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Exhibit 10.2
COMMONWEALTH OF MASSACHUSETTS
DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC UTILITIES

_____________________________________ Petition of Eversource Energy, NiSource Inc., Eversource Gas Company of Massachusetts and Bay State Gas Company for Approval of Purchase and Sale of Assets Pursuant to General Laws Chapter 164, § 94 and § 96 _____________________________________ | ) ) ) D.P.U. 20-59 ) ) )

AMENDMENT TO
SETTLEMENT AGREEMENT

COMMONWEALTH OF MASSACHUSETTS
DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC UTILITIES

____________________________________ Petition of Eversource Energy, NiSource Inc., Eversource Gas Company of Massachusetts and Bay State Gas Company for Approval of Purchase and Sale of Assets Pursuant to General Laws Chapter 164, § 94 and § 96 _____________________________________ | ) ) ) D.P.U. 20-59 ) ) )

Amendment to settlement agreement
The Settling Parties hereby agree that Section 3.8 of the Settlement Agreement, under the subsection “Article III: Additional Conditions,” is amended by striking the section in its entirety and replacing it with the following:
h.The provisions of this Settlement Agreement are not severable. This Settlement Agreement is conditioned on its approval in full by the Department no later than October 7, 2020 (“Requested Approval Date”), and any supporting information or evidence provided to the Department during any proceeding to investigate this settlement shall not interpreted to vary the express terms of this Settlement Agreement. Notwithstanding any of the foregoing provisions, the Attorney General may, in her sole discretion, or DOER may, in its sole discretion, rescind the Settlement Agreement in its entirety prior to the Department’s issuance of an order approving the Settlement Agreement; provided that notice of such rescission must be filed, or submitted electronically, in writing with the Department. The Settling Parties agree that the Requested Approval Date of this Settlement Agreement may be extended upon the mutual consent of the Settling Parties and notification of such extension to the Department.
The signatories listed below represent that they are authorized on behalf of their principals to enter into this Amendment to the Settlement Agreement.

Maura Healey, Commonwealth of Massachusetts
Commonwealth of Massachusetts department of Energy Resources
Attorney General
/s/ Rebecca L. Tepper /s/ Robert H. Hoagland III
_____________________________ _______________________________
By: Rebecca L. Tepper By: Robert H. Hoaglund II
Chief, Office of Ratepayer Advocacy General Counsel
Office of the Attorney General Department of Energy Resources
One Ashburton Place 100 Cambridge Street, Suite 1020
Boston, MA 02108-1598 Boston, MA 02114
Tel: 617-727-2200 Tel: 617-626-7318
NiSource Inc. Eversource Energy
/s/ Donald E. Brown /s/ John M. Moreira
______________________________ _____________________________
By: Donald E. Brown By: John M. Moreira
Executive Vice President, Senior Vice President & Treasurer
Chief Financial Officer Eversource Energy
801 E. 86 th Avenue 800 Boylston Street
Merrillville, IN 46410 Boston, MA 02109
Bay State Gas Company d/b/a Eversource Gas Company
Columbia Gas of Massachusetts of Massachusetts
/s/ Carrie J. Hightman /s/ William J. Akley
______________________________ _______________________________
By: Carrie J. Hightman By: William J. Akley
Chief Executive Officer President
4 Technology Drive 800 Boylston Street
Westborough, MA 01581 Boston, MA 02109
Low-Income Weatherization and
Fuel Assistance Program Network
By its Attorney,
/s/ Jerrold Oppenheim
_______________________________
Jerrold Oppenheim
57 Middle Street
Gloucester, MA 01930
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Tel: 978-283-0897
Dated: September 29, 2020
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