FormFORM 10-Q

 

UNITED STATES

SECURITIESAND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

 

Washington, D.C. 20549

 

x

 

Quarterly Report Pursuant To Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934

For the quarterly period ended SEPTEMBER 30, 2006MARCH 31, 2007

OR

  

¨

 

Transition Report Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934

 

Commission

File Number

  

Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter

and
principal office address and telephone number

  

State of

Incorporation

  I.R.S. Employer
ID. Number

1-14514

  

Consolidated Edison, Inc.

4 Irving Place, New York, New York 10003

(212) 460-4600

  New York  13-3965100

1-1217

  

Consolidated Edison Company of New York, Inc.

4 Irving Place, New York, New York 10003

(212) 460-4600

  New York  13-5009340

 

Indicate by check mark whether each Registrantthe registrant (1) has filed all reports required to be filed by Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 during the preceding 12 months, (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to file such reports), and (2) has been subject to such filing requirements for the past 90 days. Yes  x    No  ¨    (See “Filing Format” on next page)

 

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a large accelerated filer, an accelerated filer, or a non-accelerated filer. See definition of “accelerated filer and large accelerated filer” in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act.

 

Con Edison     
Large accelerated filer  x  Accelerated filer  ¨ Non-accelerated filer  ¨
Con Edison of New York     
Large accelerated filer  ¨  Accelerated filer  ¨ Non-accelerated filer  x

 

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a shell company (as defined in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act).

 

Con Edison    Yes  ¨    No  x
Con Edison of New York    Yes  ¨    No  x

 

As of the close of business on October 31, 2006April 30, 2007, Con Edison had outstanding 256,794,082259,457,566 Common Shares ($.10 par value). Con Edison owns allAll of the outstanding common equity of Con Edison of New York.York is held by Con Edison.

Filing Format

 

This Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q is a combined report being filed separately by two different registrants: Consolidated Edison, Inc. (Con Edison) and Consolidated Edison Company of New York, Inc. (Con Edison of New York). Con Edison of New York is a subsidiary of Con Edison and, as such, the information in this report about Con Edison of New York also applies to Con Edison. As used in this report, the term the “Companies” refers to each of the two separate registrants: Con Edison and Con Edison of New York. However, Con Edison of New York makes no representation as to the information contained in this report relating to Con Edison or the subsidiaries of Con Edison other than itself.

TABLEOF CONTENTS

 

         PAGE

Glossary of Terms

  4

PART I—Financial Information

   

Item 1

  Financial Statements (Unaudited)   
   Con Edison   
      

Consolidated Balance Sheet

  6
      

Consolidated Income Statement

  8
      

Consolidated Statement of Comprehensive Income

  9
      

Consolidated Statement of Common Shareholders’ Equity

  10
      

Consolidated Statement of Cash Flows

  11
   Con Edison of New York   
      

Consolidated Balance Sheet

  12
      

Consolidated Income Statement

  14
      

Consolidated Statement of Comprehensive Income

  15
      

Consolidated Statement of Common Shareholder’s Equity

  16
      

Consolidated Statement of Cash Flows

  17
   Notes to Financial Statements (Unaudited)  18

Item 2

  Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of
Operations
  4740

Item 3

  Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures About Market Risk  7560

Item 4

  Controls and Procedures  7560

PART II—Other Information

   

Item 1

  Legal Proceedings  7661

Item 1A1a

  Risk Factors  7661

Item 6

  Exhibits  7762

Signatures

  7863

GLOSSARYOF TERMS

 

The following is a glossary of frequently used abbreviations or acronyms that are found in the Companies’ SEC reports:

 

Con Edison Companies

   

Con Edison

  Consolidated Edison, Inc.

Con Edison Communications

  Con Edison Communications, LLC

Con Edison Development

  Consolidated Edison Development, Inc.

Con Edison Energy

  Consolidated Edison Energy, Inc.

Con Edison of New York

  Consolidated Edison Company of New York, Inc.

Con Edison Solutions

  Consolidated Edison Solutions, Inc.

O&R

  Orange and Rockland Utilities, Inc.

