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CL&P, Yankee Gas Rebrand, Adopt Eversource Energy As New Name

FAIRFIELD COUNTY, Conn. --  Northeast Utilities, which operates New England’s largest energy delivery company, including Connecticut Light & Power as well as Yankee Gas, announced it has become Eversource Energy.

Connecticut Light & Power and Yankee Gas will now operate under the name Eversource.

Connecticut Light & Power and Yankee Gas will now operate under the name Eversource.

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All of the company’s subsidiaries will immediately adopt and operate under the Eversource brand.

Eversource will continue to serve more than 3.6 million electric and natural gas customers in Connecticut, Massachusetts and New Hampshire, and employing a workforce of more than 8,000 New Englanders.

“We’re proud of our history and our future as New England's energy provider,” Tom May, chairman, president and chief executive officer of Eversource Energy, said in a statement.

“Our new brand represents the commitment of these six historic institutions, and our more than 8,000 employees, who make sure the energy that powers our corner of the world is always there. We are a single, united company with the mission of delivering reliable energy and superior customer service.”

The company’s new one-company website, Eversource.com, will serve all customers in Connecticut, Massachusetts and New Hampshire.

Business and residential customers do not need to take any action as the company becomes Eversource. All web log-in information will continue to work and customers will be automatically redirected to Eversource.com if they visit the former operating companies’ websites.

No company phone numbers will change. Customers can continue to call the same phone numbers for account information, outage reporting, moving and any questions.

As part of the change, Eversource plans to trade on the NYSE under the ticker symbol ES. Changes to the company’s ticker symbol are expected to be effective at the beginning of trading on Thursday, Feb.19.

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