Eversource Named One of America’s Climate Leaders for 2025 by USA TODAY

Energy company ranked #1 among utilities and energy companies nationwide, affirming commitment to sustainability and environmental responsibility

HARTFORD, Conn. & BOSTON--(BUSINESS WIRE)--For the third year in a row, Eversource Energy (NYSE:ES) has been recognized by USA TODAY and Statista Inc. as one of America’s Climate Leaders for 2025. Ranked #1 among energy companies and utilities nationwide for the highest core emissions reduction year-over-year and ranked #146 overall, this recognition highlights Eversource’s continued achievements in prioritizing sustainability and environmental stewardship across its operations.

“We’re honored to receive this prestigious recognition from USA TODAY, which is a crowning testament to our leadership in sustainability and being responsible stewards of the environment across the communities we serve,” said Eversource Chairman, President, and Chief Executive Officer Joe Nolan. “These core values are integrated into all that we do for our customers and this recognition demonstrates the strong progress we’re making in reducing our own companywide carbon footprint as we also work to support New England’s clean energy transition with a focus on affordability. We’re proud to do our part to address climate change, and to be recognized as a national industry leader is a gratifying confirmation of how we’re setting the standard for sustainable business practices.”

Eversource’s commitment to sustainability has resulted in landmark clean energy accomplishments, including its first-in-the-nation networked geothermal pilot project in Framingham, Massachusetts and award-winning Outer Cape Battery Energy Storage System in Provincetown, Massachusetts. The energy company has also received numerous independent national recognitions, such as its ranking as the #1 energy efficiency provider in the country, according to the most recent American Council for an Energy-Efficient Economy (ACEEE) Utility Energy Efficiency Scorecard. Additionally, as part of Massachusetts’ strategic approach to the clean energy transition, Eversource is moving forward with its comprehensive Electric Sector Modernization Plan – a transformative roadmap that paves the way for a modernized electric system that strengthens the grid’s resiliency and reliability for customers while helping to advance the commonwealth’s ambitious decarbonization goals.

The USA TODAY list of America’s Climate Leaders recognizes the top companies from across the United States that have achieved the greatest reduction in their operational emissions intensity between 2021 and 2023 – a measure of the amount of Scope 1 and 2 greenhouse gases a company produces relative to its revenue. Appearing on all editions of the list, Eversource ranked #1 this year in the Energy & Utilities Category and within the top 150 companies overall – earning the distinction as a 3-Year Champion.

For more information on the company’s nationally recognized sustainability efforts, please visit Eversource.com.

Eversource (NYSE: ES), celebrated as a national leader for its corporate citizenship, is recognized as the #1 U.S. utility on TIME’s List of World’s Best Companies for 2024. Eversource transmits and delivers electricity and natural gas and supplies water to approximately 4.6 million customers in Connecticut, Massachusetts and New Hampshire. The #1 energy efficiency provider in the nation, Eversource harnesses the commitment of more than 10,000 employees across three states to build a single, united company around the mission of safely delivering reliable energy and water with superior customer service. The company is empowering a clean energy future in the Northeast, with nationally recognized energy efficiency solutions and successful programs to integrate new clean energy resources like a first-in-the-nation networked geothermal pilot project, solar, offshore wind, electric vehicles and battery storage, into the electric system. For more information, please visit eversource.com, and follow us on X, Facebook, Instagram, and LinkedIn. For more information on our water services, visit aquarionwater.com.