National Grid Media Teleconference: Company Executive to Outline Magnitude of Impact From October Nor'easter In Massachusetts and National Grid's Response

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Oct 30, 2011, 01:46 ET

NORTHBOROUGH, Mass., Oct. 30, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- With an early blast of winter weather delivering a blow from New England to the Mid-Atlantic region yesterday and this morning, a National Grid executive is prepared to offer updates to media representatives at 2:00 p.m. EDT today, Sunday, October 30. Marcy Reed, president, National Grid, Massachusetts will discuss the impact of the storm and the company's restoration efforts in Massachusetts. Marcy Reed will make remarks and will then take questions from reporters on the call.

WHO:	Marcy Reed, President, National Grid, Massachusetts
WHAT:	Delivering update on storm and outage restoration efforts in Massachusetts
WHEN:	2:00 p.m. EDT

CALL INFORMATION:	888-968-4309 -- password/ call ID – "National Grid"

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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 Hampshire, 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 4,000 megawatts of contracted electricity generation, providing power to over one million LIPA customers. It is the largest distributor of natural gas in northeastern U.S., serving approximately 3.4 million customers in New York, Massachusetts, New Hampshire and Rhode Island.

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