Exhibit 23.2


                        CONSENT OF EXPERT



     As required by Section 7 of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, I
consent to the use of my name in the Registration Statement and related
Prospectus of New England Electric System with respect to one million common
shares, par value $1.00, of the Company.


                                s/ Kirk L. Ramsauer
                                _____________________________________
                                Kirk L. Ramsauer


July 31, 1998