NEW YORK and BERLIN, Conn. (USA); March 11, 2009 -- Accenture (NYSE: ACN) has teamed with Connecticut Light & Power Company (CL&P), a subsidiary of Northeast Utilities (NYSE: NU), to conduct CL&P’s Plan-It Wise Energy Program, a pilot program using smart meters to test residential, commercial and industrial customers’ interest in, and response to, peak time-based energy rates.