FIRST SUPPLEMENT TO 1996 AMENDATORY AGREEMENT This First Supplement, dated as of February 10, 1997, amends the 1996 Amendatory Agreement, dated as of December 4, 1996, between these parties and is entered into by Connecticut Yankee Atomic Power...

                                                              EXHIBIT 10.2e


                                        FIRST SUPPLEMENT
                                               TO
                                    1996 AMENDATORY AGREEMENT


         This First  Supplement,  dated as of February 10, 1997, amends the 1996

Amendatory Agreement, dated as of December 4, 1996, between these parties and is

entered into by Connecticut Yankee Atomic Power Company  ("Connecticut  Yankee")

and The United Illuminating Company ("Purchaser").

         WHEREAS,  terms  defined  in said 1996  Amendatory  Agreement  are used

herein with the meanings there provided; and

         WHEREAS,  Connecticut  Yankee and each of its  Purchasers  entered into

agreements  substantially  identical to said 1996 Amendatory Agreement to effect

certain  clarifications in  theircontractual  relationships  necessitated by the

decision to permanently shut down Connecticut Yankee's generating unit; and

         WHEREAS,  Connecticut Yankee has detected an unintended omission in one

section of said 1996 Amendatory  Agreement which renders the section meaningless

and should be corrected and, concurrently  herewith, is entering into agreements

with each of its Purchasers substantially identical to this supplement.



  


         NOW,  THEREFORE,  for good and valuable  consideration,  the receipt of

which is hereby acknowledged, it is agreed as follows:

     1. Clause C of Section 3 of the 1996 Amendatory Agreement is hereby amended

to insert the following after the phrase "but without duplication:"

          (a)  the total Decommissioning Costs for the month with respect to the
               Unit, plus (b) Connecticut  Yankee's total operating expenses for
               the month with  respect to the Unit,  plus (c) an amount equal to
               one-twelfth of the composite percentage for such month of the net
               Unit  investment as most recently  determined in accordance  with
               this Section 7.

        2. This Supplement shall become effective upon receipt by the Purchaser

of notice that Connecticut  Yankee has entered into identical First  Supplements

to the 1996 Amendatory Agreements with each of the other Purchasers.

         IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties have executed this Amendatory Agreement

by their respective duly authorized  officers as of the day and year first named

above.
                                   CONNECTICUT YANKEE ATOMIC POWER COMPANY


                                   By
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                                     Its

                                   Address:  X.X. Xxx
                                             Xxxxxxxx, XX  00000


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                                   THE UNITED ILLUMINATING COMPANY


                                   By
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                                     Its

                                   Address: 000 Xxxxxx Xx.
                                            Xxx Xxxxx, XX 00000



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