CERTIFICATE OF NOTIFICATION

                                    (Rule 24)

                                     to the

                       SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

                                       by

                MAINE YANKEE ATOMIC POWER COMPANY (MAINE YANKEE)


It is hereby certified that the transactions detailed below, which were covered
by the Statement on Form U-1 as amended and the Order of the Securities and
Exchange Commission dated September 10, 2001 with respect thereto, have been
carried out in accordance with the terms and conditions of and for the purposes
represented in said Statement and Order of the Commission, as follows:

On July 1, 2002, Maine Yankee completed the second installment of the redemption
of its common stock described in said Statement. On that date, Maine Yankee
redeemed a total of 22,600 of its 424,800 outstanding shares pro rata from its
stockholders at a per share redemption price of $132.8415, for a total
redemption price of $3,002,217.90, as follows:



                                                   NUMBER OF              TOTAL
STOCKHOLDER                                     SHARES REDEEMED       REDEMPTION PRICE
- -----------                                     ---------------       ----------------
                                                                 

Central Maine Power Company                          8,588             $1,140,842.80
New England Power Company                            5,424                720,532.30
The Connecticut Light and
         Power Company                               2,712                360,266.15
Bangor Hydro Electric Company                        1,582                210,155.25
Maine Public Service Company                         1,130                150,110.89
Public Service Company of
         New Hampshire                               1,130                150,110.89
Cambridge Electric Light Company                       904                120,088.72
Western Massachusetts Electric Company                 678                 90,066.54
Central Vermont Public Service Company                 452                 60,044.36
                                                    ------             -------------
TOTAL                                               22,600             $3,002,217.90




Pursuant to paragraph F.(2) of the Instructions as to Exhibits for Form U-1,
because the transactions described in the Statement will be consummated in
several steps or installments, the "past tense" opinion of counsel shall be
filed at the conclusion of the last such step or installment.









SIGNATURE

Pursuant to the requirements of the Public Utility Holding Company Act of 1935,
the undersigned company has duly caused this Certificate of Notification to be
signed on its behalf by the undersigned officer thereunto duly authorized.


MAINE YANKEE ATOMIC POWER COMPANY


/s/ Michael E. Thomas
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Michael E. Thomas
Vice President and Chief Financial Officer


Date: July 11, 2002