SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

                         Washington, D.C. 20549


                               FORM U-6B-2

                       Certificate of Notification


Certificate is filed by:  Public Service Company of New Hampshire           
     

     This certificate is notice that the above-named company has issued,
renewed or guaranteed the security or securities described herein which
issue, renewal or guaranty was exempted from the provisions of Section 6(a)
of the Act and was neither the subject of a declaration or application on
Form U-1 nor included within the exemption provided by Rule U-48.

1.   Type of the security or securities:

     Series D Letter of Credit and Reimbursement Agreement.
	Series E Letter of Credit and Reimbursement Agreement.

2.   Issue, renewal or guaranty:

Issue of replacement Series D and E Letters of Credit and Letter of 
Credit and Reimbursement Agreements.

3.   Principal amount of security:

     Series D Letter of Credit $41,748,000 aggregate principal amount.
     Series E Letter of Credit $73,666,000 aggregate principal amount.

4.   Rate of interest per annum of each security:

Not applicable to Series D and E Letters of Credit and Reimbursement 
Agreements.

5.   Date of issue, renewal or guaranty of each security:

Replacement Letters of Credit and related Letters of Credit and 
Reimbursement Agreements issued as of April 14, 1999.

6.   If renewal of security, give date of original issue:

Series D and E Letter of Credit and Reimbursement Agreements dated as 
of May 1, 1995.  Series D and E Letters of Credit issued May 2, 1995.

7.   Date of maturity of security:

     Series D and E Letters of Credit expire April 12, 2000.

8.   Name of the person to whom security was issued, renewed or
     guaranteed:

Series D Letter of Credit issued by Barclays Bank PLC, New York Branch 
as issuing bank and agent and by Participating Banks.  Series E Letter 
of Credit issued by Barclays Bank PLC, New York Branch as issuing bank 
and agent and by Participating Banks.

9.   Collateral given with security, if any:

Obligations under the Series D and E Letter of Credit and Reimbursement 
Agreements are evidenced and secured by Series F and G first mortgage 
bonds.  The obligations are also secured by the pledge of accounts 
receivable.

10.  Consideration received for security:

     Not applicable.

11.  Application of proceeds of security:

     Not applicable.

12.  Indicate by a check after the applicable statement below whether the
     issue, renewal or guaranty of each security was exempt from the
     provisions of Section 6(a) because of:

     a.   the provisions contained in the first sentence of
          Section 6(b):            
     
          Not applicable.

     b.   the provisions contained in the fourth sentence of
          Section 6(b):            
     
          Not applicable.

     c.   the provisions contained in any rule of the Commission other than
          Rule U-48:     
                         X                                                 

13.  If the security or securities were exempt from the provisions of
     Section 6(a) by virtue of the first sentence of Section 6(b), give the
     figures which indicate that the security or securities aggregate
     (together with all other than outstanding notes and drafts of a
     maturity of nine months or less, exclusive of days of grace, as to
     which such company is primarily or secondarily liable) not more than
     5 per centum of the principal amount and par value of the other
     securities of such company then outstanding.  (Demand notes,
     regardless of how long they may have been outstanding, shall be
     considered as maturing in not more than nine months for purposes of
     the exemption from Section 6(a) of the Act granted by the first
     sentence of Section 6(b).) 

     Not applicable.                                    

14.  If the security or securities are exempt from the provisions of
     Section 6(a) because of the fourth sentence of Section 6(b), name the
     security outstanding on January 1, 1935, pursuant to the terms of
     which the security or securities herein described have been
     issued:

     Not applicable.                                     
               
15.  If the security or securities are exempt from the provisions of
     Section 6(a) because of any rule of the Commission other than
     Rule U-48, designate the rule under which exemption is claimed:

     Rule 52.                                 

                                   PUBLIC SERVICE COMPANY OF NEW HAMPSHIRE
                              By   /s/Catherine E. Shively
                                      Senior Counsel
                                      Public Service Company of New Hampshire
                                      Its Attorney                           

Date: April 22, 1999