Company develops first of many clean energy
hubs across the Northeast
NEW
YORK, Sept. 20, 2022 /PRNewswire/
-- National Grid kicked off Climate Week NYC 2022 by
introducing a model to develop and deliver a large-scale, clean and
fossil-free energy hub across the entirety of Long Island. This can serve as an innovation
beacon for the region and the entire United States. A future where clean energy
hubs populate the region, accelerating the clean energy future, is
National Grid's Northeast Clean Energy Vision. The Long Island clean energy hub outlined in the
vision will contain four key components working together:
- Developing more clean and carbon-free energy from offshore wind
and solar sources;
- Using renewables to create clean hydrogen to fuel power plants
and heat homes;
- Bringing more battery storage online to store wind and solar
energy for later use; and
- Modernizing and expanding transmission networks to deliver more
clean and carbon-free energy to customers and communities.
The vision builds on the company's recently-announced
fossil-free plan to eliminate fossil fuels from its gas and
electric systems by 2050.
"We believe that innovative regional hubs where clean energy
solutions – wind, solar, hydrogen, storage and ways to deliver it –
all interconnect will deliver the clean energy customers and
communities expect and deserve while drastically reducing emissions
in the Northeast," said William
Hazelip, President of National Grid Ventures (NGV), US
Northeast. "The work is underway to get the right infrastructure in
place both on Long Island, which
is our initial focus, and throughout the region. Our Northeast
Clean Energy Vision is about accelerating the transition to a
fossil-free tomorrow affordably, safely, reliably and
efficiently."
On Long Island, National Grid
is currently operating modern solar and battery storage projects
with NextEra Energy Resources. The company is also developing
offshore wind infrastructure in the New York Bight with the
potential to host 3 GW of capacity, through its joint venture with
RWE Renewables called Community Offshore Wind.
National Grid is exploring how it can leverage its Long Island power generation plants to deploy
new and emerging technologies from energy storage to zero carbon
generation like clean hydrogen. Hydrogen will play a major role in
the clean energy future by fueling power generation, heating homes
through blending hydrogen and renewable natural gas, and fueling
neighborhoods, campuses and commercial customers.
Taking on large-scale electricity transmission projects across
the US, National Grid is a part-owner of New York Transco,
dedicated to improving the resiliency of the electrical grid in the
state. There are two transmission network modernization projects
under construction in New York
today, slated for completion by late 2023.
To learn more about National Grid's Northeast Clean Energy
Vision, click here or visit
https://www.nationalgrid.com/northeastvision.
About National Grid
National Grid (NYSE: NGG) is an electricity, natural gas, and
clean energy delivery company serving more than 20 million people
through our networks in New York
and Massachusetts. National Grid
is focused on building a path to a more affordable, reliable clean
energy future through our fossil-free vision. National Grid
is transforming our electricity and natural gas networks with
smarter, cleaner, and more resilient energy solutions to meet the
goal of reducing greenhouse gas emissions.
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