Pike

  Pike County Light & Power Company

RECO

  Rockland Electric Company

The Companies

  Con Edison and Con Edison of New York

The Utilities

  Con Edison of New York and O&R

Regulatory and State Agencies

   

DEC

  New York State Department of Environmental Conservation

ECAR

East Central Area Reliability Council

EPA

  Environmental Protection Agency

FERC

  Federal Energy Regulatory Commission

IRS

  Internal Revenue Service

ISO-NE

  ISO New England

NJBPU

  New Jersey Board of Public Utilities

NJDEP

New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection

NYAG

New York Attorney General

NYISO

  New York Independent System Operator

NYPA

  New York Power Authority

NYSERDA

  New York State Energy Research and Development Authority

NYSRC

New York State Reliability Council

PJM

  PJM Interconnection

PSC

  New York State Public Service Commission

PPUC

  Pennsylvania Public Utility Commission

SEC

  Securities and Exchange Commission

Other

   

ABO

  Accumulated Benefit Obligation

APB

  Accounting Principles Board

AFDC

  Allowance for funds used during construction

CO2

  Carbon dioxide

COSO

  Committee of Sponsoring Organizations of the Treadway Commission

DIG

  Derivatives Implementation Group

District Court

  The United States District Court for the Southern District of New York

dths

  Dekatherms

Other

EITF

  Emerging Issues Task Force

EMF

  Electric and magnetic fields

ERRP

  East River Repowering Project

FASB

  Financial Accounting Standards Board

FIN

  FASB Interpretation No.

Other

First Quarter Form 10-Q

  The Companies’ combined Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarterly period ended March 31, 20062007

Fitch

  Fitch Ratings

Form 10-K

  The Companies’ combined Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 20052006

FSP

  FASB Staff Position

GHG

  Greenhouse gases

kV

  Kilovolts

kWh

  Kilowatt-hour

LILO

  Lease In/Lease Out

LTIP

  Long Term Incentive Plan

MD&A

  Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations

mdths

  Thousand dekatherms

MGP Sites

  Manufactured gas plant sites

mmlbs

  Million pounds

Moody’s

  Moody’s Investors Service

MVA

  Megavolt amperes

MW

  Megawatts or thousand kilowatts

MWH

  Megawatt hour

NYAG

New York Attorney General

NUGs

  Non-utility generators

OCI

  Other Comprehensive Income

PCBs

  Polychlorinated biphenyls

PPA

  Power purchase agreement

PRP

  Potentially responsible party

RCN

RCN Corporation

S&P

  Standard & Poor’s Rating Services

SFAS

  Statement of Financial Accounting Standards

SO2

  Sulfur dioxide

SSCM

  Simplified service cost method

Second Quarter Form 10-Q

The Companies’ combined Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarterly period ended June 30, 2006

Superfund

  Federal Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation and Liability Act of 1980 and similar state statutes

Third Quarter Form 10-Q

The Companies’ combined Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarterly period ended September 30, 2006

VaR

  Value-at-Risk

VIE

  Variable interest entity

Consolidated Edison, Inc.

 

CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEET

(UNAUDITED)

 

  September 30, 2006  December 31, 2005  March 31, 2007  December 31, 2006
  (Millions of Dollars)  (Millions of Dollars)

ASSETS

            

UTILITY PLANT,ATORIGINALCOST

      

UTILITYPLANT,ATORIGINALCOST

      

Electric

  $14,270  $13,586  $15,004  $14,775

Gas

   3,182   3,044   3,265   3,233

Steam

   1,676   1,624   1,699   1,691

General

   1,580   1,541   1,661   1,635

TOTAL

   20,708   19,795   21,629   21,334

Less: Accumulated depreciation

   4,560   4,355   4,650   4,583

Net

   16,148   15,440   16,979   16,751

Construction work in progress

   1,047   771   977   872

NETUTILITYPLANT

   17,195   16,211   17,956   17,623

NON-UTILITYPLANT

            

Unregulated generating assets, less accumulated depreciation of $121 and $102 in 2006 and 2005, respectively

   791   810

Non-utility property, less accumulated depreciation of $35 and $31 in 2006 and 2005, respectively

   34   38

Non-utility property held for sale

      52

Generating assets, less accumulated depreciation of $134 and $127 in 2007 and 2006, respectively

   779   785

Non-utility property, less accumulated depreciation of $37 and $36 in 2007 and 2006, respectively

   32   34

Construction work in progress

   1   1   3   3

NET PLANT

   18,021   17,112

NETPLANT

   18,770   18,445

CURRENTASSETS

            

Cash and temporary cash investments

   234   81   157   94

Restricted cash

   19   15   26   18

Accounts receivable - customers, less allowance for uncollectible accounts of $43 and $39 in 2006 and 2005, respectively

   809   1,025

Accounts receivable - customers, less allowance for uncollectible accounts of $47 and $45 in 2007 and 2006, respectively

   961   825

Accrued unbilled revenue

   112   116   118   122

Other receivables, less allowance for uncollectible accounts of $4 and $6 in 2006 and 2005, respectively

