35-CERT 1 nuq304report110804.txt Q3 2004 REPORT 70-9755 UNITED STATES OF AMERICA before the SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION In the Matter of Northeast Utilities Quarterly The Connecticut Light and Power Company Certificate as Western Massachusetts Electric Company to Partial Holyoke Water Power Company Consummation Northeast Utilities Service Company of Northeast Nuclear Energy Company Transaction Rocky River Realty Company North Atlantic Energy Company Public Service Company of New Hampshire Quinnehtuk, Inc. NU Enterprises, Inc. Select Energy, Inc. Northeast Generation Company Northeast Generation Service Company Mode 1 Communications, Inc. Select Energy Services, Inc. (formerly HEC,Inc.) Yankee Gas Services Company Yankee Energy Financial Services Company Yankee Energy Services Company NorConn Properties, Inc. Yankee Energy System, Inc. Select Energy New York, Inc. E. S. Boulos Company Woods Electrical Company, Inc. Woods Network Services, Inc. Properties, Inc. Berlin, Connecticut File No. 70-9755 (Public Utility Holding Company Act of 1935) Pursuant to the Public Utility Holding Company Act of 1935 and Rule 24(a) thereunder, Northeast Utilities and its system companies (the "Companies") hereby certify that the Companies issued and sold short-term debt and entered into system money pool transactions all in accordance with the terms and conditions of, and for the purposes represented by, the Application/Declaration filed by the Company is this proceeding and the Securities and Exchange Commission Order dated June 30, 2004. The following attachments contain the required information regarding the issuance and sale of short-term debt and system money pool transactions for the third quarter 2004: ATTACHMENT 1 NORTHEAST UTILITIES SUMMARY SHEET NORTHEAST UTILITIES BANK BORROWINGS 2 THE CONNECTICUT LIGHT AND POWER COMPANY SUMMARY SHEET THE CONNECTICUT LIGHT AND POWER COMPANY BANK BORROWINGS 3 WESTERN MASSACHUSETTS ELECTRIC COMPANY SUMMARY SHEET WESTERN MASSACHUSETTS ELECTRIC COMPANY BANK BORROWINGS 4 HOLYOKE WATER POWER COMPANY SUMMARY SHEET 5 NORTHEAST NUCLEAR ENERGY COMPANY SUMMARY SHEET 6 ROCKY RIVER REALTY COMPANY SUMMARY SHEET 7 NORTH ATLANTIC ENERGY COMPANY SUMMARY SHEET 8 PUBLIC SERVICE COMPANY OF NEW HAMPSHIRE SUMMARY SHEET PUBLIC SERVICE COMPANY OF NEW HAMPSHIRE BANK BORROWINGS 9 QUINNEHTUK, INC. SUMMARY SHEET 10 NORTHEAST UTILITIES SYSTEM MONEY POOL 11 NU ENTERPRISES, INC. SUMMARY SHEET 12 SELECT ENERGY, INC. SUMMARY SHEET 13 NORTHEAST GENERATION COMPANY SUMMARY SHEET Page 2 14 NORTHEAST GENERATION SERVICE COMPANY SUMMARY SHEET 15 MODE 1 COMMUNICATIONS, INC. SUMMARY SHEET 16 SELECT ENERGY SERVICES, INC. (formerly HEC, Inc.) SUMMARY SHEET 17 YANKEE GAS SERVICES COMPANY SUMMARY SHEET YANKEE GAS SERVICES COMPANY BANK BORROWINGS 18 YANKEE ENERGY FINANCIAL SERVICES COMPANY SUMMARY SHEET 19 YANKEE ENERGY SERVICES COMPANY SUMMARY SHEET 20 NORCONN PROPERTIES, INC. SUMMARY SHEET 21 YANKEE ENERGY SYSTEM, INC. SUMMARY SHEET 22 SELECT ENERGY NEW YORK, INC. SUMMARY SHEET 23 E. S. BOULOS COMPANY SUMMARY