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Avangrid Foundation Supports New Outdoor Play Space at Portland Ronald McDonald House
Portland, ME — August 5, 2026 — The Avangrid Foundation, the philanthropic arm of leading energy company Avangrid Inc., a member of the Iberdrola Group, and Central Maine Power joined the Ronald McDonald House® Maine to celebrate the opening of its new outdoor play space with a ribbon-cutting ceremony on Wednesday, August 5, 2026. at the Portland Ronald McDonald House. The new outdoor space was made possible thanks to the Avangrid Foundation.
“When families are navigating a child’s medical journey, having a safe and joyful place to spend time together can make a tremendous difference,” said Pablo Colón, Director of Corporate Citizenship and Executive Director of the Avangrid Foundation. “We are honored to partner with Ronald McDonald House Maine to create this outdoor space where children and their families will be able to play, relax, and make positive memories while receiving the critical health care they need.”
This new play area enhances the Portland House’s outdoor space, providing an enjoyable environment for pediatric patients, their siblings, and families to play and relax together. The play area is located in the beautiful courtyard garden, which also features picnic tables, seating, and is fully enclosed, offering a welcoming space where children can play freely and safely.
“Our families often spend long, emotional days at the hospital,” said Will Groves, Portland House Director, “Having an outdoor space where children can play, and families can laugh together, is critical to the overall health of the family unit, which has a tremendous impact on the health outcomes for pediatric patients. We’re so grateful to the Avangrid Foundation, who helped us create this uplifting space for our guests.”
The Portland Ronald McDonald House can accommodate up to 32 families each night, providing free accommodation and meals for families with a child receiving mental health and medical care at nearby hospitals.
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About Avangrid: Avangrid, Inc. is a leading U.S. energy company investing in grid infrastructure and power generation projects to deliver reliable energy and meet growing electricity demand. With approximately $50 billion in assets and operations across 25 states, Avangrid is helping modernize the U.S. electric grid, improve system resiliency, and support economic growth for the customers and communities it serves.
Avangrid owns and operates seven electric and natural gas utilities, serving more than 3.4 million customers in New York and New England. Avangrid also has nearly 100 energy generation facilities across the United States and more than 11 gigawatts of installed capacity. Avangrid has more than 8,300 employees 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.
About Iberdrola: With a market capitalization of more than €140 billion, Iberdrola is the largest electricity company in Europe and one of the two largest in the world. The Group serves more than 100 million people around the world and has a workforce of 45,400 employees and assets of €165 billion. In 2025, Iberdrola posted a record net profit of €6.3 billion. The company contributes close to €10.4 billion in taxes in the countries where it operates and supports more than 500,000 jobs throughout its supply chain, thanks to €13.2 billion in purchases from tens of thousands of suppliers.
Since 2001, Iberdrola has invested more than €175 billion in electricity networks, renewable energy and energy storage to help create an energy model based on electrification. The company has close to 1.4 million km of electricity networks in the United States (the states of New York, Connecticut, Maine and Massachusetts), the United Kingdom (Scotland, England and Wales), Brazil (the states of Bahia, Rio Grande do Norte, Pernambuco, São Paulo and Mato Grosso do Sul, as well as Brasilia) and Spain, as well as 57,000 MW of capacity worldwide, of which more than 46,000 MW is renewable.
