History
NU was formed on July 1, 1966, with the merger of Connecticut Light and Power Company (CL&P), Western Massachusetts Electric Company (WMECO), and The Hartford Electric Light Company under a single parent company, creating the first new multi-state public utility holding company since the enactment of the Public Utility Holding Company Act of 1935. In 1967, Holyoke Water Power Company (HWP) joined the NU System, followed by the Public Service Company of New Hampshire (PSNH) in 1992.
In October 2010, Northeast Utilities announced that it would merge with NSTAR, with the resulting company retaining the Northeast Utilities name. The deal is subject to regulatory approval.
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