UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549




Application of Unitil Corporation )  
  ) CERTIFICATE PURSUANT TO  
and its Subsidiaries on Form U-1) RULE 24 UNDER THE PUBLIC    
  ) UTILITY HOLDING COMPANY ACT  
(File No. 70-9633)) of 1935    




        Pursuant to the requirements of Rule 24 under the Public Utility Holding Company Act of 1935, Unitil Corporation (“Unitil”), on behalf of itself and its subsidiaries, Unitil Energy Systems, Inc., Fitchburg Gas and Electric Light Company, Unitil Power Corp., Unitil Realty Corp., Unitil Resources Inc. and Unitil Service Corp., hereby files the attached quarterly report as required by the Securities and Exchange Commission’s order approving short-term borrowings by Unitil and its subsidiaries and approving the Unitil System money pool (HCAR. No. 27182; File No. 70-9633, June 9, 2000).






Exhibit

  Exhibit A – Quarterly Report of Unitil Corporation and Its Subsidiaries by Short-term Borrowings and Money Pool Transactions for the First quarter of 2003.






EXHIBIT A

QUARTERLY REPORT BY
UNITIL CORPORATION AND ITS SUBSIDIARIES
OF SHORT-TERM BORROWINGS
AND MONEY POOL TRANSACTIONS
FOR THE FIRST QUARTER OF 2003

Unitil
Corporation
Unitil Energy
Systems, Inc.
Fitchburg
Gas & Electric
Light Company







               (a)    
Maximum Principal Amount    
of Short-term Borrowings    
Outstanding During the    
Quarter:  
     Money Pool       N/A  $10,672,108  $25,326,391 
     Banks   $35,990,000   None   None 

               (b)
        
Average Interest Rate for  
the Money Pool Borrowings  
During the Quarter*    N/A   1.87%   1.87% 

               (c)
        
Maximum Amount Outstanding  
By Company for Each Source  
of Outside Borrowings  
During the Quarter:  
     Fleet Bank - NH   $15,990,000   None   None 
     Citizens Bank   $11,000,000   None   None 
     Sovereign Bank   $   9,000,000   None   None 

*Excludes Bank Service and commitment fees

EXHIBIT A

QUARTERLY REPORT BY
UNITIL CORPORATION AND ITS SUBSIDIARIES
OF SHORT-TERM BORROWINGS
AND MONEY POOL TRANSACTIONS
FOR THE FIRST QUARTER OF 2003



UNITIL UNITIL UNITIL UNITIL
Power Service Service Resources
Corp. Corp. Corp. Inc.




               (a)
Maximum Principal Amount
of Short-term Borrowings
Outstanding During the
Quarter:
     Money Pool $5,151,085 None $3,891,927 $1,677,496
     Banks None None None None

               (b)
Average Interest Rate for
the Money Pool Borrowings
During the Quarter* 1.86% None 1.87% 1.87%

               (c)
Maximum Amount Outstanding
By Company for Each Source
of Outside Borrowings
During the Quarter:
     Fleet Bank - NH None None None None
     Citizens Bank None None None None
     Sovereign Bank None None None None


* Excludes Bank Service and Commitment Fees






SIGNATURE





Pursuant to the requirements of the Public Utility Holding Company Act of 1935, the undersigned company has duly caused this Certificate to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned thereunto duly authorized.







Dated: April 30, 2003

        UNITIL CORPORATION


BY: /S/ Mark H. Collin
——————————————
Mark H. Collin
Senior Vice President,
Chief Financial Officer & Treasurer