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FILE NO. 70-8875
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
POST-EFFECTIVE AMENDMENT NO. 1
(AMENDMENT NO. 3)
TO
FORM U-1
APPLICATION/DECLARATION WITH RESPECT TO (1) PROPOSED
REVOLVING CREDIT FACILITY FOR NORTHEAST UTILITIES ("NU"),
THE CONNECTICUT LIGHT AND POWER COMPANY ("CL&P") AND
WESTERN MASSACHUSETTS ELECTRIC COMPANY ("WMECO") AND
(2) INCREASES AND EXTENSIONS OF SHORT-TERM BORROWING
LIMITS OF NU, CL&P, WMECO, PUBLIC SERVICE COMPANY
OF NEW HAMPSHIRE, HOLYOKE WATER POWER COMPANY AND
NORTH ATLANTIC ENERGY CORPORATION
UNDER
THE PUBLIC UTILITY HOLDING COMPANY ACT OF 1935
Northeast Utilities The Connecticut Light
Western Massachusetts Electric Company and Power Company
174 Brush Hill Avenue 107 Selden Street
West Springfield, MA 01090-0010 Berlin, CT 06037
Holyoke Water Power Company Public Service Company of New Hampshire
Canal Street North Atlantic Energy Corporation
Holyoke, MA 01040 1000 Elm Street
Manchester, NH 03015
(Name of companies filing this statement and addresses of
principal executive offices)
NORTHEAST UTILITIES
(Name of top registered holding company)
Robert P. Wax, Esq.
Vice President, Secretary and General Counsel
Northeast Utilities Service Company
107 Selden Street
Berlin, CT 06037
(Name and address of agent for service)
The Commission is requested to mail signed copies of all orders, notices and
communications to
Jeffrey C. Miller, Esq. David R. McHale Richard C. MacKenzie
Assistant General Counsel Assistant Treasurer Day, Berry & Howard
Northeast Utilities - Finance CityPlace I
Service Company Northeast Utilities Hartford, CT 06103-3499
107 Selden Street Service Company
Berlin, CT 06037 107 Selden Street
Berlin, CT 06037
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The Application/Declaration in this proceeding is hereby further amended
as follows:
1. The first two sentences of Paragraph 2 are hereby amended and restated
to read as follows:
NU, CL&P and WMECO (sometimes, in the context of the Facility, called
individually a "Borrower" and collectively "Borrowers") seek
authorization to enter into a revolving credit agreement pursuant to
which the Borrowers will be permitted to borrow from time to time, for a
period of no more than 270 days, from one or more commercial banks or
other lending institutions (the "Lenders") up to $313.75 million in the
aggregate through a period ending three years after the closing date of
the agreement. Each Borrower will have its own maximum borrowing limit
under the Facility as follows: NU ($150 million), CL&P ($313.75
million) and WMECO ($150 million).
SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of the Public Utility Holding Company Act
of 1935, as amended, the undersigned have duly caused this Amendment to be
signed on behalf of each of them by the undersigned thereunto duly
authorized.
Date: January __, 1997 NORTHEAST UTILITIES
THE CONNECTICUT LIGHT AND POWER COMPANY
WESTERN MASSACHUSETTS ELECTRIC COMPANY
PUBLIC SERVICE COMPANY OF NEW HAMPSHIRE
HOLYOKE WATER POWER COMPANY
NORTH ATLANTIC ENERGY CORPORATION
By:_________________________________
Jeffrey C. Miller
Assistant General Counsel
Northeast Utilities Service Company
Their Attorney
