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	UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549
	FORM	10-Q
☒	QUARTERLY REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
	For the Quarterly Period Ended	~~March 31,~~September 30, 2021
	or
☐	TRANSITION REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
	For the transition period from ____________ to ____________

Registrant; State of Incorporation; Address; Telephone Number;

Commission File Number; and I.R.S. Employer Identification No.

EVERSOURCE ENERGY

(a Massachusetts voluntary association)

300 Cadwell Drive, Springfield, Massachusetts 01104

Telephone: (800) 286-5000

Commission File Number: ~~1-5324~~001-05324

I.R.S. Employer Identification No. 04-2147929

THE CONNECTICUT LIGHT AND POWER COMPANY

(a Connecticut corporation)

107 Selden Street, Berlin, Connecticut 06037-1616

Telephone: (800) 286-5000

Commission File Number: ~~0-00404~~000-00404

I.R.S. Employer Identification No. 06-0303850

NSTAR ELECTRIC COMPANY

(a Massachusetts corporation)

800 Boylston Street, Boston, Massachusetts 02199

Telephone: (800) 286-5000

Commission File Number: ~~1-02301~~001-02301

I.R.S. Employer Identification No. 04-1278810

PUBLIC SERVICE COMPANY OF NEW HAMPSHIRE

(a New Hampshire corporation)

Energy Park

780 North Commercial Street, Manchester, New Hampshire 03101-1134

Telephone: (800) 286-5000

Commission File Number: ~~1-6392~~001-06392

I.R.S. Employer Identification No. 02-0181050

Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:

Title of each class

Trading Symbol(s)

Name of each exchange on which registered

Common Shares, $5.00 par value per share

New York Stock Exchange

Indicate by check mark whether the registrants (1) have filed all reports required to be filed by Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrants were required to file such reports), and (2) have been subject to such filing requirements for the past 90 days.


			Yes			No
			☒			☐

Indicate by check mark whether the registrants have submitted electronically every Interactive Data File required to be submitted pursuant to Rule 405 of Regulation S-T (§232.405 of this chapter) during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrants were required to submit such files).


			Yes			No
			☒			☐

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a large accelerated filer, an accelerated filer, a non-accelerated filer, a smaller reporting company, or an emerging growth company. See the definitions of “large accelerated filer,” “accelerated filer,” “smaller reporting company,” and “emerging growth company” in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act.

Eversource Energy

Large accelerated filer

☒

Accelerated
filer

☐

Non-accelerated
filer

☐

Smaller reporting company

☐

Emerging growth company

☐

The Connecticut Light and Power Company

Large accelerated filer

☐

Accelerated
filer

☐

Non-accelerated filer

☒

Smaller reporting company

☐

Emerging growth company

☐

NSTAR Electric Company

Large accelerated filer

☐

Accelerated
filer

☐

Non-accelerated filer

☒

Smaller reporting company

☐

Emerging growth company

☐

Public Service Company of New Hampshire

Large accelerated filer

☐

Accelerated
filer

☐

Non-accelerated filer

☒

Smaller reporting company

☐

Emerging growth company

☐

If an emerging growth company, indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 13(a) of the Exchange Act. ¨

Indicate by check mark whether the registrants are shell companies (as defined in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act):


	Yes	No

Eversource Energy	☐	☒
The Connecticut Light and Power Company	☐	☒
NSTAR Electric Company	☐	☒
Public Service Company of New Hampshire	☐	☒

Indicate the number of shares outstanding of each of the issuer's classes of common stock, as of the latest practicable date.


Company - Class of Stock	Outstanding as of ~~April 30,~~October 31, 2021

Eversource Energy Common Shares, $5.00 par value	~~343,466,162~~343,805,812	shares
The Connecticut Light and Power Company Common Stock, $10.00 par value	6,035,205	shares
NSTAR Electric Company Common Stock, $1.00 par value	200	shares
Public Service Company of New Hampshire Common Stock, $1.00 par value	301	shares

Eversource Energy holds all of the 6,035,205 shares, 200 shares, and 301 shares of the outstanding common stock of The Connecticut Light and Power Company, NSTAR Electric Company, and Public Service Company of New Hampshire, respectively.

NSTAR Electric Company and Public Service Company of New Hampshire each meet the conditions set forth in General Instructions H(1)(a) and (b) of Form 10-Q, and each is therefore filing this Form 10-Q with the reduced disclosure format specified in General Instruction H(2) of Form 10‑Q.

Eversource Energy, The Connecticut Light and Power Company, NSTAR Electric Company, and Public Service Company of New Hampshire each separately file this combined Form 10-Q. Information contained herein relating to any individual registrant is filed by such registrant on its own behalf. Each registrant makes no representation as to information relating to the other registrants.

GLOSSARY OF TERMS

The following is a glossary of abbreviations and acronyms that are found in this report:


Current or former Eversource Energy companies, segments or investments:
Eversource, ES or the Company			Eversource Energy and subsidiaries
Eversource parent or ES parent			Eversource Energy, a public utility holding company
ES parent and other companies			ES parent and other companies are comprised of Eversource parent, Eversource Service, and other subsidiaries, which primarily includes our unregulated businesses, HWP Company, The Rocky River Realty Company (a real estate subsidiary), the consolidated operations of CYAPC and YAEC, and Eversource parent's equity ownership interests that are not consolidated
CL&P			The Connecticut Light and Power Company
NSTAR Electric			NSTAR Electric Company
PSNH			Public Service Company of New Hampshire
PSNH Funding			PSNH Funding LLC 3, a bankruptcy remote, special purpose, wholly-owned subsidiary of PSNH
NSTAR Gas			NSTAR Gas Company
EGMA			Eversource Gas Company of Massachusetts
Yankee Gas			Yankee Gas Services Company
Aquarion			Aquarion Company and its subsidiaries
NPT			Northern Pass Transmission LLC
Northern Pass			The high-voltage direct current (HVDC) and associated alternating-current transmission line project from Canada into New Hampshire
HEEC			Harbor Electric Energy Company, a wholly-owned subsidiary of NSTAR Electric
Eversource Service			Eversource Energy Service Company
Bay State Wind			Bay State Wind LLC, an offshore wind business being developed jointly by Eversource and Denmark-based Ørsted ~~which holds the Sunrise Wind project~~
North East Offshore			North East Offshore, LLC, an offshore wind business holding company being developed jointly by Eversource and Denmark-based Ørsted ~~which holds the Revolution Wind and South Fork Wind projects~~
CYAPC			Connecticut Yankee Atomic Power Company
MYAPC			Maine Yankee Atomic Power Company
YAEC			Yankee Atomic Electric Company
Yankee Companies			CYAPC, YAEC and MYAPC
Regulated companies			The Eversource regulated companies are comprised of the electric distribution and transmission businesses of CL&P, NSTAR Electric and PSNH, the natural gas distribution businesses of Yankee Gas, NSTAR Gas and EGMA, NPT, Aquarion, and the solar power facilities of NSTAR Electric
Regulators and Government Agencies:
BOEM			U.S. Bureau of Ocean Energy Management
DEEP			Connecticut Department of Energy and Environmental Protection
DOE			U.S. Department of Energy
DOER			Massachusetts Department of Energy Resources
DPU			Massachusetts Department of Public Utilities
EPA			U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
FERC			Federal Energy Regulatory Commission
ISO-NE			ISO New England, Inc., the New England Independent System Operator
MA DEP			Massachusetts Department of Environmental Protection
NHPUC			New Hampshire Public Utilities Commission
PURA			Connecticut Public Utilities Regulatory Authority
SEC			U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission
Other Terms and Abbreviations:
ADIT			Accumulated Deferred Income Taxes
AFUDC			Allowance For Funds Used During Construction
AOCI			Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income
ARO			Asset Retirement Obligation
Bcf			Billion cubic feet
CfD			Contract for Differences
CTA			Competitive Transition Assessment
CWIP			Construction Work in Progress
EDC			Electric distribution company


EDIT			Excess Deferred Income Taxes
EPS			Earnings Per Share
ERISA			Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974
ESOP			Employee Stock Ownership Plan
Eversource 2020 Form 10-K			The Eversource Energy and Subsidiaries 2020 combined Annual Report on Form 10-K as filed with the SEC
Fitch			Fitch Ratings
FMCC			Federally Mandated Congestion Charge
GAAP			Accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America
GSC			Generation Service Charge
GWh			Gigawatt-Hours
IPP			Independent Power Producers
ISO-NE Tariff			ISO-NE FERC Transmission, Markets and Services Tariff
kV			Kilovolt
kVa			Kilovolt-ampere
kW			Kilowatt (equal to one thousand watts)
LNG			Liquefied natural gas
LRS			Supplier of last resort service
MG			Million gallons
MGP			Manufactured Gas Plant
MMBtu			One million British thermal units
MMcf			Million cubic feet
Moody's			Moody's Investors Services, Inc.
MW			Megawatt
MWh			Megawatt-Hours
NETOs			New England Transmission Owners (including Eversource, National Grid and Avangrid)
OCI			Other Comprehensive Income/(Loss)
PAM			Pension and PBOP Rate Adjustment Mechanism
PBOP			Postretirement Benefits Other Than Pension
PBOP Plan			Postretirement Benefits Other Than Pension Plan
Pension Plan			Single uniform noncontributory defined benefit retirement plan
PPA			Power purchase agreement
RECs			Renewable Energy Certificates
Regulatory ROE			The average cost of capital method for calculating the return on equity related to the distribution business segment excluding the wholesale transmission segment
ROE			Return on Equity
RRBs			Rate Reduction Bonds or Rate Reduction Certificates
RSUs			Restricted share units
S&P			Standard & Poor's Financial Services LLC
SBC			Systems Benefits Charge
SCRC			Stranded Cost Recovery Charge
SERP			Supplemental Executive Retirement Plans and non-qualified defined benefit retirement plans
SS			Standard service
UI			The United Illuminating Company
VIE			Variable Interest Entity

EVERSOURCE ENERGY AND SUBSIDIARIES

THE CONNECTICUT LIGHT AND POWER COMPANY

NSTAR ELECTRIC COMPANY AND SUBSIDIARY

PUBLIC SERVICE COMPANY OF NEW HAMPSHIRE AND SUBSIDIARIES

TABLE OF CONTENTS


		Page
PART I – FINANCIAL INFORMATION

ITEM 1.	Financial Statements (Unaudited)

	Eversource Energy and Subsidiaries (Unaudited)
	Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets	1
	Condensed Consolidated Statements of Income	2
	Condensed Consolidated Statements of Comprehensive Income	2
	Condensed Consolidated Statements of Common Shareholders' Equity	3
	Condensed Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows	45

	The Connecticut Light and Power Company (Unaudited)
	Condensed Balance Sheets	56
	Condensed Statements of Income	67
	Condensed Statements of Comprehensive Income	67
	Condensed Statements of Common Stockholder's Equity	78
	Condensed Statements of Cash Flows	89

	NSTAR Electric Company and Subsidiary (Unaudited)
	Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets	910
	Condensed Consolidated Statements of Income	1011
	Condensed Consolidated Statements of Comprehensive Income	1011
	Condensed Consolidated Statements of Common Stockholder's Equity	1112
	Condensed Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows	1213

	Public Service Company of New Hampshire and Subsidiaries (Unaudited)
	Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets	1314
	Condensed Consolidated Statements of Income	1415
	Condensed Consolidated Statements of Comprehensive Income	1415
	Condensed Consolidated Statements of Common Stockholder's Equity	1516
	Condensed Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows	1617

	Combined Notes to Condensed Financial Statements (Unaudited)	1718

ITEM 2.	Management's Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations
	Eversource Energy and Subsidiaries	3642
	The Connecticut Light and Power Company, NSTAR Electric Company and Subsidiary, and Public Service Company of New Hampshire and Subsidiaries	5161

ITEM 3.	Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures About Market Risk	5569

ITEM 4.	Controls and Procedures	5569

PART II – OTHER INFORMATION

ITEM 1.	Legal Proceedings	5670

ITEM 1A.	Risk Factors	5670

ITEM 2.	Unregistered Sales of Equity Securities and Use of Proceeds	5671

ITEM 6.	Exhibits	5772

SIGNATURES		5874

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EVERSOURCE ENERGY AND SUBSIDIARIES

CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS

(Unaudited)


(Thousands of Dollars)	(Thousands of Dollars)	As of March 31, 2021		As of December 31, 2020		(Thousands of Dollars)	As of September 30, 2021		As of December 31, 2020

ASSETS	ASSETS					ASSETS
Current Assets:	Current Assets:					Current Assets:
Cash	Cash	$	34,112	$	106,599	Cash	$	88,204	$	106,599
Receivables, Net (net of allowance for uncollectible accounts of $391,663 and $358,851 as of March 31, 2021 and December 31, 2020, respectively		1,290,200		1,195,925
Receivables, Net (net of allowance for uncollectible accounts of $441,723 and $358,851 as of September 30, 2021 and December 31, 2020, respectively)						Receivables, Net (net of allowance for uncollectible accounts of $441,723 and $358,851 as of September 30, 2021 and December 31, 2020, respectively)	1,288,758		1,195,925
Unbilled Revenues	Unbilled Revenues	194,673		233,025		Unbilled Revenues	176,325		233,025
Fuel, Materials, Supplies and REC Inventory	Fuel, Materials, Supplies and REC Inventory	308,093		265,599		Fuel, Materials, Supplies and REC Inventory	217,286		265,599
Regulatory Assets	Regulatory Assets	1,081,074		1,076,556		Regulatory Assets	1,016,304		1,076,556
Prepayments and Other Current Assets		238,727		252,439
Prepayments						Prepayments	177,869		105,620
Other Current Assets						Other Current Assets	108,807		146,819
Total Current Assets	Total Current Assets	3,146,879		3,130,143		Total Current Assets	3,073,553		3,130,143
Property, Plant and Equipment, Net	Property, Plant and Equipment, Net	31,265,819		30,882,523		Property, Plant and Equipment, Net	32,467,069		30,882,523
Deferred Debits and Other Assets:	Deferred Debits and Other Assets:					Deferred Debits and Other Assets:
Regulatory Assets	Regulatory Assets	5,431,459		5,493,330		Regulatory Assets	5,458,928		5,493,330
Goodwill	Goodwill	4,453,055		4,445,988		Goodwill	4,453,618		4,445,988
Investments in Unconsolidated Affiliates	Investments in Unconsolidated Affiliates	1,139,636		1,107,143		Investments in Unconsolidated Affiliates	1,356,313		1,107,143
Marketable Securities	Marketable Securities	447,320		456,617		Marketable Securities	466,628		456,617
Other Long-Term Assets	Other Long-Term Assets	634,047		583,854		Other Long-Term Assets	737,946		583,854
Total Deferred Debits and Other Assets	Total Deferred Debits and Other Assets	12,105,517		12,086,932		Total Deferred Debits and Other Assets	12,473,433		12,086,932
Total Assets	Total Assets	$	46,518,215	$	46,099,598	Total Assets	$	48,014,055	$	46,099,598

LIABILITIES AND CAPITALIZATION	LIABILITIES AND CAPITALIZATION					LIABILITIES AND CAPITALIZATION
Current Liabilities:	Current Liabilities:					Current Liabilities:
Notes Payable	Notes Payable	$	1,872,444	$	1,249,325	Notes Payable	$	711,000	$	1,249,325
Long-Term Debt – Current Portion	Long-Term Debt – Current Portion	1,211,191		1,053,186		Long-Term Debt – Current Portion	798,880		1,053,186
Rate Reduction Bonds – Current Portion	Rate Reduction Bonds – Current Portion	43,210		43,210		Rate Reduction Bonds – Current Portion	43,210		43,210
Accounts Payable	Accounts Payable	1,060,867		1,370,647		Accounts Payable	1,289,225		1,370,647

Regulatory Liabilities	Regulatory Liabilities	520,833		389,430		Regulatory Liabilities	612,931		389,430
Other Current Liabilities	Other Current Liabilities	830,399		809,214		Other Current Liabilities	802,831		809,214
Total Current Liabilities	Total Current Liabilities	5,538,944		4,915,012		Total Current Liabilities	4,258,077		4,915,012
Deferred Credits and Other Liabilities:	Deferred Credits and Other Liabilities:					Deferred Credits and Other Liabilities:
Accumulated Deferred Income Taxes	Accumulated Deferred Income Taxes	4,157,932		4,095,339		Accumulated Deferred Income Taxes	4,341,105		4,095,339
Regulatory Liabilities	Regulatory Liabilities	3,863,031		3,850,781		Regulatory Liabilities	3,907,582		3,850,781
Derivative Liabilities	Derivative Liabilities	293,560		294,535		Derivative Liabilities	256,569		294,535
Asset Retirement Obligations	Asset Retirement Obligations	500,276		499,713		Asset Retirement Obligations	505,005		499,713
Accrued Pension, SERP and PBOP	Accrued Pension, SERP and PBOP	1,565,753		1,653,788		Accrued Pension, SERP and PBOP	1,330,037		1,653,788
Other Long-Term Liabilities	Other Long-Term Liabilities	951,750		948,506		Other Long-Term Liabilities	974,497		948,506
Total Deferred Credits and Other Liabilities	Total Deferred Credits and Other Liabilities	11,332,302		11,342,662		Total Deferred Credits and Other Liabilities	11,314,795		11,342,662
Long-Term Debt	Long-Term Debt	14,782,672		15,125,876		Long-Term Debt	17,420,300		15,125,876
Rate Reduction Bonds	Rate Reduction Bonds	475,307		496,912		Rate Reduction Bonds	453,702		496,912
Noncontrolling Interest – Preferred Stock of Subsidiaries	Noncontrolling Interest – Preferred Stock of Subsidiaries	155,570		155,570		Noncontrolling Interest – Preferred Stock of Subsidiaries	155,570		155,570
Common Shareholders' Equity:	Common Shareholders' Equity:					Common Shareholders' Equity:
Common Shares	Common Shares	1,789,092		1,789,092		Common Shares	1,789,092		1,789,092
Capital Surplus, Paid In	Capital Surplus, Paid In	8,016,118		8,015,663		Capital Surplus, Paid In	8,050,872		8,015,663
Retained Earnings	Retained Earnings	4,772,431		4,613,201		Retained Earnings	4,906,151		4,613,201
Accumulated Other Comprehensive Loss	Accumulated Other Comprehensive Loss	(75,223)		(76,411)		Accumulated Other Comprehensive Loss	(71,865)		(76,411)
Treasury Stock	Treasury Stock	(268,998)		(277,979)		Treasury Stock	(262,639)		(277,979)
Common Shareholders' Equity	Common Shareholders' Equity	14,233,420		14,063,566		Common Shareholders' Equity	14,411,611		14,063,566
Commitments and Contingencies (Note 9)	Commitments and Contingencies (Note 9)	0		0		Commitments and Contingencies (Note 9)	0		0
Total Liabilities and Capitalization	Total Liabilities and Capitalization	$	46,518,215	$	46,099,598	Total Liabilities and Capitalization	$	48,014,055	$	46,099,598

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements.

EVERSOURCE ENERGY AND SUBSIDIARIES

CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF INCOME

(Unaudited)


		For the Three Months Ended March 31,			For the Three Months Ended September 30,						For the Nine Months Ended September 30,
(Thousands of Dollars, Except Share Information)	(Thousands of Dollars, Except Share Information)		2021			2020		(Thousands of Dollars, Except Share Information)	2021		2020		2021		2020

Operating Revenues	Operating Revenues		$	2,825,840		$	2,373,726	Operating Revenues	$	2,432,794	$	2,343,642	$	7,381,172	$	6,670,497

Operating Expenses:	Operating Expenses:							Operating Expenses:
Purchased Power, Fuel and Transmission	Purchased Power, Fuel and Transmission		998,491			876,570		Purchased Power, Fuel and Transmission	880,639		806,254		2,529,217		2,312,957
Operations and Maintenance	Operations and Maintenance		465,542			342,062		Operations and Maintenance	389,065		332,031		1,265,754		1,006,148
Depreciation	Depreciation		270,704			236,211		Depreciation	276,846		244,453		822,197		721,179
Amortization	Amortization		108,013			49,776		Amortization	45,236		57,515		158,860		130,687
Energy Efficiency Programs	Energy Efficiency Programs		188,063			148,393		Energy Efficiency Programs	143,796		145,047		460,814		408,794
Taxes Other Than Income Taxes	Taxes Other Than Income Taxes		209,459			181,594		Taxes Other Than Income Taxes	213,881		197,112		623,827		556,726
Total Operating Expenses	Total Operating Expenses		2,240,272			1,834,606		Total Operating Expenses	1,949,463		1,782,412		5,860,669		5,136,491
Operating Income	Operating Income		585,568			539,120		Operating Income	483,331		561,230		1,520,503		1,534,006
Interest Expense	Interest Expense		137,766			134,715		Interest Expense	147,962		134,066		431,162		403,067
Other Income, Net	Other Income, Net		34,201			24,104		Other Income, Net	43,768		29,218		124,588		83,565
Income Before Income Tax Expense	Income Before Income Tax Expense		482,003			428,509		Income Before Income Tax Expense	379,137		456,382		1,213,929		1,214,504
Income Tax Expense	Income Tax Expense		113,980			91,876		Income Tax Expense	94,091		108,242		294,461		275,621
Net Income	Net Income		368,023			336,633		Net Income	285,046		348,140		919,468		938,883
Net Income Attributable to Noncontrolling Interests	Net Income Attributable to Noncontrolling Interests		1,880			1,880		Net Income Attributable to Noncontrolling Interests	1,880		1,880		5,639		5,639
Net Income Attributable to Common Shareholders	Net Income Attributable to Common Shareholders		$	366,143		$	334,753	Net Income Attributable to Common Shareholders	$	283,166	$	346,260	$	913,829	$	933,244

Basic Earnings Per Common Share	Basic Earnings Per Common Share		$	1.07		$	1.01	Basic Earnings Per Common Share	$	0.82	$	1.01	$	2.66	$	2.77

Diluted Earnings Per Common Share	Diluted Earnings Per Common Share		$	1.06		$	1.01	Diluted Earnings Per Common Share	$	0.82	$	1.01	$	2.65	$	2.76

Weighted Average Common Shares Outstanding:	Weighted Average Common Shares Outstanding:							Weighted Average Common Shares Outstanding:
Basic	Basic		343,678,243			331,102,237		Basic	344,023,846		343,076,614		343,848,905		337,375,172
Diluted	Diluted		344,334,689			332,937,153		Diluted	344,669,782		343,773,602		344,480,056		338,424,100

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements.

CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF COMPREHENSIVE INCOME

(Unaudited)


		For the Three Months Ended March 31,			For the Three Months Ended September 30,						For the Nine Months Ended September 30,
(Thousands of Dollars)	(Thousands of Dollars)		2021			2020		(Thousands of Dollars)	2021		2020		2021		2020

Net Income	Net Income		$	368,023		$	336,633	Net Income	$	285,046	$	348,140	$	919,468	$	938,883
Other Comprehensive Income, Net of Tax:	Other Comprehensive Income, Net of Tax:							Other Comprehensive Income, Net of Tax:
Qualified Cash Flow Hedging Instruments	Qualified Cash Flow Hedging Instruments		407			229		Qualified Cash Flow Hedging Instruments	115		602		967		1,218
Changes in Unrealized (Losses)/Gains on Marketable Securities	Changes in Unrealized (Losses)/Gains on Marketable Securities		(736)			160		Changes in Unrealized (Losses)/Gains on Marketable Securities	(106)		(134)		(569)		295
Changes in Funded Status of Pension, SERP and PBOP Benefit Plans	Changes in Funded Status of Pension, SERP and PBOP Benefit Plans		1,517			1,559		Changes in Funded Status of Pension, SERP and PBOP Benefit Plans	2,468		1,693		4,148		3,149
Other Comprehensive Income, Net of Tax	Other Comprehensive Income, Net of Tax		1,188			1,948		Other Comprehensive Income, Net of Tax	2,477		2,161		4,546		4,662
Comprehensive Income Attributable to Noncontrolling Interests	Comprehensive Income Attributable to Noncontrolling Interests		(1,880)			(1,880)		Comprehensive Income Attributable to Noncontrolling Interests	(1,880)		(1,880)		(5,639)		(5,639)
Comprehensive Income Attributable to Common Shareholders	Comprehensive Income Attributable to Common Shareholders		$	367,331		$	336,701	Comprehensive Income Attributable to Common Shareholders	$	285,643	$	348,421	$	918,375	$	937,906

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements.

EVERSOURCE ENERGY AND SUBSIDIARIES

CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF COMMON SHAREHOLDERS' EQUITY

(Unaudited)

For the Three Months Ended March 31, 2021
Common Shares Capital
Surplus,
Paid In Retained Earnings Accumulated Other Comprehensive Loss Treasury Stock Total Common Shareholders' Equity
(Thousands of Dollars, Except Share Information) Shares Amount
Balance as of January 1, 2021 342,954,023 $ 1,789,092 $ 8,015,663 $ 4,613,201 $ (76,411) $ (277,979) $ 14,063,566
Net Income 368,023 368,023
Dividends on Common Shares - $0.6025 Per Share (206,913) (206,913)
Dividends on Preferred Stock (1,880) (1,880)
Long-Term Incentive Plan Activity (15,727) (15,727)
Issuance of Treasury Shares 480,275 16,182 8,981 25,163
Other Comprehensive Income 1,188 1,188
Balance as of March 31, 2021 343,434,298 $ 1,789,092 $ 8,016,118 $ 4,772,431 $ (75,223) $ (268,998) $ 14,233,420


		For the Three Months Ended March 31, 2020														For the Nine Months Ended September 30, 2021
		Common Shares			Capital Surplus, Paid In		Retained Earnings		Accumulated Other Comprehensive Loss		Treasury Stock		Total Common Shareholders' Equity			Common Shares			Capital Surplus, Paid In		Retained Earnings		Accumulated Other Comprehensive Loss		Treasury Stock		Total Common Shareholders' Equity
(Thousands of Dollars, Except Share Information)	(Thousands of Dollars, Except Share Information)	Shares	Amount												(Thousands of Dollars, Except Share Information)	Shares	Amount
Balance as of January 1, 2020		329,880,645	$	1,729,292	$	7,087,768	$	4,177,048	$	(65,059)	$	(299,055)	$	12,629,994
Balance as of January 1, 2021															Balance as of January 1, 2021	342,954,023	$	1,789,092	$	8,015,663	$	4,613,201	$	(76,411)	$	(277,979)	$	14,063,566
Net Income	Net Income						336,633						336,633		Net Income						368,023						368,023
Dividends on Common Shares - $0.5675 Per Share							(187,462)						(187,462)
Dividends on Common Shares - $0.6025 Per Share															Dividends on Common Shares - $0.6025 Per Share						(206,913)						(206,913)
Dividends on Preferred Stock	Dividends on Preferred Stock						(1,880)						(1,880)		Dividends on Preferred Stock						(1,880)						(1,880)
Issuance of Common Shares - $5 par value		5,960,000	29,800		402,300								432,100
Long-Term Incentive Plan Activity	Long-Term Incentive Plan Activity				(15,295)								(15,295)		Long-Term Incentive Plan Activity				(15,727)								(15,727)
Issuance of Treasury Shares	Issuance of Treasury Shares	570,542			17,230						10,516		27,746		Issuance of Treasury Shares	480,275			16,182						8,981		25,163
Capital Stock Expense					(12,314)								(12,314)
Adoption of Accounting Standards Update 2016-13							(1,514)						(1,514)

Other Comprehensive Income	Other Comprehensive Income								1,948				1,948		Other Comprehensive Income								1,188				1,188
Balance as of March 31, 2020		336,411,187	$	1,759,092	$	7,479,689	$	4,322,825	$	(63,111)	$	(288,539)	$	13,209,956
Balance as of March 31, 2021															Balance as of March 31, 2021	343,434,298	1,789,092		8,016,118		4,772,431		(75,223)		(268,998)		14,233,420
Net Income															Net Income						266,400						266,400
Dividends on Common Shares - $0.6025 Per Share															Dividends on Common Shares - $0.6025 Per Share						(206,893)						(206,893)
Dividends on Preferred Stock															Dividends on Preferred Stock						(1,880)						(1,880)
Long-Term Incentive Plan Activity															Long-Term Incentive Plan Activity				6,162								6,162
Issuance of Treasury Shares															Issuance of Treasury Shares	166,805			10,679						3,120		13,799

Other Comprehensive Income															Other Comprehensive Income								881				881
Balance as of June 30, 2021															Balance as of June 30, 2021	343,601,103	1,789,092		8,032,959		4,830,058		(74,342)		(265,878)		14,311,889
Net Income															Net Income						285,046						285,046
Dividends on Common Shares - $0.6025 Per Share															Dividends on Common Shares - $0.6025 Per Share						(207,073)						(207,073)
Dividends on Preferred Stock															Dividends on Preferred Stock						(1,880)						(1,880)
Long-Term Incentive Plan Activity															Long-Term Incentive Plan Activity				6,478								6,478
Issuance of Treasury Shares															Issuance of Treasury Shares	173,221			11,435						3,239		14,674
Other Comprehensive Income															Other Comprehensive Income								2,477				2,477
Balance as of September 30, 2021															Balance as of September 30, 2021	343,774,324	$	1,789,092	$	8,050,872	$	4,906,151	$	(71,865)	$	(262,639)	$	14,411,611

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements.

EVERSOURCE ENERGY AND SUBSIDIARIES

CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF COMMON SHAREHOLDERS' EQUITY

(Unaudited)


	For the Nine Months Ended September 30, 2020
	Common Shares			Capital Surplus, Paid In		Retained Earnings		Accumulated Other Comprehensive Loss		Treasury Stock		Total Common Shareholders' Equity
(Thousands of Dollars, Except Share Information)	Shares	Amount
Balance as of January 1, 2020	329,880,645	$	1,729,292	$	7,087,768	$	4,177,048	$	(65,059)	$	(299,055)	$	12,629,994
Net Income						336,633						336,633
Dividends on Common Shares - $0.5675 Per Share						(187,462)						(187,462)
Dividends on Preferred Stock						(1,880)						(1,880)
Issuance of Common Shares - $5 par value	5,960,000	29,800		402,300								432,100
Long-Term Incentive Plan Activity				(15,295)								(15,295)
Issuance of Treasury Shares	570,542			17,230						10,516		27,746
Capital Stock Expense				(12,314)								(12,314)
Adoption of Accounting Standards Update 2016-13						(1,514)						(1,514)
Other Comprehensive Income								1,948				1,948
Balance as of March 31, 2020	336,411,187	1,759,092		7,479,689		4,322,825		(63,111)		(288,539)		13,209,956
Net Income						254,112						254,112
Dividends on Common Shares - $0.5675 Per Share						(190,964)						(190,964)
Dividends on Preferred Stock						(1,880)						(1,880)
Issuance of Common Shares - $5 par value	6,000,000	30,000		487,560								517,560
Long-Term Incentive Plan Activity				7,694								7,694
Issuance of Treasury Shares	216,675			12,524						4,024		16,548
Capital Stock Expense				(8,321)								(8,321)
Other Comprehensive Income								553				553
Balance as of June 30, 2020	342,627,862	1,789,092		7,979,146		4,384,093		(62,558)		(284,515)		13,805,258
Net Income						348,140						348,140
Dividends on Common Shares - $0.5675 Per Share						(194,493)						(194,493)
Dividends on Preferred Stock						(1,880)						(1,880)
Long-Term Incentive Plan Activity				6,921								6,921
Issuance of Treasury Shares	169,611			10,909						3,001		13,910
Other Comprehensive Income								2,161				2,161
Balance as of September 30, 2020	342,797,473	$	1,789,092	$	7,996,976	$	4,535,860	$	(60,397)	$	(281,514)	$	13,980,017

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements.

EVERSOURCE ENERGY AND SUBSIDIARIES

CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS

(Unaudited)


		For the Three Months Ended March 31,					For the Nine Months Ended September 30,
(Thousands of Dollars)	(Thousands of Dollars)	2021		2020		(Thousands of Dollars)	2021		2020

Operating Activities:	Operating Activities:					Operating Activities:
Net Income	Net Income	$	368,023	$	336,633	Net Income	$	919,468	$	938,883
Adjustments to Reconcile Net Income to Net Cash Flows Provided by Operating Activities:	Adjustments to Reconcile Net Income to Net Cash Flows Provided by Operating Activities:					Adjustments to Reconcile Net Income to Net Cash Flows Provided by Operating Activities:
Depreciation	Depreciation	270,704		236,211		Depreciation	822,197		721,179
Deferred Income Taxes	Deferred Income Taxes	41,917		44,201		Deferred Income Taxes	191,346		156,795
Uncollectible Expense	Uncollectible Expense	16,295		11,353		Uncollectible Expense	39,690		31,101
Pension, SERP and PBOP (Income)/Expense, Net	Pension, SERP and PBOP (Income)/Expense, Net	(2,341)		1,953		Pension, SERP and PBOP (Income)/Expense, Net	(10,882)		9,153
Pension and PBOP Contributions	Pension and PBOP Contributions	(31,100)		(723)		Pension and PBOP Contributions	(140,000)		(107,985)
Regulatory Over/(Under) Recoveries, Net	Regulatory Over/(Under) Recoveries, Net	58,024		(22,288)		Regulatory Over/(Under) Recoveries, Net	87,455		(29,287)
Charges at CL&P related to PURA Settlement Agreement and Storm Performance Penalty						Charges at CL&P related to PURA Settlement Agreement and Storm Performance Penalty	103,583		—
Amortization	Amortization	108,013		49,776		Amortization	158,860		130,687

Other	Other	(91,246)		(33,317)		Other	(229,878)		(69,216)
Changes in Current Assets and Liabilities:	Changes in Current Assets and Liabilities:					Changes in Current Assets and Liabilities:
Receivables and Unbilled Revenues, Net	Receivables and Unbilled Revenues, Net	(124,344)		(55,290)		Receivables and Unbilled Revenues, Net	(158,205)		(193,895)
Fuel, Materials, Supplies and REC Inventory	Fuel, Materials, Supplies and REC Inventory	(42,494)		(51,027)		Fuel, Materials, Supplies and REC Inventory	48,312		21,102
Taxes Receivable/Accrued, Net	Taxes Receivable/Accrued, Net	64,076		92,140		Taxes Receivable/Accrued, Net	44,003		89,759
Accounts Payable	Accounts Payable	(181,725)		(127,366)		Accounts Payable	(258,509)		(121,034)
Other Current Assets and Liabilities, Net	Other Current Assets and Liabilities, Net	(42,386)		(61,950)		Other Current Assets and Liabilities, Net	(97,167)		(81,033)
Net Cash Flows Provided by Operating Activities	Net Cash Flows Provided by Operating Activities	411,416		420,306		Net Cash Flows Provided by Operating Activities	1,520,273		1,496,209

Investing Activities:	Investing Activities:					Investing Activities:
Investments in Property, Plant and Equipment	Investments in Property, Plant and Equipment	(688,983)		(725,520)		Investments in Property, Plant and Equipment	(2,211,136)		(2,101,564)
Proceeds from Sales of Marketable Securities	Proceeds from Sales of Marketable Securities	79,818		58,627		Proceeds from Sales of Marketable Securities	334,619		386,712
Purchases of Marketable Securities	Purchases of Marketable Securities	(68,360)		(50,723)		Purchases of Marketable Securities	(313,961)		(391,368)

Proceeds from the Sale of Hingham Water System						Proceeds from the Sale of Hingham Water System	—		110,536
Investments in Unconsolidated Affiliates, Net	Investments in Unconsolidated Affiliates, Net	(34,127)		(6,113)		Investments in Unconsolidated Affiliates, Net	(245,245)		(31,677)
Other Investing Activities	Other Investing Activities	7,135		6,119		Other Investing Activities	17,436		17,647
Net Cash Flows Used in Investing Activities	Net Cash Flows Used in Investing Activities	(704,517)		(717,610)		Net Cash Flows Used in Investing Activities	(2,418,287)		(2,009,714)

Financing Activities:	Financing Activities:					Financing Activities:
Issuance of Common Shares, Net of Issuance Costs	Issuance of Common Shares, Net of Issuance Costs	0		419,786		Issuance of Common Shares, Net of Issuance Costs	—		929,025
Cash Dividends on Common Shares	Cash Dividends on Common Shares	(201,013)		(181,608)		Cash Dividends on Common Shares	(603,611)		(555,655)
Cash Dividends on Preferred Stock	Cash Dividends on Preferred Stock	(1,880)		(1,880)		Cash Dividends on Preferred Stock	(5,639)		(5,639)
Increase/(Decrease) in Notes Payable		669,919		(408,950)
Decrease in Notes Payable						Decrease in Notes Payable	(458,325)		(1,174,870)
Repayment of Rate Reduction Bonds	Repayment of Rate Reduction Bonds	(21,605)		(21,605)		Repayment of Rate Reduction Bonds	(43,210)		(43,210)
Issuance of Long-Term Debt	Issuance of Long-Term Debt	350,000		750,000		Issuance of Long-Term Debt	3,150,000		2,360,000
Retirement of Long-Term Debt	Retirement of Long-Term Debt	(572,000)		(220,253)		Retirement of Long-Term Debt	(1,142,500)		(302,236)
Other Financing Activities	Other Financing Activities	(19,666)		(21,560)		Other Financing Activities	(45,522)		18,030
Net Cash Flows Provided by Financing Activities	Net Cash Flows Provided by Financing Activities	203,755		313,930		Net Cash Flows Provided by Financing Activities	851,193		1,225,445
Net (Decrease)/Increase in Cash and Restricted Cash	Net (Decrease)/Increase in Cash and Restricted Cash	(89,346)		16,626		Net (Decrease)/Increase in Cash and Restricted Cash	(46,821)		711,940
Cash and Restricted Cash - Beginning of Period	Cash and Restricted Cash - Beginning of Period	264,950		117,063		Cash and Restricted Cash - Beginning of Period	264,950		117,063
Cash and Restricted Cash - End of Period	Cash and Restricted Cash - End of Period	$	175,604	$	133,689	Cash and Restricted Cash - End of Period	$	218,129	$	829,003

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements.

THE CONNECTICUT LIGHT AND POWER COMPANY

CONDENSED BALANCE SHEETS

(Unaudited)


(Thousands of Dollars)	(Thousands of Dollars)	As of March 31, 2021		As of December 31, 2020		(Thousands of Dollars)	As of September 30, 2021		As of December 31, 2020

ASSETS	ASSETS					ASSETS
Current Assets:	Current Assets:					Current Assets:
Cash	Cash	$	9,256	$	90,801	Cash	$	62,791	$	90,801
Receivables, Net (net of allowance for uncollectible accounts of $175,105 and $157,447 as of March 31, 2021 and December 31, 2020, respectively)		483,711		459,214
Receivables, Net (net of allowance for uncollectible accounts of $195,463 and $157,447 as of September 30, 2021 and December 31, 2020, respectively)						Receivables, Net (net of allowance for uncollectible accounts of $195,463 and $157,447 as of September 30, 2021 and December 31, 2020, respectively)	549,144		459,214
Accounts Receivable from Affiliated Companies	Accounts Receivable from Affiliated Companies	40,721		17,486		Accounts Receivable from Affiliated Companies	38,544		17,486
Unbilled Revenues	Unbilled Revenues	50,522		57,407		Unbilled Revenues	52,589		57,407
Materials and Supplies	Materials and Supplies	57,301		57,924		Materials and Supplies	54,894		57,924
Regulatory Assets	Regulatory Assets	386,140		345,622		Regulatory Assets	325,268		345,622

Prepaid Property Taxes						Prepaid Property Taxes	76,829		25,779
Prepayments and Other Current Assets	Prepayments and Other Current Assets	88,153		83,950		Prepayments and Other Current Assets	47,402		58,171
Total Current Assets	Total Current Assets	1,115,804		1,112,404		Total Current Assets	1,207,461		1,112,404
Property, Plant and Equipment, Net	Property, Plant and Equipment, Net	10,344,782		10,234,556		Property, Plant and Equipment, Net	10,598,836		10,234,556
Deferred Debits and Other Assets:	Deferred Debits and Other Assets:					Deferred Debits and Other Assets:
Regulatory Assets	Regulatory Assets	1,863,935		1,866,152		Regulatory Assets	1,981,805		1,866,152
Other Long-Term Assets	Other Long-Term Assets	258,126		242,862		Other Long-Term Assets	267,312		242,862
Total Deferred Debits and Other Assets	Total Deferred Debits and Other Assets	2,122,061		2,109,014		Total Deferred Debits and Other Assets	2,249,117		2,109,014
Total Assets	Total Assets	$	13,582,647	$	13,455,974	Total Assets	$	14,055,414	$	13,455,974

LIABILITIES AND CAPITALIZATION	LIABILITIES AND CAPITALIZATION					LIABILITIES AND CAPITALIZATION
Current Liabilities:	Current Liabilities:					Current Liabilities:
Notes Payable to Eversource Parent		$	32,100	$	0

Accounts Payable	Accounts Payable	369,838		451,240		Accounts Payable	$	473,287	$	451,240
Accounts Payable to Affiliated Companies	Accounts Payable to Affiliated Companies	121,868		51,118		Accounts Payable to Affiliated Companies	98,298		51,118
Obligations to Third Party Suppliers	Obligations to Third Party Suppliers	48,762		49,967		Obligations to Third Party Suppliers	53,183		49,967
Regulatory Liabilities	Regulatory Liabilities	202,362		137,166		Regulatory Liabilities	311,269		137,166
Accrued Interest		49,637		37,645

Derivative Liabilities	Derivative Liabilities	69,738		68,767		Derivative Liabilities	72,249		68,767
Other Current Liabilities	Other Current Liabilities	63,690		64,415		Other Current Liabilities	168,547		102,060
Total Current Liabilities	Total Current Liabilities	957,995		860,318		Total Current Liabilities	1,176,833		860,318
Deferred Credits and Other Liabilities:	Deferred Credits and Other Liabilities:					Deferred Credits and Other Liabilities:
Accumulated Deferred Income Taxes	Accumulated Deferred Income Taxes	1,438,413		1,408,343		Accumulated Deferred Income Taxes	1,495,407		1,408,343
Regulatory Liabilities	Regulatory Liabilities	1,203,616		1,204,942		Regulatory Liabilities	1,213,469		1,204,942
Derivative Liabilities	Derivative Liabilities	293,560		294,535		Derivative Liabilities	256,569		294,535
Accrued Pension, SERP and PBOP	Accrued Pension, SERP and PBOP	449,944		478,325		Accrued Pension, SERP and PBOP	313,206		478,325
Other Long-Term Liabilities	Other Long-Term Liabilities	136,508		133,690		Other Long-Term Liabilities	154,249		133,690
Total Deferred Credits and Other Liabilities	Total Deferred Credits and Other Liabilities	3,522,041		3,519,835		Total Deferred Credits and Other Liabilities	3,432,900		3,519,835
Long-Term Debt	Long-Term Debt	3,914,749		3,914,835		Long-Term Debt	4,215,096		3,914,835
Preferred Stock Not Subject to Mandatory Redemption	Preferred Stock Not Subject to Mandatory Redemption	116,200		116,200		Preferred Stock Not Subject to Mandatory Redemption	116,200		116,200
Common Stockholder's Equity:	Common Stockholder's Equity:					Common Stockholder's Equity:
Common Stock	Common Stock	60,352		60,352		Common Stock	60,352		60,352
Capital Surplus, Paid In	Capital Surplus, Paid In	2,810,765		2,810,765		Capital Surplus, Paid In	2,810,765		2,810,765
Retained Earnings	Retained Earnings	2,200,275		2,173,367		Retained Earnings	2,243,004		2,173,367
Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income	Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income	270		302		Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income	264		302
Common Stockholder's Equity	Common Stockholder's Equity	5,071,662		5,044,786		Common Stockholder's Equity	5,114,385		5,044,786
Commitments and Contingencies (Note 9)	Commitments and Contingencies (Note 9)	0		0		Commitments and Contingencies (Note 9)	0		0
Total Liabilities and Capitalization	Total Liabilities and Capitalization	$	13,582,647	$	13,455,974	Total Liabilities and Capitalization	$	14,055,414	$	13,455,974

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these unaudited condensed financial statements.

THE CONNECTICUT LIGHT AND POWER COMPANY

CONDENSED STATEMENTS OF INCOME

(Unaudited)


		For the Three Months Ended March 31,			For the Three Months Ended September 30,						For the Nine Months Ended September 30,
(Thousands of Dollars)	(Thousands of Dollars)		2021			2020		(Thousands of Dollars)	2021		2020		2021		2020

Operating Revenues	Operating Revenues		$	987,274		$	899,703	Operating Revenues	$	919,643	$	994,270	$	2,736,513	$	2,711,394

Operating Expenses:	Operating Expenses:							Operating Expenses:
Purchased Power and Transmission	Purchased Power and Transmission		373,274			374,717		Purchased Power and Transmission	392,301		399,117		1,073,712		1,089,232
Operations and Maintenance	Operations and Maintenance		175,420			135,597		Operations and Maintenance	137,816		147,487		465,630		417,717
Depreciation	Depreciation		83,405			78,435		Depreciation	85,304		80,583		253,132		238,735
Amortization of Regulatory Assets, Net	Amortization of Regulatory Assets, Net		62,775			6,548		Amortization of Regulatory Assets, Net	28,921		36,365		76,637		37,215
Energy Efficiency Programs	Energy Efficiency Programs		35,573			35,479		Energy Efficiency Programs	35,714		41,829		100,810		109,655
Taxes Other Than Income Taxes	Taxes Other Than Income Taxes		91,392			82,987		Taxes Other Than Income Taxes	99,901		97,715		275,178		260,571
Total Operating Expenses	Total Operating Expenses		821,839			713,763		Total Operating Expenses	779,957		803,096		2,245,099		2,153,125
Operating Income	Operating Income		165,435			185,940		Operating Income	139,686		191,174		491,414		558,269
Interest Expense	Interest Expense		38,979			37,883		Interest Expense	42,778		38,369		124,371		114,972
Other Income, Net	Other Income, Net		4,908			1,898		Other Income, Net	6,903		5,917		21,690		16,273
Income Before Income Tax Expense	Income Before Income Tax Expense		131,364			149,955		Income Before Income Tax Expense	103,811		158,722		388,733		459,570
Income Tax Expense	Income Tax Expense		32,966			31,217		Income Tax Expense	33,658		38,625		104,626		103,464
Net Income	Net Income		$	98,398		$	118,738	Net Income	$	70,153	$	120,097	$	284,107	$	356,106

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these unaudited condensed financial statements.

CONDENSED STATEMENTS OF COMPREHENSIVE INCOME

(Unaudited)

For the Three Months Ended March 31,
(Thousands of Dollars) 2021 2020
Net Income $ 98,398 $ 118,738
Other Comprehensive Loss, Net of Tax:
Qualified Cash Flow Hedging Instruments (7) (7)
Changes in Unrealized (Losses)/Gains on Marketable Securities (25) 6
Other Comprehensive Loss, Net of Tax (32) (1)
Comprehensive Income $ 98,366 $ 118,737

~~The accompanying notes are an integral part of these unaudited condensed financial statements.~~

~~THE CONNECTICUT LIGHT AND POWER COMPANY~~

~~CONDENSED STATEMENTS OF COMMON STOCKHOLDER'S EQUITY~~

~~(Unaudited)~~

For the Three Months Ended March 31, 2021
Common Stock Capital
Surplus,
Paid In Retained
Earnings Accumulated
Other
Comprehensive
Income Total
Common
Stockholder's
Equity
(Thousands of Dollars, Except Stock Information) Stock Amount
Balance as of January 1, 2021 6,035,205 $ 60,352 $ 2,810,765 $ 2,173,367 $ 302 $ 5,044,786
Net Income 98,398 98,398
Dividends on Preferred Stock (1,390) (1,390)
Dividends on Common Stock (70,100) (70,100)
Other Comprehensive Loss (32) (32)
Balance as of March 31, 2021 6,035,205 $ 60,352 $ 2,810,765 $ 2,200,275 $ 270 $ 5,071,662

For the Three Months Ended March 31, 2020
Common Stock Capital
Surplus,
Paid In Retained
Earnings Accumulated
Other
Comprehensive
Income Total
Common
Stockholder's
Equity
(Thousands of Dollars, Except Stock Information) Stock Amount
Balance as of January 1, 2020 6,035,205 $ 60,352 $ 2,535,765 $ 1,791,392 $ 316 $ 4,387,825
Net Income 118,738 118,738
Dividends on Preferred Stock (1,390) (1,390)
Dividends on Common Stock (69,500) (69,500)
Adoption of Accounting Standards Update 2016-13 (900) (900)
Other Comprehensive Loss (1) (1)
Balance as of March 31, 2020 6,035,205 $ 60,352 $ 2,535,765 $ 1,838,340 $ 315 $ 4,434,772


	For the Three Months Ended September 30,				For the Nine Months Ended September 30,
(Thousands of Dollars)	2021		2020		2021		2020

Net Income	$	70,153	$	120,097	$	284,107	$	356,106
Other Comprehensive Loss, Net of Tax:
Qualified Cash Flow Hedging Instruments	(7)		(7)		(20)		(20)
Changes in Unrealized (Losses)/Gains on Marketable Securities	(2)		(4)		(18)		11
Other Comprehensive Loss, Net of Tax	(9)		(11)		(38)		(9)
Comprehensive Income	$	70,144	$	120,086	$	284,069	$	356,097

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these unaudited condensed financial statements.

