Eversource Energy

Eversource Energy
FormerlyNortheast Utilities
Company typePublic
IndustryUtility
PredecessorNortheast Utilities, NSTAR Electric, NSTAR Gas, Aquarion Water, Connecticut Light & Power Co., Holyoke Water Power Co., Public Service of New Hampshire, Western Massachusetts Electric Co., Yankee Gas
Founded1966; 58 years ago (1966)
Headquarters[1]
Area served
Key people
Joseph R. Nolan (Chairman, CEO, President)
Governed by a 14-member Board of Trustees. Sanford Cloud, Jr., Lead Trustee[2][3][4]
Productstransmission, distribution and generation
RevenueIncrease US$9.86 billion (2021)[5]
Increase US$1.99 billion (2021)[5]
Increase US$1.23 billion (2021)[5]
Total assetsIncrease US$48.49 billion (2021)[5]
Total equityIncrease US$14.60 billion (2021)[5]
Number of employees
9,299[6] (2021)
Websitewww.eversource.com

Eversource Energy is a publicly traded, Fortune 500 energy company headquartered in Hartford, Connecticut, and Boston, Massachusetts, with several regulated subsidiaries offering retail electricity, natural gas service and water service to approximately 4 million[7] customers in Connecticut, Massachusetts, and New Hampshire.

Following its 2012 merger with Boston-based NSTAR, Northeast Utilities had more than 4,270 circuit miles of electric transmission lines, 72,000 pole miles of distribution lines, and 6,459 miles of natural gas pipeline in New England.[8]

On February 2, 2015, the company and all its subsidiaries rebranded themselves as "Eversource Energy".[9] The stock symbol changed on February 19, 2015, from "NU" to "ES".[10]

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  2. ^ "Northeast Utilities Corporate Governance - Overview". Archived from the original on 2007-10-30. Retrieved 2007-09-19.
  3. ^ "NSTAR is now Eversource" (PDF). Archived (PDF) from the original on 2023-08-13. Retrieved 2014-05-13.
  4. ^ "Northeast Utilities Corporate Governance - Board of Trustees Information". Archived from the original on 2014-05-14. Retrieved 2014-05-13.
  5. ^ a b c d e "Eversource Energy 2021 Annual Report Results" (PDF). eversource.com. Archived (PDF) from the original on 2022-04-22. Retrieved 2022-03-26.
  6. ^ "Eversource Energy". Fortune. Archived from the original on 2020-02-11. Retrieved 2022-03-18.
  7. ^ S&P Market Intelligence (2017-12-04). "Corporate Profile: Eversource Energy". SNL.com. Archived from the original on 2014-05-14. Retrieved 2018-02-16.
  8. ^ "About NU: NU Facts - Northeast Utilities". Archived from the original on 2014-05-14. Retrieved 2014-05-13.
  9. ^ "Northeast Utilities Announces New Name". MarketWatch. Archived from the original on 2018-02-24. Retrieved 19 March 2015.
  10. ^ "NStar is becoming Eversource Energy. Here's what you should know. - Business -". The Boston Globe. Archived from the original on 27 October 2021. Retrieved 19 March 2015.