SHEET 24 WOODS ELECTRICAL COMPANY, INC SUMMARY SHEET 25 WOODS NETWORK SERVICES, INC. 26 PROPERTIES, INC. Dated as of September 30, 2004 Northeast Utilities Service Company /s/ Randy A. Shoop Assistant Treasurer - Finance ATTACHMENT 1 SUMMARY COMPANY: Northeast Utilities PERIOD: July 1, 2004 through September 30, 2004 MAXIMUM COMMERCIAL PAPER OUTSTANDING AT ANY ONE TIME: $-0- MAXIMUM COMBINED AMOUNT OF SHORT-TERM NOTES TO BANKS AND COMMERCIAL PAPER OUTSTANDING AT ANY ONE TIME: $13,000,000 THERE WAS $0 OF COMMERCIAL PAPER AND $0 SHORT-TERM NOTES TO BANKS OUTSTANDING ON September 30, 2004. MONEY POOL BALANCE ON September 30, 2004: Invested $126,400,000 ATTACHMENT 1 BANK BORROWINGS COMPANY: Northeast Utilities PERIOD: July 1, 2004 through September 30, 2004 NAME OF BANK $ AMOUNT DATE SOLD Union Bank of California $13,000,000 09/16/04 *REPRESENTING REFINANCING OF MATURING LOANS DATED September 30, 2004 NORTHEAST UTILITIES BY /s/ RANDY A. SHOOP ITS ASSISTANT TREASURER-FINANCE ATTACHMENT 2 SUMMARY COMPANY: The Connecticut Light and Power Company PERIOD: July 1, 2004 through September 30, 2004 MAXIMUM COMMERCIAL PAPER OUTSTANDING AT ANY ONE TIME: $-0- MAXIMUM COMBINED AMOUNT OF SHORT-TERM NOTES TO BANKS AND COMMERCIAL PAPER OUTSTANDING AT ANY ONE TIME: $118,000,000 THERE WAS $0 OF COMMERCIAL PAPER AND $0 SHORT-TERM NOTES TO BANKS OUTSTANDING ON September 30, 2004. MONEY POOL BALANCE ON September 30, 2004: Borrowed $46,225,000 ATTACHMENT 2 BANK BORROWINGS COMPANY: The Connecticut Light and Power Company PERIOD: July 1, 2004 through September 30, 2004 NAME OF BANK $ AMOUNT DATE SOLD Citibank, N.A. $ 5,000,000 06/30/04 Citibank, N.A $ 5,000,000 07/01/04 Citibank, N.A $ 7,000,000 07/19/04 Citibank, N.A. $29,000,000 07/20/04 Citibank, N.A. $15,000,000 07/30/04 Citibank, N.A. $14,000,000 08/02/04 Citibank, N.A. $23,000,000 08/10/04 Citibank, N.A. $40,000,000 08/11/04 Citibank, N.A. $46,000,000 08/20/04 Citibank, N.A. $44,000,000 08/31/04 Citibank, N.A. $30,000,000 08/31/04 Citibank, N.A. $40,000,000 09/01/04 *REPRESENTING REFINANCING OF MATURING LOANS DATED September 30, 2004 THE CONNECTICUT LIGHT AND POWER COMPANY BY /s/ RANDY A. SHOOP ITS TREASURER ATTACHMENT 3 SUMMARY COMPANY: Western Massachusetts Electric Company PERIOD: July 1, 2004 through September 30, 2004 MAXIMUM COMMERCIAL PAPER OUTSTANDING AT ANY ONE TIME: $-0- MAXIMUM COMBINED AMOUNT OF SHORT-TERM NOTES TO BANKS AND COMMERCIAL PAPER OUTSTANDING AT ANY ONE TIME: $-0- THERE WAS $0 OF COMMERCIAL PAPER AND $0 SHORT-TERM NOTES TO BANKS OUTSTANDING ON September 30, 2004. MONEY POOL BALANCE ON September 30, 2004: Borrowed $34,200,000 ATTACHMENT 3 BANK BORROWINGS COMPANY: Western Massachusetts Electric Company PERIOD: July 1, 2004 through September 30, 2004 NAME OF BANK $ AMOUNT DATE SOLD -0- *REPRESENTS REFINANCING OF MATURITY LOANS DATED September 30, 2004 WESTERN MASSACHUSETTS ELECTRIC COMPANY BY /s/ RANDY A. SHOOP ITS ASSISTANT TREASURER - FINANCE ATTACHMENT 4 SUMMARY COMPANY: Holyoke Water Power Company PERIOD: July 1, 2004 through September 30, 2004 MAXIMUM COMMERCIAL PAPER