POWER OF ATTORNEY



The  undersigned  hereby  constitutes  and appoints  Eugene R. McGrath,  Joan S.
Freilich, Hyman Schoenblum and Peter A. Irwin, and each of them (with full power
to act without the others),  the true and lawful  attorney-in-fact and agent for
and on behalf  of the  undersigned,  and in the  undersigned's  name,  place and
stead,  in the  undersigned's  capacity as a Director or Officer or both, as the
case  may  be,  of  Consolidated   Edison,  Inc.  ("Con  Edison")  to  sign  the
Registration Statement on Form S-3 to be filed by Con Edison with the Securities
and Exchange Commission for the registration under the Securities Act of 1933 of
not to  exceed  4.0  million  Common  Shares  of Con  Edison,  and  any  and all
amendments of such Registration Statement.

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned has executed this instrument,  this 24th day
of November, 1998.




                                          Eugene R. McGrath
                                          Eugene R. McGrath















                              POWER OF ATTORNEY

The  undersigned  hereby  constitutes  and appoints  Eugene R. McGrath,  Joan S.
Freilich, Hyman Schoenblum and Peter A. Irwin, and each of them (with full power
to act without the others),  the true and lawful  attorney-in-fact and agent for
and on behalf  of the  undersigned,  and in the  undersigned's  name,  place and
stead,  in the  undersigned's  capacity as a Director or Officer or both, as the
case  may  be,  of  Consolidated   Edison,  Inc.  ("Con  Edison")  to  sign  the
Registration Statement on Form S-3 to be filed by Con Edison with the Securities
and Exchange Commission for the registration under the Securities Act of 1933 of
not to  exceed  4.0  million  Common  Shares  of Con  Edison,  and  any  and all
amendments of such Registration Statement.

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned has executed this instrument,  this 24th day
of November, 1998.



                                Joan S. Freilich
                                Joan S. Freilich















                              POWER OF ATTORNEY

The  undersigned  hereby  constitutes  and appoints  Eugene R. McGrath,  Joan S.
Freilich, Hyman Schoenblum and Peter A. Irwin, and each of them (with full power
to act without the others),  the true and lawful  attorney-in-fact and agent for
and on behalf  of the  undersigned,  and in the  undersigned's  name,  place and
stead,  in the  undersigned's  capacity as a Director or Officer or both, as the
case  may  be,  of  Consolidated   Edison,  Inc.  ("Con  Edison")  to  sign  the
Registration Statement on Form S-3 to be filed by Con Edison with the Securities
and Exchange Commission for the registration under the Securities Act of 1933 of
not to  exceed  4.0  million  Common  Shares  of Con  Edison,  and  any  and all
amendments of such Registration Statement.

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned has executed this instrument,  this 24th day
of November, 1998.




                                Hyman Schoenblum
                                Hyman Schoenblum















                              POWER OF ATTORNEY



The  undersigned  hereby  constitutes  and appoints  Eugene R. McGrath,  Joan S.
Freilich, Hyman Schoenblum and Peter A. Irwin, and each of them (with full power
to act without the others),  the true and lawful  attorney-in-fact and agent for
and on behalf  of the  undersigned,  and in the  undersigned's  name,  place and
stead,  in the  undersigned's  capacity as a Director or Officer or both, as the
case  may  be,  of  Consolidated   Edison,  Inc.  ("Con  Edison")  to  sign  the
Registration Statement on Form S-3 to be filed by Con Edison with the Securities
and Exchange Commission for the registration under the Securities Act of 1933 of
not to  exceed  4.0  million  Common  Shares  of Con  Edison,  and  any  and all
amendments of such Registration Statement.

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned has executed this instrument,  this 24th day
of November, 1998.




                                E. Virgil Conway
                                E. Virgil Conway















                              POWER OF ATTORNEY


The  undersigned  hereby  constitutes  and appoints  Eugene R. McGrath,  Joan S.
Freilich, Hyman Schoenblum and Peter A. Irwin, and each of them (with full power
to act without the others),  the true and lawful  attorney-in-fact and agent for
and on behalf  of the  undersigned,  and in the  undersigned's  name,  place and
stead,  in the  undersigned's  capacity as a Director or Officer or both, as the
case  may  be,  of  Consolidated   Edison,  Inc.  ("Con  Edison")  to  sign  the
Registration Statement on Form S-3 to be filed by Con Edison with the Securities
and Exchange Commission for the registration under the Securities Act of 1933 of
not to  exceed  4.0  million  Common  Shares  of Con  Edison,  and  any  and all
amendments of such Registration Statement.

IN WITNESS WHEREOF,  the undersigned has executed this instrument, this 24th day
of November, 1998.



                                 Gordon J. Davis
                                 Gordon J. Davis
















                              POWER OF ATTORNEY



The  undersigned  hereby  constitutes  and appoints  Eugene R. McGrath,  Joan S.
Freilich, Hyman Schoenblum and Peter A. Irwin, and each of them (with full power
to act without the others),  the true and lawful  attorney-in-fact and agent for
and on behalf  of the  undersigned,  and in the  undersigned's  name,  place and
stead,  in the  undersigned's  capacity as a Director or Officer or both, as the
case  may  be,  of  Consolidated   Edison,  Inc.  ("Con  Edison")  to  sign  the
Registration Statement on Form S-3 to be filed by Con Edison with the Securities
and Exchange Commission for the registration under the Securities Act of 1933 of
not to  exceed  4.0  million  Common  Shares  of Con  Edison,  and  any  and all
amendments of such Registration Statement.

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned has executed this instrument,  this 23rd day
of November, 1998.




