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EXHIBIT 99.1




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P. O. Box 270

Hartford, CT  06141-0270

56 Prospect Street

Hartford, CT 06103-2818

(860)-665-5000

www.nu.com


News Release  


CONTACT:

Jeffrey R. Kotkin

(860) 728-4650


Northeast Utilities announces common dividend


HARTFORD, Connecticut, February 14, 2012 The Northeast Utilities (NYSE: NU) Board of Trustees today approved a quarterly dividend of $0.29375 per share, payable on March 30, 2012, to shareholders of record as of the close of business on March 1, 2012.  


 NU has approximately 177 million shares outstanding.

NU operates New Englands largest utility system serving more than 2.1 million electric and natural gas customers in Connecticut, New Hampshire and Massachusetts.  

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