SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549-1004
FORM 8-K
CURRENT REPORT
Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the
Securities Exchange Act of 1934
Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported) August 19, 2004
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Commission Registrant; State of Incorporation I.R.S. Employer
File Number Address and Telephone Number Identification No.
1-5324 NORTHEAST UTILITIES 04-2147929
(a Massachusetts voluntary association)
One Federal Street, Building 111-4
Springfield, Massachusetts 01105
Telephone (413) 785-5871
0-11419 THE CONNECTICUT LIGHT AND POWER COMPANY 06-0303850
(a Connecticut corporation)
107 Selden Street
Berlin, Connecticut 06037-1616
Telephone (860) 665-5000
Not Applicable
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(Former name or former address, if changed since last report)
Item 5. Other Events and Regulation FD Disclosure
In its Decision and Order of July 14, 2003 and Revised
Decision of September 9, 2003 (collectively the Decision), the
Connecticut Siting Council (CSC) approved the construction of a
345,000 volt transmission line from Bethel, Connecticut to
Norwalk, Connecticut, proposed in October 2001 by The Connecticut
Light and Power Company (CL&P), a subsidiary of Northeast
Utilities (NU). Subsequently, the City of Norwalk (City)
appealed the Decision to the Connecticut Superior Court in New
Britain, Connecticut. Hearings on the merits of the appeal were
held during July 2004. On August 19, 2004, the Superior Court
issued its decision, dismissing the City's appeal.
The Bethel to Norwalk transmission line, together with a
second 345,000 volt transmission line from Middletown,
Connecticut to Norwalk, Connecticut proposed by CL&P and United
Illuminating Company, will relieve transmission constraints in
the import-dependent Norwalk-Stamford and southwest Connecticut
region. CL&P is awaiting the authorization of ISO-New England to
award construction contracts for the Bethel to Norwalk Project.
For further information on CL&P's transmission line
projects, reference is made to "Item 1. Business - Rates and
Electric Industry Restructuring - Connecticut Rates and
Restructuring" and "Management's Discussion and Analysis -
Financial Condition and Business Analysis - Business Development
and Capital Expenditures" in NU's and CL&P's combined Annual Report on
Form 10-K for 2003; and to "Management's Discussion and Analysis
of Financial Condition and Results of Operation - Utility Group
Business Development and Capital Expenditures" in NU's and CL&P's
combined Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the period ending June
30, 2004.
This Current Report on Form 8-K includes forward-looking
statements within the meaning of the Private Securities
Litigation Reform Act of 1995, which are statements of future
expectations and not facts. Actual results or developments might
differ materially from those included in the forward-looking
statements because of factors such as competition and industry
restructuring, changes in economic conditions, changes in weather
patterns, changes in laws, regulations or regulatory policies,
developments in legal or public policy doctrines, technological
developments, volatility in electric and natural gas commodity
markets, and other presently unknown or unforeseen factors.
Other risk factors are detailed from time to time in NU's and
CL&P's reports to the Securities and Exchange Commission.
SIGNATURE PAGE TO FOLLOW
SIGNATURE
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities and Exchange
Act of 1934, the Registrants have duly caused this report to be
signed on their behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly
authorized.
NORTHEAST UTILITIES
(Registrant)
By: /s/ Randy A. Shoop
Name: Randy A. Shoop
Title: Assistant Treasurer - Finance
THE CONNECTICUT LIGHT AND POWER COMPANY
(Registrant)
By: /s/ Randy A. Shoop
Name: Randy A. Shoop
Title: Treasurer
Date: August 20, 2004