Exhibit 32

                         CERTIFICATION PURSUANT TO
                          18 U.S.C. SECTION 1350
                          AS ADOPTED PURSUANT TO
               SECTION 906 OF THE SARBANES-OXLEY ACT OF 2002

In connection with the Quarterly Report of Western Massachusetts Electric
Company (the registrant) on Form 10-Q for the period ending June 30, 2004
as filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the Report), we,
Cheryl W. Grise, Chief Executive Officer of the registrant, and John H.
Forsgren, Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of the
registrant, certify, pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Sec. 1350, as adopted pursuant
to Sec. 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, that:

1)   The Report fully complies with the requirements of section 13(a) or
15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934; and

2)    The  information  contained in the Report  fairly  presents,  in  all
material respects, the financial condition and result of operations of  the
registrant.

/s/ Cheryl W. Grise
    (Signature)
    Cheryl W. Grise
    Chief Executive Officer

/s/ John H. Forsgren
    (Signature)
    John H. Forsgren
    Executive Vice President and
    Chief Financial Officer

August 6, 2004


A signed original of this written statement required by Section 906, or
other document authenticating, acknowledging, or otherwise adopting the
signature that appears in typed form within the electronic version of this
written statement required by Section 906, has been provided to the
registrant and will be retained by the registrant and furnished to the
Securities and Exchange Commission or its staff upon request.