Consolidated Edison Company of New York, Inc.

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As of January 31, 2021,2023, Con Edison had outstanding 342,419,162355,045,021 Common Shares ($.10 par value).

All of the outstanding common equity of CECONY is held by Con Edison.

Portions of Con Edison’s definitive proxy statement for its Annual Meeting of Stockholders to be held on May 17, 2021,15, 2023, to be filed with the Commission pursuant to Regulation 14A, not later than 120 days after December 31, 2020,2022, is incorporated in Part III of this report.

This Annual Report on Form 10-K is a combined report being filed separately by two different registrants: Consolidated Edison, Inc. (Con Edison) and Consolidated Edison Company of New York, Inc. (CECONY). CECONY is a wholly-owned subsidiary of Con Edison and, as such, the information in this report about CECONY also applies to Con Edison. CECONY meets the conditions set forth in General Instruction (I)(1)(a) and (b) of Form 10-K and is therefore filing this Form 10-K with the reduced disclosure format.

As used in this report, the term the “Companies” refers to Con Edison and CECONY. However, CECONY makes no representation as to the information contained in this report relating to Con Edison or the subsidiaries of Con Edison other than itself.

The following is a glossary of abbreviations or acronyms that are used in the Companies’ SEC reports:

This report contains forward-looking statements that are intended to qualify for the safe-harbor provisions of Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended. Forward-looking statements are statements of future expectationsexpectation and not facts. Words such as "forecasts," "expects," "estimates," "anticipates," "intends," "believes," "plans," "will," "target," "guidance," "potential," "consider" and similar expressions identify forward-looking statements. The forward-looking statements reflect information available and assumptions at the time the statements are made, and accordingly, speak only as of that time. Actual results or developments might differ materially from those included in the forward-looking statements because of various factors including, but not limited to, those discussed under “Risk Factors,” in Item 1A.

Adjusted earnings and adjusted earnings per share are financial measures that are not determined in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles in the United States of America (GAAP). These non-GAAP financial measures should not be considered as an alternative to net income for common stock or net income per share, respectively, each of which is an indicator of financial performance determined in accordance with GAAP. Adjusted earnings and adjusted earnings per share exclude from net income and net income per share, respectively, certain other items that the company does not consider indicative of its ongoing financial performance. Management uses these non-GAAP financial measures to facilitate the analysis of the company's financial performance as compared to its internal budgets and previous financial results. Management also uses these non-GAAP financial measuresresults and to communicate to investors and others the company’s expectations regarding its future earnings and dividends on its common stock. Management believes that these non-GAAP financial measures are also are useful and meaningful to investors to facilitate their analysis of the company's financial performance. The following table is a reconciliation of Con Edison’s reported net income for common stock to adjusted earnings and reported earnings per share to adjusted earnings per share.

 

Incorporation By Reference

Information in any item of this report as to which reference is made in this Item 1 is hereby incorporated by reference in this Item 1. The use of terms such as “see” or “refer to” shall be deemed to incorporate into Item 1 at the place such term is used the information to which such reference is made.

Item 1:    Business

Overview

Con Edison seeks to provide shareholder value through continued dividend growth, supported by earnings growth in regulated utilities and contracted electric and gastransmission assets. The company invests to provide reliable, resilient, safe and clean energy critical for its New YorkNY customers. The company is an industry leading owner and operator of contracted, large-scale solar generation in the United States. Con Edison is a responsible neighbor, helping the communities it serves become more sustainable.

CECONY provides electric service to approximately 3.53.6 million customers in all of New York City (except a part of Queens) and most of Westchester County, an approximately 660 square mile service area with a population of more than nine million.

CECONY delivers gas to approximately 1.1 million customers in Manhattan, the Bronx, parts of Queens and most of Westchester County.

CECONY operates the largest steam distribution system in the United States by producing and delivering approximately 16,55417,427 MMlb of steam annually to approximately 1,5761,530 customers in parts of Manhattan.

