Eversource Energy

ES

Market cap $28.2B

HARTFORD, Conn. and BOSTON, July 09, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Eversource Energy will host an earnings conference call with financial analysts on Friday, July 31, 2026, at 9 a.m.

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HARTFORD, Conn. and BOSTON, June 30, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Eversource Energy (NYSE:ES) (“Eversource”) today announced that it has successfully completed the sale of Aquarion Water Company (“AWC”), consistent with all regulatory terms and requirements, to Aquarion Water Authority (“AWA”), a quasi-public corporation and political subdivision of the State of Connecticut and a standalone water authority alongside the South Central Connecticut Regional Water Authority (“RWA”).

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