<ARTICLE> UT <LEGEND> THE SCHEDULE CONTAINS SUMMARY FINANCIAL INFORMATION EXTACTED FROM CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEET, INCOME STATEMENT AND STATEMENT OF CASH FLOWS FOR CONSOLIDATED EDISON, INC. AND IS QUALIFIED IN ITS ENTIRETY BY REFERENCE TO SUCH FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND THE NOTES THERETO. </LEGEND> <CIK> 0001047862 <NAME> CONSOLIDATED EDISON, INC. <MULTIPLIER> 1,000 <PERIOD-TYPE> 9-MOS <FISCAL-YEAR-END> DEC-31-2000 <PERIOD-END> SEP-30-2000 <BOOK-VALUE> PER-BOOK <TOTAL-NET-UTILITY-PLANT> 11,914,540 <OTHER-PROPERTY-AND-INVEST> 550,315 <TOTAL-CURRENT-ASSETS> 1,817,516 <TOTAL-DEFERRED-CHARGES> 2,225,579 <OTHER-ASSETS> 0 <TOTAL-ASSETS> 16,507,950 <COMMON> 588,720 <CAPITAL-SURPLUS-PAID-IN> 857,742 <RETAINED-EARNINGS> 5,111,002 <TOTAL-COMMON-STOCKHOLDERS-EQ> 5,542,724 <PREFERRED-MANDATORY> 37,050 <PREFERRED> 212,563 <LONG-TERM-DEBT-NET> 5,222,309 <SHORT-TERM-NOTES> 0 <LONG-TERM-NOTES-PAYABLE> 0 <COMMERCIAL-PAPER-OBLIGATIONS> 243,004 <LONG-TERM-DEBT-CURRENT-PORT> 158,910 <PREFERRED-STOCK-CURRENT> 0 <CAPITAL-LEASE-OBLIGATIONS> 32,283 <LEASES-CURRENT> 2,720 <OTHER-ITEMS-CAPITAL-AND-LIAB> 5,056,387 <TOT-CAPITALIZATION-AND-LIAB> 16,507,950 <GROSS-OPERATING-REVENUE> 7,181,265 <INCOME-TAX-EXPENSE> 265,141 <OTHER-OPERATING-EXPENSES> 6,077,213 <TOTAL-OPERATING-EXPENSES> 6,342,354 <OPERATING-INCOME-LOSS> 838,911 <OTHER-INCOME-NET> 8,907 <INCOME-BEFORE-INTEREST-EXPEN> 847,818 <TOTAL-INTEREST-EXPENSE> 300,871 <NET-INCOME> 546,947 <PREFERRED-STOCK-DIVIDENDS> 10,194 <EARNINGS-AVAILABLE-FOR-COMM> 536,753 <COMMON-STOCK-DIVIDENDS> 346,754 <TOTAL-INTEREST-ON-BONDS> 266,370 <CASH-FLOW-OPERATIONS> 747,287 <EPS-BASIC> 2.53 <EPS-DILUTED> 2.53