The Connecticut Light and Power Company										Exhibit 12
Ratio of Earnings to Fixed Charges
(Thousands of Dollars)
	For the Years Ended December 31,
		2008		2007		2006		2005		2004
Earnings, as defined:
Net income	$	191,158	$	133,564	$	200,007	$	94,845	$	88,016
Income tax expense/(benefit)		77,852		52,353		(43,961)		32,174		45,539
Equity in (earnings)/losses of regional nuclear
generating companies		(366)		(1,901)		854		(1,153)		(568)
Dividends received from regional equity investees		-		2,596		1,407		412		2,577
Fixed charges, as below		165,170		155,557		131,923		133,321		119,857
Less: Interest capitalized (including AFUDC)		(12,991)		(10,924)		(6,610)		(6,719)		(3,110)
Total earnings, as defined	$	420,823	$	331,245	$	283,620	$	252,880	$	252,311
Fixed charges, as defined:
Interest on long-term debt (a)	$	104,954	$	84,292	$	64,873	$	59,019	$	43,308
Interest on rate reduction bonds		29,129		37,728		46,692		55,796		63,667
Other interest (b)		12,163		16,413		6,281		5,220		3,072
Rental interest factor		5,933		6,200		7,467		6,567		6,700
Interest capitalized (including AFUDC)		12,991		10,924		6,610		6,719		3,110
Total fixed charges, as defined	$	165,170	$	155,557	$	131,923	$	133,321	$	119,857
Ratio of Earnings to Fixed Charges		2.55		2.13		2.15		1.90		2.11
(a) Interest on long-term debt amounts include amortized premiums, discounts and capitalized expenses related to indebtedness.
(b) For the years ended December 31, 2008 and 2007, other interest includes interest expense related to Financial Accounting Standards Board Interpretation No. 48, "Accounting for Uncertainty in Income Taxes - an Interpretation of FASB Statement No. 109."