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COMMON SHARES

6 Months Ended

Jun. 30, 2011

Notes To Consolidated Financial Statements [Abstract]

11. COMMON SHARES

The following table sets forth the NU common shares and the shares of CL&P, PSNH and WMECO common stock authorized and issued as of June 30, 2011 and December 31, 2010 and the respective par values:

	Shares
	Authorized				Issued
	Per Share		As of June 30, 2011
	Par Value		and December 31, 2010		As of June 30, 2011		As of December 31, 2010
NU	$	5		225,000,000		195,976,708		195,781,740
CL&P	$	10		24,500,000		6,035,205		6,035,205
PSNH	$	1		100,000,000		301		301
WMECO	$	25		1,072,471		434,653		434,653

As of June 30, 2011 and December 31, 2010, 19,151,327 and 19,333,659 NU common shares were held as treasury shares, respectively.

- Definition

This element is used to capture the complete disclosure pertaining to an entity's stock, including par or stated value per share, number and dollar amount of share subscriptions, shares authorized, shares issued, shares outstanding, number and dollar amount of shares held in an employee trust, dividend per share, total dividends, share conversion features, par value plus additional paid in capital, the value of treasury stock and other information necessary to a fair presentation. Stock by Class includes common, convertible and preferred stocks which are not redeemable or redeemable solely at the option of the issuer. Includes preferred stock with redemption features that are solely within the control of the issuer and mandatorily redeemable stock if redemption is required to occur only upon liquidation or termination of the reporting entity. If more than one issue is outstanding, state the title of each issue and the corresponding dollar amount; dollar amount of any shares subscribed but unissued and the deduction of subscriptions receivable there from; number of shares authorized, issued and outstanding.

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