   463   348

Other receivables, less allowance for uncollectible accounts of $5 and $4 in 2007 and 2006, respectively

   429   522

Fuel oil, at average cost

   55   47   38   56

Gas in storage, at average cost

   260   248   124   253

Materials and supplies, at average cost

   143   130   139   157

Prepayments

   507   434   331   157

Fair value of derivative assets

   143   331   37   122

Recoverable energy costs

   155   221   174   235

Current assets held for sale

      8

Deferred derivative losses

   196   9   121   237

Other current assets

   312   147   75   139

TOTALCURRENTASSETS

   3,408   3,160   2,730   2,937

INVESTMENTS

   272   265   372   366

DEFERREDCHARGES,REGULATORYASSETSANDNONCURRENTASSETS

            

Goodwill

   406   406   406   406

Intangible assets, less accumulated amortization of $32 and $24 in 2006 and 2005, respectively

   82   90

Prepaid pension costs

   1,482   1,474

Intangible assets, less accumulated amortization of $37 and $34 in 2007 and 2006, respectively

   77   80

Regulatory assets

   2,193   2,017   4,099   4,176

Other deferred charges and noncurrent assets

   277   324   249   289

TOTALDEFERREDCHARGES,REGULATORYASSETSANDNONCURRENTASSETS

   4,440   4,311   4,831   4,951

TOTALASSETS

  $26,141  $24,848  $26,703  $26,699

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.

Consolidated Edison, Inc.

 

CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEET

(UNAUDITED)

 

   September 30, 2006  December 31, 2005
   (Millions of Dollars)

CAPITALIZATIONAND LIABILITIES

        

CAPITALIZATION

        

Common shareholders’ equity (See Statement of Common Shareholders’ Equity)

  $7,928  $7,310

Preferred stock of subsidiary

   213   213

Long-term debt

   8,066   7,398

TOTALCAPITALIZATION

   16,207   14,921

MINORITYINTERESTS

   41   42

NONCURRENTLIABILITIES

        

Obligations under capital leases

   27   30

Provision for injuries and damages

   169   167

Pensions and retiree benefits

   258   223

Superfund and other environmental costs

   266   238

Asset retirement obligations

   98   94

Noncurrent liabilities held for sale

      9

Fair value of derivative liabilities

   125   24

Other noncurrent liabilities

   42   40

TOTALNONCURRENTLIABILITIES

   985   825

CURRENTLIABILITIES

        

Long-term debt due within one year

   444   22

Notes payable

   431   755

Accounts payable

   934   1,234

Customer deposits

   225   229

Accrued taxes

   50   94

Accrued interest

   142   102

Accrued wages

   85   77

Fair value of derivative liabilities

   442   133

Deferred derivative gains

   3   224

Deferred income taxes - recoverable energy costs

   63   90

Current liabilities held for sale

      12

Other current liabilities

   295   349

TOTALCURRENTLIABILITIES

   3,114   3,321

DEFERREDCREDITSANDREGULATORYLIABILITIES

        

Deferred income taxes and investment tax credits

   4,016   3,644

Regulatory liabilities

   1,753   2,062

Other deferred credits

   25   33

TOTALDEFERREDCREDITSANDREGULATORYLIABILITIES

   5,794   5,739

TOTALCAPITALIZATIONANDLIABILITIES

  $26,141  $24,848

   March 31, 2007  December 31, 2006
   (Millions of Dollars)

CAPITALIZATIONANDLIABILITIES

        

CAPITALIZATION

        

Common shareholders’ equity (See Statement of Common Shareholders’ Equity)

  $8,207  $8,004

Preferred stock of subsidiary

   213   213

Long-term debt

   7,793   8,298

TOTALCAPITALIZATION

   16,213   16,515

MINORITYINTERESTS

   41   41

NONCURRENTLIABILITIES

        

Obligations under capital leases

   25   26

Provision for injuries and damages

   157   155

Pension and retiree benefits

   853   737

Superfund and other environmental costs

   337   292

Uncertain income taxes

   139   

Asset retirement obligations

   98   97

Fair value of derivative liabilities

   49   97

Other noncurrent liabilities

   89   93

TOTALNONCURRENTLIABILITIES

   1,747   1,497

CURRENTLIABILITIES

        

Long-term debt due within one year

   859   374

Notes payable

   266   117

Accounts payable

   1,014   1,126

Customer deposits

   235   228

Accrued taxes

   79   36

Accrued interest

   149   139

Accrued wages

   87   79

Fair value of derivative liabilities

   95   395

Deferred derivative gains

   18   6

Deferred income taxes - recoverable energy costs

   71   96

Other current liabilities

   258   276

TOTALCURRENTLIABILITIES

   3,131   2,872

DEFERREDCREDITSANDREGULATORYLIABILITIES

        

Deferred income taxes and investment tax credits

   4,152   4,095

Regulatory liabilities

   1,388   1,644

Other deferred credits

   31   35

TOTALDEFERREDCREDITSANDREGULATORYLIABILITIES

   5,571   5,774

TOTALCAPITALIZATIONANDLIABILITIES

  $26,703  $26,699

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.

