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 2, 2002
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                Commission File Number 1-5324
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                     NORTHEAST UTILITIES
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   (Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)


     MASSACHUSETTS                            04-2147929
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(State or other jurisdiction of      (I.R.S. Employer incorporation or
     organization)                        Identification No.)

          174 BRUSH HILL AVENUE, WEST SPRINGFIELD,
          MASSACHUSETTS                            01090-0010
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        (Address of principal executive offices)   (Zip Code)

                         (413) 785-5871
      (Registrant's telephone number, including area code)


                         Not Applicable
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   (Former name or former address, if changed since last report)



Item 5.    Other Events and Regulation FD Disclosure

On  August  2,  2002, Northeast Utilities submitted  to  the
Securities and Exchange Commission Statements under Oath  of
the  Principal  Executive  Officer and  Principal  Financial
Officer  in  accordance with the SEC's June 27,  2002  Order
requiring the filing of sworn statements pursuant to Section
21(a)(1) of the Securities and Exchange Act of 1934.    Such
statements  do  not cover the Company's  Form  10Q  for  the
second  quarter of 2002 as such Form has not yet been filed.
The  Company intends to submit a second set of certification
statements next week at the time it files its second quarter
Form 10Q.

Item 7.    Financial Statements and Exhibits

(c)  Exhibits


     99.1 Statement   Under  Oath  of  Michael  G.   Morris,
          Chairman, President and Chief Executive Officer of
          Northeast    Utilities,   Regarding   Facts  and
          Circumstances Relating to Exchange Act Filings.


     99.2 Statement  Under  Oath of John H.  Forsgren,  Vice
          Chairman,  Executive  Vice  President  and   Chief
          Financial    Officer   of   Northeast   Utilities,
          Regarding  Facts  and  Circumstances  Relating  to
          Exchange Act Filings.


 


                          SIGNATURE

     Pursuant  to  the  requirements of the  Securities  and
Exchange  Act of 1934, the registrant has duly  caused  this
report  to  be  signed  on  its behalf  by  the  undersigned
hereunto duly authorized.

                     NORTHEAST UTILITIES
                        (registrant)



                              By:  /s/ Gregory B. Butler
                                      Name:  Gregory B. Butler
                                      Title: Vice President,Secretary
                                             and General Counsel


Date:  August 2, 2002