Northeast Utilities (NU) is a public utility holding company. The Company, through its subsidiaries, is engaged in the energy delivery business. NU's electric distribution segment consists of the distribution businesses of Connecticut Light and Power Company (CL&P), NSTAR Electric Company (NSTAR Electric), Public Service Company of New Hampshire (PSNH) and Western Massachusetts Electric Company (WMECO), which are engaged in the distribution of electricity to retail customers in Connecticut, eastern Massachusetts, New Hampshire and western Massachusetts, respectively, plus the regulated electric generation businesses of PSNH and WMECO. NSTAR Electric furnished retail franchise electric service in Boston and 80 surrounding cities and towns in Massachusetts covering an area of approximately 1,702 square miles. PSNH furnished retail franchise electric service in approximately 211 cities and towns in New Hampshire.