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UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549

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FORM 8-K

CURRENT REPORT
Pursuant to Section 13 OR 15(d) of The Securities Exchange Act of 1934

Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported): September 24, 2007

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PUBLIC SERVICE COMPANY OF NEW HAMPSHIRE
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

New Hampshire 001-06392 02-0181050
(State or other jurisdiction (Commission File Number) (I.R.S. Employer
of incorporation) Identification No.)

Energy Park  
780 North Commercial Street  
Manchester, New Hampshire
03101-1134
(Address of principal executive offices) (Zip Code)

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (603) 669-4000

Not Applicable
(Former name or former address, if changed since last report.)

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Item 8.01      Other Events.

          On September 24, 2007, Public Service Company of New Hampshire (“PSNH”) issued $70,000,000 aggregate principal amount of its 6.15% First Mortgage Bonds, Series N, due September 1, 2017 (the “Bonds”), pursuant to an Underwriting Agreement, dated September 17, 2007, between the Company and Lehman Brothers Inc. as the representative of the underwriters named therein (the “Underwriting Agreement”). The Bonds were issued under a Fifteenth Supplemental Indenture, dated as of September 1, 2007, between PSNH and U.S. Bank National Association, Trustee, supplementing the First Mortgage Indenture, dated as of August 15, 1978, between the Company and U.S. Bank National Association as Trustee, as amended and supplemented.

Item 9.01      Financial Statements and Exhibits.

          (d)       Exhibits.

Exhibit Number      Description
     
    Underwriting Agreement, dated September 17, 2007, between PSNH and Lehman Brothers Inc. as the representative of the underwriters named therein.
       
4.1     Fifteenth Supplemental Indenture establishing the terms of the Bonds, dated as of September 1, 2007, between PSNH and U.S. Bank National Association, as Trustee (the “Supplemental Indenture”).
       
4.2     Form of Series N Bond (included as Schedule A to the Supplemental Indenture filed herewith as Exhibit 4.1) .
       
    Legal opinion of Jeffrey C. Miller, Esq. relating to the validity of the Bonds (including consent).


SIGNATURES

          Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the Registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.

  PUBLIC SERVICE COMPANY OF NEW HAMPSHIRE
  (Registrant)
 
 
 
September 25, 2007 By:       /S/ PATRICIA C. COSGEL
    Patricia C. Cosgel
    Assistant Treasurer - Finance