OUTSTANDING AT ANY ONE TIME: $-0- MAXIMUM COMBINED AMOUNT OF SHORT-TERM NOTES TO BANKS AND COMMERCIAL PAPER OUTSTANDING AT ANY ONE TIME: $-0- THERE WAS NO COMMERCIAL PAPER AND $0 SHORT-TERM NOTES TO BANKS OUTSTANDING ON September, 2004. MONEY POOL BALANCE ON September 30, 2004: Borrowed $-0- ATTACHMENT 5 SUMMARY COMPANY: Northeast Nuclear Energy Company PERIOD: July 1, 2004 through September 30, 2004 MAXIMUM COMMERCIAL PAPER OUTSTANDING AT ANY ONE TIME: $-0- MAXIMUM COMBINED AMOUNT OF SHORT-TERM NOTES TO BANKS AND COMMERCIAL PAPER OUTSTANDING AT ANY ONE TIME: $-0- THERE WAS NO COMMERCIAL PAPER AND $0 SHORT-TERM NOTES TO BANKS OUTSTANDING ON September, 2004. MONEY POOL BALANCE ON September 30, 2004: Invested $30,100,000 ATTACHMENT 6 SUMMARY COMPANY: Rocky River Realty Company PERIOD: July 1, 2004 through September 30, 2004 MAXIMUM COMMERCIAL PAPER OUTSTANDING AT ANY ONE TIME: $-0- MAXIMUM COMBINED AMOUNT OF SHORT-TERM NOTES TO BANKS AND COMMERCIAL PAPER OUTSTANDING AT ANY ONE TIME: $-0- THERE WAS NO COMMERCIAL PAPER AND $0 SHORT-TERM NOTES TO BANKS OUTSTANDING ON September 30, 2004. MONEY POOL BALANCE ON September 30, 2004: Borrowed $19,700,000 ATTACHMENT 7 SUMMARY COMPANY: North Atlantic Energy Company PERIOD: July 1, 2004 through September 30, 2004 MAXIMUM COMMERCIAL PAPER OUTSTANDING AT ANY ONE TIME: $-0- MAXIMUM COMBINED AMOUNT OF SHORT-TERM NOTES TO BANKS AND COMMERCIAL PAPER OUTSTANDING AT ANY ONE TIME: $-0- THERE WAS NO COMMERCIAL PAPER AND $0 SHORT-TERM NOTES TO BANKS OUTSTANDING ON September 30, 2004. MONEY POOL BALANCE ON September 30, 2004: Invested $5,300,000 ATTACHMENT 8 SUMMARY COMPANY: Public Service Company of New Hampshire PERIOD: July 1, 2004 through September 30, 2004 MAXIMUM COMMERCIAL PAPER OUTSTANDING AT ANY ONE TIME: $-0- MAXIMUM COMBINED AMOUNT OF SHORT-TERM NOTES TO BANKS AND COMMERCIAL PAPER OUTSTANDING AT ANY ONE TIME: $-0- THERE WAS NO COMMERCIAL PAPER AND $0 SHORT-TERM NOTES TO BANKS OUTSTANDING ON September 30, 2004. MONEY POOL BALANCE ON September 30, 2004: Borrowed $26,400,000 ATTACHMENT 8 BANK BORROWINGS COMPANY: Public Service Company of New Hampshire PERIOD: July 1, 2004 through September 30, 2004 NAME OF BANK $ AMOUNT DATE SOLD -0- *REPRESENTS REFINANCING OF MATURITY LOANS DATED September 30, 2004 PUBLIC SERVICE COMPANY OF NEW HAMPSHIRE BY /s/ RANDY A. SHOOP ITS ASSISTANT TREASURER - FINANCE ATTACHMENT 9 SUMMARY COMPANY: Quinnehtuk, Inc. PERIOD: July 1, 2004 through September 30, 2004 MAXIMUM COMMERCIAL PAPER OUTSTANDING AT ANY ONE TIME: $-0- MAXIMUM COMBINED AMOUNT OF SHORT-TERM NOTES TO BANKS AND COMMERCIAL PAPER OUTSTANDING AT ANY ONE TIME: $-0- THERE WAS $0 OF COMMERCIAL PAPER AND $0 SHORT-TERM NOTES TO BANKS OUTSTANDING ON September 30, 2004. MONEY POOL BALANCE ON September 30, 2004 Borrowed $2,600,000 ATTACHMENT 10 SEE ATTACHED DOCUMENTS ATTACHMENT 11 SUMMARY COMPANY: NU Enterprises, Inc. PERIOD: July 1, 2004 through September 30, 2004 MAXIMUM COMMERCIAL PAPER OUTSTANDING AT ANY ONE TIME: $-0- MAXIMUM COMBINED AMOUNT OF SHORT-TERM NOTES TO BANKS AND COMMERCIAL PAPER OUTSTANDING AT ANY