THE CONNECTICUT LIGHT AND POWER COMPANY

CONDENSED STATEMENTS OF COMMON STOCKHOLDER'S EQUITY

(Unaudited)


	For the Nine Months Ended September 30, 2021
	Common Stock			Capital Surplus, Paid In		Retained Earnings		Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income		Total Common Stockholder's Equity
(Thousands of Dollars, Except Stock Information)	Stock	Amount
Balance as of January 1, 2021	6,035,205	$	60,352	$	2,810,765	$	2,173,367	$	302	$	5,044,786
Net Income						98,398				98,398
Dividends on Preferred Stock						(1,390)				(1,390)
Dividends on Common Stock						(70,100)				(70,100)

Other Comprehensive Loss								(32)		(32)
Balance as of March 31, 2021	6,035,205	60,352		2,810,765		2,200,275		270		5,071,662
Net Income						115,556				115,556
Dividends on Preferred Stock						(1,390)				(1,390)
Dividends on Common Stock						(70,100)				(70,100)
Other Comprehensive Income								3		3
Balance as of June 30, 2021	6,035,205	60,352		2,810,765		2,244,341		273		5,115,731
Net Income						70,153				70,153
Dividends on Preferred Stock						(1,390)				(1,390)
Dividends on Common Stock						(70,100)				(70,100)
Other Comprehensive Loss								(9)		(9)
Balance as of September 30, 2021	6,035,205	$	60,352	$	2,810,765	$	2,243,004	$	264	$	5,114,385


	For the Nine Months Ended September 30, 2020
	Common Stock			Capital Surplus, Paid In		Retained Earnings		Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income		Total Common Stockholder's Equity
(Thousands of Dollars, Except Stock Information)	Stock	Amount
Balance as of January 1, 2020	6,035,205	$	60,352	$	2,535,765	$	1,791,392	$	316	$	4,387,825
Net Income						118,738				118,738
Dividends on Preferred Stock						(1,390)				(1,390)
Dividends on Common Stock						(69,500)				(69,500)
Adoption of Accounting Standards Update 2016-13						(900)				(900)
Other Comprehensive Loss								(1)		(1)
Balance as of March 31, 2020	6,035,205	60,352		2,535,765		1,838,340		315		4,434,772
Net Income						117,271				117,271
Dividends on Preferred Stock						(1,390)				(1,390)
Other Comprehensive Income								3		3
Balance as of June 30, 2020	6,035,205	60,352		2,535,765		1,954,221		318		4,550,656
Net Income						120,097				120,097
Dividends on Preferred Stock						(1,390)				(1,390)
Capital Contributions from Eversource Parent				125,000						125,000
Other Comprehensive Loss								(11)		(11)
Balance as of September 30, 2020	6,035,205	$	60,352	$	2,660,765	$	2,072,928	$	307	$	4,794,352

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these unaudited condensed financial statements.

THE CONNECTICUT LIGHT AND POWER COMPANY

CONDENSED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS

(Unaudited)


		For the Three Months Ended March 31,					For the Nine Months Ended September 30,
(Thousands of Dollars)	(Thousands of Dollars)	2021		2020		(Thousands of Dollars)	2021		2020

Operating Activities:	Operating Activities:					Operating Activities:
Net Income	Net Income	$	98,398	$	118,738	Net Income	$	284,107	$	356,106
Adjustments to Reconcile Net Income to Net Cash Flows Provided by Operating Activities:	Adjustments to Reconcile Net Income to Net Cash Flows Provided by Operating Activities:					Adjustments to Reconcile Net Income to Net Cash Flows Provided by Operating Activities:
Depreciation	Depreciation	83,405		78,435		Depreciation	253,132		238,735
Deferred Income Taxes	Deferred Income Taxes	25,354		19,910		Deferred Income Taxes	77,147		92,590
Uncollectible Expense	Uncollectible Expense	3,797		3,230		Uncollectible Expense	10,183		10,013
Pension, SERP, and PBOP Expense, Net	Pension, SERP, and PBOP Expense, Net	3,088		3,315		Pension, SERP, and PBOP Expense, Net	4,478		8,629
Pension Contributions	Pension Contributions	(18,940)		0		Pension Contributions	(78,913)		(23,200)
Regulatory Underrecoveries, Net	Regulatory Underrecoveries, Net	(29,971)		(34,198)		Regulatory Underrecoveries, Net	(19,404)		(32,051)
Charges related to PURA Settlement Agreement and Storm Performance Penalty						Charges related to PURA Settlement Agreement and Storm Performance Penalty	103,583		—
Amortization of Regulatory Assets, Net	Amortization of Regulatory Assets, Net	62,775		6,548		Amortization of Regulatory Assets, Net	76,637		37,215
Other	Other	(30,070)		(27,239)		Other	(74,179)		(63,525)
Changes in Current Assets and Liabilities:	Changes in Current Assets and Liabilities:					Changes in Current Assets and Liabilities:
Receivables and Unbilled Revenues, Net	Receivables and Unbilled Revenues, Net	(66,930)		(27,969)		Receivables and Unbilled Revenues, Net	(165,423)		(153,464)
Taxes Receivable/Accrued, Net	Taxes Receivable/Accrued, Net	29,596		40,505		Taxes Receivable/Accrued, Net	45,762		(1,515)
Accounts Payable	Accounts Payable	17,124		(27,298)		Accounts Payable	(54,226)		(1,976)
Other Current Assets and Liabilities, Net	Other Current Assets and Liabilities, Net	(21,433)		(21,801)		Other Current Assets and Liabilities, Net	(12,315)		(68,316)
Net Cash Flows Provided by Operating Activities	Net Cash Flows Provided by Operating Activities	156,193		132,176		Net Cash Flows Provided by Operating Activities	450,569		399,241

Investing Activities:	Investing Activities:					Investing Activities:
Investments in Property, Plant and Equipment	Investments in Property, Plant and Equipment	(197,954)		(212,374)		Investments in Property, Plant and Equipment	(563,234)		(609,690)
Other Investing Activities	Other Investing Activities	80		74		Other Investing Activities	251		496
Net Cash Flows Used in Investing Activities	Net Cash Flows Used in Investing Activities	(197,874)		(212,300)		Net Cash Flows Used in Investing Activities	(562,983)		(609,194)

Financing Activities:	Financing Activities:					Financing Activities:
Cash Dividends on Common Stock	Cash Dividends on Common Stock	(70,100)		(69,500)		Cash Dividends on Common Stock	(210,300)		(69,500)
Cash Dividends on Preferred Stock	Cash Dividends on Preferred Stock	(1,390)		(1,390)		Cash Dividends on Preferred Stock	(4,169)		(4,169)

Capital Contributions from Eversource Parent						Capital Contributions from Eversource Parent	—		125,000
Issuance of Long-Term Debt						Issuance of Long-Term Debt	425,000		—
Retirement of Long-Term Debt						Retirement of Long-Term Debt	(120,500)		—
Increase in Notes Payable to Eversource Parent	Increase in Notes Payable to Eversource Parent	32,100		155,200		Increase in Notes Payable to Eversource Parent	—		172,100
Other Financing Activities	Other Financing Activities	(450)		(390)		Other Financing Activities	(5,664)		(1,214)
Net Cash Flows (Used in)/Provided by Financing Activities		(39,840)		83,920
Net Cash Flows Provided by Financing Activities						Net Cash Flows Provided by Financing Activities	84,367		222,217
Net (Decrease)/Increase in Cash and Restricted Cash	Net (Decrease)/Increase in Cash and Restricted Cash	(81,521)		3,796		Net (Decrease)/Increase in Cash and Restricted Cash	(28,047)		12,264
Cash and Restricted Cash - Beginning of Period	Cash and Restricted Cash - Beginning of Period	99,809		4,971		Cash and Restricted Cash - Beginning of Period	99,809		4,971
Cash and Restricted Cash - End of Period	Cash and Restricted Cash - End of Period	$	18,288	$	8,767	Cash and Restricted Cash - End of Period	$	71,762	$	17,235

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these unaudited condensed financial statements.

NSTAR ELECTRIC COMPANY AND SUBSIDIARY

CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS

(Unaudited)


(Thousands of Dollars)	(Thousands of Dollars)	As of March 31, 2021		As of December 31, 2020		(Thousands of Dollars)	As of September 30, 2021		As of December 31, 2020

ASSETS	ASSETS					ASSETS
Current Assets:	Current Assets:					Current Assets:
Cash	Cash	$	57	$	102	Cash	$	3,538	$	102
Receivables, Net (net of allowance for uncollectible accounts of $89,299 and $91,583 as of March 31, 2021 and December 31, 2020, respectively)		409,403		403,045
Receivables, Net (net of allowance for uncollectible accounts of $105,020 and $91,583 as of September 30, 2021 and December 31, 2020, respectively)						Receivables, Net (net of allowance for uncollectible accounts of $105,020 and $91,583 as of September 30, 2021 and December 31, 2020, respectively)	489,503		403,045
Accounts Receivable from Affiliated Companies	Accounts Receivable from Affiliated Companies	39,582		30,095		Accounts Receivable from Affiliated Companies	27,417		30,095
Unbilled Revenues	Unbilled Revenues	34,265		38,342		Unbilled Revenues	47,844		38,342
Materials, Supplies and REC Inventory	Materials, Supplies and REC Inventory	186,892		133,894		Materials, Supplies and REC Inventory	83,667		133,894
Taxes Receivable	Taxes Receivable	6,045		65,051		Taxes Receivable	—		65,051
Regulatory Assets	Regulatory Assets	430,361		399,882		Regulatory Assets	388,408		399,882
Prepayments and Other Current Assets	Prepayments and Other Current Assets	23,907		21,833		Prepayments and Other Current Assets	22,490		21,833
Total Current Assets	Total Current Assets	1,130,512		1,092,244		Total Current Assets	1,062,867		1,092,244
Property, Plant and Equipment, Net	Property, Plant and Equipment, Net	10,252,264		10,123,062		Property, Plant and Equipment, Net	10,611,728		10,123,062
Deferred Debits and Other Assets:	Deferred Debits and Other Assets:					Deferred Debits and Other Assets:
Regulatory Assets	Regulatory Assets	1,273,997		1,304,019		Regulatory Assets	1,247,715		1,304,019
Prepaid PBOP	Prepaid PBOP	211,715		204,138		Prepaid PBOP	224,244		204,138
Other Long-Term Assets	Other Long-Term Assets	161,451		162,836		Other Long-Term Assets	185,555		162,836
Total Deferred Debits and Other Assets	Total Deferred Debits and Other Assets	1,647,163		1,670,993		Total Deferred Debits and Other Assets	1,657,514		1,670,993
Total Assets	Total Assets	$	13,029,939	$	12,886,299	Total Assets	$	13,332,109	$	12,886,299

LIABILITIES AND CAPITALIZATION	LIABILITIES AND CAPITALIZATION					LIABILITIES AND CAPITALIZATION
Current Liabilities:	Current Liabilities:					Current Liabilities:
Notes Payable	Notes Payable	$	443,500	$	195,000	Notes Payable	$	138,000	$	195,000
Notes Payable to Eversource Parent	Notes Payable to Eversource Parent	22,500		21,300		Notes Payable to Eversource Parent	24,600		21,300
Long-Term Debt – Current Portion	Long-Term Debt – Current Portion	250,000		250,000		Long-Term Debt – Current Portion	—		250,000
Accounts Payable	Accounts Payable	275,923		383,558		Accounts Payable	338,369		383,558
Accounts Payable to Affiliated Companies	Accounts Payable to Affiliated Companies	120,697		95,703		Accounts Payable to Affiliated Companies	78,974		95,703
Obligations to Third Party Suppliers	Obligations to Third Party Suppliers	120,632		98,572		Obligations to Third Party Suppliers	137,211		98,572
Renewable Portfolio Standards Compliance Obligations	Renewable Portfolio Standards Compliance Obligations	156,607		127,536		Renewable Portfolio Standards Compliance Obligations	72,124		127,536
Regulatory Liabilities	Regulatory Liabilities	190,546		164,761		Regulatory Liabilities	205,771		164,761
Other Current Liabilities	Other Current Liabilities	74,789		72,118		Other Current Liabilities	118,747		72,118
Total Current Liabilities	Total Current Liabilities	1,655,194		1,408,548		Total Current Liabilities	1,113,796		1,408,548
Deferred Credits and Other Liabilities:	Deferred Credits and Other Liabilities:					Deferred Credits and Other Liabilities:
Accumulated Deferred Income Taxes	Accumulated Deferred Income Taxes	1,477,998		1,459,906		Accumulated Deferred Income Taxes	1,494,976		1,459,906
Regulatory Liabilities	Regulatory Liabilities	1,556,422		1,550,390		Regulatory Liabilities	1,561,572		1,550,390
Accrued Pension and SERP	Accrued Pension and SERP	156,342		172,571		Accrued Pension and SERP	110,752		172,571
Other Long-Term Liabilities	Other Long-Term Liabilities	338,672		337,245		Other Long-Term Liabilities	344,088		337,245
Total Deferred Credits and Other Liabilities	Total Deferred Credits and Other Liabilities	3,529,434		3,520,112		Total Deferred Credits and Other Liabilities	3,511,388		3,520,112
Long-Term Debt	Long-Term Debt	3,393,798		3,393,221		Long-Term Debt	3,984,724		3,393,221
Preferred Stock Not Subject to Mandatory Redemption	Preferred Stock Not Subject to Mandatory Redemption	43,000		43,000		Preferred Stock Not Subject to Mandatory Redemption	43,000		43,000
Common Stockholder's Equity:	Common Stockholder's Equity:					Common Stockholder's Equity:
Common Stock	Common Stock	0		0		Common Stock	—		—
Capital Surplus, Paid In	Capital Surplus, Paid In	1,993,942		1,993,942		Capital Surplus, Paid In	2,053,942		1,993,942
Retained Earnings	Retained Earnings	2,414,201		2,527,167		Retained Earnings	2,624,784		2,527,167
Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income	Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income	370		309		Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income	475		309
Common Stockholder's Equity	Common Stockholder's Equity	4,408,513		4,521,418		Common Stockholder's Equity	4,679,201		4,521,418
Commitments and Contingencies (Note 9)	Commitments and Contingencies (Note 9)	0		0		Commitments and Contingencies (Note 9)	0		0
Total Liabilities and Capitalization	Total Liabilities and Capitalization	$	13,029,939	$	12,886,299	Total Liabilities and Capitalization	$	13,332,109	$	12,886,299

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements.

910

NSTAR ELECTRIC COMPANY AND SUBSIDIARY

CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF INCOME

(Unaudited)


		For the Three Months Ended March 31,			For the Three Months Ended September 30,						For the Nine Months Ended September 30,
(Thousands of Dollars)	(Thousands of Dollars)		2021			2020		(Thousands of Dollars)	2021		2020		2021		2020

Operating Revenues	Operating Revenues		$	737,043		$	733,833	Operating Revenues	$	918,698	$	875,371	$	2,343,116	$	2,270,174

Operating Expenses:	Operating Expenses:							Operating Expenses:
Purchased Power and Transmission	Purchased Power and Transmission		226,478			242,439		Purchased Power and Transmission	294,052		267,375		711,667		702,117
Operations and Maintenance	Operations and Maintenance		143,219			122,318		Operations and Maintenance	142,074		131,143		421,649		369,293
Depreciation	Depreciation		82,793			78,345		Depreciation	84,820		80,366		251,530		238,232
Amortization of Regulatory Assets, Net	Amortization of Regulatory Assets, Net		18,418			27,008		Amortization of Regulatory Assets, Net	8,073		22,527		23,963		69,139
Energy Efficiency Programs	Energy Efficiency Programs		75,099			68,667		Energy Efficiency Programs	86,699		85,244		226,071		210,666
Taxes Other Than Income Taxes	Taxes Other Than Income Taxes		54,652			48,722		Taxes Other Than Income Taxes	54,723		54,680		163,501		153,985
Total Operating Expenses	Total Operating Expenses		600,659			587,499		Total Operating Expenses	670,441		641,335		1,798,381		1,743,432
Operating Income	Operating Income		136,384			146,334		Operating Income	248,257		234,036		544,735		526,742
Interest Expense	Interest Expense		32,306			31,017		Interest Expense	37,329		31,029		106,829		95,000
Other Income, Net	Other Income, Net		16,812			12,238		Other Income, Net	20,215		12,802		58,941		38,152
Income Before Income Tax Expense	Income Before Income Tax Expense		120,890			127,555		Income Before Income Tax Expense	231,143		215,809		496,847		469,894
Income Tax Expense	Income Tax Expense		26,966			27,165		Income Tax Expense	53,692		50,081		114,560		106,309
Net Income	Net Income		$	93,924		$	100,390	Net Income	$	177,451	$	165,728	$	382,287	$	363,585

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements.

CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF COMPREHENSIVE INCOME

(Unaudited)

For the Three Months Ended March 31,
(Thousands of Dollars) 2021 2020
Net Income $ 93,924 $ 100,390
Other Comprehensive Income, Net of Tax:
  Changes in Funded Status of SERP Benefit Plan (41) (43)
  Qualified Cash Flow Hedging Instruments 109 109
  Changes in Unrealized (Losses)/Gains on Marketable Securities (7) 1
Other Comprehensive Income, Net of Tax 61 67
Comprehensive Income $ 93,985 $ 100,457

~~The accompanying notes are an integral part of these unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements.~~

~~NSTAR ELECTRIC COMPANY AND SUBSIDIARY~~

~~CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF COMMON STOCKHOLDER'S EQUITY~~

~~(Unaudited)~~

For the Three Months Ended March 31, 2021
Common Stock Capital
Surplus,
Paid In Retained
Earnings Accumulated
Other
Comprehensive
Income Total
Common
Stockholder's
Equity
(Thousands of Dollars, Except Stock Information) Stock Amount
Balance as of January 1, 2021 200 $ 0 $ 1,993,942 $ 2,527,167 $ 309 $ 4,521,418
Net Income 93,924 93,924
Dividends on Preferred Stock (490) (490)
Dividends on Common Stock (206,400) (206,400)
Other Comprehensive Income 61 61
Balance as of March 31, 2021 200 $ 0 $ 1,993,942 $ 2,414,201 $ 370 $ 4,408,513

For the Three Months Ended March 31, 2020
Common Stock Capital
Surplus,
Paid In Retained
Earnings Accumulated
Other
Comprehensive
Income Total
Common
Stockholder's
Equity
(Thousands of Dollars, Except Stock Information) Stock Amount
Balance as of January 1, 2020 200 $ 0 $ 1,813,442 $ 2,346,287 $ 155 $ 4,159,884
Net Income 100,390 100,390
Dividends on Preferred Stock (490) (490)
Dividends on Common Stock (196,500) (196,500)
Adoption of Accounting Standards Update 2016-13 (161) (161)
Other Comprehensive Income 67 67
Balance as of March 31, 2020 200 $ 0 $ 1,813,442 $ 2,249,526 $ 222 $ 4,063,190


	For the Three Months Ended September 30,				For the Nine Months Ended September 30,
(Thousands of Dollars)	2021		2020		2021		2020

Net Income	$	177,451	$	165,728	$	382,287	$	363,585
Other Comprehensive (Loss)/Income, Net of Tax:
Changes in Funded Status of SERP Benefit Plan	(40)		(43)		(122)		(129)
Qualified Cash Flow Hedging Instruments	5		109		293		327
Changes in Unrealized (Losses)/Gains on Marketable Securities	(1)		(1)		(5)		2
Other Comprehensive (Loss)/Income, Net of Tax	(36)		65		166		200
Comprehensive Income	$	177,415	$	165,793	$	382,453	$	363,785

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements.

NSTAR ELECTRIC COMPANY AND SUBSIDIARY

CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF ~~CASH FLOWS~~COMMON STOCKHOLDER'S EQUITY

(Unaudited)

For the Three Months Ended March 31,
(Thousands of Dollars) 2021 2020
Operating Activities:
Net Income $ 93,924 $ 100,390
Adjustments to Reconcile Net Income to Net Cash Flows Provided by Operating Activities:
Depreciation 82,793 78,345
Deferred Income Taxes 10,309 9,775
Uncollectible Expense 3,868 3,704
Pension, SERP and PBOP Income, Net (6,335) (4,754)
Regulatory Underrecoveries, Net (3,405) (17,434)
Amortization of Regulatory Assets, Net 18,418 27,008
Other (23,586) (1,643)
Changes in Current Assets and Liabilities:
Receivables and Unbilled Revenues, Net (14,587) (64,951)
Materials, Supplies and REC Inventory (52,998) (54,450)
Taxes Receivable/Accrued, Net 58,353 32,135
Accounts Payable (45,604) (53,462)
Other Current Assets and Liabilities, Net 51,445 7,033
Net Cash Flows Provided by Operating Activities 172,595 61,696
Investing Activities:
Investments in Property, Plant and Equipment (215,483) (247,549)
Other Investing Activities 22 21
Net Cash Flows Used in Investing Activities (215,461) (247,528)
Financing Activities:
Cash Dividends on Common Stock (206,400) (196,500)
Cash Dividends on Preferred Stock (490) (490)
Issuance of Long-Term Debt 0 400,000
Retirement of Long-Term Debt 0 (95,000)
Increase in Notes Payable to Eversource Parent 1,200 8,100
Increase in Notes Payable 248,500 77,500
Other Financing Activities 19 (4,961)
Net Cash Flows Provided by Financing Activities 42,829 188,649
Net (Decrease)/Increase in Cash and Restricted Cash (37) 2,817
Cash and Restricted Cash - Beginning of Period 17,410 6,312
Cash and Restricted Cash - End of Period $ 17,373 $ 9,129


	For the Nine Months Ended September 30, 2021
	Common Stock			Capital Surplus, Paid In		Retained Earnings		Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income		Total Common Stockholder's Equity
(Thousands of Dollars, Except Stock Information)	Stock	Amount
Balance as of January 1, 2021	200	$	—	$	1,993,942	$	2,527,167	$	309	$	4,521,418
Net Income						93,924				93,924
Dividends on Preferred Stock						(490)				(490)
Dividends on Common Stock						(206,400)				(206,400)

Other Comprehensive Income								61		61
Balance as of March 31, 2021	200	—		1,993,942		2,414,201		370		4,408,513
Net Income						110,912				110,912
Dividends on Preferred Stock						(490)				(490)
Dividends on Common Stock						(76,800)				(76,800)
Capital Contributions from Eversource Parent				60,000						60,000
Other Comprehensive Income								141		141
Balance as of June 30, 2021	200	—		2,053,942		2,447,823		511		4,502,276
Net Income						177,451				177,451
Dividends on Preferred Stock						(490)				(490)
Other Comprehensive Loss								(36)		(36)
Balance as of September 30, 2021	200	$	—	$	2,053,942	$	2,624,784	$	475	$	4,679,201


	For the Nine Months Ended September 30, 2020
	Common Stock			Capital Surplus, Paid In		Retained Earnings		Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income		Total Common Stockholder's Equity
(Thousands of Dollars, Except Stock Information)	Stock	Amount
Balance as of January 1, 2020	200	$	—	$	1,813,442	$	2,346,287	$	155	$	4,159,884
Net Income						100,390				100,390
Dividends on Preferred Stock						(490)				(490)
Dividends on Common Stock						(196,500)				(196,500)
Adoption of Accounting Standards Update 2016-13						(161)				(161)
Other Comprehensive Income								67		67
Balance as of March 31, 2020	200	—		1,813,442		2,249,526		222		4,063,190
Net Income						97,468				97,468
Dividends on Preferred Stock						(490)				(490)
Other Comprehensive Income								68		68
Balance as of June 30, 2020	200	—		1,813,442		2,346,504		290		4,160,236
Net Income						165,728				165,728
Dividends on Preferred Stock						(490)				(490)
Other Comprehensive Income								65		65
Balance as of September 30, 2020	200	$	—	$	1,813,442	$	2,511,742	$	355	$	4,325,539

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements.

~~PUBLIC SERVICE~~NSTAR ELECTRIC COMPANY ~~OF NEW HAMPSHIRE~~ AND ~~SUBSIDIARIES~~SUBSIDIARY

CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED ~~BALANCE SHEETS~~STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS

(Unaudited)
(Thousands of Dollars) As of March 31, 2021 As of December 31, 2020
ASSETS
Current Assets:
Cash $ 1,988 $ 141
Receivables, Net (net of allowance for uncollectible accounts of $17,324 and $17,157
as of March 31, 2021 and December 31, 2020, respectively)
115,592 119,899
Accounts Receivable from Affiliated Companies 13,113 10,925
Unbilled Revenues 43,152 46,041
Materials, Supplies and REC Inventory 29,125 26,829
Regulatory Assets 107,322 115,852
Special Deposits 22,196 36,767
Prepaid Property Taxes 6,403 26,257
Prepayments and Other Current Assets 3,113 10,788
Total Current Assets 342,004 393,499
Property, Plant and Equipment, Net 3,412,781 3,374,270
Deferred Debits and Other Assets:
Regulatory Assets 869,904 873,203
Other Long-Term Assets 24,412 23,733
Total Deferred Debits and Other Assets 894,316 896,936
Total Assets $ 4,649,101 $ 4,664,705
LIABILITIES AND CAPITALIZATION
Current Liabilities:
Notes Payable to Eversource Parent $ 196,800 $ 46,300
Long-Term Debt – Current Portion 160,000 282,000
Rate Reduction Bonds – Current Portion 43,210 43,210
Accounts Payable 101,274 132,635
Accounts Payable to Affiliated Companies 44,206 43,397
Regulatory Liabilities 48,023 58,756
Other Current Liabilities 53,908 58,487
Total Current Liabilities 647,421 664,785
Deferred Credits and Other Liabilities:
Accumulated Deferred Income Taxes 544,495 537,627
Regulatory Liabilities 386,455 383,183
Accrued Pension, SERP and PBOP 177,733 184,715
Other Long-Term Liabilities 38,071 37,874
Total Deferred Credits and Other Liabilities 1,146,754 1,143,399
Long-Term Debt 817,349 817,070
Rate Reduction Bonds 475,307 496,912
Common Stockholder's Equity:
Common Stock 0 0
Capital Surplus, Paid In 928,134 928,134
Retained Earnings 634,494 615,018
Accumulated Other Comprehensive Loss (358) (613)
Common Stockholder's Equity 1,562,270 1,542,539
Commitments and Contingencies (Note 9) 0 0
Total Liabilities and Capitalization $ 4,649,101 $ 4,664,705


	For the Nine Months Ended September 30,
(Thousands of Dollars)	2021		2020

Operating Activities:
Net Income	$	382,287	$	363,585
Adjustments to Reconcile Net Income to Net Cash Flows Provided by Operating Activities:
Depreciation	251,530		238,232
Deferred Income Taxes	12,905		13,436
Uncollectible Expense	12,477		11,321
Pension, SERP and PBOP Income, Net	(19,627)		(13,714)
Pension Contributions	(10,000)		(650)
Regulatory Over/(Under) Recoveries, Net	86,111		(20,047)
Amortization of Regulatory Assets, Net	23,963		69,139
Other	(71,005)		(25,508)
Changes in Current Assets and Liabilities:
Receivables and Unbilled Revenues, Net	(110,336)		(104,528)
Materials, Supplies and REC Inventory	50,227		27,709
Taxes Receivable/Accrued, Net	109,561		55,405
Accounts Payable	(85,431)		(57,300)
Other Current Assets and Liabilities, Net	(15,322)		(54,481)
Net Cash Flows Provided by Operating Activities	617,340		502,599

Investing Activities:
Investments in Property, Plant and Equipment	(675,245)		(655,039)
Other Investing Activities	70		138
Net Cash Flows Used in Investing Activities	(675,175)		(654,901)

Financing Activities:
Cash Dividends on Common Stock	(283,200)		(196,500)
Cash Dividends on Preferred Stock	(1,470)		(1,470)
Issuance of Long-Term Debt	600,000		400,000
Retirement of Long-Term Debt	(250,000)		(95,000)
Capital Contributions from Eversource Parent	60,000		—
Increase in Notes Payable to Eversource Parent	3,300		6,300
(Decrease)/Increase in Notes Payable	(57,000)		50,000
Other Financing Activities	(10,367)		(4,931)
Net Cash Flows Provided by Financing Activities	61,263		158,399
Net Increase in Cash and Restricted Cash	3,428		6,097
Cash and Restricted Cash - Beginning of Period	17,410		6,312
Cash and Restricted Cash - End of Period	$	20,838	$	12,409

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements.

PUBLIC SERVICE COMPANY OF NEW HAMPSHIRE AND SUBSIDIARIES

CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED ~~STATEMENTS OF INCOME~~

~~(Unaudited)~~

For the Three Months Ended March 31,
(Thousands of Dollars) 2021 2020
Operating Revenues $ 293,435 $ 276,368
Operating Expenses:
Purchased Power and Transmission 91,609 94,138
Operations and Maintenance 54,664 47,128
Depreciation 29,468 24,334
Amortization of Regulatory Assets, Net 18,547 20,110
Energy Efficiency Programs 10,348 9,364
Taxes Other Than Income Taxes 22,149 19,701
Total Operating Expenses 226,785 214,775
Operating Income 66,650 61,593
Interest Expense 14,630 14,479
Other Income, Net 4,166 3,190
Income Before Income Tax Expense 56,186 50,304
Income Tax Expense 11,510 10,703
Net Income $ 44,676 $ 39,601
BALANCE SHEETS

(Unaudited)

~~The accompanying notes are an integral part of these unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements.~~

~~CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF COMPREHENSIVE INCOME~~

~~(Unaudited)~~

For the Three Months Ended March 31,
(Thousands of Dollars) 2021 2020
Net Income $ 44,676 $ 39,601
Other Comprehensive Income, Net of Tax:
Qualified Cash Flow Hedging Instruments 298 269
Changes in Unrealized (Losses)/Gains on Marketable Securities (43) 9
Other Comprehensive Income, Net of Tax 255 278
Comprehensive Income $ 44,931 $ 39,879


(Thousands of Dollars)	As of September 30, 2021		As of December 31, 2020

ASSETS
Current Assets:
Cash	$	3,869	$	141
Receivables, Net (net of allowance for uncollectible accounts of $16,996 and $17,157 as of September 30, 2021 and December 31, 2020, respectively)	136,481		119,899
Accounts Receivable from Affiliated Companies	13,866		10,925
Unbilled Revenues	46,854		46,041

Materials, Supplies and REC Inventory	24,789		26,829
Regulatory Assets	97,948		115,852
Special Deposits	18,605		36,767
Prepaid Property Taxes	5,987		26,257
Prepayments and Other Current Assets	2,851		10,788
Total Current Assets	351,250		393,499
Property, Plant and Equipment, Net	3,529,050		3,374,270
Deferred Debits and Other Assets:
Regulatory Assets	829,848		873,203
Other Long-Term Assets	22,684		23,733
Total Deferred Debits and Other Assets	852,532		896,936
Total Assets	$	4,732,832	$	4,664,705

LIABILITIES AND CAPITALIZATION
Current Liabilities:
Notes Payable to Eversource Parent	$	66,500	$	46,300
Long-Term Debt – Current Portion	—		282,000
Rate Reduction Bonds – Current Portion	43,210		43,210
Accounts Payable	108,243		132,635
Accounts Payable to Affiliated Companies	25,055		43,397
Regulatory Liabilities	96,817		58,756

Other Current Liabilities	61,883		58,487
Total Current Liabilities	401,708		664,785
Deferred Credits and Other Liabilities:
Accumulated Deferred Income Taxes	535,656		537,627
Regulatory Liabilities	389,426		383,183
Accrued Pension, SERP and PBOP	162,115		184,715
Other Long-Term Liabilities	35,564		37,874
Total Deferred Credits and Other Liabilities	1,122,761		1,143,399
Long-Term Debt	1,163,630		817,070
Rate Reduction Bonds	453,702		496,912
Common Stockholder's Equity:
Common Stock	—		—
Capital Surplus, Paid In	1,088,134		928,134
Retained Earnings	502,870		615,018
Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income/(Loss)	27		(613)
Common Stockholder's Equity	1,591,031		1,542,539
Commitments and Contingencies (Note 9)	0		0
Total Liabilities and Capitalization	$	4,732,832	$	4,664,705

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements.

PUBLIC SERVICE COMPANY OF NEW HAMPSHIRE AND SUBSIDIARIES

CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF ~~COMMON STOCKHOLDER'S EQUITY~~INCOME

(Unaudited)

For the Three Months Ended March 31, 2021
Common Stock Capital
Surplus,
Paid In Retained
Earnings Accumulated
Other
Comprehensive
Loss Total
Common
Stockholder's
Equity
(Thousands of Dollars, Except Stock Information) Stock Amount
Balance as of January 1, 2021 301 $ 0 $ 928,134 $ 615,018 $ (613) $ 1,542,539
Net Income 44,676 44,676
Dividends on Common Stock (25,200) (25,200)
Other Comprehensive Income 255 255
Balance as of March 31, 2021 301 $ 0 $ 928,134 $ 634,494 $ (358) $ 1,562,270


	For the Three Months Ended September 30,				For the Nine Months Ended September 30,
(Thousands of Dollars)	2021		2020		2021		2020

Operating Revenues	$	314,893	$	283,669	$	887,177	$	815,261

Operating Expenses:
Purchased Power and Transmission	107,353		96,612		279,475		273,311
Operations and Maintenance	57,041		50,657		168,242		151,802
Depreciation	30,169		25,410		89,462		74,494
Amortization of Regulatory Assets, Net	17,922		7,360		62,744		39,034
Energy Efficiency Programs	10,762		11,081		30,475		29,231
Taxes Other Than Income Taxes	24,038		18,174		69,639		58,331
Total Operating Expenses	247,285		209,294		700,037		626,203
Operating Income	67,608		74,375		187,140		189,058
Interest Expense	14,321		14,942		42,774		44,029
Other Income, Net	3,171		4,065		11,598		10,882
Income Before Income Tax Expense	56,458		63,498		155,964		155,911
Income Tax Expense	12,315		16,347		32,512		37,527
Net Income	$	44,143	$	47,151	$	123,452	$	118,384

For the Three Months Ended March 31, 2020
Common Stock Capital
Surplus,
Paid In Retained
Earnings Accumulated
Other
Comprehensive
Loss Total
Common
Stockholder's
Equity
(Thousands of Dollars, Except Stock Information) Stock Amount
Balance as of January 1, 2020 301 $ 0 $ 903,134 $ 490,306 $ (1,707) $ 1,391,733
Net Income 39,601 39,601
Dividends on Common Stock (22,300) (22,300)
Adoption of Accounting Standards Update 2016-13 (300) (300)
Other Comprehensive Income 278 278
Balance as of March 31, 2020 301 $ 0 $ 903,134 $ 507,307 $ (1,429) $ 1,409,012

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements.

CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF COMPREHENSIVE INCOME

(Unaudited)


	For the Three Months Ended September 30,				For the Nine Months Ended September 30,
(Thousands of Dollars)	2021		2020		2021		2020

Net Income	$	44,143	$	47,151	$	123,452	$	118,384
Other Comprehensive Income, Net of Tax:
Qualified Cash Flow Hedging Instruments	109		268		673		806
Changes in Unrealized (Losses)/Gains on Marketable Securities	(6)		(8)		(33)		17
Other Comprehensive Income, Net of Tax	103		260		640		823
Comprehensive Income	$	44,246	$	47,411	$	124,092	$	119,207

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements.

PUBLIC SERVICE COMPANY OF NEW HAMPSHIRE AND SUBSIDIARIES

CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF ~~CASH FLOWS~~COMMON STOCKHOLDER'S EQUITY

(Unaudited)

For the Three Months Ended March 31,
(Thousands of Dollars) 2021 2020
Operating Activities:
Net Income $ 44,676 $ 39,601
Adjustments to Reconcile Net Income to Net Cash Flows Provided by Operating Activities:
Depreciation 29,468 24,334
Deferred Income Taxes (378) 4,167
Uncollectible Expense 1,221 666
Regulatory Underrecoveries, Net (14,645) (22,977)
Amortization of Regulatory Assets, Net 18,547 20,110
Other (6,654) (3,885)
Changes in Current Assets and Liabilities:
Receivables and Unbilled Revenues, Net 3,223 2,843
Materials, Supplies and REC Inventory (2,296) (3,526)
Taxes Receivable/Accrued, Net 9,867 6,110
Accounts Payable (21,025) (18,064)
Other Current Assets and Liabilities, Net 12,897 9,118
Net Cash Flows Provided by Operating Activities 74,901 58,497
Investing Activities:
Investments in Property, Plant and Equipment (68,278) (88,694)
Other Investing Activities 137 126
Net Cash Flows Used in Investing Activities (68,141) (88,568)
Financing Activities:
Cash Dividends on Common Stock (25,200) (22,300)
Repayment of Rate Reduction Bonds (21,605) (21,605)
Retirement of Long-Term Debt (122,000) 0
Increase in Notes Payable to Eversource Parent 150,500 57,700
Other Financing Activities (22) (22)
Net Cash Flows (Used in)/Provided by Financing Activities (18,327) 13,773
Net Decrease in Cash and Restricted Cash (11,567) (16,298)
Cash and Restricted Cash - Beginning of Period 39,555 36,688
Cash and Restricted Cash - End of Period $ 27,988 $ 20,390


	For the Nine Months Ended September 30, 2021
	Common Stock			Capital Surplus, Paid In		Retained Earnings		Accumulated Other Comprehensive (Loss)/Income		Total Common Stockholder's Equity
(Thousands of Dollars, Except Stock Information)	Stock	Amount
Balance as of January 1, 2021	301	$	—	$	928,134	$	615,018	$	(613)	$	1,542,539
Net Income						44,676				44,676
Dividends on Common Stock						(25,200)				(25,200)

Other Comprehensive Income								255		255
Balance as of March 31, 2021	301	—		928,134		634,494		(358)		1,562,270
Net Income						34,633				34,633
Dividends on Common Stock						(185,200)				(185,200)
Capital Contributions from Eversource Parent				160,000						160,000
Other Comprehensive Income								282		282
Balance as of June 30, 2021	301	—		1,088,134		483,927		(76)		1,571,985
Net Income						44,143				44,143
Dividends on Common Stock						(25,200)				(25,200)
Other Comprehensive Income								103		103
Balance as of September 30, 2021	301	$	—	$	1,088,134	$	502,870	$	27	$	1,591,031


	For the Nine Months Ended September 30, 2020
	Common Stock			Capital Surplus, Paid In		Retained Earnings		Accumulated Other Comprehensive Loss		Total Common Stockholder's Equity
(Thousands of Dollars, Except Stock Information)	Stock	Amount
Balance as of January 1, 2020	301	$	—	$	903,134	$	490,306	$	(1,707)	$	1,391,733
Net Income						39,601				39,601
Dividends on Common Stock						(22,300)				(22,300)
Adoption of Accounting Standards Update 2016-13						(300)				(300)
Other Comprehensive Income								278		278
Balance as of March 31, 2020	301	—		903,134		507,307		(1,429)		1,409,012
Net Income						31,632				31,632
Other Comprehensive Income								285		285
Balance as of June 30, 2020	301	—		903,134		538,939		(1,144)		1,440,929
Net Income						47,151				47,151
Other Comprehensive Income								260		260
Balance as of September 30, 2020	301	$	—	$	903,134	$	586,090	$	(884)	$	1,488,340

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements.

PUBLIC SERVICE COMPANY OF NEW HAMPSHIRE AND SUBSIDIARIES

CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS

(Unaudited)


	For the Nine Months Ended September 30,
(Thousands of Dollars)	2021		2020

Operating Activities:
Net Income	$	123,452	$	118,384
Adjustments to Reconcile Net Income to Net Cash Flows Provided by Operating Activities:
Depreciation	89,462		74,494
Deferred Income Taxes	(13,385)		13,959
Uncollectible Expense	4,381		2,058
Regulatory Over/(Under) Recoveries, Net	29,029		(22,203)
Amortization of Regulatory Assets, Net	62,744		39,034
Pension, SERP and PBOP Income, Net	(2,664)		(894)
Pension Contributions	—		(19,500)
Other	(22,738)		(7,545)
Changes in Current Assets and Liabilities:
Receivables and Unbilled Revenues, Net	(25,607)		(24,562)
Materials, Supplies and REC Inventory	2,040		(301)
Taxes Receivable/Accrued, Net	22,286		1,313
Accounts Payable	(42,654)		(29,388)
Other Current Assets and Liabilities, Net	10,826		4,363
Net Cash Flows Provided by Operating Activities	237,172		149,212

Investing Activities:
Investments in Property, Plant and Equipment	(217,414)		(248,899)
Other Investing Activities	431		1,969
Net Cash Flows Used in Investing Activities	(216,983)		(246,930)

Financing Activities:
Cash Dividends on Common Stock	(235,600)		(22,300)
Capital Contributions from Eversource Parent	160,000		—
Issuance of Long-Term Debt	350,000		150,000
Retirement of Long-Term Debt	(282,000)		—
Repayment of Rate Reduction Bonds	(43,210)		(43,210)
Increase in Notes Payable to Eversource Parent	20,200		2,100
Other Financing Activities	(2,961)		(2,965)
Net Cash Flows (Used in)/Provided by Financing Activities	(33,571)		83,625
Net Decrease in Cash and Restricted Cash	(13,382)		(14,093)
Cash and Restricted Cash - Beginning of Period	39,555		36,688
Cash and Restricted Cash - End of Period	$	26,173	$	22,595

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements.

EVERSOURCE ENERGY AND SUBSIDIARIES

THE CONNECTICUT LIGHT AND POWER COMPANY

NSTAR ELECTRIC COMPANY AND SUBSIDIARY

PUBLIC SERVICE COMPANY OF NEW HAMPSHIRE AND SUBSIDIARIES

COMBINED NOTES TO CONDENSED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (Unaudited)

Refer to the Glossary of Terms included in this combined Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for abbreviations and acronyms used throughout the combined notes to the unaudited condensed financial statements.

1. SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES

A. Basis of Presentation

Eversource Energy is a public utility holding company primarily engaged, through its wholly-owned regulated utility subsidiaries, in the energy delivery business. Eversource Energy's wholly-owned regulated utility subsidiaries consist of CL&P, NSTAR Electric and PSNH (electric utilities), Yankee Gas, NSTAR Gas and Eversource Gas Company of Massachusetts (EGMA) (natural gas utilities) and Aquarion (water utilities). Eversource provides energy delivery and/or water service to approximately 4.3 million electric, natural gas and water customers through 9 regulated utilities in Connecticut, Massachusetts and New Hampshire.

The unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements of Eversource, NSTAR Electric and PSNH include the accounts of each of their respective subsidiaries. Intercompany transactions have been eliminated in consolidation. The accompanying unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements of Eversource, NSTAR Electric and PSNH and the unaudited condensed financial statements of CL&P are herein collectively referred to as the "financial statements."

The combined notes to the financial statements have been prepared pursuant to the rules and regulations of the SEC. Certain information and footnote disclosures included in annual financial statements prepared in accordance with GAAP have been omitted pursuant to such rules and regulations. The accompanying financial statements should be read in conjunction with the Combined Notes to Financial Statements included in Item 8, "Financial Statements and Supplementary Data," of the Eversource 2020 Form 10-K, which was filed with the SEC on February 17, 2021. The preparation of the financial statements in conformity with GAAP requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities and the disclosure of contingent liabilities as of the date of the financial statements and the reported amounts of revenues and expenses during the reporting period. Actual results could differ from those estimates.

The financial statements contain, in the opinion of management, all adjustments (including normal, recurring adjustments) necessary to present fairly Eversource's, CL&P's, NSTAR Electric's and PSNH's financial position as of ~~March 31,~~September 30, 2021 and December 31, 2020, and the results of operations, comprehensive income and common shareholders' equity for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2021 and 2020 and the cash flows for the ~~three~~nine months ended ~~March 31,~~September 30, 2021 and 2020. The results of operations and comprehensive income for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2021 and 2020 and the cash flows for the ~~three~~nine months ended ~~March 31,~~September 30, 2021 and 2020 are not necessarily indicative of the results expected for a full year.

Eversource's consolidated financial information includes the results of the acquisition of the assets of Columbia Gas of Massachusetts (CMA) on October 9, 2020. The natural gas distribution assets acquired from CMA on October 9, 2020 were assigned to EGMA.

Eversource consolidates the operations of CYAPC and YAEC, both of which are inactive regional nuclear power companies engaged in the long-term storage of their spent nuclear fuel. Eversource consolidates CYAPC and YAEC because CL&P's, NSTAR Electric's and PSNH's combined ownership and voting interests in each of these entities is greater than 50 percent. Intercompany transactions between CL&P, NSTAR Electric, PSNH and the CYAPC and YAEC companies have been eliminated in consolidation of the Eversource financial statements.

Eversource holds several equity ownership interests that are not consolidated and are accounted for under the equity method.

Eversource's utility subsidiaries' electric, natural gas and water distribution and transmission businesses are subject to rate-regulation that is based on cost recovery and meets the criteria for application of accounting guidance for entities with rate-regulated operations, which considers the effect of regulation on the differences in the timing of the recognition of certain revenues and expenses from those of other businesses and industries. See Note 2, "Regulatory Accounting," for further information.

COVID-19 ~~continues to~~has adversely ~~affect~~affected customers, workers and the U.S. economy. We ~~continue~~provide a critical service to ~~operate under~~ our ~~pandemic response plan, which requires remote work arrangements for nearly half of our workforce~~customers and ~~other mitigating requirements for those that are required onsite in our electric, natural gas~~have taken extensive measures to maintain its safety and ~~water operations, construction and management functions.~~reliability. We continue to address the impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic and how the related developments affect Eversource. We are in the re-entry phase of our pandemic response plan, in which the majority of our employees under remote work arrangements have transitioned back to the workplace. We have not experienced significant impacts directly related to the pandemic that have materially affected our current operations, our workforce, or results of operations. The extent of the impact to us in the future will vary, and depend on the duration, scope and severity of the pandemic and the resulting impact on economic, health care and capital market conditions. The future impact will also depend on the outcome of future proceedings before our state regulatory commissions to recover our incremental costs associated with COVID-19, which include uncollectible customer receivable expenses.

1718

Based on the status of our COVID-19 regulatory dockets, communications with our state regulatory commissions, and policies and practices in ~~each of our~~the jurisdictions in which we operate, we believe ~~each of~~ our state regulatory commissions in Connecticut and Massachusetts will allow us to recover our incremental costs associated with COVID-19, which include uncollectible customer receivable expenses, while balancing the impact on our customers’ bills and our operating cash flows. See Note 1C, "Summary of Significant Accounting Policies - Allowance for Uncollectible Accounts," for discussion of our evaluation of the allowance for doubtful accounts as of ~~March 31,~~September 30, 2021 in light of the COVID-19 pandemic and Note 2, "Regulatory Accounting," for the amount of net incremental COVID-19 costs deferred on our balance ~~sheet.~~sheets.

Certain reclassifications of prior period data were made in the accompanying financial statements to conform to the current period presentation.

B. Accounting Standards

Accounting Standards Recently Adopted: On January 1, 2021, the Company adopted Accounting Standards Update (ASU) 2019-12, Income Taxes (Topic 740) - Simplifying the Accounting for Income Taxes, which eliminates certain exceptions to the general principles of current income tax guidance in ASC 740 and simplifies and improves consistency in application of that income tax guidance through clarifications of and amendments to ASC 740. The ASU did not have a material impact on the financial statements of Eversource, CL&P, NSTAR Electric and PSNH.

C. Allowance for Uncollectible Accounts

Receivables, Net on the balance sheets primarily includes trade receivables from retail customers and customers related to wholesale transmission contracts, wholesale market sales, sales of RECs and property rentals. Receivables, Net also includes customer receivables for the purchase of electricity from a competitive third party supplier, the current portion of customer energy efficiency loans, property damage receivables and other miscellaneous receivables. There is no material concentration of receivables. Receivables are recorded at amortized cost, net of a credit loss provision (or allowance for uncollectible accounts).

Receivables are presented net of expected credit losses at estimated net realizable value by maintaining an allowance for uncollectible accounts. The current expected credit loss (CECL) model is applied to receivables for purposes of calculating the allowance for uncollectible accounts. This model is based on expected losses and results in the recognition of estimated expected credit losses, including uncollectible amounts for both billed and unbilled revenues, over the life of the receivable at the time a receivable is recorded.

The allowance for uncollectible accounts is determined based upon a variety of judgments and factors, including the application of an estimated uncollectible percentage to each receivable aging category. Factors in determining credit loss include historical collection, write-off experience, and management's assessment of collectability from customers, including current conditions, reasonable forecasts, and expectations of future collectability and collection efforts. Management continuously assesses the collectability of receivables and adjusts estimates based on actual experience and future expectations based on economic indicators, collection efforts and other factors. Management also monitors the aging analysis of receivables to determine if there are changes in the collections of accounts receivable. Receivable balances are written off against the allowance for uncollectible accounts when the customer accounts are no longer in service and these balances are deemed to be uncollectible.

