Avangrid, Inc. (formerly Energy East and Iberdrola USA ), is an energy services and delivery company. Avangrid serves about 3.1 million customers throughout New England , Pennsylvania and New York in the United States .
14-669: UIL may mean: UIL Holdings Corporation , a natural gas company based in Connecticut, U.S. UNESCO Institute for Lifelong Learning , a United Nations educational centre Unione Italiana del Lavoro , the Italian Labour Union United International Airlines , ICAO designator of a Serbian cargo airline United Irish League , a nationalist political party in Ireland from 1898 through
28-523: A definitive agreement under which UIL would acquire SCG, CNG and BGC. In November 2010, the Connecticut Department of Public Utility Control approved the change of control of the Connecticut gas companies to UIL and the acquisition was finalized on 16 November 2010. The Massachusetts Department of Public Utilities determined its approval was not required with respect to the acquisition of BGC. Along with UIL's existing electric utility, UI,
42-499: A merger agreement with UIL Holdings Corporation under which UIL Holdings Corporation would merge into a subsidiary of Iberdrola USA, Inc. In December 2015, the acquisition was finalized and the company announced a new name, AVANGRID. Avangrid won an auction for an offshore wind area near North Carolina by bidding $ 9 million in March 2017. Avangrid supports the adoption of electric vehicles . In 2017, Avangrid donated $ 2 million to
56-664: Is now traded on the New York Stock Exchange under the ticker symbol "AGR." Iberdrola will adopt the Avangrid name when the merger deal closed. Utility regulators in Connecticut and Massachusetts are expected to approve Iberdrola's acquisition of UIL Holdings. Iberdrola USA's NYSEG and Rochester Gas and Electric units serve customers in upstate New York. After the merger with UIL, the company will have about 3.1 million customers in New York and New England. Iberdrola USA
70-417: Is owned by Iberdrola SA of Spain. UIL Holdings Corporation http://www.uil.com The United Illuminating Company http://www.uinet.com Berkshire Gas Company http://www.berkshiregas.com Connecticut Natural Gas Corporation http://www.cngcorp.com/ Southern Connecticut Gas Company http://www.soconngas.com/ Iberdrola USA In 2008 Iberdrola S.A. purchased Energy East. Iberdrola renamed
84-487: The 1920s University Interscholastic League , the governing body for public school interscholastic activities in the US state of Texas User-in-the-loop , a system theoretic paradigm to change user behavior User Interface Language, an X11 application language used by Motif Uil River , a river of Kazakhstan Topics referred to by the same term [REDACTED] This disambiguation page lists articles associated with
98-472: The Connecticut Hydrogen and Electric Automobile Purchase Rebate program. The program was launched in 2015 and gives money in the form of rebates to consumers who purchase zero-emissions vehicles , which includes electric vehicles. The company also installed electric vehicle charging stations at several of its facilities. In 2018, Avangrid held an "electric vehicle fair" for its employees, with
112-423: The acquisition of the three natural gas companies created an energy delivery company that serves approximately 690,000 utility customers in 66 communities across two states. As a result of the deal, UIL's total number of employees has grown to approximately 1,858. Iberdrola USA is now known as Avangrid . The name change was made in conjunction with the company's merger with UIL Holdings. The combined entity's stock
126-677: The company Iberdrola USA. In November 2010, Iberdrola USA sold its gas distribution companies in Connecticut and Massachusetts , the Southern Connecticut Gas Company, Connecticut Natural Gas Corporation, and the Berkshire Gas Company, to UIL Holdings Corporation . In 2012, Iberdrola USA sold its energy services companies, Energetix and NYSEG Solutions, to Direct Energy . In February 2015, Iberdrola USA announced that it had entered into
140-433: The goal of enabling these employees, if they so chose, to purchase electric vehicles. In 2021, Avangrid's subsidiary, Central Maine Power Company, was fined $ 360,000 for violating standards for industry testing. These standards are intended to maintain electrical stability and prevent electrical outages. In July 2024, Avangrid sold the company's Kitty Hawk North offshore wind lease to Virginia Electric and Power Company,
154-433: The state of Connecticut embraced deregulation, as the holding corporation for the regulated electric utility UI and United Resources Inc. (URI). At that time, URI was the umbrella for UIL Holdings' non-regulated business units. By 2006, UIL had divested its non-utility businesses and turned its focus back to its core business. In May 2010, UIL and Iberdrola USA Inc. , a wholly owned subsidiary of Iberdrola S.A. , announced
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#1732773317620168-620: The title UIL . If an internal link led you here, you may wish to change the link to point directly to the intended article. Retrieved from " https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=UIL&oldid=1062665253 " Category : Disambiguation pages Hidden categories: Short description is different from Wikidata All article disambiguation pages All disambiguation pages UIL Holdings Corporation Anthony Vallillo - COO Linda Randell - Chief Legal Counsel Diane Pivirotto - VP of Human Resources Joseph Santamaria - CIO Rich Nicholas - CFO UIL Holdings Corporation
182-476: The transmission and delivery of electricity and other energy related services for Connecticut's Greater New Haven and Bridgeport areas. SCG and CNG are natural gas distribution companies that serve customers in Connecticut, while Berkshire Gas serves natural gas customers in western Massachusetts. UIL employs more than 1,850 people in the New England region. UIL Holdings Corporation was formed in 2000, after
196-502: Was a diversified energy delivery company serving a total of 690,000 electric and natural gas utility customers in 66 communities across two states, with combined total assets of over $ 4 billion. In 2015 it merged with Iberdrola USA to form Avangrid . UIL is the parent company for The United Illuminating Company (UI) , Connecticut Natural Gas Corporation (CNG), The Southern Connecticut Gas Company (SCG), and The Berkshire Gas Company (BGC), each more than 100 years old. UI provides for
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