ONE TIME: $-0- THERE WAS $0 OF COMMERCIAL PAPER AND $0 SHORT-TERM NOTES TO BANKS OUTSTANDING ON September 30, 2004. MONEY POOL BALANCE ON September 30, 2004: Invested $36,700,000 ATTACHMENT 12 SUMMARY COMPANY: Select Energy, Inc. PERIOD: July 1, 2004 through September 30, 2004 MAXIMUM COMMERCIAL PAPER OUTSTANDING AT ANY ONE TIME: $-0- MAXIMUM COMBINED AMOUNT OF SHORT-TERM NOTES TO BANKS AND COMMERCIAL PAPER OUTSTANDING AT ANY ONE TIME: $13,000,000 THERE WAS $0 OF COMMERCIAL PAPER AND $0 SHORT-TERM NOTES TO BANKS OUTSTANDING ON September 30, 2004. MONEY POOL BALANCE ON September 30, 2004: Invested $800,000 ATTACHMENT 13 SUMMARY COMPANY: Northeast Generation Company PERIOD: July 1, 2004 through September 30, 2004 MAXIMUM COMMERCIAL PAPER OUTSTANDING AT ANY ONE TIME: $-0- MAXIMUM COMBINED AMOUNT OF SHORT-TERM NOTES TO BANKS AND COMMERCIAL PAPER OUTSTANDING AT ANY ONE TIME: $-0- THERE WAS $0 OF COMMERCIAL PAPER AND $0 SHORT-TERM NOTES TO BANKS OUTSTANDING ON September 30, 2004. MONEY POOL BALANCE ON September 30, 2004: Invested $10,000,000 TEMPORARY CASH INVESTMENTS ON September 30, 2004: Invested $28,833,650.30 ATTACHMENT 14 SUMMARY COMPANY: Northeast Generation Service Company PERIOD: July 1, 2004 through September 30, 2004 MAXIMUM COMMERCIAL PAPER OUTSTANDING AT ANY ONE TIME: $-0- MAXIMUM COMBINED AMOUNT OF SHORT-TERM NOTES TO BANKS AND COMMERCIAL PAPER OUTSTANDING AT ANY ONE TIME: $-0- THERE WAS $0 OF COMMERCIAL PAPER AND $0 SHORT-TERM NOTES TO BANKS OUTSTANDING ON September 30, 2004. MONEY POOL BALANCE ON September 30, 2004: Borrowed $600,000 ATTACHMENT 15 SUMMARY COMPANY: Mode 1 Communications, Inc. PERIOD: July 1, 2004 through September 30, 2004 MAXIMUM COMMERCIAL PAPER OUTSTANDING AT ANY ONE TIME: $-0- MAXIMUM COMBINED AMOUNT OF SHORT-TERM NOTES TO BANKS AND COMMERCIAL PAPER OUTSTANDING AT ANY ONE TIME: $-0- THERE WAS $0 OF COMMERCIAL PAPER AND $0 SHORT-TERM NOTES TO BANKS OUTSTANDING ON September 30, 2004. MONEY POOL BALANCE ON September 30, 2004: Invested $3,400,000 ATTACHMENT 16 SUMMARY COMPANY: Select Energy Services Inc. (formerly HEC, Inc.) PERIOD: July 1, 2004 through September 30, 2004 MAXIMUM COMMERCIAL PAPER OUTSTANDING AT ANY ONE TIME: $-0- MAXIMUM COMBINED AMOUNT OF SHORT-TERM NOTES TO BANKS AND COMMERCIAL PAPER OUTSTANDING AT ANY ONE TIME: $-0- THERE WAS $0 OF COMMERCIAL PAPER AND $0 SHORT-TERM NOTES TO BANKS OUTSTANDING ON September 30, 2004. MONEY POOL BALANCE ON September 30, 2004: Borrowed $14,750,000 ATTACHMENT 17 SUMMARY COMPANY: Yankee Gas Services Company PERIOD: July 1, 2004 through September 30, 2004 MAXIMUM COMMERCIAL PAPER OUTSTANDING AT ANY ONE TIME: $-0- MAXIMUM COMBINED AMOUNT OF SHORT-TERM NOTES TO BANKS AND COMMERCIAL PAPER OUTSTANDING AT ANY ONE TIME: $-0- THERE WAS $0 OF COMMERCIAL PAPER AND $0 SHORT-TERM NOTES TO BANKS OUTSTANDING ON September 30, 2004. MONEY POOL BALANCE ON September 30, 2004: Borrowed $33,200,000 ATTACHMENT 17 BANK BORROWINGS COMPANY: Yankee Gas Services Company PERIOD: July 1, 2004 through September 30, 2004 NAME OF BANK $ AMOUNT DATE SOLD -0- *REPRESENTING REFINANCING