COMMON SHARES

3 Months Ended

Mar. 31, 2015

Notes To Consolidated Financial Statements [Abstract]

Schedule of Stock by Class [Text Block]

11.       COMMON SHARES

The following table sets forth the ES parent common shares and the shares of common stock of CL&P, NSTAR Electric, PSNH and WMECO that were authorized and issued and the respective per share par values:

	Shares
			Authorized as of
	Per Share		March 31, 2015 and	Issued as of
	Par Value		December 31, 2014	March 31, 2015	December 31, 2014
ES	$	5	380,000,000	333,607,844	333,359,172
CL&P	$	10	24,500,000	6,035,205	6,035,205
NSTAR Electric	$	1	100,000,000	100	100
PSNH	$	1	100,000,000	301	301
WMECO	$	25	1,072,471	434,653	434,653

As of March 31, 2015 and December31, 2014, there were 16,138,845 and 16,375,835 Eversource common shares held as treasury shares, respectively. As of March 31, 2015 and December31, 2014, Eversource common shares outstanding were 317,468,999 and 316,983,337, respectively.