Exhibit 10-24

EXECUTION COPY

EMPLOYMENT AGREEMENT

      This AMENDED AND RESTATED EMPLOYMENT AGREEMENT, dated as of June 14, 1999
(the "Agreement"), by and among Energy East Corporation, a New York corporation
("Energy East"), CMP Group, Inc., a Maine corporation or its successor (the
"Company"), and F. Michael McClain, Jr. (the "Executive"), amends and restates
that certain Agreement dated August 26, 1998 and amended March 18, 1999, by and
between the Company and the Executive (the "Prior Agreement").

      The Board of Directors of Energy East (the "Board") and the Board of
Directors of the Company desire to provide for the employment of the Executive
as a member of the management of the Company and certain of its subsidiaries and
affiliates, and the Executive is willing to commit himself to serve the Company
and its subsidiaries and affiliates, on the terms and conditions herein
provided.

      In order to effect the foregoing, Energy East, the Company and the
Executive wish to enter into an employment agreement on the terms and conditions
set forth below. Accordingly, in consideration of the premises and the
respective covenants and agreements of the parties herein contained, and
intending to be legally bound hereby, the parties hereto agree as follows:

           1.     Defined Terms.  The definitions of capitalized terms used in
this Agreement, unless otherwise defined herein, are provided in the last
Section hereof.

           2.     Employment.  The Company hereby agrees to employ the
Executive, and the Executive hereby agrees to serve Energy East, the Company and
their subsidiaries and affiliates, on the terms and conditions set forth herein,
during the term of this Agreement (the "Term").

           3.     Term of Agreement.  The Term will commence at the Effective
Time of the Merger as those terms are defined in the Agreement and Plan of
Merger dated as of June 14, 1999, by and among the Company, Energy East and EE
Merger Corp., a Maine corporation and wholly owned subsidiary of Energy East
(the "Merger Agreement"), and end on the third anniversary of the day on which
the Effective Time occurs, unless further extended as hereinafter provided.
Commencing on the first day of the month following the Effective Time and each
succeeding month thereafter, the Term of this Agreement shall automatically be
extended for one (1) additional month unless Energy East, the Company, or the
Executive shall have given prior written notice not to extend this Agreement.

           4.     Position and Duties.  The Executive shall serve as President
of one or more of the nonutility subsidiaries of Energy East, XENERGY
Enterprises, Inc. and/or the Company and shall also serve in any such executive
officer position of the Company or its subsidiaries and affiliates if so
appointed by the Board, and shall report to the President of Energy East. The
Executive shall have such responsibilities, duties and authority that are
consistent with such positions as may from time to time be assigned to the
Executive by the President of Energy East. The Executive shall devote
substantially all his working time and efforts to the business and affairs of
the Company and its subsidiaries and affiliates; provided, however, that the
Executive may also serve on the boards of directors or trustees or otherwise
participate in the affairs of other non-affiliated companies and organizations,
including, without limitation, industry associations and charitable and civic
endeavors, as long as such service does not substantially interfere with the
performance of his duties hereunder or violate his obligations under Section 10
hereof.

           5.     Compensation and Related Matters.

                   5.1     Base Salary.  The Company shall pay, or cause to be
paid, to the Executive an annual base salary ("Base Salary") during the period
of the Executive's employment hereunder, which shall be at an initial rate which
is no less than the rate of $200,000. The Base Salary shall be paid in
substantially equal bi-weekly installments, in arrears. The Base Salary may be
discretionarily increased by the Board from time to time as the Board deems
appropriate in its business judgment. The Base Salary in effect from time to
time shall not be decreased during the Term. During the period of the
Executive's employment hereunder, the Board shall make an annual review of the
Executive's compensation.

          Compensation of the Executive by Base Salary payments shall not be
deemed exclusive and shall not prevent the Executive from participating in any
other compensation or benefit plan of Energy East or the Company. The Base
Salary payments (including any increased Base Salary payments) shall not in any
way limit or reduce any other obligation of Energy East or the Company
hereunder, and no other compensation, benefit or payment hereunder shall in any
way limit or reduce the obligation of the Company to pay the Executive's Base
Salary.

