SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

                                  WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549


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                                          Form 8-K

                                       Current Report

                             Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of
                            the Securities Exchange Act of 1934


                                Date of Report: May 25, 2000






                                                                                
Commission          Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter  State of       I.R.S. Employer
File Number         and principal office address and telephone number     Incorporation  I.D. Number

1-14514             Consolidated Edison, Inc.                             New York       13-3965100
                    4 Irving Place, New York, New York 10003
                    (212) 460-4600

1-1217              Consolidated Edison Company

                      of New York, Inc.                                   New York       13-5009340
                    4 Irving Place, New York, New York 10003
                    (212) 460-4600

1-4315              Orange and Rockland Utilities, Inc.                   New York       13-1727729
                    One Blue Hill Plaza, Pearl River, New York 10965
                    (914) 352-6000






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                          INFORMATION TO BE INCLUDED IN THE REPORT


ITEM 5.  OTHER EVENTS


O&R Clean Air Act Proceeding

On May 25, 2000,  the New York State  Department of  Environmental  Conservation
("DEC")  issued  notices of  violation to Orange and  Rockland  Utilities,  Inc.
("O&R")  and  four  other  companies  that  have  operated  coal-fired  electric
generating  facilities in New York State.  The notices allege  violations of the
federal  Clean Air Act and the New York  State  Environmental  Conservation  Law
resulting  from the alleged  failure of the  companies to obtain DEC permits for
physical  modifications  to  their  generating  facilities  and to  install  air
pollution  control  equipment  that would have reduced  harmful  emissions.  The
notice of  violation  received by O&R relates to the Lovett  Generating  Station
that it sold in June 1999.  O&R is unable to predict  whether or not the alleged
violations  will  have a  material  adverse  effect on its  financial  position,
results of operation or liquidity.






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                                         SIGNATURE

      Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities  Exchange Act of 1934, each
registrant  has duly  caused  this  report  to be  signed  on its  behalf by the
undersigned hereunto duly authorized.

                                    CONSOLIDATED EDISON, INC.

                                    ORANGE AND ROCKLAND UTILITIES, INC.



                                    By    _______________________________
                                                Hyman Schoenblum
                                          Vice President and Controller

DATE:  May 30, 2000