POS AMC 1 aug28e.txt POST-EFFECTIVE AMENDMENT NO. 4 FILE NO. 70-9697 SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION Washington, D.C. 20549 POST-EFFECTIVE AMENDMENT NO. 4 (FORM POS AMC) TO FORM U-1 APPLICATION/DECLARATION UNDER THE PUBLIC UTILITY HOLDING COMPANY ACT OF 1935 WITH RESPECT TO THE ISSUANCE OF RATE REDUCTION BONDS AND RELATED TRANSACTIONS The Connecticut Light and Power Western Massachusetts Electric Company Company 107 Selden Street 174 Brush Hill Avenue Berlin, CT 06037 West Springfield, MA 01090 Public Service Company of New Hampshire 1000 Elm Street Manchester, NH 03101 (Names of companies filing this statement and addresses of principal executive offices) NORTHEAST UTILITIES (Name of top registered holding company) Gregory B. Butler Vice President, Secretary and General Counsel Northeast Utilities Service Company 107 Selden Street Berlin, CT 06037 (Name and address of agent for service) The Commission is requested to mail signed copies of all orders, notices and communications to: Jeffrey C. Miller, Esq. Randy A. Shoop Assistant General Counsel Assistant Treasurer - Finance Northeast Utilities Service Northeast Utilities Service Company Company P.O. Box 270 P.O. Box 270 Hartford, CT 06141-0270 Hartford, CT 06141-0270 Richard J. Wasserman, Esq. Day, Berry & Howard LLP CityPlace I Hartford, CT 06103-3499 The application/declaration, as previously amended, (the "Application") in this file is further amended as set forth below. Capitalized terms used herein and not otherwise defined are used as defined in the Application. S.1 Pursuant to the authority granted by the Commission in this proceeding, on April 25, 2001, PSNH Funding LLC - a new special purpose entity, limited liability company subsidiary of PSNH - issued RRBs in principal amount of $525 million on behalf of PSNH. S.2 Pursuant to the authority granted by the Commission in this proceeding, PSNH intends to cause the issuance of additional RRBs (the "PSNH Series 2 RRBs") in aggregate principal amount not greater than $130 million to finance stranded costs related to existing power purchase obligations that require PSNH to purchase power from certain wood-to-energy and/or trash-to-energy facilities. S.3 PSNH has petitioned the NHPUC for a new Financing Order to authorize the issuance of the PSNH Series 2 RRBs. PSNH also intends to seek approval for its proposed transactions from the MPUC. S.4 The following exhibits are filed with this Post-Effective Amendment No. 4 (or, if indicated, will be filed by further amendment). S-D 3.1.3 PSNH's Requests to the New Hampshire Public Utilities for a Financing Order with respect to the PSNH Series 2 RRBs S-D 3.2.4 Financing Order of the New Hampshire Public Utilities Commission with respect to the PSNH Series 2 RRBs (to be filed by further amendment) S-D 3.3.1.1 Application of PSNH to the Maine Public Utilities Commission with respect to the PSNH Series 2 RRBs (to be filed by further amendment) S-D 3.3.2.1 Approval of the Maine Public Utilities Commission with respect to the PSNH Series 2 RRBs (to be filed by further amendment) [SIGNATURE PAGE FOLLOWS] SIGNATURES Pursuant to the requirements of the Public Utility Holding Company Act of 1935, as amended, the undersigned company has duly caused this statement to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned thereunto duly authorized. THE CONNECTICUT LIGHT AND POWER COMPANY By: /s/Randy A. Shoop Randy A. Shoop Treasurer WESTERN MASSACHUSETTS ELECTRIC COMPANY PUBLIC SERVICE COMPANY OF NEW HAMPSHIRE By: /s/Randy A. Shoop Randy A. Shoop Assistant Treasurer - Finance Date: August 29, 2001 The Commission authorized the issuance of up to $670 million in principal amount of RRBs on behalf of PSNH. HCAR No. 27319 (December 26, 2000). See Certificate filed by PSNH with the Commission on May 4, 2001 pursuant to Rule 24 under the Act. See supra note 1. The Series 2001-1 RRBs were issued pursuant to a Financing Order issued by the NHPUC on September 8, 2000, as described in the Application. A copy of that Financing Order was filed as Exhibit D.3.2.2. A copy of the MPUC order with respect to the PSNH Series 2001-1 was filed as Exhibit D.3.3.2.