As of ~~March 31,~~September 30, 2021, management evaluated the adequacy of the allowance for uncollectible accounts in light of the COVID-19 pandemic and the related economic downturn. This evaluation included an analysis of collection and customer payment trends, economic conditions, delinquency statistics, aging-based quantitative assessments, the impact on residential customer bills because of energy usage and change in rates, flexible payment plans and financial hardship arrearage management programs being offered to customers, and COVID-19 developments, including any potential federal governmental pandemic relief programs and the expansion of unemployment benefit initiatives, which help to mitigate the potential for increasing customer account delinquencies. Additionally, management considered past economic declines and corresponding uncollectible reserves as part of the current assessment.

This evaluation has shown that our operating companies have experienced an increase in aged receivables and lower cash collections from customers because of the length of the moratorium on disconnections in Connecticut and Massachusetts, and the economic slowdown resulting from the COVID-19 pandemic. In Connecticut, the moratorium on disconnections of commercial and non-hardship residential customers ended in June 2021 and September 2021, respectively, but is still in place for hardship residential customers. In Massachusetts, the moratorium on disconnections of commercial customers and residential customers ended in September 2020 and July 2021, respectively. Disconnection activities have resumed after these moratoria have expired, which has resulted in recent improved collection experience and more customers applying for, and receiving, hardship status. On July 7, 2021, the NHPUC issued an order to New Hampshire utilities that concluded that recovery of incremental bad debt or waived late fees related to the COVID-19 pandemic would be addressed in a future rate case to the extent those costs are relevant at that time. As a result of the order, in the first nine months of 2021, PSNH removed its $0.6 million deferral of net incremental COVID-19 costs. In New Hampshire, the moratorium on disconnections of non-hardship residential and commercial customers ended in late 2020 and for hardship residential customers ended in May 2021 and PSNH has resumed disconnection activities, which has resulted in improved collection of outstanding customer receivable balances.

Based upon the evaluation performed, in the first ~~quarter~~nine months of 2021, management increased the allowance for uncollectible accounts for amounts incurred as a result of COVID-19 by ~~$15.5~~$25.8 million for Eversource ~~($5.6~~(increase of $16.3 million for CL&P ~~$3.7~~and $12.5 million at our natural gas businesses, and decrease of $1.8 million at NSTAR Electric). In the third quarter of 2021, the COVID-19 related allowance for uncollectible accounts decreased by $6.5 million at Eversource (increased $4.0 million at CL&P, and decreased $8.3 million at NSTAR Electric and ~~$6.2~~$2.2 million at our natural gas businesses). ~~These~~The COVID-19 related uncollectible amounts were deferred either as incremental regulatory costs at our Connecticut and Massachusetts utilities or deferred through existing regulatory tracking mechanisms that recover uncollectible energy supply costs, as management believes it is probable that these costs will ultimately be recovered from customers in future rates. As of ~~March 31,~~September 30, 2021, the total amount incurred as a result of COVID-19 included in the allowance for uncollectible accounts was ~~$47.0~~$57.0 million at Eversource ($~~8.4~~20.1 million at CL&P, ~~$14.7~~$8.5 million at NSTAR Electric, ~~$2.3 million at PSNH,~~ and ~~$21.6~~$27.4 million at our natural gas businesses).

Management concluded that the reserve balance as of ~~March 31,~~September 30, 2021 adequately reflected the collection risk and net realizable value for Eversource’s receivables. Management will continue to evaluate the adequacy of the uncollectible allowance in future reporting periods based on an ongoing assessment of accounts receivable collections, delinquency statistics, and analysis of aging-based quantitative assessments.

The PURA allows CL&P and Yankee Gas to accelerate the recovery of accounts receivable balances attributable to qualified customers under financial or medical duress (uncollectible hardship accounts receivable) outstanding for greater than 180 days and 90 days, respectively. The DPU allows NSTAR Electric, NSTAR Gas and EGMA to recover in rates amounts associated with certain uncollectible hardship accounts receivable. These uncollectible hardship customer account balances are included in Regulatory Assets or Other Long-Term Assets on the balance sheets. Hardship customers are protected from shut-off in certain circumstances, and historical collection experience has reflected a higher default risk as compared to the rest of the receivable population. Management uses a higher credit risk profile for this pool of trade receivables as compared to non-hardship receivables. The allowance for uncollectible hardship accounts is included in the total uncollectible allowance balance.

The total allowance for uncollectible accounts is included in Receivables, Net on the balance sheets. The activity in the allowance for uncollectible accounts by portfolio segment as of September 30this as follows:


		Eversource						CL&P						NSTAR Electric						PSNH			Eversource						CL&P						NSTAR Electric						PSNH
(Millions of Dollars)	(Millions of Dollars)	Hardship Accounts		Retail (Non-Hardship), Wholesale, and Other Receivables		Total Allowance		Hardship Accounts		Retail (Non-Hardship), Wholesale and Other Receivables		Total Allowance		Hardship Accounts		Retail (Non-Hardship), Wholesale, and Other Receivables		Total Allowance		Total Allowance		(Millions of Dollars)	Hardship Accounts		Retail (Non-Hardship), Wholesale, and Other Receivables		Total Allowance		Hardship Accounts		Retail (Non-Hardship), Wholesale and Other Receivables		Total Allowance		Hardship Accounts		Retail (Non-Hardship), Wholesale, and Other Receivables		Total Allowance		Total Allowance

Three Months Ended 2021	Three Months Ended 2021																					Three Months Ended 2021
Beginning Balance	Beginning Balance	$	194.8	$	164.1	$	358.9	$	129.1	$	28.3	$	157.4	$	39.7	$	51.9	$	91.6	$	17.2	Beginning Balance	$	210.7	$	215.1	$	425.8	$	145.6	$	43.2	$	188.8	$	35.9	$	62.1	$	98.0	$	17.2
Uncollectible Expense	Uncollectible Expense	0		16.3		16.3		0		3.8		3.8		0		3.9		3.9		1.2		Uncollectible Expense	—		12.0		12.0		—		3.6		3.6		—		5.1		5.1		1.2
Uncollectible Costs Deferred (1)	Uncollectible Costs Deferred (1)	5.4		27.1		32.5		11.9		7.5		19.4		(8.5)		8.4		(0.1)		1.2		Uncollectible Costs Deferred (1)	22.8		1.7		24.5		4.5		5.7		10.2		11.8		(3.5)		8.3		1.2
Write-Offs	Write-Offs	(3.3)		(16.7)		(20.0)		(2.9)		(4.0)		(6.9)		(0.1)		(7.5)		(7.6)		(2.5)		Write-Offs	(3.9)		(20.5)		(24.4)		(3.5)		(5.4)		(8.9)		(0.1)		(7.4)		(7.5)		(2.8)
Recoveries Collected	Recoveries Collected	0.4		3.6		4.0		0.3		1.1		1.4		0		1.5		1.5		0.2		Recoveries Collected	0.3		3.5		3.8		0.2		1.6		1.8		—		1.1		1.1		0.2
Ending Balance	Ending Balance	$	197.3	$	194.4	$	391.7	$	138.4	$	36.7	$	175.1	$	31.1	$	58.2	$	89.3	$	17.3	Ending Balance	$	229.9	$	211.8	$	441.7	$	146.8	$	48.7	$	195.5	$	47.6	$	57.4	$	105.0	$	17.0

Nine Months Ended 2021																						Nine Months Ended 2021
Beginning Balance																						Beginning Balance	$	194.8	$	164.1	$	358.9	$	129.1	$	28.3	$	157.4	$	39.7	$	51.9	$	91.6	$	17.2
Uncollectible Expense																						Uncollectible Expense	—		39.7		39.7		—		10.2		10.2		—		12.5		12.5		4.4
Uncollectible Costs Deferred (1)																						Uncollectible Costs Deferred (1)	44.8		53.3		98.1		25.7		21.4		47.1		8.3		11.8		20.1		2.0
Write-Offs																						Write-Offs	(10.6)		(55.2)		(65.8)		(8.7)		(14.8)		(23.5)		(0.4)		(22.6)		(23.0)		(7.3)
Recoveries Collected																						Recoveries Collected	0.9		9.9		10.8		0.7		3.6		4.3		—		3.8		3.8		0.7
Ending Balance																						Ending Balance	$	229.9	$	211.8	$	441.7	$	146.8	$	48.7	$	195.5	$	47.6	$	57.4	$	105.0	$	17.0


										Eversource							CL&P								NSTAR Electric						PSNH
(Millions of Dollars)																								(Millions of Dollars)	Hardship Accounts		Retail (Non-Hardship), Wholesale, and Other Receivables		Total Allowance		Hardship Accounts		Retail (Non-Hardship), Wholesale and Other Receivables		Total Allowance		Hardship Accounts		Retail (Non-Hardship), Wholesale, and Other Receivables		Total Allowance		Total Allowance
Three Months Ended 2020																								Three Months Ended 2020
Beginning Balance																								Beginning Balance	$	175.5	$	94.5	$	270.0	$	116.3	$	20.4	$	136.7	$	34.6	$	34.1	$	68.7	$	11.8
Uncollectible Expense																								Uncollectible Expense	—		10.5		10.5		—		3.8		3.8		—		4.5		4.5		0.8
Uncollectible Costs Deferred (1)																								Uncollectible Costs Deferred (1)	10.1		20.4		30.5		11.2		4.9		16.1		(1.3)		10.4		9.1		3.2
Write-Offs																								Write-Offs	(7.3)		(11.8)		(19.1)		(2.6)		(4.6)		(7.2)		(0.2)		(6.3)		(6.5)		(2.0)
Recoveries Collected																								Recoveries Collected	0.4		2.7		3.1		0.3		1.1		1.4		—		1.0		1.0		0.2
Ending Balance																								Ending Balance	$	178.7	$	116.3	$	295.0	$	125.2	$	25.6	$	150.8	$	33.1	$	43.7	$	76.8	$	14.0

Three Months Ended 2020
Nine Months Ended 2020																								Nine Months Ended 2020
Beginning Balance	Beginning Balance	$	143.3	$	81.5	$	224.8	$	80.1		$	17.2	$	97.3	$	43.9		$	31.5	$	75.4	$	10.5	Beginning Balance	$	143.3	$	81.5	$	224.8	$	80.1	$	17.2	$	97.3	$	43.9	$	31.5	$	75.4	$	10.5
ASU 2016-13 Implementation Impact on January 1, 2020	ASU 2016-13 Implementation Impact on January 1, 2020	21.6		2.2		23.8		21.3			0.9		22.2		(1.6)			0.3		(1.3)		0.3		ASU 2016-13 Implementation Impact on January 1, 2020	21.6		2.2		23.8		21.3		0.9		22.2		(1.6)		0.3		(1.3)		0.3
Uncollectible Expense	Uncollectible Expense	0		11.4		11.4		0			3.2		3.2		0			3.7		3.7		0.7		Uncollectible Expense	—		31.1		31.1		—		10.0		10.0		—		11.3		11.3		2.1
Uncollectible Costs Deferred (1)	Uncollectible Costs Deferred (1)	11.8		8.5		20.3		12.9			1.8		14.7		(3.4)			3.4		0		1.3		Uncollectible Costs Deferred (1)	24.9		41.5		66.4		32.7		8.3		41.0		(8.4)		17.3		8.9		5.6
Write-Offs	Write-Offs	(4.7)		(16.8)		(21.5)		(3.8)			(3.5)		(7.3)		(0.4)			(8.0)		(8.4)		(1.7)		Write-Offs	(12.3)		(49.3)		(61.6)		(10.0)		(14.0)		(24.0)		(0.8)		(20.5)		(21.3)		(5.0)
Recoveries Collected	Recoveries Collected	0.2		3.1		3.3		0.2			0.6		0.8		0			1.7		1.7		0.1		Recoveries Collected	1.2		9.3		10.5		1.1		3.2		4.3		—		3.8		3.8		0.5
Ending Balance	Ending Balance	$	172.2	$	89.9	$	262.1	$	110.7		$	20.2	$	130.9	$	38.5		$	32.6	$	71.1	$	11.2	Ending Balance	$	178.7	$	116.3	$	295.0	$	125.2	$	25.6	$	150.8	$	33.1	$	43.7	$	76.8	$	14.0

(1) ~~The current period provision for~~These expected credit losses isare deferred as a regulatory ~~cost~~costs on the balance sheets, as ~~this amount is~~these amounts are ultimately

recovered in rates. Amounts include uncollectible costs for hardship accounts and other customer receivables, including uncollectible

amounts related to ~~COVID-19.~~COVID-19 and uncollectible energy supply costs.

D. Fair Value Measurements

Fair value measurement guidance is applied to derivative contracts that are not elected or designated as "normal purchases" or "normal sales" (normal) and to the marketable securities held in trusts. Fair value measurement guidance is also applied to valuations of the investments used to calculate the funded status of pension and PBOP plans, the nonrecurring fair value measurements of nonfinancial assets such as goodwill, long-lived assets, equity method investments, and AROs, and in the valuation of the acquisition of CMA's assets in 2020. The fair value measurement guidance was also applied in estimating the fair value of preferred stock, long-term debt and RRBs.

Fair Value Hierarchy: In measuring fair value, Eversource uses observable market data when available in order to minimize the use of unobservable inputs. Inputs used in fair value measurements are categorized into three fair value hierarchy levels for disclosure purposes. The entire fair value measurement is categorized based on the lowest level of input that is significant to the fair value measurement. Eversource evaluates the classification of assets and liabilities measured at fair value on a quarterly basis. The levels of the fair value hierarchy are described below:

Level 1 - Inputs are quoted prices (unadjusted) in active markets for identical assets or liabilities as of the reporting date. Active markets are those in which transactions for the asset or liability occur in sufficient frequency and volume to provide pricing information on an ongoing basis.

Level 2 - Inputs are quoted prices for similar instruments in active markets, quoted prices for identical or similar instruments in markets that are not active, and model-derived valuations in which all significant inputs are observable.

Level 3 - Quoted market prices are not available. Fair value is derived from valuation techniques in which one or more significant inputs or assumptions are unobservable. Where possible, valuation techniques incorporate observable market inputs that can be validated to external sources such as industry exchanges, including prices of energy and energy-related products.

Uncategorized - Investments that are measured at net asset value are not categorized within the fair value hierarchy.

Determination of Fair Value: The valuation techniques and inputs used in Eversource's fair value measurements are described in Note 4, "Derivative Instruments," Note 5, "Marketable Securities," and Note 10, "Fair Value of Financial Instruments,~~" and Note 17, "Acquisition of Assets of Columbia Gas of Massachusetts,~~" to the financial statements.

E. Other Income, Net

The components of Other Income, Net on the statements of income were as follows:
For the Three Months Ended
March 31, 2021 March 31, 2020
(Millions of Dollars) Eversource CL&P NSTAR Electric PSNH Eversource CL&P NSTAR Electric PSNH
Pension, SERP and PBOP Non-Service
Income Components $ 20.1 $ 2.7 $ 10.1 $ 2.7 $ 12.7 $ 1.1 $ 7.9 $ 1.9
AFUDC Equity 9.2 1.7 6.2 0.6 10.6 3.9 5.0 1.5
Equity in Earnings of Unconsolidated Affiliates 3.7 0 0.1 0 4.0 0 0.1 0
Investment (Loss)/Income (0.6) 0.4 0.2 0.1 (4.3) (3.4) (1.3) (0.5)
Interest Income 1.5 0.1 0.1 0.7 0.7 0.3 0.1 0.3
Other 0.3 0 0.1 0.1 0.4 0 0.4 0
Total Other Income, Net $ 34.2 $ 4.9 $ 16.8 $ 4.2 $ 24.1 $ 1.9 $ 12.2 $ 3.2


	For the Three Months Ended
	September 30, 2021								September 30, 2020
(Millions of Dollars)	Eversource		CL&P		NSTAR Electric		PSNH		Eversource		CL&P		NSTAR Electric		PSNH
Pension, SERP and PBOP Non-Service Income Components	$	21.7	$	4.2	$	10.1	$	2.5	$	11.0	$	0.9	$	7.2	$	1.8
AFUDC Equity	10.3		1.7		6.2		0.3		10.3		3.5		5.5		0.9
Equity in Earnings of Unconsolidated Affiliates (1)	4.9		—		0.1		—		3.9		—		0.1		—
Investment (Loss)/Income	(0.6)		(0.3)		(0.2)		(0.1)		1.0		1.3		(0.2)		0.2
Interest Income	7.3		1.3		3.9		0.4		1.5		0.2		0.1		1.2
Gain on Sale of Property	—		—		—		—		1.5		—		—		—
Other	0.2		—		0.1		0.1		—		—		0.1		—
Total Other Income, Net	$	43.8	$	6.9	$	20.2	$	3.2	$	29.2	$	5.9	$	12.8	$	4.1

	For the Nine Months Ended
	September 30, 2021								September 30, 2020
(Millions of Dollars)	Eversource		CL&P		NSTAR Electric		PSNH		Eversource		CL&P		NSTAR Electric		PSNH
Pension, SERP and PBOP Non-Service Income Components	$	63.9	$	11.2	$	30.3	$	7.9	$	34.3	$	3.0	$	22.2	$	5.2
AFUDC Equity	28.7		5.1		18.6		1.2		31.8		11.4		15.8		3.5
Equity in Earnings of Unconsolidated Affiliates (1)	13.3		—		0.3		—		13.8		—		0.4		—
Investment Income/(Loss)	0.7		1.2		0.6		0.3		(1.5)		—		(1.5)		0.1
Interest Income	17.2		4.1		8.8		2.0		3.3		1.8		0.7		2.0
Gain on Sale of Property	0.1		—		—		0.1		1.8		—		0.3		—
Other	0.7		0.1		0.3		0.1		0.1		0.1		0.3		0.1
Total Other Income, Net	$	124.6	$	21.7	$	58.9	$	11.6	$	83.6	$	16.3	$	38.2	$	10.9

(1) Equity in earnings of unconsolidated affiliates includes $2.1 million of pre-tax unrealized gains associated with an investment in a renewable energy fund for the nine months ended September 30, 2021. For the nine months ended September 30, 2020, equity in earnings of unconsolidated affiliates included $2.4 million of primarily realized gains associated with this investment.

F. Other Taxes

Eversource's companies that serve customers in Connecticut collect gross receipts taxes levied by the state of Connecticut from their customers. These gross receipts taxes are recorded separately with collections in Operating Revenues and with payments in Taxes Other Than Income Taxes on the statements of income as follows:


		For the Three Months Ended				For the Three Months Ended				For the Nine Months Ended
(Millions of Dollars)	(Millions of Dollars)	March 31, 2021		March 31, 2020			(Millions of Dollars)	September 30, 2021		September 30, 2020		September 30, 2021		September 30, 2020
Eversource	Eversource	$	48.6	$	43.1		Eversource	$	49.4	$	48.4	$	137.9	$	129.1
CL&P	CL&P	39.2		35.5			CL&P	46.1		45.6		120.7		114.2

As agents for state and local governments, Eversource's companies that serve customers in Connecticut and Massachusetts collect certain sales taxes that are recorded on a net basis with no impact on the statements of income.

G. Supplemental Cash Flow Information

Non-cash investing activities include plant additions included in Accounts Payable as follows:


(Millions of Dollars)	(Millions of Dollars)	As of March 31, 2021		As of March 31, 2020		(Millions of Dollars)	As of September 30, 2021		As of September 30, 2020
Eversource	Eversource	$	262.9	$	273.7	Eversource	$	359.6	$	357.4
CL&P	CL&P	70.9		85.0		CL&P	75.3		97.8
NSTAR Electric	NSTAR Electric	68.2		70.2		NSTAR Electric	94.2		92.6
PSNH	PSNH	23.5		37.9		PSNH	32.8		50.0

The following table reconciles cash as reported on the balance sheets to the cash and restricted cash balance as reported on the statements of cash flows:


		As of March 31, 2021								As of December 31, 2020									As of September 30, 2021								As of December 31, 2020
(Millions of Dollars)	(Millions of Dollars)	Eversource		CL&P		NSTAR Electric		PSNH		Eversource		CL&P		NSTAR Electric		PSNH		(Millions of Dollars)	Eversource		CL&P		NSTAR Electric		PSNH		Eversource		CL&P		NSTAR Electric		PSNH
Cash as reported on the Balance Sheets	Cash as reported on the Balance Sheets	$	34.1	$	9.3	$	0.1	$	2.0	$	106.6	$	90.8	$	0.1	$	0.1	Cash as reported on the Balance Sheets	$	88.2	$	62.8	$	3.5	$	3.9	$	106.6	$	90.8	$	0.1	$	0.1
Restricted cash included in:	Restricted cash included in:																	Restricted cash included in:
Special Deposits	Special Deposits	58.4		8.6		17.2		22.2		73.6		8.7		17.2		36.8		Special Deposits	55.5		8.7		17.2		18.6		73.6		8.7		17.2		36.8
Marketable Securities	Marketable Securities	38.4		0.4		0.1		0.6		41.2		0.3		0.1		0.6		Marketable Securities	29.7		0.3		0.1		0.5		41.2		0.3		0.1		0.6
Other Long-Term Assets	Other Long-Term Assets	44.7		0		0		3.2		43.6		0		0		2.1		Other Long-Term Assets	44.7		—		—		3.2		43.6		—		—		2.1
Cash and Restricted Cash as reported on the Statements of Cash Flows	Cash and Restricted Cash as reported on the Statements of Cash Flows	$	175.6	$	18.3	$	17.4	$	28.0	$	265.0	$	99.8	$	17.4	$	39.6	Cash and Restricted Cash as reported on the Statements of Cash Flows	$	218.1	$	71.8	$	20.8	$	26.2	$	265.0	$	99.8	$	17.4	$	39.6

Special Deposits represent cash collections related to the PSNH RRB customer charges that are held in trust, required ISO-NE cash deposits, and CYAPC and YAEC cash balances. Special Deposits are included in Current Assets on the balance sheets. Restricted cash included in Marketable Securities represents money market funds held in trusts to fund certain non-qualified executive benefits and restricted trusts to fund CYAPC and YAEC's spent nuclear fuel storage obligations. Restricted cash included in Other Long-Term Assets includes $41.5 million related to an Energy Relief Fund for energy efficiency and clean energy measures in the Merrimack Valley, and an additional energy efficiency program established under the terms of the EGMA settlement agreement.

2. REGULATORY ACCOUNTING

Eversource's utility companies are subject to rate regulation that is based on cost recovery and meets the criteria for application of accounting guidance for rate-regulated operations, which considers the effect of regulation on the timing of the recognition of certain revenues and expenses. The regulated companies' financial statements reflect the effects of the rate-making process. The rates charged to the customers of Eversource's regulated companies are designed to collect each company's costs to provide service, plus a return on investment.

The application of accounting guidance for rate-regulated enterprises results in recording regulatory assets and liabilities. Regulatory assets represent the deferral of incurred costs that are probable of future recovery in customer rates. Regulatory assets are amortized as the incurred costs are recovered through customer rates. Regulatory liabilities represent either revenues received from customers to fund expected costs that have not yet been incurred or probable future refunds to customers.

Management believes it is probable that each of the regulated companies will recover its respective investments in long-lived assets and the regulatory assets that have been recorded. If management were to determine that it could no longer apply the accounting guidance applicable to rate-regulated enterprises, or if management could not conclude it is probable that costs would be recovered from customers in future rates, the applicable costs would be charged to net income in the period in which the determination is made.

Regulatory Assets: The components of regulatory assets were as follows:


		As of March 31, 2021								As of December 31, 2020									As of September 30, 2021								As of December 31, 2020
(Millions of Dollars)	(Millions of Dollars)	Eversource		CL&P		NSTAR Electric		PSNH		Eversource		CL&P		NSTAR Electric		PSNH		(Millions of Dollars)	Eversource		CL&P		NSTAR Electric		PSNH		Eversource		CL&P		NSTAR Electric		PSNH
Benefit Costs	Benefit Costs	$	2,733.6	$	618.5	$	674.2	$	262.3	$	2,794.2	$	632.3	$	690.0	$	267.6	Benefit Costs	$	2,566.1	$	540.2	$	638.4	$	249.7	$	2,794.2	$	632.3	$	690.0	$	267.6
Income Taxes, Net	Income Taxes, Net	751.7		459.1		111.4		17.4		747.1		458.9		110.4		15.2		Income Taxes, Net	756.4		458.1		113.8		18.7		747.1		458.9		110.4		15.2
Securitized Stranded Costs	Securitized Stranded Costs	511.3		0		0		511.3		522.1		0		0		522.1		Securitized Stranded Costs	489.7		—		—		489.7		522.1		—		—		522.1
Storm Restoration Costs, Net	Storm Restoration Costs, Net	789.5		529.8		184.3		75.4		765.6		515.1		186.4		64.1		Storm Restoration Costs, Net	944.2		674.2		198.1		71.9		765.6		515.1		186.4		64.1
Regulatory Tracker Mechanisms	Regulatory Tracker Mechanisms	856.1		284.3		360.5		87.5		850.5		246.6		332.2		95.3		Regulatory Tracker Mechanisms	883.0		304.6		320.0		76.8		850.5		246.6		332.2		95.3
Derivative Liabilities	Derivative Liabilities	293.4		293.1		0		0		296.3		293.1		0		0		Derivative Liabilities	265.3		265.3		—		—		296.3		293.1		—		—
Goodwill-related	Goodwill-related	310.5		0		266.5		0		314.7		0		270.2		0		Goodwill-related	302.0		—		259.3		—		314.7		—		270.2		—
Asset Retirement Obligations	Asset Retirement Obligations	114.9		32.6		53.8		3.9		118.4		32.1		58.6		3.9		Asset Retirement Obligations	121.6		33.7		57.8		4.0		118.4		32.1		58.6		3.9
Other Regulatory Assets	Other Regulatory Assets	151.6		32.6		53.7		19.4		161.0		33.7		56.1		20.9		Other Regulatory Assets	146.9		31.0		48.7		16.9		161.0		33.7		56.1		20.9
Total Regulatory Assets	Total Regulatory Assets	6,512.6		2,250.0		1,704.4		977.2		6,569.9		2,211.8		1,703.9		989.1		Total Regulatory Assets	6,475.2		2,307.1		1,636.1		927.7		6,569.9		2,211.8		1,703.9		989.1
Less: Current Portion	Less: Current Portion	1,081.1		386.1		430.4		107.3		1,076.6		345.6		399.9		115.9		Less: Current Portion	1,016.3		325.3		388.4		97.9		1,076.6		345.6		399.9		115.9
Total Long-Term Regulatory Assets	Total Long-Term Regulatory Assets	$	5,431.5	$	1,863.9	$	1,274.0	$	869.9	$	5,493.3	$	1,866.2	$	1,304.0	$	873.2	Total Long-Term Regulatory Assets	$	5,458.9	$	1,981.8	$	1,247.7	$	829.8	$	5,493.3	$	1,866.2	$	1,304.0	$	873.2

CL&P Deferred Storm Costs: In 2021 and 2020, multiple tropical and severe storms caused extensive damage to CL&P’s electric distribution systems and customer outages, along with significant pre-staging costs. These storms resulted in deferred pre-staging and storm restoration costs of $195 million for 2021 storms and $344 million for 2020 storms, including the catastrophic impact of Tropical Storm Isaias in August 2020, among others. Management believes all these storm costs were prudently incurred and meet the criteria for specific cost recovery.

Regulatory Costs in Long-Term Assets: Eversource's regulated companies had ~~$215.5~~$260.6 million (including ~~$98.0~~$111.2 million for CL&P, ~~$66.5~~$85.1 million for NSTAR Electric and ~~$3.7~~$3.2 million for PSNH) and $196.9 million (including $84.1 million for CL&P, $69.8 million for NSTAR Electric and $4.3 million for PSNH) of additional regulatory costs as of ~~March 31,~~September 30, 2021 and December 31, 2020, respectively, that were included in long-term assets on the balance sheets. These amounts represent incurred costs for which recovery has not yet been specifically approved by the applicable regulatory agency. However, based on regulatory policies or past precedent on similar costs, management believes it is probable that these costs will ultimately be approved and recovered from customers in rates.

As of ~~March 31,~~September 30, 2021 and December 31, 2020, these regulatory costs included net incremental COVID-19 related costs deferred of ~~$33.8~~$41.3 million and $24.0 million at Eversource, respectively, of which, ~~$27.3~~$34.5 million and $15.8 million, respectively, related to non-tracked uncollectible expense and the remainder related to facilities and fleet cleaning, sanitizing costs and supplies for personal protective equipment. Net incremental COVID-19 related costs deferred at CL&P and NSTAR Electric ~~and PSNH~~ totaled ~~$8.8 million, $13.6~~$15.9 million and ~~$0.6~~$10.9 million, respectively, as of ~~March 31,~~September 30, 2021, and $4.7 million ~~$11.9 million~~ and ~~$1.1~~$11.9 million, respectively, as of December 31, 2020, and primarily related to deferred non-tracked uncollectible ~~expense deferred.~~expense.

Regulatory Liabilities: The components of regulatory liabilities were as follows:


		As of March 31, 2021								As of December 31, 2020									As of September 30, 2021								As of December 31, 2020
(Millions of Dollars)	(Millions of Dollars)	Eversource		CL&P		NSTAR Electric		PSNH		Eversource		CL&P		NSTAR Electric		PSNH		(Millions of Dollars)	Eversource		CL&P		NSTAR Electric		PSNH		Eversource		CL&P		NSTAR Electric		PSNH
EDIT due to Tax Cuts and Jobs Act of 2017	EDIT due to Tax Cuts and Jobs Act of 2017	$	2,762.3	$	1,008.1	$	1,037.3	$	366.5	$	2,778.6	$	1,010.7	$	1,044.0	$	371.5	EDIT due to Tax Cuts and Jobs Act of 2017	$	2,737.1	$	1,001.5	$	1,025.6	$	363.9	$	2,778.6	$	1,010.7	$	1,044.0	$	371.5
Cost of Removal	Cost of Removal	644.2		105.1		372.1		16.4		624.8		98.4		363.6		12.9		Cost of Removal	676.7		117.0		384.1		19.0		624.8		98.4		363.6		12.9
Benefit Costs	Benefit Costs	79.1		0		68.7		0		83.6		0		72.5		0		Benefit Costs	65.9		—		56.5		—		83.6		—		72.5		—
Regulatory Tracker Mechanisms	Regulatory Tracker Mechanisms	467.0		175.2		165.2		40.4		366.5		148.9		139.7		47.8		Regulatory Tracker Mechanisms	484.5		208.9		180.6		87.5		366.5		148.9		139.7		47.8
AFUDC - Transmission	AFUDC - Transmission	77.8		44.3		33.5		0		76.8		44.6		32.2		0		AFUDC - Transmission	79.6		43.6		36.0		—		76.8		44.6		32.2		—
CL&P Settlement Agreement and Storm Performance Penalty																		CL&P Settlement Agreement and Storm Performance Penalty	103.4		103.4		—		—		—		—		—		—
Other Regulatory Liabilities	Other Regulatory Liabilities	353.4		73.3		70.1		11.2		309.9		39.5		63.2		9.8		Other Regulatory Liabilities	373.3		50.4		84.6		15.8		309.9		39.5		63.2		9.8
Total Regulatory Liabilities	Total Regulatory Liabilities	4,383.8		1,406.0		1,746.9		434.5		4,240.2		1,342.1		1,715.2		442.0		Total Regulatory Liabilities	4,520.5		1,524.8		1,767.4		486.2		4,240.2		1,342.1		1,715.2		442.0
Less: Current Portion	Less: Current Portion	520.8		202.4		190.5		48.0		389.4		137.2		164.8		58.8		Less: Current Portion	612.9		311.3		205.8		96.8		389.4		137.2		164.8		58.8
Total Long-Term Regulatory Liabilities	Total Long-Term Regulatory Liabilities	$	3,863.0	$	1,203.6	$	1,556.4	$	386.5	$	3,850.8	$	1,204.9	$	1,550.4	$	383.2	Total Long-Term Regulatory Liabilities	$	3,907.6	$	1,213.5	$	1,561.6	$	389.4	$	3,850.8	$	1,204.9	$	1,550.4	$	383.2

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Recent Regulatory Developments:

CL&P Tropical Storm Isaias Costs: On August 4, 2020, Tropical Storm Isaias caused catastrophic damage to our electric distribution system, which resulted in significant numbers and durations of customer outages, primarily in Connecticut. In terms of customer outages, this storm was one of the worst in CL&P’s history. PURA will investigate the prudence of costs incurred by CL&P to restore service in response to Tropical Storm Isaias. That investigation is expected to occur either in a separate proceeding not yet initiated or as part of CL&P’s next rate review proceeding. Tropical Storm Isaias resulted in deferred storm restoration costs of approximately ~~$231~~$234 million at CL&P and ~~$249~~$251 million at Eversource as of ~~March 31,~~September 30, 2021. The estimated cost of restoration ~~will~~may continue to change as additional cost information becomes available and final ~~storm~~post-storm costs are deferred or capitalized. Although PURA found that CL&P’s performance in its preparation for and response to Tropical Storm Isaias fell below applicable performance standards in certain instances, CL&P believes it will be able to present credible evidence in a future proceeding demonstrating there is no reasonably close causal connection between the alleged sub-standard performance and the storm costs incurred. While it is possible that some amount of storm costs may be disallowed by PURA in a future proceeding, any such amount cannot be estimated at this time. Eversource and CL&P ~~continues~~continue to believe that these storm restoration costs associated with Tropical Storm Isaias were prudently incurred and meet the criteria for cost recovery; and as a result, management does not expect the storm ~~costs~~cost review by PURA to have a material impact on the financial position or results of operations of Eversource or CL&P.

CL&P Tropical Storm Isaias Response Investigation: On April 28, 2021, PURA issued a final decision on CL&P’s compliance with its emergency response plan that concluded CL&P failed to comply with certain ~~applicable~~ storm performance standards and was imprudent in certain instances. The $28.4 million performance penalty assessed by PURA was recorded within current regulatory liabilities on CL&P’s balance sheet. See Note 9G, “Commitments and Contingencies - CL&P ~~Tropical Storm Isaias Response Investigation,~~Regulatory Matters,” for ~~an estimated assessment~~further information.

3. PROPERTY, PLANT AND EQUIPMENT AND ACCUMULATED DEPRECIATION

The following tables summarize property, plant and equipment by asset category:


Eversource	Eversource	As of March 31, 2021		As of December 31, 2020		Eversource	As of September 30, 2021		As of December 31, 2020
(Millions of Dollars)	(Millions of Dollars)					(Millions of Dollars)
Distribution - Electric	Distribution - Electric	$	16,941.8	$	16,703.2	Distribution - Electric	$	17,257.3	$	16,703.2
Distribution - Natural Gas	Distribution - Natural Gas	6,158.4		6,111.2		Distribution - Natural Gas	6,334.9		6,111.2
Transmission - Electric	Transmission - Electric	12,099.4		11,954.0		Transmission - Electric	12,396.2		11,954.0
Distribution - Water	Distribution - Water	1,749.0		1,743.1		Distribution - Water	1,771.1		1,743.1
Solar	Solar	200.4		201.5		Solar	200.4		201.5
Utility	Utility	37,149.0		36,713.0		Utility	37,959.9		36,713.0
Other (1)	Other (1)	1,365.2		1,269.0		Other (1)	1,430.5		1,269.0
Property, Plant and Equipment, Gross	Property, Plant and Equipment, Gross	38,514.2		37,982.0		Property, Plant and Equipment, Gross	39,390.4		37,982.0
Less: Accumulated Depreciation	Less: Accumulated Depreciation					Less: Accumulated Depreciation
Utility	Utility	(8,628.0)		(8,476.3)		Utility	(8,830.2)		(8,476.3)
Other	Other	(499.0)		(477.6)		Other	(550.0)		(477.6)
Total Accumulated Depreciation	Total Accumulated Depreciation	(9,127.0)		(8,953.9)		Total Accumulated Depreciation	(9,380.2)		(8,953.9)
Property, Plant and Equipment, Net	Property, Plant and Equipment, Net	29,387.2		29,028.1		Property, Plant and Equipment, Net	30,010.2		29,028.1
Construction Work in Progress	Construction Work in Progress	1,878.6		1,854.4		Construction Work in Progress	2,456.9		1,854.4
Total Property, Plant and Equipment, Net	Total Property, Plant and Equipment, Net	$	31,265.8	$	30,882.5	Total Property, Plant and Equipment, Net	$	32,467.1	$	30,882.5


		As of March 31, 2021						As of December 31, 2020							As of September 30, 2021						As of December 31, 2020
(Millions of Dollars)	(Millions of Dollars)	CL&P		NSTAR Electric		PSNH		CL&P		NSTAR Electric		PSNH		(Millions of Dollars)	CL&P		NSTAR Electric		PSNH		CL&P		NSTAR Electric		PSNH
Distribution - Electric	Distribution - Electric	$	6,919.2	$	7,640.4	$	2,422.5	$	6,820.7	$	7,544.4	$	2,378.4	Distribution - Electric	$	7,028.9	$	7,798.8	$	2,469.9	$	6,820.7	$	7,544.4	$	2,378.4
Transmission - Electric	Transmission - Electric	5,561.0		4,782.9		1,757.2		5,512.0		4,701.3		1,742.4		Transmission - Electric	5,707.9		4,884.0		1,805.9		5,512.0		4,701.3		1,742.4
Solar	Solar	0		200.4		0		0		201.5		0		Solar	—		200.4		—		—		201.5		—
Property, Plant and Equipment, Gross	Property, Plant and Equipment, Gross	12,480.2		12,623.7		4,179.7		12,332.7		12,447.2		4,120.8		Property, Plant and Equipment, Gross	12,736.8		12,883.2		4,275.8		12,332.7		12,447.2		4,120.8
Less: Accumulated Depreciation	Less: Accumulated Depreciation	(2,523.8)		(3,130.9)		(862.7)		(2,475.4)		(3,074.1)		(848.9)		Less: Accumulated Depreciation	(2,574.6)		(3,220.7)		(895.4)		(2,475.4)		(3,074.1)		(848.9)
Property, Plant and Equipment, Net	Property, Plant and Equipment, Net	9,956.4		9,492.8		3,317.0		9,857.3		9,373.1		3,271.9		Property, Plant and Equipment, Net	10,162.2		9,662.5		3,380.4		9,857.3		9,373.1		3,271.9
Construction Work in Progress	Construction Work in Progress	388.4		759.5		95.8		377.3		750.0		102.4		Construction Work in Progress	436.6		949.2		148.7		377.3		750.0		102.4
Total Property, Plant and Equipment, Net	Total Property, Plant and Equipment, Net	$	10,344.8	$	10,252.3	$	3,412.8	$	10,234.6	$	10,123.1	$	3,374.3	Total Property, Plant and Equipment, Net	$	10,598.8	$	10,611.7	$	3,529.1	$	10,234.6	$	10,123.1	$	3,374.3

(1) These assets are primarily comprised of computer software, hardware and equipment at Eversource Service and buildings at The Rocky River Realty Company.

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4. DERIVATIVE INSTRUMENTS

The electric and natural gas companies purchase and procure energy and energy-related products, which are subject to price volatility, for their customers. The costs associated with supplying energy to customers are recoverable from customers in future rates. These regulated companies manage the risks associated with the price volatility of energy and energy-related products through the use of derivative and non-derivative contracts.

Many of the derivative contracts meet the definition of, and are designated as, normal and qualify for accrual accounting under the applicable accounting guidance. The costs and benefits of derivative contracts that meet the definition of normal are recognized in Operating Expenses on the statements of income, as applicable, as electricity or natural gas is delivered.

Derivative contracts that are not designated as normal are recorded at fair value as current or long-term Derivative Assets or Derivative Liabilities on the balance sheets. For the electric and natural gas companies, regulatory assets or regulatory liabilities are recorded to offset the fair values of derivatives, as contract settlement amounts are recovered from, or refunded to, customers in their respective energy supply rates.

The gross fair values of derivative assets and liabilities with the same counterparty are offset and reported as net Derivative Assets or Derivative Liabilities, with current and long-term portions, on the balance sheets. The following table presents the gross fair values of contracts, categorized by risk type, and the net amounts recorded as current or long-term derivative assets or liabilities:


			As of March 31, 2021						As of December 31, 2020								As of September 30, 2021						As of December 31, 2020
(Millions of Dollars)	(Millions of Dollars)	Fair Value Hierarchy	Commodity Supply and Price Risk Management		Netting (1)		Net Amount Recorded as a Derivative		Commodity Supply and Price Risk Management		Netting (1)		Net Amount Recorded as a Derivative		(Millions of Dollars)	Fair Value Hierarchy	Commodity Supply and Price Risk Management		Netting (1)		Net Amount Recorded as a Derivative		Commodity Supply and Price Risk Management		Netting (1)		Net Amount Recorded as a Derivative
Current Derivative Assets:	Current Derivative Assets:														Current Derivative Assets:
CL&P	CL&P	Level 3	$	13.9	$	(0.4)	$	13.5	$	13.7	$	(0.4)	$	13.3	CL&P	Level 3	$	14.4	$	(0.4)	$	14.0	$	13.7	$	(0.4)	$	13.3
Long-Term Derivative Assets:	Long-Term Derivative Assets:														Long-Term Derivative Assets:
CL&P	CL&P	Level 3	58.5		(1.8)		56.7		58.7		(1.8)		56.9		CL&P	Level 3	51.1		(1.6)		49.5		58.7		(1.8)		56.9
Current Derivative Liabilities:	Current Derivative Liabilities:														Current Derivative Liabilities:
CL&P	CL&P	Level 3	(69.7)		0		(69.7)		(68.8)		0		(68.8)		CL&P	Level 3	(72.2)		—		(72.2)		(68.8)		—		(68.8)
Other	Other	Level 2	(0.3)		0		(0.3)		(3.3)		0.1		(3.2)		Other	Level 2	—		—		—		(3.3)		0.1		(3.2)
Long-Term Derivative Liabilities:	Long-Term Derivative Liabilities:														Long-Term Derivative Liabilities:
CL&P	CL&P	Level 3	(293.6)		0		(293.6)		(294.5)		0		(294.5)		CL&P	Level 3	(256.6)		—		(256.6)		(294.5)		—		(294.5)

(1) Amounts represent derivative assets and liabilities that Eversource elected to record net on the balance sheets. These amounts are subject to master netting agreements or similar agreements for which the right of offset exists.

~~For further information on the fair value of derivative contracts, see Note 1D, "Summary of Significant Accounting Policies - Fair Value Measurements," to the financial statements.~~

Derivative Contracts at Fair Value with Offsetting Regulatory Amounts

Commodity Supply and Price Risk Management: As required by regulation, CL&P, along with UI, has capacity-related contracts with generation facilities. CL&P has a sharing agreement with UI, with 80 percent of the costs or benefits of each contract borne by or allocated to CL&P and 20 percent borne by or allocated to UI. The combined capacities of these contracts as of both ~~March 31,~~September 30, 2021 and December 31, 2020 were 675 MW. The capacity contracts extend through 2026 and obligate both CL&P and UI to make or receive payments on a monthly basis to or from the generation facilities based on the difference between a set capacity price and the capacity market price received in the ISO-NE capacity markets.

As of ~~March 31, 2021 and~~ December 31, 2020, Eversource had New York Mercantile Exchange (NYMEX) financial contracts for natural gas futures in order to reduce variability associated with the price of ~~1.2 million and~~ 8.9 million MMBtu of natural ~~gas, respectively.~~gas. These contracts were classified as Level 2 in the fair value hierarchy. NSTAR Gas terminated its financial contracts swap program in April 2021.

For the three months ended ~~March 31,~~September 30, 2021 and 2020, there were gains of $0.7 million and losses of ~~$11.1 million and $18.0~~$2.6 million, respectively, deferred as regulatory costs, which reflect the change in fair value associated with Eversource's derivative contracts. For the nine months ended September 30, 2021 and 2020, there were losses of $9.5 million and $20.6 million, respectively.

Fair Value Measurements of Derivative Instruments

Derivative contracts classified as Level 2 in the fair value hierarchy relate to the financial contracts for natural gas futures. Prices are obtained from broker quotes and are based on actual market activity. The contracts are valued using NYMEX natural gas prices. Valuations of these contracts also incorporate discount rates using the yield curve approach.

The fair value of derivative contracts classified as Level 3 utilizes significant unobservable inputs. The fair value is modeled using income techniques, such as discounted cash flow valuations adjusted for assumptions related to exit price. Significant observable inputs for valuations of these contracts include energy and energy-related product prices in future years for which quoted prices in an active market exist. Fair value measurements categorized in Level 3 of the fair value hierarchy are prepared by individuals with expertise in valuation techniques, pricing of energy and energy-related products, and accounting requirements. The future capacity prices for periods that are not quoted in an active market or established at auction are based on available market data and are escalated based on estimates of inflation in order to address the full term of the contract.

Valuations of derivative contracts using a discounted cash flow methodology include assumptions regarding the timing and likelihood of scheduled payments and also reflect non-performance risk, including credit, using the default probability approach based on the counterparty's credit rating for assets and the Company's credit rating for liabilities. Valuations incorporate estimates of premiums or discounts that would be required by a market participant to arrive at an exit price, using historical market transactions adjusted for the terms of the contract.

The following is a summary of Level 3 derivative contracts and the range of the significant unobservable inputs utilized in the valuations over the duration of the contracts:


		As of March 31, 2021								As of December 31, 2020									As of September 30, 2021								As of December 31, 2020
CL&P	CL&P	Range				Weighted Average (1)			Period Covered	Range				Weighted Average (1)			Period Covered	CL&P	Range				Weighted Average (1)			Period Covered	Range				Weighted Average (1)			Period Covered
Capacity Prices	Capacity Prices	$2.59				$	2.59	per kW-Month	2025 - 2026	$	4.30	—	$5.30	$	4.63	per kW-Month	2024 - 2026	Capacity Prices	$2.61				$	2.61	per kW-Month	2025 - 2026	$	4.30	—	$5.30	$	4.63	per kW-Month	2024 - 2026
Forward Reserve Prices	Forward Reserve Prices	$	0.54	—	$0.90	$	0.72	per kW-Month	2021 - 2024	$	0.54	—	$0.90	$	0.72	per kW-Month	2021 - 2024	Forward Reserve Prices	$	0.50	—	$1.15	$	0.82	per kW-Month	2022 - 2024	$	0.54	—	$0.90	$	0.72	per kW-Month	2021 - 2024

(1) Unobservable inputs were weighted by the relative future capacity and forward reserve prices and contractual MWs over the periods covered.

Exit price premiums of ~~6.6~~5.5 percent through ~~10.9~~9.8 percent, or a weighted average of ~~9.8~~8.7 percent, are also applied to these contracts and reflect the uncertainty and illiquidity premiums that would be required based on the most recent market activity available for similar type contracts. The risk premium was weighted by the relative fair value of the net derivative instruments.

Significant increases or decreases in future capacity or forward reserve prices in isolation would decrease or increase, respectively, the fair value of the derivative liability. Any increases in risk premiums would increase the fair value of the derivative liability. Changes in these fair values are recorded as a regulatory asset or liability and do not impact net income.

~~Valuations using significant unobservable inputs:~~The following table presents changes in the Level 3 category of derivative assets and derivative liabilities measured at fair value on a recurring basis. The derivative assets and liabilities are presented on a net basis.


CL&P	CL&P	For the Three Months Ended March 31,				CL&P	For the Three Months Ended September 30,				For the Nine Months Ended September 30,
(Millions of Dollars)	(Millions of Dollars)	2021		2020		(Millions of Dollars)	2021		2020		2021		2020
Derivatives, Net:	Derivatives, Net:					Derivatives, Net:
Fair Value as of Beginning of Period	Fair Value as of Beginning of Period	$	(293.1)	$	(329.2)	Fair Value as of Beginning of Period	$	(279.7)	$	(322.0)	$	(293.1)	$	(329.2)
Net Realized/Unrealized Losses Included in Regulatory Assets		(12.5)		(16.4)
Net Realized/Unrealized Gains/(Losses) Included in Regulatory Assets						Net Realized/Unrealized Gains/(Losses) Included in Regulatory Assets	0.7		(4.7)		(10.9)		(22.3)
Settlements	Settlements	12.5		11.8		Settlements	13.7		14.9		38.7		39.7
Fair Value as of End of Period	Fair Value as of End of Period	$	(293.1)	$	(333.8)	Fair Value as of End of Period	$	(265.3)	$	(311.8)	$	(265.3)	$	(311.8)

5. MARKETABLE SECURITIES

Eversource holds marketable securities that are primarily used to fund certain non-qualified executive benefits. The trusts that hold marketable securities are not subject to regulatory oversight by state or federal agencies. CYAPC and YAEC maintain legally restricted trusts, each of which holds marketable securities, to fund the spent nuclear fuel removal obligations of their nuclear fuel storage facilities.

Equity Securities: Unrealized gains and losses on equity securities held in Eversource's non-qualified executive benefit trust are recorded in Other Income, Net on the statements of income. The fair value of these equity securities as of ~~March 31,~~September 30, 2021 and December 31, 2020 was $39.2 million and $40.9 million, respectively. For the three months ended ~~March 31,~~September 30, 2021 and 2020, there were unrealized ~~gains~~losses of ~~$1.1~~$0.5 million and unrealized ~~losses~~gains of ~~$9.1~~$1.6 million, respectively, recorded in Other Income, Net related to these equity securities. For the nine months ended September 30, 2021 and 2020, there were unrealized gains of $2.5 million and unrealized losses of $1.0 million, respectively.

