NEW ENGLAND ELECTRIC SYSTEM
35-CERT, 1997-02-14
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                                       File No. 70-8679/70-8675

                   CERTIFICATE OF NOTIFICATION

                            (Rule 24)

                              to the

                SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

                                by

             GRANITE STATE ELECTRIC COMPANY (Granite)
          MASSACHUSETTS ELECTRIC COMPANY (Mass Electric)
                 NANTUCKET ELECTRIC COMPANY (NEC)
           NARRAGANSETT ENERGY RESOURCES COMPANY (NERC)
         THE NARRAGANSETT ELECTRIC COMPANY (Narragansett)
       NEW ENGLAND ELECTRIC TRANSMISSION CORPORATION (NEET)
              NEW ENGLAND ENERGY INCORPORATED (NEEI)
NEW ENGLAND HYDRO-TRANSMISSION ELECTRIC COMPANY, INC.(Mass Hydro)
      NEW ENGLAND HYDRO-TRANSMISSION CORPORATION (NH Hydro)
                 NEW ENGLAND POWER COMPANY (NEP)
            NEW ENGLAND POWER SERVICE COMPANY (NEPSCO)
                NEW ENGLAND ELECTRIC SYSTEM (NEES)

    It is hereby certified that the transactions detailed below, which were
covered by the Statement on Form U-1 as amended and the Orders of the
Securities and Exchange Commission dated October 25, 1995 (File No. 70-8679)
and December 27, 1995 (File No. 70-8675) with respect thereto, have been
carried out in accordance with the terms and conditions of and for the
purposes represented in said Statements and Orders of the Commission.

    During the quarter ended December 31, 1996, Borrowing Companies made new
money borrowings as indicated in Exhibit A-1 hereto, the proceeds of which
were used to pay construction costs or to reimburse the treasury therefor, to
retire outstanding securities, to repay money pool borrowing, or to repay
maturing commercial paper or bank loans which were issued in the third
instance to pay construction costs or to reimburse the treasury therefor, and
for other corporate purposes.  The maximum concurrent amount of short-term
borrowings outstanding during the quarter and the amount outstanding at the
end of the quarter is shown in Exhibit A-1.

    No funds borrowed were paid by a subsidiary company to NEES through
dividends for the purpose of NEES acquiring an interest in an exempt wholesale
generator or in a foreign utility company.
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                            SIGNATURES

   Pursuant to the requirements of the Public Utility Holding Company Act of
1935, each undersigned company has duly caused this Certificate of
Notification, Commission's File Nos.70-8679 and 70-8675, to be signed on their
behalf by the undersigned officers thereunto duly authorized.

          NEW ENGLAND ELECTRIC SYSTEM
          MASSACHUSETTS ELECTRIC COMPANY
          NEW ENGLAND POWER COMPANY
          NEW ENGLAND POWER SERVICE COMPANY

               s/Michael E. Jesanis
         By                                           
                 Michael E. Jesanis, Treasurer


         GRANITE STATE ELECTRIC COMPANY
         THE NARRAGANSETT ELECTRIC COMPANY

               s/John G. Cochrane
         By                                           
                 John G. Cochrane, Assistant Treasurer


         NANTUCKET ELECTRIC COMPANY
         NARRAGANSETT ENERGY RESOURCES COMPANY
         NEW ENGLAND ENERGY INCORPORATED
         NEW ENGLAND ELECTRIC TRANSMISSION CORPORATION
         NEW ENGLAND HYDRO-TRANSMISSION CORPORATION
         NEW ENGLAND HYDRO-TRANSMISSION ELECTRIC COMPANY, INC.

               s/John G. Cochrane
         By                                           
                 John G. Cochrane, Treasurer

Date: February 14, 1997

The name "New England Electric System" means the trustee or trustees for the
time being (as trustee or trustees but not personally) under an agreement and
declaration of trust dated January 2, 1926, as amended, which is hereby
referred to, and a copy of which as amended has been filed with the Secretary
of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts.  Any agreement, obligation or liability
made, entered into or incurred by or on behalf of New England Electric System
binds only its trust estate, and no shareholder, director, trustee, officer or
agent thereof assumes or shall be held to any liability therefor.



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                          EXHIBIT INDEX


Exhibit No.      Description                 Page
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 A-1             Borrowing Log               Filed herewith

                 




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                                          Nantucket Electric Company              

                                                 BORROWING LOG

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                                         TYPE OF       INT. RATE       #   MATURITY      DAILY       TOTAL       $000'S       CUM
  DATE      INSTRUMENT   INSTITUTION   TRANSACTION    NOM.  EFFEC.    DAYS   DATE      INTEREST     INTEREST    INVESTED     AMOUNT
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             BEGINNING TOTAL @ 10/ 1/96                                                                                       1950

