Joint venture to provide substation and transmission design and construction in New England
"We are committed to investing in our transmission network and to continue delivering high levels of reliability to our customers," said Masheed Saidi, National Grid's executive vice president and chief operating officer, U.S. Transmission. "New Energy Alliance will work together with National Grid to share best practices, continually improve performance and make safety and environmental issues central to everything we do."
Under a transition services agreement, it is expected that New Energy Alliance will provide initial consulting and design services while finalizing the terms of the five-year contract for design and installation services. Under the contract, New Energy Alliance will provide engineering and installation services for National's Grid's transmission system in
"The magnitude of National Grid's infrastructure investment symbolizes the need to upgrade the nation's power grid," said
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