SETTLEMENT AGREEMENTSettlement Agreement • February 15th, 2012 • Nstar/Ma • Electric services • Massachusetts
WHEREAS, this Settlement Agreement (“Settlement” or “Settlement Agreement”) is entered into by and among NSTAR Electric Company (“NSTAR Electric”) and NSTAR Gas Company (“NSTAR Gas”), along with their holding company parent, NSTAR, and Western Massachusetts Electric Company (“WMECO”), along with its holding company parent Northeast Utilities (“NU”) (the corporate entities together, and their successors, the “Joint Petitioners”), the Department of Energy Resources (“DOER”), and the Attorney General of the Commonwealth (“Attorney General”) with regard to the proposed merger transactions as set forth in the Merger Agreement between the holding companies NU and NSTAR (“Proposed Merger”).
