Eastern Utilities Associates is an investor-owned holding company. The company's subsidiaries principally generate, transmit, distribute and market electricity, related services such as energy management, and promoting the conservation and efficient use of energy. The company serves a population of approximately 740,000 in an area of about 597 sq.miles in Brockton, Fall River, Massachusetts and in Rhode Island. - business.com Eastern Utilities Associates was acquired by National Grid USA on 04/19/2000. Eastern Utilities Associates was engaged in the generation, transmission, distribution, and sale of electricity; energy related services, such as energy management; and promoting the conservation and use of energy, as of December 31, 1999. - business week.com