                   5.2     Benefit Plans.  The Executive shall be entitled to
participate in or receive benefits under any "employee benefit plan" (as defined
in section 3(3) of the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, as
amended from time to time ("ERISA")) or employee benefit arrangement made
available by Energy East or the Company now or during the period of the
Executive's employment hereunder to their executives and key management
employees, subject to and on a basis consistent with the terms, conditions and
overall administration of such plans and arrangements; provided, however, that
there shall be no duplication of the benefits created by this Agreement. The
Executive's participation in such employee benefit plans and arrangements shall
be on an appropriate level, as determined by the Board. If the Executive's
service with the Company and its subsidiaries from February 1, 1998 exceeds five
full years, the Company shall pay to the Executive a monthly pension supplement,
beginning at the time the Executive's retirement benefits commence under the
Company's Retirement Income Plan for Non-Union Employees of Central Maine Power
Company (the "Basic Plan") and any supplemental defined benefit pension plan in
which the Executive participates, or any successor or replacement plans thereof,
equal to the excess of (i) the total monthly payment that would be due to the
Executive under the Basic Plan as if the Executive's monthly benefit under the
Basic Plan and any such supplemental defined benefit pension plan were
calculated by giving the Executive credit for two years of service for each of
the Executive's first five years of service with the Company over (ii) the
actual total monthly amount due under the Basic Plan and any such supplemental
defined benefit pension plan.

                   5.3     Incentive Compensation.  The Executive shall be
entitled to participate in or receive benefits under any short or long-term
incentive compensation plan made available by Energy East now or during the
period of the Executive's employment hereunder to their executives and key
management employees, subject to and on a basis consistent with the terms,
conditions and overall administration of such plans and arrangements; provided,
however, that the value of the Executive's incentive compensation opportunity
shall not be less than the value of the Executive's incentive compensation
opportunity in effect immediately prior to the Effective Time; and provided,
further that the Executive shall not be eligible to receive benefits pursuant to
any incentive compensation plan, policy or arrangement of Energy East to the
extent the Executive is receiving a similar benefit pursuant to an incentive
compensation plan, policy or arrangement of the Company or any of its
subsidiaries.

                   5.4     Fringe Benefits.  The Executive shall be entitled to
receive any fringe benefits which are made available by Energy East or the
Company now or during the period of the Executive's employment hereunder to
their executives and key management employees including, without limitation,
executive physical examinations as provided in accordance with the Company's
policies and practices immediately prior to the Effective Time.

                   5.5     Expenses.  Upon presentation of reasonably adequate
documentation to Energy East, the Executive shall receive prompt reimbursement
from Energy East or a subsidiary thereof for all reasonable and customary
business expenses incurred by the Executive in accordance with Energy East's
policy in performing services hereunder.

                   5.6     Vacation.  The Executive shall be entitled to five
(5) weeks of vacation during each year of this Agreement, or such greater period
as the Board shall approve, without reduction in salary or other benefits.

           6.     Compensation Related to Disability.  During the Term of this
Agreement, during any period that the Executive fails to perform the Executive's
full-time duties hereunder as a result of incapacity due to physical or mental
illness, Energy East shall pay, or cause to be paid, to the Executive his Base
Salary at the rate in effect at the commencement of any such period, together
with all compensation and benefits payable to the Executive under the terms of
any compensation or benefit plan, program or arrangement maintained by Energy
East or the Company during such period, until the Executive's employment is
terminated by Energy East for Disability; provided, however, that such payments
shall be reduced by the sum of the amounts, if any, payable to the Executive at
or prior to the time of any such payment under disability benefit plans of
Energy East or the Company or under the Social Security disability insurance
program, which amounts were not previously applied to reduce any such payment.

           7.     Termination Compensation and Benefits.

                   7.1     If the Executive's employment shall be terminated for
any reason during the Term of this Agreement, the Company shall pay the
Executive's Base Salary (to the Executive or in accordance with Section 11.2 if
the Executive's employment is terminated by his death) through the Date of
Termination at the rate in effect at the time the Notice of Termination is
given, together with all compensation and benefits (other than severance
compensation and benefits) payable to the Executive through the Date of
Termination under the terms of any compensation or benefit plan, program or
arrangement maintained by Energy East or the Company during such period.

