National Grid plc

This article is about the energy company. For the electric power transmission network, see National Grid (Great Britain).

National Grid plc
Formerly
  • New National Grid plc (2000–2002)
  • National Grid Group plc (January–October 2002)
  • National Grid Transco plc (2002–2005)[1]
Company typePublic limited company
ISINGB00BDR05C01 Edit this on Wikidata
IndustryUtilities
PredecessorCentral Electricity Generating Board
Founded1990; 34 years ago (1990) in London
HeadquartersLondon, England, UK[2]
Key people
Products
  • Electricity transmission
  • Electricity distribution
  • Gas distribution
  • Gas transmission
RevenueIncrease £21.659 billion (2023)[3]
Increase £4.294 billion (2023)[3]
Increase £7.797 billion (2023)[3]
Total assetsDecrease £92.697 billion (2023)[3]
Total equityIncrease £29.562 billion (2023)[3]
Number of employees
31,275 (2023)[3]
Websitenationalgrid.com Edit this at Wikidata

National Grid plc is a British multinational electricity and gas utility company headquartered in London, England. Its principal activities are in the United Kingdom, where it owns and operates electricity and natural gas transmission networks, and in the Northeastern United States, where as well as operating transmission networks, the company produces and supplies electricity and gas, providing both to customers in New York and Massachusetts.[4]

National Grid plc is one of the largest investor-owned utility companies in the world; it has a primary listing on the London Stock Exchange where it is a constituent of the FTSE 100 Index, and a secondary listing in the form of its American depositary receipts on the New York Stock Exchange.

  1. ^ "National Grid PLC overview - Find and update company information - GOV.UK". Companies House. 11 July 2000. Retrieved 30 January 2024.
  2. ^ "Contact us". National Grid. Retrieved 28 February 2020.
  3. ^ a b c d e f "Annual Report 2022–23". National Grid plc. Retrieved 11 February 2024.
  4. ^ "Utilities prioritize natural gas in sustainability plans". Daily Energy Insider. 13 November 2019. Retrieved 18 November 2019.