<SEC-DOCUMENT>0001127602-12-016918.txt : 20120515
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<ACCEPTANCE-DATETIME>20120515173413
ACCESSION NUMBER:		0001127602-12-016918
CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE:	3/A
PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT:		1
CONFORMED PERIOD OF REPORT:	20120410
FILED AS OF DATE:		20120515
DATE AS OF CHANGE:		20120515

REPORTING-OWNER:	

	OWNER DATA:	
		COMPANY CONFORMED NAME:			DOYLE FRANCIS A
		CENTRAL INDEX KEY:			0001272795

	FILING VALUES:
		FORM TYPE:		3/A
		SEC ACT:		1934 Act
		SEC FILE NUMBER:	001-05324
		FILM NUMBER:		12846539

	MAIL ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		C/O CONNELL LIMITED PARTNERSHIP
		STREET 2:		ONE INTERNATIONAL PLACE
		CITY:			BOSTON
		STATE:			MA
		ZIP:			02110

ISSUER:		

	COMPANY DATA:	
		COMPANY CONFORMED NAME:			NORTHEAST UTILITIES
		CENTRAL INDEX KEY:			0000072741
		STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION:	ELECTRIC SERVICES [4911]
		IRS NUMBER:				042147929
		STATE OF INCORPORATION:			MA
		FISCAL YEAR END:			1231

	BUSINESS ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		ONE FEDERAL STREET
		STREET 2:		BUILDING 111-4
		CITY:			SPRINGFIELD
		STATE:			MA
		ZIP:			01105
		BUSINESS PHONE:		8606655000

	MAIL ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		107 SELDEN ST
		CITY:			BERLIN
		STATE:			CT
		ZIP:			06037-1616

	FORMER COMPANY:	
		FORMER CONFORMED NAME:	NORTHEAST UTILITIES SYSTEM
		DATE OF NAME CHANGE:	19961121
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    <schemaVersion>X0205</schemaVersion>

    <documentType>3/A</documentType>

    <periodOfReport>2012-04-10</periodOfReport>

    <dateOfOriginalSubmission>2012-04-10</dateOfOriginalSubmission>

    <noSecuritiesOwned>0</noSecuritiesOwned>

    <issuer>
        <issuerCik>0000072741</issuerCik>
        <issuerName>NORTHEAST UTILITIES</issuerName>
        <issuerTradingSymbol>NU</issuerTradingSymbol>
    </issuer>

    <reportingOwner>
        <reportingOwnerId>
            <rptOwnerCik>0001272795</rptOwnerCik>
            <rptOwnerName>DOYLE FRANCIS A</rptOwnerName>
        </reportingOwnerId>
        <reportingOwnerAddress>
            <rptOwnerStreet1>ONE FEDERAL STREET, BUILDING 111-4</rptOwnerStreet1>
            <rptOwnerStreet2></rptOwnerStreet2>
            <rptOwnerCity>SPRINGFIELD</rptOwnerCity>
            <rptOwnerState>MA</rptOwnerState>
            <rptOwnerZipCode>01105</rptOwnerZipCode>
            <rptOwnerStateDescription></rptOwnerStateDescription>
        </reportingOwnerAddress>
        <reportingOwnerRelationship>
            <isOther>1</isOther>
            <otherText>Trustee</otherText>
        </reportingOwnerRelationship>
    </reportingOwner>

    <nonDerivativeTable>
        <nonDerivativeHolding>
            <securityTitle>
                <value>Common Shares, $5.00 par value</value>
            </securityTitle>
            <postTransactionAmounts>
                <sharesOwnedFollowingTransaction>
                    <value>0</value>
                    <footnoteId id="F1"/>
                </sharesOwnedFollowingTransaction>
            </postTransactionAmounts>
            <ownershipNature>
                <directOrIndirectOwnership>
                    <value>D</value>
                </directOrIndirectOwnership>
            </ownershipNature>
        </nonDerivativeHolding>
    </nonDerivativeTable>

    <footnotes>
        <footnote id="F1">The Form 3 originally filed on April 10, 2012 inadvertently reported ownership of 3,000 common shares of Northeast Utilities.  The reporting person owned no common shares of Northeast Utilities on April 10, 2012.  Instead, the reporting person owned 3,000 common shares of NSTAR, which subsequently converted to 3,936 common shares of Northeast Utilities upon the closing of Northeast Utilities' merger with NSTAR on April 10, 2012.  The reporting person's acquisition of 3,936 common shares of Northeast Utilities upon the closing of the merger has been reported on a Form 4 filed on the same date as this Form 3/A.</footnote>
    </footnotes>

    <ownerSignature>
        <signatureName>/s/ Richard J. Morrison - Attorney in Fact for Francis A. Doyle</signatureName>
        <signatureDate>2012-05-15</signatureDate>
    </ownerSignature>
</ownershipDocument>
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