Avangrid Earns Back-to-Back Recognition on TIME’s 2025 America’s Best Mid-Size Companies List
Avangrid, Inc., a leading sustainable energy company and member of the global Iberdrola Group, announced today that it has been named to TIME’s 2025 America’s Best Mid-Size Companies list, marking the second consecutive year the company has earned this honor. The recognition highlights Avangrid’s strong and consistent performance across three critical dimensions: revenue growth, employee satisfaction, and corporate responsibility.
This back-to-back achievement reflects not only the company’s resilience and innovative approach to energy transformation but also its long-term commitment to creating economic, social, and environmental value in the communities it serves.
Recognition that Validates a Clear Strategy
For Avangrid, being included on TIME’s list two years in a row signals that its strategy of blending financial performance with strong values is paying off.
“Earning a place on TIME’s list two years in a row is a powerful validation of the culture and strategy we’ve fostered and continue to build upon,” said Jose Antonio Miranda, CEO of Avangrid. “This recognition affirms Avangrid’s success in delivering sustainable growth, strengthening the communities we serve, and investing in our people. We believe that long-term value is created not only by growing revenues but also by building a culture of safety, inclusion, and responsibility.”
The recognition places Avangrid among an elite group of companies that have demonstrated they can thrive financially while also acting as responsible stewards of people and the planet.
How TIME Evaluates America’s Best Mid-Size Companies
TIME, in collaboration with Statista, compiles its annual America’s Best Mid-Size Companies list by analyzing U.S.-based companies with revenues ranging from $100 million to $10 billion. The selection methodology considers a balanced mix of quantitative and qualitative measures:
- Revenue Growth – Demonstrating resilience and an ability to expand even during uncertain economic cycles.
- Employee Satisfaction – Evaluating internal culture, safety, diversity, and employee well-being.
- Corporate Responsibility – Reviewing transparency, sustainability commitments, and measurable impact in environmental, social, and governance (ESG) areas.
Avangrid’s strong performance in each of these categories helped secure its ranking for 2025, continuing the momentum it established in 2024 when it first appeared on the list.
A Growing Energy Leader with Expansive Reach
Avangrid has built a reputation as one of the leading sustainable energy companies in the United States. With more than 10.5 gigawatts (GW) of generation capacity, the company operates a diversified portfolio that includes wind, solar, hydroelectric, and thermal generation assets.
Looking ahead, Avangrid has announced plans to invest an additional $20 billion in grid modernization by 2030, a move designed to meet the surging demand for reliable, resilient, and clean power. Grid modernization is central to enabling the transition to renewable energy, particularly as more households, businesses, and industries electrify transportation, heating, and manufacturing.
This investment underscores Avangrid’s role not only as a power provider but also as a key driver of America’s clean energy transformation.
A Workplace Defined by Safety, Inclusion, and Respect
A core reason Avangrid was recognized by TIME is its deep commitment to employee well-being. With approximately 8,000 employees nationwide, the company prioritizes creating a safe, inclusive, and respectful workplace culture.
The company has embedded a “safety-first” culture across all its operations, ensuring employees are protected in high-risk environments such as power generation, field maintenance, and grid operations. Beyond physical safety, Avangrid emphasizes mental health resources, professional development, and diversity, equity, and inclusion initiatives.
This focus has translated into consistently high employee satisfaction, which is reflected in external recognition. For instance:
- In 2025, Avangrid was recognized by JUST Capital as one of the JUST 100 companies, a list that ranks U.S. companies based on their performance as corporate citizens. This marks the fifth consecutive year Avangrid has earned that distinction.
- The Ethisphere Institute named Avangrid among the World’s Most Ethical Companies for the seventh consecutive year, cementing its reputation for ethical leadership, integrity, and transparency.
These achievements reinforce the idea that when a company takes care of its people, it strengthens its ability to deliver consistent, reliable service to millions of customers every day.
Commitment Beyond Energy: Creating Economic and Social Value
While Avangrid’s primary business is generating and delivering energy, the company has consistently gone beyond that mission to support economic development, workforce opportunities, and environmental stewardship across the United States.
Local Economic Growth
Avangrid actively partners with local governments, educational institutions, and community organizations to spur regional economic development. The company’s infrastructure projects often bring significant job opportunities, from construction roles to permanent positions in operations and maintenance. By investing in clean energy projects, Avangrid also stimulates local supply chains and supports small businesses in the regions where it operates.
Workforce Development
Avangrid has invested in workforce training programs, often collaborating with technical schools and universities to prepare the next generation of energy professionals. These programs emphasize not only technical expertise but also leadership skills, ensuring that employees are ready to take on the challenges of an evolving energy sector.
Environmental Stewardship
Protecting natural resources remains at the heart of Avangrid’s operations. The company takes a proactive approach to environmental responsibility, incorporating biodiversity protection into project planning, reducing carbon emissions, and investing in renewable projects that directly displace fossil fuel reliance.
This triple-bottom-line approach—delivering economic, social, and environmental value—helps position Avangrid as a trusted partner in the communities it serves.
Driving the U.S. Energy Transformation
The inclusion in TIME’s list is not just recognition of past achievements but also a signal of where Avangrid is headed. The company is uniquely positioned to play a central role in the United States’ shift to a cleaner, more resilient energy future.
By combining a strong financial foundation with a deep commitment to sustainability and ethics, Avangrid is shaping the way utilities operate in the 21st century. Whether it’s building offshore wind projects, modernizing transmission systems, or investing in cutting-edge grid technology, the company is paving the way for cleaner, smarter, and more reliable energy delivery.
