SHORT-TERM AND LONG-TERM DEBT (Tables)

3 Months Ended

Mar. 31, 2019

Debt Disclosure [Abstract]

Borrowings Outstanding and Available under the Commecrial Paper Programs

The amount of borrowings outstanding and available under the commercial paper programs were as follows:

	Borrowings Outstanding as of				Available Borrowing Capacity as of				Weighted-Average Interest Rate as of
	March 31, 2019		December 31, 2018		March 31, 2019		December 31, 2018		March 31, 2019		December 31, 2018
(Millions of Dollars)
Eversource Parent Commercial Paper Program	$	1,371.0	$	631.5	$	79.0	$	818.5	2.69	%	2.77	%
NSTAR Electric Commercial Paper Program	368.4		278.5		281.6		371.5		2.49	%	2.50	%

Summary of Long-Term Debt Issuance and Repayments

The following table summarizes long-term debt issuances and repayments:

(Millions of Dollars)	Issue Date	Issuance/(Repayment)			Maturity Date	Use of Proceeds for Issuance/ Repayment Information
CL&P:
4.00% 2018 Series A First Mortgage Bonds (1)	April 2019	$	300.0		April 2048	Repaid short-term borrowings that were used to repay long-term debt that matured on February 1, 2019 and fund capital expenditures and working capital
5.50% 2009 Series A First Mortgage Bonds	February 2009	(250.0		)	February 2019	Repaid at maturity on February 1, 2019

⁽¹⁾  These bonds are part of the same series issued by CL&P in March 2018. The aggregate outstanding principal amount of these bonds is now $800 million.