An overview of how the FERC ROE decision affected Eversource Energy's Q1 2026 earnings, highlighting the refund charge and future earnings implications.
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What is the expected impact of the FERC ROE decision on Eversource Energy's earnings in Q1 2026?
Eversource recorded an after-tax charge of $43.9 million (=$0.12 per share) in Q1 2026 that it explicitly attributes to the FERC ROE decision, described as the refund for the first 15-month complaint period.1
This charge is embedded in Eversource’s GAAP EPS of $1.61 for Q1 2026.1
Management stated that excluding the FERC ROE-related charge, non-GAAP earnings were $1.73 per share for Q1 2026.1
So, the FERC ROE decision reduced reported (GAAP) EPS by roughly $0.12 per share, creating the gap between GAAP EPS ($1.61) and non-GAAP EPS ($1.73).1
While the question is about Q1 2026, management also quantified the expected longer-run earnings effect from the ROE change that took effect in the decision: the base transmission ROE was reduced from 10.57% to 9.57%, issued March 19, 2026, which management said is expected to lower future after-tax earnings in the aggregate by approximately $70 million for 2026.12
This “future 2026 aggregate” estimate is separate from (but consistent with) the Q1 recorded refund charge.12
Eversource indicated its current guidance assumed the current rate of 9.57% and that it would reflect the rate it can bill to customers only after FERC establishes the implementation timing on a subject-to-refund basis later in 2026.3
Separately, Eversource indicated it expected a new base ROE of 11.39% (via a Section 205 filing approach) to be implemented towards the end of the year, subject to refund—implying the most favorable forward earnings outcome depends on the resolution path.4
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