Prestigious national recognition honors energy company’s unwavering commitment to customers and corporate responsibility

HARTFORD, Conn. and BOSTON, Mass. (April 23, 2026) – As a resounding recognition of its commitment to corporate citizenship, social responsibility and a customer-first focus throughout its operations, Eversource Energy (NYSE:ES) has been named by Newsweek and Statista Inc. as one of America’s Most Trustworthy Companies for 2026. This prestigious national award celebrates U.S. companies that demonstrate leadership in ethical business practices and have built strong trust among customers, employees and stakeholders through consistently reliable performance and transparency – creating positive benefits and social impact in the communities they serve.

"It's an incredible honor to receive this recognition from Newsweek and Statista Inc., which is a crowning testament to our more than 10,000 dedicated employees and how our team leads with high ethics, integrity and transparency every day to safely and reliably serve our customers across New England," said Eversource Executive Vice President of Customer Experience and Energy Strategy Penni Conner. "As the region's largest energy provider, we recognize the pivotal role we have in advancing a cost-effective, resilient and environmentally responsible energy future with a customer-first focus. Realizing that shared vision can only be accomplished with a culture of trust and transparency for our customers and communities as a strong foundation, and we take seriously this important responsibility. We're truly grateful for collaborative working relationships with our customers, communities and partners across the states we serve, and we remain committed to earning their confidence in all that we do as we work together to create sustainable change for our region."

Eversource was one of 700 companies named by Newsweek and Statista Inc. to their list of America's Most Trustworthy Companies for 2026, which encompasses a wide range of corporations from industries including automotive, banking, health care, retail, travel and technology. The rankings were determined through an extensive independent survey of more than 25,000 U.S. residents, resulting in more than 100,000 evaluations that reflected their perspectives considering customer trust, investor trust and employee trust, along with a social listening analysis.

For more on the energy company’s nationally recognized commitment to sustainability and corporate responsibility, please visit Eversource.com.

Eversource (NYSE: ES), celebrated as a national leader for its commitment to sustainability and corporate citizenship, is named among America’s Most Responsible Companies by Newsweek for 2026 and recognized as the #1 utility on USA Today’s list of America’s Climate Leaders for 2025. Eversource transmits and delivers electricity and natural gas and supplies water to approximately 4.6 million customers in Connecticut, Massachusetts and New Hampshire. The #1 Energy Efficiency Provider in the Nation, Eversource harnesses the commitment of more than 10,500 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 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 a first-in-the-nation networked geothermal pilot project, 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.