Exhibit 31.1



CERTIFICATIONS



I, Emilie G. O’Neil, certify that:



| | 1. | I have reviewed this report on Form 10-K and all reports on
                                            Form 10-D required to be filed in respect of the period covered by this report on Form 10-K
                                            of PSNH Funding LLC 3 (the “Exchange Act periodic reports”);
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| | 2. | Based on my knowledge, the Exchange Act periodic reports, taken as
                                            a whole, do not contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material
                                            fact necessary to make the statements made, in light of the circumstances under which such
                                            statements were made, not misleading with respect to the period covered by this report;
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| | 3. | Based on my knowledge, all of the distribution, servicing and other
                                            information required to be provided under Form 10-D for the period covered by this report
                                            is included in the Exchange Act periodic reports;
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| | 4. | I am responsible for reviewing the activities performed by the servicer
                                            and based on my knowledge and the compliance review conducted in preparing the servicer compliance
                                            statement required in this report under Item 1123 of Regulation AB, and except as disclosed
                                            in the Exchange Act periodic reports, the servicer has fulfilled its obligations under the
                                            Servicing Agreement, dated as of May 8, 2018, by and between PSNH Funding LLC 3 and
                                            Public Service Company of New Hampshire, in all material respects; and
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| | 5. | All of the reports on assessment of compliance with servicing criteria
                                            for asset-backed securities and their related attestation reports on assessment of compliance
                                            with servicing criteria for asset-backed securities required to be included in this report
                                            in accordance with Item 1122 of Regulation AB and Exchange Act Rules 13a-18 and 15d-18
                                            have been included as an exhibit to this report, except as otherwise disclosed in this report.
                                            Any material instances of noncompliance described in such reports have been disclosed in
                                            this report on Form 10-K.
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In giving the certifications above, I have reasonably relied
on information provided to me by the following unaffiliated party: The Bank of New York Mellon, as Indenture Trustee.



Date: March 28, 2024





| | PUBLIC SERVICE COMPANY OF NEW HAMPSHIRE,
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