exhibit 10. 1. 1 2015 public service company of new hampshire restructuring and rate stabilization agreement june 10, 2015 amended january 26, 2016 amendment the undersigned settling parties hereby amend the 2015 public service company of new hampshire restructuring and rate stabilization agreement ( the “ settlement agreement ” ), dated june 10, 2015, as follows : 1. beginning at page 16, line 427, section iv, parts a & b are replaced with the following : iv. divestiture a. general for the economic benefit of customers, the commission and psnh shall expeditiously pursue divestiture of psnh ’ s owned generation fleet upon the later of the enactment of the legislation contained in appendix a hereto and final commission approval of the settlement agreement reflecting the provisions of this agreement. this divestiture will take place through several processes including the sale of its existing power generation facilities at auction. the goals of the asset auctions are to maximize the net total transaction value ( “ ttv ” ), which reflects all of the cash and non - cash elements of the transaction ( s ), realized from the sale ( s ) in order to minimize stranded costs, to provide a market - based determination of stranded costs, and to establish a competitive energy market, while at the same time providing certain employee and host community protections as set forth herein. the commission shall have administrative oversight of the auction process and bid selection, including such direction and control as it deems necessary. affiliates or subsidiaries of eversource may not bid on psnh ’ s generating assets. the commission shall select and supervise an auction advisor, whose client shall be the commission, to conduct the auction process. commission staff shall be responsible for management and oversight of the auction advisor ’ s performance, consulting with and informing the company as required to ensure effective support for, facilitation of, and control over the auction process. for the purposes of such selection, management and supervision of an auction advisor, as well as any divestiture - related processes including the auction itself, the designation of certain commission staff as advocate shall be lifted. such status will extend until all divestiture activities have been resolved. selection of a qualified auction advisor shall be by competitive procurement and may commence prior to a final commission order approving or disapproving this settlement agreement. any contract with a qualified auction advisor entered into prior to a final commission order in docket no. de 14 - 238 shall be contingent on iss