OF MATURING LOANS DATED September 30, 2004 Yankee Gas Services Company BY /s/ RANDY A. SHOOP ITS ASSISTANT TREASURER-FINANCE ATTACHMENT 18 SUMMARY COMPANY: Yankee Energy Financial Services Company PERIOD: July 1, 2004 through September 30, 2004 MAXIMUM COMMERCIAL PAPER OUTSTANDING AT ANY ONE TIME: $-0- MAXIMUM COMBINED AMOUNT OF SHORT-TERM NOTES TO BANKS AND COMMERCIAL PAPER OUTSTANDING AT ANY ONE TIME: $-0- THERE WAS $0 OF COMMERCIAL PAPER AND $0 SHORT-TERM NOTES TO BANKS OUTSTANDING ON September 30, 2004. MONEY POOL BALANCE September 30, 2004: Borrowed $3,600,000 ATTACHMENT 19 SUMMARY COMPANY: Yankee Energy Services Company PERIOD: July 1, 2004 through September 30, 2004 MAXIMUM COMMERCIAL PAPER OUTSTANDING AT ANY ONE TIME: $-0- MAXIMUM COMBINED AMOUNT OF SHORT-TERM NOTES TO BANKS AND COMMERCIAL PAPER OUTSTANDING AT ANY ONE TIME: $-0- THERE WAS $0 OF COMMERCIAL PAPER AND $0 SHORT-TERM NOTES TO BANKS OUTSTANDING ON September 30, 2004. MONEY POOL BALANCE ON September 30, 2004: Invested $700,000 ATTACHMENT 20 SUMMARY COMPANY: NorConn Properties, Inc. PERIOD: July 1, 2004 through September 30, 2004 MAXIMUM COMMERCIAL PAPER OUTSTANDING AT ANY ONE TIME: $-0- MAXIMUM COMBINED AMOUNT OF SHORT-TERM NOTES TO BANKS AND COMMERCIAL PAPER OUTSTANDING AT ANY ONE TIME: $-0- THERE WAS $0 OF COMMERCIAL PAPER AND $0 SHORT-TERM NOTES TO BANKS OUTSTANDING ON September 30, 2004. MONEY POOL BALANCE ON September 30, 2004: Borrowed $1,100,000 ATTACHMENT 21 SUMMARY COMPANY: Yankee Energy System, Inc. PERIOD: July 1, 2004 through September 30, 2004 MAXIMUM COMMERCIAL PAPER OUTSTANDING AT ANY ONE TIME: $-0- MAXIMUM COMBINED AMOUNT OF SHORT-TERM NOTES TO BANKS AND COMMERCIAL PAPER OUTSTANDING AT ANY ONE TIME: $-0- THERE WAS $0 OF COMMERCIAL PAPER AND $0 SHORT-TERM NOTES TO BANKS OUTSTANDING ON September 30, 2004. MONEY POOL BALANCE ON September 30, 2004: Invested $800,000 ATTACHMENT 22 SUMMARY COMPANY: Select Energy New York, Inc. PERIOD: July 1, 2004 through September 30, 2004 MAXIMUM COMMERCIAL PAPER OUTSTANDING AT ANY ONE TIME: $-0- MAXIMUM COMBINED AMOUNT OF SHORT-TERM NOTES TO BANKS AND COMMERCIAL PAPER OUTSTANDING AT ANY ONE TIME: $-0- THERE WAS $0 OF COMMERCIAL PAPER AND $0 SHORT-TERM NOTES TO BANKS OUTSTANDING ON September 30, 2004. MONEY POOL BALANCE ON September 30, 2004: Borrowed $7,000,000 ATTACHMENT 23 SUMMARY COMPANY: E. S. Boulos Company PERIOD: July 1, 2004 through September 30, 2004 MAXIMUM COMMERCIAL PAPER OUTSTANDING AT ANY ONE TIME: $-0- MAXIMUM COMBINED AMOUNT OF SHORT-TERM NOTES TO BANKS AND COMMERCIAL PAPER OUTSTANDING AT ANY ONE TIME: $-0- THERE WAS $0 OF COMMERCIAL PAPER AND $0 SHORT-TERM NOTES TO BANKS OUTSTANDING ON September 30, 2004. MONEY POOL BALANCE ON September 30, 2004: $0 ATTACHMENT 24 SUMMARY COMPANY: Woods Electrical Company, Inc. PERIOD: July 1, 2004 through September 30, 2004 MAXIMUM COMMERCIAL PAPER OUTSTANDING AT ANY ONE TIME: $-0- MAXIMUM COMBINED AMOUNT OF SHORT-TERM NOTES TO BANKS AND COMMERCIAL PAPER OUTSTANDING AT ANY ONE TIME: $-0- THERE WAS $0 OF COMMERCIAL PAPER AND $0 SHORT-TERM NOTES TO BANKS