ACEEE’s national review of energy efficiency programs highlights winners in 10 categories for their exceptional program design, cost-effectiveness, customer-friendly services and results

BOSTON and SPRINGFIELD, Mass. (Nov. 7, 2024) – With its long history as a nation-leading energy efficiency provider, Eversource is again being recognized for its efforts to help customers save energy by the American Council for an Energy-Efficient Economy (ACEEE). The organization announced the winners of its 2024 Leaders of the Pack awards, honoring Eversource as a leader in the Small Commercial Buildings category for its Main Streets Program in Massachusetts.

Main Streets is the company’s premier small business energy efficiency initiative, launched with the goal of reaching micro businesses and environmental justice communities that might not otherwise be aware of the programs and offerings available to them.

Through Main Streets, Eversource – as well as the other Sponsors of Mass Save® in their own territories – partner with municipalities to connect these small and micro business owners with approved contractors who offer no-cost energy assessments to discuss upgrades that lower energy use and reduce costs.

“We are extremely proud to have received this recognition for our Main Streets program, which has helped more than 3,000 local small businesses in Massachusetts reduce their energy use over the past several years,” said Eversource Vice President for Energy Efficiency and Electric Mobility Tilak Subrahmanian. “Program participants save, on average, $0.68 per kWh and $5.33 per Therm, which can give them a crucial competitive advantage as well as additional savings to reinvest in their businesses. We’re excited to continue evolving this program as we work with community leaders and nonprofits to bring our services and resources to historically underserved groups.”

The Main Streets program emphasizes outreach to historically underserved markets. This focus, along with Eversource’s enhanced financial incentives – which can cover up to 90 percent of project costs or 100 percent of weatherization measures for customers who rent their spaces – and the company’s ambitious engagement efforts that include multilingual marketing and outreach, all combined to set this program apart as a Leader of the Pack.

Explore the program and schedule a no-cost assessment at a convenient time, and visit ACEEE to read more about the Leaders of the Pack awards.

Eversource (NYSE: ES), celebrated as a national leader for its corporate citizenship, is the #1 energy company in Newsweek’s list of America’s Most Responsible Companies for 2023 and recognized as one of America’s Most JUST Companies. Celebrated as a national leader for its corporate citizenship. Eversource transmits and delivers electricity to 1.28 million customers in 149 cities and towns, provides natural gas to 251,000 customers in 74 communities, and supplies water to approximately 217,000 customers in 59 communities across Connecticut. Eversource harnesses the commitment of approximately 9,900 employees across three states to build a single, united company around the mission of safely delivering reliable energy and water with superior customer service. The #1 energy efficiency provider in the nation, the company is empowering a clean energy future in the Northeast, with nationally-recognized energy efficiency solutions and successful programs to integrate new clean energy resources like solar, offshore wind, electric vehicles and battery storage, into the electric system. For more information, please visit Eversource.com, and follow us on X, Facebook, Instagram, and LinkedIn. For more information on our water services, visit aquarionwater.com.