UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
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POST-EFFECTIVE AMENDMENT NO. 9
TO FORM U-1
APPLICATION AND DECLARATION
UNDER THE
PUBLIC UTILITY HOLDING COMPANY ACT OF 1935
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NORTHEAST UTILITIES
174 Brush Hill Avenue
West Springfield, Massachusetts 01089
NORTHEAST UTILITIES SERVICE COMPANY
P.O. Box 270
Hartford, CT 06141-0270
CHARTER OAK ENERGY, INC.
COE DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION
107 Selden Street
Berlin, CT 06037-1616
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(Name of company filing this statement and
address of principal executive offices)
NORTHEAST UTILITIES
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(Name of top registered holding
company parent of each applicant or declarant)
Jeffrey C. Miller, Esq.
Assistant General Counsel
NORTHEAST UTILITIES SERVICE COMPANY
P.O. Box 270
Hartford, Connecticut 06141-0270
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(Name and address of agent for service)
The Commission is requested to mail copies of
all orders, notices and communications to:
Mark Malaspina, Esq. William S. Lamb, Esq.
Charter Oak Energy, Inc. LeBoeuf, Lamb, Greene & MacRae,
P.O. Box 270 L.L.P.
Berlin, CT 06141-0270 125 W. 55th Street
New York, New York 10019-4513
This Post-Effective Amendment Number Nine to the Application and
Declaration on Form U-1 (File No. 70-8507) (the "Application") is being filed by
Northeast Utilities, Northeast Utilities Service Company ("NUSCO"), Charter Oak
Energy, Inc. and COE Development Company in order to add NUSCO as an Applicant
(as defined in the Application) and clarify that the request for authorization
to provide services to unaffiliated parties set forth in Section I.B.4. of the
Application involves both personnel from Charter Oak (who are NUSCO employees)
and other NUSCO employees, subject to the terms and limitations set forth in
Section I.B.4. of the Application.
SIGNATURE
Pursuant to the requirements of the Public Utility Holding Company Act
of 1935, the undersigned companies have duly caused this Amendment to be signed
on their behalf by the undersigned thereunto duly authorized.
NORTHEAST UTILITIES
NORTHEAST UTILITIES SERVICE COMPANY
CHARTER OAK ENERGY, INC.
COE DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION
By: /s/ William S. Lamb
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William S. Lamb
LeBoeuf, Lamb, Greene & MacRae
L.L.P.
A Limited Liability Partnership
Including Professional Corporations
125 W. 55th Street
New York, NY 10019-4513
Attorney for Northeast Utilities,
Northeast Utilities Service
Company, Charter Oak Energy, Inc.
and COE Development Corporation
Date: November 12, 1997