Long-Term Contractual Arrangements (Tables)

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2013

Notes To Consolidated Financial Statements [Abstract]

Long-term Purchase Commitment [Table Text Block]

B.	Long-Term Contractual Arrangements
Estimated Future Annual Costs: The estimated future annual costs of significant long-term contractual arrangements as of
December 31, 2013 are as follows:
NU
(Millions of Dollars)		2014		2015		2016		2017		2018		Thereafter		Total
Supply and Stranded Cost		$	224.2	$	205.2	$	177.7	$	119.9	$	110.4	$	309.3	$	1,146.7
Renewable Energy			194.5		203.8		214.1		211.9		177.3		1,885.7		2,887.3
Peaker CfDs			49.1		46.9		44.3		36.2		28.6		24.7		229.8
Natural Gas Procurement			134.4		117.6		76.5		37.7		24.2		103.9		494.3
Coal, Wood and Other			75.3		15.2		5.0		5.0		5.0		16.8		122.3
Transmission Support Commitments			27.9		26.9		20.5		18.0		22.6		45.2		161.1
Total		$	705.4	$	615.6	$	538.1	$	428.7	$	368.1	$	2,385.6	$	5,041.5
CL&P
(Millions of Dollars)		2014		2015		2016		2017		2018		Thereafter		Total
Supply and Stranded Cost		$	145.6	$	141.1	$	143.7	$	96.2	$	87.1	$	257.6	$	871.3
Renewable Energy			48.9		49.9		50.3		50.8		51.4		560.2		811.5
Peaker CfDs			49.1		46.9		44.3		36.2		28.6		24.7		229.8
Transmission Support Commitments			11.0		10.6		8.1		7.1		8.9		17.8		63.5
Yankee Billings			1.5		1.4		0.8		0.8		0.8		12.3		17.6
Total		$	256.1	$	249.9	$	247.2	$	191.1	$	176.8	$	872.6	$	1,993.7
NSTAR Electric
(Millions of Dollars)		2014		2015		2016		2017		2018		Thereafter		Total
Supply and Stranded Cost		$	36.2	$	36.1	$	15.8	$	5.6	$	5.5	$	36.8	$	136.0
Renewable Energy			87.1		86.3		85.8		81.9		45.4		207.4		593.9
Transmission Support Commitments			8.7		8.4		6.4		5.6		7.0		14.1		50.2
Yankee Billings			0.7		0.5		0.3		0.3		0.3		4.2		6.3
Total		$	132.7	$	131.3	$	108.3	$	93.4	$	58.2	$	262.5	$	786.4
PSNH
(Millions of Dollars)		2014		2015		2016		2017		2018		Thereafter		Total
Supply and Stranded Cost		$	42.4	$	28.0	$	18.2	$	18.1	$	17.8	$	14.9	$	139.4
Renewable Energy			56.8		57.7		67.9		69.0		70.1		995.2		1,316.7
Coal, Wood and Other			75.3		15.2		5.0		5.0		5.0		16.8		122.3
Transmission Support Commitments			5.9		5.7		4.3		3.8		4.8		9.6		34.1
Yankee Billings			0.3		0.3		0.3		0.3		0.3		4.9		6.4
Total		$	180.7	$	106.9	$	95.7	$	96.2	$	98.0	$	1,041.4	$	1,618.9
WMECO
(Millions of Dollars)		2014		2015		2016		2017		2018		Thereafter		Total
Renewable Energy		$	1.7	$	9.9	$	10.1	$	10.2	$	10.4	$	122.9	$	165.2
Transmission Support Commitments			2.3		2.2		1.7		1.5		1.9		3.7		13.3
Yankee Billings			0.4		0.4		0.2		0.2		0.2		3.1		4.5
Total		$	4.4	$	12.5	$	12.0	$	11.9	$	12.5	$	129.7	$	183.0

NU	For the Years Ended December 31,
(Millions of Dollars)	2013		2012 (1)		2011
Supply and Stranded Cost	$	141.0	$	216.8	$	156.0
Renewable Energy		91.3		48.7		5.1
Peaker CfDs		51.9		59.3		40.2
Natural Gas Procurement		349.8		243.1		191.7
Coal, Wood and Other		112.6		105.2		113.2
Transmission Support Commitments		24.9		24.8		18.1

		For the Years Ended December 31,
		2013								2012								2011
				NSTAR								NSTAR								NSTAR
(Millions of Dollars)		CL&P		Electric		PSNH		WMECO		CL&P		Electric		PSNH		WMECO		CL&P		Electric		PSNH		WMECO
Supply and
	Stranded Cost	$	77.6	$	32.4	$	29.0	$	2.0	$	158.2	$	36.3	$	30.5	$	0.9	$	114.9	$	80.9	$	40.8	$	0.3
Renewable Energy			-		84.9		6.4		-		-		60.2		4.1		-		-		61.8		5.1		-
Peaker CfDs			51.9		-		-		-		59.3		-		-		-		40.2		-		-		-
Coal, Wood and Other			-		-		112.6		-		-		-		105.2		-		-		-		113.2		-
Transmission Support
	Commitments		9.8		7.7		5.3		2.1		9.6		7.6		5.2		2.0		10.3		8.1		5.6		2.2