Press Release

NEW YORK, Sept. 20 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Consolidated Edison, Inc. (Con Edison) Chairman, President and Chief Executive Officer Kevin Burke will participate in a panel discussion titled "T&D Pure Plays" at the Merrill Lynch Global Power and Gas Leaders conference on Tuesday, September 26. The presentation will be webcast from New York at 1:45 p.m. (EDT).

The live audio webcast of the discussion can be accessed at http://investor.conedison.com or http://www.veracast.com/ml/powergas06/enter_MLX.cfm, where a replay will be available shortly after the live presentation is completed, and can be accessed for 14 days.

Consolidated Edison, Inc. is one of the nation's largest investor-owned energy companies, with approximately $12 billion in annual revenues and $25 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 three competitive energy 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- 09/20/2006 /CONTACT: Joseph Petta of Consolidated Edison, Inc., +1-212-460-4111/ /Web site: http://www.conedison.com http://investor.conedison.com / (ED)