FORM U-12(I)-B (THREE-YEAR STATEMENT)

                        SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
                                 WASHINGTON, D.C.

                           Three-Year Period Ending 2001

                       FORM U-12(I)-B (Three-Year Statement)

STATEMENT PURSUANT TO SECTION 12(i) OF PUBLIC UTILITY HOLDING COMPANY ACT OF 
  1935 BY A PERSON REGULARLY EMPLOYED OR RETAINED BY A EGISTERED HOLDING 
  COMPANY OR A SUBSIDIARY THEREOF AND WHOSE EMPLOYMENT CONTEMPLATES ONLY 
  ROUTINE EXPENSES AS SPECIFIED IN RULE U-71(b).

  (To be filed in DUPLICATE.  If acknowledgement is desired, file in triplicate)

                       (SEE INSTRUCTIONS ON BACK OF THIS FORM)

1.NAME AND BUSINESS ADDRESS OF PERSON FILING STATEMENT.

  David G. Collins, Director-Governmental Affairs
  Public Service Company of New Hampshire
  1000 Elm Street, Manchester, New Hampshire   03101

2.NAME AND BUSINESS ADDRESSES OF ANY PERSONS THROUGH WHOM THE UNDERSIGNED
    PROPOSES TO ACT IN MATTERS INCLUDED WITHIN THE EXEMPTION PROVIDED BY
    PARAGRAPH (B) OF RULE U-71.

  None.

3.REGISTERED HOLDING COMPANIES AND SUBSIDIARY COMPANIES BY WHICH THE UNDERSIGNED
    IS REGULARLY EMPLOYED OR RETAINED.

  Public Service Company of New Hampshire (PSNH), a subsidiary of Northeast
  Utilities. PSNH is an electric utility and provides retail and wholesale
  electric services in the State of New Hampshire.

4.POSITION OR RELATIONSHIP IN WHICH THE UNDERSIGNED IS EMPLOYED OR RETAINED BY
    EACH OF THE COMPANIES NAMED IN ITEM 3, AND BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF NATURE OF
    SERVICES TO BE RENDERED IN EACH SUCH POSITION OR RELATIONSHIP.

  The undersigned is Director-Governmental Affairs of PSNH.  He will represent
  PSNH and other Northeast Utilities system companies, as and when appropriate,
  in connection with the issuance of securities, rate matters, affiliations,
  acquisitions and dispositions, the licensing of hydroelectric projects, and
  other matters before the Securities and Exchange Commission, the Department
  of Energy and Congress or some of such bodies.

5.(a) COMPENSATION RECEIVED DURING THE CURRENT YEAR AND ESTIMATED TO BE RECEIVED
      OVER THE NEXT TWO CALENDAR YEARS BY THE UNDERSIGNED OR OTHERS, DIRECTLY
      OR INDIRECTLY, FOR SERVICES RENDERED BY THE UNDERSIGNED, FROM EACH OF
      THE COMPANIES DESIGNATED IN ITEM 3.  (USE COLUMN (a) AS SUPPLEMENTARY
      STATEMENT ONLY.)

Name of recipient   Salary or other   To be received    Person or company
                    compensation                        from whom received
                                                        or to be received

                       (a)                 (b)                      
David G. Collins    $87,115.79        To be included    Public Service
                                      in supplemental   Company of
                                      statement.        New Hampshire

  (b) Basis for compensation if other than salary.

6.(TO BE ANSWERED IN SUPPLEMENTARY STATEMENT ONLY.  SEE INSTRUCTIONS.)
    EXPENSES INCURRED BY THE UNDERSIGNED OR ANY PERSON NAMED IN ITEM 2, ABOVE,
    DURING THE CALENDAR YEAR IN CONNECTION WITH THE ACTIVITIES DESCRIBED IN
    ITEM 4, ABOVE, AND THE SOURCE OR SOURCES OF REIMBURSEMENT FOR SAME.

  (a) Total amount of routine expenses charged to client: $ none

  (b) Itemized list of all other expenses:  No other expenses.

  Date  January 29, 1998                   (Signed) /s/ David G. Collins