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                SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
                    WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549-1004

                             FORM 8-K

                          CURRENT REPORT

              Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the
                  Securities Exchange Act of 1934

Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported) December 28, 2004
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              THE CONNECTICUT LIGHT AND POWER COMPANY
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      (Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

          CONNECTICUT         0-00404        06-0303850
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  (State or other jurisdiction of          (Commisson    (I.R.S.
                      Employer incorporation
            organization)                       File Number)
                      or Identification No.)

                         107 SELDEN STREET
           BERLIN,       CONNECTICUT          06037-1616
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       (Address of principal executive offices)  (Zip Code)

                          (860) 665-5500
       (Registrant's telephone number, including area code)

                          Not Applicable
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   (Former name or former address, if changed since last report)

Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended
to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant
under any of the following provisions (see General Instruction
A.2. below):

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Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425)

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     under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.13e- 4(c))


Section 8   -  Other Events

Item 8.01   -  Other Events

     On December 28, 2004, The Connecticut Light and Power Company
("CL&P") and The United Illuminating Company ("UI") announced
revised cost estimates and schedule for their Middletown/Norwalk
Transmission Project.  A copy of the joint CL&P/UI news release is
attached as Exhibit 99 and is incorporated herein.  For further
information about this matter, reference is made to "Financial
Condition and Business Analysis - Utility Group Business
Development and Capital Expenditures" in Management's Discussion
and Analysis of the Northeast Utilities' and Subsidiaries'
Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the period ending September 30,
2004.

Section 9    - Financial Statements and Exhibits

Item 9.01      Financial Statements and Exhibits

          (a)  Not Applicable

          (b)  Not Applicable

          (c)  Exhibits

               Exhibits  Description

                      Exhibit 99   Joint CL&P/UI News Release
                         dated December 28, 2004.

                    [SIGNATURE PAGE TO FOLLOW]


                             SIGNATURE

          Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities and
Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant
has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the
undersigned hereunto duly
authorized.

                                   THE CONNECTICUT LIGHT AND POWER
COMPANY
                                   (Registrant)


                              By:  /s/ Randy A. Shoop
                                         Name:  Randy A. Shoop
                                          Title:  Treasurer



Date:   December 28, 2004