Press Release

NEW YORK, Sept. 5 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Consolidated Edison, Inc. (NYSE: ED) Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer Robert Hoglund will speak at the 2006 Lehman Brothers CEO Energy/Power Conference on Thursday, September 7. His presentation will be webcast at 1:05 p.m. EDT.

The live audio webcast of the presentation can be accessed on the conference Web site, at: customer.talkpoint.com/LEHM002/090506a_jw/default.asp?entity=Consolidated where a replay will be available shortly after the live presentation is completed, which can be accessed for 90 days. In addition, the live webcast can also be accessed at the Consolidated Edison, Inc. Web site at http://investor.conedison.com. A replay of both the audio and presentation slides will be available shortly after the live webcast is completed and will be posted at the same link for 90 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 www.conedison.com.

-0- 09/05/2006 /CONTACT: Joseph Petta of Consolidated Edison, Inc., +1-212-460-4111/ /Web site: http://www.conedison.com http://investor.conedison.com / (ED)