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National Grid (NG): news on Wednesday 4 November 2026
News from the 24 hours to Wednesday morning, 4 November 2026.
Tone of the day
What the score means. Each score rates how good or bad the news was for the company, from −10 (clearly bad) to +10 (clearly good). 0 is neutral, and anything beyond ±6 is strong and rare. It rates the coverage, not the share price.
Why it scored this way
Coverage mostly concerned National Grid purchasing land in Teesside for what is billed as the biggest data centre substation in the UK, plus an interconnector plan stretching its horizon to 2050. Minor items on help for US customers with bills, a rate request and a results preview added little offsetting weight.
What drove it
- Teesside data centre substation
- interconnector plan
- US customer bills
Around this day
| Day | Tone | Headlines |
|---|---|---|
| Thu 29 Oct | −2.8 | 10 |
| Fri 30 Oct | +8.3 | 17 |
| Sat 31 Oct | +7.5 | 31 |
| Sun 1 Nov | +5.0 | 4 |
| Mon 2 Nov | +7.0 | 13 |
| Tue 3 Nov | +8.7 | 37 |
| Wed 4 Nov | +5.5 | 18 |
9 stories · 18 headlines · strongest first
Utilities on 4 NovemberFTSE 100 that day| Tone | What the article reported, and why it scored that way | |
|---|---|---|
| Teesside land bought by National Grid for large substation serving data centres +8.05 headlines today · 32 in all, since 2 November · Outlets report National Grid buying Teesworks land for a large data centre substation. | ||
| +7.5 | Site purchase for large data centre substation | |
| +7.5 | Site acquisition supports infrastructure growth for data centre demand | |
| +7.5 | Land purchase positions company for data centre power connection demand | |
| +7.5 | Large substation plans show major infrastructure project pipeline | |
| +6.7 | Land sale completes site for data centre power infrastructure | |
| National Grid share price and outlook commentary +2.84 headlines today · 29 in all, since 24 October · Pieces discuss the share price, support levels and dividend expectations. | ||
| +3.3 | Speculative share price growth article, mildly positive | |
| +1.7 | Preview of upcoming half-year results and dividend expectations | |
| +1.7 | Share holding near support level with buyer interest | |
| +0.8 | Generic market attention piece with little substance | |
| National Grid to invest up to £400m extending UK-France link to 2050 +6.82 headlines today · 22 in all, since 30 October · Commentary covers the plan extending the IFA link to 2050. | ||
| +6.7 | Interconnector plan extends long-term business outlook | |
| +6.7 | Interconnector plan lengthens business outlook | |
| National Grid US infrastructure and customer notices +1.42 headlines today · 7 in all, since 31 October · Massachusetts discounts for lower-income customers and new Long Island gas units are reported. | ||
| +4.2 | Filing for new gas units to support Long Island supply | |
| +2.5 | Customer discount programme, mildly reputation-positive | |
| National Grid hosts Worcester winter bill events +3.71 headline today · 3 in all, since 1 November · National Grid offered bill help at an event in Fall River. | ||
| +3.3 | Community bill assistance event, goodwill | |
| National Grid Massachusetts gas rate request −3.31 headline today · National Grid's rate request could mean gas bills in Massachusetts rise by as much as 11% in January. | ||
| −3.3 | Rate request could raise customer bills, reputational pressure | |
| Sakaguchi leaves National Grid for Schneider Electric −1.71 headline today · Sakaguchi is leaving National Grid to join Schneider Electric's venture team. | ||
| −1.7 | Staff member departing for another firm, minor | |
| Renewables news roundup including National Grid +1.71 headline today · A roundup mentions National Grid among renewables items. | ||
| +1.7 | Brief roundup mentioning company among renewables items | |
| Farming and electricity infrastructure coexistence +0.81 headline today · A feature examines how agriculture and power infrastructure can coexist. | ||
| +0.8 | Feature on infrastructure alongside farmland, largely informational | |
Each article has its own score. The lines are our own summary; follow the source link to read the article itself.
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