                   7.2     In the event the Executive's employment is terminated
prior to the expiration of the Term of the Agreement by the Executive for Good
Reason or by Energy East or the Company for reasons other than Cause (other than
the death or Disability of the Executive), the Executive shall receive (i)
continuation of his Base Salary and the benefits provided for in Sections 5.2
and 5.3 of this Agreement for the remainder of the Term, (ii) payment of a fee
to an independent outplacement firm selected by the Executive for outplacement
services in an amount equal to the actual fee for such service up to a total of
$10,000 and (iii) a lump sum payment equal to (A) the value of the fringe
benefits that would have been provided to the Executive through the remainder of
the Term in accordance with the Company's policies as of the date one year prior
to the Date of Termination and (B) any unreimbursed expenses payable pursuant to
Section 5.5 of this Agreement. For purposes of determining equivalent value of
incentive compensation, the value of short-term incentive compensation shall be
the amount of short-term compensation received by the Executive in the fiscal
year ended immediately prior to the Date of Termination and the value of
long-term incentive compensation shall be the value of long-term incentive
compensation awards outstanding on the Date of Termination for performance
periods ending after the Date of Termination, such value being determined based
upon the projected target value of the applicable long-term incentive
compensation award as determined by the Company in connection with the grant
thereof. Continuation of the pension benefits provided under Section 5.3 shall
consist of continued accrual of benefits for the remainder of the Term under any
employee pension benefit plans (as that term is defined in Section 3(2) of
ERISA), and any plan, program or arrangement providing supplemental retirement
income payments, in which the Executive was participating at the time of
termination of employment. Notwithstanding the foregoing, to the extent the
Company and/or Energy East determines not to continue the retirement and welfare
benefits provided under Sections 5.2 and 5.3, respectively, pursuant to the
respective plan, program or arrangement, the Executive shall receive equivalent
benefits outside such plan, program or arrangement at no additional cost
(including, without limitation, tax costs) to the Executive. Notwithstanding any
other provision in this Agreement, benefits provided under this Section 7.2
shall not be provided to the Executive to the extent such benefits would be
duplicative of benefits provided elsewhere in this Agreement.

                   7.3     If the Executive's employment shall be terminated for
any reason during the Term of this Agreement, the Company shall pay the
Executive's normal post-termination compensation and benefits (other than
severance compensation and benefits) to the Executive as such payments become
due. Such post-termination compensation and benefits (other than severance
compensation and benefits) shall be determined under, and paid in accordance
with, Energy East's or the Company's retirement, insurance and other
compensation or benefit plans, programs and arrangements (other than this
Agreement), as applicable.

                   7.4     (a)   Anything in this Agreement to the contrary
notwithstanding, in the event it shall be determined that any payment, benefit,
or distribution by Energy East, the Company or their affiliates to or for the
benefit of the Executive, whether paid or payable or distributed or
distributable pursuant to the terms of this Agreement or otherwise (a
"Payment"), would be subject to the excise tax imposed by Section 4999 of the
Code or any interest or penalties with respect to such excise tax (such excise
tax, together with any such interest and penalties, are hereinafter collectively
referred to as the "Excise Tax"), then the Executive shall be entitled to
receive an additional payment ("Gross-Up Payment") in an amount such that after
payment by the Executive of all taxes (including any interest or penalties
imposed with respect to such taxes), including, without limitation, any income
taxes and Excise Tax imposed upon the Gross-Up Payment, the Executive retains an
amount of the Gross-Up Payment equal to the Excise Tax imposed upon the
Payments.

                            (b)   Subject to the provisions of Section 7.4(c)
hereof, all determinations required to be made under this Section 7.4, including
whether a Gross-Up Payment is required and the amount of such Gross-Up Payment
and the assumptions to be used in arriving at such determinations, shall be made
by Energy East's principal outside accounting firm (the "Accounting Firm") which
shall provide detailed supporting calculations both to the Board and the
Executive within fifteen (15) business days of the Date of Termination and/or
such earlier date(s) as may be requested by Energy East or the Executive (each
such date and the Date of Termination shall be referred to as a "Determination
Date" for purposes of this Section 7.4(b) and Section 7.5 hereof). All fees and
expenses of the Accounting Firm shall be borne solely by the Company. The
initial Gross-Up Payment, if any, as determined pursuant to this Section 7.4(b),
shall be paid by the Company to the Executive within five (5) days of the
receipt of the Accounting Firm's determination. If the Accounting Firm
determines that no Excise Tax is payable by the Executive, it shall furnish the
Executive with a written opinion that failure to report the Excise Tax on the
Executive's applicable federal income tax return would not result in the
imposition of a negligence or similar penalty. Any determination by the
Accounting Firm under this Section 7.4(b) shall be binding upon Energy East, the
Company and the Executive. As a result of the uncertainty in the application of
Section 4999 of the Code at the time of the initial determination by the
Accounting Firm hereunder, it is possible that Gross-Up Payments which will not
have been made by the Company should have been made ("Underpayment") consistent
with the calculations required to be made hereunder. In the event that Energy
East exhausts its remedies pursuant to Section 7.4(c) and the Executive
thereafter is required to make a payment of any Excise Tax, the Accounting Firm
shall determine the amount of the Underpayment that has occurred and any such
Underpayment shall be promptly paid by the Company to or for the benefit of the
Executive.

