UNITED STATES
               SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
                     Washington, D.C. 20549

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Application of Northeast    )   CERTIFICATE PURSUANT TO
Utilities on Form U-1       )   RULE 24 UNDER THE PUBLIC
File No. 70-10051           )   UTILITY HOLDING COMPANY ACT
                            )   of 1935
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          Pursuant to the requirements of Rule 24 under the
Public Utility Holding  Company Act of 1935, as amended (the
"Act"), Northeast Utilities ("NU")  certifies that certain of the
transactions, as proposed in the Application/Declaration (the
"Application") to the Commission on Form U-1 (File No. 70-10051),
as amended, and authorized by order of the Commission in Public
Utility Holding Company Act  Release No. 35-27659, dated March
18, 2003, have been carried out in accordance with the terms and
conditions of and for the purposes represented by the Application
and of the Commission's order with respect thereto.

     Specifically, on April 28, 2003, NU entered into a treasury
lock with a counterparty in the notional amount of $125 million.


Exhibits

       A-1.2   Confirmation of Transaction (filed confidentially)

                              SIGNATURE

          Pursuant to the requirements of the Public Utility
Holding Company Act of 1935, Northeast Utilities has duly caused this
Certificate to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly
authorized.

                              Northeast Utilities


                              By:    /s/ Randy A. Shoop
                              Name:  Randy A. Shoop
                              Title:  Assistant Treasurer - Finance


Dated:  May 1, 2003



                          Exhibit A-1.2
                     (Filed Confidentially)