On June 25^th, the Emergency Management Committee hosted a Mutual Aid Functional Exercise. The exercise simulated a hypothetical emergency in Connecticut resulting in 5,000 Eversource gas customers requiring relights. More than a dozen northeast LDCs joined the exercise, with participants simulating the response to the mutual aid request.

Participants gained significant experience in case of a future real-life emergency, and the exercise highlighted opportunities for improvement and increased learning.

Participants joined from Eversource, Central Hudson, Holyoke Gas & Electric Department, National Grid, Norwich Public Utilities, Orange & Rockland Utilities, Philadelphia Gas Works, Public Service Electric & Gas Company, South Jersey Gas, Unitil, Valley Energy, Village of Hamilton, Wakefield Municipal Gas & Light Department, and the Northeast Gas Association.

NGA would like to thank all who participated in improving our emergency preparedness. A special thanks to Eversource and the meeting planning team for their diligent work in preparing the exercise.

To learn more about the Mutual Aid processes, or the Emergency Management Committee, please reach out to Glenn Meyers at gmeyers@northeastgas.org