Eversource Partners with UniteCT to Help Eligible Customers  Receive Assistance with Energy Bills and Rent  

News Release 

Eversource Partners with UniteCT to Help Eligible Customers  Receive Assistance with Energy Bills and Rent  

BERLIN, Conn. (June 21, 2021) – Many Connecticut residents are still facing financial  difficulties due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Eversource is working with Connecticut’s Department of Housing to help eligible renters pay their electric bills and rent. UniteCT provides utility payment assistance to qualified households that are financially impacted by the COVID 19 pandemic and is specifically designed to help tenants who have fallen behind with rent and  utility bills to stay in their homes. 

“We want our customers to know there are options to address their energy bills,” said Eversource  Vice President of Customer Operations Jess Cain. “UniteCT is a unique opportunity for renters  and comes at a critical time, the summer months, when residential customers’ energy usage  typically increases by 35% because air conditioners and fans are working hard to keep their  homes cool.” 

The UniteCT program provides eligible renters up to $1,500 to help with past due electric  expenses and up to $10,000 for past or future rent expenses. The new program is funded through  the $25 billion federal stimulus package passed by Congress for emergency rental and utility  assistance. 

Customers are eligible if they meet these requirements: 

• They rent 

• At least one person in the household has qualified for unemployment benefits, had their income reduced, has had significant costs, or experienced other financial hardship due to  the pandemic 

• The household income is at or below 80% of the median income in the area • They’re at risk for homelessness or housing instability 

Customers may also be eligible for additional programs to help pay their energy bills, which  would add to the amount received from UniteCT. Programs include: 

• The Matching Payment Program, which offers monthly payments as low as $50.  • The New Start program, which forgives overdue balances if monthly budget payments are made on time.  

• Energy Assistance, which provides payment toward the customer’s heating bill.

107 Selden St. 

Berlin, Connecticut 06037 

All Eversource customers are eligible for the COVID-19 payment plan that allows them to pay a  past-due balance over a period of up to 24 months with no interest charges and no down  payment. Enrollment in the program has been extended to July 20. Customers can learn more  about all the available payment programs at Eversource.com/BillHelp or call 800-286-2828. 

Eversource also encourages customers to take advantage of its easy energy efficiency solutions  that can help keep their homes cool while managing increased energy use during the summer  months. More information on the company’s energy efficiency programs is available at  Eversource.com. 

Eversource (NYSE: ES), celebrated as a national leader for its corporate citizenship, is the #1  energy company in Newsweek’s list of America’s Most Responsible Companies for 2021 and  recognized as one of America’s Most JUST Companies. Eversource transmits and delivers  electricity to 1.27 million customers in 149 cities and towns, provides natural gas to 246,000  customers in 74 communities, and supplies water to approximately 216,000 customers in 52  communities across Connecticut. Eversource harnesses the commitment of approximately 9,300  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 #1 energy efficiency  provider in the nation, 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 visit eversource.com, and follow us on Twitter,  Facebook, Instagram, and LinkedIn. For more information on our water services, visit  aquarionwater.com. 

MEDIA CONTACTS: 

Tricia Modifica 

(860) 665-4605 

tricia.modifica@eversource.com 

Mitch Gross 

(860) 665-5221 

mitch.gross@eversource.com 

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