SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION


Washington, D.C.  20549


In the Matter of


NORTHEAST UTILITIES,

and its Subsidiaries


File No. 70-09755



QUARTERLY CERTIFICATE

PURSUANT TO RULE 24 UNDER

THE PUBLIC UTILITY HOLDING

COMPANY ACT OF 1935

  


     

Pursuant to the Public Utility Holding Company Act of 1935 and Rule 24(a) thereunder, Northeast Utilities (“NU”), a registered holding company, on behalf of itself and its subsidiaries, including The Connecticut Light and Power Company (“CL&P”), Western Massachusetts Electric Company (“WMECO”), Yankee Energy System, Inc. (“YES”) and Yankee Gas Services Company (“Yankee Gas”),  hereby files this certificate pursuant to Rule 24 reporting on transactions authorized by the Commission by order dated June 30, 2004 in this File (HCAR 35-27870) for the quarter ending June 30, 2005.


1.

External Short Term Debt and Commercial Paper Issuances


Company

Maximum Amount of Commercial Paper During Qtr.

Maximum Amount of Short-Term Notes to Banks During Qtr.

Total Amount of CP and Short-Term Notes at End of  Qtr

Money Pool Balance at End of Quarter

     

Northeast Utilities

$0

$147,000,000

$147,000,000

$110,400,000

CL&P

$0

$70,000,000

$0

8,375,000

WMECO

$0

$30,000,000

$10,000,000

($33,300,000)

YES

$0

$0

$0

$6,300,000

Yankee Gas

$0

$20,000,000

$0

($16,500,000)


2.

Bank Borrowings During Quarter


Company: NU


Period:   April 1, 2005 – June 30, 2005


Name of Bank

Amount

Date Issued

Interest Rate

Union Bank of California

$62,000,000

04/20/05

5.7500%

Union Bank of California

$20,000,000

04/22/05

3.6381%

Union Bank of California

$25,000,000

04/22/05

3.7000%

Union Bank of California

$20,000,000

05/23/05

3.7000%

Union Bank of California

$50,000,000

05/23/05

3.7000%

Union Bank of California

$20,000,000

05/24/05

3.7000%

Union Bank of California

$25,000,000

06/21/05

3.8875%

Union Bank of California

$50,000,000

06/22/05

3.8250%

Union Bank of California

$20,000,000

06/23/05

3.8875%

Union Bank of California

$12,000,000

06/30/05

6.2500%

Union Bank of California

$40,000,000

06/30/05

3.9500%




Company: CL&P  


Period:   April 1, 2005 – June 30, 2005


Name of Bank

Amount

Date Issued

Interest Rate

Citibank

$19,000,000

04/01/05

5.7500%

Citibank

$44,000,000

05/02/05

5.8706%


Company: WMECO  


Period:   April 1, 2005 – June 30, 2005


Name of Bank

Amount

Date Issued

Interest Rate

Citibank

$10,000,000

04/29/05

3.6000%

Citibank

$10,000,000

05/31/05

3.6000%

Citibank

$10,000,000

05/31/05

3.8500%


Company: YES


Period:   April 1, 2005 – June 30, 2005


Name of Bank

Amount

Date Issued

Interest Rate

N/A 

N/A

N/A

N/A


Company: Yankee Gas


Period:   April 1, 2005 – June 30, 2005


Name of Bank

Amount

Date Issued

Interest Rate

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A





3.  

Maximum borrowings from and loans to the NU Money Pool during the quarter and the interest rate applied to such borrowings and loans.




Company

Maximum Amount

Borrowed During

Quarter

Maximum Amount

Invested During

Quarter

Average Interest

Rate During

Quarter **

    

Northeast Utilities

$                 0

$191,000,000*

3.4305%

NUSCO

$                 0

$                  0

N/A

CL&P

$149,125,000

$                  0

2.9365%

CL&P

 

$15,575,000

2.9162%

WMECO

$  47,100,000

 

2.9803%

PSNH


$  89,400,000

$                  0

2.9426%

NAEC

$                  0

$    5,800,000

2.9471%

HWP

$  9,100,000

$                  0

2.9331%

NNECO

$                  0

$  34,100,000

2.9495%

YES

$                  0

$    8,200,000

2.9343%

Yankee Gas

$ 21,700,000

 

3.0222%

Yankee Gas

 

$  17,700,000

2.7705%

RRR

$ 17,100,000

$                  0

2.9479%

Quinnehtuk

$   3,500,000

$                  0

2.9478%

NUEI

$                 0

$  50,700,000

2.9474%

NGC

$                 0

$  10,000,000

2.9486%

NGS

$      1,350,000

 

3.0117%

NGS

 

$    5,350,000

2.9936%

Properties

$                 0

$    3,500,000

2.9478%

Woods Electrical

$   8,400,000

$                  0

2.9547%

Woods Network


$                 0

$                  0

N/A

E. S. Boulos

$                 0

$                  0

N/A

Select Energy

$151,800,000*

 

3.7072%

Select Energy

 

$   96,800,000

2.8710%

SENY

 

$   15,000,000

2.9627%

Mode 1


$                  0

$     2,200,000

2.9771%

SESI

$  12,250,000

$                   0

2.9515%

Yankee Financial

$    3,400,000

$                   0

2.9478%

YESCO


$                  0

$        700,000

2.9366%

NorConn

$    1,100,000

$                   0

2.9445%

    


Borrowings/investments marked with (*) represent borrowings/investments through the Money Pool from NU’s External Funds. The interest rate on such funds matches the interest rate paid by NU to its external lender.  All other borrowings/investments are borrowings/investments of surplus funds of money pool participants.


**Average interest rate for loans to the Money Pool calculated at Fed Funds rate.





4.  

Short-Term Interest Rate Hedging Transactions entered into during the quarter.


Company

Counterparty

Notional Amount

Issuance Date

Maturity Date

     

Northeast Utilities

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A


CL&P


N/A


N/A


N/A


N/A


WMECO


N/A


N/A


N/A


N/A


YES


N/A


N/A


N/A


N/A


Yankee Gas


N/A


N/A


N/A


N/A


        

Pursuant to the requirements of the Public Utility Holding Company Act of 1935, the undersigned companies have duly caused this Certificate pursuant to Rule 24 to be signed on their behalf by the undersigned thereunto duly authorized.


Dated:

 August 8, 2005


Northeast Utilities

Northeast Utilities Service Company

The Connecticut Light and Power Company

Western Massachusetts Electric Company

Public Service Company of New Hampshire

North Atlantic Energy Corporation

Holyoke Water Power Company

Northeast Nuclear Energy Company

Yankee Energy System, Inc.

Yankee Gas Services Company

The Rocky River Realty Company

The Quinnehtuk Company

NU Enterprises, Inc.

Northeast Generation Company

Northeast Generation Service Company

Properties, Inc.

Woods Electrical Co., Inc.

Woods Network Services, Inc.

E. S. Boulos Company

Select Energy, Inc.

Select Energy New York, Inc.

Mode 1 Communications, Inc.

Select Energy Services, Inc.

Yankee Energy Financial Services Company

Yankee Energy Services Company

NorConn Properties, Inc.



By:



/s/  Patricia C. Cosgel

      Name: Patricia C. Cosgel

      Title: Assistant Treasurer-Finance

      Northeast Utilities Service Company as Agent for

         all of the above-named Applicants