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10/27/2025
Avangrid Employees Volunteer Over 5,500 Hours During Company Volunteer Week
Avangrid Employees Volunteer Over 5,500 Hours During Company Volunteer Week
Employees from every Avangrid business area volunteered across the country
Photo: Avangrid Employees volunteering at Connecticut Foodshare
ORANGE, CT. — October 27, 2025 — Avangrid, Inc., a leading energy company and member of the Iberdrola Group, today announced that nearly 700 Avangrid employees volunteered a total of 5,500 hours in celebration of Iberdrola’s International Volunteer Week. From October 11 to October 19, volunteers supported a total of 18 different nonprofit organizations across Connecticut, Maine, New York, and Oregon.
“International Volunteer Week is a powerful reminder of the values that define us,” said Avangrid CEO Jose Antonio Miranda. “Our employees bring energy and heart to everything they do—not just in their work, but in their communities. I’m proud to see teams from across the country come together to serve, support, and make a lasting impact where it matters most.”
In New York, teams supported the Corning Rotary Club Octoberfest and the Walk to End Alzheimer’s in Elmira, filled backpacks for students in Lancaster, donated blood in Ithaca, and helped complete a Habitat for Humanity build in Auburn. In Connecticut, volunteers distributed food with Connecticut FoodShare and supported the Autumn Festival in Ansonia. Maine volunteers backed three major events on October 19 alone, including the Save Your Breath 5K in Augusta and the Making Strides Against Breast Cancer Walk in Cape Elizabeth. In Oregon, teams helped maintain trails at Hoyt Arboretum, supported the Oregon Food Bank, and assisted Chelsea’s Closet for hospitalized children. These efforts reflect a shared dedication to service, inclusion, and strengthening the communities where Avangrid employees live and work.
“Volunteer Week showcases the incredible spirit of service that lives within our Avangrid team,” said Pablo Colón, Director of Corporate Citizenship and Executive Director of the Avangrid Foundation. “Whether our volunteers are distributing food, supporting local festivals, or walking for a cause, their actions build stronger, more connected communities. We’re proud to support and amplify their impact through the Avangrid Foundation.”
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 corporate offices in Connecticut, New York, Massachusetts, Maine, and Oregon, and operations across 25 states with approximately $50 billion in assets. Avangrid owns and operates seven electric and natural gas utilities, serving more than 3.4 million customers in New York and New England. It also owns and operates nearly 100 energy generation facilities across the United States with a capacity of more than 11 Gigawatts, enough to power over 3 million homes. Avangrid employs approximately 8,500 people and was named among the World’s Most Ethical Companies in 2026 for the eighth consecutive year by the Ethisphere Institute. Avangrid is a member of the Iberdrola Group. 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.
