Eversource and Local Partner BXP Selected to Receive Cambridge Chamber of Commerce Annual Visionary Award for Greater Cambridge Energy Program

BOSTON--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Nov 22, 2024--

In recognition of its local collaboration, commitment to modernizing the electric system and support of clean energy goals, Eversource and its local partner BXP have been selected to receive a 2024 Cambridge Chamber of Commerce Annual Visionary Award for their partnership on the innovative Greater Cambridge Energy Program (GCEP), which includes the development of a first-of-its-kind underground electrical substation. The Visionary Awards & Gala took place on November 21 at 5:30 p.m. at the Hyatt Regency Hotel.

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Among other innovative technologies, GCEP will include the nation’s largest underground substation—a 35,000-square-foot facility 120 feet beneath a public green space at BXP’s Life Sciences Center in Kendall Square. It will also feature eight underground transmission lines spanning 8.3 miles across Cambridge, Somerville, and Boston, plus 48 distribution lines and significant upgrades to local substations or clean energy hubs to enhance power reliability, resilience, and support for a growing electric demand driven by the electrification of transportation and heating.

“Our dedicated employees work every day to ensure a reliable, more sustainable energy future, and we are truly honored to receive this award from the Cambridge Chamber of Commerce,” said Bill Quinlan, Eversource President of Transmission and Offshore Wind Projects. “This recognition emphasizes the critical role of collaboration and compromise in delivering innovative solutions that meet the unique needs of the communities we serve. We’re pleased to have had the opportunity to collaborate with BXP, the City of Cambridge, the Cambridge Redevelopment Authority, as well as the City of Somerville and Allston/Brighton on this important project. By investing in advanced technologies and infrastructure, we aim to meet the evolving energy needs of our customers in an environmentally responsible way, creating a cleaner, more resilient, and efficient grid for the future.”

The Visionary Awards recognize innovators from the business, institutional, and non-profit communities who are truly effecting change in Cambridge and beyond. This special evening is an opportunity for the Cambridge business community to celebrate these change agents and their extraordinary impact on improving the lives of others.

Additional information about the project is available on the company’s Greater Cambridge Energy Program’s web page. More information on the energy company’s year-round work to strengthen and modernize the electric system for customers can be found on the reliability page of Eversource's website.

Eversource (NYSE: ES), celebrated as a national leader for its corporate citizenship, is among the top energy companies inNewsweek’s list of America’s Most Responsible Companies for 2024 and recognized as aFive-Year Champion, appearing in every edition of the list.Eversource transmits and delivers electricity and natural gas and supplies water to 1.8 million customers throughout Massachusetts, including approximately 1.47 million electric customers in 140 communities, 639,000 gas customers in 117 communities, and 11,500 water customers in five communities. Eversource harnesses the commitment of approximately 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 visiteversource.com, and follow us onX,Facebook,Instagram, andLinkedIn. For more information on our water services, visitaquarionwater.com.

Eversource and BXP accept the Cambridge Chamber of Commerce Annual Visionary Award. (Photo: Business Wire)

ST. LOUIS (AP) — Robert Thomas scored twice and the St. Louis Blues beat the Anaheim Ducks 6-2 on Thursday night.

Jordan Kyrou and Pavel Buchnevich each had a goal and an assist, and Tyler Tucker and Dylan Holloway also scored for St. Louis. Brayden Schenn had two assists and Joel Hofer stopped 22 shots.

Nikita Nesterenko and Sam Colangelo scored for the Ducks. Lukas Dostal gave up six goals on 22 shots before he was replaced midway through the second period. John Gibson stopped all 12 shots he faced.

The Blues scored three goals on their first six shots as Thomas, Tucker and Kyrou tallied in the first 6:40 of the game. The fourth goal came on the Blues’ 13th shot by Holloway with 6:05 remaining in the first period.

Thomas scored again at 4:45 of the second, and Buchnevich made it 6-1 at 8:02. That ended Dostal's night.

Colangelo got his first goal of the season — and second of his career — with 5:22 left in the middle period to close the scoring.

Ducks: Troy Terry missed his second game. His wife gave birth on Tuesday to their second child, a son they named Theo. He leads Anaheim in every major statistical category — points (33), goals (14), assists (19) and power-play goals (4) in 39 games this season.

Blues: Holloway has five goals and eight assists over the past 11 games.

On his second goal, Thomas took a pass in stride from Buchnevich, but Dostal kicked out the first backhand try. Thomas stayed with it and from a sharp angle, he was able to slide it just over the goal line.

The Blues have 37 goals in the past eight games. St. Louis has scored four or more goals in five straight and seven of the past eight.

Ducks visit Philadelphia on Saturday, and Blues host Colorado.

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Anaheim Ducks' Leo Carlsson (91) battles for a loose puck with St. Louis Blues' Alexey Toropchenko (13) during the second period of an NHL hockey game Thursday, Jan. 9, 2025, in St. Louis. (AP Photo/Jeff Roberson)

St. Louis Blues' Cam Fowler (17) talks with goaltender Joel Hofer (30) during the first period of an NHL hockey game against the Anaheim Ducks Thursday, Jan. 9, 2025, in St. Louis. (AP Photo/Jeff Roberson)

Anaheim Ducks' Nikita Nesterenko (62) is congratulated by teammate Jackson LaCombe after scoring during the first period of an NHL hockey game against the St. Louis Blues Thursday, Jan. 9, 2025, in St. Louis. (AP Photo/Jeff Roberson)

St. Louis Blues' Tyler Tucker (75) and Anaheim Ducks' Leo Carlsson battle for a loose puck during the third period of an NHL hockey game Thursday, Jan. 9, 2025, in St. Louis. (AP Photo/Jeff Roberson)

Anaheim Ducks' Isac Lundestrom (21) chases after a loose puck as St. Louis Blues' Philip Broberg (6) and Justin Faulk (72) defend during the third period of an NHL hockey game Thursday, Jan. 9, 2025, in St. Louis. (AP Photo/Jeff Roberson)

St. Louis Blues' Jordan Kyrou (25) is unable to score past Anaheim Ducks goaltender John Gibson (36) as Ducks' Radko Gudas (7) defends during the second period of an NHL hockey game Thursday, Jan. 9, 2025, in St. Louis. (AP Photo/Jeff Roberson)

Anaheim Ducks goaltender Lukas Dostal (1) leaves the game after giving up a goal to St. Louis Blues' Pavel Buchnevich during the second period of an NHL hockey game Thursday, Jan. 9, 2025, in St. Louis. (AP Photo/Jeff Roberson)

St. Louis Blues' Dylan Holloway (81) handles the puck as Anaheim Ducks' Sam Colangelo (64) defends during the third period of an NHL hockey game Thursday, Jan. 9, 2025, in St. Louis. (AP Photo/Jeff Roberson)

St. Louis Blues' Justin Faulk (72) handles the puck as Anaheim Ducks' Cutter Gauthier defends during the third period of an NHL hockey game Thursday, Jan. 9, 2025, in St. Louis. (AP Photo/Jeff Roberson)