<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>
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<NAME> Consolidated Edison, Inc.
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