Exhibit 25.1(B)

UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

WASHINGTON, D.C.   20549

FORM T-1

STATEMENT OF ELIGIBILITY UNDER THE TRUST INDENTURE ACT OF 1939 OF A CORPORATION DESIGNATED TO ACT AS TRUSTEE

CHECK IF AN APPLICATION TO DETERMINE ELIGIBILITY OF A TRUSTEE PURSUANT TO SECTION 305(b)(2) o

DEUTSCHE BANK TRUST COMPANY AMERICAS

(formerly BANKERS TRUST COMPANY)

(Exact name of trustee as specified in its charter)

NEW YORK	13-4941247
(Jurisdiction of Incorporation or	(I.R.S. Employer
organization if not a U.S. national bank)	Identification no.)
60 WALL STREET
NEW YORK, NEW YORK	10005
(Address of principal	(Zip Code)
executive offices)

Deutsche Bank Trust Company Americas

Attention: Catherine Wang

Legal Department

60 Wall Street, 36th Floor

New York, New York 10005

(212) 250 – 7544

(Name, address and telephone number of agent for service)

THE CONNECTICUT LIGHT AND POWER COMPANY

(Exact name of obligor as specified in its charter)

Connecticut	06-0303850
(State or other jurisdiction of	(I.R.S. Employer
incorporation or organization)	Identification No.)
107 Selden Street, Berlin, CT	06037
(Address of principal executive offices)	(Zip code)

Debt Securities

The Connecticut Light and Power Company First and

Refunding Mortgage Bonds (Title of the Indenture securities)

(Title of the Indenture securities)

Item   1. General Information.

Furnish the following information as to the trustee.

(a)Name and address of each examining or supervising authority to which it is subject.

Name	Address
Federal Reserve Bank (2nd District)	New York, NY
Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation	Washington, D.C.
New York State Banking Department	Albany, NY

(b)Whether it is authorized to exercise corporate trust powers.

Yes.

Item   2.Affiliations with Obligor.

If the obligor is an affiliate of the Trustee, describe each such affiliation.

Not Applicable

Item 3. -15.Not Applicable

Item  16.List of Exhibits.

Exhibit 1 -Restated Organization Certificate of Bankers Trust Company dated August 31, 1998; Certificate of Amendment of the Organization Certificate of Bankers Trust Company dated September 25, 1998; Certificate of Amendment of the Organization Certificate of Bankers Trust Company dated December 18, 1998;Certificate of Amendment of the Organization Certificate of Bankers Trust Company dated September 3, 1999; and Certificate of Amendment of the Organization Certificate of Bankers Trust Company dated March 14, 2002, incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit 1 filed with Form T-1 Statement, Registration No. 333-201810.

Exhibit 2 -Certificate of Authority to commence business, incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit 2 filed with Form T-1 Statement, Registration No. 333-201810.

Exhibit 3 -Authorization of the Trustee to exercise corporate trust powers, incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit 3 filed with Form T-1 Statement, Registration No. 333-201810.

Exhibit 4 -Existing By-Laws of Deutsche Bank Trust Company Americas, dated August 30, 2018, incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit 4 filed with Form T-1 Statement, Registration No. 333-224828.

Exhibit 5 -Not applicable.

Exhibit 6 -Consent of Bankers Trust Company required by Section 321(b) of the Act, incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit 6 filed with Form T-1 Statement, Registration No. 333-201810.

Exhibit 7 -A copy of the latest report of condition of the trustee published pursuant to law or the requirements of its supervising or examining authority.

Exhibit 8 -Not Applicable.

Exhibit 9 -Not Applicable.

SIGNATURE

Pursuant to the requirements of the Trust Indenture Act of 1939, as amended, the trustee, Deutsche Bank Trust Company Americas, a corporation organized and existing under the laws of the State of New York, has duly caused this statement of eligibility to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized, all in The City of New York, and State of New York, on this 9th day of April 2019.

DEUTSCHE BANK TRUST COMPANY AMERICAS
	By:	/s/ Luke Russell
		Name:	Luke Russell
		Title:	Associate