Avangrid Announces $20B Investment Plan for U.S. Grid Infrastructure Through 2030
Investment plan announced during CERAWeek where Avangrid and Iberdrola are meeting with key U.S. policymakers and global leaders
Robust investment comes at a time when U.S. energy demand is surging due to manufacturing and data center growth
HOUSTON–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Avangrid, Inc., a leading energy company and member of the Iberdrola Group, today announced it has plans to invest $20 billion in U.S. electrical grid infrastructure through the end of the decade.
The announcement comes as Avangrid and Iberdrola take part in the CERAWeek 2025 conference in Houston, Texas, the largest energy industry event in the country. Iberdrola Executive Chairman Ignacio Galán and Avangrid CEO Pedro Azagra met with key U.S. policymakers this week, including U.S. Secretary of Energy Chris Wright and Doug Bergum, Chair of the White House National Energy Dominance Council and U.S. Secretary of Interior. They discussed how growing energy demand requires a critical need to invest in energy infrastructure, and that the U.S. is a top investment destination as Avangrid and Iberdrola modernize and expand the country’s electrical grid.
The investment plan could also include opportunities for new generation.
Avangrid has about $50 billion in assets across the United States across 23 states and employs over 8,000 people. Its eight electric and gas utilities in the Northeast serve over 3.3 million customers. Avangrid also owns and operates about 10.5 Gigawatts of electric generation capacity, capable of producing enough electricity to power over three million homes.
About Avangrid: Avangrid, Inc. is a leading energy company in the United States working to meet the growing demand for energy for homes and businesses across the nation through service, innovation, and continued investments by expanding grid infrastructure and energy generation projects. Avangrid has offices in Connecticut, New York, Massachusetts, Maine and Oregon, including operations in 23 states with approximately $47 billion in assets, and has two primary lines of business: networks and power. Through its networks business, Avangrid owns and operates eight electric and natural gas utilities, serving more than 3.3 million customers in New York and New England and in 2024. Through its power generation business, Avangrid owns and operates more than 75 energy generation facilities across the United States producing 10.5 GW of power for over 3.1 million customers. Avangrid employs approximately 8,000 people and has been recognized by JUST Capital as one of the JUST 100 companies – a ranking of America’s best corporate citizens in 2025 for the fifth consecutive year. The company was named among the World’s Most Ethical Companies in 2025 for the seventh consecutive year by the Ethisphere Institute. Avangrid is a member of the group of companies controlled by Iberdrola, S.A. For more information, visit http://www.avangrid.com.
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