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PROPERTY, PLANT AND EQUIPMENT AND ACCUMULATED DEPRECIATION | 12 Months Ended
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Dec. 31, 2023
Property, Plant and Equipment [Abstract] |
PROPERTY, PLANT AND EQUIPMENT AND ACCUMULATED DEPRECIATION | PROPERTY, PLANT AND EQUIPMENT AND ACCUMULATED DEPRECIATION Utility property, plant and equipment is recorded at original cost. Original cost includes materials, labor, construction overheads and AFUDC for regulated property. The cost of repairs and maintenance is charged to Operations and Maintenance expense as incurred. The following tables summarize property, plant and equipment by asset category:
Eversource | As of December 31,
(Millions of Dollars) | 2023 |  | 2022
Distribution - Electric | $ | 19,656.5 |  |  | $ | 18,326.2 |
Distribution - Natural Gas | 8,155.3 |  |  | 7,443.8 |
Transmission - Electric | 14,666.8 |  |  | 13,709.3 |
Distribution - Water | 2,280.1 |  |  | 2,112.6 |
Solar | 201.1 |  |  | 200.8 |
Utility | 44,959.8 |  |  | 41,792.7 |
Other (1) | 2,006.8 |  |  | 1,738.1 |
Property, Plant and Equipment, Gross | 46,966.6 |  |  | 43,530.8 |
Less: Accumulated Depreciation |  |  |
Utility | (9,670.1) |  |  | (9,167.4) |
Other | (869.6) |  |  | (706.1) |
Total Accumulated Depreciation | (10,539.7) |  |  | (9,873.5) |
Property, Plant and Equipment, Net | 36,426.9 |  |  | 33,657.3 |
Construction Work in Progress | 3,071.7 |  |  | 2,455.5 |
Total Property, Plant and Equipment, Net | $ | 39,498.6 |  |  | $ | 36,112.8 |
| As of December 31,
| 2023 |  | 2022
(Millions of Dollars) | CL&P |  | NSTAR Electric |  | PSNH |  | CL&P |  | NSTAR Electric |  | PSNH
Distribution - Electric | $ | 7,897.1 |  |  | $ | 9,000.5 |  |  | $ | 2,799.2 |  |  | $ | 7,370.1 |  |  | $ | 8,410.0 |  |  | $ | 2,586.4 |
Transmission - Electric | 6,548.2 |  |  | 5,630.8 |  |  | 2,489.5 |  |  | 6,165.1 |  |  | 5,333.8 |  |  | 2,212.0 |
Solar | — |  |  | 201.1 |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | 200.8 |  |  | — |
Property, Plant and Equipment, Gross | 14,445.3 |  |  | 14,832.4 |  |  | 5,288.7 |  |  | 13,535.2 |  |  | 13,944.6 |  |  | 4,798.4 |
Less: Accumulated Depreciation | (2,670.5) |  |  | (3,585.9) |  |  | (984.0) |  |  | (2,567.1) |  |  | (3,381.2) |  |  | (912.3) |
Property, Plant and Equipment, Net | 11,774.8 |  |  | 11,246.5 |  |  | 4,304.7 |  |  | 10,968.1 |  |  | 10,563.4 |  |  | 3,886.1 |
Construction Work in Progress | 565.4 |  |  | 1,507.3 |  |  | 270.0 |  |  | 498.9 |  |  | 1,063.6 |  |  | 174.1 |
Total Property, Plant and Equipment, Net | $ | 12,340.2 |  |  | $ | 12,753.8 |  |  | $ | 4,574.7 |  |  | $ | 11,467.0 |  |  | $ | 11,627.0 |  |  | $ | 4,060.2 |
(1)These assets are primarily comprised of computer software, hardware and equipment at Eversource Service and buildings at The Rocky River Realty Company. Depreciation: Depreciation of utility assets is calculated on a straight-line basis using composite rates based on the estimated remaining useful lives of the various classes of property (estimated useful life for PSNH distribution and the water utilities). The composite rates, which are subject to approval by the appropriate state regulatory agency, include a cost of removal component, which is collected from customers over the lives of the plant assets and is recognized as a regulatory liability. Depreciation rates are applied to property from the time it is placed in service. Upon retirement from service, the cost of the utility asset is charged to the accumulated provision for depreciation. The actual incurred removal costs are applied against the related regulatory liability. The depreciation rates for the various classes of utility property, plant and equipment aggregate to composite rates as follows:
(Percent) | 2023 |  | 2022 |  | 2021
Eversource | 3.1 | % |  | 3.0 | % |  | 3.1 | %
CL&P | 2.8 | % |  | 2.8 | % |  | 2.8 | %
NSTAR Electric | 2.7 | % |  | 2.7 | % |  | 2.8 | %
PSNH | 3.0 | % |  | 3.0 | % |  | 3.1 | %
The following table summarizes average remaining useful lives of depreciable assets:
| As of December 31, 2023
(Years) | Eversource |  | CL&P |  | NSTAR Electric |  | PSNH
Distribution - Electric | 34.0 |  | 35.3 |  | 34.5 |  | 29.6
Distribution - Natural Gas | 35.7 |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | — |
Transmission - Electric | 40.6 |  | 37.1 |  | 45.3 |  | 41.4
Distribution - Water | 40.0 |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | — |
Solar | 22.8 |  | — |  |  | 22.8 |  | — |
Other (1) | 10.4 |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | — |
(1)The estimated useful life of computer software, hardware and equipment primarily ranges from 5 to 15 years and of buildings is 40 years.

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