Northeast Utilities (NU) was formed in 1966 by the merger of Connecticut Light & Power Company (CL&P), Western Massachusetts Electric Company (WMECO), and the Hartford Electric Light Company under a single holding company.
Today Northeast Utilities is the largest utility in New England, operating six electric and gas utilities in Connecticut, Massachusetts, and New Hampshire.
The company serves more than 3.6 million electric and gas customers through six subsidiaries. The company has 3,870 miles of power transmission lines, 52,022 miles of electric distribution lines, and 6,400 miles of gas distribution lines.
Northeast Utilities is publicly traded on the New York Stock Exchange under the ticker symbol NU, is a member of the S&P 500, is #359 in the Fortune 500, has 8,697 employees, and had $7.64 billion in revenue in 2013.
Northeast UtilitiesNortheast Utilities (NU) was formed in 1966 by the merger of Connecticut Light & Power Company (CL&P), Western Massachusetts Electric Company (WMECO), and the Hartford Electric Light Company under a single holding company.
Today Northeast Utilities is the largest utility in New England, operating six electric and gas utilities in Connecticut, Massachusetts, and New Hampshire.
The company serves more than 3.6 million electric and gas customers through six subsidiaries. The company has 3,870 miles of power transmission lines, 52,022 miles of electric distribution lines, and 6,400 miles of gas distribution lines.
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Northeast Utilities is publicly traded on the New York Stock Exchange under the ticker symbol NU, is a member of the S&P 500, is #359 in the Fortune 500, has 8,697 employees, and had $7.64 billion in revenue in 2013.