O&R and its utility subsidiary, Rockland Electric Company (RECO) (together referred to herein as O&R) provide electric service to approximately 0.3 million customers in southeastern New YorkNY and northern New Jersey,NJ, an approximately 1,300 square mile service area.

O&R delivers gas to over 0.1 million customers in southeastern New York.NY.

Restructuring in the 1990s

Following industry restructuring, there were several utility mergers as a result of which substantially all of the electric and gas delivery service in New YorkNY State is now provided by one of five investor-owned utility companies – Con Edison, National Grid plc, Avangrid, Inc. (an affiliate of Iberdrola, S.A.), National Fuel Gas Company or CH Energy Group, Inc. (a subsidiary of Fortis Inc.) – or one of two state authorities – New York Power Authority (NYPA) or Long Island Power Authority.

For information about the Utilities’ rate plans, see Note B to the financial statements in Item 8.

CECONY’s tariffand O&R’s tariffs for electric and gas service also providesprovide for reimbursementcompensation to electric customers for spoilage losses resulting from service interruptions in certain circumstances. In general, the company is obligated to reimburse affected residential and commercialsmall business customers that experience widespread prolonged outages lasting more than seventy-two consecutive hours, subject to certain exceptions, including: for residential customers, a bill credit of $25 for each twenty-four hour period of service outage beyond the first seventy-two consecutive hour outage; for residential and small business customers, reimbursement for food spoilage of up to approximately $500$540; and $10,000, respectively, and reimbursereimbursement of affected residential customers for prescription medicine spoilage losses without limitation on amount per claim. The company’s maximum aggregate liability forlimitation. Any such reimbursement for an incident is $15 million. The company iscosts incurred by utilities are not requiredrecoverable from customers. Utilities may petition the NYSPSC to provide reimbursementrequest a waiver of the requirement that it compensate customers after widespread prolonged outages. CECONY’s electric tariff requires it to electricalso compensate customers for certain other service outages attributableresulting from malfunctions in the company’s lines and cable of 33 kV or less or associated equipment, including, for residential customers, up to generation or transmission system facilities or events beyond its control, such as storms, provided the company makes reasonable efforts$540 for food spoilage and actual losses for prescription medicine losses, and for all other customers, up to restore service as soon as practicable.

The Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC), among other things, regulates the transmission and wholesale sales of electricity in interstate commerce and the transmission and sale of natural gas for resale in interstate commerce. In addition, the FERC has the authority to impose penalties, which could be substantial, including penalties for the violation of reliability and cyber security rules. Certain activities of the Utilities, the Clean Energy Businesses (which were classified as held for sale as of December 31, 2022) and Con Edison Transmission are subject to the jurisdiction of the FERC. The Utilities are subject to regulation by the FERC with respect to electric transmission rates and to regulation by the NYSPSC with respect to electric and gas retail commodity sales and local delivery service. As a matter of practice, the NYSPSC has approved delivery service rates for the Utilities that include both transmission and distribution costs. Wholesale energy and capacity products sold by the Clean Energy Businesses to the regional electric markets are subject to FERC jurisdiction as defined by the independent system operator tariffs. The electric and gas transmission projects in which CET Electric and CET Gas investinvests are also subject to regulation by the FERC. See “Con Edison Transmission,” below.

The NYISO is a not-for-profit organization that controls and directs the operation of most of the electric transmission facilities in New YorkNY State, including those of the Utilities, as an integrated system. It also administers wholesale markets for electricity in New YorkNY State and facilitates the construction of new transmission it considers necessary to meet identified reliability, economic or public policy needs. The New York State Reliability Council (NYSRC) promulgates reliability standards subject to FERC oversight, and the NYISO has agreed to comply with those standards. Pursuant to a requirement that is set annually by the NYSRC, the NYISO requires that entities supplying electricity to customers in New YorkNY State have generating capacity (owned, procured through the NYISO capacity markets or contracted for) in an amount equal to the peak demand of their customers plus the applicable reserve margin. In addition, the NYISO has determined that entities that serve customers in New York City must procure sufficient capacity from resources that are electrically located in New York City to cover a substantial percentage of the peak demands of their New York City customers. The NYISO also requires entities that serve customers in the Lower Hudson Valley and New York City customers that are served through the Lower Hudson Valley to procure sufficient capacity from resources electrically located in the Lower Hudson Valley. These requirements apply both to regulated utilities such as CECONY and O&R for the customers they supply under regulated tariffs and to other load serving entities that supply customers on market terms. RECO, O&R’s New JerseyNJ subsidiary, provides electric service in a portion of its service territory that has a different independent system operator – PJM Interconnection LLC (PJM). See “CECONY – Electric Operations – Electric Supply” and “O&R – Electric Operations – Electric Supply,” below.

