Long-Term Contractual Arrangements (Tables)

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2014

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, 2014 are as follows:
NU
(Millions of Dollars)		2015		2016		2017		2018		2019		Thereafter		Total
Supply and Stranded Cost		$	196.6	$	169.2	$	101.9	$	65.3	$	38.1	$	82.4	$	653.5
Renewable Energy			204.3		240.5		239.6		204.2		202.9		1,994.6		3,086.1
Peaker CfDs			26.3		25.4		10.5		-		-		-		62.2
Natural Gas Procurement			133.7		116.3		45.6		31.9		25.8		85.1		438.4
Coal, Wood and Other			99.0		25.2		5.0		5.0		1.9		15.0		151.1
Transmission Support Commitments			25.9		21.6		19.0		21.2		21.3		21.3		130.3
Total		$	685.8	$	598.2	$	421.6	$	327.6	$	290.0	$	2,198.4	$	4,521.6
CL&P
(Millions of Dollars)		2015		2016		2017		2018		2019		Thereafter		Total
Supply and Stranded Cost		$	134.3	$	136.8	$	79.0	$	42.0	$	25.0	$	43.6	$	460.7
Renewable Energy			61.2		70.3		71.3		72.1		72.1		715.9		1,062.9
Peaker CfDs			26.3		25.4		10.5		-		-		-		62.2
Transmission Support Commitments			10.2		8.5		7.5		8.4		8.4		8.4		51.4
Yankee Billings			1.4		0.8		0.8		0.9		0.9		11.8		16.6
Total		$	233.4	$	241.8	$	169.1	$	123.4	$	106.4	$	779.7	$	1,653.8
NSTAR Electric
(Millions of Dollars)		2015		2016		2017		2018		2019		Thereafter		Total
Supply and Stranded Cost		$	34.3	$	14.1	$	4.8	$	5.5	$	5.5	$	31.4	$	95.6
Renewable Energy			85.4		99.9		96.9		59.6		57.7		319.8		719.3
Transmission Support Commitments			8.1		6.7		5.9		6.6		6.6		6.6		40.5
Yankee Billings			0.5		0.3		0.3		0.3		0.3		4.0		5.7
Total		$	128.3	$	121.0	$	107.9	$	72.0	$	70.1	$	361.8	$	861.1
PSNH
(Millions of Dollars)		2015		2016		2017		2018		2019		Thereafter		Total
Supply and Stranded Cost		$	28.0	$	18.3	$	18.1	$	17.8	$	7.6	$	7.4	$	97.2
Renewable Energy			57.7		67.9		69.0		70.1		70.7		932.4		1,267.8
Coal, Wood and Other			99.0		25.2		5.0		5.0		1.9		15.0		151.1
Transmission Support Commitments			5.5		4.6		4.0		4.5		4.5		4.5		27.6
Yankee Billings			0.4		0.3		0.3		0.3		0.3		4.7		6.3
Total		$	190.6	$	116.3	$	96.4	$	97.7	$	85.0	$	964.0	$	1,550.0
WMECO
(Millions of Dollars)		2015		2016		2017		2018		2019		Thereafter		Total
Renewable Energy		$	-	$	2.4	$	2.4	$	2.4	$	2.4	$	26.5	$	36.1
Transmission Support Commitments			2.1		1.8		1.6		1.7		1.8		1.8		10.8
Yankee Billings			0.3		0.2		0.2		0.2		0.2		3.0		4.1
Total		$	2.4	$	4.4	$	4.2	$	4.3	$	4.4	$	31.3	$	51.0

NU	For the Years Ended December 31,
(Millions of Dollars)	2014		2013		2012 (1)
Supply and Stranded Cost	$	99.2	$	141.0	$	216.8
Renewable Energy		114.4		91.3		48.7
Peaker CfDs		18.1		51.9		59.3
Natural Gas Procurement		482.5		349.8		243.1
Coal, Wood and Other		120.5		112.6		105.2
Transmission Support Commitments		25.0		24.9		24.8

	For the Years Ended December 31,
	2014								2013								2012
			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	$	63.0	$	7.0	$	26.0	$	3.2	$	77.6	$	32.4	$	29.0	$	2.0	$	158.2	$	36.3	$	30.5	$	0.9
Renewable Energy		0.7		87.4		26.3		-		-		84.9		6.4		-		-		60.2		4.1		-
Peaker CfDs		18.1		-		-		-		51.9		-		-		-		59.3		-		-		-
Coal, Wood and Other		-		-		120.5		-		-		-		112.6		-		-		-		105.2		-
Transmission Support Commitments		9.9		7.7		5.3		2.1		9.8		7.7		5.3		2.1		9.6		7.6		5.2		2.0