A Fossil Free Future for Cleanly Heating Homes and Businesses

National Grid’s vision is to fully eliminate fossil from both their gas and electric systems, enabling all homes and businesses they serve to meet their heating needs without the use of fossil fuels by 2050, if not sooner.

National Grid is proposing specific actions to achieve fossil-free heat fairly, affordably, and reliably for all their customers and communities.

Their fossil-free vision rests on four pillars of action: energy efficiency in buildings, a 100% fossil-free gas network, hybrid electric-gas heating systems, and targeted electrification and networked geothermal.

Stephen J. Woerner, National Grid New England

Steve joined National Grid on October 2021, bringing over 30 years of experience in the energy industry. As President of National Grid in New England, he leads over 6,000 employees and is responsible for gas and electric operations in Massachusetts, as well as LNG, HVDC, and Transmission in New England. Steve is committed to developing the most innovative, reliable, affordable solutions to bring clean energy to more than 2.2 million New England electric and gas customers. He firmly believes the time is now to focus on enabling a future where all our energy needs are met without fossil fuels and believes National Grid is positioned to lead the way by decarbonizing their gas and electric systems while ensuring a transition that is equitable for all.

Before National Grid, Steve served as President & Chief Operating Officer for Baltimore Gas and Electric (BGE), over which time the company recorded its highest performance in safety, service, reliability, and customer satisfaction. While at BGE, Steve held numerous executive, leadership and technical roles, with responsibilities for distribution and transmission engineering, customer service, operations, emergency preparedness and construction management. Steve co-led the integration of Constellation and BGE into Exelon. Steve also led business transformation efforts of BGE’s holding company, where he also served as a senior executive with responsibility for supply chain and other shared services.

Steve is also a registered Professional Engineer with a bachelor’s degree in Electrical Engineering from Drexel University and a master’s degree in Business Administration from Loyola University Maryland.

In his current role, Steve oversees the operational and financial performance of the New England businesses, and he is responsible for relationships with government officials, regulators and customers, and communities served by National Grid. He is committed to advancing New England’s clean energy objectives, while ensuring the safe, reliable, and affordable delivery of energy to all customers.

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Sep 28, 2022 @ 12pm-1pm Eastern Time — 11am-12pm Central Time

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