The Clean Energy Businesses participate in competitive renewable and sustainable energy infrastructure projects and provide energy-related products and services that are subject to different risks than those found in the businesses of the Utilities. See "CleanThe Clean Energy Businesses" below. were classified as held for sale as of December 31, 2022. See “Assets and Liabilities Held for Sale” in Note A and Note X to the financial statements in Item 8. Con Edison Transmission invests in electric transmission facilitiesprojects and holds investments inmanages both electric and gas pipeline and storage facilities,assets, the current and prospective customers of which may have competitive alternatives. See "Con Edison Transmission," below.

CECONY, incorporated in New York State in 1884, is a subsidiary of Con Edison and has no significant subsidiaries of its own. Its principal business segments are its regulated electric, gas and steam businesses.

For a discussion of the company’s operating revenues and operating income for each segment, see “Results of Operations” in Item 7. For additional information about the segments, see Note OP to the financial statements in Item 8.

CECONY’s capitalized costs for utility plant, net of accumulated depreciation, for distribution facilities were $20,366$22,130 million and $19,602$21,240 million at December 31, 20202022 and 2019,2021, respectively. For its transmission facilities, the costs for utility plant, net of accumulated depreciation, were $3,496$3,916 million and $3,380$3,658 million at December 31, 20202022 and 2019,2021, respectively, and for its portion of the steam-electric generation facilities, the costs for utility plant, net of accumulated depreciation, were $572$534 million and $591$559 million, at December 31, 20202022 and 2019,2021, respectively. See "CECONY – Steam Operations – Steam Facilities," below.

Distribution Facilities

CECONY owns 6263 area distribution substations and various distribution facilities located throughout New York City and Westchester County. At December 31, 2020,2022, the company’s distribution system had a transformer capacity of 33,02733,703 MVA, with 37,11937,489 miles of overhead distribution lines and 98,40498,434 miles of underground distribution lines. The underground distribution lines represent the single longest underground electric delivery system in the United States.

Transmission Facilities

CECONY’s transmission facilities are located in New York City and Westchester, Orange, Rockland, Putnam and Dutchess counties in New York State. At December 31, 2020,2022, the company owned or jointly owned 569 miles of overhead circuits operating at 138, 230, 345 and 500 kV and 755 miles of underground circuits operating at 69, 138 and 345 kV. The company’s 40 transmission substations and 6263 area stations are supplied by circuits operated at 69 kV and above. For information about transmission projects to address, among other things, reliability concerns associated with the scheduled closure of the Indian Point Energy Center (which is owned by Entergy Corporation subsidiaries) see “CECONY – Electric Operations – Electric Supply” and “Con Edison Transmission,” below. CECONY’s transmission facilities interconnect with those of National Grid, Central Hudson Gas & Electric Corporation, O&R, New York State Electric & Gas, Connecticut Light & Power Company, Long Island Power Authority, NYPA and Public Service Electric and Gas Company.

Generating Facilities 

CECONY’s electric generating facilities consist of plants located in Manhattan whose primary purpose is to produce steam for the company's steam business. The facilities have an aggregatea combined electric nameplate capacity of 679approximately 780 MW. The company expects to have sufficient amounts of gas and fuel oil available in 20212023 for use in these facilities.

Electric Sales and Deliveries