National accreditation highlights energy company’s dedication to thoughtful tree care and management

MANCHESTER, N.H. (September 18, 2025) – For the second year in a row, Eversource has been named a Tree Line USA utility by the Arbor Day Foundation, a distinction highlighting the energy company’s ongoing commitment to following best practices for quality tree care while ensuring safe, reliable electric service for customers. The Tree Line USA program, a partnership between the Arbor Day Foundation and the National Association of State Foresters, celebrates forward-thinking utilities that exemplify industry leadership in vegetation management – strengthening reliability, sustainability and public trust in the communities they serve.

“This recognition is a testament to the dedicated work of our arborists who are passionate about trees and work every day to thoughtfully trim and care for the abundant vegetation across our service territory,” said Eversource Director of Vegetation Management Sean Redding. “New England is home to trees of many shapes and sizes, and we’re always focused on balancing the natural beauty of our region with the need to provide safe, reliable electric service for our customers, which is why trimming or removing hazard trees that threaten power lines is so vital. We’re proud to be honored once again for how we set such a high standard for our vegetation management practices, and we look forward to continuing our mission as we help educate customers about the importance of planting the right tree in the right place.” 

Eversource achieved the Tree Line USA recognition by meeting the program’s five core standards: following industry standards for quality tree care, providing annual worker training in best tree care practices, sponsoring a tree planting and public education program, maintaining a tree-based energy conservation program, and participating in an Arbor Day celebration. This year, the energy company partnered with the Arbor Day Foundation to distribute more than 1,000 free trees to customers across its three-state service territory through the non-profit’s innovative Energy-Saving Trees program. 

As part of its commitment to thoughtful vegetation management practices, Eversource works year-round to advance educational partnerships with municipalities, students and the public about planting the right tree in the right place. Additionally, the energy company’s arborists have crafted a variety of free planting resources for customers, which can help them learn more about utility-compatible plants that are native to New England as well as plants that attract pollinators and can also thrive alongside power lines.

Learn more about the energy company’s nationally recognized sustainability efforts.

Eversource (NYSE: ES), celebrated as a national leader for its corporate citizenship, is recognized as the #1 U.S. utility on TIME’s List of World’s Best Companies for 2024. Eversource is New Hampshire’s largest electric utility, serving nearly 544,000 homes and businesses in 206 cities and towns, and also supplies water to approximately 10,600 homes and businesses in eight communities. Eversource is proud to be recognized as the #1 contributor to United Way in New Hampshire. Eversource harnesses the commitment of more than 10,000 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 a first-in-the-nation networked geothermal pilot project, solar, offshore wind, electric vehicles and battery storage, into the electric system. For more information, please visit eversource.com, and follow us on X, Facebook, Instagram, and LinkedIn. For more information on our water services, visit aquarionwater.com.