PROPERTY, PLANT AND ACCUMULATED DEPRECIATION

3 Months Ended

Mar. 31, 2014

Notes To Consolidated Financial Statements [Abstract]

Property Plant And Equipment Disclosure [Text Block]

3.PROPERTY, PLANT AND EQUIPMENT AND ACCUMULATED DEPRECIATION

The following tables summarize the investments in utility property, plant and equipment by asset category:

		As of March 31, 2014		As of December 31, 2013
(Millions of Dollars)		NU		NU
Distribution - Electric		$	12,039.7	$	11,950.2
Distribution - Natural Gas			2,447.9		2,425.9
Transmission			6,423.5		6,412.5
Generation			1,154.7		1,152.3
Electric and Natural Gas Utility			22,065.8		21,940.9
Other (1)			510.2		508.7
Property, Plant and Equipment, Gross			22,576.0		22,449.6
Less: Accumulated Depreciation
	Electric and Natural Gas Utility		(5,491.7)		(5,387.0)
	Other		(204.7)		(196.2)
Total Accumulated Depreciation			(5,696.4)		(5,583.2)
Property, Plant and Equipment, Net			16,879.6		16,866.4
Construction Work in Progress			833.4		709.8
Total Property, Plant and Equipment, Net		$	17,713.0	$	17,576.2

(1)These assets represent unregulated property and are primarily comprised of building improvements,computer software, hardware and equipment and telecommunications assets at NU's unregulated companies.

	As of March 31, 2014								As of December 31, 2013
			NSTAR								NSTAR
(Millions of Dollars)	CL&P		Electric		PSNH		WMECO		CL&P		Electric		PSNH		WMECO
Distribution	$	4,979.8	$	4,717.6	$	1,620.3	$	762.0	$	4,930.7	$	4,694.7	$	1,608.2	$	756.6
Transmission		3,074.8		1,769.0		701.7		831.7		3,071.9		1,772.3		695.7		826.4
Generation		-		-		1,133.6		21.1		-		-		1,131.2		21.1
Property, Plant and
Equipment, Gross		8,054.6		6,486.6		3,455.6		1,614.8		8,002.6		6,467.0		3,435.1		1,604.1
Less: Accumulated Depreciation		(1,838.5)		(1,664.6)		(1,040.6)		(278.4)		(1,804.1)		(1,631.3)		(1,021.8)		(271.5)
Property, Plant and Equipment, Net		6,216.1		4,822.0		2,415.0		1,336.4		6,198.5		4,835.7		2,413.3		1,332.6
Construction Work in Progress		290.1		247.2		71.4		62.4		252.8		208.2		54.3		48.5
Total Property, Plant and
Equipment, Net	$	6,506.2	$	5,069.2	$	2,486.4	$	1,398.8	$	6,451.3	$	5,043.9	$	2,467.6	$	1,381.1

As discussed in Note 2, "Regulatory Accounting," during the first quarter of 2014, as a result of a regulatory proceeding, CL&P reclassified approximately $18 million from Regulatory Assets to Property, Plant and Equipment, Net.