Information from Eversource, CNG, SCG and UI regarding Energy Efficiency Program Operations during the COVID-19 Pandemic.
The Companies continue to work in coordination with public health experts and officials and members of the contractor community to discuss how contractors can work as safely as possible. As we head into colder months, and with recent reports reflecting an increase of COVID-19 cases in State of Connecticut, Eversource, UI, CNG and SCG (the Companies) would like to take this opportunity to remind our business partners to stay vigilant and continue to follow the health and safety guidelines adopted by the Companies, which includes the DEEP Protocols and the EH&E guidelines. These protocols and guidelines were developed by DEEP and health and safety experts and are based on the latest science regarding lowering the transmission of COVID-19. It’s important that you continue to follow the guidelines in practice and not give way to “pandemic fatigue.”
We must continue to make safety the highest priority.
Please see the FAQ and other relevant links below.
Eversource COVID-19 information
UI COVID-19 information
SCG COVID-19 information
CNG COVID-19 information
The energy efficiency Program Administrators in Connecticut have established notification procedures to be followed if employees of contracted vendors are suspected of contracting COVID-19 or test positive for the COVID-19 virus.
Please see the document below for more details on these procedures.
The Companies are committed to providing our customers with outstanding energy efficiency services.
Q: Who can we contact if we have pressing questions on a specific project?
A: Please reach out to your Eversource and Avangrid contacts if you have questions about specific projects and cannot find an answer within this FAQs document.
View Archived COVID-19 Information to review previous updates.
To aid in the safe completion of on-premise work involving customer contact, Environmental Health & Engineering, Inc. (EH&E), a respected third party health & safety consulting firm was contracted by Eversource and United Illuminating (UI), Southern Connecticut Gas (SCG), and Connecticut Natural Gas (CNG), subsidiaries of AVANGRID, Inc. (The Companies) to develop health and safety guidelines. At this time, we invite contracted vendors and trade allies to visit EH&E’s website to access the health & safety guidelines, a recording of a webinar on EH&E’s health & safety guidelines as well as other training materials for work involving customer contact. With the online training and certification no longer being required, all contracted vendors and trade allies are requested to train additional field personnel on these guidelines internally using these materials.
These guidelines are in addition to any requirements put forth by the State of Connecticut for on-premise work.
Eversource, United Illuminating, Southern Connecticut Gas and Connecticut Natural Gas have modified our C&I energy efficiency program offerings and enhanced incentives in response to the COVID-19 pandemic to help customers save more money and energy during this challenging time. Below you can access the recording of a webinar given on June 12 with more details about these program changes.