10/ 1/96:
             MONEYPOOL   MONEYPOOL    ROLLOVER      5.795%   5.795%     1   10/ 2/96      104.63        104.63         650
             MONEYPOOL   MONEYPOOL    NEW MONEY     5.795%   5.795%     1   10/ 2/96       12.07         12.07          75
                                                                                                                    ------
             TOTAL BORROWINGS                                                                                         725
             MATURITIES                                                                                          (   650)
                                                                                                                    ------
             DAILY TOTAL                                                                                              75
                                                                                                                               2025
10/ 2/96:
             MONEYPOOL   MONEYPOOL    ROLLOVER      5.795%   5.795%     1   10/ 3/96       56.34         56.34         350
             MATURITIES                                                                                          (   725)
                                                                                                                    ------
             DAILY TOTAL                                                                                          (   375)
                                                                                                                               1650
10/ 3/96:
             MONEYPOOL   MONEYPOOL    ROLLOVER      5.795%   5.795%     1   10/ 4/96       56.34         56.34         350
             MONEYPOOL   MONEYPOOL    NEW MONEY     5.795%   5.795%     1   10/ 4/96       36.22         36.22         225
                                                                                                                    ------
             TOTAL BORROWINGS                                                                                         575
             MATURITIES                                                                                          (   350)
                                                                                                                    ------
             DAILY TOTAL                                                                                             225
                                                                                                                               1875
10/ 4/96:
             MONEYPOOL   MONEYPOOL    ROLLOVER      5.795%   5.795%     3   10/ 7/96       84.51        253.53         525
             MATURITIES                                                                                          (   575)
                                                                                                                    ------
             DAILY TOTAL                                                                                          (    50)
                                                                                                                               1825
10/ 7/96:
             MONEYPOOL   MONEYPOOL    ROLLOVER      5.795%   5.795%     1   10/ 8/96       72.44         72.44         450
             MATURITIES                                                                                          (   525)
                                                                                                                    ------
             DAILY TOTAL                                                                                          (    75)
                                                                                                                               1750
10/ 8/96:
             MONEYPOOL   MONEYPOOL    ROLLOVER      5.795%   5.795%     1   10/ 9/96       68.41         68.41         425
             MATURITIES                                                                                          (   450)
                                                                                                                    ------
             DAILY TOTAL                                                                                          (    25)
                                                                                                                               1725
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10/ 9/96:
             MONEYPOOL   MONEYPOOL    ROLLOVER      5.795%   5.795%     1   10/10/96       68.41         68.41         425
             MATURITIES                                                                                          (   425)
                                                                                                                    ------
             DAILY TOTAL                                                                                               0
                                                                                                                               1725
10/10/96:
             MONEYPOOL   MONEYPOOL    ROLLOVER      5.795%   5.795%     1   10/11/96       44.27         44.27         275
             MATURITIES                                                                                          (   425)
                                                                                                                    ------
             DAILY TOTAL                                                                                          (   150)
                                                                                                                               1575
10/11/96:
             MONEYPOOL   MONEYPOOL    ROLLOVER      5.795%   5.795%     4   10/15/96       32.19        128.78         200
             MATURITIES                                                                                          (   275)
                                                                                                                    ------
             DAILY TOTAL                                                                                          (    75)
                                                                                                                               1500
10/15/96:
             MONEYPOOL   MONEYPOOL    ROLLOVER      5.795%   5.795%     1   10/16/96       24.15         24.15         150
             MATURITIES                                                                                          (   200)
                                                                                                                    ------
             DAILY TOTAL                                                                                          (    50)
                                                                                                                               1450
10/16/96:
             MATURITIES                                                                                          (   150)
                                                                                                                               1300
10/23/96:
             BK NOTE     FNBB         ROLLOVER      5.875%   5.875%    33   11/25/96      179.51       5923.96        1100
             MATURITIES                                                                                          (  1300)
                                                                                                                    ------
             DAILY TOTAL                                                                                          (   200)
                                                                                                                               1100
11/25/96:
             BK NOTE     FNBB         ROLLOVER      5.813%   5.813%    28   12/23/96      177.60       4972.92        1100
             MATURITIES                                                                                          (  1100)
                                                                                                                    ------
             DAILY TOTAL                                                                                               0
                                                                                                                               1100
12/13/96:
             MONEYPOOL   MONEYPOOL    NEW MONEY     6.151%   6.151%     3   12/16/96       64.07        192.22         375
                                                                                                                               1475
12/16/96:
             MONEYPOOL   MONEYPOOL    NEW MONEY     6.151%   6.151%     1   12/17/96       38.44         38.44         225
             MONEYPOOL   MONEYPOOL    ROLLOVER      6.151%   6.151%     1   12/17/96       64.07         64.07         375
                                                                                                                    ------
             TOTAL BORROWINGS                                                                                         600
             MATURITIES                                                                                          (   375)
                                                                                                                    ------
             DAILY TOTAL                                                                                             225
                                                                                                                               1700
12/17/96:
             MATURITIES                                                                                          (   600)
                                                                                                                               1100
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12/23/96:
             BK NOTE     FNBB         ROLLOVER      5.813%   5.813%    29    1/21/97      177.60       5150.52        1100
             BK NOTE     FNBB         NEW MONEY     5.813%   5.813%    29    1/21/97       64.58       1872.92         400
                                                                                                                    ------
             TOTAL BORROWINGS                                                                                        1500
             MATURITIES                                                                                          (  1100)
                                                                                                                    ------
             DAILY TOTAL                                                                                             400
                                                                                                                               1500
                                           TEMPORARY BORROWING STATISTICS
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                                               10/ 1/96 TO 12/31/96
                                               --------------------


BORROWINGS AT             12/31/96                  $  1500000


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