Submitted by Tricia Modifica
(November 13, 2026) — For the seventh year in a row, Eversource Energy has again been honored with the U.S. Department of Labor’s HIRE Vets Medallion Award for 2026, the federal government’s highest recognition for employers committed to recruiting, hiring and retaining military veterans. The prestigious award reflects the energy company’s unrelenting focus on creating a veteran-friendly workplace, offering meaningful career pathways and professional development resources that help service members successfully transition to civilian life.
“We’re deeply honored to once again receive this distinguished award from the U.S. Department of Labor and be recognized for our longstanding commitment to hiring and supporting veterans, whose talents and dedication are invaluable to our mission of delivering safe and reliable energy to our customers,” said Eversource Executive Vice President of Human Resources and Information Technology Susan Sgroi. “Veterans offer exceptional leadership, technical expertise, adaptability, and a strong commitment to service – a uniquely dynamic skill set that is instrumental to the work we do every day. We’re so grateful to our veterans for all they’ve done for our country, and we’re proud to provide rewarding career opportunities that enable them to continue serving communities across New England.”
Veterans play a critical role throughout Eversource’s workforce, with more than 800 former military members contributing their skills and experience across operations, emergency response, customer service and other key business functions. Eversource received the 2026 HIRE Vets Medallion Award by meeting rigorous employment and veteran assistance criteria, including veteran hiring and retention percentages as well the availability of veteran-specific resources such as leadership programming, tuition assistance programs and other dedicated human resource efforts. In addition to receiving this federal recognition seven times in a row, the energy company also has been honored by VETS Indexes as one of the nation’s top veteran employers for three consecutive years. To learn more about Eversource’s commitment to veteran hiring and employment, please visit Eversource.com.
