Abstract

National Grid USA will provide Smart Grid workforce training to nearly 5,000 employees representing 15 different job categories impacted by Smart Grid technologies. Personnel associated with the Worchester Massachusetts Smart Grid Pilot Project will be trained including: approximately 500 employees in the Worchester region, 800 in the New England North region, and 1,300 employees in the New England South region. National Grid will design and develop all training materials. Pending approval, National Grid will train 2,300 additional employees in upstate New York service territory in the Syracuse and Albany Smart Grid projects.