Eversource's equity securities also include CYAPC's and YAEC's marketable securities held in spent nuclear fuel trusts, which had fair values of ~~$203.3~~$214.9 million and $205.1 million as of ~~March 31,~~September 30, 2021 and December 31, 2020, respectively. Unrealized gains and losses for these spent nuclear fuel trusts are subject to regulatory accounting treatment and are recorded in Marketable Securities with the corresponding offset to Other Long-Term Liabilities on the balance sheets, with no impact on the statements of income.

Available-for-Sale Debt Securities: The following is a summary of the available-for-sale debt securities, which are recorded at fair value and are included in current and long-term Marketable Securities on the balance sheets.


		As of March 31, 2021								As of December 31, 2020									As of September 30, 2021								As of December 31, 2020
Eversource (Millions of Dollars)	Eversource (Millions of Dollars)	Amortized Cost		Pre-Tax Unrealized Gains		Pre-Tax Unrealized Losses		Fair Value		Amortized Cost		Pre-Tax Unrealized Gains		Pre-Tax Unrealized Losses		Fair Value		Eversource (Millions of Dollars)	Amortized Cost		Pre-Tax Unrealized Gains		Pre-Tax Unrealized Losses		Fair Value		Amortized Cost		Pre-Tax Unrealized Gains		Pre-Tax Unrealized Losses		Fair Value
Debt Securities	Debt Securities	$	214.3	$	5.4	$	(0.4)	$	219.3	$	213.1	$	11.2	$	(0.1)	$	224.2	Debt Securities	$	217.5	$	8.0	$	(0.2)	$	225.3	$	213.1	$	11.2	$	(0.1)	$	224.2

Eversource's debt securities include CYAPC's and YAEC's marketable securities held in spent nuclear fuel trusts in the amounts of ~~$186.9~~$195.2 million and $192.5 million as of ~~March 31,~~September 30, 2021 and December 31, 2020, respectively.

Unrealized gains and losses on available-for-sale debt securities held in Eversource's non-qualified benefit trust are recorded in Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income, excluding amounts related to credit losses or losses on securities intended to be sold, which are recorded in Other Income, Net. There have been no significant unrealized losses and no credit losses for the three and nine months ended ~~March 31,~~September 30, 2021 and 2020, and no allowance for credit losses as of ~~March 31,~~September 30, 2021. Factors considered in determining whether a credit loss exists include adverse conditions specifically affecting the issuer, the payment history, ratings and rating changes of the security, and the severity of the impairment. For asset-backed debt securities, underlying collateral and expected future cash flows are also evaluated. Debt securities included in Eversource's non-qualified benefit trust portfolio are investment-grade bonds with a lower default risk based on their credit quality.

As of ~~March 31,~~September 30, 2021, the contractual maturities of available-for-sale debt securities were as follows:

Eversource
(Millions of Dollars)
Amortized Cost Fair Value
Less than one year (1)
$ 40.4 $ 40.4
One to five years 60.6 62.3
Six to ten years 52.4 53.3
Greater than ten years 60.9 63.3
Total Debt Securities $ 214.3 $ 219.3


Eversource (Millions of Dollars)	Amortized Cost		Fair Value
Less than one year (1)	$	30.9	$	30.9
One to five years	65.5		67.1
Six to ten years	41.8		43.9
Greater than ten years	79.3		83.4
Total Debt Securities	$	217.5	$	225.3

(1) Amounts in the Less than one year category include securities in the CYAPC and YAEC spent nuclear fuel trusts, which are restricted and are classified in long-term Marketable Securities on the balance sheets.

Realized Gains and Losses: Realized gains and losses are recorded in Other Income, Net for Eversource's benefit trust and are offset in Other Long-Term Liabilities for CYAPC and YAEC. Eversource utilizes the specific identification basis method for the Eversource non-qualified benefit trust, and the average cost basis method for the CYAPC and YAEC spent nuclear fuel trusts to compute the realized gains and losses on the sale of marketable securities.

Fair Value Measurements: The following table presents the marketable securities recorded at fair value on a recurring basis by the level in which they are classified within the fair value hierarchy:


Eversource (Millions of Dollars)	Eversource (Millions of Dollars)	As of March 31, 2021		As of December 31, 2020		Eversource (Millions of Dollars)	As of September 30, 2021		As of December 31, 2020
Level 1:	Level 1:					Level 1:
Mutual Funds and Equities	Mutual Funds and Equities	$	242.5	$	246.0	Mutual Funds and Equities	$	254.1	$	246.0
Money Market Funds	Money Market Funds	38.4		41.2		Money Market Funds	29.7		41.2
Total Level 1	Total Level 1	$	280.9	$	287.2	Total Level 1	$	283.8	$	287.2
Level 2:	Level 2:					Level 2:
U.S. Government Issued Debt Securities (Agency and Treasury)	U.S. Government Issued Debt Securities (Agency and Treasury)	$	93.9	$	72.9	U.S. Government Issued Debt Securities (Agency and Treasury)	$	98.9	$	72.9
Corporate Debt Securities	Corporate Debt Securities	58.5		63.8		Corporate Debt Securities	63.4		63.8
Asset-Backed Debt Securities	Asset-Backed Debt Securities	10.9		11.9		Asset-Backed Debt Securities	13.4		11.9
Municipal Bonds	Municipal Bonds	6.8		24.0		Municipal Bonds	6.1		24.0
Other Fixed Income Securities	Other Fixed Income Securities	10.8		10.4		Other Fixed Income Securities	13.8		10.4
Total Level 2	Total Level 2	$	180.9	$	183.0	Total Level 2	$	195.6	$	183.0
Total Marketable Securities	Total Marketable Securities	$	461.8	$	470.2	Total Marketable Securities	$	479.4	$	470.2

U.S. government issued debt securities are valued using market approaches that incorporate transactions for the same or similar bonds and adjustments for yields and maturity dates. Corporate debt securities are valued using a market approach, utilizing recent trades of the same or similar instruments and also incorporating yield curves, credit spreads and specific bond terms and conditions. Asset-backed debt securities include collateralized mortgage obligations, commercial mortgage backed securities, and securities collateralized by auto loans, credit card loans or receivables. Asset-backed debt securities are valued using recent trades of similar instruments, prepayment assumptions, yield curves, issuance and maturity dates, and tranche information. Municipal bonds are valued using a market approach that incorporates reported trades and benchmark yields. Other fixed income securities are valued using pricing models, quoted prices of securities with similar characteristics, and discounted cash flows.

6. SHORT-TERM AND LONG-TERM DEBT

Short-Term Debt - Commercial Paper Programs and Credit Agreements: Eversource parent has a $2.00 billion commercial paper program allowing Eversource parent to issue commercial paper as a form of short-term debt. Eversource parent, CL&P, PSNH, NSTAR Gas, Yankee Gas, EGMA and Aquarion Water Company of Connecticut are parties to a five-year ~~$1.45~~$2.00 billion revolving credit facility, which terminates on ~~December 6, 2024. Eversource parent and EGMA have a short-term $550 million~~October 15, 2026. This revolving credit facility ~~which terminates on October 20, 2021. These revolving credit facilities serve~~serves to backstop Eversource parent's $2.00 billion commercial paper program.

NSTAR Electric has a $650 million commercial paper program allowing NSTAR Electric to issue commercial paper as a form of short-term debt. NSTAR Electric is also a party to a five-year $650 million revolving credit facility, which terminates on ~~December 6, 2024.~~October 15, 2026. The revolving credit facility serves to backstop NSTAR Electric's $650 million commercial paper program.

The amount of borrowings outstanding and available under the commercial paper programs were as follows:


		Borrowings Outstanding as of					Available Borrowing Capacity as of				Weighted-Average Interest Rate as of							Borrowings Outstanding as of								Available Borrowing Capacity as of								Weighted-Average Interest Rate as of
		March 31, 2021		December 31, 2020			March 31, 2021	December 31, 2020			March 31, 2021				December 31, 2020			September 30, 2021				December 31, 2020				September 30, 2021				December 31, 2020				September 30, 2021				December 31, 2020
(Millions of Dollars)	(Millions of Dollars)									(Millions of Dollars)
Eversource Parent Commercial Paper Program	Eversource Parent Commercial Paper Program	$	1,475.7		$	1,054.3		$	524.3				$	945.7						0.23	%			0.25	%	Eversource Parent Commercial Paper Program		$	653.0			$	1,054.3			$	1,347.0			$	945.7	0.18	%	0.25	%
NSTAR Electric Commercial Paper Program	NSTAR Electric Commercial Paper Program	443.5		195.0			206.5	455.0			0.13	%			0.16	%	NSTAR Electric Commercial Paper Program		138.0				195.0				512.0				455.0				0.10		%		0.16		%

There were 0no borrowings outstanding on the revolving credit facilities as of ~~March 31,~~September 30, 2021 or December 31, 2020.

~~On May 15, 2020,~~

CL&P and PSNH ~~entered into~~have uncommitted line of credit agreements totaling $450 million and $300 million, respectively, which will expire byon May ~~14, 2021. The CL&P agreements total $450 million and the PSNH agreements total $300 million.~~12, 2022. There are 0no borrowings outstanding on either the CL&P or PSNH uncommitted line of credit agreements as of ~~March 31,~~September 30, 2021.

Amounts outstanding under the commercial paper programs are included in Notes Payable and classified in current liabilities on the Eversource and NSTAR Electric balance sheets, as all borrowings are outstanding for no more than 364 days at one time. As a result of the ~~Aquarion Water Company of Connecticut~~NSTAR Gas long-term debt ~~issuance~~issuances in ~~April~~October 2021, ~~$40.0 million of the current portion of long-term debt and $46.8~~$80.0 million of commercial paper borrowings under the Eversource parent commercial paper program were classified as Long-Term Debt as of ~~March 31,~~September 30, 2021.

The Company expects the future operating cash flows of Eversource, CL&P, NSTAR Electric and PSNH, along with existing borrowing availability and access to both debt and equity markets, will be sufficient to meet any working capital and future operating requirements, and capital investment forecasted opportunities.

Intercompany Borrowings: Eversource parent uses its available capital resources to provide loans to its subsidiaries to assist in meeting their short-term borrowing needs. Eversource parent records intercompany interest income from its loans to subsidiaries, which is eliminated in consolidation. Intercompany loans from Eversource parent to its subsidiaries are eliminated in consolidation on Eversource's balance sheets. As of ~~March 31,~~September 30, 2021, there were intercompany loans from Eversource parent to ~~CL&P of $32.1 million, to~~ PSNH of ~~$196.8~~$66.5 million, and to a subsidiary of NSTAR Electric of ~~$22.5~~$24.6 million. As of December 31, 2020, there were intercompany loans from Eversource parent to PSNH of $46.3 million, and to a subsidiary of NSTAR Electric of $21.3 million. Intercompany loans from Eversource parent are included in Notes Payable to Eversource Parent and classified in current liabilities on the respective subsidiary's balance sheets.

Availability under Long-Term Debt Issuance Authorizations: On February 10, 2021, PURA approved Aquarion Water Company of Connecticut’s request for authorization to issue up to $100 million in long-term debt through December 31, 2021. On March 18, 2021, PSNH filed an application with the NHPUC for authorization to issue up to $350 million in long-term debt through December 31, 2021. On March 22, 2021, CL&P filed an application with PURA for authorization to issue up to $350 million in long-term debt through December 31, 2021.On March 31, 2021, the DPU approved NSTAR Electric's request for authorization to issue up to ~~$1.6~~$1.60 billion in long-term debt through December 31, 2023. On September 10, 2021, the DPU approved EGMA’s request for authorization to issue up to $725 million in long-term debt through December 31, 2023. The remaining Eversource operating companies, including CL&P and PSNH, have utilized the long-term debt authorizations in place with the respective regulatory commissions.

Long-Term Debt Issuances and Repayments: The following table summarizes long-term debt issuances and repayments:

~~(Millions of Dollars)~~

~~Issuance/(Repayment)~~

~~Issue Date or Repayment Date~~

~~Maturity Date~~

Use of Proceeds for Issuance/
Repayment Information

~~PSNH:~~

~~4.05% Series Q First Mortgage Bonds~~

~~(122.0)~~

~~March 2021~~

~~June 2021~~

~~Paid on par call date in advance of maturity date~~

~~Other:~~

~~Eversource Parent 2.50% Series I Senior Notes~~

~~(450.0)~~

~~February 2021~~

~~March 2021~~

~~Paid on par call date in advance of maturity date~~

~~Eversource Parent 2.55% Series S Senior Notes~~

~~350.0~~

~~March 2021~~

~~March 2031~~

~~Repaid short-term debt, including short-term debt used to redeem Series I Senior Notes~~

~~Aquarion Water Company of Connecticut 3.31% Senior~~

~~Notes~~

~~100.0~~

~~April 2021~~

~~April 2051~~

~~Repaid 5.50% Notes, redeemed short-term debt, paid capital expenditures and working capital~~

~~Aquarion Water Company of Connecticut 5.50% Notes~~

~~(40.0)~~

~~April 2021~~

~~Paid at maturity~~

(Millions of Dollars)

Issuance/(Repayment)

Issue Date or Repayment Date

Maturity Date

Use of Proceeds for Issuance/
Repayment Information

CL&P:

2.05% Series A First Mortgage Bonds

425.0

June 2021

July 2031

Repaid short-term debt, paid capital expenditures and working capital

4.38% Series A PCRB

(120.5)

September 2021

September 2028

Paid on par call date in advance of maturity

NSTAR Electric:

3.10% 2021 Debentures

300.0

May 2021

June 2051

Refinanced investments in eligible green

expenditures, which were previously financed in 2019 and 2020

3.50% Series F Senior Notes

(250.0)

June 2021

September 2021

Paid on par call date in advance of maturity date

1.95% 2021 Debentures

300.0

August 2021

August 2031

Repaid short-term debt, paid capital expenditures and working capital

PSNH:

4.05% Series Q First Mortgage Bonds

(122.0)

March 2021

June 2021

Paid on par call date in advance of maturity date

3.20% Series R First Mortgage Bonds

(160.0)

June 2021

September 2021

Paid on par call date in advance of maturity date

2.20% Series V First Mortgage Bonds

350.0

June 2021

June 2031

Repaid short-term debt, including short-term debt used to redeem Series R First Mortgage Bonds, paid capital expenditures and working capital

Other:

Eversource Parent 2.50% Series I Senior Notes

(450.0)

February 2021

March 2021

Paid on par call date in advance of maturity date

Eversource Parent 2.55% Series S Senior Notes

350.0

March 2021

March 2031

Repaid short-term debt, including short-term debt used to redeem Series I Senior Notes

Eversource Parent 1.40% Series U Senior Notes

300.0

August 2021

August 2026

Repaid short-term debt

Eversource Parent Variable Rate Series T Senior Notes (1)

350.0

August 2021

August 2023

Repaid short-term debt

Aquarion Water Company of Connecticut 3.31%

Senior Notes

100.0

April 2021

April 2051

Repaid 5.50% Notes, repaid short-term debt, paid capital expenditures and working capital

Aquarion Water Company of Connecticut 5.50% Notes

(40.0)

April 2021

Paid at maturity

Yankee Gas 1.38% Series S First Mortgage Bonds

90.0

August 2021

August 2026

(2)

Yankee Gas 2.88% Series T First Mortgage Bonds

35.0

August 2021

August 2051

(2)

EGMA 2.11% Series A First Mortgage Bonds

310.0

September 2021

October 2031

(2)

EGMA 2.92% Series B First Mortgage Bonds

240.0

September 2021

October 2051

(2)

NSTAR Gas 2.25% Series T First Mortgage Bonds

40.0

October 2021

November 2031

(2)

NSTAR Gas 3.03% Series U First Mortgage Bonds

40.0

October 2021

November 2051

(2)

~~In April~~(1) On August 10, 2021, ~~PSNH provided a redemption notice to the holders of the PSNH 3.20% Series R First Mortgage Bonds that PSNH will redeem the $160~~Eversource Parent issued $350 million of ~~bonds on June 1, 2021, the par call date, in advance of the September 1, 2021 maturity date. In April 2021, NSTAR Electric provided a redemption notice to the holders to the NSTAR Electric 3.50%~~floating rate Series FT Senior Notes with a maturity date of August 15, 2023. The notes have a coupon rate based on the Compounded SOFR plus 0.25%.

(2) The use of proceeds from these various issuances refinanced existing indebtedness, funded capital expenditures and were for general corporate purposes. The EGMA indebtedness that ~~NSTAR Electric will redeem the $250~~was refinanced included $309.4 million of ~~senior notes on June 15, 2021, the par call date, in advance of the September 15, 2021 maturity date.~~

long-term debt.

7. RATE REDUCTION BONDS AND VARIABLE INTEREST ENTITIES

Rate Reduction Bonds: In May 2018, PSNH Funding, a wholly-owned subsidiary of PSNH, issued $635.7 million of securitized RRBs in multiple tranches with a weighted average interest rate of 3.66 percent, and final maturity dates ranging from 2026 to 2035. The RRBs are expected to be repaid by February 1, 2033. RRB payments consist of principal and interest and are paid semi-annually, beginning on February 1, 2019. The RRBs were issued pursuant to a finance order issued by the NHPUC in January 2018 to recover remaining costs resulting from the divestiture of PSNH’s generation assets.

PSNH Funding was formed solely to issue RRBs to finance PSNH's unrecovered remaining costs associated with the divestiture of its generation assets. PSNH Funding is considered a VIE primarily because the equity capitalization is insufficient to support its operations. PSNH has the power to direct the significant activities of the VIE and is most closely associated with the VIE as compared to other interest holders. Therefore, PSNH is considered the primary beneficiary and consolidates PSNH Funding in its consolidated financial statements.

The following tables summarize the impact of PSNH Funding on PSNH's balance sheets and income statements:


(Millions of Dollars)	(Millions of Dollars)					(Millions of Dollars)
Balance Sheet:		As of March 31, 2021		As of December 31, 2020
PSNH Balance Sheets:						PSNH Balance Sheets:	As of September 30, 2021		As of December 31, 2020
Restricted Cash - Current Portion (included in Current Assets)	Restricted Cash - Current Portion (included in Current Assets)	$	21.9	$	36.8	Restricted Cash - Current Portion (included in Current Assets)	$	18.3	$	36.8
Restricted Cash - Long-Term Portion (included in Other Long-Term Assets)	Restricted Cash - Long-Term Portion (included in Other Long-Term Assets)	3.2		2.1		Restricted Cash - Long-Term Portion (included in Other Long-Term Assets)	3.2		2.1
Securitized Stranded Cost (included in Regulatory Assets)	Securitized Stranded Cost (included in Regulatory Assets)	511.3		522.1		Securitized Stranded Cost (included in Regulatory Assets)	489.7		522.1
Other Regulatory Liabilities (included in Regulatory Liabilities)	Other Regulatory Liabilities (included in Regulatory Liabilities)	11.5		9.1		Other Regulatory Liabilities (included in Regulatory Liabilities)	8.0		9.1
Accrued Interest (included in Other Current Liabilities)	Accrued Interest (included in Other Current Liabilities)	3.1		8.0		Accrued Interest (included in Other Current Liabilities)	3.0		8.0
Rate Reduction Bonds - Current Portion	Rate Reduction Bonds - Current Portion	43.2		43.2		Rate Reduction Bonds - Current Portion	43.2		43.2
Rate Reduction Bonds - Long-Term Portion	Rate Reduction Bonds - Long-Term Portion	475.3		496.9		Rate Reduction Bonds - Long-Term Portion	453.7		496.9


(Millions of Dollars) Income Statement:		For the Three Months Ended
		March 31, 2021		March 31, 2020
(Millions of Dollars) PSNH Income Statements:						(Millions of Dollars) PSNH Income Statements:	For the Three Months Ended				For the Nine Months Ended
							September 30, 2021		September 30, 2020		September 30, 2021		September 30, 2020
Amortization of RRB Principal (included in Amortization of Regulatory Assets, Net)	Amortization of RRB Principal (included in Amortization of Regulatory Assets, Net)	$	10.8	$	10.8	Amortization of RRB Principal (included in Amortization of Regulatory Assets, Net)	$	10.8	$	10.8	$	32.4	$	32.4
Interest Expense on RRB Principal (included in Interest Expense)	Interest Expense on RRB Principal (included in Interest Expense)	4.7		5.0		Interest Expense on RRB Principal (included in Interest Expense)	4.5		4.9		13.9		14.9

8. PENSION BENEFITS AND POSTRETIREMENT BENEFITS OTHER THAN PENSION

Eversource provides defined benefit retirement plans (Pension Plans) that cover eligible employees. In addition to the Pension Plans, Eversource maintains non-qualified defined benefit retirement plans (SERP Plans), which provide benefits in excess of Internal Revenue Code limitations to eligible participants consisting of current and retired employees. Eversource also provides defined benefit postretirement plans (PBOP Plans) that provide life insurance and a health reimbursement arrangement created for the purpose of reimbursing retirees and dependents for health insurance premiums and certain medical expenses to eligible employees that meet certain age and service eligibility requirements.

The components of net periodic benefit plan expense/(income) for the Pension, SERP and PBOP Plans, prior to amounts capitalized as Property, Plant and Equipment or deferred as regulatory assets for future recovery, are shown below. The service cost component of net periodic benefit plan expense/(income), less the capitalized portion, is included in Operations and Maintenance expense on the statements of income. The remaining components of net periodic benefit plan expense/(income), less the deferred portion, are included in Other Income, Net on the statements of income. Pension, SERP and PBOP expense reflected in the statements of cash flows for CL&P, NSTAR Electric and PSNH does not include ~~the~~ intercompany allocations ~~or the corresponding capitalized and deferred portion,~~of net periodic benefit plan expense/(income), as these amounts are cash settled on a short-term basis.


		Pension and SERP								PBOP									Pension and SERP								PBOP
		For the Three Months Ended March 31, 2021								For the Three Months Ended March 31, 2021									For the Three Months Ended September 30, 2021								For the Three Months Ended September 30, 2021
(Millions of Dollars)	(Millions of Dollars)	Eversource		CL&P		NSTAR Electric		PSNH		Eversource		CL&P		NSTAR Electric		PSNH		(Millions of Dollars)	Eversource		CL&P		NSTAR Electric		PSNH		Eversource		CL&P		NSTAR Electric		PSNH
Service Cost	Service Cost	$	21.3	$	6.3	$	4.0	$	2.2	$	3.5	$	0.6	$	0.6	$	0.3	Service Cost	$	21.5	$	5.6	$	4.0	$	2.2	$	3.3	$	0.5	$	0.6	$	0.3
Interest Cost	Interest Cost	32.6		7.3		6.7		3.6		4.4		0.8		1.1		0.5		Interest Cost	32.5		6.7		6.7		3.7		4.3		0.8		1.1		0.4
Expected Return on Plan Assets	Expected Return on Plan Assets	(108.9)		(21.6)		(26.9)		(11.9)		(19.7)		(2.6)		(9.3)		(1.5)		Expected Return on Plan Assets	(109.5)		(21.7)		(27.1)		(11.9)		(19.8)		(2.5)		(9.2)		(1.6)
Actuarial Loss	Actuarial Loss	61.6		13.0		15.5		4.9		2.6		0.4		0.6		0.3		Actuarial Loss	60.7		10.8		15.3		5.3		2.0		0.4		0.5		0.1
Prior Service Cost/(Credit)	Prior Service Cost/(Credit)	0.3		0		0.1		0		(5.3)		0.2		(4.2)		0.1		Prior Service Cost/(Credit)	0.3		—		0.1		—		(5.3)		0.3		(4.3)		0.1
Total Net Periodic Benefit Expense/(Income)		$	6.9	$	5.0	$	(0.6)	$	(1.2)	$	(14.5)	$	(0.6)	$	(11.2)	$	(0.3)
Intercompany Allocations		N/A		$	1.3	$	1.5	$	0.5	N/A		$	(0.3)	$	(0.4)	$	(0.1)
Total Net Periodic Benefit Plan Expense/(Income)																		Total Net Periodic Benefit Plan Expense/(Income)	$	5.5	$	1.4	$	(1.0)	$	(0.7)	$	(15.5)	$	(0.5)	$	(11.3)	$	(0.7)
Intercompany Expense/(Income) Allocations																		Intercompany Expense/(Income) Allocations	N/A		$	2.2	$	2.4	$	0.7	N/A		$	(0.4)	$	(0.5)	$	(0.2)

																			Pension and SERP								PBOP
																			For the Nine Months Ended September 30, 2021								For the Nine Months Ended September 30, 2021
(Millions of Dollars)																		(Millions of Dollars)	Eversource		CL&P		NSTAR Electric		PSNH		Eversource		CL&P		NSTAR Electric		PSNH
Service Cost																		Service Cost	$	64.3	$	17.4	$	11.9	$	6.6	$	10.1	$	1.7	$	1.8	$	0.9
Interest Cost																		Interest Cost	97.5		20.7		20.1		10.9		12.9		2.4		3.3		1.3
Expected Return on Plan Assets																		Expected Return on Plan Assets	(328.0)		(65.0)		(81.1)		(35.6)		(59.3)		(7.7)		(27.7)		(4.6)
Actuarial Loss																		Actuarial Loss	183.1		34.6		46.1		15.4		5.9		1.2		1.6		0.4
Prior Service Cost/(Credit)																		Prior Service Cost/(Credit)	1.1		—		0.3		—		(15.9)		0.8		(12.7)		0.3
Total Net Periodic Benefit Plan Expense/(Income)																		Total Net Periodic Benefit Plan Expense/(Income)	$	18.0	$	7.7	$	(2.7)	$	(2.7)	$	(46.3)	$	(1.6)	$	(33.7)	$	(1.7)
Intercompany Expense/(Income) Allocations																		Intercompany Expense/(Income) Allocations	N/A		$	5.8	$	6.4	$	1.9	N/A		$	(1.3)	$	(1.5)	$	(0.5)

Pension and SERP PBOP
For the Three Months Ended March 31, 2020 For the Three Months Ended March 31, 2020
(Millions of Dollars) Eversource CL&P NSTAR
Electric PSNH Eversource CL&P NSTAR
Electric PSNH
Service Cost $ 19.6 $ 5.7 $ 3.8 $ 2.2 $ 2.6 $ 0.5 $ 0.6 $ 0.2
Interest Cost 44.3 9.5 9.6 4.9 6.1 1.2 1.7 0.6
Expected Return on Plan Assets (100.3) (20.0) (25.8) (11.3) (18.1) (2.4) (8.5) (1.4)
Actuarial Loss 49.3 10.0 13.3 4.1 2.1 0.4 0.7 0.1
Prior Service Cost/(Credit) 0.3 0 0.1 0 (5.4) 0.2 (4.2) 0.1
Total Net Periodic Benefit Expense/(Income) $ 13.2 $ 5.2 $ 1.0 $ (0.1) $ (12.7) $ (0.1) $ (9.7) $ (0.4)
Intercompany Allocations N/A $ 1.9 $ 1.9 $ 0.6 N/A $ (0.4) $ (0.4) $ (0.2)


	Pension and SERP								PBOP
	For the Three Months Ended September 30, 2020								For the Three Months Ended September 30, 2020
(Millions of Dollars)	Eversource		CL&P		NSTAR Electric		PSNH		Eversource		CL&P		NSTAR Electric		PSNH
Service Cost	$	18.7	$	5.4	$	3.8	$	2.0	$	2.4	$	0.4	$	0.5	$	0.2
Interest Cost	44.4		9.3		9.7		4.8		6.1		1.1		1.7		0.7
Expected Return on Plan Assets	(99.2)		(19.8)		(25.7)		(11.1)		(18.3)		(2.5)		(8.5)		(1.4)
Actuarial Loss	50.7		9.7		14.0		3.8		2.2		0.3		0.6		0.2
Prior Service Cost/(Credit)	0.2		—		—		—		(5.3)		0.3		(4.2)		0.1
Total Net Periodic Benefit Plan Expense/(Income)	$	14.8	$	4.6	$	1.8	$	(0.5)	$	(12.9)	$	(0.4)	$	(9.9)	$	(0.2)
Intercompany Expense/(Income) Allocations	N/A		$	2.4	$	2.3	$	0.8	N/A		$	(0.3)	$	(0.4)	$	(0.1)

	Pension and SERP								PBOP
	For the Nine Months Ended September 30, 2020								For the Nine Months Ended September 30, 2020
(Millions of Dollars)	Eversource		CL&P		NSTAR Electric		PSNH		Eversource		CL&P		NSTAR Electric		PSNH
Service Cost	$	57.0	$	16.5	$	11.4	$	6.2	$	7.3	$	1.3	$	1.6	$	0.6
Interest Cost	133.0		28.1		29.0		14.5		18.3		3.3		5.0		2.1
Expected Return on Plan Assets	(298.8)		(59.6)		(77.2)		(33.5)		(55.1)		(7.4)		(25.5)		(4.2)
Actuarial Loss	150.7		29.4		41.3		11.8		6.3		0.9		1.8		0.6
Prior Service Cost/(Credit)	0.8		—		0.2		—		(15.9)		0.8		(12.7)		0.3
Total Net Periodic Benefit Plan Expense/(Income)	$	42.7	$	14.4	$	4.7	$	(1.0)	$	(39.1)	$	(1.1)	$	(29.8)	$	(0.6)
Intercompany Expense/(Income) Allocations	N/A		$	6.7	$	6.5	$	2.2	N/A		$	(0.9)	$	(1.0)	$	(0.4)

Eversource Contributions: Eversource currently expects to make contributions of $180 million to the Pension Plans in 2021, of which $99 million and $30 million will be contributed by CL&P and NSTAR Electric, respectively.

9. COMMITMENTS AND CONTINGENCIES

A. Environmental Matters

Eversource, CL&P, NSTAR Electric and PSNH are subject to environmental laws and regulations intended to mitigate or remove the effect of past operations and improve or maintain the quality of the environment. These laws and regulations require the removal or the remedy of the effect on the environment of the disposal or release of certain specified hazardous substances at current and former operating sites. Eversource, CL&P, NSTAR Electric and PSNH have an active environmental auditing and training program and each believes it is substantially in compliance with all enacted laws and regulations.

The number of environmental sites and related reserves for which remediation or long-term monitoring, preliminary site work or site assessment is being performed are as follows:


		As of March 31, 2021			As of December 31, 2020				As of September 30, 2021			As of December 31, 2020
		Number of Sites	Reserve (in millions)		Number of Sites	Reserve (in millions)			Number of Sites	Reserve (in millions)		Number of Sites	Reserve (in millions)
Eversource	Eversource	62	$	100.0	63	$	102.4	Eversource	62	$	111.9	63	$	102.4
CL&P	CL&P	14	11.1		15	12.3		CL&P	14	12.5		15	12.3
NSTAR Electric	NSTAR Electric	12	4.2		12	4.7		NSTAR Electric	12	3.7		12	4.7
PSNH	PSNH	9	7.0		9	7.1		PSNH	9	6.4		9	7.1

The increase in the reserve balance was due primarily to a change in cost estimates at an NSTAR Gas MGP site under investigation for which we now know of additional remediation that is required.

Included in the number of sites and reserve amounts above are former MGP sites that were operated several decades ago and manufactured natural gas from coal and other processes, which resulted in certain by-products remaining in the environment that may pose a potential risk to human health and the environment, for which Eversource may have potential liability. The reserve balances related to these former MGP sites were ~~$91.5~~$102.4 million and $92.2 million as of ~~March 31,~~September 30, 2021 and December 31, 2020, respectively, and related primarily to the natural gas business segment.

These reserve estimates are subjective in nature as they take into consideration several different remediation options at each specific site. The reliability and precision of these estimates can be affected by several factors, including new information concerning either the level of contamination at the site, the extent of Eversource's, CL&P's, NSTAR Electric's and PSNH's responsibility for remediation or the extent of remediation required, recently enacted laws and regulations or changes in cost estimates due to certain economic factors. It is possible that new information or future developments could require a reassessment of the potential exposure to required environmental remediation. As this information becomes available, management will continue to assess the potential exposure and adjust the reserves accordingly.

B. Long-Term Contractual Arrangements

The following is an update to the current status of long-term contractual arrangements set forth in Note 13B of the Eversource 2020 Form 10-K.

Renewable Energy: Renewable energy contracts include non-cancelable commitments under contracts of NSTAR Electric for the purchase of energy and RECs from renewable energy facilities.


NSTAR Electric	NSTAR Electric															NSTAR Electric
(Millions of Dollars)	(Millions of Dollars)	2021		2022		2023		2024		2025		Thereafter		Total		(Millions of Dollars)	2021		2022		2023		2024		2025		Thereafter		Total
Renewable Energy	Renewable Energy	$	72.7	$	100.0	$	227.4	$	338.3	$	345.2	$	6,516.1	$	7,599.7	Renewable Energy	$	27.1	$	103.9	$	230.5	$	341.2	$	348.1	$	6,564.2	$	7,615.0

The table has been updated to include long-term commitments of NSTAR Electric pertaining to the Massachusetts Clean Energy 83D contract, for which construction ~~has~~ commenced in 2021. Estimated costs under this contract are expected to begin in 2023 and range between $150 million and $415 million per year under a 20-year contract, totaling approximately $6.7 billion.

C. Guarantees and Indemnifications

In the normal course of business, Eversource parent provides credit assurances on behalf of its subsidiaries, including CL&P, NSTAR Electric and PSNH, in the form of guarantees. Management does not anticipate a material impact to net income or cash flows as a result of these various guarantees and indemnifications.

Guarantees issued on behalf of unconsolidated entities, including equity method offshore wind investments, for which Eversource parent is the guarantor, are recorded at fair value as a liability on the balance sheet at the inception of the guarantee. Eversource regularly reviews performance risk under these guarantee arrangements, and in the event it becomes probable that Eversource parent will be required to perform under the guarantee, the amount of probable payment will be recorded. The fair value of guarantees issued on behalf of unconsolidated entities are recorded within Other Long-Term Liabilities on the balance sheet, and was ~~$0.5~~$5.7 million as of ~~March 31,~~September 30, 2021.

The following table summarizes Eversource parent's exposure to guarantees and indemnifications of its subsidiaries and affiliates to external ~~parties as of March 31, 2021:~~parties:

As of September 30, 2021

Company (Obligor)

Description

Maximum Exposure
(in millions)

Expiration Dates

Company (Obligor)

Description

Maximum Exposure
(in millions)

Expiration Dates

North East Offshore LLC

Construction-related purchase agreements with third-party contractors (1)

29.3

(1)

North East Offshore LLC

Construction-related purchase agreements with third-party contractors (1)

1,093.5

(1)

Eversource Investment LLC

Funding and indemnification obligations of North East Offshore LLC (2)

(2)

Eversource Investment LLC

Funding and indemnification obligations of North East Offshore LLC (2)

—

(2)

Sunrise Wind LLC

OREC capacity production (3)

2.2

(3)

Sunrise Wind LLC

OREC capacity production (3)

2.2

(3)

Sunrise Wind LLC

Construction-related purchase agreements with third-party contractors (4)

386.4

—

South Fork Wind, LLC

Transmission interconnection

1.2

—

South Fork Wind, LLC

Transmission interconnection

1.7

—

South Fork Wind, LLC

Construction-related purchase agreements with third-party contractors (5)

40.6

2023

Bay State Wind LLC

Real estate purchase

2.5

2021

Bay State Wind LLC

Real estate purchase

2.5

2022

Various

Surety bonds (4)

57.3

2021 - 2023

Various

Surety bonds (6)

67.5

2021 - 2023

Rocky River Realty Company and
Eversource Service

Lease payments for real estate

4.8

2024

Rocky River Realty Company and
Eversource Service

Lease payments for real estate

4.0

2024

(1) Eversource parent issued guarantees on behalf of its 50 percent-owned affiliate, North East Offshore LLC (NEO), under which Eversource parent agreed to guarantee 50 percent of NEO’s performance of obligations under certain purchase agreements with third-party contactors, in an aggregate amount not to exceed $1.3 billion with an expiration date in 2025. Eversource parent also issued a separate guarantee to Ørsted on behalf of NEO, under which Eversource parent agreed to guarantee 50 percent of NEO’s payment obligations under certain offshore wind project construction-related agreements with Ørsted in an aggregate amount not to exceed $62.5 million. Any amounts paid under this guarantee to Ørsted will count toward, but not increase, the maximum amount of the Funding Guarantee described in Note 2, below. The guarantee expires upon the full performance of the guaranteed obligations.

(2) Eversource parent issued a guarantee (Funding Guarantee) on behalf of Eversource Investment LLC (EI), its wholly-owned subsidiary that holds a 50 percent ownership interest in NEO, under which Eversource parent agreed to guarantee certain funding obligations and certain indemnification payments of EI under the Amended and Restated Limited Liability Company Operating Agreement of NEO, in an aggregate amount not to exceed $910 million. The guaranteed obligations include payment of EI's funding obligations during the construction phase of NEO’s underlying offshore wind projects and indemnification obligations associated with third party credit support for its investment in NEO. Eversource parent’s obligations under the Funding Guarantee expire upon the full performance of the guaranteed obligations.

(3) Eversource parent issued a guarantee on behalf of its 50 percent-owned affiliate, Sunrise Wind LLC, whereby Eversource parent will guarantee Sunrise Wind LLC's performance of certain obligations, in an aggregate amount not to exceed $15.4 million, under the Offshore Wind Renewable Energy Certificate Purchase and Sale Agreement (the Agreement). The Agreement was executed on October 23, 2019, by and between the New York State Energy Research and Development Authority (NYSERDA) and Sunrise Wind LLC. The guarantee expires upon the full performance of the guaranteed obligations.

(4) Eversource parent issued a guaranty on behalf of its 50 percent-owned affiliate, Sunrise Wind LLC, whereby Eversource parent will guarantee Sunrise Wind LLC's performance of certain obligations, in an aggregate amount not to exceed $420.6 million, in connection with a construction-related purchase agreement. Eversource parent’s obligations under the guarantee expire upon the earlier of (i) April 14, 2026 and (ii) full performance of the guaranteed obligations.

(5) Eversource parent issued two guarantees on behalf of its 50 percent-owned affiliate, South Fork Wind, LLC, whereby Eversource parent will guarantee South Fork Wind, LLC's performance of certain obligations in connection with two construction-related purchase agreements. Under one guarantee, Eversource parent will guarantee South Fork Wind, LLC's performance of certain obligations, in an aggregate amount not to exceed $25.8 million. Eversource parent’s obligations under the guarantee expire upon the earlier of (i) October 4, 2023 and (ii) full performance of the guaranteed obligations. Under the second guaranty, Eversource parent will guarantee South Fork Wind, LLC's performance of certain obligations, in an aggregate amount not to exceed $14.8 million. Eversource parent’s obligations under the guarantee expire upon the earlier of (i) October 18, 2023 and (ii) full performance of the guaranteed obligations.

(6) Surety bond expiration dates reflect termination dates, the majority of which will be renewed or extended. Certain surety bonds contain credit ratings triggers that would require Eversource parent to post collateral in the event that the unsecured debt credit ratings of Eversource parent are downgraded.

Letter of Credit: On September 16, 2020, Eversource parent entered into a guarantee on behalf of EI, which holds Eversource's investments in offshore wind-related equity method investments, under which Eversource parent would guarantee EI's obligations under a letter of credit facility with a financial institution that EI may request in an aggregate amount of up to approximately $25 million.

D. Spent Nuclear Fuel Obligations - Yankee Companies

CL&P, NSTAR Electric and PSNH have plant closure and fuel storage cost obligations to the Yankee Companies, which have each completed the physical decommissioning of their respective nuclear power facilities and are now engaged in the long-term storage of their spent fuel. The Yankee Companies fund these costs through litigation proceeds received from the DOE and, to the extent necessary, through wholesale, FERC-approved rates charged under power purchase agreements with several New England utilities, including CL&P, NSTAR Electric and PSNH. CL&P, NSTAR Electric and PSNH, in turn recover these costs from their customers through state regulatory commission-approved retail rates. The Yankee Companies collect amounts that management believes are adequate to recover the remaining plant closure and fuel storage cost estimates for the respective plants. Management believes CL&P and NSTAR Electric will recover their shares of these obligations from their customers. PSNH has recovered its total share of these costs from its customers.

Spent Nuclear Fuel Litigation:

The Yankee Companies have filed complaints against the DOE in the Court of Federal Claims seeking monetary damages resulting from the DOE's failure to accept delivery of, and provide for a permanent facility to store, spent nuclear fuel pursuant to the terms of the 1983 spent fuel and high-level waste disposal contracts between the Yankee Companies and the DOE. The court previously awarded the Yankee Companies damages for Phases I, II, III and IV of litigation resulting from the DOE's failure to meet its contractual obligations. These Phases covered damages incurred in the years 1998 through 2016, and the awarded damages have been received by the Yankee Companies with certain amounts of the damages refunded to their customers.

DOE Phase V Damages - On March 25, 2021, each of the Yankee Companies filed a fifth set of lawsuits against the DOE in the Court of Federal Claims. The Yankee Companies are calculating and will be seeking monetary damages for CYAPC, YAEC and MYAPC, resulting from the DOE's failure to begin accepting spent nuclear fuel for disposal covering the years from 2017 to 2020 (DOE Phase V).

E. FERC ROE Complaints

Four separate complaints were filed at the FERC by combinations of New England state attorneys general, state regulatory commissions, consumer advocates, consumer groups, municipal parties and other parties (collectively, the Complainants). In each of the first three complaints, filed on October 1, 2011, December 27, 2012, and July 31, 2014, respectively, the Complainants challenged the NETOs' base ROE of 11.14 percent that had been utilized since 2005 and sought an order to reduce it prospectively from the date of the final FERC order and for the separate 15-month complaint periods. In the fourth complaint, filed April 29, 2016, the Complainants challenged the NETOs' base ROE billed of 10.57 percent and the maximum ROE for transmission incentive (incentive cap) of 11.74 percent, asserting that these ROEs were unjust and unreasonable.

The ROE originally billed during the period October 1, 2011 (beginning of the first complaint period) through October 15, 2014 consisted of a base ROE of 11.14 percent and incentives up to 13.1 percent. On October 16, 2014, the FERC set the base ROE at 10.57 percent and the incentive cap at 11.74 percent for the first complaint period. This was also effective for all prospective billings to customers beginning October 16, 2014. This FERC order was vacated on April 14, 2017 by the U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit (the Court).

All amounts associated with the first complaint period have been refunded, which totaled $38.9 million (pre-tax and excluding interest) at Eversource and reflected both the base ROE and incentive cap prescribed by the FERC order. The refund consisted of $22.4 million for CL&P, $13.7 million for NSTAR Electric and $2.8 million for PSNH.

Eversource has recorded a reserve of $39.1 million (pre-tax and excluding interest) for the second complaint period as of ~~March 31,~~September 30, 2021 and December 31, 2020. This reserve represents the difference between the billed rates during the second complaint period and a 10.57 percent base ROE and 11.74 percent incentive cap. The reserve consisted of $21.4 million for CL&P, $14.6 million for NSTAR Electric and $3.1 million for PSNH as of ~~March 31,~~September 30, 2021 and December 31, 2020.

On October 16, 2018, FERC issued an order on all four complaints describing how it intends to address the issues that were remanded by the Court. FERC proposed a new framework to determine (1) whether an existing ROE is unjust and unreasonable and, if so, (2) how to calculate a replacement ROE. Initial briefs were filed by the NETOs, Complainants and FERC Trial Staff on January 11, 2019 and reply briefs were filed on March 8, 2019. The NETOs' brief was supportive of the overall ROE methodology determined in the October 16, 2018 order provided the FERC does not change the proposed methodology or alter its implementation in a manner that has a material impact on the results.

The FERC order included illustrative calculations for the first complaint using FERC's proposed frameworks with financial data from that complaint. Those illustrative calculations indicated that for the first complaint period, for the NETOs, which FERC concludes are of average financial risk, the preliminary just and reasonable base ROE is 10.41 percent and the preliminary incentive cap on total ROE is 13.08 percent.

If the results of the illustrative calculations were included in a final FERC order for each of the complaint periods, then a 10.41 percent base ROE and a 13.08 percent incentive cap would not have a significant impact on our financial statements for all of the complaint periods. These preliminary calculations are not binding and do not represent what we believe to be the most likely outcome of a final FERC order.

On November 21, 2019, FERC issued Opinion No. 569 affecting the two pending transmission ROE complaints against the Midcontinent ISO (MISO) transmission owners, in which FERC adopted a new methodology for determining base ROEs. Various parties sought rehearing. On December 23, 2019, the NETOs filed supplementary materials in the NETOs' four pending cases to respond to this new methodology because of the uncertainty of the applicability to the NETOs’ cases.

On May 21, 2020, the FERC issued its order in Opinion No. 569-A on the rehearing of the MISO transmission owners' cases, in which FERC again changed its methodology for determining the MISO transmission owners' base ROEs. Various parties appealed the MISO transmission owners' opinion. On November 19, 2020, the FERC issued Opinion No. 569-B denying rehearing of Opinion No. 569-A and reaffirmed the methodology previously adopted in Opinion No. 569-A. The new methodology differs significantly from the methodology proposed by FERC in its October 16, 2018 order to determine the NETOs' base ROEs in its four pending cases.

Given the significant uncertainty regarding the applicability of the FERC opinions in the MISO transmission owners' two complaint cases to the NETOs' pending four complaint cases, Eversource concluded that there is no reasonable basis for a change to the reserve or recognized ROEs for any of the complaint periods at this time. As well, Eversource cannot reasonably estimate a range of any gain or loss for any of the four complaint proceedings at this time.

Eversource, CL&P, NSTAR Electric and PSNH currently record revenues at the 10.57 percent base ROE and incentive cap at 11.74 percent established in the October 16, 2014 FERC order.

F. Eversource and NSTAR Electric Boston Harbor Civil Action

In 2016, the United States Attorney on behalf of the United States Army Corps of Engineers filed a civil action in the United States District Court for the District of Massachusetts against NSTAR Electric, HEEC, and the Massachusetts Water Resources Authority (together with NSTAR Electric and HEEC, the "Defendants"). The action alleged that the Defendants failed to comply with certain permitting requirements related to the placement of the HEEC-owned electric distribution cable beneath Boston Harbor.

The parties reached a settlement pursuant to which HEEC agreed to install a new 115kV distribution cable across Boston Harbor to Deer Island, utilizing a different route, and remove portions of the existing cable. Construction of the new distribution cable was completed in August 2019, and removal of the portions of the existing cable was completed in January 2020. All issues surrounding the current permit from the United States Army Corps of Engineers are expected to be resolved, and subsequently, such litigation then dismissed with prejudice.

G. CL&P Regulatory Matters

CL&P Tropical Storm Isaias Response ~~Investigation~~

Investigation:In August 2020, PURA opened a docket to investigate the preparation for and response to Tropical Storm Isaias by Connecticut utilities, including CL&P. On April 28, 2021, PURA issued a final decision on CL&P’s compliance with its emergency response plan that concluded CL&P failed to comply with certain ~~applicable~~ storm performance standards and was imprudent in certain instances. Specifically, PURA concluded that CL&P did not satisfy the performance standards for managing its municipal liaison program, timely removing electrical hazards from blocked roads, communicating critical information to its customers, or meeting its obligation to secure adequate external contractor and mutual aid resources in a timely manner. Based on its findings, PURA ordered CL&P to adjust its future rates in a pending or future rate proceeding to reflect a monetary penalty in the form of a downward adjustment of 90 basis points in its allowed rate of return on equity (ROE)~~. The~~, which is currently 9.25 percent. In its decision, ~~also requires CL&P to enhance and submit updated emergency response programs incorporating the changes noted within the decision for PURA’s approval by June 30, 2021.~~ PURA explained that additional monetary penalties and further enforcement orders pursuant to Connecticut statute would be considered in a separate proceeding that was initiated on May 6, 2021.

liability for the ~~$30 million as the best estimate of the liability at this time. As of March 31, 2021, the total liability~~performance penalty was recorded as a current regulatory liability on CL&P’s balance sheet and as a reduction to Operating Revenues on the nine months ended September 30, 2021 income statement. The after-tax earnings impact of this charge was $0.07 per share.

CL&P Settlement Agreement: On October 1, 2021, CL&P entered into a settlement agreement with the DEEP, Office of Consumer Counsel (OCC), Office of the Attorney General (AG) and the Connecticut Industrial Energy Consumers, resolving certain issues that arose in pending regulatory proceedings initiated by the PURA. PURA approved the settlement agreement on October 27, 2021. In the settlement agreement, CL&P agreed to provide a total of $65 million of customer credits to be distributed based on customer sales over a two-month period from December 1, 2021 to January 31, 2022. CL&P also agreed to irrevocably set aside $10 million to fund various customer assistance initiatives as directed by PURA for disbursement to state-designated purposes, with the objective of disbursing the funds prior to April 30, 2022, including providing credits to existing hardship and non-hardship customers carrying arrearages and other purposes. In the third quarter of 2021, CL&P recorded a current regulatory liability of $75 million on the balance sheet associated with the provisions of the settlement agreement, with a $65 million pre-tax charge as a reduction to Operating Revenues associated with the customer credits and a $10 million charge to Operations and Maintenance expense associated with the customer assistance initiatives on the three months ended September 30, 2021 income statement. ~~We believe we have meritorious defenses~~

In exchange for the $75 million of customer credits and ~~intend~~assistance, PURA’s interim rate reduction docket was resolved without findings. As a result of the settlement agreement, neither the 90 basis point reduction to ~~vigorously defend~~ CL&P’s ~~position, but do not have a better estimate of CL&P’s ultimate liability at this time. Hearings will occur~~return on equity introduced in ~~this proceeding with a final~~PURA’s storm-related decision ~~currently anticipated on July 14, 2021. CL&P also intends to appeal the~~issued April 28, 2021, ~~PURA decision.~~nor the 45 basis point reduction to CL&P’s return on equity included in PURA’s draft decision issued September 14, 2021 in the interim rate reduction docket, will be implemented.

