Northeast Utilities Releases First Corporate Social Responsibility Report

Highlights leadership activities in energy, the economy and the environment

BERLIN, Conn., July 30 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Northeast Utilities (NYSE:
NU) today announced the release of its inaugural Corporate Social
Responsibility Report. Titled Today's Actions Help Shape Our Future, the 2008
report is a milestone in NU's history. The content of the report documents
the present state of sustainability within NU, organized in four broad,
overlapping segments: Our Region, Our Business, Our Environmental Performance
and Our People.

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"As New England's largest energy utility, we have always focused on the
fundamentals of providing safe and reliable service to our customers with an
eye on the environment," said Charles W. Shivery, NU's chairman, president and
chief executive officer. "We think of this report as the first step in
engaging our many stakeholders in our efforts to grow and improve as a
provider of sustainable energy solutions for our region."

The report, Today's Actions Help Shape Our Future, can be downloaded at
www.nu.com.

Northeast Utilities (NYSE: NU), a Fortune 500 and Standard & Poor's 500 energy
company based in Connecticut, operates New England's largest energy delivery
system. NU is committed to safety, reliability, environmental leadership and
stewardship, and expanding energy options for its more than 2 million
electricity and natural gas customers. For more information on Northeast
Utilities and its subsidiaries, visit the NU family of Web sites at
www.nu.com.

SOURCE Northeast Utilities

Al Lara of Northeast Utilities, +1-860-665-5527