Wednesday, August 3, 2016
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A Colleague Passes
Sadly, we report the death of co-worker William K. Konopka, a supervisor in Electric
Field Operations for the Projects team in Connecticut. William passed away on
Sunday. Please keep William’s family, friends and co-workers at Eversource in your
thoughts.
Connecticut
Massachusetts
Volunteers Needed: Employee Focus Groups
New Hampshire
The Employee Survey is an important tool for building a stronger workplace, where
opinions and insights are valued. After sharing the survey results, we also made a
commitment to use the findings to develop a list of action items.
To help us better understand the results and create more
effective action plans, HR and Corporate Relations are
partnering with a2bplanning, a vendor specializing in custom
research, to conduct a series of focus groups and one-on-one
leadership interviews with employees in Connecticut,
Massachusetts and New Hampshire during the month of August.
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We are inviting a cross-section of represented, nonrepresented, supervisor and management employees
from all organizations company-wide to participate. (See
the schedule below.)
Each focus group will be conducted by a2bplanning —
not Eversource — and we are asking for volunteers to
provide honest and open feedback.
Your feedback will be kept confidential — the sessions
will not be recorded — to ensure employees feel
comfortable speaking openly and honestly, and the
moderators will take notes. Any employee quotes
included in the summary report will be kept anonymous.
Seating is limited and you must have supervisor approval
to attend.
Junior Golfers Join the Tour
Yesterday, local kids got a chance to learn from PGA
TOUR pros at the Eversource PGA TOUR Player
Experience for Junior Golfers at the Tournament
Players Club at River Highlands in Cromwell,
Connecticut. It was a great day for some great kids!
If you are interested in participating in a focus group, please contact Laura Kirk, Enterprise Training, at 441-3619 by
Monday, August 8.
AREA WORK CENTER
Westwood
East 3A
Mass Avenue / C2014
DATE
August 9
August 10
AUDIENCE
TIME
Represented Employees
7:30 a.m. - 8:30 a.m.
Non-Represented Employees
Manager/Supervisor Groups
Represented Employees
8:45 a.m. - 9:45 a.m.
2:00 p.m. - 3:00 p.m.
7:30 a.m. - 8:30 a.m.
Non-Represented Employees
8:45 a.m. - 9:45 a.m.
Berlin Main
Cafeteria Conference
Room B
Cheshire. CT
Conference Rooms 2A
Manchester, NH
Merrimack 1 West
Plymouth, NH
Large Conference Room
A
August 11
August 12
August 16
August 17
Manager/Supervisor Groups
10:00 a.m. - 11:00 a.m.
Represented Employees
Non-Represented Employees
7:30 a.m. - 8:30 a.m.
Manager/Supervisor Groups
2:00 p.m. - 3:00 p.m.
Represented Employees
7:30 a.m. - 8:30 a.m.
Non-Represented Employees
Manager/Supervisor Groups
8:45 a.m. - 9:45 a.m.
2:00 p.m. - 3:00 p.m.
Represented Employees
7:30 a.m. - 8:30 a.m.
Non-Represented Employees
8:45 a.m. - 9:45 a.m.
Manager/Supervisor Groups
2:00 p.m. - 3:00 p.m.
Represented Employees
Non-Represented Employees
7:30 a.m. - 8:30 a.m.
8:45 a.m. - 9:45 a.m.
Manager/Supervisor Groups
2:00 p.m. - 3:00 p.m.
8:45 a.m. - 9:45 a.m.
Did You Know
Registration is open for volunteers and runners for the Eversource Hartford Marathon on Saturday, October 8. See
Today for all the details.
Connecticut News
Eversource Upgrading Natural Gas Mains
Eversource is upgrading its natural gas distribution system in several towns across Connecticut. In Putnam, the
company is
investing $3.4
million to replace
nearly 12,000 feet
(2.2 miles) of
existing cast iron
and bare steel gas
main with newer
plastic pipe, which
is safer, more
durable and better
able to handle
fluctuations in
Work goes on in Putnam, left, and in Meriden, right, to upgrade natural gas mains.
underground
temperatures. The work is expected to be complete by December.
In Stamford, work is underway to invest $1.3 million to replace more than 3,800 feet (0.7 miles) of existing cast iron
and bare steel gas main. Work began on July 25 and is expected to be complete by November. In Bristol, Eversource
is replacing more than 5,500 feet (1.04 miles) of existing cast iron and bare steel gas main at a cost of $1.6 million.
Work began early in July and is expected to be complete by December.
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Volunteer Opportunity in Waterbury
Eversource employees are invited to help Seven Angels Theatre,
located in Waterbury, where volunteers will help with
landscaping, planting flowers and bushes, and painting
benches. The volunteer day will be held on Wednesday, August
31, from 8:30 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. The rain date is Thursday,
September 1. Click on the following link to register for this
event. You can also contact Ana Alfaro in Berlin at 860-6652454 or by email. Supervisor approval is required. A lottery
process will be used to select volunteers, if necessary.
Customer Kudos for Anthony Rivera
A customer praised the work of Anthony Rivera, a trouble
shooter in Hartford, for his assistance to safely move an electric
line so that repairs could be made on the chimney at their
home in Bolton. “He was absolutely wonderful to work with,”
the customer stated in an email. “He was friendly and
professional and solved the problem of the electric line being in
front of the chimney. Every line worker should be like Anthony.”