CL&P has also agreed that its current base distribution rates shall be frozen, subject to the customer credits described above, until no earlier than January 1, 2024. The rate freeze applies only to base distribution rates (including storm costs) and not to other rate mechanisms such as the retail rate components, rate reconciling mechanisms, formula rates and any other adjustment mechanisms. The rate freeze also does not apply to any cost recovery mechanism outside of the base distribution rates with regard to grid-modernization initiatives or any other proceedings, either currently pending or that may be initiated during the rate freeze period, that may place additional obligations on CL&P. The approval of the settlement agreement satisfies the Connecticut statute of rate review requirements that requires electric utilities to file a distribution rate case within four years of the last rate case.

As part of the settlement agreement, CL&P agreed to withdraw with prejudice its pending appeals of PURA’s April 28, 2021 and July 14, 2021 decisions related to Storm Isaias and agreed to waive its right to file an appeal and seek a judicial stay of the final decision in the interim rate reduction docket. The settlement agreement assures that CL&P will have the opportunity to petition for and demonstrate the prudence of the storm costs incurred to respond to customer outages associated with Storm Isaias in a future ratemaking proceeding.

The ~~estimated annual~~cumulative pre-tax impact of ~~a 90 basis point ROE reduction at CL&P would be a decrease of approximately $31~~the settlement agreement and the Storm Isaias assessment imposed in PURA’s April 28, 2021 and July 14, 2021 decisions totaled $103.6 million, ~~of future annual revenues~~ and ~~approximately $21~~the after-tax earnings impact was $85.8 million, ~~of lower annual earnings. The ROE reduction would impact~~or $0.25 per share, for the ~~income statement prospectively, once new rates are established. We cannot estimate the timing or final impact of any potential ROE change at this time.~~nine months ended September 30, 2021.

10. FAIR VALUE OF FINANCIAL INSTRUMENTS

The following methods and assumptions were used to estimate the fair value of each of the following financial instruments:

Preferred Stock, Long-Term Debt and Rate Reduction Bonds: The fair value of CL&P's and NSTAR Electric's preferred stock is based upon pricing models that incorporate interest rates and other market factors, valuations or trades of similar securities and cash flow projections. The fair value of long-term debt and RRB debt securities is based upon pricing models that incorporate quoted market prices for those issues or similar issues adjusted for market conditions, credit ratings of the respective companies and treasury benchmark yields. The fair values provided in the table below are classified as Level 2 within the fair value hierarchy. Carrying amounts and estimated fair values are as follows:


		Eversource				CL&P				NSTAR Electric				PSNH					Eversource				CL&P				NSTAR Electric				PSNH
(Millions of Dollars)	(Millions of Dollars)	Carrying Amount		Fair Value		Carrying Amount		Fair Value		Carrying Amount		Fair Value		Carrying Amount		Fair Value		(Millions of Dollars)	Carrying Amount		Fair Value		Carrying Amount		Fair Value		Carrying Amount		Fair Value		Carrying Amount		Fair Value
As of March 31, 2021:
As of September 30, 2021:																		As of September 30, 2021:
Preferred Stock Not Subject to Mandatory Redemption	Preferred Stock Not Subject to Mandatory Redemption	$	155.6	$	168.3	$	116.2	$	123.2	$	43.0	$	45.1	$	0	$	0	Preferred Stock Not Subject to Mandatory Redemption	$	155.6	$	165.5	$	116.2	$	121.4	$	43.0	$	44.1	$	—	$	—
Long-Term Debt	Long-Term Debt	15,993.9		17,198.2		3,914.7		4,423.9		3,643.8		4,063.7		977.3		1,011.0		Long-Term Debt	18,219.2		19,810.9		4,215.1		4,865.2		3,984.7		4,494.3		1,163.6		1,228.9
Rate Reduction Bonds	Rate Reduction Bonds	518.5		568.0		0		0		0		0		518.5		568.0		Rate Reduction Bonds	496.9		555.8		—		—		—		—		496.9		555.8

As of December 31, 2020:	As of December 31, 2020:																	As of December 31, 2020:
Preferred Stock Not Subject to Mandatory Redemption	Preferred Stock Not Subject to Mandatory Redemption	$	155.6	$	169.1	$	116.2	$	123.4	$	43.0	$	45.7	$	0	$	0	Preferred Stock Not Subject to Mandatory Redemption	$	155.6	$	169.1	$	116.2	$	123.4	$	43.0	$	45.7	$	—	$	—
Long-Term Debt	Long-Term Debt	16,179.1		18,420.1		3,914.8		4,800.9		3,643.2		4,294.0		1,099.1		1,207.0		Long-Term Debt	16,179.1		18,420.1		3,914.8		4,800.9		3,643.2		4,294.0		1,099.1		1,207.0
Rate Reduction Bonds	Rate Reduction Bonds	540.1		603.4		0		0		0		0		540.1		603.4		Rate Reduction Bonds	540.1		603.4		—		—		—		—		540.1		603.4

Derivative Instruments and Marketable Securities: Derivative instruments and investments in marketable securities are carried at fair value. For further information, see Note 4, "Derivative Instruments," and Note 5, "Marketable Securities," to the financial statements.

See Note 1D, "Summary of Significant Accounting Policies – Fair Value Measurements," for the fair value measurement policy and the fair value hierarchy.

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11. ACCUMULATED OTHER COMPREHENSIVE INCOME/(LOSS)

The changes in accumulated other comprehensive income/(loss) by component, net of tax, are as follows:


		For the Three Months Ended March 31, 2021								For the Three Months Ended March 31, 2020									For the Nine Months Ended September 30, 2021								For the Nine Months Ended September 30, 2020
Eversource (Millions of Dollars)	Eversource (Millions of Dollars)	Qualified Cash Flow Hedging Instruments		Unrealized Gains/(Losses) on Marketable Securities		Defined Benefit Plans		Total		Qualified Cash Flow Hedging Instruments		Unrealized Gains on Marketable Securities		Defined Benefit Plans		Total		Eversource (Millions of Dollars)	Qualified Cash Flow Hedging Instruments		Unrealized Gains/(Losses) on Marketable Securities		Defined Benefit Plans		Total		Qualified Cash Flow Hedging Instruments		Unrealized Gains on Marketable Securities		Defined Benefit Plans		Total
Balance as of January 1st		$	(1.4)	$	1.1	$	(76.1)	$	(76.4)	$	(3.0)	$	0.7	$	(62.8)	$	(65.1)
Balance as of Beginning of Period																		Balance as of Beginning of Period	$	(1.4)	$	1.1	$	(76.1)	$	(76.4)	$	(3.0)	$	0.7	$	(62.8)	$	(65.1)

OCI Before Reclassifications	OCI Before Reclassifications	0		(0.7)		0		(0.7)		0		0.2		0		0.2		OCI Before Reclassifications	—		(0.6)		(2.4)		(3.0)		—		0.3		(1.6)		(1.3)
Amounts Reclassified from AOCI	Amounts Reclassified from AOCI	0.4		0		1.5		1.9		0.2		0		1.6		1.8		Amounts Reclassified from AOCI	1.0		—		6.5		7.5		1.2		—		4.8		6.0
Net OCI	Net OCI	0.4		(0.7)		1.5		1.2		0.2		0.2		1.6		2.0		Net OCI	1.0		(0.6)		4.1		4.5		1.2		0.3		3.2		4.7
Balance as of March 31st		$	(1.0)	$	0.4	$	(74.6)	$	(75.2)	$	(2.8)	$	0.9	$	(61.2)	$	(63.1)
Balance as of End of Period																		Balance as of End of Period	$	(0.4)	$	0.5	$	(72.0)	$	(71.9)	$	(1.8)	$	1.0	$	(59.6)	$	(60.4)

Defined benefit plan OCI amounts before reclassifications relate to actuarial gains and losses that arose during the year and were recognized in AOCI. The unamortized actuarial gains and losses and prior service costs on the defined benefit plans are amortized from AOCI into Other Income, Net over the average future employee service period, and are reflected in amounts reclassified from AOCI.

12. COMMON SHARES

The following table sets forth the Eversource parent common shares and the shares of common stock of CL&P, NSTAR Electric and PSNH that were authorized and issued, as well as the respective per share par values:


		Shares									Shares
				Authorized as of March 31, 2021 and December 31, 2020		Issued as of									Authorized as of September 30, 2021 and December 31, 2020		Issued as of
		Par Value			March 31, 2021		December 31, 2020		Par Value							September 30, 2021		December 31, 2020
Eversource	Eversource	$	5		380,000,000		357,818,402			357,818,402		Eversource	$	5		380,000,000		357,818,402		357,818,402
CL&P	CL&P	$	10	24,500,000		6,035,205		6,035,205		CL&P	$	10			24,500,000		6,035,205		6,035,205
NSTAR Electric	NSTAR Electric	$	1	100,000,000		200		200		NSTAR Electric	$	1			100,000,000		200		200
PSNH	PSNH	$	1	100,000,000		301		301		PSNH	$	1			100,000,000		301		301

Treasury Shares: As of ~~March 31,~~September 30, 2021 and December 31, 2020, there were ~~14,384,104~~14,044,078 and 14,864,379 Eversource common shares held as treasury shares, respectively. As of ~~March 31,~~September 30, 2021 and December 31, 2020, Eversource common shares outstanding were ~~343,434,298~~343,774,324 and 342,954,023, respectively.

Eversource issues treasury shares to satisfy awards under the Company's incentive plans, shares issued under the dividend reinvestment and share purchase plan, and matching contributions under the Eversource 401k Plan. The issuance of treasury shares represents a non-cash transaction, as the treasury shares were used to fulfill Eversource's obligations that require the issuance of common shares.

13. COMMON SHAREHOLDERS' EQUITY AND NONCONTROLLING INTERESTS

Dividends on the preferred stock of CL&P and NSTAR Electric totaled $1.9 million for each of the three months ended ~~March 31,~~September 30, 2021 and 2020 and $5.6 million for each of the nine months ended September 30, 2021 and 2020. These dividends were presented as Net Income Attributable to Noncontrolling Interests on the Eversource statements of income. Noncontrolling Interest – Preferred Stock of Subsidiaries on the Eversource balance sheets totaled $155.6 million as of ~~March 31,~~September 30, 2021 and December 31, 2020. On the Eversource balance sheets, Common Shareholders' Equity was fully attributable to Eversource parent and Noncontrolling Interest – Preferred Stock of Subsidiaries was fully attributable to the noncontrolling interest.

14. EARNINGS PER SHARE

Basic EPS is computed based upon the weighted average number of common shares outstanding during each period. Diluted EPS is computed on the basis of the weighted average number of common shares outstanding plus the potential dilutive effect of certain share-based compensation awards as if they were converted into outstanding common shares. The dilutive effect of unvested RSU and performance share awards is calculated using the treasury stock method. RSU and performance share awards are included in basic weighted average common shares outstanding as of the date that all necessary vesting conditions have been satisfied. Earnings per share dilution in 2020 also included the impact of the 2019 equity forward sale agreement, which was calculated using the treasury stock method until the settlement of the forward sale agreement on March 26, 2020. For the three months ended March 31, 2021 and 2020, thereThere were 0no antidilutive share awards excluded from the computation of diluted ~~EPS.~~EPS for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2021 and the three months ended September 30, 2020. For the nine months ended September 30, 2020, there were 52,747 antidilutive share awards excluded from the EPS computation, as their impact would have been antidilutive. Antidilutive shares pertained to a purchase option extended to underwriters in connection with Eversource’s common share issuance on June 15, 2020.

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The following table sets forth the components of basic and diluted EPS:


Eversource (Millions of Dollars, except share information)	Eversource (Millions of Dollars, except share information)	For the Three Months Ended			Eversource (Millions of Dollars, except share information)	For the Three Months Ended						For the Nine Months Ended
			March 31, 2021				March 31, 2020		Eversource (Millions of Dollars, except share information)	September 30, 2021		September 30, 2020		September 30, 2021		September 30, 2020
Net Income Attributable to Common Shareholders	Net Income Attributable to Common Shareholders		$	366.1			$	334.8		$	283.2	$	346.3	$	913.8	$	933.2
Weighted Average Common Shares Outstanding:	Weighted Average Common Shares Outstanding:								Weighted Average Common Shares Outstanding:
Basic	Basic		343,678,243				331,102,237		Basic	344,023,846		343,076,614		343,848,905		337,375,172
Dilutive Effect of:	Dilutive Effect of:								Dilutive Effect of:
Share-Based Compensation Awards and Other	Share-Based Compensation Awards and Other		656,446				747,233		Share-Based Compensation Awards and Other	645,936		696,988		631,151		686,403
Equity Forward Sale Agreement	Equity Forward Sale Agreement		0				1,087,683		Equity Forward Sale Agreement	—		—		—		362,525
Total Dilutive Effect	Total Dilutive Effect		656,446				1,834,916		Total Dilutive Effect	645,936		696,988		631,151		1,048,928
Diluted	Diluted		344,334,689				332,937,153		Diluted	344,669,782		343,773,602		344,480,056		338,424,100
Basic EPS	Basic EPS		$	1.07			$	1.01	Basic EPS	$	0.82	$	1.01	$	2.66	$	2.77
Diluted EPS	Diluted EPS		$	1.06			$	1.01	Diluted EPS	$	0.82	$	1.01	$	2.65	$	2.76

15. REVENUES

The following tables present operating revenues disaggregated by revenue source:


		For the Three Months Ended March 31, 2021															For the Three Months Ended September 30, 2021
Eversource (Millions of Dollars)	Eversource (Millions of Dollars)	Electric Distribution		Natural Gas Distribution		Electric Transmission		Water Distribution		Other		Eliminations		Total		Eversource (Millions of Dollars)	Electric Distribution		Natural Gas Distribution		Electric Transmission		Water Distribution		Other		Eliminations		Total
Revenues from Contracts with Customers	Revenues from Contracts with Customers															Revenues from Contracts with Customers
Retail Tariff Sales	Retail Tariff Sales															Retail Tariff Sales
Residential	Residential	$	1,066.0	$	466.3	$	0	$	27.7	$	0	$	0	$	1,560.0	Residential	$	1,146.8	$	81.7	$	—	$	39.1	$	—	$	—	$	1,267.6
Commercial	Commercial	559.9		207.6		0		13.8		0		(1.4)		779.9		Commercial	748.8		59.0		—		17.2		—		(1.4)		823.6
Industrial	Industrial	83.0		55.9		0		1.0		0		(3.5)		136.4		Industrial	96.2		28.6		—		1.1		—		(4.8)		121.1
Total Retail Tariff Sales Revenues	Total Retail Tariff Sales Revenues	1,708.9		729.8		0		42.5		0		(4.9)		2,476.3		Total Retail Tariff Sales Revenues	1,991.8		169.3		—		57.4		—		(6.2)		2,212.3
Wholesale Transmission Revenues	Wholesale Transmission Revenues	0		0		394.3		0		19.2		(321.0)		92.5		Wholesale Transmission Revenues	—		—		527.2		—		23.0		(408.5)		141.7
Wholesale Market Sales Revenues	Wholesale Market Sales Revenues	149.1		26.4		0		0.8		0		0		176.3		Wholesale Market Sales Revenues	133.8		12.2		—		1.1		—		—		147.1
Other Revenues from Contracts with Customers	Other Revenues from Contracts with Customers	18.2		1.3		3.4		1.2		323.8		(321.3)		26.6		Other Revenues from Contracts with Customers	29.6		1.2		3.5		1.8		303.1		(301.4)		37.8

Reserve for Revenues Subject to Refund (1)																Reserve for Revenues Subject to Refund (1)	(93.4)		—		—		(0.9)		—		—		(94.3)
Total Revenues from Contracts with Customers	Total Revenues from Contracts with Customers	1,876.2		757.5		397.7		44.5		343.0		(647.2)		2,771.7		Total Revenues from Contracts with Customers	2,061.8		182.7		530.7		59.4		326.1		(716.1)		2,444.6
Alternative Revenue Programs	Alternative Revenue Programs	23.0		22.8		2.7		1.8		0		2.2		52.5		Alternative Revenue Programs	(7.9)		2.7		(112.6)		2.3		—		102.0		(13.5)
Other Revenues (1)		1.1		0.2		0.2		0.1		0		0		1.6
Other Revenues (2)																Other Revenues (2)	1.3		0.1		0.2		0.1		—		—		1.7
Total Operating Revenues	Total Operating Revenues	$	1,900.3	$	780.5	$	400.6	$	46.4	$	343.0	$	(645.0)	$	2,825.8	Total Operating Revenues	$	2,055.2	$	185.5	$	418.3	$	61.8	$	326.1	$	(614.1)	$	2,432.8

																	For the Nine Months Ended September 30, 2021
Eversource (Millions of Dollars)																Eversource (Millions of Dollars)	Electric Distribution		Natural Gas Distribution		Electric Transmission		Water Distribution		Other		Eliminations		Total
Revenues from Contracts with Customers																Revenues from Contracts with Customers
Retail Tariff Sales																Retail Tariff Sales
Residential																Residential	$	3,094.9	$	722.8	$	—	$	102.8	$	—	$	—	$	3,920.5
Commercial																Commercial	1,902.9		356.4		—		47.0		—		(4.1)		2,302.2
Industrial																Industrial	261.1		119.5		—		3.3		—		(12.8)		371.1
Total Retail Tariff Sales Revenues																Total Retail Tariff Sales Revenues	5,258.9		1,198.7		—		153.1		—		(16.9)		6,593.8
Wholesale Transmission Revenues																Wholesale Transmission Revenues	—		—		1,338.4		—		62.5		(1,075.4)		325.5
Wholesale Market Sales Revenues																Wholesale Market Sales Revenues	380.1		54.1		—		3.0		—		—		437.2
Other Revenues from Contracts with Customers																Other Revenues from Contracts with Customers	68.4		3.6		10.2		5.5		936.6		(929.6)		94.7
Reserve for Revenues Subject to Refund (1)																Reserve for Revenues Subject to Refund (1)	(93.4)		—		—		(2.2)		—		—		(95.6)
Total Revenues from Contracts with Customers																Total Revenues from Contracts with Customers	5,614.0		1,256.4		1,348.6		159.4		999.1		(2,021.9)		7,355.6
Alternative Revenue Programs																Alternative Revenue Programs	14.9		21.3		(119.2)		1.3		—		103.0		21.3
Other Revenues (2)																Other Revenues (2)	3.2		0.1		0.7		0.3		—		—		4.3
Total Operating Revenues																Total Operating Revenues	$	5,632.1	$	1,277.8	$	1,230.1	$	161.0	$	999.1	$	(1,918.9)	$	7,381.2

For the Three Months Ended March 31, 2020
Eversource
(Millions of Dollars)
Electric
Distribution Natural Gas
Distribution Electric
Transmission Water Distribution Other Eliminations Total
Revenues from Contracts with Customers
Retail Tariff Sales
Residential $ 963.8 $ 238.0 $ 0 $ 27.8 $ 0 $ 0 $ 1,229.6
Commercial 607.0 134.6 0 14.8 0 (1.0) 755.4
Industrial 79.8 28.3 0 1.1 0 (3.2) 106.0
Total Retail Tariff Sales Revenues 1,650.6 400.9 0 43.7 0 (4.2) 2,091.0
Wholesale Transmission Revenues 0 0 336.3 0 17.3 (283.6) 70.0
Wholesale Market Sales Revenues 91.0 13.2 0 0.8 0 0 105.0
Other Revenues from Contracts with Customers 21.4 1.4 3.4 1.1 277.3 (276.2) 28.4
Total Revenues from Contracts with Customers 1,763.0 415.5 339.7 45.6 294.6 (564.0) 2,294.4
Alternative Revenue Programs 38.8 32.2 29.8 1.1 0 (27.4) 74.5
Other Revenues (1)
3.5 0.9 0.2 0.2 0 0 4.8
Total Operating Revenues $ 1,805.3 $ 448.6 $ 369.7 $ 46.9 $ 294.6 $ (591.4) $ 2,373.7

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For the Three Months Ended March 31, 2021 For the Three Months Ended March 31, 2020
(Millions of Dollars) CL&P NSTAR Electric PSNH CL&P NSTAR Electric PSNH
Revenues from Contracts with Customers
Retail Tariff Sales
Residential $ 545.8 $ 362.4 $ 157.8 $ 489.9 $ 331.0 $ 142.9
Commercial 214.2 268.3 77.8 226.4 301.9 79.1
Industrial 36.7 24.6 21.7 34.0 26.8 19.0
Total Retail Tariff Sales Revenues 796.7 655.3 257.3 750.3 659.7 241.0
Wholesale Transmission Revenues 189.0 147.1 58.2 151.8 134.8 49.7
Wholesale Market Sales Revenues 109.7 24.4 15.0 64.7 14.4 11.9
Other Revenues from Contracts with Customers 7.3 11.7 3.2 8.8 10.7 6.0
Total Revenues from Contracts with Customers 1,102.7 838.5 333.7 975.6 819.6 308.6
Alternative Revenue Programs 8.9 13.8 3.0 44.6 19.3 4.7
Other Revenues (1)
0.2 1.1 0 1.7 1.4 0.6
Eliminations (124.5) (116.4) (43.3) (122.2) (106.5) (37.5)
Total Operating Revenues $ 987.3 $ 737.0 $ 293.4 $ 899.7 $ 733.8 $ 276.4


	For the Three Months Ended September 30, 2020
Eversource (Millions of Dollars)	Electric Distribution		Natural Gas Distribution		Electric Transmission		Water Distribution		Other		Eliminations		Total
Revenues from Contracts with Customers
Retail Tariff Sales
Residential	$	1,183.9	$	45.5	$	—	$	45.8	$	—	$	—	$	1,275.2
Commercial	682.7		41.1		—		17.1		—		(1.4)		739.5
Industrial	91.0		17.5		—		1.3		—		(3.6)		106.2
Total Retail Tariff Sales Revenues	1,957.6		104.1		—		64.2		—		(5.0)		2,120.9
Wholesale Transmission Revenues	—		—		458.2		—		19.0		(365.6)		111.6
Wholesale Market Sales Revenues	79.6		8.7		—		1.1		—		—		89.4
Other Revenues from Contracts with Customers	20.7		1.3		3.2		0.7		303.3		(299.0)		30.2

Total Revenues from Contracts with Customers	2,057.9		114.1		461.4		66.0		322.3		(669.6)		2,352.1
Alternative Revenue Programs	1.7		(4.0)		(72.3)		(2.0)		—		67.0		(9.6)
Other Revenues (2)	0.7		0.1		0.2		0.1		—		—		1.1
Total Operating Revenues	$	2,060.3	$	110.2	$	389.3	$	64.1	$	322.3	$	(602.6)	$	2,343.6


	For the Nine Months Ended September 30, 2020
Eversource (Millions of Dollars)	Electric Distribution		Natural Gas Distribution		Electric Transmission		Water Distribution		Other		Eliminations		Total
Revenues from Contracts with Customers
Retail Tariff Sales
Residential	$	3,063.7	$	399.6	$	—	$	113.2	$	—	$	—	$	3,576.5
Commercial	1,815.7		243.5		—		47.7		—		(3.7)		2,103.2
Industrial	248.4		67.0		—		3.6		—		(10.1)		308.9
Total Retail Tariff Sales Revenues	5,127.8		710.1		—		164.5		—		(13.8)		5,988.6
Wholesale Transmission Revenues	—		—		1,177.9		—		55.6		(981.4)		252.1
Wholesale Market Sales Revenues	231.1		31.9		—		2.9		—		—		265.9
Other Revenues from Contracts with Customers	63.3		4.1		9.9		2.8		845.1		(838.0)		87.2

Total Revenues from Contracts with Customers	5,422.2		746.1		1,187.8		170.2		900.7		(1,833.2)		6,593.8
Alternative Revenue Programs	54.8		22.9		(52.7)		(4.1)		—		48.9		69.8
Other Revenues (2)	4.9		1.0		0.5		0.5		—		—		6.9
Total Operating Revenues	$	5,481.9	$	770.0	$	1,135.6	$	166.6	$	900.7	$	(1,784.3)	$	6,670.5



	For the Three Months Ended September 30, 2021						For the Three Months Ended September 30, 2020
(Millions of Dollars)	CL&P		NSTAR Electric		PSNH		CL&P		NSTAR Electric		PSNH
Revenues from Contracts with Customers
Retail Tariff Sales
Residential	$	572.0	$	401.9	$	172.9	$	608.7	$	415.4	$	159.8
Commercial	249.4		411.3		88.5		244.7		358.3		80.1
Industrial	35.0		35.9		25.3		38.0		30.6		22.4
Total Retail Tariff Sales Revenues	856.4		849.1		286.7		891.4		804.3		262.3
Wholesale Transmission Revenues	268.2		171.0		88.0		233.3		153.1		71.8
Wholesale Market Sales Revenues	100.3		21.3		12.2		60.0		12.1		7.5
Other Revenues from Contracts with Customers	12.1		14.3		7.3		8.1		10.5		3.7
(Reserve for)/Amortization of Revenues Subject to Refund (1)	(93.4)		—		—		—		—		2.3
Total Revenues from Contracts with Customers	1,143.6		1,055.7		394.2		1,192.8		980.0		347.6
Alternative Revenue Programs	(82.0)		(14.4)		(24.1)		(65.0)		8.2		(13.8)
Other Revenues (2)	0.2		0.7		0.6		0.2		0.7		—
Eliminations	(142.2)		(123.3)		(55.8)		(133.7)		(113.5)		(50.1)
Total Operating Revenues	$	919.6	$	918.7	$	314.9	$	994.3	$	875.4	$	283.7



	For the Nine Months Ended September 30, 2021						For the Nine Months Ended September 30, 2020
(Millions of Dollars)	CL&P		NSTAR Electric		PSNH		CL&P		NSTAR Electric		PSNH
Revenues from Contracts with Customers
Retail Tariff Sales
Residential	$	1,558.6	$	1,069.0	$	467.3	$	1,567.9	$	1,057.9	$	437.9
Commercial	679.3		975.7		249.2		670.4		921.3		225.3
Industrial	100.2		89.5		71.4		105.3		82.1		61.0
Total Retail Tariff Sales Revenues	2,338.1		2,134.2		787.9		2,343.6		2,061.3		724.2
Wholesale Transmission Revenues	652.8		478.2		207.4		576.5		430.3		171.1
Wholesale Market Sales Revenues	278.1		64.7		37.3		163.9		39.8		27.4
Other Revenues from Contracts with Customers	28.8		36.8		14.9		25.1		32.4		10.9
(Reserve for)/Amortization of Revenues Subject to Refund (1)	(93.4)		—		—		—		—		6.9
Total Revenues from Contracts with Customers	3,204.4		2,713.9		1,047.5		3,109.1		2,563.8		940.5
Alternative Revenue Programs	(74.2)		(11.3)		(18.8)		(27.8)		31.1		(1.2)
Other Revenues (2)	0.3		2.5		1.1		2.0		2.8		0.6
Eliminations	(394.0)		(362.0)		(142.6)		(371.9)		(327.5)		(124.6)
Total Operating Revenues	$	2,736.5	$	2,343.1	$	887.2	$	2,711.4	$	2,270.2	$	815.3

(1)The Electric Distribution segment 2021 revenue subject to refund amount relates to an October 1, 2021 CL&P settlement agreement with the DEEP, OCC, AG and the Connecticut Industrial Energy Consumers, which resolved certain issues that arose in pending regulatory proceedings initiated by the PURA. In the third quarter of 2021, CL&P recorded a reduction to Operating Revenues of $65 million on the income statement for a reserve for customer credits associated with the provisions of the settlement agreement. Additionally, CL&P recorded a $28.4 million reserve in the first quarter of 2021 for a civil penalty for non-compliance with storm performance standards to be credited to customers. The penalty was reclassified from Operations and Maintenance expense to a reduction of Operating Revenues in the third quarter of 2021 in connection with the finalization of the settlement agreement. In total, the reserve for revenues subject to refund totaled $93.4 million and was recorded as a current regulatory liability on CL&P’s balance sheet and as a reduction to Operating Revenues on the nine months ended September 30, 2021 income statement. See Note 9G, “Commitments and Contingencies - CL&P Regulatory Matters,” for further information.

(2) Other Revenues include certain fees charged to customers that are not considered revenue from contracts with customers. Other Revenues also include lease revenues under lessor accounting guidance of ~~$1.6~~$1.1 million (including $0.2 million at CL&P and ~~$1.1~~$0.7 million at NSTAR Electric) and $1.1 million (including $0.2 million at CL&P and $0.7 million at NSTAR Electric) for the three months ended ~~March 31,~~September 30, 2021 and 2020, respectively, and $3.8 million (including $0.6 million at CL&P and $2.5 million at NSTAR Electric) and $3.2 million (including $0.6 million at CL&P and $2.1 million at NSTAR Electric) for the nine months ended September 30, 2021 and 2020, respectively.

16. SEGMENT INFORMATION

Eversource is organized into the Electric Distribution, Electric Transmission, Natural Gas Distribution and Water Distribution reportable segments and Other based on a combination of factors, including the characteristics of each segments' services, the sources of operating revenues and expenses and the regulatory environment in which each segment operates. These reportable segments represent substantially all of Eversource's total consolidated revenues. Revenues from the sale of electricity, natural gas and water primarily are derived from residential, commercial and industrial customers and are not dependent on any single customer. The Electric Distribution reportable segment includes the results of NSTAR Electric's solar power facilities. Eversource's reportable segments are determined based upon the level at which Eversource's chief operating decision maker assesses performance and makes decisions about the allocation of company resources.

The remainder of Eversource's operations is presented as Other in the tables below and primarily consists of 1) the equity in earnings of Eversource parent from its subsidiaries and intercompany interest income, both of which are eliminated in consolidation, and interest expense related to the debt of Eversource parent, 2) the revenues and expenses of Eversource Service, most of which are eliminated in consolidation, 3) the operations of CYAPC and YAEC, 4) the results of other unregulated subsidiaries, which are not part of its core business, and 5) Eversource parent's equity ownership interests that are not consolidated, which primarily include the offshore wind business, a natural gas pipeline owned by Enbridge, Inc., and a renewable energy investment fund.

In the ordinary course of business, Yankee Gas, NSTAR Gas and EGMA purchase natural gas transmission services from the Enbridge, Inc. natural gas pipeline project described above. These affiliate transaction costs total $77.7 million annually and are classified as Purchased Power, Fuel and Transmission on the Eversource statements of income.

Each of Eversource's subsidiaries, including CL&P, NSTAR Electric and PSNH, has 1 reportable segment.

Cash flows used for investments in plant included in the segment information below are cash capital expenditures that do not include amounts incurred but not paid, cost of removal, AFUDC related to equity funds, and the capitalized portions of pension and PBOP expense.

Eversource's segment information is as follows:


				For the Three Months Ended September 30, 2021

Eversource (Millions of Dollars)																	Eversource (Millions of Dollars)	Electric Distribution		Natural Gas Distribution		Electric Transmission		Water Distribution		Other		Eliminations		Total
Operating Revenues																	Operating Revenues	$	2,055.2	$	185.5	$	418.3	$	61.8	$	326.1	$	(614.1)	$	2,432.8
Depreciation and Amortization																	Depreciation and Amortization	(179.8)		(28.5)		(75.4)		(11.5)		(28.0)		1.1		(322.1)
Other Operating Expenses																	Other Operating Expenses	(1,640.5)		(176.9)		(122.4)		(26.1)		(275.2)		613.7		(1,627.4)
Operating Income/(Loss)																	Operating Income/(Loss)	$	234.9	$	(19.9)	$	220.5	$	24.2	$	22.9	$	0.7	$	483.3
Interest Expense																	Interest Expense	$	(61.0)	$	(15.7)	$	(33.5)	$	(8.0)	$	(42.5)	$	12.7	$	(148.0)
Other Income, Net																	Other Income, Net	25.4		6.7		5.0		1.2		325.9		(320.4)		43.8
Net Income/(Loss) Attributable to Common Shareholders																	Net Income/(Loss) Attributable to Common Shareholders	150.4		(22.0)		139.4		17.5		304.9		(307.0)		283.2

		For the Three Months Ended March 31, 2021																For the Nine Months Ended September 30, 2021
Eversource (Millions of Dollars)	Eversource (Millions of Dollars)	Electric Distribution			Natural Gas Distribution		Electric Transmission		Water Distribution		Other		Eliminations		Total		Eversource (Millions of Dollars)	Electric Distribution		Natural Gas Distribution		Electric Transmission		Water Distribution		Other		Eliminations		Total
Operating Revenues	Operating Revenues	$	1,900.3		$	780.5	$	400.6	$	46.4	$	343.0	$	(645.0)	$	2,825.8	Operating Revenues	$	5,632.1	$	1,277.8	$	1,230.1	$	161.0	$	999.1	$	(1,918.9)	$	7,381.2
Depreciation and Amortization	Depreciation and Amortization	(221.9)			(45.7)		(73.5)		(11.3)		(27.3)		1.0		(378.7)		Depreciation and Amortization	(534.1)		(108.7)		(223.4)		(34.3)		(83.7)		3.1		(981.1)
Other Operating Expenses	Other Operating Expenses	(1,530.5)			(535.8)		(115.4)		(25.1)		(299.5)		644.8		(1,861.5)		Other Operating Expenses	(4,531.3)		(970.6)		(359.6)		(76.7)		(860.3)		1,918.9		(4,879.6)
Operating Income	Operating Income	$	147.9		$	199.0	$	211.7	$	10.0	$	16.2	$	0.8	$	585.6	Operating Income	$	566.7	$	198.5	$	647.1	$	50.0	$	55.1	$	3.1	$	1,520.5
Interest Expense	Interest Expense	$	(53.3)		$	(13.9)	$	(32.7)	$	(7.9)	$	(41.6)	$	11.6	$	(137.8)	Interest Expense	$	(175.4)	$	(44.2)	$	(98.7)	$	(24.0)	$	(125.9)	$	37.0	$	(431.2)
Other Income, Net	Other Income, Net	20.7			3.9		5.5		1.0		424.1		(421.0)		34.2		Other Income, Net	76.0		15.2		17.3		3.1		1,059.2		(1,046.2)		124.6
Net Income Attributable to Common Shareholders	Net Income Attributable to Common Shareholders	93.2			147.6		135.4		3.6		394.9		(408.6)		366.1		Net Income Attributable to Common Shareholders	365.4		129.6		412.4		30.0		982.5		(1,006.1)		913.8
Cash Flows Used for Investments in Plant	Cash Flows Used for Investments in Plant	256.6			131.8		225.2		27.6		47.8		0		689.0		Cash Flows Used for Investments in Plant	764.9		506.4		691.0		91.2		157.6		—		2,211.1


				For the Three Months Ended September 30, 2020

Eversource (Millions of Dollars)																	Eversource (Millions of Dollars)	Electric Distribution		Natural Gas Distribution (1)		Electric Transmission		Water Distribution		Other (1)		Eliminations (1)		Total
Operating Revenues																	Operating Revenues	$	2,060.3	$	110.2	$	389.3	$	64.1	$	322.3	$	(602.6)	$	2,343.6
Depreciation and Amortization																	Depreciation and Amortization	(182.0)		(14.8)		(70.6)		(10.8)		(24.1)		0.3		(302.0)
Other Operating Expenses																	Other Operating Expenses	(1,577.0)		(104.2)		(120.6)		(10.2)		(271.5)		603.1		(1,480.4)
Operating Income/(Loss)																	Operating Income/(Loss)	$	301.3	$	(8.8)	$	198.1	$	43.1	$	26.7	$	0.8	$	561.2
Interest Expense																	Interest Expense	$	(53.3)	$	(10.1)	$	(31.1)	$	(8.0)	$	(38.7)	$	7.1	$	(134.1)
Other Income, Net																	Other Income, Net	16.0		0.7		6.9		1.6		401.0		(397.0)		29.2
Net Income/(Loss) Attributable to Common Shareholders																	Net Income/(Loss) Attributable to Common Shareholders	205.5		(15.4)		125.6		23.1		396.6		(389.1)		346.3

		For the Three Months Ended March 31, 2020																For the Nine Months Ended September 30, 2020
Eversource (Millions of Dollars)	Eversource (Millions of Dollars)	Electric Distribution			Natural Gas Distribution (1)		Electric Transmission		Water Distribution		Other (1)		Eliminations (1)		Total		Eversource (Millions of Dollars)	Electric Distribution		Natural Gas Distribution (1)		Electric Transmission		Water Distribution		Other (1)		Eliminations (1)		Total
Operating Revenues	Operating Revenues	$	1,805.3		$	448.6	$	369.7	$	46.9	$	294.6	$	(591.4)	$	2,373.7	Operating Revenues	$	5,481.9	$	770.0	$	1,135.6	$	166.6	$	900.7	$	(1,784.3)	$	6,670.5
Depreciation and Amortization	Depreciation and Amortization	(167.3)			(19.1)		(67.5)		(11.4)		(21.3)		0.6		(286.0)		Depreciation and Amortization	(490.0)		(55.1)		(206.8)		(33.1)		(68.1)		1.2		(851.9)
Other Operating Expenses	Other Operating Expenses	(1,439.6)			(311.6)		(106.8)		(25.0)		(257.0)		591.4		(1,548.6)		Other Operating Expenses	(4,309.9)		(592.0)		(338.5)		(60.7)		(771.4)		1,787.9		(4,284.6)
Operating Income	Operating Income	$	198.4		$	117.9	$	195.4	$	10.5	$	16.3	$	0.6	$	539.1	Operating Income	$	682.0	$	122.9	$	590.3	$	72.8	$	61.2	$	4.8	$	1,534.0
Interest Expense	Interest Expense	$	(53.1)		$	(11.4)	$	(30.6)	$	(8.7)	$	(42.7)	$	11.8	$	(134.7)	Interest Expense	$	(160.7)	$	(32.1)	$	(93.8)	$	(25.1)	$	(119.0)	$	27.6	$	(403.1)
Other Income, Net	Other Income, Net	12.5			1.4		5.2		0.1		383.7		(378.8)		24.1		Other Income, Net	44.9		2.5		22.7		1.7		1,087.9		(1,076.1)		83.6
Net Income Attributable to Common Shareholders	Net Income Attributable to Common Shareholders	130.1			85.9		126.8		2.1		356.3		(366.4)		334.8		Net Income Attributable to Common Shareholders	450.6		73.3		381.8		35.6		1,035.6		(1,043.7)		933.2
Cash Flows Used for Investments in Plant	Cash Flows Used for Investments in Plant	315.8			99.1		232.8		18.5		59.3		0		725.5		Cash Flows Used for Investments in Plant	781.2		322.8		732.4		84.0		181.2		—		2,101.6

(1) On October 9, 2020, Eversource completed the CMA asset acquisition, with Yankee Energy System, Inc. (Yankee parent) as the acquiring entity. Yankee parent is the parent company of Yankee Gas, NSTAR Gas, EGMA and Hopkinton LNG Corp. As a result of the acquisition, in the fourth quarter of 2020, our chief operating decision maker assessed the performance of the Natural Gas Distribution segment including Yankee parent. Previously, Yankee parent was presented within Other and its equity in earnings were eliminated in consolidation. Prior comparative periods were revised to conform to the current period segment presentation.

The following table summarizes Eversource's segmented total assets:


Eversource (Millions of Dollars)	Eversource (Millions of Dollars)	Electric Distribution		Natural Gas Distribution		Electric Transmission		Water Distribution		Other		Eliminations		Total		Eversource (Millions of Dollars)	Electric Distribution		Natural Gas Distribution		Electric Transmission		Water Distribution		Other		Eliminations		Total
As of March 31, 2021		$	25,033.9	$	6,576.5	$	11,713.1	$	2,391.0	$	21,468.2	$	(20,664.5)	$	46,518.2
As of September 30, 2021																As of September 30, 2021	$	25,604.2	$	6,865.6	$	12,123.5	$	2,444.9	$	21,624.5	$	(20,648.6)	$	48,014.1
As of December 31, 2020	As of December 31, 2020	24,981.9		6,450.5		11,695.0		2,375.2		22,089.4		(21,492.4)		46,099.6		As of December 31, 2020	24,981.9		6,450.5		11,695.0		2,375.2		22,089.4		(21,492.4)		46,099.6

17. ACQUISITION OF ASSETS OF COLUMBIA GAS OF MASSACHUSETTS

On October 9, 2020, Eversource acquired certain assets and liabilities that comprised the NiSource Inc. (NiSource) natural gas distribution business in Massachusetts, which was previously doing business as CMA, pursuant to an asset purchase agreement (the Agreement) entered into on February 26, 2020 between Eversource and NiSource. The cash purchase price was $1.1 billion, plus a working capital amount of $68.6 million, as finalized in the first quarter of 2021. The natural gas distribution assets acquired from CMA were assigned to EGMA, an indirect wholly-owned subsidiary of Eversource formed in 2020. The LNG assets acquired from CMA were assigned to Hopkinton LNG Corp.

Preliminary Purchase Price Allocation: The purchase price allocation reflects measurement period adjustments recorded ~~as of March 31,~~in 2021 to reduce the fair values of certain regulatory and plant assets and certain liabilities acquired, resulting in a corresponding increase to Goodwill, based on new information received during the measurement period.

The preliminary allocation of the cash purchase price is as follows:


(Millions of Dollars)
Current Assets	$	138
Restricted Cash	57
PP&E	~~1,193~~1,184
Goodwill	4950
Other Noncurrent Assets, excluding Goodwill	~~130~~131
Other Current Liabilities	(81)
Other Noncurrent Liabilities	~~(317)~~(310)
Cash Purchase Price	$	1,169

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EVERSOURCE ENERGY AND SUBSIDIARIES

Management's Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations

The following discussion and analysis should be read in conjunction with our unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements and related combined notes included in this combined Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q, the combined Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarters ended March 31, 2021 and June 30, 2021, as well as the Eversource 2020 combined Annual Report on Form 10-K. References in this combined Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q to "Eversource," the "Company," "we," "us," and "our" refer to Eversource Energy and its consolidated subsidiaries. All per-share amounts are reported on a diluted basis. The unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements of Eversource, NSTAR Electric and PSNH and the unaudited condensed financial statements of CL&P are herein collectively referred to as the "financial statements."

Refer to the Glossary of Terms included in this combined Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for abbreviations and acronyms used throughout this Management's Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations.

The only common equity securities that are publicly traded are common shares of Eversource. The earnings and EPS of each business discussed below do not represent a direct legal interest in the assets and liabilities of such business, but rather represent a direct interest in our assets and liabilities as a whole. EPS by business is a financial measure not recognized under GAAP (non-GAAP) that is calculated by dividing the Net Income Attributable to Common Shareholders of each business by the weighted average diluted Eversource common shares outstanding for the period. Our earnings discussion also includes a non-GAAP financial ~~measure~~measures referencing our 2021 earnings and EPS excluding charges at CL&P related to a settlement agreement that included credits to customers and funding of various customer assistance initiatives and a storm performance penalty imposed on CL&P by PURA and our 2021 and 2020 earnings and EPS excluding certain acquisition ~~costs~~ and transition costs.

We use these non-GAAP financial measures to evaluate and provide details of earnings results by business and to more fully compare and explain our 2021 and 2020 results without including these items. This information is among the primary indicators we use as a basis for evaluating performance and planning and forecasting of future periods. We believe the impacts of the CL&P settlement agreement, the storm performance penalty imposed on CL&P by PURA, and acquisition and transition costs are not indicative of our ongoing costs and performance. We view these charges as not directly related to the ongoing operations of the business and therefore not an indicator of baseline operating performance. Due to the nature and significance of the effect of these items on Net Income Attributable to Common Shareholders and EPS, we believe that the non-GAAP presentation is a more meaningful representation of our financial performance and provides additional and useful information to readers of this report in analyzing historical and future performance of our business. These non-GAAP financial measures should not be considered as alternatives to reported Net Income Attributable to Common Shareholders or EPS determined in accordance with GAAP as indicators of operating performance.

~~From time to time, we~~We make statements concerning our expectations, beliefs, plans, objectives, goals, strategies, assumptions of future events, future financial performance or growth and other statements that are not historical facts. These statements are "forward-looking statements" within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. You can generally identify our forward-looking statements through the use of words or phrases such as "estimate," "expect," "anticipate," "intend," "plan," "project," "believe," "forecast," "should," "could," and other similar expressions. Forward-looking statements are based on the current expectations, estimates, assumptions or projections of management and are not guarantees of future performance. These expectations, estimates, assumptions or projections may vary materially from actual results. Accordingly, any such statements are qualified in their entirety by reference to, and are accompanied by, the following important factors that could cause our actual results to differ materially from those contained in our forward-looking statements, including, but not limited to:

•cyberattacks or breaches, including those resulting in the compromise of the confidentiality of our proprietary information and the personal information of our customers,

• disruptions in the capital markets or other events that make our access to necessary capital more difficult or costly,

• the negative impacts of the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic, including any new or emerging variants, on our customers, vendors, employees, regulators, and operations,

• changes in economic conditions, including impact on interest rates, tax policies, and customer demand and payment ability,

• ability or inability to commence and complete our major strategic development projects and opportunities,

• acts of war or terrorism, physical attacks or grid disturbances that may damage and disrupt our electric transmission and electric, natural gas, and water distribution systems,

• actions or inaction of local, state and federal regulatory, public policy and taxing bodies,

• substandard performance of third-party suppliers and service providers,

• fluctuations in weather patterns, including extreme weather due to climate change,

• changes in business conditions, which could include disruptive technology or development of alternative energy sources related to our current or future business model,

• contamination of, or disruption in, our water supplies,

• changes in levels or timing of capital expenditures,

• changes in laws, regulations or regulatory policy, including compliance with environmental laws and regulations,

• changes in accounting standards and financial reporting regulations,

• actions of rating agencies, and

• other presently unknown or unforeseen factors.

Other risk factors are detailed in our reports filed with the SEC and updated as necessary, and we encourage you to consult such disclosures.

All such factors are difficult to predict and contain uncertainties that may materially affect our actual results, many of which are beyond our control. You should not place undue reliance on the forward-looking statements, as each speaks only as of the date on which such statement is made, and, except as required by federal securities laws, we undertake no obligation to update any forward-looking statement or statements to reflect events or circumstances after the date on which such statement is made or to reflect the occurrence of unanticipated events. New factors emerge from time to time and it is not possible for us to predict all of such factors, nor can we assess the impact of each such factor on the business or the extent to which any factor, or combination of factors, may cause actual results to differ materially from those contained in any ~~forward-~~

~~looking~~forward-looking statements. For more information, see Item 1A, Risk Factors, included in this combined Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q and in Eversource's 2020 combined Annual Report on Form 10-K. This combined Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q and Eversource's 2020 combined Annual Report on Form 10-K also describe material contingencies and critical accounting policies in the accompanying Management's Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations and Combined Notes to Financial Statements. We encourage you to review these items.

Financial Condition and Business Analysis

Executive Summary

Eversource Energy is a public utility holding company primarily engaged, through its wholly-owned regulated utility subsidiaries, in the energy delivery business. Eversource Energy's wholly-owned regulated utility subsidiaries consist of CL&P, NSTAR Electric and PSNH (electric utilities), Yankee Gas, NSTAR Gas and Eversource Gas Company of Massachusetts (EGMA) (natural gas utilities) and Aquarion (water utilities). Eversource is organized into the electric distribution, electric transmission, natural gas distribution and water distribution reportable segments.

The following items in this executive summary are explained in more detail in this combined Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q:

Earnings Overview and Future Outlook:

•We earned ~~$366.1~~$283.2 million, or ~~$1.06~~$0.82 per share, in the third quarter of 2021, and $913.8 million, or $2.65 per share, in the first ~~quarter~~nine months of 2021, compared with ~~$334.8~~$346.3 million, or $1.01 per share, in the ~~first~~third quarter of ~~2020. Our results include after-tax transition~~2020, and ~~acquisition costs of $6.2~~$933.2 million, or ~~$0.02~~$2.76 per share, in the first quarter of 2021, compared with $3.5 million, or $0.01 per share, in the first quarter of 2020. Excluding those transition and acquisition costs, we earned $372.3 million, or $1.08 per share, in the first quarter of 2021, compared with $338.3 million, or $1.02 per share, in the first quarternine months of 2020.

