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02/17/2018
Avangrid Foundation donates $30,000 to Convoy Opera House Project
Avangrid Foundation donates $30,000 to Convoy Opera House Project
Avangrid Foundation donates $30,000 to Convoy Opera House project
CONVOY – Avangrid Renewables donated their biggest amount yet in the community on Thursday.
A $30,000 donation from the Avangrid Foundation was given to the Convoy Historical Society to help with the Convoy Opera House project.
Larry Webb of the Convoy Historical Society said that the money will help to complete phase one which required $120,000 and give them a good start on phase two.
“The first phase is to restore the Opera House itself,” said Webb. “We bought the other building on the other side that will eventually come across. We want to put restrooms in the back, and we want to put in a food preparation area so if someone wants to come up and have a dinner they can do that.”
Other areas of restoration include a renovated lobby and restoration of walls and doors.
The Convoy Historical Society was awarded $60,000 from the State Capital Improvements Fund to help kick off the project in early 2016. Since then, many different organizations have come together to donate money.
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.
