecurity.
- Assembled and donated 1,320 school backpacks filled with essential supplies, helping students start the school year ready to learn and ensuring families facing financial stress had one less burden.
- Collected and donated 1,507 toys, bringing holiday joy and moments of comfort to children and families receiving support from hospitals, shelters, and social service organizations.
- Supported 11 Habitat for Humanity home builds, contributing hands on labor to help construct safe, affordable housing for families striving toward stability and homeownership.
- Assembled and donated 300 Easter baskets for hospitalized children, providing moments of brightness, celebration, and emotional support for kids undergoing medical care.
“The Cardinal Shehan Center is incredibly grateful to the Avangrid employees who volunteered their time to assist the Center with numerous beautification projects, maintenance work, and hands on activities with our After School program participants. The impact of their volunteer efforts on the Cardinal Shehan Center was tremendous, and it is so encouraging to see the emphasis that Avangrid places on giving back to their community. When we invest in youth through service, we invest in the future itself, and that is exactly what the employees of Avangrid did through their volunteer efforts at the Cardinal Shehan Center,” said Lorraine Gibbons, Executive Director – Cardinal Shehan Center.
“We’re grateful for our ongoing partnership with the Avangrid Foundation and their shared dedication to helping communities thrive," said Richard Branigan, CEO of the American Red Cross of Connecticut. "Blood donations play a vital role in helping patients during their most urgent moments, and when organizations come together with a shared commitment to service, the impact reaches far beyond what any one of us could accomplish alone.”
In addition to corporate giving, the Avangrid Foundation amplifies the impact of employee service through its Energized for Good Program. Through this initiative, the Avangrid Foundation donates to qualifying organized based on employee volunteer time, up to 100 hours per employee. The program also matches 50 cents on every dollar up to $1,500 in match funds per employee for qualifying organizations.
In 2025, Avangrid employees’ 42,000 volunteer hours generated more than $410,000 in volunteer rewards donations through the Energized for Good program. Additionally, Employee donations and Foundation matching gift funds generated over 420,000. Thanks to direct employee engagement and giving, an additional $830,000 were provided to local community organizations in 2025.
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.