OUTSTANDING ON September 30, 2004. MONEY POOL BALANCE ON September 30, 2004: Borrowed $3,600,000 ATTACHMENT 25 SUMMARY COMPANY: Woods Network Services, Inc. PERIOD: July 1, 2004 through September 30, 2004 MAXIMUM COMMERCIAL PAPER OUTSTANDING AT ANY ONE TIME: $-0- MAXIMUM COMBINED AMOUNT OF SHORT-TERM NOTES TO BANKS AND COMMERCIAL PAPER OUTSTANDING AT ANY ONE TIME: $-0- THERE WAS $0 OF COMMERCIAL PAPER AND $0 SHORT-TERM NOTES TO BANKS OUTSTANDING ON September 30, 2004. MONEY POOL BALANCE ON September 30, 2004: $0 ATTACHMENT 26 SUMMARY COMPANY: Properties, Inc. PERIOD: July 1, 2004 through September 30, 2004 MAXIMUM COMMERCIAL PAPER OUTSTANDING AT ANY ONE TIME: $-0- MAXIMUM COMBINED AMOUNT OF SHORT-TERM NOTES TO BANKS AND COMMERCIAL PAPER OUTSTANDING AT ANY ONE TIME: $-0- THERE WAS $0 OF COMMERCIAL PAPER AND $0 SHORT-TERM NOTES TO BANKS OUTSTANDING ON September 30, 2004. MONEY POOL BALANCE ON September 30, 2004: Invested $3,500,000 UNITED STATES OF AMERICA before the SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION In the Matter of Northeast Utilities Quarterly Certificate as to Partial Consummation of Transaction $350 Million NU Parent Credit Agreement Berlin, Connecticut File No. 70-9755 Public Utility Holding Company Act of 1935) Pursuant to the Public Utility Holding Company Act of 1935 and Rule 24(a) thereunder, Northeast Utilities hereby certifies that it maintains a $350 Million Credit Agreement dated November 10, 2003 with Union Bank of California, as Administrative Agent. As of September 30, 2004, Northeast Utilities had $0 outstanding under this facility. Dated: September 30, 2004 Northeast Utilities /s/ Randy A. Shoop Randy A. Shoop Assistant Treasurer - Finance UNITED STATES OF AMERICA before the SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION In the Matter of Quarterly The Connecticut Light and Power Company Certificate as Western Massachusetts Electric Company to Partial Public Service Company of New Hampshire Consummation of Yankee Gas Services Company Transaction $300 Million Revolving Credit Agreement Berlin, Connecticut File No. 70-9755 (Public Utility Holding Company Act of 1935) Pursuant to the Public Utility Holding Company Act of 1935 and Rule 24(a) thereunder, The Connecticut Light and Power Company, Western Massachusetts Electric Company, Yankee Gas Services Company and Public Service Company of New Hampshire hereby certify that they maintain a $300 Million Revolving Credit Agreement dated November 10, 2003 with Citibank, N.A. as Administrative Agent. As of September 30, 2004, The Connecticut Light and Power Company had $0 outstanding, Western Massachusetts Electric Company had $0 outstanding, Yankee Gas Services Company had $0 outstanding, and Public Service Company of New Hampshire had $0 outstanding under this facility. Dated: September 30, 2004 Northeast Utilities /s/ Randy A. Shoop Randy A. Shoop Treasurer - The Connecticut Light and Power Company Assistant Treasurer - Western Massachusetts Electric Company, Yankee Gas Services Company and Public Service Company of New Hampshire