<ARTICLE> UT <LEGEND> The schedule contains summary financial information extracted 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 <FISCAL-YEAR-END> Dec-31-2000 <PERIOD-END> Jun-30-2000 <PERIOD-TYPE> 6-Mos <BOOK-VALUE> Per-Book <TOTAL-NET-UTILITY-PLANT> 11,789,812 <OTHER-PROPERTY-AND-INVEST> 507,531 <TOTAL-CURRENT-ASSETS> 1,429,366 <TOTAL-DEFERRED-CHARGES> 2,294,744 <OTHER-ASSETS> 0 <TOTAL-ASSETS> 16,021,453 <COMMON> 588,720 <CAPITAL-SURPLUS-PAID-IN> 857,669 <RETAINED-EARNINGS> 4,946,907 <TOTAL-COMMON-STOCKHOLDERS-EQ> 5,377,654 <PREFERRED-MANDATORY> 37,050 <PREFERRED> 212,563 <LONG-TERM-DEBT-NET> 4,933,529 <SHORT-TERM-NOTES> 0 <LONG-TERM-NOTES-PAYABLE> 0 <COMMERCIAL-PAPER-OBLIGATIONS> 204,280 <LONG-TERM-DEBT-CURRENT-PORT> 328,230 <PREFERRED-STOCK-CURRENT> 0 <CAPITAL-LEASE-OBLIGATIONS> 33,040 <LEASES-CURRENT> 2,694 <OTHER-ITEMS-CAPITAL-AND-LIAB> 4,892,413 <TOT-CAPITALIZATION-AND-LIAB> 16,021,453 <GROSS-OPERATING-REVENUE> 4,360,485 <INCOME-TAX-EXPENSE> 134,410 <OTHER-OPERATING-EXPENSES> 3,772,037 <TOTAL-OPERATING-EXPENSES> 3,906,447 <OPERATING-INCOME-LOSS> 454,038 <OTHER-INCOME-NET> 2,378 <INCOME-BEFORE-INTEREST-EXPEN> 456,416 <TOTAL-INTEREST-EXPENSE> 192,739 <NET-INCOME> 263,677 <PREFERRED-STOCK-DIVIDENDS> 6,796 <EARNINGS-AVAILABLE-FOR-COMM> 256,881 <COMMON-STOCK-DIVIDENDS> 231,230 <TOTAL-INTEREST-ON-BONDS> 170,971 <CASH-FLOW-OPERATIONS> 492,648 <EPS-BASIC> 1.21 <EPS-DILUTED> 1.21