Transportation contributes the largest proportion of our regions' greenhouse gas footprint. We're committed to promoting electric vehicle adoption, investing in local grid upgrades and educating customers to help New England reach significant carbon reduction goals over the next few decades.

We work closely with other New England utilities to invest in local grid upgrades that promote the adoption of EVs and support the addition of EV charging stations. Through our partnership with the National Electric Highway Coalition, we are collaborating with other electric companies to provide EV charging stations along all major U.S. travel corridors.

 We have also developed an EV load management strategy to reduce infrastructure upgrade costs and minimize the use of more carbon-intensive fuels that generate electricity during peak demand times on the grid.

Driving Each State Into The Future

Connecticut

Our Connecticut EV program continues to build on its initial success. Installations for chargers at homes or buildings with multiple units have tripled compared to initial estimates.

Since the program started, our rebates have:

• Helped energize over 1,600 charging ports at public, workplace and large multifamily locations, more than 60% of which are in underserved communities.
• Helped over 3,000 Connecticut residents participate in our residential EV charging offerings.

Our Connecticut residential programs require participation in demand response, which focuses on lowering a customer's EV charging habits during periods of peak demand. This allows us to lower our collective GHG emissions by decreasing the need for additional power generated from fossil fuel sources. Customers also receive financial incentives for participating. 

Massachusetts

Our Electric Mobility team relaunched the Massachusetts Make Ready programs. The investment includes a renewed budget for publicly available commercial charging stations and the addition of incentives for other customer segments, including residential and large multifamily.

For each segment of the renewed program, we are providing increased incentives to projects that serve EJ communities. The program will be run through 2026 and is targeted to help support the installation of 150 DCFC ports and more than 8,200 level 2 charging ports, of which over 3,350 will be public. 

New Hampshire

We launched our $2.1 million Make Ready program to fund DCFC installations along travel corridors to support EV travel throughout the state. This funding will supplement grants awarded by the New Hampshire Department of Environmental Services (NH DES) through the Volkswagen Mitigation Trust to help cover the costs of EV charging infrastructure, such as increasing power supply or installing a new meter. We continue to collaborate with site hosts, contractors and NH DES to build out the offering.