                            (c)   The Executive shall notify Energy East in
writing of any claim by the Internal Revenue Service that, if successful, would
require the payment by the Company of an Underpayment. Such notification shall
be given as soon as practicable but no later than ten (10) business days after
the Executive is informed in writing of such claim and shall apprise Energy East
of the nature of such claim and the date on which such claim is requested to be
paid. The Executive shall not pay such claim prior to the expiration of the
thirty (30) day period following the date on which he gives such notice to
Energy East (or such shorter period ending on the date that any payment of taxes
with respect to such claim is due). If Energy East notifies the Executive in
writing prior to the expiration of such period that it desires to contest such
claim, the Executive shall:

                                  (i)      give Energy East any information
reasonably requested by Energy
                                           East relating to such claim;

                                  (ii)     take such action in connection with
contesting such claim as Energy
                                           East shall reasonably request in
writing from time to time, including,
                                           without limitation, accepting legal
representation with respect to such
                                           claim by an attorney reasonably
selected by Energy East;

                                  (iii)   cooperate with Energy East in good
faith in order to effectively
                                          contest such claim; and

              (iv)    permit Energy East to participate in any proceeding
relating to such
                       claim;

provided

, however, that Energy East shall bear and pay directly all costs and expenses
(including additional interest and penalties) incurred in connection with such
contest and shall indemnify and hold the Executive harmless, on an after-tax
basis, for any Excise Tax or income tax, including interest and penalties with
respect thereto, imposed as a result of such representation and payment of costs
and expenses. Without limitation on the foregoing provisions of this Section
7.4(c), Energy East shall control all proceedings taken in connection with such
contest and, at its sole option, may pursue or forgo any and all administrative
appeals, proceedings, hearings and conferences with the taxing authority in
respect of such claim and may, at its sole option, either direct the Executive
to pay the tax claimed and sue for a refund or contest the claim in any
permissible manner, and the Executive agrees to prosecute such contest to a
determination before any administrative tribunal, in a court of initial
jurisdiction and in one or more appellate courts, as Energy East shall
determine; provided, however, that if Energy East directs the Executive to pay
such claim and sue for a refund, the Company shall advance the amount of such
payment to the Executive on an interest-free basis and shall indemnify and hold
the Executive harmless, on an after-tax basis, from any Excise Tax or income
tax, including interest or penalties with respect thereto, imposed with respect
to such advance or with respect to any imputed income with respect to such
advance; and provided, further that any extension of the statute of limitations
relating to payment of taxes for the taxable year of the Executive with respect
to which such contested amount is claimed to be due is limited solely to such
contested amount. Furthermore, Energy East's control of the contest shall be
limited to issues with respect to which a Gross-Up Payment would be payable
hereunder and the Executive shall be entitled to settle or contest, as the case
may be, any other issue raised by the Internal Revenue Service or any other
taxing authority.

                           (d)   If, after the receipt by the Executive of an
amount advanced by the Company pursuant to Section 7.4(c) hereof, the Executive
becomes entitled to receive any refund with respect to such claim, the Executive
shall (subject to Energy East's and the Company's complying with the
requirements of Section 7.4(c) hereof) promptly pay to the Company the amount of
such refund (together with any interest paid or credited thereon after taxes
applicable thereto). If, after the receipt by the Executive of an amount
advanced by the Company pursuant to Section 7.4(c) hereof, a determination is
made that the Executive shall not be entitled to any refund with respect to such
claim and Energy East does not notify the Executive in writing of its intent to
contest such denial of refund prior to the expiration of thirty (30) days after
such determination, then such advance shall be forgiven and shall not be
required to be repaid.

