Exhibit 23.1
CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT REGISTERED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM
We hereby consent to the incorporation by reference in this Registration Statement on Form S-3 of Consolidated Edison, Inc. of our report dated February 16, 2006 relating to the financial statements, financial statement schedules, management’s assessment of the effectiveness of internal control over financial reporting and the effectiveness of internal control over financial reporting, which appears in the Consolidated Edison, Inc. Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2005. We also consent to the references to us under the heading “Experts” in such Registration Statement.
PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP
New York, New York
August 3, 2006
