February 1, 1994




Securities and Exchange Commission
450 Fifth Street, N.W.
Judiciary Plaza
Washington, DC 20549

Re:  The Connecticut Light and Power Company
     File No. 70-8078

Ladies and Gentlemen:

	We are filing the attached Certificate of Partial Consummation
pursuant to the requirements of Rule 24(a) of the Commission's
regulations under the Public Utility Holding Company Act of 1935.

			Very truly yours,

			
			/s/ Robert C. Aronson
			
			
	
RCA/bfn
Attachment
c:      Jeffrey C. Miller, Esq. (NU)
	Gerald Garfield, Esq.   (Day, Berry & Howard)
	Scott B. Jazynka        (NU)
	David R. McHale         (NU)
	L. P. Kromidas          (NU)







							  FILE NO. 70-8078

		      SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
			     Washington, DC 20549

				 CERTIFICATE
			   OF PARTIAL CONSUMMATION
			       WITH RESPECT TO 
			    ADVANCES PURSUANT TO
		       A STIPULATION AND CONSENT ORDER

		   THE CONNECTICUT LIGHT AND POWER COMPANY

Pursuant to the requirements of Rule 24(a) of the Commission's
regulations under the Public Utility Holding Company Act of 1935 (the "Act"),
The Connecticut Light and Power Company "(CL&P"), an electric public utility
subsidiary company of Northeast Utilities, a registered holding company
under the Act hereby reports and certifies as follows:

1. On February 1, 1994, in accordance with the terms and conditions of
   and for the purposes represented by the Application in File No. 70-8078, 
   CL&P advanced $833,670.00 to its Seabrook Project Joint Owner Account 
   with the Seabrook Disbursing Agent. The amount advanced represents 
   CL&P's pro rata share of Great Bay Power Corporation's ("Great Bay")  
   January 25, 1994 request to advance $1,389,450.00 for payment of 
   Seabrook Expenses (as defined in the Application) and other expenses 
   contemplated by the Application.  On a cumulative basis, as of 
   February 1, 1994, CL&P will have advanced to its Seabrook Project 
   Owner Account the total amount of $1,736,897.56 representing its 
   pro rata share of all of Great Bay's requests to advance funds.  
   The attached table illustrates CL&P's advance funding activity 
   history through the latest Great Bay advance request date.

			  THE CONNECTICUT LIGHT AND 
			  POWER COMPANY
		
			  /s/ Robert C. Aronson   

			  Robert C. Aronson
			  Assistant Treasurer

Dated:  February 1, 1994



		      CL&P Advance Funding Activity
		     On Behalf of Great Bay Power Corp.


						                                            As a % of CL&P's
						                                              $12 Million
             Advance              Cumulative        ($20M x 60%)
  Date     (Repayment)            of Advances       Advance Line                

7/1/93    $1,227,000.00           $1,227,000.00           10.23
7/15/93     (816,000.00)             411,000.00            3.43
7/20/93     (216,000.00)             195,000.00            1.63
8/2/93     1,348,289.40            1,543,289.40           12.86
8/18/93   (1,158,000.00)             385,289.40            3.21
8/24/93     (298,200.00)              87,089.40            0.73
9/1/93     2,681,625.60            2,768,715.00           23.07              
9/10/93     (585,000.00)           2,183,715.00           18.20
9/13/93     (900,000.00)           1,283,715.00           10.70
9/16/93     (198,000.00)           1,085,715.00            9.05
10/1/93      382,635.00            1,468,350.00           12.24
10/5/93      (42,000.00)           1,426,350.00           11.89
10/13/93    (975,000.00)             451,350.00            3.76
10/15/93    (147,000.00)             304,350.00            2.54
11/1/93      918,089.08            1,222,439.08           10.19   
11/12/93    (684,000.00)             538,439.08            4.49
11/16/93    (195,000.00)             343,439.08            2.86
12/1/93    1,729,170.47            2,072,609.56           17.27
12/13/93    (780,000.00)           1,292,609.55           10.77
12/16/93    (246,000.00)           1,046,609.55            8.72
1/3/94       546,618.00            1,593,227.55           13.28
1/21/94     (690,000.00)             903,227.55            7.50
2/1/94       833,670.00            1,736,897.56           14.50