Eversource Energy : Q1 2024 Eversource Financial Results, May 2 (Audio)

EVERSOURCE ENERGY Q1 2024 EARNINGS REPORT

EVERSOURCE ENERGY Q1 2024 EARNINGS REPORT MAY 2, 2024

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EVERSOURCE ENERGY Q1 2024 EARNINGS REPORT

Safe Harbor Statement

All per-share amounts in this presentation are reported on a diluted basis. The only common equity securities that are publicly traded are common shares of Eversource Energy. The earnings discussion includes financial measures that are not recognized under generally accepted accounting principles (non-GAAP) referencing earnings and EPS excluding the 2023 impairment charges for the offshore wind investments and certain transaction, transition and other charges. EPS by business is also a non-GAAP financial measure and is calculated by dividing the net income attributable to common shareholders of each business by the weighted average diluted Eversource Energy common shares outstanding for the period. The earnings and EPS of each business do not represent a direct legal interest in the assets and liabilities of such business, but rather represent a direct interest in Eversource Energy's assets and liabilities as a whole. Eversource Energy uses these non-GAAP financial measures to evaluate and provide details of earnings results by business and to more fully compare and explain results without including these items. This information is among the primary indicators management uses as a basis for evaluating performance and planning and forecasting of future periods. Management believes the impacts of the impairment charges for the offshore wind investments and transaction; transition and other charges are not indicative of Eversource Energy's ongoing costs and performance. Management views these charges as not directly related to the ongoing operations of the business and therefore not an indicator of baseline operating performance. Due to the nature and significance of the effect of these items on net income attributable to common shareholders and EPS, management believes that the non-GAAP presentation is a more meaningful representation of Eversource Energy's financial performance and provides additional and useful information to readers in analyzing historical and future performance of the business. These non-GAAP financial measures should not be considered as alternatives to Eversource Energy's reported net income attributable to common shareholders or EPS determined in accordance with GAAP as indicators of Eversource Energy's operating performance. This document includes statements concerning Eversource Energy's expectations, beliefs, plans, objectives, goals, strategies, assumptions of future events, future financial performance or growth and other statements that are not historical facts. 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Other risk factors are detailed in Eversource Energy's reports filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). They are updated as necessary and available on Eversource Energy's website at www.eversource.comand on the SEC's website at www.sec.gov. All such factors are difficult to predict and contain uncertainties that may materially affect Eversource Energy's actual results, many of which are beyond our control. You should not place undue reliance on the forward-looking statements, as each speaks only as of the date on which such statement is made, and, except as required by federal securities laws, Eversource Energy undertakes no obligation to update any forward-looking statement or statements to reflect events or circumstances after the date on which such statement is made or to reflect the occurrence of unanticipated events.

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Agenda

EVERSOURCE ENERGY Q1 2024 EARNINGS REPORT

Business Update

• Offshore Wind Update
• Operational Excellence
• Progress on Meeting Aggressive Climate Goals

Joe Nolan

Chairman, President & CEO

Financial Update

• Q1 2024 Financial Results
• Regulatory Update
• Drivers for Cash Flow Enhancement

John Moreira

EVP, CFO & Treasurer

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EVERSOURCE ENERGY Q1 2024 EARNINGS REPORT

Offshore Wind Update: On Track to Close Later This Year

• South Fork Wind and Revolution Wind
• • Sale to GIP for $1.1 billion
  • • Regulatory approvals filed with the NYPSC and FERC
• Sunrise Wind
• • Executed Purchase and Sale Agreement with Ørsted
  • • Regulatory approvals filed with the NYPSC and FERC
  • Proceeds to be disclosed upon closing

Construction Update

• All South Fork Wind turbines producing power
• Construction underway for Revolution Wind and Sunrise Wind

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Serving Our Customers' Needs Today, Tomorrow, and for Years to Come

Delivering Clean, Reliable Energy and Water	Enabling the Clean Energy Future
		Delivering for Customers Today…			…Preparing for Customers Needs Tomorrow
		Electric Reliability		Gas Pipeline Safety				Renewable Energy		Electric Transmission

