National Grid agrees to sell US onshore renewables business to Brookfield in $1.7bn deal

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UK grid operator announces deal that will see it sell Stateside renewables business to Canadian investment giant

National Grid has today confirmed it has reached an agreement to sell its US-based onshore renewables business to Canadian investment firm Brookfield Asset Management in a deal worth $1.74bn. The UK...

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