Northeast Utilities Preserves Open Space

The Hartford Business Journal reports that Northeast Utilities (NU) announced the creation of a land trust to preserve 981 acres in Connecticut as open space. The land, located in Sharon, Enfield, Newtown, and Waterford, is valued at $20 million. The land trust was part of an agreement with Connecticut regulators when NU’s merger with Boston utility NStar was approved. The land will be open to the public. NU will post maps, pictures, and videos of the hiking trails and other recreation opportunities on the land at its website.