Company Profile: National Grid

National Grid has exceeded its 2020 greenhouse gas reduction target, achieving a 68% reduction against a 1990 baseline. The company is investing in renewable energy through a $100m joint venture with Sunrun in the US and is expanding EV infrastructure, including a request for up to $166.5 million for its Electric Vehicle Market Development Program in Massachusetts. National Grid also employs an internal carbon price of £45 per tonne in certain UK operations and advocates for the US to remain in the Paris Agreement.

• National Grid has surpassed its 2020 greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions reduction target of 45%, reaching a 68% reduction compared to the 1990 baseline.
• The company is aggressively expanding electric vehicle (EV) infrastructure in the US, specifically requesting up to $166.5 million for Phase II of its Electric Vehicle Market Development Program in Massachusetts to install up to 17,400 Level 2 and 300 DCFC charging ports across more than 10,000 sites.
• National Grid integrates carbon costs into its business operations by using an internal carbon price of £45 per tonne in some UK regulated business decision-making processes and applying carbon weighting in tender assessments.
• In the US, National Grid has engaged in policy advocacy to support the Paris Agreement and transportation electrification, while opposing the EPA's April 2018 decision to make GHG emissions standards for 2022-25 cars and trucks less stringent.
• The company is pursuing decarbonization of the gas network in downstate New York through the 'Future of Heat' rate case, which includes pilots for a green gas tariff, hydrogen blending studies, and power-to-gas demonstration projects.

APA

Knight, R. (2019). Company Profile: National Grid. We Mean Business Coalition. https://www.wemeanbusinesscoalition.org/blog/company-profile-national-grid/

Chicago

Knight, Robin. Company Profile: National Grid. We Mean Business Coalition, 2019. https://www.wemeanbusinesscoalition.org/blog/company-profile-national-grid/.

Wikipedia

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BibTeX

@techreport{knight2019company, author = {Knight, Robin}, title = {{Company Profile: National Grid}}, institution = {We Mean Business Coalition}, year = {2019}, month = sep, url = {https://www.wemeanbusinesscoalition.org/blog/company-profile-national-grid/}, urldate = {2026-10-23}, note = {Indexed by Climate Insights Directory} }