•Our third quarter and first nine months of 2021 results include after-tax costs resulting from a CL&P settlement agreement on October 1, 2021 recorded within the electric distribution ~~segment earned $93.2 million, or $0.27 per share, in the~~segment. Our first ~~quarter~~nine months of 2021 ~~compared with $130.1 million, or $0.39 per share, in the first quarter of 2020. First quarter of 2021 electric distribution segment earnings~~results also include an after-tax charge ~~of $0.07 per share~~ at CL&P ~~primarily~~recorded within the electric distribution segment for ~~customer bill credits assessed by~~a PURA assessment as a result of CL&P’s preparation for and response to Tropical Storm Isaias in August 2020. Our ~~electric transmission segment earned $135.4~~third quarter and first nine months of 2021 and 2020 results also include after-tax transition and acquisition costs recorded at Eversource parent. In total, these after-tax costs were $67.5 million, or ~~$0.39~~$0.20 per share, in the third quarter of 2021, and $103.1 million, or $0.30 per share, in the first ~~quarter~~nine months of ~~2021, compared with $126.8 million, or $0.38 per share in the first quarter~~2021. Our 2020 results include after-tax transition and acquisition costs recorded at Eversource parent of 2020. Our natural gas distribution segment earned $147.6 million, or $0.43 per share, in the first quarter of 2021, compared with $85.9 million, or $0.26 per share, in the first quarter of 2020. Our water distribution segment earned $3.6$5.3 million, or $0.01 per share, in the ~~first~~third quarter of ~~2021, compared with $2.1 million, or $0.01 per share, in the first quarter of 2020.~~

•~~Eversource parent~~2020, and ~~other companies had a net loss of $13.7~~$12.8 million, or $0.04 per share, in the first nine months of 2020. Excluding those costs, our non-GAAP earnings were $350.7 million, or $1.02 per share, in the third quarter of 2021, ~~compared with a net loss of $10.1 million,~~and $1.02 billion, or ~~$0.03~~$2.95 per share, in the first nine months of 2021, compared with $351.6 million, or $1.02 per share, in the third quarter of ~~2020. Excluding transition~~2020, and ~~acquisition costs, Eversource parent and other companies had a net loss of $7.5~~$946.0 million, or ~~$0.02~~$2.80 per share, in the first ~~quarter~~nine months of ~~2021, compared with a net loss of $6.6 million, or $0.02 per share, in the first quarter of~~ 2020.

•We reaffirmed our projection of our long-term EPS growth rate through 2025 from our regulated utility businesses in the upper half of the 5 to 7 percent range. We ~~now~~ estimate to earn ~~toward the lower end of~~within the 2021 non-GAAP earnings guidance range of between $3.81 per share and $3.93 per share, which excludes the ~~impact of~~charges associated with the CL&P settlement agreement and the penalty for CL&P’s Tropical Storm Isaias response assessed by PURA, as well as transition costs related to our October 2020 purchase of the assets of ~~CMA. That 2021 non-GAAP earnings estimate includes the $0.07 per share charge for the penalty proceeding for CL&P’s Tropical Storm Isaias response that the PURA commenced on May 6, 2021.~~CMA and acquisition costs.

Liquidity:

•Cash flows provided by operating activities totaled ~~$411.4 million~~$1.52 billion in the first ~~quarter~~nine months of 2021, compared with ~~$420.3 million~~$1.50 billion in the first ~~quarter~~nine months of 2020. Investments in property, plant and equipment totaled ~~$689.0 million~~$2.21 billion in the first ~~quarter~~nine months of 2021, compared with ~~$725.5 million~~$2.10 billion in the first ~~quarter~~nine months of 2020. Cash totaled ~~$34.1~~$88.2 million as of ~~March 31,~~September 30, 2021, compared with $106.6 million as of December 31, 2020. Our available borrowing capacity under our commercial paper programs totaled ~~$730.8 million~~$1.86 billion as of ~~March 31,~~September 30, 2021.

•In the first ~~quarter~~nine months of 2021, we issued ~~$350 million~~$3.15 billion of new long-term debt, consisting of $1.00 billion at Eversource parent, $425 million at CL&P, $600 million at NSTAR Electric, $350 million at PSNH, $125 million at Yankee Gas, $550 million at EGMA, and $100 million at Aquarion Water Company of Connecticut. In the first nine months of 2021, we repaid ~~$572 million~~$1.14 billion of long-term debt, consisting of $450 million at Eversource parent, ~~and $122~~$120.5 million at ~~PSNH.~~CL&P, $250 million at NSTAR Electric, $282 million at PSNH, and $40 million at Aquarion Water Company of Connecticut.

•On ~~May 5,~~September 1, 2021, our Board of Trustees approved a common share dividend payment of $0.6025 per share, ~~payable~~paid on ~~June~~September 30, 2021 to shareholders of record as of ~~May 20,~~September 16, 2021.

~~Business Development~~

Regulatory and ~~Regulatory~~Strategic Items:

•On ~~April~~October 1, 2021, CL&P entered into a settlement agreement with the DEEP, Office of Consumer Counsel (OCC), Office of the Attorney General (AG) and the Connecticut Industrial Energy Consumers, resolving certain issues that arose in pending regulatory proceedings initiated by the PURA. PURA approved the settlement agreement on October 27, 2021. In the settlement agreement, CL&P agreed to provide a total of $65 million of customer credits to be distributed based on customer sales over a two-month period from December 1, 2021 to January 31, 2022. CL&P also agreed to irrevocably set aside $10 million to fund various customer assistance initiatives as directed by PURA. In the third quarter of 2021, CL&P recorded a liability of $75 million associated with the provisions of the settlement agreement, with a $65 million pre-tax charge as a reduction to Operating Revenues associated with the customer credits and a $10 million charge to Operations and Maintenance expense associated with the customer assistance initiatives onthe three months ended September 30, 2021 ~~Revolution~~income statement. In exchange for the $75 million of customer credits and assistance, PURA’s interim rate reduction docket was resolved without findings. As a result of the settlement agreement, neither the 90 basis point reduction to CL&P’s return on equity introduced in PURA’s storm-related decision issued April 28, 2021, nor the 45 basis point reduction to CL&P’s return on equity included in PURA’s draft decision issued September 14, 2021 in the interim rate reduction docket, will be implemented. Additionally, CL&P agreed to withdraw its pending appeals related to the storm performance penalty imposed in PURA’s April 28, 2021 and July 14, 2021 decisions. CL&P has also agreed to freeze its current base distribution rates until no earlier than January 1, 2024. The cumulative pre-tax impact of the October 1, 2021 settlement agreement and the Storm Isaias assessment imposed in PURA’s April 28, 2021 and July 14, 2021 decisions totaled $103.6 million, and the after-tax earnings impact was $85.8 million, or $0.25 per share, for the nine months ended September 30, 2021.

•In August of 2021, BOEM released its Final Environmental Impact Statement (EIS) for the South Fork Wind project, which assessed the environmental, social, and economic impacts of constructing the project. In August of 2021, Sunrise Wind received BOEM’s Notice of Intent (NOI) to prepare an ~~Environmental Impact Statement~~EIS for the review of the Construction Operations Plan (COP) application submitted by ~~Revolution~~Sunrise Wind.

•On April 28, 2021, PURA issued a final decision on CL&P’s compliance with its emergency response plan that concluded CL&P failed to comply with certain applicable storm performance standards and was imprudent in certain instances. Based on its findings, PURA ordered CL&P to adjust its future rates, in a pending or future rate proceeding, to reflect a monetary penalty in the form of a downward adjustment of 90 basis points in its allowed rate of return on equity (ROE). On May 6, 2021, as part of a separate penalty proceeding, PURA issued a notice of violation to CL&P that included an assessment of $30 million, consisting of $28.4 million to be provided as credits on customer bills and a $1.6 million fine to be paid to the State of Connecticut’s general fund. The $30 million assessment was accrued in the first quarter of 2021 and resulted in an after-tax charge of $0.07 per share. We believe we have meritorious defenses and intend to vigorously defend CL&P’s position, but do not have a better estimate of CL&P’s ultimate liability at this time.

Earnings Overview

Consolidated: Below is a summary of our earnings by business, which also reconciles the non-GAAP financial measures of consolidated non-GAAP earnings and EPS, as well as EPS by business, to the most directly comparable GAAP measures of consolidated Net Income Attributable to Common Shareholders and diluted EPS.


		For the Three Months Ended March 31,				For the Three Months Ended September 30,											For the Nine Months Ended September 30,
			2021	2020					2021						2020				2021				2020
(Millions of Dollars, Except Per Share Amounts)	(Millions of Dollars, Except Per Share Amounts)			Amount			Per Share			Amount		Per Share		(Millions of Dollars, Except Per Share Amounts)	Amount		Per Share		Amount		Per Share		Amount		Per Share		Amount		Per Share
Net Income Attributable to Common Shareholders (GAAP)	Net Income Attributable to Common Shareholders (GAAP)			$	366.1		$	1.06		$	334.8	$	1.01	Net Income Attributable to Common Shareholders (GAAP)	$	283.2	$	0.82	$	346.3	$	1.01	$	913.8	$	2.65	$	933.2	$	2.76

Regulated Companies (1)				$	379.8		$	1.10		$	344.9	$	1.04
Regulated Companies (non-GAAP) (1)														Regulated Companies (non-GAAP) (1)	$	348.5	$	1.01	$	338.8	$	0.99	$	1,023.2	$	2.97	$	941.3	$	2.79
Eversource Parent and Other Companies (non-GAAP) (1)	Eversource Parent and Other Companies (non-GAAP) (1)			(7.5)			(0.02)			(6.6)		(0.02)		Eversource Parent and Other Companies (non-GAAP) (1)	2.2		0.01		12.8		0.03		(6.3)		(0.02)		4.7		0.01
Non-GAAP Earnings	Non-GAAP Earnings			$	372.3		$	1.08		$	338.3	$	1.02	Non-GAAP Earnings	$	350.7	$	1.02	$	351.6	$	1.02	$	1,016.9	$	2.95	$	946.0	$	2.80
Transition and Acquisition Costs (after-tax) (2)				(6.2)			(0.02)			(3.5)		(0.01)
CL&P Settlement Impacts (after-tax) (2)														CL&P Settlement Impacts (after-tax) (2)	(63.2)		(0.19)		—		—		(85.8)		(0.25)		—		—
Transition and Acquisition Costs (after-tax) (3)														Transition and Acquisition Costs (after-tax) (3)	(4.3)		(0.01)		(5.3)		(0.01)		(17.3)		(0.05)		(12.8)		(0.04)
Net Income Attributable to Common Shareholders (GAAP)	Net Income Attributable to Common Shareholders (GAAP)			$	366.1		$	1.06		$	334.8	$	1.01	Net Income Attributable to Common Shareholders (GAAP)	$	283.2	$	0.82	$	346.3	$	1.01	$	913.8	$	2.65	$	933.2	$	2.76

(1) The 2020 amounts were revised to conform to the current period segment presentation.

(2) The 2021 after-tax costs are associated with the CL&P settlement agreement on October 1, 2021, which included a pre-tax $65 million charge to earnings for customer credits and a $10 million charge to earnings to fund various customer assistance initiatives recorded in the third quarter of 2021. The nine months ended 2021 after-tax costs also include charges recorded at CL&P as a result of the April 28, 2021 and July 14, 2021 PURA decisions, which included a $28.4 million civil penalty for non-compliance with storm performance standards currently being provided as credits to customer bills and a $0.2 million fine to the State of Connecticut’s general fund. As a result of the October 1, 2021 settlement agreement, CL&P agreed to withdraw its pending appeals related to the storm performance penalty imposed in PURA’s April 28, 2021 and July 14, 2021 decisions. Management views these collective charges as not directly related to the ongoing operations of the business and therefore not an indicator of baseline operating performance.

(3) The 2020 acquisition costs are associated with our purchase of the assets of CMA on October 9, 2020. The 2021 costs are for the transition of systems as a result of the CMA acquisition and costs associated with our pending water business acquisition.

Regulated Companies: Our regulated companies comprise the electric distribution, electric transmission, natural gas distribution and water distribution segments. A summary of our segment earnings and EPS is as follows:


		For the Three Months Ended March 31,				For the Three Months Ended September 30,											For the Nine Months Ended September 30,
			2021	2020					2021						2020				2021				2020
(Millions of Dollars, Except Per Share Amounts)	(Millions of Dollars, Except Per Share Amounts)			Amount			Per Share			Amount		Per Share		(Millions of Dollars, Except Per Share Amounts)	Amount		Per Share		Amount		Per Share		Amount		Per Share		Amount		Per Share
Net Income - Regulated Companies				$	379.8		$	1.10		$	344.9	$	1.04
Net Income - Regulated Companies (GAAP)														Net Income - Regulated Companies (GAAP)	$	285.3	$	0.82	$	338.8	$	0.99	$	937.4	$	2.72	$	941.3	$	2.79

Electric Distribution				$	93.2		$	0.27		$	130.1	$	0.39
Electric Distribution (non-GAAP)														Electric Distribution (non-GAAP)	$	213.6	$	0.62	$	205.5	$	0.60	$	451.2	$	1.31	$	450.6	$	1.33
Electric Transmission	Electric Transmission			135.4			0.39			126.8		0.38		Electric Transmission	139.4		0.40		125.6		0.36		412.4		1.20		381.8		1.13
Natural Gas Distribution (1)	Natural Gas Distribution (1)			147.6			0.43			85.9		0.26		Natural Gas Distribution (1)	(22.0)		(0.06)		(15.4)		(0.04)		129.6		0.37		73.3		0.22
Water Distribution	Water Distribution			3.6			0.01			2.1		0.01		Water Distribution	17.5		0.05		23.1		0.07		30.0		0.09		35.6		0.11

Net Income - Regulated Companies				$	379.8		$	1.10		$	344.9	$	1.04
Net Income - Regulated Companies (Non-GAAP)														Net Income - Regulated Companies (Non-GAAP)	$	348.5	$	1.01	$	338.8	$	0.99	$	1,023.2	$	2.97	$	941.3	$	2.79
CL&P Settlement Impacts (after-tax)														CL&P Settlement Impacts (after-tax)	(63.2)		(0.19)		—		—		(85.8)		(0.25)		—		—
Net Income - Regulated Companies (GAAP)														Net Income - Regulated Companies (GAAP)	$	285.3	$	0.82	$	338.8	$	0.99	$	937.4	$	2.72	$	941.3	$	2.79

(1) The 2020 amounts were revised to conform to the current period segment presentation.

Our electric distribution segment earnings decreased ~~$36.9~~$55.1 million in the ~~first~~third quarter of 2021, as compared to the ~~first~~third quarter of 2020, due primarily to anCL&P’s settlement agreement on October 1, 2021, which included a pre-tax $65 million charge to earnings for customer credits and a $10 million charge to earnings to fund various customer assistance initiatives recorded in the third quarter of 2021. The after-tax impact of the CL&P settlement agreement was $63.2 million, or $0.19 per share. Excluding those charges, electric distribution segment earnings increased $8.1 million due primarily to base distribution rate increases at NSTAR Electric effective January 1, 2021 and at PSNH effective January 1, 2021 and August 1, 2021, and higher earnings from CL&P's capital tracker mechanism due to increased electric system improvements. The earnings increase was partially offset by higher operations and maintenance expense, higher depreciation expense, higher interest expense, and higher property tax expense.

Our electric distribution segment earnings decreased $85.2 million in the first nine months of 2021, as compared to the first nine months of 2020, due primarily to CL&P’s settlement agreement on October 1, 2021 resulting in a total $75 million pre-tax charge ~~of $0.07 per share~~to earnings and a $28.6 million pre-tax charge at CL&P for ~~the accrual of a $30 million estimated~~an assessment by PURA as a result of CL&P’s preparation for and response to Tropical Storm Isaias in August ~~2020.~~2020 recorded in the first quarter of 2021. The after-tax impact of the CL&P settlement agreement and CL&P storm performance assessment imposed by PURA was $85.8 million, or $0.25 per share. For further information, see "Regulatory Developments and Rate Matters - Connecticut" included in this Management’s Discussion and Analysis. ~~Earnings were also unfavorably impacted by higher operations and maintenance expense driven by higher storm restoration costs and higher employee-related expenses~~Excluding those charges, electric distribution segment earnings increased $0.6 million due primarily to timing of capital work (primarily meter installations) delayed as a result of increased storms and the impact of COVID-19, as well as higher depreciation expense and higher property tax expense. The earnings decrease was partially offset by base distribution rate increases at NSTAR Electric effective January 1, 2021, at PSNH effective January 1, 2021 and August 1, 2021, and at CL&P effective May 1, 2020, ~~at NSTAR Electric effective January 1, 2021,~~ and ~~at PSNH effective January 1, 2021,~~ higher earnings from CL&P's capital tracker mechanism due to increased electric system ~~improvements,~~improvements. Those earnings increases were partially offset by higher operations and ~~the impact in 2021 of a new tracker mechanism at PSNH approved as part of the 2020 rate settlement agreement.~~maintenance expense driven by higher employee-related expenses and higher storm restoration costs, higher depreciation expense, higher property tax expense, and higher interest expense.

Our electric transmission segment earnings increased ~~$8.6~~$13.8 million and $30.6 million in the third quarter and the first ~~quarter~~nine months of 2021, respectively, as compared to the third quarter and the first ~~quarter~~nine months of 2020, due primarily to a higher transmission rate base as a result of our continued investment in our transmission infrastructure. The earnings increase for the nine-month period was partially offset by a lower benefit from the annual billing and cost reconciliation filing with FERC.

Our natural gas distribution segment had an increased loss of $6.6 million in the third quarter of 2021, as compared to the third quarter of 2020, due primarily to a loss from the addition of Eversource Gas Company of Massachusetts (EGMA) operations of $8.4 million due to the seasonality of the natural gas business. The increased loss was partially offset by the base distribution rate increase at Yankee Gas effective January 1, 2021 (with changes to customer rates beginning March 1, 2021).

Our natural gas distribution segment earnings increased ~~$61.7~~$56.3 million in the first ~~quarter~~nine months of 2021, as compared to the first ~~quarter~~nine months of 2020, due primarily to the addition of ~~Eversource Gas Company of Massachusetts (EGMA)~~EGMA earnings of ~~$47.3~~$33.2 million. Additionally, the earnings increase was due to base distribution rate increases at NSTAR Gas effective November 1, 2020 and at Yankee Gas effective January 1, 2021 ~~(in~~(with changes to customer rates beginning March 1, 2021)., and higher earnings from capital tracker mechanisms due to continued investments in natural gas infrastructure. The earnings increase was partially offset by higher depreciation expense, higher operations and maintenance ~~expense, higher depreciation~~ expense, and higher property tax expense.

Our water distribution segment earnings ~~increased $1.5~~decreased $5.6 million in both the third quarter and the first ~~quarter~~nine months of 2021, as compared to the third quarter and the first ~~quarter~~nine months of ~~2020,~~2020. The earnings decrease in both periods was due primarily to the absence in 2021 of a third quarter 2020 after-tax gain of $3.5 million and lower ~~interest expense.~~revenues as a result of the sale of the water system and treatment plant in Hingham, Massachusetts.

Eversource Parent and Other Companies: Eversource parent and other ~~companies'~~companies had an increased ~~loss~~losses of ~~$3.6~~$9.6 million and $15.5 million in the third quarter and the first ~~quarter~~nine months of 2021, respectively, as compared to the third quarter and the first ~~quarter~~nine months of 2020, due primarily to a higher effective tax rate. The increased loss for the nine-month period was also due to an increase in the ~~acquisition~~transition and ~~related transition~~integration costs of ~~the CMA asset acquisition~~EGMA of ~~$2.7~~$4.5 million.

Impact of COVID-19

COVID-19 ~~continues to~~has adversely ~~affect~~ affected customers, workers and the U.S. economy. We ~~continue~~provide a critical service to ~~operate under~~ our ~~pandemic response plan, which requires remote work arrangements for nearly half of our workforce~~customers and ~~other mitigating requirements for those that are required onsite in our electric, natural gas~~have taken extensive measures to maintain its safety and ~~water operations, construction and management functions.~~reliability. We continue to address the impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic and how the related developments affect Eversource. We are in the re-entry phase of our pandemic response plan, in which the majority of our employees under remote work arrangements have transitioned back to the workplace. We have not experienced significant impacts directly related to the pandemic that have materially affected our current operations, our workforce, or results of operations. The extent of the impact to us in the future will vary, and depend on the duration, scope and severity of the pandemic and the resulting impact on economic, health care and capital market conditions. The future impact will also depend on the outcome of future proceedings before our state regulatory commissions to recover our incremental costs associated with COVID-19, which include uncollectible customer receivable expenses.

The current and expected future financial impacts of COVID-19 as it relates to our businesses primarily relate to collectability of customer receivables and customer payment plans and increased expenses for cleaning and supplies for personal protective equipment.

As of ~~March 31,~~September 30, 2021, our allowance for uncollectible customer receivable balance of ~~$391.7~~$441.7 million, of which ~~$197.3~~$229.9 million relates to hardship accounts that are specifically recovered in rates charged to customers, adequately reflected the collection risk and net realizable value for our receivables. We continue to evaluate the adequacy of the uncollectible allowance based on an ongoing assessment of accounts receivable collections and customer payment trends, economic conditions, delinquency statistics, aging-based quantitative assessments, the impact on residential customer bills because of energy usage and change in rates, flexible payment plans and financial hardship arrearage management programs being offered to customers, and COVID-19 developments, including any potential federal governmental pandemic relief programs and the expansion of unemployment benefit initiatives, which help to mitigate the potential for increasing customer account delinquencies. Additionally, management considered past economic declines and corresponding uncollectible reserves as part of the current assessment.

Based upon the evaluation performed, in the first ~~quarter~~nine months of 2021, wemanagement increased the allowance for uncollectible accounts for amounts incurred as a result of COVID-19 by ~~$15.5~~$25.8 million for Eversource ~~($5.6~~(increase of $16.3 million for CL&P ~~$3.7~~and $12.5 million at our natural gas businesses, and decrease of $1.8 million at NSTAR Electric). In the third quarter of 2021, the COVID-19 related allowance for uncollectible accounts decreased by $6.5 million at Eversource (increased $4.0 million at CL&P, and decreased $8.3 million at NSTAR Electric and ~~$6.2~~$2.2 million at our natural gas businesses). ~~These~~The COVID-19 related uncollectible amounts were deferred either as incremental regulatory costs at our Connecticut and Massachusetts utilities or deferred through existing regulatory tracking mechanisms that recover uncollectible energy supply costs, as ~~we believe~~management believes it is probable that these costs will ultimately be recovered from customers in future rates. As of ~~March 31,~~September 30, 2021, the total amount incurred as a result of COVID-19 included in the allowance for uncollectible accounts was ~~$47.0~~$57.0 million at Eversource ($~~8.4~~20.1 million at CL&P, ~~$14.7~~$8.5 million at NSTAR Electric, ~~$2.3 million at PSNH,~~ and ~~$21.6~~$27.4 million at our natural gas businesses). Based on the status of our COVID-19 regulatory dockets, communications with our state regulatory commissions, and policies and practices in ~~each of our~~the jurisdictions in which we operate, we believe ~~each of~~ our state regulatory commissions in Connecticut and Massachusetts will allow us to recover our incremental costs associated with COVID-19, which include uncollectible customer receivable expenses, while balancing the impact on our customers’ bills and our operating cash flows.

We continue to work closely with our state regulatory commissions and consumer advocates on customer assistance measures, including payment plan options in order to mitigate the impact on customer rates in the future, as well as financial hardship and arrearage management programs for those customers who are unable to pay their utility bills. We developed these long-term solutions for customers in order to help minimize the extent of the impact of COVID-19 on customer receivable balances and customers’ affordability in light of the current financial impact they may experience.

In the first ~~quarter~~nine months of 2021, net incremental costs incurred as a result of ~~COVID-19~~COVID-19 totaled ~~$10.2~~$21.2 million, and related to uncollectible expense that impacts earnings, facilities and fleet cleaning, sanitizing costs and supplies for personal protective equipment, net of cost savings and ~~expected~~ benefits under the CARES Act. In the first ~~quarter~~nine months of 2021, we deferred ~~$9.8~~$17.3 million of these net incremental COVID-19 costs on the balance sheet. Net incremental COVID-19 expenses that reduced pre-tax earnings totaled ~~$0.4 million~~$3.9 million on the statement of ~~income.~~ income in the first nine months of 2021.

As of ~~March 31,~~September 30, 2021, ~~we deferred $33.8~~a total of $41.3 million of net deferred incremental COVID-19 costs were recorded on the balance sheet, of which ~~$27.3~~$34.5 million of that deferral related to uncollectible expense that impacts earnings and ~~$6.5~~$6.8 million related to cleaning and supplies for personal protective equipment.

Liquidity

Cash totaled ~~$34.1~~$88.2 million as of ~~March 31,~~September 30, 2021, compared with $106.6 million as of December 31, 2020.

The amount of borrowings outstanding and available under the commercial paper programs were as follows:


		Borrowings Outstanding as of					Available Borrowing Capacity as of				Weighted-Average Interest Rate as of							Borrowings Outstanding as of								Available Borrowing Capacity as of								Weighted-Average Interest Rate as of
		March 31, 2021		December 31, 2020			March 31, 2021	December 31, 2020			March 31, 2021				December 31, 2020			September 30, 2021				December 31, 2020				September 30, 2021				December 31, 2020				September 30, 2021				December 31, 2020
(Millions of Dollars)	(Millions of Dollars)									(Millions of Dollars)
Eversource Parent Commercial Paper Program	Eversource Parent Commercial Paper Program	$	1,475.7		$	1,054.3		$	524.3				$	945.7						0.23	%			0.25	%	Eversource Parent Commercial Paper Program		$	653.0			$	1,054.3			$	1,347.0			$	945.7	0.18	%	0.25	%
NSTAR Electric Commercial Paper Program	NSTAR Electric Commercial Paper Program	443.5		195.0			206.5	455.0			0.13	%			0.16	%	NSTAR Electric Commercial Paper Program		138.0				195.0				512.0				455.0				0.10		%		0.16		%

There were no borrowings outstanding on the revolving credit facilities as of ~~March 31,~~September 30, 2021 or December 31, 2020.

~~On May 15, 2020,~~ CL&P and PSNH ~~entered into~~have uncommitted line of credit agreements totaling $450 million and $300 million, respectively, which will expire byon May ~~14, 2021. The CL&P agreements total $450 million and the PSNH agreements total $300 million.~~12, 2022. There are no borrowings outstanding on either the CL&P or PSNH uncommitted line of credit agreements as of ~~March 31,~~September 30, 2021.

Long-Term Debt Issuances and Repayments: The following table summarizes long-term debt issuances and repayments:

~~(Millions of Dollars)~~

~~Issuance/(Repayment)~~

~~Issue Date or Repayment Date~~

~~Maturity Date~~

Use of Proceeds for Issuance/
Repayment Information

~~PSNH:~~

~~4.05% Series Q First Mortgage Bonds~~

~~(122.0)~~

~~March 2021~~

~~June 2021~~

~~Paid on par call date in advance of maturity date~~

~~Other:~~

~~Eversource Parent 2.50% Series I Senior Notes~~

~~(450.0)~~

~~February 2021~~

~~March 2021~~

~~Paid on par call date in advance of maturity date~~

~~Eversource Parent 2.55% Series S Senior Notes~~

~~350.0~~

~~March 2021~~

~~March 2031~~

~~Repaid short-term debt, including short-term debt used to redeem Series I Senior Notes~~

Aquarion Water Company of Connecticut 3.31% Senior
Notes

~~100.0~~

~~April 2021~~

~~April 2051~~

~~Repaid 5.50% Notes, redeemed short-term debt, paid capital expenditures and working capital~~

~~Aquarion Water Company of Connecticut 5.50% Notes~~

~~(40.0)~~

~~April 2021~~

~~Paid at maturity~~

(Millions of Dollars)

Issuance/(Repayment)

Issue Date or Repayment Date

Maturity Date

Use of Proceeds for Issuance/
Repayment Information

CL&P:

2.05% Series A First Mortgage Bonds

425.0

June 2021

July 2031

Repaid short-term debt, paid capital expenditures and working capital

4.38% Series A PCRB

(120.5)

September 2021

September 2028

Paid on par call date in advance of maturity

NSTAR Electric:

3.10% 2021 Debentures

300.0

May 2021

June 2051

Refinanced investments in eligible green

expenditures, which were previously financed in 2019 and 2020

3.50% Series F Senior Notes

(250.0)

June 2021

September 2021

Paid on par call date in advance of maturity date

1.95% 2021 Debentures

300.0

August 2021

August 2031

Repaid short-term debt, paid capital expenditures and working capital

PSNH:

4.05% Series Q First Mortgage Bonds

(122.0)

March 2021

June 2021

Paid on par call date in advance of maturity date

3.20% Series R First Mortgage Bonds

(160.0)

June 2021

September 2021

Paid on par call date in advance of maturity date

2.20% Series V First Mortgage Bonds

350.0

June 2021

June 2031

Repaid short-term debt, including short-term debt used to redeem Series R First Mortgage Bonds, paid capital expenditures and working capital

Other:

Eversource Parent 2.50% Series I Senior Notes

(450.0)

February 2021

March 2021

Paid on par call date in advance of maturity date

Eversource Parent 2.55% Series S Senior Notes

350.0

March 2021

March 2031

Repaid short-term debt, including short-term debt used to redeem Series I Senior Notes

Eversource Parent 1.40% Series U Senior Notes

300.0

August 2021

August 2026

Repaid short-term debt

Eversource Parent Variable Rate Series T Senior Notes (1)

350.0

August 2021

August 2023

Repaid short-term debt

Aquarion Water Company of Connecticut 3.31%

Senior Notes

100.0

April 2021

April 2051

Repaid 5.50% Notes, repaid short-term debt, paid capital expenditures and working capital

Aquarion Water Company of Connecticut 5.50% Notes

(40.0)

April 2021

Paid at maturity

Yankee Gas 1.38% Series S First Mortgage Bonds

90.0

August 2021

August 2026

(2)

Yankee Gas 2.88% Series T First Mortgage Bonds

35.0

August 2021

August 2051

(2)

EGMA 2.11% Series A First Mortgage Bonds

310.0

September 2021

October 2031

(2)

EGMA 2.92% Series B First Mortgage Bonds

240.0

September 2021

October 2051

(2)

NSTAR Gas 2.25% Series T First Mortgage Bonds

40.0

October 2021

November 2031

(2)

NSTAR Gas 3.03% Series U First Mortgage Bonds

40.0

October 2021

November 2051

(2)

Rate Reduction Bonds: PSNH's RRB payments consist of principal and interest and are paid semi-annually. PSNH paid ~~$21.6~~$43.2 million of RRB principal payments and ~~$9.6~~$18.9 million of interest payments in the first ~~quarter~~nine months of 2021, and paid ~~$21.6~~$43.2 million of RRB principal payments and ~~$10.3~~$20.2 million of interest payments in the first ~~quarter~~nine months of 2020.

Cash Flows: Cash flows provided by operating activities totaled ~~$411.4 million~~$1.52 billion in the first ~~quarter~~nine months of 2021, compared with ~~$420.3 million~~$1.50 billion in the first ~~quarter~~nine months of 2020. Operating cash flows were ~~unfavorably~~favorably impacted by improvements in the timing of collections for regulatory tracking mechanisms, the addition of cash flows of EGMA, the timing of cash collections on our accounts receivable, and the timing of other working capital items. These favorable impacts were partially offset by the timing of cash payments made on our accounts payable, ~~income tax payments made of $15.8 million in the first quarter of 2021, compared to income tax refunds received of $40.5 million in the same period of 2020,~~ cash payments made in ~~the first quarter of~~ 2021 for storm restoration costs of approximately ~~$44~~$52 million related to Tropical Storm Isaias at CL&P, ~~and~~ a ~~$30.3~~$39.5 million increase in income tax payments made in 2021, as compared to 2020, a $32.0 million increase in Pension and PBOP contributions made in ~~the first quarter of~~ 2021, as compared to ~~2020. Partially offsetting these unfavorable impacts was the timing~~2020, and an increase in cost of collections for regulatory tracking mechanisms primarily related to the deferred fuel costs at our natural gas distribution business, the addition of EGMA, and the timing of other working capital items.removal expenditures.

On ~~May 5,~~September 1, 2021, our Board of Trustees approved a common share dividend payment of $0.6025 per share, ~~payable~~paid on ~~June~~September 30, 2021 to shareholders of record as of ~~May 20, 2021. On February 9, 2021, our Board of Trustees approved a common share dividend payment of $0.6025 per share, which was paid on March 31, 2021 to shareholders of record as of March 4,~~September 16, 2021. In the first ~~quarter~~nine months of 2021, we paid cash dividends of ~~$201.0~~$603.6 million and issued non-cash dividends of ~~$5.9~~$17.3 million in the form of treasury shares, totaling dividends of ~~$206.9~~$620.9 million. In the first ~~quarter~~nine months of 2020, we paid cash dividends of ~~$181.6~~$555.7 million and issued non-cash dividends of ~~$5.9~~$17.2 million in the form of treasury shares, totaling dividends of ~~$187.5~~$572.9 million.

In the first ~~quarter~~nine months of 2021, CL&P, NSTAR Electric and PSNH paid ~~$70.1~~$210.3 million, ~~$206.4~~$283.2 million, and ~~$25.2~~$235.6 million, respectively, in common stock dividends to Eversource parent.

Investments in Property, Plant and Equipment on the statements of cash flows do not include amounts incurred on capital projects but not yet paid, cost of removal, AFUDC related to equity funds, and the capitalized and deferred portions of pension and PBOP expense. In the first ~~quarter~~nine months of 2021, investments for Eversource, CL&P, NSTAR Electric, and PSNH were ~~$689.0~~$2.21 billion, $563.2 million, ~~$198.0 million, $215.5~~$675.2 million, and ~~$68.3~~$217.4 million, respectively.

We expect the future operating cash flows of Eversource, CL&P, NSTAR Electric and PSNH, along with our existing borrowing availability and access to both debt and equity markets, will be sufficient to meet any working capital and future operating requirements, and capital investment forecasted opportunities.

Credit Ratings: On ~~May 6,~~September 21, 2021, Fitch changed CL&P’s outlook from stable to negative. On October 29, 2021, S&P changed CL&P’s outlook from ~~stable~~negative to ~~negative and affirmed its existing outlook for Eversource parent, NSTAR Electric and PSNH.~~stable.

Business Development and Capital Expenditures

Our consolidated capital expenditures, including amounts incurred but not paid, cost of removal, AFUDC, and the capitalized and deferred portions of pension and PBOP expense (all of which are non-cash factors), totaled ~~$620.7 million~~$2.29 billion in the first ~~quarter~~nine months of 2021, compared to ~~$655.7 million~~$2.19 billion in the first ~~quarter~~nine months of 2020. These amounts included $~~47.8~~161.2 million and ~~$55.4~~$178.3 million in the first ~~quarter~~nine months of 2021 and 2020, respectively, related to information technology and facilities upgrades and enhancements, primarily at Eversource Service and The Rocky River Realty Company.

Electric Transmission Business: Our consolidated electric transmission business capital expenditures decreased by ~~$20.6~~$22.6 million in the first ~~quarter~~nine months of 2021, as compared to the first ~~quarter~~nine months of 2020. A summary of electric transmission capital expenditures by company is as follows:


		For the Three Months Ended March 31,					For the Nine Months Ended September 30,
(Millions of Dollars)	(Millions of Dollars)	2021		2020		(Millions of Dollars)	2021		2020
CL&P	CL&P	$	81.3	$	84.8	CL&P	$	242.4	$	296.4
NSTAR Electric	NSTAR Electric	82.0		76.7		NSTAR Electric	316.1		253.6
PSNH	PSNH	23.9		46.3		PSNH	123.7		154.8
Total Electric Transmission Segment	Total Electric Transmission Segment	$	187.2	$	207.8	Total Electric Transmission Segment	$	682.2	$	704.8

Eastern Massachusetts and New Hampshire Transmission Projects: These projects consist of a portfolio of electric transmission upgrades in southern New Hampshire, northern Massachusetts and continuing into the greater Boston metropolitan area, of which 28 upgrades are in Eversource's service territory (two in New Hampshire and 26 in Massachusetts). The two New Hampshire upgrades, including the Merrimack Valley Reliability Project, have been placed in service, and 23 Massachusetts upgrades have been placed in service. On December 17, 2019, the Massachusetts Siting Board issued a favorable decision on the Sudbury-Hudson Reliability Project, the last project requiring such approval. On January 17, 2020, the Town of Sudbury and Protect Sudbury, a community group, appealed the decision to the Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court. ~~Oral arguments were held~~On June 25, 2021, the Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court rejected the Town’s appeal, affirming all aspects of the Siting Board’s final decision. On March 11, 2021, Protect Sudbury filed a petition with the Surface Transportation Board, a federal agency, claiming the Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority (MBTA) did not have the right to lease a portion of its inactive railroad corridor, a claim previously rejected by the Massachusetts Land Court. MBTA filed its response on ~~March 1,~~April 30, 2021 and a decision is anticipated by the end of the year. Additionally, Eversource must reach agreement on a Memorandum of Agreement (MOA) with the Army Corps of Engineers and consulting parties, including the Massachusetts Historical Commission and the Narragansett tribe, to establish measures to be performed by the Company to mitigate project impacts. The Army Corps of Engineers initiated the MOA consultation process with the consulting parties in late September. Although there is no mandated timeframe for resolution, the Company anticipates achieving resolution by the end of 2021. The two remaining ~~two~~ upgrades, the Mystic-Woburn and the Wakefield-Woburn reliability projects, are under construction and are expected to be placed in service ~~in 2022.~~by the second quarter of 2023. We estimate our portion of the investment will be approximately $750 million, of which, ~~$534~~$564 million has been spent and capitalized through ~~March 31,~~September 30, 2021.

Southeastern Massachusetts Transmission ~~Projects~~Projects:: These projects consist of a portfolio of electric transmission and substation upgrades in southeastern Massachusetts, including Cape Cod, required to reinforce the Southeastern Massachusetts transmission system and bring the system into compliance with applicable national and regional reliability standards. ISO-NE reassessed the need for projects that had yet to be constructed and reconfirmed the need for the majority of the originally identified reinforcements in July 2020. Twelve upgrades in Eversource's service territory were reconfirmed, and a single upgrade was deemed to no longer be required. Of the twelve upgrades in Eversource’s service territory, four require siting approvals from the Massachusetts regulatory agencies, of which, one has received approval and is under construction, two have completed hearings and are ~~before the agencies~~awaiting orders and one, a joint project with National Grid, has yet to be filed. ~~Three substation~~Of the remaining eight projects, ~~will be permitted locally, three~~two projects are under construction, and ~~two~~six projects have been placed in-service. We estimate our portion of the investment will be approximately ~~$175~~$190 million, of which, ~~$32~~$42 million has been spent and capitalized through ~~March 31,~~September 30, 2021.

All project costs are anticipated to be fully recoverable through transmission rates.

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Distribution Business: A summary of distribution capital expenditures is as follows:


		For the Three Months Ended March 31,															For the Nine Months Ended September 30,
(Millions of Dollars)	(Millions of Dollars)	CL&P		NSTAR Electric		PSNH		Total Electric		Natural Gas		Water		Total		(Millions of Dollars)	CL&P		NSTAR Electric		PSNH		Total Electric		Natural Gas		Water		Total
2021	2021															2021
Basic Business	Basic Business	$	45.0	$	31.3	$	13.6	$	89.9	$	25.4	$	1.7	$	117.0	Basic Business	$	160.2	$	111.7	$	39.5	$	311.4	$	140.8	$	11.0	$	463.2
Aging Infrastructure	Aging Infrastructure	34.1		46.1		19.5		99.7		77.2		16.7		193.6		Aging Infrastructure	110.5		162.7		44.3		317.5		358.3		77.7		753.5
Load Growth and Other	Load Growth and Other	20.3		35.3		7.7		63.3		12.8		0.1		76.2		Load Growth and Other	51.2		108.5		15.2		174.9		59.0		0.5		234.4
Total Distribution	Total Distribution	99.4		112.7		40.8		252.9		115.4		18.5		386.8		Total Distribution	321.9		382.9		99.0		803.8		558.1		89.2		1,451.1
Solar	Solar	—		(1.1)		—		(1.1)		—		—		(1.1)		Solar	—		(0.7)		—		(0.7)		—		—		(0.7)
Total	Total	$	99.4	$	111.6	$	40.8	$	251.8	$	115.4	$	18.5	$	385.7	Total	$	321.9	$	382.2	$	99.0	$	803.1	$	558.1	$	89.2	$	1,450.4
2020	2020															2020
Basic Business	Basic Business	$	43.7	$	59.6	$	9.8	$	113.1	$	20.0	$	1.9	$	135.0	Basic Business	$	149.4	$	146.5	$	38.9	$	334.8	$	59.7	$	7.6	$	402.1
Aging Infrastructure	Aging Infrastructure	44.1		54.4		22.5		121.0		67.3		15.8		204.1		Aging Infrastructure	133.2		178.8		58.7		370.7		268.0		82.5		721.2
Load Growth and Other	Load Growth and Other	15.0		24.0		3.1		42.1		10.8		0.1		53.0		Load Growth and Other	55.3		69.2		14.6		139.1		39.2		0.6		178.9
Total Distribution	Total Distribution	102.8		138.0		35.4		276.2		98.1		17.8		392.1		Total Distribution	337.9		394.5		112.2		844.6		366.9		90.7		1,302.2
Solar	Solar	—		0.4		—		0.4		—		—		0.4		Solar	—		1.1		—		1.1		—		—		1.1
Total	Total	$	102.8	$	138.4	$	35.4	$	276.6	$	98.1	$	17.8	$	392.5	Total	$	337.9	$	395.6	$	112.2	$	845.7	$	366.9	$	90.7	$	1,303.3

For the electric distribution business, basic business includes the purchase of meters, tools, vehicles, information technology, transformer replacements, equipment facilities, and the relocation of plant. Aging infrastructure relates to reliability and the replacement of overhead lines, plant substations, underground cable replacement, and equipment failures. Load growth and other includes requests for new business and capacity additions on distribution lines and substation additions and expansions.

For the natural gas distribution business, basic business addresses daily operational needs including meters, pipe relocations due to public works projects, vehicles, and tools. Aging infrastructure projects seek to improve the reliability of the system through enhancements related to cast iron and bare steel replacement of main and services, corrosion mediation, and station upgrades. Load growth and other reflects growth in existing service territories including new developments, installation of services, and expansion.

For the water distribution business, basic business addresses daily operational needs including periodic meter replacement, water main relocation, facility maintenance, and tools. Aging infrastructure relates to reliability and the replacement of water mains, regulators, storage tanks, pumping stations, wellfields, reservoirs, and treatment facilities. Load growth and other reflects growth in our service territory, including improvements of acquisitions, installation of new services, and interconnections of systems.

Pending Acquisition of New England Service Company: On April 8, 2021, Aquarion and New England Service Company (NESC) entered into a definitive agreement pursuant to which Aquarion would acquire all outstanding shares of NESC. NESC provides regulated water service to approximately 10,000 customers in Connecticut, Massachusetts, and New Hampshire. The acquisition will be structured as a stock-for-stock exchange and Eversource will issue approximately 463,000 common shares at closing. The transaction requires approval from the PURA, DPU, NHPUC and other regulators and is expected to close by the end of 2021. On August 3, 2021, NESC shareholders voted to approve the pending acquisition. On October 27, 2021, PURA approved the transaction.

Offshore Wind Business: Our offshore wind business includes 50 percent ownership interests in both North East Offshore and Bay State Wind, which together hold PPAs and contracts for the Revolution Wind, South Fork Wind and Sunrise Wind projects, as well as offshore leases issued by BOEM. Our offshore wind projects are being developed and constructed through a joint and equal partnership with Ørsted. This partnership also participates in new procurement opportunities for offshore wind energy in the Northeast U.S.

The offshore leases include a 257 square-mile ocean lease off the coasts of Massachusetts and Rhode Island and a separate, adjacent 300-square-mile ocean lease located approximately 25 miles south of the coast of Massachusetts. In aggregate, these ocean lease sites jointly-owned by Eversource and Ørsted could eventually develop at least 4,000 MW of clean, renewable offshore wind energy.

We are preparing our final project designs and advancing the appropriate federal, state and local siting and permitting processes along with our offshore wind partner, Ørsted, all of which is competitively sensitive. We currently expect to make investments in our offshore wind business of approximately $300 million to $500 million during 2021, subject to advancing our final project designs and federal, state and local permitting processes. As of ~~March 31,~~September 30, 2021 and December 31, 2020, Eversource's total equity investment balance in its offshore wind business was ~~$921.0 million~~$1.13 billion and $887.1 million, respectively.

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The following table provides a summary of the Eversource and Ørsted major projects with announced contracts:

Wind Project

State Servicing

Size (MW)

Term (Years)

Price per MWh

Pricing Terms

Contract Status

Wind Project

State Servicing

Size (MW)

Term (Years)

Price per MWh

Pricing Terms

Contract Status

Revolution Wind

Rhode Island

400

$98.43

Fixed price contract; no price escalation

Approved

Revolution Wind

Rhode Island

400

$98.43

Fixed price contract; no price escalation

Approved

Revolution Wind

Connecticut

304

(1)

Fixed price contracts; no price escalation

Approved

Revolution Wind

Connecticut

304

$98.43 - $99.50

Fixed price contracts; no price escalation

Approved

South Fork Wind

New York (LIPA)

$160.33

2 percent average price escalation

Approved

South Fork Wind

New York (LIPA)

$160.33

2 percent average price escalation

Approved

South Fork Wind

New York (LIPA)

$86.25

2 percent average price escalation

Approved

South Fork Wind

New York (LIPA)

$86.25

2 percent average price escalation

Approved

Sunrise Wind

New York (NYSERDA)

924 (2)

$110.37 (3)

Fixed price contract; no price escalation

Approved

Sunrise Wind

New York (NYSERDA)

924 (1)

$110.37 (2)

Fixed price contract; no price escalation

Approved

(1)~~The pricing for the Revolution Wind contracts in Connecticut has not been publicly disclosed.~~

~~(2)~~ The contractual capacity increased from 880 MWs to 924 MWs, as allowed under the original agreement with NYSERDA.

~~(3)~~(2) Index Offshore Wind Renewable Energy Certificate (OREC) strike price.

Our offshore wind projects are subject to receipt of federal, state and local approvals necessary to construct and operate the projects. The federal permitting process is governed by BOEM, and state approvals are required from New York, Rhode Island and Massachusetts. Significant delays in the siting and permitting process resulting from the timeline for obtaining approval from BOEM and the state and local agencies could adversely impact the timing of these projects' in-service dates.

Federal Siting and Permitting Process: The South Fork Wind project has commenced the federal siting and permitting process with the filing of its Construction Operations Plan (COP) application with BOEM in 2018. The first major milestone in the BOEM review process is an issuance of a Notice of Intent (NOI) to complete an ~~Environmental~~Environmental Impact Statement (EIS), which South Fork Wind received in 2018. In August 2020, we received the final review schedule from BOEM regarding South Fork Wind’s COP approval. In January 2021, BOEM released its Draft EIS for the South Fork Wind project and in August 2021, BOEM released its Final EIS, which assessed the environmental, social, and economic impacts of constructing the ~~project.~~project and recommends measures to minimize impacts. The Final EIS will inform BOEM in deciding whether to approve the project or to approve with modifications. Identified impacts ~~were~~in the Final EIS included negligible to major adverse impacts to ~~marine and terrestrial archaeological resources and to historic, and non-historic visual~~certain physical, biological or cultural resources from project construction and operations. The ~~Draft~~Final EIS also analyzed four alternatives to be evaluated as part of the process. Each of the identified alternative configurations had a similar level of environmental impacts, and if an alternative configuration was selected, the South Fork Wind project would still meet the contractual output under its PPA. ~~A Final EIS~~The Record of Decision (ROD) is expected in ~~the third quarter of~~November 2021 and awill identify the recommended alternative. The final decision is expected in January 2022.

Based on BOEM’s final review schedule and final United States Army Corps of Engineers approval, we expect to start construction on South Fork in early 2022. South Fork Wind is designated as a “Covered Project” pursuant to Title 41 of the Fixing America’s Surface Transportation Act (FAST41) and a Major Infrastructure Project under Section 3(e) of Executive Order 13807, which provides greater federal attention on meeting the project’s permitting timelines.

Revolution Wind and Sunrise Wind filed their COP applications with BOEM in March 2020 and September 2020, respectively. Both projects received FAST41 designation in 2020. On April 30, 2021, Revolution Wind received BOEM’s NOI to prepare an EIS for the review of the COP submitted by Revolution Wind. ~~We are awaiting BOEM~~For Revolution Wind, a final EIS is expected in the first quarter of 2023, the Record of Decision in the second quarter of 2023, and a final decision is expected in the third quarter of 2023. On August 31, 2021, Sunrise Wind received BOEM’s NOI to ~~outline its timeline~~prepare an EIS for ~~completing~~ the review of the COP submitted by Sunrise ~~Wind’s COP~~Wind. For Sunrise Wind, a final EIS and Record of Decision is expected in ~~an NOI, which we expect to receive~~the third quarter of 2023, and a final decision is expected in ~~2021.~~the fourth quarter of 2023.

