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: February 28, 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







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                    INFORMATION TO BE INCLUDED IN THE REPORT

ITEM 5.  OTHER EVENTS

     Dr. George Campbell, Jr., was elected to the Board of Directors,  effective
February 17, 2000. Dr. Campbell is the President and Chief Executive  Officer of
the National Action Council for Minorities in Engineering.


ITEM 7.  FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND EXHIBITS


(c)   Exhibits


23    Consent of PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP

27    Financial  Data Schedule.  (To the extent  provided in Rule 402 of
      Regulation S-T,  this  exhibit  shall  not be  deemed  "filed",  or
      otherwise  subject  to liabilities, or be deemed part of a registration
      statement.)

99.1  Consolidated balance sheet and statement of capitalization at December 31,
      1999 and 1998, and related consolidated  statements of income, of retained
      earnings,  and of cash  flows  for each of the three  years in the  period
      ended December 31, 1999, and the notes thereto,  of  Consolidated  Edison,
      Inc. and its subsidiaries ("1999 Financial Statements").

99.2  Report of PricewaterhouseCoopers  LLP, dated February 17, 2000, relating
      to the 1999 Financial Statements.

99.3  Management's Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of
      Operations, dated February 17, 2000 relating to the 1999 Financial
      Statements.








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                                    SIGNATURE


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


                                          CONSOLIDATED EDISON, INC.



                                          By:   Hyman Schoenblum
                                                Hyman Schoenblum
                                                Vice President, Controller
                                                   and Chief Accounting Officer



DATE:  February 28, 2000