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. 70-10120) )               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. 35-27691; File No. 70-10120, June 30, 2003).





Exhibit

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








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.

UNITIL CORPORATION


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

Dated: January 30, 2004







EXHIBIT A

QUARTERLY REPORT BY UNITIL
CORPORATION AND ITS SUBSIDIARIES
OF SHORT-TERM BORROWINGS
AND MONEY POOL TRANSACTIONS
FOR THE FOURTH 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  $15,220,013 $ 29,688,381
   Banks $44,780,000  None None
               (b)
Average Interest Rate for
the Money Pool Borrowings
During the Quarter* N/A  1.61% 1.64%
               (c)
Maximum Amount Outstanding
By Company for Each Source
of Outside Borrowings
During the Quarter:
   Fleet Bank - NH $19,185,000  None None
   Citizens Bank $13,000,000  None None
   Sovereign Bank $11,000,000  None None
               (d)
Common Equity as a Percent of Total Capitalization 40% 39% 36%

*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 FOURTH QUARTER OF 2003

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

               (a)
Maximum Principal Amount
of Short-term Borrowings
Outstanding During the
Quarter:
   Money Pool $4,514,217 None $3,864,280 $1,575,845
   Banks None None None None
               (b)
Average Interest Rate for
the Money Pool Borrowings
During the Quarter* 1.71% None 1.60% 1.61%
               (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
               (d)
Common Equity as a Percent
of Total Capitalization N/A N/A N/A N/A

* 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.

UNITIL CORPORATION


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




Dated: January 30, 2004