State and Local Siting and Permitting Process: South ~~Fork~~Fork Wind commenced the New York state siting process in 2018. On September 17, 2020, South Fork Wind filed a Joint Proposal in the New York State Article VII siting application. ~~Amongst~~Among other things, the Joint Proposal included proposed mitigations to certain environmental, community and construction impacts associated with constructing ~~electrical infrastructure.~~the project. South Fork Wind was ~~initially~~ joined by PSEG Long Island and several citizens advocacy organizations. On October 9, 2020, the Joint Proposal was signed by the New York Departments of Public Service, Environmental Conservation, Transportation and State as well as the Office of Parks, Recreation and Historic Preservation. On March 18, 2021, the New York Public Service Commission approved an order adopting the Joint Proposal and granting a Certificate of Environmental Compatibility and Public Need. Two petitions for re-hearing of the New York Public Service Commission decision have been filed, and South Fork Wind responded on May 3, 2021 opposing the re-hearing requests. In April 2021, South Fork Wind filed its Environmental Management and Construction Plan (EM&CP) with the New York Public Service Commission, which details the plans on how the project will be constructed in accordance with the conditions of the approved Joint Proposal. Comments from reviewing agencies and parties have been received and South Fork Wind has responded to and addressed those comments in the plan which was re-submitted in September 2021.A final approval of the EM&CP is expected by the fourth quarter 2021.

On September 10, 2020, the Town of East Hampton and the East Hampton Town Trustees announced that they had reached an agreement with South Fork Wind to issue the necessary easements and other real estate rights necessary to construct the South Fork Wind project. The Town approved the easements on January 21, 2021, and Trustees approved the lease on January 25, 2021.

State permitting applications in Rhode Island for Revolution Wind and in New York for Sunrise Wind were filed in December 2020. The Revolution Wind state siting application was deemed complete on January 22, 2021, and the preliminary hearing was completed on March 22, 2021. On April 26, 2021, the Rhode Island Energy Facilities Siting Board issued a Preliminary Decision and Order on scheduling with Advisory Opinions for local and state ~~agencies to be submitted by~~agencies. All advisory opinions were received in August, ~~26, 2021,~~in accordance with the expedited schedule, and evidentiary hearings ~~will begin prior~~began in October 2021. The Sunrise Wind state siting application was deemed complete on July 1, 2021, initiating the formal review process, and Sunrise Wind filed a formal notice of intent to ~~October 12,~~commence settlement negotiations towards a Joint Proposal on August 31, 2021.

Projected In-Service Dates: Based on BOEM’s ~~confirmed~~ permit schedule outlining when BOEM will complete its review of the South Fork Wind COP, we ~~now~~ expect the South Fork Wind project to be in-service by the end of 2023. For Revolution Wind ~~we recently received BOEM’s NOI and for Sunrise Wind, we do not have a definitive timeline on when we will receive BOEM’s NOI. Additionally, for both Revolution Wind~~ and Sunrise Wind, based on the BOEM permit schedule included in each respective NOI, we also do not have a definitive timeline on other siting and permitting milestones, and execution of certain large generator interconnection agreements. At this time, we believe that it is unlikely that the projectedcurrently expect in-service dates ofin 2025 for both projects, and are continuing to analyze the end of 2023 and the end of 2024 for Revolution Wind and Sunrise Wind, respectively, will be met. We anticipate concluding on projected in-service dates for Revolution Wind and Sunrise Wind in the second half of 2021, once both BOEM NOIs have been received and analyzed.overall project schedules.

FERC Regulatory Matters

FERC ROE Complaints: Four separate complaints were filed at the FERC by combinations of New England state attorneys general, state regulatory commissions, consumer advocates, consumer groups, municipal parties and other parties (collectively, the Complainants). In each of the first three complaints, filed on October 1, 2011, December 27, 2012, and July 31, 2014, respectively, the Complainants challenged the NETOs' base ROE of 11.14 percent that had been utilized since 2005 and sought an order to reduce it prospectively from the date of the final FERC order and for the separate 15-month complaint periods. In the fourth complaint, filed April 29, 2016, the Complainants challenged the NETOs' base ROE billed of 10.57 percent and the maximum ROE for transmission incentive (incentive cap) of 11.74 percent, asserting that these ROEs were unjust and unreasonable.

All amounts associated with the first complaint period have been refunded. Eversource has recorded a reserve of $39.1 million (pre-tax and excluding interest) for the second complaint period as of ~~March 31,~~September 30, 2021 and December 31, 2020. This reserve represents the difference between the billed rates during the second complaint period and a 10.57 percent base ROE and 11.74 percent incentive cap. The reserve consisted of $21.4 million for CL&P, $14.6 million for NSTAR Electric and $3.1 million for PSNH as of ~~March 31,~~September 30, 2021 and December 31, 2020.

Eversource, CL&P, NSTAR Electric and PSNH currently record revenues at the 10.57 percent base ROE and incentive cap at 11.74 percent established in the October 16, 2014 FERC order.

A change of 10 basis points to the base ROE used to establish the reserves would impact Eversource's after-tax earnings by an average of approximately $3 million for each of the four 15-month complaint periods. From the date of a final FERC order, based off of estimated 2021 rate base, a change of 10 basis points to the base ROE would impact Eversource’s ~~2021~~future annual after-tax earnings by approximately $5 million, or $0.01 per share, per year, and will increase slightly over time as we continue to invest in our transmission infrastructure.

FERC Notice of Inquiry on ROE:On March 21, 2019, FERC issued a Notice of Inquiry (NOI) seeking comments from all stakeholders on FERC's policies for evaluating ROEs for electric public utilities, and interstate natural gas and oil pipelines. On June 26, 2019, the NETOs jointly filed comments supporting the methodology established in the FERC’s October 16, 2018 order with minor enhancements going forward. The NETOs jointly filed reply comments in the FERC ROE NOI on July 26, 2019. On May 12, 2020, the NETOs filed supplemental comments in the NOI ROE docket. At this time, Eversource cannot predict how this proceeding will affect its transmission ROEs.

FERC Notice of Inquiry and Proposed Rulemaking on Transmission Incentives:On March 21, 2019, FERC issued an NOI seeking comments on FERC's policies for implementing electric transmission incentives. On June 26, 2019, Eversource filed comments requesting that FERC retain policies that have been effective in encouraging new transmission investment and remain flexible enough to attract investment in new and emerging transmission technologies. Eversource filed reply comments on August 26, 2019. On March 20, 2020, FERC issued a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (NOPR) on transmission incentives. The NOPR intends to revise FERC’s electric transmission incentive policies to reflect competing uses of transmission due to generation resource mix, technological innovation and shifts in load patterns. FERC proposes to grant transmission incentives based on measurable project economics and reliability benefits to consumers rather than its current project risks and challenges framework. On July 1, 2020, Eversource filed comments generally supporting the NOPR.

On April 15, 2021, FERC issued a Supplemental NOPR that proposes to eliminate the existing 50 basis point return on equity for utilities that have been participating in a regional transmission organization (RTO ROE incentive) for more than three years. On June 25, 2021, the NETOs jointly filed comments strongly opposing the Commission’s proposal. On July 26, 2021, the NETOs filed Supplemental NOPR ~~comments are due May 26, 2021 with~~ reply comments ~~due June 10, 2021.~~responding to various parties advocating for the elimination of the RTO Adder. If the FERC issues a final order eliminating the RTO ROE incentive as proposed in the Supplemental NOPR, the estimated annual impact (using ~~2019~~2020 actual data) on Eversource’s after-tax earnings is approximately ~~$14~~$15 million. The Supplemental NOPR contemplates an effective date 30 days from the final order.

At this time, Eversource cannot predict the ultimate outcome of these proceedings, including possible appellate review, and the resulting impact on its transmission incentives.

Regulatory Developments and Rate Matters

Electric, Natural Gas and Water Utility Base Distribution Rates: The regulated companies’ distribution rates are set by their respective state regulatory commissions, and their tariffs include mechanisms for periodically adjusting their rates for the recovery of specific incurred costs. Other than as described below, for the first ~~quarter~~nine months of 2021, changes made to the regulated companies’ rates did not have a material impact on their earnings, financial position, or cash flows. For further information, see "Financial Condition and Business Analysis – Regulatory Developments and Rate Matters" included in Item 7, "Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations," of the Eversource 2020 Form 10-K.

Connecticut:

CL&P Tropical Storm Isaias Response Investigation: In August 2020, PURA opened a docket to investigate the preparation for and response to Tropical Storm Isaias by Connecticut utilities, including CL&P. On April 28, 2021, PURA issued a final decision on CL&P’s compliance with its emergency response plan that concluded CL&P failed to comply with certain ~~applicable~~ storm performance standards and was imprudent in certain instances. Specifically, PURA concluded that CL&P did not satisfy the performance standards for managing its municipal liaison program, timely removing electrical hazards from blocked roads, communicating critical information to its customers, or meeting its obligation to secure adequate external contractor and mutual aid resources in a timely manner. Based on its findings, PURA ordered CL&P to adjust its future rates in a pending or future rate proceeding to reflect a monetary penalty in the form of a downward adjustment of 90 basis points in its allowed rate of return on equity (ROE)~~. The~~, which is currently 9.25 percent. In its decision, ~~also requires CL&P to enhance and submit updated emergency response programs incorporating the changes noted within the decision for PURA’s approval by June 30, 2021.~~ PURA explained that additional monetary penalties and further enforcement orders pursuant to Connecticut statute would be considered in a separate proceeding that was initiated on May 6, 2021.

On May 6, 2021, as part of the penalty proceeding, PURA issued a notice of violation that included an assessment of $30 million, consisting of a $28.4 million civil penalty for non-compliance with storm performance standards to be provided as credits on customer bills and a $1.6 million fine for violations of accident reporting requirements to be paid to the State of Connecticut’s general fund. On July 14, 2021, PURA ~~directed~~issued a final decision in this penalty proceeding that included an assessment of $28.6 million, maintaining the $28.4 million performance penalty and reducing the $1.6 million fine for accident reporting to ~~be returned~~$0.2 million. The $28.4 million performance penalty is currently being credited to customers on electric bills beginning on ~~August~~September 1, 2021 ~~through July 31, 2022.~~over a one-year period. The $28.4 million is the maximum statutory penalty amount under applicable Connecticut law in effect at the time of Tropical Storm Isaias, which is 2.5 percent of CL&P’s annual distribution revenues. ~~Management has accrued~~The liability for the ~~$30 million as the best estimate of the liability at this time. As of March 31, 2021, the total liability~~performance penalty was recorded as a current regulatory liability on CL&P’s balance sheet and as a ~~charge~~reduction to ~~Operations and Maintenance expense~~Operating Revenues on the nine months ended September 30, 2021 income statement. The after-tax earnings impact of this charge was $0.07 per share. ~~We believe we have meritorious defenses~~

CL&P Settlement Agreement: On October 1, 2021, CL&P entered into a settlement agreement with the DEEP, Office of Consumer Counsel (OCC), Office of the Attorney General (AG) and ~~intend~~the Connecticut Industrial Energy Consumers, resolving certain issues that arose in pending regulatory proceedings initiated by the PURA. PURA approved the settlement agreement on October 27, 2021. In the settlement agreement, CL&P agreed to ~~vigorously defend~~provide a total of $65 million of customer credits to be distributed based on customer sales over a two-month period from December 1, 2021 to January 31, 2022. CL~~&P’s position, but do not have~~&P also agreed to irrevocably set aside $10 million to fund various customer assistance initiatives as directed by PURA for disbursement to state-designated purposes, with the objective of disbursing the funds prior to April 30, 2022, including providing credits to existing hardship and non-hardship customers carrying arrearages and other purposes. In the third quarter of 2021, CL&P recorded a ~~better estimate~~current regulatory liability of ~~CL&P’s ultimate liability at this time. Hearings will occur in this proceeding~~$75 million on the balance sheet associated with the provisions of the settlement agreement, with a ~~final~~$65 million pre-tax charge as a reduction to Operating Revenues associated with the customer credits and a $10 million charge to Operations and Maintenance expense associated with the customer assistance initiatives on the three months ended September 30, 2021 income statement.

In exchange for the $75 million of customer credits and assistance, PURA’s interim rate reduction docket was resolved without findings. As a result of the settlement agreement, neither the 90 basis point reduction to CL&P’s return on equity introduced in PURA’s storm-related decision ~~currently anticipated on July 14, 2021. CL&P also intends to appeal the~~issued April 28, 2021, ~~PURA decision.~~nor the 45 basis point reduction to CL&P’s return on equity included in PURA’s draft decision issued September 14, 2021 in the interim rate reduction docket, will be implemented.

CL&P Rate Adjustment Mechanisms (RAM) ~~Filing~~Filing:: On July 31, 2020, PURA temporarily suspended its June 26, 2020 approval of certain delivery rate components effective July 1, 2020, and ordered CL&P to restore rates to those in effect as of June 30, 2020 in order to allow PURA time to reexamine the ~~rates to ensure that CL&P is not over-collecting revenues in the short-term.~~rates. Rates were adjusted effective August 1, 2020. On December 2, 2020, PURA issued a final decision in which it adjusted the timing of the annual rate adjustments for the Transmission Adjustment Clause (TAC) charge, the Non-Bypassable Federally Mandated Congestion Charge (NBFMCC), ~~and~~ the Electric System Improvements Tracker (ESI) so that these rates take effect on May 1st of each year, as opposed to the current process of adjusting rates each January 1 and July 1. The final decision also adjusted the timing of new rates for the, Competitive Transition Assessment (CTA), System Benefits Charge (SBC) and Revenue Decoupling Mechanism (RDM) toso that these rates take effect on May 1st of each year, as opposed to the current process of adjusting rates on January 1st (for the CTA and SBC) and July 1st (for the RDM), modified the calculation of carrying charges and changed the basis of recovery to rely on more actual versus forecasted information. On March 1, 2021, consistent with this new timing, CL&P filed for new rates for these rate components for effect on May 1, 2021. Additionally, CL&P proposed delaying and extending recovery of 2020 under-recoveries associated with these rates over 31 months beginning October 1, 2021.year. On April 28, 2021, PURA issued its interim decision on CL&P’s proposal that accepted the May 1, 2021 rate proposals for the CTA, TAC, ESI and RDM, ~~with certain modifications. One of the modifications was~~but ordered that these rate changes ~~would~~ go into effect on June 1, 2021, as opposed to May 1, 2021. Further, PURA elected to keep in place the current rates for the NBFMCC and SBC until further review of the costs being recovered in those rates could be performed. Finally, PURA indicated it would further review CL&P’s proposal to begin recovery of 2020 under-recoveries associated with these rates on October 1, 2021, and over what the period of recovery would be at a later time.

On September 15, 2021, PURA issued its final decision in the 2020 RAM reconciliation filing, which required no adjustment to the GSC, BFMCC, NBFMCC and SBC rates, changed the TAC and RDM rates effective October 1, 2021, and maintained the CTA, ESI and base distribution rates in effect as of June 1, 2021. As part of this decision, PURA also approved two separate amortization periods, effective October 1, 2021, allowing for the collection of cumulative under-recoveries totaling $193 million as of December 31, 2020 associated with the NBFMCC and TAC rates over a 31-month period and the RDM rate over a 15-month period. PURA also required CL&P to apply the prime rate, retroactive to January 1, 2020, when calculating carrying charges for the under- or over-recoveries included in the rate components, which impacted the NBFMCC, SBC, CTA, and TAC rates.

CL&P Impact of Third Quarter 2021 Rate Changes: On September 1, 2021, CL&P adjusted its rates for the $28.4 million penalty imposed by PURA for non-compliance with performance standards that is being provided as credits on customer bills over a one-year period. On October 1, 2021, CL&P implemented new TAC and RDM delivery rates. In total, CL&P implemented an overall net rate increase of $0.00174 per kWh for residential Rate 1 customers for these rate component charges, net of the rate decrease for the storm penalty credit. For residential customers with 700 kWh monthly usage, the impact of the September 1 and October 1, 2021 rate changes equated to a net increase of $1.22 on monthly customer bills.

Massachusetts:

NSTAR ~~Electric~~Gas and EGMA Mitigation Filings: On October 6, 2021, NSTAR Gas and EGMA made filings with the DPU regarding the deferral of certain costs for the purpose of mitigating November 1, 2021 bill impacts associated with new delivery rates as a result of increases in natural gas supply costs, thereby providing rate relief to customers. These adjustments to rates do not impact the recovery of costs, only the timing of when the costs are collected in rates. For NSTAR Gas and EGMA, these adjustments included delaying portions of the base distribution rate changes, the decoupling revenue requirement, and the recovery of certain prior period under-collections until November 1, 2022. These adjustments delay recovery of $16.7 million for NSTAR Gas and $19.7 million for EGMA for a one-year period. These adjustments will result in the under-recovery of costs beginning November 1, 2021, with no impact on the statement of income.

NSTAR Gas Distribution Rates: As part of an inflation-based mechanism, NSTAR ~~Electric~~Gas submitted its ~~third~~first annual Performance Based

Rate Adjustment filing on September 15, 2021. Subsequently, NSTAR Gas filed a mitigation plan on October 6, 2021 to defer recovery of the base distribution rate change for NSTAR Gas until November 1, 2022 associated with depreciation and property tax expense for the 2019 and 2020 ~~and the~~non-GSEP investments. The DPU approved a ~~$29.9~~$13.6 million increase to base distribution rates on ~~December 30, 2020~~October 29, 2021 for effect on ~~January 1, 2021.~~

~~New Hampshire:~~

~~PSNH Distribution Rates:~~In connection with the October 9, 2020 settlement agreement, PSNH is permitted step increases effective August 1, 2021 and August 1, 2022 to reflect plant additions in the calendar years 2020 and 2021, respectively. On May 3, 2021, PSNH filed the step adjustment for 2020 plant in service to recover a revenue requirement of $11.1 million, subject to reconciliation after completion of an audit, for rates effective AugustNovember 1, 2021.

~~Legislative and Policy Matters~~

~~Massachusetts:~~EGMA Distribution Rates ~~On March 26,~~: As established in the October 7, 2020 EGMA Rate Settlement Agreement, EGMA filed for its first base distribution rate increase on September 17, 2021. The DPU approved a $13 million increase to base distribution rates on October 28, 2021 Governor Baker signed into law a climate change bill which permits electric or natural gas distribution companies to assist Massachusetts municipalities in responding to the risks of climate change by owning solar facilities equal to up to 10 percent of the total installed solar generating capacity in Massachusetts as of July 31, 2020. Such facilities may be paired with energy storage where feasible to do so. This law will allow each of Eversource’s Massachusetts operating companies to own up to approximately 280 MWs of solar generating facilities in addition to the 70 MWs previously constructed at NSTAR Electric.for effect on November 1, 2021.

Critical Accounting Policies

The preparation of financial statements in conformity with GAAP requires management to make estimates, assumptions and, at times, difficult, subjective or complex judgments. Changes in these estimates, assumptions and judgments, in and of themselves, could materially impact our financial position, results of operations or cash flows. Our management discusses with the Audit Committee of our Board of Trustees significant matters relating to critical accounting policies. Our critical accounting policies that we believed were the most critical in nature were reported in the Eversource 2020 Form 10-K. There have been no material changes with regard to these critical accounting policies.

Other Matters

Accounting Standards: For information regarding new accounting standards, see Note 1B, "Summary of Significant Accounting Policies – Accounting Standards," to the financial statements.

Contractual Obligations and Commercial Commitments: See Note 9B, "Commitments and Contingencies – Long-Term Contractual Arrangements," for discussion of material changes to contractual obligations since the Eversource 2020 Form 10-K.

Web Site: Additional financial information is available through our website at www.eversource.com. We make available through our website a link to the SEC's EDGAR website (http://www.sec.gov/edgar/searchedgar/companysearch.html), at which site Eversource's, CL&P's, NSTAR Electric's and PSNH's combined Annual Reports on Form 10-K, combined Quarterly Reports on Form 10-Q, Current Reports on Form 8-K and any amendments to those reports may be reviewed. Information contained on the Company's website or that can be accessed through the website is not incorporated into and does not constitute a part of this combined Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q.

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RESULTS OF OPERATIONS – EVERSOURCE ENERGY AND SUBSIDIARIES

The following provides the amounts and variances in operating revenues and expense line items in the statements of income for Eversource for the three and nine months ended ~~March 31,~~September 30, 2021 and 2020 included in this combined Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q:


		For the Three Months Ended March 31,						For the Three Months Ended September 30,				For the Nine Months Ended September 30,
(Millions of Dollars)	(Millions of Dollars)	2021		2020		Increase			(Millions of Dollars)	2021		2020		Increase/(Decrease)		2021		2020		Increase/(Decrease)
Operating Revenues	Operating Revenues	$	2,825.8	$	2,373.7	$	452.1		Operating Revenues	$	2,432.8	$	2,343.6	$	89.2	$	7,381.2	$	6,670.5	$	710.7
Operating Expenses:	Operating Expenses:								Operating Expenses:
Purchased Power, Fuel and Transmission	Purchased Power, Fuel and Transmission	998.5		876.5		122.0			Purchased Power, Fuel and Transmission	880.6		806.3		74.3		2,529.2		2,313.0		216.2
Operations and Maintenance	Operations and Maintenance	465.5		342.1		123.4			Operations and Maintenance	389.1		332.0		57.1		1,265.8		1,006.1		259.7
Depreciation	Depreciation	270.7		236.2		34.5			Depreciation	276.8		244.5		32.3		822.2		721.2		101.0
Amortization	Amortization	108.0		49.8		58.2			Amortization	45.2		57.5		(12.3)		158.9		130.7		28.2
Energy Efficiency Programs	Energy Efficiency Programs	188.1		148.4		39.7			Energy Efficiency Programs	143.8		145.0		(1.2)		460.8		408.8		52.0
Taxes Other Than Income Taxes	Taxes Other Than Income Taxes	209.4		181.5		27.9			Taxes Other Than Income Taxes	213.9		197.1		16.8		623.8		556.7		67.1

Total Operating Expenses	Total Operating Expenses	2,240.2		1,834.5		405.7			Total Operating Expenses	1,949.4		1,782.4		167.0		5,860.7		5,136.5		724.2
Operating Income	Operating Income	585.6		539.2		46.4			Operating Income	483.4		561.2		(77.8)		1,520.5		1,534.0		(13.5)
Interest Expense	Interest Expense	137.8		134.7		3.1			Interest Expense	148.0		134.0		14.0		431.2		403.2		28.0
Other Income, Net	Other Income, Net	34.2		24.1		10.1			Other Income, Net	43.8		29.2		14.6		124.6		83.6		41.0
Income Before Income Tax Expense	Income Before Income Tax Expense	482.0		428.6		53.4			Income Before Income Tax Expense	379.2		456.4		(77.2)		1,213.9		1,214.4		(0.5)
Income Tax Expense	Income Tax Expense	114.0		91.9		22.1			Income Tax Expense	94.1		108.2		(14.1)		294.5		275.6		18.9
Net Income	Net Income	368.0		336.7		31.3			Net Income	285.1		348.2		(63.1)		919.4		938.8		(19.4)
Net Income Attributable to Noncontrolling Interests	Net Income Attributable to Noncontrolling Interests	1.9		1.9		—			Net Income Attributable to Noncontrolling Interests	1.9		1.9		—		5.6		5.6		—
Net Income Attributable to Common Shareholders	Net Income Attributable to Common Shareholders	$	366.1	$	334.8	$	31.3		Net Income Attributable to Common Shareholders	$	283.2	$	346.3	$	(63.1)	$	913.8	$	933.2	$	(19.4)

Eversource's consolidated financial information includes the results of ~~the acquisition of the assets of Columbia Gas of Massachusetts (CMA)~~EGMA beginning on October 9, 2020. The natural gas distribution assets acquired from CMA on October 9, 2020 were assigned to EGMA.

Operating Revenues

Sales Volumes: A summary of our retail electric GWh sales volumes, our firm natural gas MMcf sales volumes, and our water MG sales volumes, and percentage changes, is as follows:


		Electric						Firm Natural Gas								Water							Electric								Firm Natural Gas					Water
		Sales Volumes (GWh)		Percentage Increase				Sales Volumes (MMcf)				Percentage Increase				Sales Volumes (MG)				Percentage (Decrease)/Increase			Sales Volumes (GWh)					Percentage (Decrease)/Increase			Sales Volumes (MMcf)		Percentage Increase			Sales Volumes (MG)		Percentage Decrease
Three Months Ended March 31:		2021	2020			2021			2020					2021			2020

Three Months Ended September 30:																						Three Months Ended September 30:	2021				2020	Percentage (Decrease)/Increase			2021	2020	Percentage Increase			2021	2020	Percentage Decrease
Traditional	Traditional	1,951	1,906			2.4	%		—		—			—	%		258		434					(40.6)	%	Traditional	2,097			2,110		—			—		397			770
Decoupled and Special Contracts (1)(2)	Decoupled and Special Contracts (1)(2)	10,732	10,465	2.6	%			66,002		60,563		9.0	%			4,478		4,372		2.4	%	Decoupled and Special Contracts (1)(2)	12,197				12,281	(0.7)	%		16,545	15,951	3.7	%		6,856	8,102	(15.4)	%
Total Sales Volumes	Total Sales Volumes	12,683	12,371	2.5	%			66,002		60,563		9.0	%			4,736		4,806		(1.5)	%	Total Sales Volumes	14,294				14,391	(0.7)	%		16,545	15,951	3.7	%		7,253	8,872	(18.2)	%

Nine Months Ended September 30:																						Nine Months Ended September 30:
Traditional																						Traditional	5,901				5,805	1.7	%		—	—	—	%		967	1,686	(42.6)	%
Decoupled and Special Contracts (1)(2)																						Decoupled and Special Contracts (1)(2)	33,071				32,404	2.1	%		107,337	103,286	3.9	%		16,863	17,658	(4.5)	%
Total Sales Volumes																						Total Sales Volumes	38,972				38,209	2.0	%		107,337	103,286	3.9	%		17,830	19,344	(7.8)	%

(1) Special contracts are unique to Yankee Gas natural gas distribution customers who take service under such an arrangement and generally specify the amount of distribution revenue to be paid to Yankee Gas regardless of the customers' usage.

(2) Eversource acquired CMA's natural gas distribution assets on October 9, 2020. Prior year sales volumes have been presented for comparative purposes.

Weather, fluctuations in energy supply costs, conservation measures (including utility-sponsored energy efficiency programs), and economic conditions affect customer energy usage and water consumption. Industrial sales volumes are less sensitive to temperature variations than residential and commercial sales volumes. In our service territories, weather impacts both electric and water sales volumes during the summer and both electric and natural gas sales volumes during the winter; however, natural gas sales volumes are more sensitive to temperature variations than electric sales volumes. Customer heating or cooling usage may not directly correlate with historical levels or with the level of degree-days that occur.

Fluctuations in retail electric sales volumes at PSNH impact earnings ("Traditional" in the table above). For CL&P, NSTAR Electric, NSTAR Gas, EGMA, Yankee Gas, and our Connecticut water distribution business, fluctuations in retail sales volumes do not materially impact earnings due to their respective regulatory commission-approved distribution revenue decoupling mechanisms ("Decoupled" in the table above). These distribution revenues are decoupled from their customer sales volumes, which breaks the relationship between sales volumes and revenues recognized.

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Operating Revenues: Operating Revenues by segment ~~increased/(decreased)~~increased for the three and nine months ended ~~March 31,~~September 30, 2021, as compared to the same ~~period~~periods in 2020, as follows:


~~(Millions of Dollars)~~	~~Three Months Ended~~
~~Electric Distribution~~	$	~~95.0~~
~~Natural Gas Distribution~~	~~331.9~~
~~Electric Transmission~~	~~30.9~~
~~Water Distribution~~	~~(0.5)~~
~~Other~~	~~48.4~~
~~Eliminations~~	~~(53.6)~~
~~Total Operating Revenues~~	$	~~452.1~~


(Millions of Dollars)	Three Months Ended		Nine Months Ended
Electric Distribution	$	(5.1)	$	150.2
Natural Gas Distribution	75.3		507.8
Electric Transmission	29.0		94.5
Water Distribution	(2.3)		(5.6)
Other	3.8		98.4
Eliminations	(11.5)		(134.6)
Total Operating Revenues	$	89.2	$	710.7

Electric and Natural Gas (excluding EGMA) Distribution Revenues:

Base Distribution Revenues:

•Base electric distribution revenues increased ~~$23.2~~$3.9 million and $36.3 million for the three and nine months ended ~~March 31,~~September 30, 2021, as compared to the same ~~period~~periods in 2020, respectively, due primarily to the impact of base distribution rate increases at ~~CL&P effective May 1, 2020, at~~ NSTAR Electric effective January 1, 2021, ~~and~~ at PSNH effective January 1, 2021 and August 1, 2021, and at CL&P effective May 1, 2020, partially offset by a base distribution rate decrease at CL&P implemented June 1, 2021. The decrease in the CL&P base distribution rate on June 1, 2021 was due primarily to the completion of the recovery of certain storm cost amortization and therefore the base rate decrease did not impact earnings.

•Base natural gas distribution revenues increased ~~$29.0~~$7.9 million and $48.5 million for the three and nine months ended ~~March 31,~~September 30, 2021, as compared to the same ~~period~~periods in 2020, respectively, due primarily to base distribution rate increases at NSTAR Gas effective November 1, 2020, which includes a shift of recovery into base rates of certain GSEP investments, and at Yankee Gas effective January 1, 2021. Although new rates at Yankee Gas were implemented on March 1, 2021 to customers, the provisions of the base distribution rate increase were effective January 1, 2021.

Electric distribution revenues also decreased $65 million for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2021, as compared to the same periods in 2020, due to CL&P’s settlement agreement on October 1, 2021, in which CL&P agreed to provide a total of $65 million of customer credits to be distributed based on customer sales over a two-month period from December 1, 2021 to January 31, 2022. In the third quarter of 2021, CL&P recorded a current regulatory liability associated with the provisions of the settlement agreement, with a $65 million pre-tax charge as a reduction to Operating Revenues. Additionally, CL&P recorded a $28.4 million reserve in the first quarter of 2021 for a civil penalty for non-compliance with storm performance standards that is currently being provided as credits to customer bills beginning on September 1, 2021 over a one-year period. The penalty was reclassified from Operations and Maintenance expense to a reduction of Operating Revenues in the third quarter of 2021 in connection with the finalization of the settlement agreement. For further information, see "Regulatory Developments and Rate Matters - Connecticut" included in this Management’s Discussion and Analysis.

Tracked Distribution Revenues: Tracked distribution revenues consist of certain costs that are recovered from customers in retail rates through regulatory commission-approved cost tracking mechanisms and therefore, recovery of these costs has no impact on earnings. ~~Tracked revenues~~Revenues from certain of these cost tracking mechanisms also include certain incentives earned, return ~~on rate base and~~ on capital tracking mechanisms, and carrying charges that are billed in rates to customers, which do impact earnings. Costs recovered through cost tracking mechanisms include, among others, energy supply and natural gas supply procurement and other energy-related costs, electric retail transmission charges, energy efficiency program costs, electric restructuring and stranded cost recovery revenues (including securitized RRB charges), and additionally for the Massachusetts utilities, pension and PBOP benefits and net metering for distributed generation. Tracked revenues also include wholesale market sales transactions, such as sales of energy and energy-related products into the ISO-NE wholesale electricity market, sales of natural gas to third party marketers, and the sale of RECs to various counterparties.

Tracked distribution revenues increased/(decreased) for the three and nine months ended ~~March 31,~~September 30, 2021, as compared to the same ~~period~~periods in 2020, due primarily to the following:


		Three Months Ended		Electric Distribution						Natural Gas Distribution
(Millions of Dollars)	(Millions of Dollars)	Electric Distribution			Natural Gas Distribution		(Millions of Dollars)	Three Months Ended		Nine Months Ended		Three Months Ended		Nine Months Ended
Retail Tariff Tracked Revenues:	Retail Tariff Tracked Revenues:						Retail Tariff Tracked Revenues:
Energy supply procurement	Energy supply procurement	$	(29.1)		$	29.1	Energy supply procurement	$	(47.2)	$	(148.0)	$	8.9	$	40.0
Retail transmission							Retail transmission	77.0		156.2		—		—
Other distribution tracking mechanisms	Other distribution tracking mechanisms	45.4			16.7		Other distribution tracking mechanisms	(11.4)		36.9		1.5		12.7
Wholesale Market Sales Revenue	Wholesale Market Sales Revenue	58.1			4.3		Wholesale Market Sales Revenue	54.2		149.0		(3.2)		(1.1)

The decrease in energy supply procurement within electric distribution for the three months ended September 30, 2021, as compared to the same period in 2020, was driven primarily by lower average supply-related sales volumes, partially offset by higher average prices. The decrease in energy supply procurement within electric distribution for the nine months ended September 30, 2021, as compared to the same period in 2020, was driven primarily by lower average supply-related sales volumes and lower average prices. The increase in energy supply procurement within natural gas distribution for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2021, as compared to the same periods in 2020, was driven primarily by ~~both~~higher average prices. The increase for the nine-month period was also attributable to higher average supply-related sales ~~volumes and higher average prices.~~volumes.

Fluctuations in retail transmission revenues are driven by the recovery of the costs of our wholesale transmission business, such as those billed by ISO-NE and Local and Regional Network Service charges. For further information, see "Purchased Power and Transmission Expense" below.

The increase in ~~the~~ electric distribution wholesale market sales revenue was due primarily to higher average electricity market prices received for wholesale sales at CL&P infor both the ~~first quarter of~~three and nine months ended September 30, 2021, as compared to the ~~first quarter of~~same periods in 2020. ISO-NE average ~~wholesale~~ market prices received for CL&P’s wholesale sales increased approximately ~~125~~100 percent ~~comparatively,~~and 96 percent for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2021, respectively, as compared to the same periods in 2020, driven primarily ~~driven~~ by ~~increased demand as a result of colder winter temperatures~~higher natural gas prices in ~~2021.~~ New England.Volumes sold into the market were primarily from the sale of output generated by the Millstone PPA that CL&P entered into in 2019, as required by regulation.

EGMA Natural Gas Distribution Revenues: The addition of EGMA increased total operating revenues at the natural gas distribution segment by ~~$252.5 million.~~$62.8 million and $412.1 million for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2021, respectively.

Electric Transmission Revenues: Electric transmission revenues increased ~~$30.9~~$29.0 million and $94.5 million for the three and nine months ended ~~March 31,~~September 30, 2021, respectively, as compared to the same ~~period~~periods in 2020, due primarily to a higher transmission rate base as a result of our continued investment in our transmission infrastructure. The increase in electric transmission revenues for the nine months ended September 30, 2021, as compared to the same period in 2020, was partially offset by a lower benefit from the annual billing and cost reconciliation filing with FERC.

Other Revenues and Eliminations: Other revenues primarily include the revenues of Eversource's service company, most of which are eliminated in consolidation. Eliminations are also primarily related to the Eversource electric transmission revenues that are derived from ISO-NE regional transmission charges to the distribution businesses of CL&P, NSTAR Electric and PSNH that recover the costs of the wholesale transmission ~~business.~~business in rates charged to their customers.

Purchased Power, Fuel and Transmission expense includes costs associated with purchasing electricity and natural gas on behalf of our ~~customers.~~customers and the cost of energy purchase contracts, as required by regulation. These electric and natural gas supply costs and other energy-related costs are recovered from customers in rates through commission-approved cost tracking mechanisms, which have no impact on earnings (tracked costs). Purchased Power, Fuel and Transmission expense increased for the three and nine months ended ~~March 31,~~September 30, 2021, as compared to the same ~~period~~periods in 2020, due primarily to the following:


~~(Millions of Dollars)~~	~~Three Months Ended~~
~~Purchased Power Costs~~	$	~~(18.3)~~
~~Natural Gas Costs~~	~~133.7~~
~~Transmission Costs~~	~~16.7~~
~~Eliminations~~	~~(10.1)~~
~~Total Purchased Power, Fuel and Transmission~~	$	~~122.0~~


(Millions of Dollars)	Three Months Ended		Nine Months Ended
Purchased Power Costs	$	(25.2)	$	(81.5)
Natural Gas Costs	47.0		222.1
Transmission Costs	79.8		155.5
Eliminations	(27.3)		(79.9)
Total Purchased Power, Fuel and Transmission	$	74.3	$	216.2

The decrease in purchased power expense at the electric distribution business for the three months ended September 30, 2021, as compared to the same period in 2020, was driven primarily by lower ~~average prices associated with~~expense related to the procurement of energy supply resulting from lower average supply-related sales volumes, partially offset by higher average prices. The decrease in purchased power expense at the electric distribution business for the nine months ended September 30, 2021, as compared to the same period in 2020, was driven primarily by lower expense related to the procurement of energy supply resulting from lower average supply-related sales ~~volumes.~~ volumes and lower average prices. The lower energy supply expense in the three and nine-month periods was partially offset by higher long-term contractual energy-related costs that are recovered in the NBFMCC mechanism at CL&P.

The increase in costs at the natural gas distribution segment for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2021, as compared to the same periods in 2020, was due primarily to the addition of EGMA natural gas supply costs ~~in the first quarter of 2021~~ as a result of the 2020 CMA asset acquisition of ~~$95.1~~$18.4 million and $140.9 million, respectively, as well as higher average prices. The increase for the nine-month period was also attributable to higher average supply-related sales ~~volumes and higher average prices.~~volumes.

The increase in transmission costs for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2021, as compared to the same periods in 2020, was primarily the result of an increase in costs billed by ISO-NE that support regional grid investments and an increase in Local Network Service charges, which reflects the cost of transmission service provided by Eversource over our local transmission network. ~~This was partially offset by a decrease in the retail transmission cost deferral, which reflects the actual costs of transmission service compared to estimated amounts billed to customers.~~

Operations and Maintenance expense includes tracked costs and costs that are part of base electric, natural gas and water distribution rates with changes impacting earnings (non-tracked costs). Operations and Maintenance expense increased for the three and nine months ended ~~March 31,~~September 30, 2021, as compared to the same ~~period~~periods in 2020, due primarily to the following:


~~(Millions of Dollars)~~	~~Three Months Ended~~
~~Base Electric Distribution (Non-Tracked Costs):~~
~~CL&P estimated assessment by PURA for Tropical Storm Isaias response~~	$	~~30.0~~
~~Employee-related expenses, including labor and benefits~~	~~14.9~~
~~Storm restoration costs~~	~~9.4~~
~~Operations-related expenses, including vegetation management, vehicles, and outside services~~	~~8.0~~
~~Shared corporate costs (including computer software depreciation at Eversource Service)~~	~~5.3~~
~~Other non-tracked operations and maintenance~~	~~1.3~~
~~Total Base Electric Distribution (Non-Tracked Costs)~~	~~68.9~~
~~Tracked Costs (Electric Distribution and Electric Transmission)~~	~~8.1~~
~~Natural Gas Distribution:~~
~~Base (Non-Tracked) Costs, excluding EGMA~~	~~4.6~~
~~Tracked Costs, excluding EGMA~~	~~1.0~~
~~EGMA Operations and Maintenance~~	~~45.6~~
~~Total Natural Gas Distribution~~	~~51.2~~
~~Water Distribution~~	—
~~Parent and Other Companies and eliminations:~~
~~Eversource Parent and Other Companies - other operations and maintenance~~	~~38.9~~
~~Transition and Acquisition Costs~~	~~3.7~~
~~Eliminations~~	~~(47.4)~~
~~Total Operations and Maintenance~~	$	~~123.4~~


(Millions of Dollars)	Three Months Ended		Nine Months Ended
Base Electric Distribution (Non-Tracked Costs):
CL&P assessment by PURA for Tropical Storm Isaias response; reflected as reduction to Operating Revenues in the third quarter of 2021 in connection with the finalization of the settlement agreement	$	(28.4)	$	—
CL&P charge to fund various customer assistance initiatives associated with the settlement agreement on October 1, 2021	10.0		10.0
Employee-related expenses, including labor and benefits	(3.8)		22.9
Funding of CL&P storm reserve as part of June 1, 2021 rate change	6.0		10.0
Storm restoration costs	2.7		20.4
Vegetation Management	9.3		11.6
Operations-related expenses, including vehicles and outside services	1.4		5.6
Shared corporate costs (including computer software depreciation at Eversource Service)	4.9		15.8
Other non-tracked operations and maintenance	0.2		6.2
Total Base Electric Distribution (Non-Tracked Costs)	2.3		102.5
Tracked Costs (Electric Distribution and Electric Transmission)	5.8		22.7
Natural Gas Distribution:
Base (Non-Tracked) Costs, excluding EGMA	2.6		5.8
Tracked Costs, excluding EGMA	1.5		4.8
EGMA Operations and Maintenance	33.6		119.2
Total Natural Gas Distribution	37.7		129.8
Water Distribution:
Absence in 2021 of gain on sale of Hingham water system in July 2020	16.0		16.0
Other	0.1		0.1
Total Water Distribution	16.1		16.1
Parent and Other Companies and eliminations:
Eversource Parent and Other Companies - other operations and maintenance	3.5		81.8
Transition and Acquisition Costs	(1.4)		6.2
Eliminations	(6.9)		(99.4)
Total Operations and Maintenance	$	57.1	$	259.7

Depreciation expense increased for the three and nine months ended ~~March 31,~~September 30, 2021, as compared to the same ~~period~~periods in 2020, due to higher utility plant in service balances, and due to the addition of EGMA utility plant balances as a result of the 2020 CMA asset acquisition of ~~$11.7 million.~~$12.0 million and $35.5 million, respectively.

Amortization expense includes the deferral of energy supply, energy-related costs and other costs that are included in certain regulatory commission-approved cost tracking mechanisms. This deferral adjusts expense to match the corresponding revenues compared to the actual costs incurred. Energy supply and energy-related costs are recovered from customers in rates and have no impact on earnings. Amortization expense also includes the amortization of certain costs as those costs are collected in rates.

Amortization ~~increased~~decreased for the three months ended ~~March 31,~~September 30, 2021, as compared to the same period in 2020, due primarily to a decrease in storm amortization expense at CL&P related to the completion of the amortization period of certain storm cost deferred assets. The decrease was partially offset by an increase in the deferral adjustment of energy supply, energy-related and other costs. Amortization increased for the nine months ended September 30, 2021, as compared to the same period in 2020, due primarily to the deferral adjustment of energy supply, energy-related and other costs, which can fluctuate from period to period based on the timing of costs incurred and related rate changes to recover these costs. The increase for the nine-month period was partially offset by a decrease in storm amortization expense at CL&P related to the completion of the amortization period of certain storm cost deferred assets.

Energy Efficiency Programs expense ~~increased~~decreased for the three months ended ~~March 31,~~September 30, 2021, as compared to the same period in 2020, due primarily to the deferral adjustment at ~~NSTAR Electric, PSNH and NSTAR Gas,~~CL&P, which reflects the actual costs of energy efficiency programs compared to the amounts billed to customers, and the timing of the recovery of energy efficiency costs. ~~The increase was also~~Energy Efficiency increased for the nine months ended September 30, 2021, as compared to the same period in 2020, due primarily to the addition of EGMA energy efficiency program costs as a result of the 2020 CMA asset acquisition of ~~$29.7~~$45.7 million. The increase in the first nine months of 2021 was also due to the deferral adjustment at NSTAR Electric and PSNH, which reflects the actual costs of energy efficiency programs compared to the amounts billed to customers, and the timing of the recovery of energy efficiency costs. The costs for the majority of the state energy policy initiatives and expanded energy efficiency programs are recovered from customers in rates and have no impact on earnings.

Taxes Other Than Income Taxes expense increased for the three and nine months ended ~~March 31,~~September 30, 2021, as compared to the same ~~period~~periods in 2020, due primarily to an increase in property taxes as a result of higher utility plant balances, ~~and higher Connecticut gross earnings taxes and due to~~ the addition of EGMA property taxes as a result of the 2020 CMA asset acquisition of ~~$7.5 million.~~$6.2 million and $24.1 million, respectively, and higher Connecticut gross earnings taxes.

Interest Expense increased for the three months ended ~~March 31,~~September 30, 2021, as compared to the same period in 2020, due primarily to an increase in interest on long-term debt as a result of new debt issuances ($~~9.4~~7.8 million), an increase in interest expense on regulatory deferrals ($5.1 million), and an increase in interest on notes payable ($1.2 million), partially offset by an increase in AFUDC related to debt funds and other capitalized interest ($0.5 million).

Interest Expense increased for the nine months ended September 30, 2021, as compared to the same period in 2020, due primarily to an increase in interest on long-term debt as a result of new debt issuances ($23.5 million), an increase in interest expense on regulatory deferrals ($8.0 million), and higher amortization of debt discounts and premiums, net ($0.8 million), partially offset by a decrease in interest on notes payable ($3.4 million), a decrease in RRB interest expense ($1.0 million) and ~~a decrease~~an increase in AFUDC related to debt funds and other capitalized interest ($0.6 million)~~, partially offset by a decrease in interest on notes payable ($4.5 million) and a decrease in interest expense on regulatory deferrals ($2.3 million)~~.

Other Income, Net increased for the three months ended ~~March 31,~~September 30, 2021, as compared to the same period in 2020, due primarily to an increase related to pension, SERP and PBOP non-service income components ($~~7.4~~10.7 million) and ~~lower~~an increase in interest income primarily from regulatory deferrals ($5.8 million), partially offset by investment losses in 2021 compared to investment income in 2020 driven by market volatility ($~~3.7~~1.7 million).

Other Income, Net increased for the nine months ended September 30, 2021, as compared to the same period in 2020, due primarily to an increase related to pension, SERP and PBOP non-service income components ($29.6 million), an increase in interest income primarily from regulatory deferrals ($13.9 million) and investment income in 2021 compared to investment losses in 2020 driven by market volatility ($2.2 million), partially offset by lower AFUDC related to equity funds ($~~1.4~~3.1 million).

Income Tax Expense ~~increased~~decreased for the three months ended ~~March 31,~~September 30, 2021, as compared to the same period in 2020, due primarily to lower pre-tax earnings ($16.5 million), higher share-based payment excess tax benefits ($0.1 million), and the absence of the sale of Hingham water system ($12.5 million), partially offset by higher state taxes ($4.4 million), a decrease in amortization of EDIT ($0.9 million), an increase in items that impact our tax rate as a result of regulatory treatment (flow-through items) and permanent differences ($5.1 million), and a return to provision adjustment ($4.6 million).

Income Tax Expense increased for the nine months ended September 30, 2021, as compared to the same period in 2020, due primarily to higher ~~pre-tax earnings ($11.2 million), higher~~ state taxes ($~~7.3~~17.8 million), lower share-based payment excess tax benefits ($~~2.3~~2.6 million), ~~an increase in~~ a ~~valuation allowance~~return to provision adjustment ($~~1.7~~4.6 million), and an increase in items that impact our tax rate as a result of regulatory treatment (flow-through items) and permanent differences ($~~1.7~~7.8 million), partially offset by the absence of the sale of Hingham water system ($12.5 million) and an increase in amortization of EDIT ($~~2.1~~1.4 million).

