Eversource Energy : City of Boston and Eversource Launch Building Energy Retrofit Resource Hub

Online resource offers one-stop shop for large- and medium-sized Boston buildings to connect with energy efficiency services and technical support; supports city's carbon neutrality goals

BOSTON (October 22, 2020) -The City of Boston,recently named a top U.S. city for energy efficiency, and Eversource announced the launch of theBoston Building Energy Retrofit Hub, a new online resource that connects Boston building owners, facility managers, and tenants of large- and medium-sized buildings that are over 35,000 square feet or 35 units to Eversource's energy efficiency services, incentives, and technical support to complete energy-saving projects. Buildings account for more than 70% of greenhouse gas emissions in the city, and the partnership is the latest initiative in Boston's goal to reduce emissions and become carbon neutral by 2050.

"The Boston Building Energy Retrofit Hub is an important resource as we strive to achieve carbon neutrality and mitigate the effects of climate change to ensure a healthy and sustainable future for the City of Boston," said the City of Boston Chief of Environment, Energy, and Open Space Chris Cook. "Hands-on support and access to the latest information, trends, and specialized building technologies can be a catalyst for change. The resources and energy expertise offered through the partnership with Eversource is designed to drive greater awareness of the benefits of energy efficiency and more participation in these nationally-recognized programs."

"The City of Boston is a top performer in energy efficiency because building owners, operators and tenants are actively collaborating and implementing new solutions to reduce energy use and cut carbon emissions," said Eversource Vice President of Energy Efficiency Tilak Subrahmanian. "The Hub is a strong example of how we're working with customers to share expertise and streamline access to incentives and programs that make energy efficiency projects achievable. We're proud to support this collaboration and help the city and businesses achieve their energy efficiency goals."

In 2014, Boston adopted theBuilding Energy Reporting and Disclosure Ordinance(BERDO) to educate building owners, tenants, and other stakeholders about their energy usage, greenhouse gas emissions, and the tools to reduce both. It also requires owners and managers of Boston's large- and medium-sized buildings to report their annual energy and water use. Buildings covered must also show concerted efforts to reduce their emissions every five years through energy actions or audits. Overall, BERDO helps property owners save money and reduce emissions to help the city meet its goal of achieving carbon neutrality by 2050, as laid out in itsClimate Action Plan.

The Boston Building Energy Retrofit Hub helps BERDO building owners take the next step to meet and exceed anticipated performance requirements and enables the deep carbon savings necessary to meet the city's climate mitigation goals.

For more information, please visithttps://www.boston.gov/departments/environment/building-energy-retrofit-resource-hub.

Eversource (NYSE: ES) transmits and delivers electricity and natural gas and supplies water to approximately 4.3 million customers in Connecticut, Massachusetts and New Hampshire. Celebrated as a national leader for its corporate citizenship, Eversource is the #1 energy company inNewsweek's list of America's Most Responsible Companies for 2020 and recognized as one of America's Most JUST Companies and the #1 utility byForbesandJUST Capital. The #1 energy efficiency provider in the nation, Eversource harnesses the commitment of approximately9,000employees 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 solar, offshore wind, electric vehicles and battery storage, into the electric system. For more information, please visiteversource.com, and follow us onTwitter,Facebook,Instagram, andLinkedIn. For more information on our water services, visitaquarionwater.com.

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