Eversource

Eversource is a gas and electric utility which serves approximately 4 million customers in Connecticut, Massachusetts and New Hampshire. Under pressure to decarbonize in the New England states, Eversource left the American Gas Association, making it the largest utility to leave the industry’s main lobbying group.

Featured Articles

Utility PACs favor Republicans in congressional races as anger over bills grows

Utility political action committees (PACs) have poured $11.5 million into congressional races this cycle. That amount is less than they had spent at this point in the 2024 cycle, when utility PACs had already contributed $13.6 million by the October reporting period.  NextEra Energy, Southern Company, Entergy, and Duke Energy are spending the most of...

Utility lobbyists host private gathering in Red Sox suite for regulators ahead of NARUC meeting

The trade association representing for-profit electric utilities hosted utility regulators alongside industry lobbyists in a luxury Fenway Park suite for a Red Sox game on the sidelines of a regulators’ conference last July, according to public records obtained by the Energy and Policy Institute. The Edison Electric Institute (EEI) is the trade association for monopoly...

Press