National Grid plc is a 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 is a producer and supplier of electricity and gas). National Grid has a primary listing on the London Stock Exchange, and is a constituent of the FTSE 100 Index. It has a secondary listing on the New York Stock Exchange.
National Grid is one of the largest “investor owned” utility companies in the world, and it provides gas to ten million customers, and electricity to ten million customers in New York, Massachusetts and Rhode Island.
Type: Public limited company
Traded as: LSE: NG. NYSE: NGG; FTSE 100 Component
Industry: Utilities
Predecessor: Central Electricity Generating Board
Founded: 1990; 30 years ago in London
Headquarters: London, England, UK
Products: Electricity transmission; Gas distribution; Gas transmission
Website: www.nationalgrid.com