Consolidated Edison (ED) S-8 Registration of securities for employees

Exhibit 23.1

CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT REGISTERED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM

We hereby consent to the incorporation by reference in this Registration Statement on FormS-8 of our report dated February 20, 2014 relating to the financial statements, financial statement schedules and the effectiveness of internal control over financial reporting, which appears in Consolidated Edison Inc.’s Annual Report on Form10-K for the year ended December 31, 2013.

/s/ PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP

New York, New York

August 7, 2014