Avangrid Continues to Electrify its Utility Fleet, To Significantly Grow Use of Hybrid Trucks
11 Décembre 2024 - 6:44PM
Business Wire
Avangrid expects to add over 130 hybrid
vehicles to its utility fleet over the next three years
Avangrid, Inc. (NYSE: AGR), a leading sustainable energy company
and member of the Iberdrola Group, today announced that it will be
purchasing over 130 new hybrid bucket trucks over the next three
years as it continues to electrify its fleet across its Northeast
utilities. While Avangrid already uses hybrid vehicles, this
procurement plan represents a significant expansion in the
Company’s use of proven alternative energy sources including
electric, hybrid, and green fuels.
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One of Avangrid’s hybrid bucket trucks
currently in use by subsidiary, New York State Electric and Gas
(NYSEG). (Photo: Business Wire)
These hybrid vehicles, which will be procured from two different
manufacturers, use a diesel engine while driving but only need
electricity to operate the bucket lift. This comes with many
significant advantages compared to traditional vehicles,
including:
- Safety: This allows workers to shut down the trucks’ engines
when working on power lines, eliminating their exposure exhaust
fumes. The quieter electric motor also makes it easier for crews to
communicate with one another.
- Fuel efficiency: Workers can operate the bucket lift and even
keep the cabin air conditioned or heated during exceptionally hot
or cold weather using only the electric motor, allowing workers to
turn off the diesel engine and save fuel.
- Longevity: Utilizing an electric motor to power the bucket lift
reduces wear and tear on the vehicle’s engine. This improves their
reliability and keeps them operating more efficiently for
longer.
“It is important that Avangrid lives its values as a leading
sustainable company and drives innovation across the business. In
this case, we are expanding our use of new technologies that will
make us more energy efficient,” said Avangrid CEO, Pedro Azagra.
“Hybrid vehicles will also improve the health and safety of our
employees and the communities we serve, while preserving Avangrid’s
ability to respond to emergencies in our service area and
beyond.”
Meanwhile, Avangrid continues to explore other proven
alternatives. For example, some of Avangrid’s fleet is already
using renewable diesel (made of plant material) in its Lancaster,
New York service area. The Company is working toward growing its
use of green fuels, including in its hybrid vehicles.
The Company’s goal is to convert 60 percent of its heavy-duty
fleet to alternative energy sources by 2030. This investment in
hybrid vehicles is a major step toward Avangrid meeting that
goal.
About Avangrid: Avangrid, Inc. (NYSE: AGR) aspires to be
the leading sustainable energy company in the United States.
Headquartered in Orange, CT with approximately $45 billion in
assets and operations in 24 U.S. states, Avangrid has two primary
lines of business: networks and renewables. Through its networks
business, Avangrid owns and operates eight electric and natural gas
utilities, serving more than 3.3 million customers in New York and
New England. Through its renewables business, Avangrid owns and
operates a portfolio of renewable energy generation facilities
across the United States. Avangrid employs approximately 8,000
people and has been recognized by JUST Capital as one of the JUST
100 companies – a ranking of America’s best corporate citizens – in
2024 for the fourth consecutive year. In 2024, Avangrid ranked
first among utilities and 12 overall. The company supports the
U.N.’s Sustainable Development Goals and was named among the
World’s Most Ethical Companies in 2024 for the sixth consecutive
year by the Ethisphere Institute. Avangrid is a member of the group
of companies controlled by Iberdrola, S.A. For more information,
visit www.avangrid.com.
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