PROPERTY, PLANT AND ACCUMULATED DEPRECIATION

6 Months Ended

Jun. 30, 2011

Notes To Consolidated Financial Statements [Abstract]

Schedule of Public Utility Property, Plant, and Equipment [Text Block]

3.	PROPERTY, PLANT AND EQUIPMENT AND ACCUMULATED DEPRECIATION
The following tables summarize the NU, CL&P, PSNH, and WMECO investments in utility plant:
		As of June 30, 2011		As of December 31, 2010
(Millions of Dollars)		NU		NU
Distribution - Electric		$	6,350.2	$	6,197.2
Distribution - Natural Gas			1,168.5		1,126.6
Transmission			3,407.1		3,378.0
Generation			720.6		697.1
Electric and Natural Gas Utility			11,646.4		11,398.9
Other (1)			304.4		305.5
Total Property, Plant and Equipment, Gross			11,950.8		11,704.4
Less: Accumulated Depreciation
	Electric and Natural Gas Utility		(2,938.0)		(2,862.3)
	Other		(119.3)		(119.9)
Total Accumulated Depreciation			(3,057.3)		(2,982.2)
Property, Plant and Equipment, Net			8,893.5		8,722.2
Construction Work in Progress			970.3		845.5
Total Property, Plant and Equipment, Net		$	9,863.8	$	9,567.7

(1)       These assets are primarily owned by RRR ($162.8million and $166million) and NUSCO ($129.7million and $126.6 million) as of June 30, 2011and December 31, 2010, respectively, and are mainly comprised of building improvements at RRR and software and equipment at NUSCO.

	As of June 30, 2011						As of December 31, 2010
(Millions of Dollars)	CL&P		PSNH		WMECO		CL&P		PSNH		WMECO
Distribution	$	4,293.6	$	1,405.6	$	684.8	$	4,180.7	$	1,375.4	$	673.7
Transmission		2,649.2		497.0		260.9		2,668.4		476.1		233.5
Generation		-		711.1		9.5		-		687.7		9.4
Total Property, Plant and Equipment, Gross		6,942.8		2,613.7		955.2		6,849.1		2,539.2		916.6
Less: Accumulated Depreciation		(1,543.6)		(862.8)		(234.6)		(1,508.7)		(837.3)		(228.5)
Property, Plant and Equipment, Net		5,399.2		1,750.9		720.6		5,340.4		1,701.9		688.1
Construction Work in Progress		256.0		385.0		188.1		246.1		351.4		129.0
Total Property, Plant and Equipment, Net	$	5,655.2	$	2,135.9	$	908.7	$	5,586.5	$	2,053.3	$	817.1

On May 31, 2011, CL&P completed the sale of a segment of high voltage transmission lines in the town of Wallingford, Connecticut. The net book value of the assets sold was $42.5million. CL&P will operate and maintain the lines under an operations and maintenance agreement.