ORANGE, Conn.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Avangrid, Inc., a leading energy company and member of the Iberdrola Group, announced today that the New England Clean Energy Connect (NECEC) project is complete and energized. The NECEC stands as one of the region’s largest sources of baseload energy, strengthening grid reliability and lowering energy costs. The project’s commercial operation date is January 16, 2026. With the introduction of 1,200 MW of new hydropower into ISO-New England’s system, the NECEC wi