Press Release

NEW YORK, April 29 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Consolidated Edison Company of New York, Inc. President and Chief Operating Officer Kevin Burke and Consolidated Edison, Inc. Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer Joan S. Freilich will discuss the company's operations and financial results at the 2003 American Gas Association Financial Forum on Monday, May 3, 2004. The presentation, "Consolidated Edison, Inc.: Stable, Disciplined, Reliable," will be Webcast from Bonita Springs, Fla. from 2:25 p.m. to 3:10 p.m. EDT.

The live audio Webcast of the presentation and slide materials can be accessed at the Consolidated Edison, Inc. Website at http://investor.conedison.com. A replay will be available shortly after the live presentation is completed and will be posted at the same link for 30 days.

Consolidated Edison, Inc. is one of the nation's largest investor-owned energy companies, with $10 billion in annual revenues and approximately $21 billion in assets. The company provides a wide range of energy-related products and services to its customers through its six subsidiaries: Consolidated Edison Company of New York, Inc., a regulated utility providing electric, gas and steam service in New York City and Westchester County, New York; Orange and Rockland Utilities, Inc., a regulated utility serving customers in a 1,350 square mile area in southeastern New York state and adjacent sections of northern New Jersey and northeastern Pennsylvania; Con Edison Solutions, a retail energy services company; Con Edison Energy, a wholesale energy supply company; Con Edison Development, a company that owns and operates generating plants and participates in other infrastructure projects; and Con Edison Communications, a telecommunications infrastructure company and service provider. For additional financial, operations and customer service information, visit Consolidated Edison, Inc.'s Web site at www.conedison.com.

SOURCE Consolidated Edison, Inc. -0- 04/29/2004 /CONTACT: Joseph Petta of Consolidated Edison, Inc., +1-212-460-4111/ /Web site: http://www.conedison.com http://investor.conedison.com / (ED) CO: Consolidated Edison, Inc. ST: New York, Florida