National Grid in the news

National Grid proposes burying an overhead electricity line on the Gower peninsula to remove pylons from a protected coastal area, involving trenching and careful management of ground conditions.

A power outage affected approximately 6,900 National Grid customers in the Watertown area.

National Grid modernized its Perry Street substation in Buffalo for $32 million to support anticipated load growth in the city and region.

A power cut caused a pavement to explode in Northampton, affecting 651 properties due to an underground network fault, with power restored within an hour.

National Grid finished an electricity tunnel breakthrough 49 days early, enhancing energy networks for 4.2 million New York customers.

National Grid's 2.2km cable tunnel beneath the River Thames was completed 49 days ahead of schedule by TBM Caroline, reinforcing electricity transmission between Kent and Essex.

National Grid is nearing completion of its smart meter rollout in upstate New York by July 2027, which aims to improve outage response, provide customers with energy tracking tools, and enhance grid efficiency.

National Grid is deploying Early Fault Detection sensors in Leominster, Massachusetts, to preempt power outages by identifying equipment issues and other reliability concerns before they cause service interruptions.

National Grid's shares are near 30-year highs despite a recent 20% drop, as the regulated monopoly plans 70bn in infrastructure investments by 2031 amidst debt, project, and regulatory risks.

National Grid is installing underground powerlines to power Micron's manufacturing facilities in Clay.

National Grid is constructing its largest customer project, installing eight underground 345kV transmission lines to power Micron's new semiconductor factory in Clay, NY.

BT bought TalkTalk's network, National Grid expects higher earnings, Ithaca Energy expanded abroad, the FTSE 100 rose, and IG Group's shares fell.

John Street in Stroud town centre is closed for three days due to National Grid performing works for a new service connection.

National Grid increased its full-year earnings forecast following a strong first-half driven by National Grid Ventures and one-off gains.

National Grid expects its FY27 EPS to exceed growth guidance, evaluated by investor, global, and ESG MSCI ratings.

National Grid now anticipates its fiscal year 2027 earnings per share growth to be slightly above its previously issued guidance.

National Grid updated its EPS outlook, Galliford Try was added to a construction framework, and Quartix Technologies upgraded its profit outlook for the year.

National Grid anticipates exceeding its FY27 EPS growth guidance due to strong first-half performance in its ventures and other businesses, with regulated operations performing as expected.

BT Group acquired TalkTalk, National Grid anticipates higher profit, and Ithaca Energy bought Canadian oil assets.

National Grid anticipates higher-than-expected earnings per share growth for the 2026/27 financial year, driven by strong first-half results in its ventures division.