Storm Response

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To Achieve Our Clean Energy Future, We Need to Start Now

New England State GHG Reduction Goals

	Massachusetts	New Hampshire	Connecticut
	Statutory	Recommendations	Statutory
	Requirements		Requirements
Base Year	1990	1990	2001
Near-Term	50% by 2030	50% by 2025	45% by 2030
Target
Long-Term	85% by 2050	80% by 2050	80% by 2050
Target
Additional	Net zero		Zero-carbon
targets	emissions by		electric supply
	2050		by 2040

New England Carbon Emissions by

Source

6% Industrial

13% Power

Generation

33%

Commercial

and

Residential

48%

Transportation

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Electric Sector Modernization Plan

A Comprehensive Roadmap to Achieve Massachusetts' Clean Energy Goals

S Y S T E M P L A N N I N G P R O C E S S
Incorporated MA's	Analyzed expected	Identified areas	Leveraged formal
anticipated demand	growth by region,	where system	stakeholder engagement
growth assumptions	community and	upgrades are needed,	process to seek
for EV adoption and	circuit		focusing first on	communities'
electric heating			lowest-cost options	perspectives before
			and non-wires	projects proceed to siting
			alternatives
P L A N T O E N H A N C E T H E G R I D & E N A B L E C L E A N E N E R G Y
IDENTIFIES NEEDED
INVESTMENTS OVER
THE NEXT 10 YEARS
to support clean		Increases		Allows for the adoption of		Enables 5.8 GW
energy resources and	electrification		2.5 million electric		of solar, exceeding
drive improvements in	hosting capacity by	vehicles statewide and		the state's 2040
grid reliability and		180% over the next	1 million heat pumps,		goals, and reaching
resiliency		decade		meeting over 80% of the		over 63% of its 2050
		state's 2050 goals
						goals

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EVERSOURCE ENERGY Q1 2024 EARNINGS REPORT

Q1 2024 vs. Q1 2023 Financial Results

Electric Transmission

Electric Distribution

Natural Gas Distribution

Water Distribution

Parent & Other

Reported Recurring EPS

(GAAP)

1Q 2024	1Q 2023	1Q Change
$0.50	$0.45	$0.05
0.48	0.47	0.01
0.54	0.49	0.05
0.01	0.00	0.01
(0.04)	0.00	(0.04)
$1.49	$1.41	$0.08

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Regulatory Update

Massachusetts

• 5-YearElectric Sector Modernization Plan
• • Final Decision expected August 2024

New Hampshire

• Prudence Review of August 2022-Mar 2023 storm costs ($232M)
• • Final Decision expected in 2024
• Expect to file a request for rate review in mid-2024

Connecticut

• Annual Rate Adjustment Mechanism in CT approved April 17, 2024
• • New rates starting July 1, 2024
• Prudence Review of 2018-2021 Storm Costs in Connecticut ($634M)
• • Discovery phase in progress
• Appealed of Aquarion Rate Case Decision
• • Filed with Connecticut Appellate Court on April 8, 2024

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FFO/Debt Enhancement 2023 to 2025

FFO/DEBT ENHANCEMENTS

		+ 3% to 4%
		($1.8 Billion	14% to 15%
		+ Other Drivers)
	+ ~2%
	(~$600 Million)
9%
2023 FFO/Debt	2023 Under	Other	2025 Target (S&P)
(Estimated S&P)	Recoveries	Enhancements
		and Drivers

EVERSOURCE ENERGY Q1 2024 EARNINGS REPORT

MAJOR DRIVERS

2023 Under Recoveries	($/Millions)
2023 Under Recovery of CT Annual Rate	$400
Adjustment Mechanism
2023 Other Under Recoveries	$200
Total 2023 Under Recoveries	~$600
Other Enhancements through 2025
GIP Sale Proceeds	$1,100
South Fork Wind Tax Equity Investment	$500
Incremental Storm Cost Recovery	$200
(2024 and 2025)
Total Other Enhancements	$1, 800
Total Known Cash Flow Enhancements	~$2,400

Other Drivers:

Planned Rate Increases, Sunrise Wind Sale, Equity Issuance, and Potential Sale of Water Business

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