Future PGA TOUR Pros
Laniah Moffett (left) and Aiofe Lee (right) enjoy the
Eversource PGA TOUR Player Experience for Junior
Golfers at the Tournament Players Club at River
Highlands in Cromwell, Connecticut yesterday.
City of Waterbury Praises Carrie Raybeck
Carrie Raybeck, a Strategic Account Executive, was recognized for her assistance to help the city
of Waterbury. “Carrie has been the go-to person for Waterbury’s staff for years,” wrote Joseph A.
Geary, the city’s chief of staff. “Her professionalism, pleasant demeanor and knowledge of
Eversource’s products and services have helped numerous city departments successfully
navigate difficult waters to successfully address their utility needs. Whether pertaining to
community event coordination, available energy incentives or utility issues that pop up during
construction projects, Carrie has continually met the challenge, often under difficult
circumstances and time constraints.”
Massachusetts News
Kudos from a State Representative
A letter from State Representative Angelo M. Scaccia praised Eversource employees, Supervisor, Electric Operations
Joe Sullivan and Overhead Hot Stick Troubleshooter Matt Morgan, for correcting a lighting issue along
Metropolitan Avenue in Hyde Park. The letter read, in part, “Eversource should be proud to have employees who go
above and beyond their job descriptions.” Great work!
In Case You Missed It — Seafood Way
Substation Cover Story
The unique challenges of building the Seafood
Way substation and the way Eversource solved
them was the subject of a featured cover story in
the July edition of T&D World magazine. See the
Today article here. See the complete story and
photos from T&D World here.
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Massive Electrical Equipment on the Move in Western Massachusetts
As part of our ongoing commitment to improve service to customers, we are planning the deliveries of large pieces
of electrical equipment to a substation in Northfield. The
deliveries are part of a regional transmission system upgrade
designed to boost system reliability and improve the flow of
power in Western Massachusetts.
The massive electrical transformer will be delivered in three
parts to a substation located at Northfield Mountain Pumped
Storage Facility on Millers Falls Road. The significant height
and weight of each of the three parts—more than 15 feet and
nearly 300,000 pounds—requires a special truck for delivery
which is more than 85 feet long.
Volunteer Opportunity in Massachusetts
Thank you to all the Eversource volunteers who will be working at the Cradle to Crayons 10th Year Anniversary
Backpack-A-Thon on Friday at City Hall Plaza! We’ve got another great volunteer opportunity coming up.
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Salvation Army 2016 Back to School Celebration, Boston, Tuesday, August 23, noon to 3 p.m. Join 4,000
Boston schoolchildren and their families at this annual celebration at the TD Bank Garden! Volunteers will
greet children, serve healthy snacks, support the educational booths, help manage the flow of the event and
distribute backpacks and prizes. Please use this link to volunteer.
If you do not have regular access to a computer, please feel free to contact Monique Screen-Berry at
781-441-3615. Please remember participation in volunteer opportunities requires supervisor approval. A lottery
process will be used to select volunteers if needed.
New Hampshire News
Summer Projects
Beefing Up System
Reliability Statewide
Eversource is engaged in electric
system reliability projects in several
New Hampshire locations this
summer, including a $600,000
investment to strengthen an
important transmission line that
runs from the Webster Substation
in Franklin to the North Road
Substation in Sunapee. The stormhardening work includes installing
more than 200 braces on existing
structures along 25 miles of
overhead electric lines.
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Additional work to enhance the reliability of the electric system in the Dartmouth/Lake Sunapee Region is expected
to be completed in the fall, including the replacement of existing structures in Claremont with stronger, steel
structures. The improvements will make this portion of our system in the central/western portion of the state more
resistant to severe weather. Eversource also recently upgraded structures along the company’s transmission lines in
southern New Hampshire.
Employee Political Action Committee Welcomes Five to Steering Team
Eversource PAC-NH recently welcomed five employees as new steering committee members: Marc Geaumont,
Director/Transmission and Distribution; Karl Douglas, Manager/Regional Operations; Bonnie Kurylo, Project
Management Specialist; Rick Labrecque, Manager/Distributed Generation; and Allen Desbiens, Regulatory Affairs
Senior Analyst. The steering committee plays a key role to strengthen New Hampshire’s employee political action
committee, including determining which political candidates to support through member contributions. For more
information on Eversource PAC-NH, contact Kathleen Lewis.
Sign Up Now for Upcoming Volunteer Events
Looking to get involved in our local communities? Here are some upcoming employee volunteer opportunities in
New Hampshire (please be sure to obtain your manager’s approval before registering for an event):
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Families in Transition: The Family Place Resource Center Back to School Event, Manchester—
Wednesday, August 24 from 1 to 4 p.m. Volunteers are needed to help prep for dinner service, as well as for
facilitating a back-to-school event with the families who are staying at the shelter. Click here for more
information or to register.
Seacoast Science Center, Rye—Wednesday, September 14 from 8:30 a.m. to 3 p.m. Support Eversource’s
commitment to the betterment of our communities and the environment by helping to “batten down the
hatches” for winter at the Center. Click here for more information or to register.
Kudos from a Customer
A New Hampshire real estate company recently commended Manchester Call Center Customer Service
Representative Debbie Paradis for serving with excellence: “Debbie has been the most amazing, helpful agent we have
ever encountered. She always has a wonderful attitude, goes above and beyond in her efforts to resolve issues for us, and
is prompt in getting back to us. We have many, many accounts with Eversource and wanted you to know of Debbie’s
commendable actions on our behalf. We thank her so much!”
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