A sale for the troubled unit is reportedly being discussed, but no decisions have been made and, internally, officials say the company remains committed to the business.

The utility says its Northeast 80x50 Pathway strategy is consistent with state goals where it does business: New York, Massachusetts and Rhode Island.

The company has acquired the technology, licenses and manufacturing capacity of ​the solar panel maker and is close to determining a partner to provide the "best path to revitalizing the company."

The package of energy bills would also remove net metering caps, increase the storage mandate and void demand charges approved earlier this year for Eversource. 

Critics say traditional cost-of-service ratemaking is behind the times, but newer models require a complex production from a variety of industry players.