Spirit of 76
76 Under Forties from 44 Utilities, Commissions, Etc.
It was exciting for me to wonder what additional great accomplishments lay before them in their careers. It's enough to make me feel young too.
Fortnightly Magazine - June 2019
Visiting Eversource
Unique Conversations
Shaking off the morning chill though April it was, two days in Boston, touring the infrastructure and offices of Eversource, squeezing in stops at Fenway and Faneuil Hall. The utility for much of New England claims first place among the nation's investor-owned companies in credit rating, energy efficiency and offshore wind and has championship aspirations to match the local sports franchises. In a whirlwind we were shuttled from interview to interview, all reproduced here for your tasting, as delicious as a fresh lobster roll for us utility regulation and policy wonks.
Eversource: Jim Judge, CEO
Visiting Eversource
"Thanks to our high credit rating, we can borrow cheaper than any other utility, which means the customers benefit in terms of lower rates."
Eversource: Resiliency and Grid Modernization
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"We’re asking the grid to do more today and for those using technology to create more value for customers."
Eversource: Energy Efficiency
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"What we're trying to do is, rather than give a rebate, influence the channel to only stock the right products so the inefficient product doesn't even come to market."
Eversource: Battery Storage
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"In New England, we’re on a relentless march toward a zero-carbon grid."
Eversource: Offshore Wind
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"More than sixty percent of costs of offshore wind have been taken out over the last five years."
Eversource: Tour of Fenway Park
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Eversource and Red Sox team up on energy efficiency at Fenway.
Eversource: Tour of Seafood Way Substation
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Look Up. It’s a 345kV Substation.
Fortnightly Under Forty 2019
Rising stars
Spirit of Seventy-Six: Here are seventy-six young and rising stars of our industry.