                   7.5     The payments provided for in Section 7.4 hereof
(other than Section 7.4(c) and (d)) shall be made not later than the fifth (5th)
day following each Determination Date; provided, however, that if the amounts of
such payments cannot be finally determined on or before such day, the Company
shall pay to the Executive on such day an estimate, as determined by the
Executive, of the minimum amount of such payments to which the Executive is
clearly entitled and shall pay the remainder of such payments (together with
interest at the rate provided in Section 1274(b)(2)(B) of the Code) as soon as
the amount thereof can be determined but in no event later than the thirtieth
(30th) day after each Determination Date. In the event that the amount of the
estimated payments exceeds the amount subsequently determined to have been due,
such excess shall constitute a loan by the Company to the Executive, payable on
the fifth (5th) business day after demand by the Company (together with interest
at the rate provided in Section 1274(b)(2)(B) of the Code).

                   7.6     The Company also shall pay to the Executive all
reasonable legal fees and expenses incurred by the Executive as a result of a
termination which entitles the Executive to the Severance Payments (including
all such fees and expenses, if any, incurred in disputing any such termination
or in seeking in good faith to obtain or enforce any benefit or right provided
by this Agreement or in connection with any tax audit or proceeding to the
extent attributable to the application of Section 4999 of the Code to any
payment or benefit provided hereunder); provided, however, the Company shall not
be required to pay to the Executive legal fees and expenses to the extent such
legal fees and expenses were incurred in connection with a contest controlled by
Energy East pursuant to Section 7.4(c) hereof in connection with which Energy
East complied with its obligations under said Section 7.4(d). Such payments
shall be made within five (5) business days after delivery of the Executive's
written request for payment accompanied with such evidence of fees and expenses
incurred as Energy East reasonably may require.

           8.     Termination Procedures.

                   8.1     Notice of Termination.  During the Term of this
Agreement, any purported termination of the Executive's employment (other than
by reason of death) shall be communicated by written Notice of Termination from
one party hereto to the other party hereto in accordance with Section 12 hereof.
For purposes of this Agreement, a "Notice of Termination" shall mean a notice
which shall indicate the specific termination provision in this Agreement relied
upon and, in the case of a termination by the Company for Cause or by the
Executive for Good Reason, shall set forth in reasonable detail the facts and
circumstances claimed to provide a basis for termination of the Executive's
employment under the provision so indicated. Further, a Notice of Termination
for Cause is required to include a copy of a resolution duly adopted by the
affirmative vote of not less than three-quarters (3/4) of the entire membership
of the Board at a meeting of the Board which was called and held for the purpose
of considering such termination (after reasonable notice to the Executive and an
opportunity for the Executive, together with the Executive's counsel, to be
heard before the Board) finding that, in the good faith opinion of the Board,
the Executive was guilty of conduct set forth in clause (i) or (ii) of the
definition of Cause herein, and specifying the particulars thereof in detail.

                   8.2     Date of Termination.  "Date of Termination", with
respect to any purported termination of the Executive's employment during the
Term of this Agreement, shall mean (i) if the Executive's employment is
terminated by his death, the date of his death, (ii) if the Executive's
employment is terminated for Disability, thirty (30) days after Notice of
Termination is given (provided that the Executive shall not have returned to the
substantial performance of the Executive's duties during such thirty (30) day
period), and (iii) if the Executive's employment is terminated for any other
reason, the date specified in the Notice of Termination (which, in the case of a
termination by Energy East, shall not be less than thirty (30) days (except in
the case of a termination for Cause) and, in the case of a termination by the
Executive, shall not be less than fifteen (15) days nor more than sixty (60)
days, respectively, from the date such Notice of Termination is given).

           9.     No Mitigation.  Energy East and the Company agree that, if the
Executive's employment hereunder is terminated during the Term, the Executive is
not required to seek other employment or to attempt in any way to reduce any
amounts payable to the Executive by Energy East or the Company hereunder.
Further, the amount of any payment or benefit provided for hereunder (other than
pursuant to Section 7.4(d) hereof) shall not be reduced by any compensation
earned by the Executive as the result of employment by another employer, by
retirement benefits, by offset against any amount claimed to be owed by the
Executive to Energy East or the Company, or otherwise.

