Eversource recognized by VETS Indexes with prestigious 5 Star Employer Award. BOSTON - In recognition of its year-round dedication to prioritizing veterans in the workplace, Eversource has been named one of the nation's top veteran employers by VETS Indexes for the third year in a row. This year, the energy company has been honored with VETS Indexes' prestigious 5 Star Employer Award - the highest award level offered by the organization. This distinction highlights Eversource's unwavering commitment to veteran employment and achievements in recruiting, retaining, and developing both veterans and the military-connected community. "We're deeply honored to be named a 5 Star Employer by VETS Indexes and to again receive this esteemed national recognition for supporting our veteran employees, who play a vital role on our team and whose talents translate seamlessly to our mission of delivering safe, reliable power to millions of customers across the three states we serve," said Susan Sgroi, Eversource's executive vice president of Human Resources and Information Technology. "We have more than 830 veterans who work at Eversource, representing all branches of the U.S. military, and every day we see how their service-oriented work ethic, strong leadership abilities, and high integrity bring an unmatched dynamic to our workforce, resulting in direct benefits for our customers and communities," she added. "From our country to our company, our nation's heroes have made immense contributions through their service to the public, and we take great pride in being able to provide them with specialized support, resources, and development that will help advance their professional careers." Added Nicholas Antaki, president of VETS Indexes, "Eversource Energy has demonstrated meaningful and measurable support for veterans and the military-connected community through its commitment to building opportunities for those who served. Employers like Eversource continue to set the standard and help drive the future of veteran employment forward, and we want to congratulate them for their remarkable progress in creating a welcoming and empowering workplace for veterans across New England."

Hartford's West End braces for traffic disruptions from $315 million Eversource project. Published: Apr. 21, 2026 at 1:26 PM PDT | Updated: 4 hours ago HARTFORD, Conn. (WFSB) - Hartford's West End is bracing for a summer of road closures, detours and lane closures as part of a $315 million underground project to upgrade the city's electric grid. The bulk of the work in the neighborhood starts May 4 and will last two to three months. Eversource is replacing 52-year-old transmission lines with more advanced cables to boost the electric grid. The work is mostly underground. Drivers will see road closed signs, detours and lane closures. Construction and noise will detour drivers from popular thoroughfares to quiet neighborhood streets. Janet Morrison has lived in the West End for nine years. She said the project is necessary but will be inconvenient. "At rush hour you'll see more traffic through the neighborhood on what are normally quieter streets due to the detours that have been set up," Morrison said. Morrison said drivers often ignore stop signs when detoured through the neighborhood. "The bad thing about that is a lot of people don't pay attention to the stop signs when they're in the neighborhood and they just go through fast, so that part is disconcerting," she said. The project will reach an already congested stretch of Asylum Avenue at Scarborough and Whitney streets. An Eversource spokesperson said the project "will enhance the safety and reliability of the electric system and increase its capacity to meet current and future energy demand in the Hartford area." Eversource is replacing nearly seven miles of transmission lines. The company said it has been in talks with residents since 2023 to minimize the impact to the neighborhood. The massive underground project began last April and is expected to end in the middle of 2027.