PROVIDENCE, R.I., Nov. 19, 2014 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- via PRWEB - Last night, National Grid's Rhode Island electric distribution business was recognized by PA Consulting Group, Inc. as the recipient of the 2014 ReliabilityOne™ Award for Outstanding Midsize Utility. This year PA Consulting Group expanded its ReliabilityOne™ program to recognize the very best Midsize investor owned utilities in the United States. To be eligible for this recognition, a utility must deliver a reliability performance ranked in the top 95th percentile.
"This honor is an affirmation of our commitment to build the utility of the future to meet our customers' needs today and going forward," said Timothy F. Horan, President of National Grid Rhode Island business. "We will continue to work tirelessly to provide our customers with the service they expect and deserve."
All midsized utilities operating electric delivery networks in North America are eligible for consideration for the Outstanding Midsize Utility award. The selection of provisional recipients is based primarily on system reliability statistics that measure the frequency and duration of customer outages. After provisional recipients are selected, each company undergoes an on-site certification process which provides an independent review and confirmation of the policies, processes and systems used to collect, analyze and report a company's reliability results.
"Utilities are on the doorstep of a technological leap that will set new expectations for how companies handle reliability and, really, all aspects of their business," said Jeff Lewis, PA Consulting Group's ReliabilityOne™ Program Director. "National Grid in Rhode Island has shown a commitment to reliability that will serve as a cornerstone for its customers as new advances are adopted to further improve response and restoration times."
About National Grid
National Grid (LSE: NG; NYSE:NGG) is an electricity and gas company that connects consumers to energy sources through its networks. The company is at the heart of one of the greatest challenges facing our society - to create new, sustainable energy solutions for the future and develop an energy system that underpins economic prosperity in the 21st century. National Grid holds a vital position at the center of the energy system and it 'joins everything up'.
In the northeast U.S., we connect more than seven million gas and electric customers to vital energy sources, essential for our modern lifestyles. In Great Britain, we run the gas and electricity systems that our society is built on, delivering gas and electricity across the country.
National Grid delivers electricity to approximately 3.3 million customers in Massachusetts, New York and Rhode Island. It is the largest distributor of natural gas in northeastern U.S., serving approximately 3.4 million customers in New York, Massachusetts and Rhode Island.
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About PA Consulting Group
PA Consulting Group, Inc. (PA) is an employee-owned firm of over 2,500 people, operating globally from offices across North America, Europe, the Nordics, the Gulf and Asia Pacific. PA has experts in energy, financial services, life sciences and healthcare, manufacturing, government and public services, defense and security, telecommunications, transport and logistics. PA's deep industry knowledge, together with skills in management consulting, technology and innovation, allows them to challenge conventional thinking and deliver exceptional results with lasting impact. PA has partnered with energy clients for over 25 years to help them understand the challenges they face and define and implement an effective strategic response. PA's ReliabilityOne™ awards are presented to electric utilities providing their customers with the highest levels of reliability in the industry. PA's ReliabilityOneTM study is based on standard industry reliability statistics that measure the frequency and duration of electric power outages and has been analyzing electric utility performance since 1987. For more information about PA Consulting Group, visit http://www.paconsulting.com/energy.
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