           10.     Confidentiality and Noncompetition.

                   10.1     The Executive will not, during or after the Term,
disclose to any entity or person any information which is treated as
confidential by Energy East or the Company or any of their subsidiaries or
affiliates, and not generally known or available in the marketplace, and to
which the Executive gains access by reason of his position as an employee or
director of Energy East, the Company or any of their respective subsidiaries
(each, an "EE Entity").

                   10.2     Except as permitted by Energy East or the Company
upon its prior written consent, the Executive shall not, during the Executive's
employment hereunder, and, if at any time prior to the one year anniversary of
the Effective Time the Executive terminates his own employment for Good Reason
or the Company terminates his employment without Cause, for the period ending on
the one-year anniversary of the Effective Time, enter, directly or indirectly,
into the employ of or render or engage in, directly or indirectly, any services
to any person, firm or corporation within the "Restricted Territory," which is a
major competitor of any EE Entity with respect to products which any EE Entity
is then producing or services which any EE Entity is then providing (a
"Competitor"). However, it shall not be a violation of the immediately preceding
sentence for the Executive to be employed by, or render services to, a
Competitor, if the Executive renders those services only in lines of business of
the Competitor which are not directly competitive with a primary line of
business of any EE Entity or are outside of the Restricted Territory. For
purposes of this Section 10.2, the "Restricted Territory" shall be the states
and/or commonwealths of Connecticut, Vermont, Massachusetts, New Hampshire,
Maine and Rhode Island.

           11.     Successors; Binding Agreement.

                   11.1     In addition to any obligations imposed by law upon
any successor to Energy East or the Company, Energy East and the Company will
require any successor (whether direct or indirect, by purchase, merger,
consolidation or otherwise) to all or substantially all of the business and/or
assets of Energy East or the Company, as the case may be, to expressly assume
and agree to perform this Agreement in the same manner and to the same extent
that Energy East and the Company would be required to perform it if no such
succession had taken place. Failure of Energy East or the Company to obtain such
assumption and agreement prior to the effectiveness of any such succession shall
be a breach of this Agreement and shall entitle the Executive to compensation
from Energy East or the Company in the same amount and on the same terms as the
Executive would be entitled to hereunder if the Executive were to terminate the
Executive's employment for Good Reason, except that, for purposes of
implementing the foregoing, the date on which any such succession becomes
effective shall be deemed the Date of Termination.

                   11.2     This Agreement shall inure to the benefit of and be
enforceable by the Executive's personal or legal representatives, executors,
administrators, successors, heirs, distributees, devisees and legatees. If the
Executive shall die while any amount would still be payable to the Executive
hereunder (other than amounts which, by their terms, terminate upon the death of
the Executive) if the Executive had continued to live, all such amounts, unless
otherwise provided herein, shall be paid in accordance with the terms of this
Agreement to the executors, personal representatives or administrators of the
Executive's estate.

                   11.3     Except as provided herein, at the Effective Time,
the Prior Agreement shall be terminated and no longer in effect; and the
Executive expressly waives his rights to any payments under the Prior Agreement;
provided, however, that the Executive shall be entitled to receive timely all
salary and benefits, including, without limitation incentive compensation, due
pursuant to the Prior Agreement relating to all periods ending on or prior to
the Effective Time, and that Energy East and the Company shall be responsible
for payment of such salary and benefits. Notwithstanding any other provision of
this Agreement, this Agreement shall be null and void and of no further force or
effect if the Merger Agreement is terminated without consummation of the Merger
or if the Executive's employment with the Company and/or its subsidiaries
terminates for any reason before the Effective Date.

           12.     Notices.  For the purpose of this Agreement, notices and all
other communications provided for in the Agreement shall be in writing and shall
be deemed to have been duly given when delivered or mailed by United States
registered mail, return receipt requested, postage prepaid, addressed to the
respective addressees set forth below, or to such other address as either party
may have furnished to the other in writing in accordance herewith, except that
notice of change of address shall be effective only upon actual receipt:

                (a)    To Energy East:

                        Energy East Corporation
                        One Canterbury Green
                        P.O. Box 1196
                        Stamford, Connecticut 06901
                        Attention:   Mr. Kenneth M. Jasinski
                                         Executive Vice President and General
Counsel

                        Telephone:     (203) 325-0690
                        Telecopy:       (203) 325-1901

                        with a copy to:

                        Wachtell, Lipton, Rosen & Katz
                        51 West 52nd Street
                        New York, New York 10019
                        Attention:   Seth A. Kaplan, Esq.

