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National Grid (NG): news on Saturday 3 October 2026
+3.0 positive
Coverage was mostly about the £600M substation civils framework with 31 suppliers named, plus modest share price gains and investment in voltage capacity. A Utility Week report that it under-delivered boundary capacity in T2 and scrutiny of US rate freezes held the tone back.
What drove it
- £600M substation framework
- share price gains
- T2 capacity shortfall
The 12 stories
- −8.3 National Grid significantly under delivered new boundary capacity in T2
Significantly under-delivered boundary capacity in T2, reputational and regulatory hit - +5.0 31 contractors bag £600m National Grid civils framework
Contractors win £600m civils framework, investment programme - +5.0 National Grid names 31 suppliers on £600M substation civils framework
Names 31 suppliers on £600M framework, investment progress - +5.0 National Grid £600M substation civils framework: delivery and risk notes for engineers
£600M substation framework signals investment and delivery plans - +5.0 National Grid invests big in upping its voltage capacity | Video and photos
Investing in higher voltage capacity in Buffalo area - −5.0 National Grid’s downstate gas rate freeze faces scrutiny over future costs
Gas rate freeze faces scrutiny over future costs - +3.3 National Grid event to open doors for businesses across North Wales
Business engagement event in North Wales, mildly positive - +3.3 National Grid stock rises around 1.5% as technical momentum attracts intraday buyers
Shares up around 1.5% on buying momentum - +2.5 National Grid stock after-hours at EUR 13.53: plus 1.42 percent versus prior close
Share price up 1.42% after hours - +2.5 Can National Grid stock regain momentum as buyers remain active on short-term rallies?
Stock momentum commentary, buyers active - −1.7 What’s up with National Grid’s proposed rate “freeze”? - Press-Republican
Proposed US rate freeze questioned, regulatory uncertainty - +0.8 National Grid Electricity Distribution (NGED) network
NGED network item, little detail, mainly factual
National Grid: every day · Utilities on 3 October 2026 · FTSE 100 overview for the day