5060

RESULTS OF OPERATIONS –

THE CONNECTICUT LIGHT AND POWER COMPANY

NSTAR ELECTRIC COMPANY AND SUBSIDIARY

PUBLIC SERVICE COMPANY OF NEW HAMPSHIRE AND SUBSIDIARIES

The following provides the amounts and variances in operating revenues and expense line items in the statements of income for CL&P, NSTAR Electric and PSNH for the ~~three~~nine months ended ~~March 31,~~September 30, 2021 and 2020 included in this combined Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q:


		For the Three Months Ended March 31,																			For the Nine Months Ended September 30,
		CL&P						NSTAR Electric						PSNH							CL&P						NSTAR Electric						PSNH
(Millions of Dollars)	(Millions of Dollars)	2021		2020		Increase/ (Decrease)		2021		2020		Increase/ (Decrease)		2021		2020		Increase/ (Decrease)		(Millions of Dollars)	2021		2020		Increase/ (Decrease)		2021		2020		Increase/ (Decrease)		2021		2020		Increase/ (Decrease)
Operating Revenues	Operating Revenues	$	987.3	$	899.7	$	87.6	$	737.0	$	733.8	$	3.2	$	293.4	$	276.4	$	17.0	Operating Revenues	$	2,736.5	$	2,711.4	$	25.1	$	2,343.1	$	2,270.2	$	72.9	$	887.2	$	815.3	$	71.9
Operating Expenses:	Operating Expenses:																			Operating Expenses:
Purchased Power and Transmission	Purchased Power and Transmission	373.3		374.7		(1.4)		226.5		242.4		(15.9)		91.6		94.1		(2.5)		Purchased Power and Transmission	1,073.7		1,089.2		(15.5)		711.7		702.1		9.6		279.5		273.3		6.2
Operations and Maintenance	Operations and Maintenance	175.4		135.6		39.8		143.2		122.3		20.9		54.7		47.1		7.6		Operations and Maintenance	465.6		417.7		47.9		421.6		369.3		52.3		168.2		151.8		16.4
Depreciation	Depreciation	83.4		78.4		5.0		82.8		78.3		4.5		29.5		24.3		5.2		Depreciation	253.1		238.7		14.4		251.5		238.2		13.3		89.5		74.5		15.0
Amortization of Regulatory Assets, Net	Amortization of Regulatory Assets, Net	62.8		6.6		56.2		18.4		27.0		(8.6)		18.5		20.1		(1.6)		Amortization of Regulatory Assets, Net	76.6		37.2		39.4		24.0		69.1		(45.1)		62.7		39.0		23.7
Energy Efficiency Programs	Energy Efficiency Programs	35.6		35.5		0.1		75.1		68.7		6.4		10.3		9.4		0.9		Energy Efficiency Programs	100.8		109.7		(8.9)		226.1		210.7		15.4		30.5		29.2		1.3
Taxes Other Than Income Taxes	Taxes Other Than Income Taxes	91.4		83.0		8.4		54.6		48.8		5.8		22.2		19.8		2.4		Taxes Other Than Income Taxes	275.3		260.6		14.7		163.5		154.1		9.4		69.7		58.4		11.3
Total Operating Expenses	Total Operating Expenses	821.9		713.8		108.1		600.6		587.5		13.1		226.8		214.8		12.0		Total Operating Expenses	2,245.1		2,153.1		92.0		1,798.4		1,743.5		54.9		700.1		626.2		73.9
Operating Income	Operating Income	165.4		185.9		(20.5)		136.4		146.3		(9.9)		66.6		61.6		5.0		Operating Income	491.4		558.3		(66.9)		544.7		526.7		18.0		187.1		189.1		(2.0)
Interest Expense	Interest Expense	39.0		37.8		1.2		32.3		30.9		1.4		14.6		14.5		0.1		Interest Expense	124.4		115.0		9.4		106.7		95.0		11.7		42.7		44.1		(1.4)
Other Income, Net	Other Income, Net	4.9		1.9		3.0		16.8		12.2		4.6		4.2		3.2		1.0		Other Income, Net	21.7		16.3		5.4		58.9		38.2		20.7		11.6		10.9		0.7
Income Before Income Tax Expense	Income Before Income Tax Expense	131.3		150.0		(18.7)		120.9		127.6		(6.7)		56.2		50.3		5.9		Income Before Income Tax Expense	388.7		459.6		(70.9)		496.9		469.9		27.0		156.0		155.9		0.1
Income Tax Expense	Income Tax Expense	32.9		31.3		1.6		27.0		27.2		(0.2)		11.5		10.7		0.8		Income Tax Expense	104.6		103.5		1.1		114.6		106.3		8.3		32.5		37.5		(5.0)
Net Income	Net Income	$	98.4	$	118.7	$	(20.3)	$	93.9	$	100.4	$	(6.5)	$	44.7	$	39.6	$	5.1	Net Income	$	284.1	$	356.1	$	(72.0)	$	382.3	$	363.6	$	18.7	$	123.5	$	118.4	$	5.1

Operating Revenues

Sales Volumes: A summary of our retail electric GWh sales volumes is as follows:


		For the Three Months Ended March 31,						For the Nine Months Ended September 30,
		2021	2020	Increase	Percentage Increase			2021	2020	Increase	Percentage Increase
CL&P	CL&P	5,154	4,941	213	4.3	%	CL&P	15,728	15,318	410	2.7	%
NSTAR Electric	NSTAR Electric	5,578	5,524	54	1.0	%	NSTAR Electric	17,343	17,086	257	1.5	%
PSNH	PSNH	1,951	1,906	45	2.4	%	PSNH	5,901	5,805	96	1.7	%

Fluctuations in retail electric sales volumes at PSNH impact earnings. For CL&P and NSTAR Electric, fluctuations in retail electric sales volumes do not impact earnings due to their respective regulatory commission-approved distribution revenue decoupling mechanisms.

Operating Revenues: Operating Revenues, which consist of base distribution revenues and tracked revenues further described below, increased ~~$87.6~~$25.1 million at CL&P, ~~$3.2~~$72.9 million at NSTAR Electric, and ~~$17.0~~$71.9 million at PSNH, for the ~~three~~nine months ended ~~March 31,~~September 30, 2021, as compared to the same period in 2020.

Base Distribution Revenues:

•CL&P's distribution revenues decreased $3.5 million due primarily to the base distribution rate decrease implemented June 1, 2021. The decrease in the base distribution rate on June 1, 2021 was due primarily to the completion of the recovery of certain storm cost amortization and therefore the base rate decrease did not impact earnings. Excluding the reduction to revenue resulting from the completion of certain storm cost amortization, base distribution revenues increased ~~$8.6 million~~ due to the impact of ~~its~~a base distribution rate increase effective May 1, 2020.

•NSTAR Electric's distribution revenues increased ~~$6.6~~$17.6 million due primarily to the impact of its base distribution rate increase effective January 1, 2021.

•PSNH's distribution revenues increased ~~$8.0~~$22.2 million due primarily to the impact of its base distribution rate ~~increase~~increases effective January 1, 2021 and August 1, 2021.

Electric distribution revenues also decreased $65 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2021, as compared to the same period in 2020, due to CL&P’s settlement agreement on October 1, 2021, in which CL&P agreed to provide a total of $65 million of customer credits to be distributed based on customer sales over a two-month period from December 1, 2021 to January 31, 2022. In the third quarter of 2021, CL&P recorded a current regulatory liability associated with the provisions of the settlement agreement, with a $65 million pre-tax charge as a reduction to Operating Revenues. Additionally, CL&P recorded a $28.4 million reserve in the first quarter of 2021 for a civil penalty for non-compliance with storm performance standards that is currently being provided as credits to customer bills beginning on September 1, 2021 over a one-year period. The penalty was reclassified from Operations and Maintenance expense to a reduction of Operating Revenues in the third quarter of 2021 in connection with the finalization of the settlement agreement. For further information, see "Regulatory Developments and Rate Matters - Connecticut" included in this Management’s Discussion and Analysis.

Tracked Revenues: Tracked distribution revenues consist of certain costs that are recovered from customers in retail rates through regulatory commission-approved cost tracking mechanisms and therefore, recovery of these costs has no impact on earnings. ~~Tracked revenues~~Revenues from certain of these cost tracking mechanisms also include certain incentives earned, return ~~on rate base and~~ on capital tracking mechanisms, and carrying charges that are billed in rates to customers, which do impact earnings. Costs recovered through cost tracking mechanisms include, among others, energy supply procurement and other energy-related costs, retail transmission charges, energy efficiency program costs, electric restructuring and stranded cost recovery revenues (including securitized RRB charges), and additionally for NSTAR Electric, pension and PBOP benefits and net metering for distributed generation. Tracked revenues also include wholesale market sales transactions, such as sales of energy and energy-related products into the ISO-NE wholesale electricity market and the sale of RECs to various counterparties.

Tracked revenues increased/(decreased) for the ~~three~~nine months ended ~~March 31,~~September 30, 2021, as compared to the same period in 2020, due primarily to the following:


(Millions of Dollars)	(Millions of Dollars)	CL&P		NSTAR Electric		PSNH		(Millions of Dollars)	CL&P		NSTAR Electric		PSNH
Retail Tariff Tracked Revenues:	Retail Tariff Tracked Revenues:							Retail Tariff Tracked Revenues:
Energy supply procurement	Energy supply procurement	$	2.4	$	(20.0)	$	(11.5)	Energy supply procurement	$	(30.5)	$	(102.8)	$	(14.7)
Retail transmission								Retail transmission	22.6		97.9		35.7
Other distribution tracking mechanisms	Other distribution tracking mechanisms	19.7		8.2		17.5		Other distribution tracking mechanisms	(5.9)		29.2		13.6
Wholesale Market Sales Revenue	Wholesale Market Sales Revenue	45.0		10.0		3.1		Wholesale Market Sales Revenue	114.2		24.9		9.9

The decrease in energy supply procurement at CL&P and PSNH was driven primarily by lower average prices, partially offset by higher average supply-related sales volumes. The decrease in energy supply procurement at NSTAR Electric was driven by both lower average prices and lower average supply-related sales volumes. ~~The decrease~~Fluctuations in ~~energy supply procurement at PSNH was~~retail transmission revenues are driven ~~primarily~~ by ~~lower average prices, partially offset~~the recovery of the costs of our wholesale transmission business, such as those billed by ~~higher average supply-related sales volumes.~~ISO-NE and Local and Regional Network Service charges. For further information, see "Purchased Power and Transmission Expense" below.

The increase in ~~the~~ electric distribution wholesale market sales revenue ~~at CL&P~~ was due primarily to higher average electricity market prices received for wholesale sales inat CL&P for the ~~first quarter of~~nine months ended September 30, 2021, as compared to the ~~first quarter of~~same period in 2020. ISO-NE average ~~wholesale~~ market prices received for CL&P’s wholesale sales increased approximately ~~125~~96 percent ~~comparatively,~~for the nine months ended September 30, 2021, as compared to the same period in 2020, driven primarily ~~driven~~ by ~~increased demand as a result of colder winter temperatures~~higher natural gas prices in ~~2021.~~ New England.Volumes sold into the market were primarily from the sale of output generated by the Millstone PPA that CL&P entered into in 2019, as required by regulation.

Transmission Revenues: Transmission revenues increased ~~$14.4~~$40.6 million at CL&P, ~~$9.8~~$35.2 million at NSTAR Electric, and ~~$6.7~~$18.7 million at PSNH for the ~~three~~nine months ended ~~March 31,~~September 30, 2021, as compared to the same period in 2020, due primarily to a higher transmission rate base as a result of our continued investment in our transmission infrastructure. The increase was partially offset by a lower benefit from the annual billing and cost reconciliation filing with FERC.

Eliminations: Eliminations are primarily related to the Eversource electric transmission revenues that are derived from ISO-NE regional transmission charges to the distribution businesses of CL&P, NSTAR Electric and PSNH that recover the costs of the wholesale transmission ~~business.~~business in rates charged to their customers. The impact of eliminations decreased revenues by ~~$2.3~~$22.1 million at CL&P, ~~$9.9~~$34.5 million at NSTAR Electric and ~~$5.8~~$18.0 million at PSNH for the ~~three~~nine months ended ~~March 31,~~September 30, 2021, as compared to the same period in 2020.

Purchased Power and Transmission expense includes costs associated with purchasing electricity on behalf of CL&P, NSTAR Electric and PSNH's ~~customers.~~customers and the cost of energy purchase contracts, as required by regulation. These energy supply and other energy-related costs are recovered from customers in rates through commission-approved cost tracking mechanisms, which have no impact on earnings (tracked costs). Purchased Power and Transmission expense ~~decreased~~decreased/increased for the ~~three~~nine months ended ~~March 31,~~September 30, 2021, as compared to the same period in 2020, due primarily to the following:


(Millions of Dollars)	(Millions of Dollars)	CL&P		NSTAR Electric		PSNH		(Millions of Dollars)	CL&P		NSTAR Electric		PSNH
Purchased Power Costs	Purchased Power Costs	$	(1.7)	$	(6.3)	$	(10.3)	Purchased Power Costs	$	(16.0)	$	(53.1)	$	(12.4)
Transmission Costs	Transmission Costs	2.8		0.3		13.6		Transmission Costs	21.6		97.2		36.7
Eliminations	Eliminations	(2.5)		(9.9)		(5.8)		Eliminations	(21.1)		(34.5)		(18.1)
Total Purchased Power and Transmission	Total Purchased Power and Transmission	$	(1.4)	$	(15.9)	$	(2.5)	Total Purchased Power and Transmission	$	(15.5)	$	9.6	$	6.2

Purchased Power Costs: Included in purchased power costs are the costs associated with providing electric generation service supply to all customers who have not migrated to third party suppliers and the cost of energy purchase contracts, as required by regulation.

•The decrease at CL&P ~~and PSNH~~ was due primarily to lower expense related to the procurement of energy supply resulting from lower average prices, ~~partially~~partially offset by higher average supply-related sales volumes. The lower energy supply expense was partially offset by higher long-term contractual energy-related costs that are recovered in the NBFMCC mechanism.

•The decrease at NSTAR Electric was due primarily to lower expense related to the procurement of energy supply resulting from lower average prices and lower average supply-related sales volumes.

•The decrease at PSNH was due primarily to lower expense related to the procurement of energy supply resulting from lower average prices, partially offset by higher average supply-related sales volumes.

Transmission Costs: Included in transmission costs are charges that recover the cost of transporting electricity over high-voltage lines from generation facilities to substations, including costs allocated by ISO-NE to maintain the wholesale electric market.

•The increase in transmission costs at CL&P was due primarily to an increase in Local Network Service charges, which ~~reflects~~reflect the cost of transmission service provided by Eversource over our local transmission network, and an increase in costs billed by ISO-NE that support regional grid investments. This was partially offset by a decrease in the retail transmission cost deferral, which reflects the actual costs of transmission service compared to estimated amounts billed to customers.

•The increase in transmission costs at NSTAR Electric and PSNH was due primarily ~~the result of~~to an increase in costs billed by ISO-NE ~~partially offset by a decrease in the retail transmission cost deferral.~~

•~~The increase in transmission costs at PSNH was primarily the result of~~and an increase in the retail transmission cost deferral, ~~and an increase~~partially offset by a decrease in ~~costs billed by ISO-NE.~~Local Network Service charges.

Operations and Maintenance expense includes tracked costs and costs that are part of base distribution rates with changes impacting earnings (non-tracked costs). Operations and Maintenance expense increased for the ~~three~~nine months ended ~~March 31,~~September 30, 2021, as compared to the same period in 2020, due primarily to the following:


(Millions of Dollars)	(Millions of Dollars)	CL&P		NSTAR Electric		PSNH		(Millions of Dollars)	CL&P		NSTAR Electric		PSNH
Base Electric Distribution (Non-Tracked Costs):	Base Electric Distribution (Non-Tracked Costs):							Base Electric Distribution (Non-Tracked Costs):
CL&P estimated assessment by PURA for Tropical Storm Isaias response		$	30.0	$	—	$	—
CL&P charge to fund various customer assistance initiatives associated with the settlement agreement on October 1, 2021								CL&P charge to fund various customer assistance initiatives associated with the settlement agreement on October 1, 2021	$	10.0	$	—	$	—
Funding of CL&P storm reserve as part of June 1, 2021 rate change								Funding of CL&P storm reserve as part of June 1, 2021 rate change	10.0		—		—
Employee-related expenses, including labor and benefits	Employee-related expenses, including labor and benefits	3.2		4.3		(1.3)		Employee-related expenses, including labor and benefits	(3.5)		12.1		5.7
Storm restoration costs	Storm restoration costs	2.0		5.8		1.6		Storm restoration costs	7.7		9.3		3.4
Operations-related expenses, including vegetation management, vehicles, and outside services		0.8		3.4		3.8
Vegetation Management								Vegetation Management	1.0		0.6		10.0
Operations-related expenses, including vehicles and outside services								Operations-related expenses, including vehicles and outside services	7.8		—		(2.2)
Shared corporate costs (including computer software depreciation at Eversource Service)	Shared corporate costs (including computer software depreciation at Eversource Service)	1.6		3.2		0.5		Shared corporate costs (including computer software depreciation at Eversource Service)	4.5		10.0		1.3
Other non-tracked operations and maintenance	Other non-tracked operations and maintenance	0.2		(0.5)		1.6		Other non-tracked operations and maintenance	1.6		2.8		1.8
Total Base Electric Distribution (Non-Tracked Costs)	Total Base Electric Distribution (Non-Tracked Costs)	37.8		16.2		6.2		Total Base Electric Distribution (Non-Tracked Costs)	39.1		34.8		20.0
Tracked Costs:	Tracked Costs:							Tracked Costs:
Transmission expenses	Transmission expenses	1.4		—		1.6		Transmission expenses	3.0		3.5		3.9
Other tracked operations and maintenance	Other tracked operations and maintenance	0.6		4.7		(0.2)		Other tracked operations and maintenance	5.8		14.0		(7.5)
Total Tracked Costs	Total Tracked Costs	2.0		4.7		1.4		Total Tracked Costs	8.8		17.5		(3.6)
Total Operations and Maintenance	Total Operations and Maintenance	$	39.8	$	20.9	$	7.6	Total Operations and Maintenance	$	47.9	$	52.3	$	16.4

Depreciation increased for the ~~three~~nine months ended ~~March 31,~~September 30, 2021, as compared to the same period in 2020, for CL&P, NSTAR Electric and PSNH due to higher net plant in service balances.

Amortization of Regulatory Assets, Net expense includes the deferral of energy supply, energy-related costs and other costs that are included in certain regulatory-approved cost tracking mechanisms. This deferral adjusts expense to match the corresponding revenues compared to the actual costs incurred. Energy supply and energy-related costs are recovered from customers in rates and have no impact on earnings. Amortization expense also includes the amortization of certain costs as those costs are collected in rates. Amortization of Regulatory Assets, Net increased/decreased for the ~~three~~nine months ended ~~March 31,~~September 30, 2021, as compared to the same period in 2020, due primarily to the following:

•The increase at CL&P was due primarily to the deferral adjustment of energy supply, energy-related and other tracked costs, which can fluctuate from period to period based on the timing of costs incurred and related rate changes to recover these costs. The increase was partially offset by a decrease in storm amortization expense related to the completion of the amortization period of certain storm cost deferred assets.

•The decrease at NSTAR Electric was due to the deferral adjustment of energy supply, energy-related costs and other tracked costs, which can fluctuate from period to period based on the timing of costs incurred and related rate changes to recover these costs.

•The ~~decrease~~increase at PSNH was due to the ~~impact in 2021 of a new tracker mechanism at PSNH approved as part of the 2020 rate settlement agreement, partially offset by the~~ deferral adjustment of energy-related and other tracked costs, which can fluctuate from period to period based on the timing of costs incurred and related rate changes to recover these costs.

Energy Efficiency Programs expense includes costs of various state energy policy initiatives and expanded energy efficiency programs that are recovered from customers in rates, most of which have no impact on earnings. Energy Efficiency Programs expense ~~increased~~increased/decreased for the ~~three~~nine months ended ~~March 31,~~September 30, 2021, as compared to the same period in 2020, due primarily to the following:

•The decrease at CL&P was due to the deferral adjustment, which reflects actual costs of energy efficiency programs compared to the estimated amounts billed to customers, and the timing of the recovery of energy efficiency costs.

•The increases at NSTAR Electric and PSNH were due to the deferral adjustment, which reflects actual costs of energy efficiency programs compared to the estimated amounts billed to customers, and the timing of the recovery of energy efficiency costs.

Taxes Other Than Income Taxes increased for the ~~three~~nine months ended ~~March 31,~~September 30, 2021, as compared to the same period in 2020, due primarily to the following:

•The increase at CL&P was related to higher property taxes as a result of a higher utility plant balance and higher gross earnings taxes.

•The increases at NSTAR Electric and PSNH were due to higher property taxes as a result of higher utility plant balances.

Interest Expense increased at CL&P and NSTAR Electric and decreased at PSNH for the ~~three~~nine months ended ~~March 31,~~September 30, 2021, as compared to the same period in 2020, due primarily to the following:

•The increase at CL&P was due to higher interest on long-term debt ($4.0 million), a decrease in AFUDC related to debt funds ($~~1.2 million) and higher interest on long-term debt ($0.8~~3.4 million), ~~partially offset by a decrease~~and an increase in interest expense on regulatory deferrals ($~~0.6~~2.4 million).

•The increase at NSTAR Electric was due to an increase in interest expense on regulatory deferrals ($6.1 million) and higher interest on long-term debt ($~~2.9~~5.7 million)~~, partially offset by~~.

•The decrease at PSNH was due to a decrease in interest expense on regulatory deferrals ($1.1 million) and a decrease in RRB interest expense ($1.0 million).

•~~The increase at PSNH was due to~~, partially offset by a decrease in AFUDC related to debt funds ($~~0.5 million) and higher interest on long-term debt ($0.5 million), partially offset by a decrease in interest expense on regulatory deferrals ($0.8~~1.2 million).

Other Income, Net increased for the ~~three~~nine months ended ~~March 31,~~September 30, 2021, as compared to the same period in 2020, due primarily to the following:

•The increase at CL&P was due primarily to ~~investment income in 2021 compared to investment losses in 2020 driven by market volatility ($3.8 million) and~~ an increase related to pension, SERP and PBOP non-service income components ($~~1.6~~8.2 million), an increase in interest income primarily on regulatory deferrals ($2.3 million), and an increase in investment income driven by market volatility ($1.2 million), partially offset by a decrease in AFUDC related to equity funds ($~~2.2~~6.3 million).

•The increase at NSTAR Electric was due primarily to an increase related to pension, SERP and PBOP non-service income components ($~~2.2~~8.1 million), an increase in interest income primarily on regulatory deferrals ($8.1 million), an increase in AFUDC related to equity funds ($2.8 million), and investment income in 2021 compared to investment losses in 2020 driven by market volatility ($~~1.5 million) and an increase in AFUDC related to equity funds ($1.2~~2.1 million).

•The increase at PSNH was due primarily to an increase related to pension, SERP and PBOP non-service income components ($~~0.8~~2.7 million), and an increase in investment income ~~in 2021 compared to investment losses in 2020~~ driven by market volatility ($~~0.6 million) and higher interest income ($0.4~~0.2 million), partially offset by a decrease in AFUDC related to equity funds ($~~0.9~~2.3 million).

Income Tax Expense increased/decreased for the ~~three~~nine months ended ~~March 31,~~September 30, 2021, as compared to the same period in 2020, due primarily to the following:

•The increase at CL&P was due primarily to higher state taxes ($~~1.8~~11.0 million), lower share-based payment excess tax benefits ($0.8 ~~million), an increase in a valuation allowance ($1.7~~ million), and an increase in items that impact our tax rate as a result of regulatory treatment (flow-through items) and permanent differences ($~~1.2~~4.2 million), partially offset by lower pre-tax earnings ($~~3.9~~14.9 million).

•The ~~decrease~~increase at NSTAR Electric was due primarily to ~~lower~~higher pre-tax earnings ($~~1.4~~5.7 million) ~~and lower~~, higher state taxes ($~~0.6~~1.5 million), ~~partially offset by~~ an increase in items that impact our tax rate as a result of regulatory treatment (flow-through items) and permanent differences ($~~0.9~~0.2 million), and lower share-based payment excess tax benefits ($0.9 million).

•The ~~increase~~decrease at PSNH was due primarily to ~~higher pre-tax earnings~~an increase in amortization of EDIT ($~~1.2~~4.2 million) and lower state taxes ($1.3 million), partially offset by lower share-based payment excess tax benefits ($~~0.2~~0.3 million), ~~partially offset by lower state taxes~~higher pre-tax earnings ($0.1 million), and ~~a decrease~~an increase in items that impact our tax rate as a result of regulatory treatment (flow-through items) and permanent differences ($~~0.5~~0.1 million).

EARNINGS SUMMARY

CL&P's earnings decreased ~~$20.3~~$72.0 million for the ~~three~~nine months ended ~~March 31,~~September 30, 2021, as compared to the same period in 2020, due primarily to ~~an after-tax~~the settlement agreement on October 1, 2021 resulting in a total $75 million pre-tax charge ~~of $0.07 per share~~to earnings and a $28.6 million pre-tax charge for ~~the accrual of a $30 million estimated~~an assessment by PURA as a result of CL&P’s preparation for and response to Tropical Storm Isaias in August ~~2020.~~2020 recorded in the first quarter of 2021. The after-tax impact of the settlement agreement and the storm performance assessment imposed by PURA was $85.8 million, or $0.25 per share. Earnings were also unfavorably impacted by higher operations and maintenance expense, a higher effective tax rate, higher depreciation expense, higher property and other tax expense, and higher ~~property tax~~interest expense. The earnings decrease was partially offset by ~~the base distribution rate increase effective May 1, 2020,~~ higher earnings from its capital tracker mechanism due to increased electric system improvements, the base distribution rate increase effective May 1, 2020, and an increase in transmission earnings driven by a higher transmission rate base.

NSTAR Electric's earnings ~~decreased $6.5~~increased $18.7 million for the ~~three~~nine months ended ~~March 31,~~September 30, 2021, as compared to the same period in 2020, due primarily to higher operations and maintenance expense driven by higher storm restoration costs, higher employee-related expenses due to timing of capital work (primarily related to meter installations) delayed as a result of increased storms and the impact of COVID-19, and higher operations-related expenses. Earnings were also unfavorably impacted by higher property tax expense, and higher depreciation expense. The earnings decrease was partially offset by the base distribution rate increase effective January 1, 2021, and an increase in transmission earnings driven by a higher transmission rate ~~base.~~base and the base distribution rate increase effective January 1, 2021. The earnings increase was partially offset by higher operations and maintenance expense driven by higher employee-related expenses and higher storm restoration costs, higher depreciation expense and higher interest expense.

PSNH's earnings increased $5.1 million for the ~~three~~nine months ended ~~March 31,~~September 30, 2021, as compared to the same period in 2020, due primarily to the base distribution rate ~~increase~~increases effective January 1, 2021 and August 1, 2021, an increase in transmission earnings driven by a higher transmission rate base, a lower effective tax rate, and the impact in 2021 of a new tracker mechanism at PSNH approved as part of the 2020 rate settlement ~~agreement, and an increase in transmission earnings driven by a higher transmission rate base.~~agreement. The earnings increase was partially offset by higher operations and maintenance expense, higher depreciation expense and higher property tax expense.

LIQUIDITY

Cash Flows: CL&P had cash flows provided by operating activities of ~~$156.2~~$450.6 million for the ~~three~~nine months ended ~~March 31,~~September 30, 2021, as compared to ~~$132.2~~$399.2 million in the same period of 2020. The increase in operating cash flows was due primarily to the timing of collections for regulatory tracking mechanisms, the timing of other working capital items, and a $10.6 million decrease in income tax payments made in 2021, as compared to 2020. These favorable impacts were partially offset by a $55.7 million increase in pension contributions made in 2021, as compared to 2020, the timing of cash payments made on our accounts ~~payable. Partially offsetting these favorable impacts were~~payable, cash payments made in ~~the first quarter of~~ 2021 for storm restoration costs of approximately ~~$44~~$52 million related to Tropical Storm Isaias, and the timing of cash collections on our accounts ~~receivable, and pension contributions of $18.9 million made in the first quarter of 2021.~~receivable.

NSTAR Electric had cash flows provided by operating activities of ~~$172.6~~$617.3 million for the ~~three~~nine months ended ~~March 31,~~September 30, 2021, as compared to ~~$61.7~~$502.6 million in the same period of 2020. The increase in operating cash flows was due primarily to the timing of ~~cash~~ collections ~~on our accounts receivable, an increase of $46.4 million in~~for regulatory tracking mechanisms, income tax refunds received of $7.5 million in ~~the first quarter of~~ 2021, as compared to ~~the same period~~$39.3 million of income tax payments made in 2020, ~~the timing of collections for regulatory tracking mechanisms,~~ and the timing of other working capital ~~items, including~~items. These favorable impacts were partially offset by the timing of cash payments made on our accounts ~~payable.~~payable, a $9.4 million increase in pension contributions made in 2021, as compared to 2020, and the timing of cash collections on our accounts receivable.

PSNH had cash flows provided by operating activities of ~~$74.9~~$237.2 million for the ~~three~~nine months ended ~~March 31,~~September 30, 2021, as compared to ~~$58.5~~$149.2 million in the same period of 2020. The increase in operating cash flows was due primarily to ~~income tax refunds received of $8.3 million in the first quarter of 2021, compared to income tax payments of $1.2 million in the same period of 2020,~~ the timing of collections for regulatory tracking mechanisms primarily related to transmission costs, the absence in 2021 of pension contributions of $19.5 million made in 2020, and the timing of other working capital items. ~~Partially offsetting these~~These favorable impacts were partially offset by the timing of cash payments made on our accounts payable.

For further information on CL&P's, NSTAR Electric's and PSNH's liquidity and capital resources, see "Liquidity" and "Business Development and Capital Expenditures" included in this Management's Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations.

RESULTS OF OPERATIONS – THE CONNECTICUT LIGHT AND POWER COMPANY

The following provides the amounts and variances in operating revenues and expense line items in the statements of income for CL&P for the three months ended September 30, 2021 and 2020 included in this combined Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q:


	For the Three Months Ended September 30,
(Millions of Dollars)	2021		2020		Increase/(Decrease)
Operating Revenues	$	919.6	$	994.3	$	(74.7)
Operating Expenses:
Purchased Power and Transmission	392.3		399.1		(6.8)
Operations and Maintenance	137.8		147.5		(9.7)
Depreciation	85.3		80.6		4.7
Amortization of Regulatory Assets, Net	28.9		36.4		(7.5)
Energy Efficiency Programs	35.7		41.8		(6.1)
Taxes Other Than Income Taxes	99.9		97.7		2.2
Total Operating Expenses	779.9		803.1		(23.2)
Operating Income	139.7		191.2		(51.5)
Interest Expense	42.7		38.4		4.3
Other Income, Net	6.9		5.9		1.0
Income Before Income Tax Expense	103.9		158.7		(54.8)
Income Tax Expense	33.7		38.6		(4.9)
Net Income	$	70.2	$	120.1	$	(49.9)

Operating Revenues

Sales Volumes: CL&P's retail electric GWh sales volumes were 5,776 and 5,798 for the three months ended September 30, 2021 and 2020, respectively, resulting in a decrease of 0.4 percent. Fluctuations in retail electric sales volumes do not impact earnings due to its PURA-approved distribution revenue decoupling mechanism.

Operating Revenues: Operating Revenues, which consist of base distribution revenues and tracked revenues further described below, decreased $74.7 million for the three months ended September 30, 2021, as compared to the same period in 2020.

Base Distribution Revenues: CL&P's distribution revenues decreased $9.1 million due primarily to the impact of a base distribution rate decrease implemented on June 1, 2021. The decrease in the base distribution rate was due primarily to the completion of the recovery of certain storm cost amortization and therefore the base rate decrease did not impact earnings.

Electric distribution revenues also decreased $65 million for the three months ended September 30, 2021, as compared to the same period in 2020, due to CL&P’s settlement agreement on October 1, 2021, in which CL&P agreed to provide a total of $65 million of customer credits to be distributed based on customer sales over a two-month period from December 1, 2021 to January 31, 2022. In the third quarter of 2021, CL&P recorded a current regulatory liability associated with the provisions of the settlement agreement, with a $65 million pre-tax charge as a reduction to Operating Revenues. Additionally, CL&P recorded a $28.4 million reserve in the first quarter of 2021 for a civil penalty for non-compliance with storm performance standards that is currently being provided as credits to customer bills beginning on September 1, 2021 over a one-year period. The penalty was reclassified from Operations and Maintenance expense to a reduction of Operating Revenues in the third quarter of 2021 in connection with the finalization of the settlement agreement. For further information, see "Regulatory Developments and Rate Matters - Connecticut" included in this Management’s Discussion and Analysis.

Tracked Revenues: Tracked revenues increased/(decreased) for the three months ended September 30, 2021, as compared to the same period in 2020, due primarily to the following:


(Millions of Dollars)
Retail Tariff Tracked Revenues:
Energy supply procurement	$	(14.5)
Retail transmission	13.5
Other distribution tracking mechanisms	(20.4)
Wholesale Market Sales Revenue	40.3

The decrease in energy supply procurement was driven by lower average prices, partially offset by higher average supply-related sales volumes. Fluctuations in retail transmission revenues are driven by the recovery of the costs of our wholesale transmission business, such as those billed by ISO-NE and Local and Regional Network Service charges. For further information, see "Purchased Power and Transmission Expense" below.

The increase in electric distribution wholesale market sales revenue was due primarily to higher average electricity market prices received for wholesale sales for the three months ended September 30, 2021, as compared to the same period in 2020. ISO-NE average market prices received for CL&P’s wholesale sales increased approximately 100 percent for the three months ended September 30, 2021, as compared to the same period in 2020, driven primarily by higher natural gas prices in New England.Volumes sold into the market were primarily from the sale of output generated by the Millstone PPA that CL&P entered into in 2019, as required by regulation.

Transmission Revenues: Transmission revenues increased $13.9 million due primarily to a higher transmission rate base as a result of continued investment in our transmission infrastructure.

Eliminations: Eliminations are primarily related to transmission revenues derived from ISO-NE regional transmission charges to the distribution business that recover the costs of the wholesale transmission business. The impact of eliminations decreased revenues by $8.5 million.

Purchased Power and Transmission expense includes costs associated with purchasing electricity on behalf of CL&P's customers and the cost of energy purchase contracts, as required by regulation. These energy supply and other energy-related costs are recovered from customers in PURA-approved cost tracking mechanisms, which have no impact on earnings (tracked costs). Purchased Power and Transmission expense decreased for the three months ended September 30, 2021, as compared to the same period in 2020, due primarily to the following:


(Millions of Dollars)
Purchased Power Costs	$	(13.3)
Transmission Costs	14.9
Eliminations	(8.4)
Total Purchased Power and Transmission	$	(6.8)

The decrease in purchased power costs was due primarily to lower expense related to the procurement of energy supply resulting from lower average prices, partially offset by higher average supply-related sales volumes. The lower energy supply expense was partially offset by higher long-term contractual energy-related costs that are recovered in the NBFMCC mechanism.

The increase in transmission costs was due primarily to an increase in costs billed by ISO-NE that support regional grid investments. This was partially offset by a decrease in the retail transmission cost deferral, which reflects the actual costs of transmission service compared to estimated amounts billed to customers.

Operations and Maintenance expense includes tracked costs and costs that are part of base distribution rates with changes impacting earnings (non-tracked costs). Operations and Maintenance expense decreased for the three months ended September 30, 2021, as compared to the same period in 2020, due primarily to the following:


(Millions of Dollars)
Base Electric Distribution (Non-Tracked Costs):
CL&P assessment by PURA for Tropical Storm Isaias response; reflected as reduction to Operating Revenues in the third quarter of 2021 in connection with the finalization of the settlement agreement	$	(28.4)
Charge to fund various customer assistance initiatives associated with the settlement agreement on October 1, 2021	10.0
Funding of CL&P storm reserve as part of June 1, 2021 rate change	6.0
Employee-related expenses, including labor and benefits	(7.2)
Storm Restoration Costs	(2.7)
Vegetation management	3.5
Operations-related expenses, including vehicles and outside services	3.4
Other non-tracked operations and maintenance	0.3
Total Base Electric Distribution (Non-Tracked Costs)	(15.1)
Total Tracked Costs	5.4
Total Operations and Maintenance	$	(9.7)

Depreciation expense increased for the three months ended September 30, 2021, as compared to the same period in 2020, due primarily to a higher net plant in service balance.

Amortization of Regulatory Assets, Net expense includes the deferral of energy supply, energy-related costs and other costs that are included in certain regulatory-approved cost tracking mechanisms, and the amortization of certain costs as those costs are collected in rates. This deferral adjusts expense to match the corresponding revenues. Energy supply and energy-related costs are recovered from customers in rates and have no impact on earnings. Amortization of Regulatory Assets, Net decreased for the three months ended September 30, 2021, as compared to the same period in 2020, due to a decrease in storm amortization expense related to the completion of the amortization period of certain storm cost deferred assets. The decrease was partially offset by an increase in the deferral adjustment of energy supply and energy-related costs, which can fluctuate from period to period based on the timing of costs incurred and related rate changes to recover these costs.

Energy Efficiency Programs expenseincludes costs of various state energy policy initiatives and expanded energy efficiency programs that are recovered from customers in rates, most of which have no impact on earnings. Energy Efficiency Programs expensedecreased for the three months ended September 30, 2021, as compared to the same period in 2020, due to the deferral adjustment, which reflects actual costs of energy efficiency programs compared to the estimated amounts billed to customers, and the timing of the recovery of energy efficiency costs.

Taxes Other Than Income Taxes increased for the three months ended September 30, 2021, as compared to the same period in 2020, due primarily to higher property taxes as a result of a higher utility plant balance and higher gross earnings taxes.

Interest Expense increased for the three months ended September 30, 2021, as compared to the same period in 2020, due primarily to higher interest on long-term debt ($2.5 million), a decrease in AFUDC related to debt funds ($1.0 million), and an increase in interest expense on regulatory deferrals ($0.7 million).

Other Income, Net increased for the three months ended September 30, 2021, as compared to the same period in 2020, due primarily to an increase related to pension, SERP and PBOP non-service income components ($3.3 million) and an increase in interest income primarily on regulatory deferrals ($1.0 million), partially offset by a decrease in AFUDC related to equity funds ($1.9 million) and investment losses in 2021 compared to investment income in 2020 driven by market volatility ($1.5 million).

Income Tax Expense decreased for the three months ended September 30, 2021, as compared to the same period in 2020, due primarily to lower pre-tax earnings ($11.6 million), partially offset by higher state taxes ($4.1 million) and an increase in items that impact our tax rate as a result of regulatory treatment (flow-through items) and permanent differences ($2.6 million).

EARNINGS SUMMARY

CL&P's earnings decreased $49.9 millionfor the three months ended September 30, 2021, as compared to the same period in 2020, due primarily to the settlement agreement on October 1, 2021 resulting in a total $75 million pre-tax charge to earnings. The after-tax impact of the settlement agreement was $63.2 million, or $0.19 per share. Earnings were also unfavorably impacted by a higher effective tax rate, higher depreciation expense, and higher interest expense. The earnings decrease was partially offset by higher earnings from its capital tracker mechanism due to increased electric system improvements and an increase in transmission earnings driven by a higher transmission rate base.

ITEM 3. QUANTITATIVE AND QUALITATIVE DISCLOSURES ABOUT MARKET RISK

Market Risk Information

Commodity Price Risk Management: Our regulated companies enter into energy contracts to serve our customers, and the economic impacts of those contracts are passed on to our customers. Accordingly, the regulated companies have no exposure to loss of future earnings or fair values due to these market risk-sensitive instruments. Eversource's Energy Supply Risk Committee, comprised of senior officers, reviews and approves all large-scale energy related transactions entered into by its regulated companies.

Other Risk Management Activities

Interest Rate Risk Management: We manage our interest rate risk exposure in accordance with our written policies and procedures.

Credit Risk Management: Credit risk relates to the risk of loss that we would incur as a result of non-performance by counterparties pursuant to the terms of our contractual obligations. We serve a wide variety of customers and transact with suppliers that include IPPs, industrial companies, natural gas and electric utilities, oil and natural gas producers, financial institutions, and other energy marketers. Margin accounts exist within this diverse group, and we realize interest receipts and payments related to balances outstanding in these margin accounts. This wide customer and supplier mix generates a need for a variety of contractual structures, products and terms that, in turn, require us to manage the portfolio of market risk inherent in those transactions in a manner consistent with the parameters established by our risk management process.

Our regulated companies are subject to credit risk from certain long-term or high-volume supply contracts with energy marketing companies. Our regulated companies manage the credit risk with these counterparties in accordance with established credit risk practices and monitor contracting risks, including credit risk. As of ~~March 31,~~September 30, 2021, our regulated companies held collateral (letters of credit or cash) of ~~$15.0~~$108.5 million from counterparties related to our standard service contracts. As of ~~March 31,~~September 30, 2021, Eversource had $34.6 million of cash posted with ISO-NE related to energy transactions.

We have provided additional disclosures regarding interest rate risk management and credit risk management in Part II, Item 7A, "Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures about Market Risk," in Eversource's 2020 Form 10-K, which is incorporated herein by reference. There have been no additional risks identified and no material changes with regard to the items previously disclosed in the Eversource 2020 Form 10-K.

ITEM 4. CONTROLS AND PROCEDURES

Management, on behalf of Eversource, CL&P, NSTAR Electric and PSNH, evaluated the design and operation of the disclosure controls and procedures as of ~~March 31,~~September 30, 2021 to determine whether they are effective in ensuring that the disclosure of required information is made timely and in accordance with the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 and the rules and regulations of the SEC. This evaluation was made under management's supervision and with management's participation, including the principal executive officer and principal financial officer as of the end of the period covered by this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q. There are inherent limitations of disclosure controls and procedures, including the possibility of human error and the circumventing or overriding of the controls and procedures. Accordingly, even effective disclosure controls and procedures can only provide reasonable assurance of achieving their control objectives. The principal executive officer and principal financial officer have concluded, based on their review, that the disclosure controls and procedures of Eversource, CL&P, NSTAR Electric and PSNH are effective to ensure that information required to be disclosed by us in reports filed under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (i) is recorded, processed, summarized, and reported within the time periods specified in SEC rules and regulations and (ii) is accumulated and communicated to management, including the principal executive officer and principal financial officer, as appropriate to allow timely decisions regarding required disclosures.

There have been no changes in internal controls over financial reporting for Eversource, CL&P, NSTAR Electric and PSNH during the quarter ended ~~March 31,~~September 30, 2021 that have materially affected, or are reasonably likely to materially affect, internal controls over financial reporting.

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PART II. OTHER INFORMATION

ITEM 1. LEGAL PROCEEDINGS

We are parties to various legal proceedings. We have disclosed certain legal proceedings in Part I, Item 3, "Legal Proceedings," and elsewhere in our 2020 Form 10-K. These disclosures are incorporated herein by reference. There have been no material legal proceedings identified and no material changes with regard to the legal proceedings previously disclosed in our 2020 Form 10-K.

ITEM 1A. RISK FACTORS

We are subject to a variety of significant risks in addition to the matters set forth under our forward-looking statements section in Item 2, "Management's Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations," of this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q. We have identified a number of these risk factors in Part I, Item 1A, "Risk Factors," in our 2020 Form 10-K, which risk factors are incorporated herein by reference. These risk factors should be considered carefully in evaluating our risk profile. The following risk factor should be read in conjunction

with the risk factors described in the 2020 Form 10-K.

Regulatory, Legislative and Compliance Risks:

The actions of regulators and legislators could result in outcomes that may adversely affect our earnings and liquidity.

The rates that our electric, natural gas and water companies charge their customers are determined by their state regulatory commissions and by the FERC. These commissions also regulate the companies' accounting, operations, the issuance of certain securities and certain other matters. The FERC also regulates the transmission of electric energy, the sale of electric energy at wholesale, accounting, issuance of certain securities and certain other matters, including reliability standards through the North American Electric Reliability Corporation (NERC).

Under state and federal law, our electric, natural gas and water companies are entitled to charge rates that are sufficient to allow them an opportunity to recover their prudently incurred operating and capital costs and a reasonable rate of return on invested capital, to attract needed capital and maintain their financial integrity, while also protecting relevant public interests. Our electric, natural gas and water companies are required to engage in regulatory approval proceedings as a part of the process of establishing the terms and rates for their respective services. Each of these companies prepares and submits periodic rate filings with their respective regulatory commissions for review and approval, which allows for various entities to challenge our current or future rates, structures or mechanisms and could alter or limit the rates we are allowed to charge our customers. These proceedings typically involve multiple parties, including governmental bodies and officials, consumer advocacy groups, and various consumers of energy, who have differing concerns. Any change in rates, including changes in allowed rate of return, are subject to regulatory approval proceedings that can be contentious, lengthy, and subject to appeal. This may lead to uncertainty as to the ultimate result of those proceedings. Established rates are also subject to subsequent prudency reviews by state regulators, whereby various portions of rates could be adjusted, subject to refund or disallowed, including cost recovery mechanisms. The ultimate outcome and timing of regulatory rate proceedings could have a significant effect on our ability to recover costs or earn an adequate return. Adverse decisions in our proceedings could adversely affect our financial position, results of operations and cash flows.

There can be no assurance that regulators will approve the recovery of all costs incurred by our electric, natural gas and water companies, including costs for construction, operation and maintenance, and storm restoration. The inability to recover a significant amount of operating costs could have an adverse effect on a company’s financial position, results of operations and cash flows.

Changes to rates may occur at times different from when costs are incurred. Additionally, catastrophic events at other utilities could result in our regulators and legislators imposing additional requirements that may lead to additional costs for the companies.

In addition to the risk of disallowance of incurred costs, regulators may also impose downward adjustments in a company’s allowed ROE as well as assess penalties and fines. These actions would have an adverse effect on our financial position, results of operations and cash flows.

The FERC has jurisdiction over our transmission costs recovery and our allowed ROEs. Certain outside parties have filed four complaints against all electric companies under the jurisdiction of ISO-NE alleging that our allowed ROEs are unjust and unreasonable. An adverse decision in any of these four complaints could adversely affect our financial position, results of operations and cash flows.

FERC's policy has encouraged competition for transmission projects, even within existing service territories of electric companies. Implementation of FERC's goals, including within our service territories, may expose us to competition for construction of transmission projects, additional regulatory considerations, and potential delay with respect to future transmission projects, which may adversely affect our results of operations and lower rate base growth.

Changes in tax laws, as well as the potential tax effects of business decisions could negatively impact our business, results of operations (including our expected project returns from our planned offshore wind facilities), financial condition and cash flows.

Other than as set forth above, there have been no additional risk factors identified and no material changes with regard to the risk factors previously disclosed in our 2020 Form 10-K.

ITEM 2. UNREGISTERED SALES OF EQUITY SECURITIES AND USE OF PROCEEDS

The following table discloses purchases of our common shares made by us or on our behalf for the periods shown below. The common shares purchased consist of open market purchases made by the Company or an independent agent. These share transactions related to matching contributions under the Eversource 401k Plan.

Period Total Number of
Shares Purchased Average Price
Paid per Share Total Number of Shares Purchased as Part of Publicly Announced Plans or Programs Approximate Dollar Value of Shares that May Yet Be Purchased Under the Plans and Programs (at month end)
January 1 - January 31, 2021 — $ — — —
February 1 - February 28, 2021 — — — —
March 1 - March 31, 2021 2,298 86.37 — —
Total 2,298 $ 86.37 — —


Period	Total Number of Shares Purchased	Average Price Paid per Share		Total Number of Shares Purchased as Part of Publicly Announced Plans or Programs	Approximate Dollar Value of Shares that May Yet Be Purchased Under the Plans and Programs (at month end)
July 1 - July 31, 2021	—	$	—	—	—
August 1 - August 31, 2021	21	89.05		—	—
September 1 - September 30, 2021	2,377	82.19		—	—
Total	2,398	$	82.25	—	—

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ITEM 6. EXHIBITS

Each document described below is filed herewith, unless designated with an asterisk (*), which exhibits are incorporated by reference by the registrant under whose name the exhibit appears.


	Exhibit No.	Description

	Listing of Exhibits (Eversource)
*	~~4.1~~4	~~Fourteenth~~Fifteenth Supplemental Indenture between Eversource Energy and The Bank of New York Trust Company, N.A., as Trustee, dated as of ~~March~~August 1, 2021, relating to $350 million aggregate principal amount of Floating Rate Senior Notes, Series S,T, Due ~~2031~~2023 and $300 million aggregate principal amount of Senior Notes, Series U, Due 2026 (Exhibit 4.1, Eversource Energy Current Report on Form 8-K filed ~~March 16,~~on August 13, 2021, File No. 001-05324)

	31	Certification by the Chief Executive Officer of Eversource Energy pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002

	31.1	Certification by the Chief Financial Officer of Eversource Energy pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002

	32	Certification by the Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer of Eversource Energy pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350, as adopted pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002

	Listing of Exhibits (CL&P)
	31	Certification by the Chairman of The Connecticut Light and Power Company pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002

	31.1	Certification by the Chief Financial Officer of The Connecticut Light and Power Company pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002

	32	Certification by the Chairman and the Chief Financial Officer of The Connecticut Light and Power Company pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350, as adopted pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002

	Listing of Exhibits (NSTAR Electric Company)
*	4	Form of 1.95% Debenture due 2031 (Exhibit 4, NSTAR Electric Company Current Report on Form 8-K filed on August 23, 2021, File No. 001-02301)

	31	Certification by the Chairman of NSTAR Electric Company pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002

	31.1	Certification by the Chief Financial Officer of NSTAR Electric Company pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002

	32	Certification by the Chairman and the Chief Financial Officer of NSTAR Electric Company pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350, as adopted pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002

	Listing of Exhibits (PSNH)
	31	Certification by the Chairman of Public Service Company of New Hampshire pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002

	31.1	Certification by the Chief Financial Officer of Public Service Company of New Hampshire pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002

	32	Certification by the Chairman and the Chief Financial Officer of Public Service Company of New Hampshire pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350, as adopted pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002

	Listing of Exhibits (Eversource, CL&P, NSTAR Electric, PSNH)
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			104			The cover page from the Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended ~~March 31,~~September 30, 2021, formatted in Inline XBRL

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SIGNATURE

Pursuant to the requirements of Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the Registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized.


	EVERSOURCE ENERGY

~~May 10,~~November 5, 2021	By:	/s/ Jay S. Buth
		Jay S. Buth
		Vice President, Controller and Chief Accounting Officer

SIGNATURE


	THE CONNECTICUT LIGHT AND POWER COMPANY

~~May 10,~~November 5, 2021	By:	/s/ Jay S. Buth
		Jay S. Buth
		Vice President, Controller and Chief Accounting Officer

SIGNATURE


	NSTAR ELECTRIC COMPANY

~~May 10,~~November 5, 2021	By:	/s/ Jay S. Buth
		Jay S. Buth
		Vice President, Controller and Chief Accounting Officer

SIGNATURE


	PUBLIC SERVICE COMPANY OF NEW HAMPSHIRE

~~May 10,~~November 5, 2021	By:	/s/ Jay S. Buth
		Jay S. Buth
		Vice President, Controller and Chief Accounting Officer

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