                                  Ruth M. Davis
                                  Ruth M. Davis















                              POWER OF ATTORNEY



The  undersigned  hereby  constitutes  and appoints  Eugene R. McGrath,  Joan S.
Freilich, Hyman Schoenblum and Peter A. Irwin, and each of them (with full power
to act without the others),  the true and lawful  attorney-in-fact and agent for
and on behalf  of the  undersigned,  and in the  undersigned's  name,  place and
stead,  in the  undersigned's  capacity as a Director or Officer or both, as the
case  may  be,  of  Consolidated   Edison,  Inc.  ("Con  Edison")  to  sign  the
Registration Statement on Form S-3 to be filed by Con Edison with the Securities
and Exchange Commission for the registration under the Securities Act of 1933 of
not to  exceed  4.0  million  Common  Shares  of Con  Edison,  and  any  and all
amendments of such Registration Statement.

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned has executed this instrument,  this 24th day
of November, 1998.




                                 Ellen V. Futter
                                 Ellen V. Futter
















                              POWER OF ATTORNEY



The  undersigned  hereby  constitutes  and appoints  Eugene R. McGrath,  Joan S.
Freilich, Hyman Schoenblum and Peter A. Irwin, and each of them (with full power
to act without the others),  the true and lawful  attorney-in-fact and agent for
and on behalf  of the  undersigned,  and in the  undersigned's  name,  place and
stead,  in the  undersigned's  capacity as a Director or Officer or both, as the
case  may  be,  of  Consolidated   Edison,  Inc.  ("Con  Edison")  to  sign  the
Registration Statement on Form S-3 to be filed by Con Edison with the Securities
and Exchange Commission for the registration under the Securities Act of 1933 of
not to  exceed  4.0  million  Common  Shares  of Con  Edison,  and  any  and all
amendments of such Registration Statement.

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned has executed this instrument,  this 24th day
of November, 1998.




                                          Sally Hernandez-Pinero
                                          Sally Hernandez-Pinero
















                              POWER OF ATTORNEY



The  undersigned  hereby  constitutes  and appoints  Eugene R. McGrath,  Joan S.
Freilich, Hyman Schoenblum and Peter A. Irwin, and each of them (with full power
to act without the others),  the true and lawful  attorney-in-fact and agent for
and on behalf  of the  undersigned,  and in the  undersigned's  name,  place and
stead,  in the  undersigned's  capacity as a Director or Officer or both, as the
case  may  be,  of  Consolidated   Edison,  Inc.  ("Con  Edison")  to  sign  the
Registration Statement on Form S-3 to be filed by Con Edison with the Securities
and Exchange Commission for the registration under the Securities Act of 1933 of
not to  exceed  4.0  million  Common  Shares  of Con  Edison,  and  any  and all
amendments of such Registration Statement.

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned has executed this instrument,  this 21st day
of November, 1998.




                                 Peter W. Likins
                                 Peter W. Likins
















                              POWER OF ATTORNEY



The  undersigned  hereby  constitutes  and appoints  Eugene R. McGrath,  Joan S.
Freilich, Hyman Schoenblum and Peter A. Irwin, and each of them (with full power
to act without the others),  the true and lawful  attorney-in-fact and agent for
and on behalf  of the  undersigned,  and in the  undersigned's  name,  place and
stead,  in the  undersigned's  capacity as a Director or Officer or both, as the
case  may  be,  of  Consolidated   Edison,  Inc.  ("Con  Edison")  to  sign  the
Registration Statement on Form S-3 to be filed by Con Edison with the Securities
and Exchange Commission for the registration under the Securities Act of 1933 of
not to  exceed  4.0  million  Common  Shares  of Con  Edison,  and  any  and all
amendments of such Registration Statement.

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned has executed this instrument,  this 22nd day
of November, 1998.



                                          Robert G. Schwartz
                                          Robert G. Schwartz














                              POWER OF ATTORNEY



The  undersigned  hereby  constitutes  and appoints  Eugene R. McGrath,  Joan S.
Freilich, Hyman Schoenblum and Peter A. Irwin, and each of them (with full power
to act without the others),  the true and lawful  attorney-in-fact and agent for
and on behalf  of the  undersigned,  and in the  undersigned's  name,  place and
stead,  in the  undersigned's  capacity as a Director or Officer or both, as the
case  may  be,  of  Consolidated   Edison,  Inc.  ("Con  Edison")  to  sign  the
Registration Statement on Form S-3 to be filed by Con Edison with the Securities
and Exchange Commission for the registration under the Securities Act of 1933 of
not to  exceed  4.0  million  Common  Shares  of Con  Edison,  and  any  and all
amendments of such Registration Statement.

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned has executed this instrument,  this 23rd day
of November, 1998.



                                Richard A. Voell
                                Richard A. Voell














                              POWER OF ATTORNEY



The  undersigned  hereby  constitutes  and appoints  Eugene R. McGrath,  Joan S.
Freilich, Hyman Schoenblum and Peter A. Irwin, and each of them (with full power
to act without the others),  the true and lawful  attorney-in-fact and agent for
and on behalf  of the  undersigned,  and in the  undersigned's  name,  place and
stead,  in the  undersigned's  capacity as a Director or Officer or both, as the
case  may  be,  of  Consolidated   Edison,  Inc.  ("Con  Edison")  to  sign  the
Registration Statement on Form S-3 to be filed by Con Edison with the Securities
and Exchange Commission for the registration under the Securities Act of 1933 of
not to  exceed  4.0  million  Common  Shares  of Con  Edison,  and  any  and all
amendments of such Registration Statement.

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned has executed this instrument,  this 24th day
of November, 1998.


                                 Stephen R. Volk
                                 Stephen R. Volk