                        Telephone:    (212) 403-1000
                        Telecopy:      (212) 403-2000

                (b)    To the Company:

                        CMP Group, Inc.
                        83 Edison Drive
                        Augusta, Maine 04336
                        Attention:   Anne M. Pare, Esq.
                                         Treasurer, Corporate Counsel and
Secretary

                        Telephone:    (207) 623-3521
                        Telecopy:      (207) 621-4714

                        with a copy to:

                        Thelen Reid & Priest LLP
                        40 West 57th Street
                        New York, New York 10019
                        Attention:    J. Michael Parish, Esq.

                        Telephone:     (212) 603-2000
                        Telecopy:       (212) 603-2001

                (c)    To the Executive:

                        At the Executive's residence address as maintained by
the Company in the regular
                        course of its business for payroll purposes.

           13.     Miscellaneous.

                   13.1     No provision of this Agreement may be modified,
waived or discharged unless such waiver, modification or discharge is agreed to
in writing and signed by the Executive and such officers as may be specifically
designated by the Board. No waiver by any party hereto at any time of any breach
by any other party hereto of, or compliance with, any condition or provision of
this Agreement to be performed by such other party shall be deemed a waiver of
similar or dissimilar provisions or conditions at the same or at any prior or
subsequent time. No agreements or representations, oral or otherwise, express or
implied, with respect to the subject matter hereof have been made by any party
which are not expressly set forth in this Agreement. This Agreement sets forth
the entire agreement of the parties hereto in respect of the subject matter
contained herein and supersedes all prior agreements, promises, covenants,
arrangements, communications, representations or warranties, whether oral or
written, by any officer, employee or representative of any party hereto; and any
prior agreement of the parties hereto in respect of the subject matter contained
herein is hereby terminated and canceled, except as otherwise provided in this
Agreement. The validity, interpretation, construction and performance of this
Agreement shall be governed by the laws of the State of New York, without giving
effect to choice of law principles.

          All references to sections of the Exchange Act or the Code shall be
deemed also to refer to any successor provisions to such sections. There shall
be withheld from any payments provided for hereunder any amounts required to be
withheld under federal, state or local law and any additional withholding
amounts to which the Executive has agreed. The obligations under this Agreement
of Energy East, the Company or the Executive which by their nature and terms
require satisfaction after the end of the Term shall survive such event and
shall remain binding upon such party.

                   13.2     Notwithstanding any provision of this Agreement to
the contrary, Energy East and the Company shall be jointly and severally liable
to the Executive and his personal or legal representatives, executors,
administrators, successors, heirs, distributees, devisees or legatees for all
payment obligations under this Agreement.

           14.     Validity.  The invalidity or unenforceability of any
provision of this Agreement shall not affect the validity or enforceability of
any other provision of this Agreement, which shall remain in full force and
effect.

           15.     Counterparts.  This Agreement may be executed in several
counterparts, each of which shall be deemed to be an original but all of which
together will constitute one and the same instrument.

           16.     Settlement of Disputes; Arbitration.  All claims by the
Executive for benefits under this Agreement shall be directed to and initially
determined by the Board and shall be in writing. Any denial by the Board of a
claim for benefits under this Agreement shall be delivered to the Executive in
writing within thirty (30) days of submission to the Board and shall set forth
the specific reasons for the denial and the specific provisions of this
Agreement relied upon. The Board shall afford a reasonable opportunity to the
Executive for a review of the decision denying a claim and shall further allow
the Executive to appeal to the Board a decision of the Board within sixty (60)
days after notification by the Board that the Executive's claim has been denied.
Any denial by the Board of any such subsequent appeal by the Executive shall be
delivered to the Executive in writing within thirty (30) days of submission to
the Board and shall set forth the specific reasons for the denial and the
specific provisions of this Agreement relied upon. Any further dispute or
controversy arising under or in connection with this Agreement shall be settled
exclusively by arbitration in New York, New York in accordance with the
Commercial Arbitration Rules of the American Arbitration Association then in
effect. Judgment may be entered on the arbitrator's award in any court having
jurisdiction.

           17.     Definitions.  For purposes of this Agreement, the following
terms shall have the meaning indicated below:

                           (a)   "Base Salary" shall have the meaning stated in
Section 5.1 hereof.

