United Illuminating Co Watch

from 8-K/A 1 page <page> <page> Exhibit (1) Coopers & Lybrand L.L.P. 100 Pearl Street Hartford, Connecticut 06103-4508 December 29, 1995 Securities and Exchange Commission 450 Fifth Street, N.W. Washington, D.C. 20549 Gentlemen: We Have Read the Statements Made by the United Illuminating Company in Amendment No. 1 to Form 8-K, Dated December 11, 1995, Which We Understand Will Be Filed With the Commission, Pursuant to Item 4 of Form 8-K. We Agree With the Statements Concerning Our Firm in Such Form 8-K, as Amended. Very Truly Yours, /S/ Coopers & Lybrand L.L.P. - Coopers & Lybrand L.L.P

from 8-K/A 1 page <page> <page> (Letterhead of Coopers & Lybrand) Coopers Coopers & Lybrand L.L.P. & Lybrand a Professional Services Firm Consent of Independent Accountants We Consent to the Incorporation by Reference in the Registration Statement of the United Illuminating Company Seabrook 1 Secured Lease Obligation Bond Filing on Form S-3 (No. 33-64003), of Our Report, Dated January 23, 1995, on the Audits of the Consolidated Financial Statements and the Financial Statement Schedule of the United Illuminating Company as of December 31, 1994, 1993 and 1992 and for the Years Then Ended, Which Report Is Included in This Annual Report on Form 10-K. We Also Consent to the Reference of Our Firm Under the Caption "Experts and Legality". /S/ Coopers & Lybrand L.L.P. Hartford, Connecticut December 22, 1995

from S-3/A ~50 pages Underwriting Agreement

from S-3 ~50 pages Underwriting Agreement

from SC 13E4 1 page Letter to Shareholders

from 8-A12B ~20 pages Agreement of Limited Partners

from S-3 ~20 pages Form of Underwriting Agreement

from S-3 ~20 pages Form of Underwriting Agreement