April Is "PayItGreen" Month

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Mon Mar 31, 2008 9:01am EDT 

  NEW YORK, NY, Mar 31 (MARKET WIRE) -- 
 Con Edison (NYSE: ED) is urging customers to consider "greening" their
finances in time for April's "PayItGreen" month. With over 3 million customers
in New York City and Westchester County, the company is promoting its
paperless billing option, e*bill.  Close to 60,000 Con Edison customers have
enrolled within the past year.

    Con Edison is a member of the PayItGreen Alliance, www.payitgreen.org, which
was formed in
2007 and comprises 20 leaders in the financial and consumer billing
industries. The Alliance seeks to educate consumers about the positive
environmental impact of choosing electronic bills, statements and payments over
paper alternatives.

    Con Edison's e*bill program is a fast, convenient and environmentally
friendly payment
option. Each month, Con Edison notifies customers via e-mail when bills are
ready for viewing. Switching to e*bill is easy, and customers can visit
www.conEd.com/ebill to learn how to sign up.

    "Con Edison's e*bill program is an easy way to cut down on paper consumption
and save trees by opting to receive and pay your bills electronically," said
Marilyn Caselli, senior vice president of Customer Operations. "Taking this
small
step will have a positive lasting impact on our environment."

    As an added incentive, the company will donate $1 for every customer who
signs up for the e*bill program to a nonprofit tree planting fund. For
customers living in New York City, the company will donate to Trees New York,
and for customers living in Westchester County, donations will be sent to
Friends of Westchester Parks, Inc.

    Con Edison's e*bill program is one part of the company's comprehensive
environmental
initiatives in EnergyNY, the company's recently announced plan to meet the
future
energy needs of its customers through infrastructure upgrades and energy
efficiency programs.  EnergyNY can be viewed at
http://www.conEd.com/energyny.

    Con Edison is a subsidiary of Consolidated Edison, Inc. (NYSE: ED), one of
the nation's largest investor-owned energy companies, with approximately $13
billion in
annual revenues and $28 billion in assets.  The utility provides electric, gas
and steam service to more than 3 million customers in New York City and
Westchester
County, New York.  For additional financial, operations and customer service
information, visit Con Edison's Web site at www.conEd.com.

    

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