File No. 70-9839


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



Application of Northeast Utilities,        )  CERTIFICATE PURSUANT TO RULE 24
The Connecticut Light and Power Company,   )  UNDER THE PUBLIC UTILITY HOLDING
Western Massachusetts Electric Company,    )  COMPANY ACT OF 1935
on Form U-1                                )


      Pursuant to the requirements of Rules 42, 43, 44, 46(a)and 54 under the
Public Utility Holding Company Act of 1935, Northeast Utilities ("NU"), a
registered holding company, Western Massachusetts Electric Company ("WMECO"),
an electric utility subsidiary of NU and The Connecticut Light and Power
Company ("CL&P"), an electric utility subsidiary of NU, hereby files this
quarterly report as required by the Securities and Exchange Commission's order
authorizing the repurchase of common stock out of capital or unearned surplus
from parent.  (HCAR No. 35-27529, May 16, 2002, File No. 70-9839) ("Order").

     For the quarter ended March 31, 2003, the following information is
reported pursuant to the Order.

1)  A total capitalization calculation to include a breakdown of the common
    stock equity account and by percentage for each equity and debt category
    for the period ending for each Applicant that indicates the amount of
    dividends paid to NU and/or the amount of stock repurchased from NU during
    the quarter; total capitalization is to include all short-term debt and
    current maturities.

    The Connecticut Light and Power Company (CL&P)

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                                                 As of March 31, 2003
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                                            (Thousands of
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                                               Dollars)              %
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    Common shareholders' equity:
      Common shares                          $   60,352              2.1%
      Capital surplus, paid in                  327,136             11.4
      Retained earnings                         323,868             11.3
                                             ----------            -----
      Total common shareholders' equity         711,356             24.8
    Preferred stock                             116,200              4.0
    Long-term and short-term debt               828,518             28.9
    Rate reduction bonds                      1,213,541             42.3
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                                             $2,869,615            100.0%
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    A common dividend of $10,018,440.30 was declared on March 10, 2003, and
    was paid to NU on March 27, 2003.

    Western Massachusetts Electric Company (WMECO)

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                                                 As of March 31, 2003
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                                            (Thousands of
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                                               Dollars)              %
                                               --------            -----
    Common shareholders' equity:
      Common shares                           $ 10,866               2.2%
      Capital surplus, paid in                  69,679              14.5
      Retained earnings                         79,541              16.5
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      Total common shareholders' equity        160,086              33.2
    Long-term and short-term debt              181,343              37.7
    Rate reduction bonds                       140,220              29.1
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                                              $481,649             100.0%
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     A common dividend of $4,003,154.13 was declared on March 10, 2003, and
     was paid to NU on March 27, 2003.

2)   The current senior debt ratings of CL&P and WMECO, including a
     representation that such ratings are at or above investment grade.

     As of March 31, 2003, the senior debt ratings issued by Standard and
     Poor's Corporation and Moody's of CL&P and WMECO are each BBB+ and A3,
     respectively, which are investment grade ratings.

3)   The Utilities' cash-on-hand both during the quarter and as of the end of
     each quarter and a representation as to whether internal cash funds
     available during the quarter were sufficient to fund each company's normal
     business operations or had to be supplemented with borrowings from working
     capital facilities.

     CL&P and WMECO represent that during the quarter ended March 31, 2003,
     internal cash funds available during the quarter, confirmed with financing
     activities set forth below, were sufficient to fund each company's normal
     business operations.

     Internal cash funds available during the quarter were supplemented with
     external borrowings for WMECO.




                                                               Net cash
             Cash       Net cash flows     Net cash flows        flows
           beginning      provided by         used in           used in       Cash end
           of period       operating         investing         financing      of period
           1/1/2003       activities        activities         activities     3/31/2003
           --------       ----------        ----------         ----------     ---------

                            (Thousands of Dollars)
                                                                 
CL&P         $159         $136,974          $(86,176)          (43,743)         $7,214
WMECO         123           24,987           (21,577)           (3,532)              1




                                    SIGNATURE


      Pursuant to the requirements of the Public Utility Holding Company Act of
1935, the undersigned companies have duly caused this certificate to be signed
on their behalf by the undersigned thereunto duly authorized.

NORTHEAST UTILITIES
THE CONNECTICUT LIGHT AND POWER COMPANY
WESTERN MASSACHUSETTS ELECTRIC COMPANY



/s/ John P. Stack
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    John P. Stack
    Vice President - Accounting and Controller
    Northeast Utilities
    P.O. Box 270
    Hartford, CT 06141-0270
    May 29, 2003