National Grid

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'National Grid plc is an international energy delivery business, whose principal activities are in the regulated electricity and gas industries. In the UK it owns and operates the high-voltage electricity transmission network in England and Wales, and Britain's natural gas transportation system. In the US it is one of the top ten electricity companies, with the largest electricity transmission and distribution network in the New England/New York region. In the US National Grid has a long history of implementing award winning energy efficiency programmes.' [1] They stand to profit significantly from changes to the transmission system needed for a transition to alternative energies.

People

Steve Lucas - Finance Director. Appointed October 2002. Had been Executive Director, Finance of Lattice Group plc. Previously Treasurer of BG Group plc having joined British Gas plc in 1994. Prior was with Shell for 11 years. Non-executive Director of Compass Group PLC.[3]

Lobbyists

In 2011 it was listed as a client of Bell Pottinger Public Affairs. [5]

Affiliations

National Grid has been a donor to the Science Media Centre in 2012 and 2013 according to the SMC.[6]

  • Legal firm Berwin Leighton Paisner acts as National Grid's legal adviser on commercial, construction and litigation matters

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Notes

  1. UKBCSE BCSE Members, BCSE homepage. accessed 12/02/09
  2. National Grid, BoardSir John Parker Accessed 9/11/09
  3. National Grid, BoardSteve Lucas Accessed 9/11/09
  4. National Grid, BoardNick Winser Accessed 9/11/09
  5. Our clients, acc 12 December 2011
  6. Data from Internet Archive holdings of the Science Media Centre website, 2002-2013.