Press Release

NEW YORK, NY, May 12, 2009 (MARKET WIRE via COMTEX) -- Who: Robert Hoglund, Con Edison Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer

What: Goldman Sachs Ninth Annual Power and Utility Conference.

Hoglund will participate as a panelist in a discussion about "The Cost of Capital - Balancing Dividends, Growth and Leverage."

When: Tuesday, May 19, 2009 10:00 a.m. (EDT).

The webcast will be available on Con Edison's Investor Relations Web site (audio only): http://investor.conedison.com/phoenix.zhtml?c=61493&p=irol-homeprofile

It will also be available at the Goldman Sachs conference site: http://cc.talkpoint.com/gold006/051909a_mg/?entity=7_PPIHCOT

Consolidated Edison, Inc. is one of the nation's largest investor-owned energy companies, with approximately $14 billion in annual revenues and $34 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.

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SOURCE: Consolidated Edison, Inc.