11-K 1 ngusathrift1.txt SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION Washington, D.C. 20549 FORM 11-K ___________ ANNUAL REPORT Pursuant to Section 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 For Fiscal Year Ended December 31, 2000 __________ National Grid USA Companies' Incentive Thrift Plan I 25 Research Drive Westborough, MA 01582 National Grid USA 25 Research Drive Westborough, MA 01582 Financial Statements: * Financial Statements of National Grid USA Companies' Incentive Thrift Plan I Exhibits: Consent of PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP *Filed Under Cover of Form SE SIGNATURE --------- The Benefits Committee (Plan Administrator for the National Grid USA Companies' Incentive Thrift Plan I) has duly caused this annual report to be signed by the undersigned thereunto duly authorized. Benefits Committee s/John G. Cochrane By John G. Cochrane, Chairman Date: June 27, 2001 EXHIBIT INDEX Exhibit Description Page ------- ----------- ---- Financial Statements Filed under cover of Form SE Consent of Independent Certified Filed herewith Public Accountants CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT ACCOUNTANTS We hereby consent to the incorporation by reference in the Registration Statement on Form S-8 (File No. 33-33094) of the National Grid USA Companies' Incentive Thrift Plan I of our report dated June 25, 2001 relating to the financial statements of the National Grid USA Companies' Incentive Thrift Plan I, which appears in this Form 11-K. s/PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP Boston, Massachusetts June 25, 2001