Press Release

NEW YORK, Sept. 23 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Consolidated Edison, Inc. (Con Edison) President and Chief Executive Officer Kevin Burke will discuss the company's operations and financial results at the Merrill Lynch Global Power and Gas Leaders conference on Wednesday, September 28. The presentation will be webcast from New York at 3:30 p.m. (EDT).

The live audio webcast of the discussion can be accessed on the conference Web site, at http://www.veracast.com/webcasts/ml/powergas05/09207256.cfm, where a replay will be available shortly after the live presentation is completed, and can be accessed for 14 days. In addition, the presentation also will be posted at http://investor.conedison.com for approximately 14 days.

Consolidated Edison, Inc. is one of the nation's largest investor-owned energy companies, with approximately $10 billion in annual revenues and $24 billion in assets. The company provides a wide range of energy-related products and services to its customers through its two regulated utility subsidiaries and its four competitive energy and telecommunications businesses. For additional financial, operations and customer service information, visit Consolidated Edison, Inc.'s Web site at http://www.conedison.com.

SOURCE Consolidated Edison, Inc. -0- 09/23/2005 /CONTACT: Joseph Petta of Consolidated Edison, Inc., +1-212-460-4111/ /Web site: http://www.conedison.com / (ED)