Each year Eversource employees show off their skills at the Regional Rodeo and faceoff with peers from across the company in a variety of competitions for overhead and underground lineworkers, along with electric meter operations employees. ​​​​ 

The event, open to the public, provides an opportunity to see up-close the skills and knowledge mechanics use to ensure reliable service for customers.

Nearly 100 employees competed in the 2025 rodeo, which included several vendors, food trucks, and bucket rides, face painting and games for kids. 

The Eversource Foundation and the Eversource Veteran’s Association presented grants of $2,500 each during the opening ceremonies this year to four regional organizations that help veterans.

The 2025 Winners

New Hampshire teams won two of the four events at the tenth annual rodeo in the Berlin training yard.

• The New Hampshire team of Sean Cooke, Lucas Masciarelli and Rob Yianakopolos scored nearly a perfect score of 398 out of 400 in three events to win the Journeyman title in competition among overhead lineworkers.
• In the Electric Meter Operations competition, New Hampshire's Jonathan Rawls and Malvin Mwangi won two of the three events, winning the rodeo for the first time.
• In the underground lineworker competition, Massachusetts's Norman Mayette and David Nadowski finished first.
• In the top apprentice competition, Connecticut’s Justin Taylor had a perfect score of 400, and secured the win with the fastest time to completion in the test, pole climb, hurtman rescue and mystery event.