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      <b>Avangrid Foundation Donates $50,000 to American Red Cross Disaster 
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				<time datetime="2017-08-29T19:13:00Z" itemprop="dateModified">August 29, 2017 03:13 PM Eastern Daylight Time</time>
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				<p>ORANGE, Conn.--(<span itemprop="provider publisher copyrightHolder" itemscope="itemscope" itemtype="https://schema.org/Organization" itemid="https://www.businesswire.com" ><span itemprop="name" ><a rel="nofollow" itemprop="url" href="https://www.businesswire.com/">BUSINESS WIRE</a></span></span>)--In response to the widespread devastation caused by Hurricane Harvey in 
      Texas, AVANGRID Inc. (NYSE:AGR), a diversified energy and utility 
      company, announced today a $50,000 contribution to American Red Cross 
      Disaster Relief through the Avangrid Foundation. This contribution will 
      help the Red Cross provide food, emergency shelter, relief supplies and 
      comfort to those affected by disasters like Hurricane Harvey and 
      countless other crises.
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      "Hurricane Harvey has caused significant destruction and has affected 
      thousands of people," said James P. Torgerson, president of Avangrid 
      Foundation. “Our thoughts are with those affected by this storm, 
      including our own AVANGRID employees.”
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      AVANGRID employs more than 100 people in Houston and Corpus Christi, 
      Texas as part of its ENSTOR Gas Storage company and as field employees 
      at its Renewables wind project.
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      As a member of the Red Cross' Annual Disaster Giving Program, Avangrid 
      Foundation pledges donations on an ongoing basis in advance of disasters 
      to help ensure the Red Cross can take immediate action. Since partnering 
      with the Red Cross in 2016, Avangrid Foundation has contributed more 
      than $200,000 for disaster relief.
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      The Avangrid Foundation, Inc. is the principal philanthropic arm of 
      Avangrid, Inc. and its subsidiary companies, focusing upon funding 
      activities that promote environmental sustainability and improve the 
      well-being of the communities served by our utility affiliates, which 
      include NYSEG and RG&amp;E (New York); Central Maine Power Company (Maine); 
      United Illuminating, Southern Connecticut Gas Company, and Connecticut 
      Natural Gas (CT); and Berkshire Gas Company (MA). It is also the 
      corporate parent of Avangrid Renewables, headquartered in Portland, 
      Oregon.
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      <b>About AVANGRID: </b>AVANGRID, Inc. (NYSE: AGR) is a diversified 
      energy and utility company with more than $31 billion in assets and 
      operations in 27 states. The company owns regulated utilities and 
      electricity generation assets through two primary lines of business, 
      Avangrid Networks and Avangrid Renewables. Avangrid Networks is 
      comprised of eight electric and natural gas utilities, serving 
      approximately 3.2 million customers in New York and New England. 
      Avangrid Renewables operates more than 6 gigawatts of owned and 
      controlled renewable generation capacity, primarily through wind and 
      solar, in 22 states across the United States. AVANGRID employs 
      approximately 6,800 people. For more information, visit <a target="_blank" href="http://cts.businesswire.com/ct/CT?id=smartlink&amp;url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.avangrid.com&amp;esheet=51675771&amp;newsitemid=20170829006076&amp;lan=en-US&amp;anchor=www.avangrid.com&amp;index=1&amp;md5=4c4607a5d8431264f79adce7519c407e" rel="nofollow">www.avangrid.com</a>.
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      <b>About Avangrid Foundation: </b>The Avangrid Foundation, Inc. is the 
      principal philanthropic arm of Avangrid, Inc. and its subsidiary 
      companies, focusing upon funding activities that promote environmental 
      sustainability and improve the well-being of the communities served by 
      our utility affiliates, which include NYSEG and RG&amp;E (New York); Central 
      Maine Power Company (Maine); United Illuminating, Southern Connecticut 
      Gas Company, and Connecticut Natural Gas (CT); and Berkshire Gas Company 
      (MA). It is also the corporate parent of Avangrid Renewables, 
      headquartered in Portland, Oregon. For more information, please visit 
      our website: <a target="_blank" href="http://cts.businesswire.com/ct/CT?id=smartlink&amp;url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.avangrid.com&amp;esheet=51675771&amp;newsitemid=20170829006076&amp;lan=en-US&amp;anchor=www.avangrid.com&amp;index=2&amp;md5=c7dfee35f1e4f5ab5ed82263b332c14c" rel="nofollow">www.avangrid.com</a>.
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      AVANGRID, Inc.<br/><b>Michael A. West, Jr.</b>,<b> </b>203-499-3858<br/><a target="_blank" href="mailto:Michael.West@avangrid.com">Michael.West@avangrid.com</a><br/>
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