HOSTED A TOUR OF THE NORTHPORT POWER PLANT TO HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS
(Long Island, NY) National Grid participated in National Careers in Energy week, where energy companies nationwide reached out to communities and students educating them and encouraging them to pursue careers in the energy field.
Principal Michael Spence of Bethpage High School along with two teachers and 38 students attended a tour of the Northport Power Plant. They were given a presentation and explanation of how the plant operates and they were given the opportunity to meet engineers from National Grid to discuss specific career opportunities. Many of the National Grid engineers have started their careers through the intern program and the Graduate Development Program (GDP).
National Grid (LSE: NG; NYSE:NGG) is an electricity and gas company that connects consumers to energy sources through its networks. The company is at the heart of one of the greatest challenges facing our society – to create new, sustainable energy solutions for the future and developing an energy system that underpins economic prosperity in the 21st century. National Grid holds a vital position at the center of the energy system and it ‘joins everything up’.
In the northeast US, we connect more than seven million gas and electric customers to vital energy sources, essential for our modern lifestyles. In Great Britain, we run the gas and electricity systems that our society is built on, delivering gas and electricity across the country.
National Grid delivers electricity to approximately 3.3 million customers in Massachusetts, New York and Rhode Island. It manages the electricity network on Long Island under an agreement with the Long Island Power Authority (LIPA), and owns over 3,800 megawatts of contracted electricity generation, providing power to over one million LIPA customers. It is the largest distributor of natural gas in the northeastern U.S., serving approximately 3.4 million customers in New York, Massachusetts and Rhode Island.
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