                           (b)   "Cause" for termination by Energy East or the
Company of the Executive's employment, for purposes of this Agreement, shall
mean (i) the willful and continued failure by the Executive to substantially
perform the Executive's duties hereunder (other than any such failure resulting
from the Executive's incapacity due to physical or mental illness or any such
actual or anticipated failure after the issuance of a Notice of Termination for
Good Reason by the Executive pursuant to Section 8.1) after a written demand for
substantial performance is delivered to the Executive by the Board, which demand
specifically identifies the manner in which the Board believes that the
Executive has not substantially performed the Executive's duties, or (ii) the
willful engaging by the Executive in conduct which is demonstrably and
materially injurious to Energy East or its subsidiaries, monetarily or
otherwise. For purposes of clauses (i) and (ii) of this definition, no act, or
failure to act, on the Executive's part shall be deemed "willful" unless done,
or omitted to be done, by the Executive not in good faith and without reasonable
belief that the Executive's act, or failure to act, was in the best interest of
Energy East or the Company.

                           (c)   "Code" shall mean the Internal Revenue Code of
1986, as amended from time to time.

                           (d)   "Company" shall mean CMP Group, Inc., or any
successor to its business and/or assets.

                           (e)   "Date of Termination" shall have the meaning
stated in Section 8.2 hereof.

                           (f)   "Disability" shall be deemed the reason for the
termination by Energy East or the Company of the Executive's employment, if, as
a result of the Executive's incapacity due to physical or mental illness, the
Executive shall have been absent from substantial performance of the Executive's
duties hereunder for the maximum number of months applicable to the Executive
under the Company's Disability Policy for Salaried Employees (or any successor
policy) (but in no event for less than six (6) consecutive months), Energy East
shall have given the Executive a Notice of Termination for Disability, and,
within thirty (30) days after such Notice of Termination is given, the Executive
shall not have returned to the substantial performance of the Executive's
duties.

                           (g)   "Energy East" shall mean Energy East
Corporation and any successor to its business and/or assets.

                           (h)   "Exchange Act" shall mean the Securities
Exchange Act of 1934, as amended from time to time.

                           (i)   "Excise Tax" shall have the meaning stated in
Section 7.4(a) hereof.

                           (j)   "Executive" shall mean the individual named in
the first paragraph of this Agreement.

                           (k)   "Good Reason" for termination by the Executive
of the Executive's employment shall mean the occurrence (without the Executive's
express written consent), of any one of the following acts by Energy East or the
Company, or failures by Energy East or the Company to act, unless, in the case
of any act or failure to act described in paragraphs (i) or (ii) below, such act
or failure to act is corrected prior to the Date of Termination specified in the
Notice of Termination given in respect thereof:

                                  (i)      the assignment to the Executive of
any duties inconsistent with the
                                           Executive's status as an executive
officer of the Company or
                                           substantial alteration in the nature
or status of the Executive's
                                           responsibilities consistent with the
titles set forth in Section 4;

                                  (ii)     any material breach of any provision
of this Agreement by Energy
                                           East or the Company; or

                                  (iii)    any purported termination of the
Executive's employment which is
                                           not effected pursuant to a Notice of
Termination satisfying the
                                           requirements of Section 8.1; for
purposes of this Agreement, no such
                                           purported termination shall be
effective.

          The Executive's right to terminate the Executive's employment for Good
Reason shall not be affected by the Executive's incapacity due to physical or
mental illness. The Executive's continued employment shall not constitute
consent to, or a waiver of rights with respect to, any act or failure to act
constituting Good Reason hereunder.

                           (l)   "Gross-Up Payment" shall have the meaning
stated in Section 7.4(a) hereof.

                           (m)   "Notice of Termination" shall have the meaning
stated in Section 8.1 hereof.

                           (n)   "Severance Payments" shall mean those payments
described in Section 7.2 hereof.

                           (o)   "Term" shall have the meaning stated in Section
3 hereof.

          IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties have executed and delivered this
Agreement as of the date first above written.

ENERGY EAST CORPORATION

    /s/  Kenneth M. Jasinski                                          

By:
Title:

CMP GROUP, INC.

    /s/  David T. Flanagan                                            

By:
Title:

EXECUTIVE

    /s/  F. Michael McClain, Jr.                                         

F. Michael McClain, Jr.