National Grid PLC

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Direct Lobbying Transparency

Overall Assessment	Comment	Score
Comprehensive	National Grid PLC is highly transparent about its climate-related lobbying. It names a wide range of specific measures it has tried to influence, including “Massachusetts H.5060 – An Act driving clean energy and offshore wind,” the UK “Review of Electricity Market Arrangements (REMA),” the “Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative,” the US SEC’s proposed climate-disclosure rule, the “Inflation Reduction Act of 2022,” EPA methane regulations, the UK Emissions Trading Scheme and proposals for a Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanism, among many others. The company also describes in detail how it lobbies and whom it approaches: it files formal written comments, holds “regular bilateral engagement meetings” and “Phase 1 and Phase 2 bilateral workshops,” participates on stakeholder committees and coalitions, and submits briefings to parliamentary processes; the targets of these efforts are clearly identified, such as BEIS and Ofgem officials, Members of the Scottish Parliament (logged in the Scottish Lobbying Register), the US Departments of Energy and Transportation, the SEC, EPA, NYSERDA, and state legislatures in Massachusetts, New York and New Jersey. Finally, National Grid is explicit about the outcomes it seeks: it supports an “economy-wide price on carbon,” backs removing the manufacturer cap in the Section 30D EV tax credit, advocates “permit streamlining to support clean energy development,” champions incentives for renewable natural gas and clean hydrogen, calls for mechanisms that “reduce delays in the delivery of energy infrastructure,” and quantifies the benefits of its “accelerating low-carbon connections ODI” (e.g., saving 9,391 tCO₂ for a 100 MW solar project). Statements such as “support with no exceptions” on several bills and its aim to “enable utilities to procure renewable natural gas (RNG) and clean hydrogen to decarbonize the gas supply” demonstrate clear positions and measurable goals. Collectively, these disclosures provide a comprehensive picture of the company’s climate-policy lobbying intentions, methods and objectives.	4

Lobbying Governance

Overall Assessment	Comment	Score
Moderate	National Grid has implemented a foundational framework for lobbying governance through its “Global Corporate Policy on Responsible Lobbying and Political Engagement,” which “ensures that we regularly review” its political engagement commitments. It demonstrates a mechanism for aligning its indirect lobbying activities via its “Trade Association Review,” noting that “we have conducted a review of relevant organisations and assessed their alignment with climate related policy positions and commitments” and that “full details on our findings, as well as our process for managing partial alignment moving forward, are in our Trade Association Review.” The company has publicly affirmed that it aligns its advocacy with climate goals, responding “Yes” when asked if it commits to engage “in line with the goals of the Paris Agreement.” National Grid also describes how Corporate Affairs “coordinates communication relating to our climate change policy, strategy and material activities, checking our messaging through internal governance processes to enable us to provide clear, coherent and consistent messaging to our various stakeholders,” and explains that the “Corporate Affairs and Legal departments work closely to ensure full compliance with U.S. law” and require employees to undergo training on these policies. However, the company does not disclose a named individual or formal committee responsible for overseeing lobbying alignment, nor does it outline a specific process or sign-off mechanism for its direct lobbying activities, leaving that aspect of its governance framework unspecified.	2