Consolidated Edison, Inc.

 

CONSOLIDATED INCOME STATEMENT

(UNAUDITED)

 

  For the Three Months
Ended September 30,
 

For the Nine Months

Ended September 30,

   For the Three Months
Ended March 31,
 
      2006         2005         2006         2005           2007         2006     
  (Millions of Dollars/Except Share Data)   (Millions of Dollars/
Except Share Data)
 

OPERATINGREVENUES

      

Electric

  $2,478  $2,502  $5,903  $5,646   $1,787  $1,759 

Gas

   211   232   1,404   1,314    849   843 

Steam

   104   111   485   474    295   275 

Non-utility

   648   492   1,522   1,089    487   440 

TOTALOPERATINGREVENUES

   3,441   3,337   9,314   8,523    3,418   3,317 

OPERATINGEXPENSES

      

Purchased power

   1,587   1,522   3,790   3,411    1,109   1,184 

Fuel

   200   222   600   553    268   255 

Gas purchased for resale

   100   133   845   786    514   556 

Other operations and maintenance

   556   420   1,433   1,239    499   440 

Depreciation and amortization

   155   147   460   434    164   151 

Taxes, other than income taxes

   328   323   945   874    329   318 

Income taxes

   140   173   310   322    151   108 

TOTALOPERATINGEXPENSES

   3,066   2,940   8,383   7,619    3,034   3,012 

OPERATINGINCOME

   375   397   931   904    384   305 

OTHERINCOME (DEDUCTIONS)

      

Investment and other income

   10   11   30   29    13   13 

Allowance for equity funds used during construction

   2      3   8    2   1 

Preferred stock dividend requirements of subsidiary

   (3)  (3)  (8)  (8)   (3)  (3)

Other deductions

   (3)  (3)  (12)  (14)   (5)  (5)

Income taxes

   11   5   10   10    6   (5)

TOTALOTHERINCOME (DEDUCTIONS)

   17   10   23   25    13   1 

INTERESTEXPENSE

      

Interest on long-term debt

   123   111   356   330    128   113 

Other interest

   40   9   65   19    15   14 

Allowance for borrowed funds used during construction

   (2)     (4)  (6)   (2)  (1)

NETINTERESTEXPENSE

   161   120   417   343    141   126 

INCOMEFROMCONTINUINGOPERATIONS

   231   287   537   586    256   180 

LOSSFROMDISCONTINUEDOPERATIONS (NETOFINCOMETAXES)

      (2)  (1)  (5)

INCOMEFROMDISCONTINUEDOPERATIONS (NETOFINCOMETAXES)

      1 

NETINCOME

  $231  $285  $536  $581   $256  $181 

EARNINGSPERCOMMONSHARE -BASIC

      

Continuing operations

  $0.93  $1.17  $2.17  $2.41   $0.99  $0.74 

Discontinued operations

            (0.02)       

Net income

  $0.93  $1.17  $2.17  $2.39   $0.99  $0.74 

EARNINGSPERCOMMONSHARE -DILUTED

      

Continuing operations

  $0.92  $1.17  $2.16  $2.40   $0.99  $0.74 

Discontinued operations

      (0.01)     (0.02)       

Net income

  $0.92  $1.16  $2.16  $2.38   $0.99  $0.74 

DIVIDENDSDECLAREDPERSHAREOFCOMMONSTOCK

  $0.575  $0.570  $1.725  $1.710   $0.58  $0.575 

AVERAGENUMBEROFSHARESOUTSTANDING -BASIC (INMILLIONS)

   249.0   244.4   247.0   243.5    258.0   245.5 

AVERAGENUMBEROFSHARESOUTSTANDING -DILUTED (INMILLIONS)

   250.0   245.4   248.0   244.2    259.1   246.5 

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.

Consolidated Edison, Inc.

 

CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTOF COMPREHENSIVE INCOME

(UNAUDITED)

 

   

For the Three Months

Ended September 30,

  

For the Nine Months

Ended September 30,

 
       2006          2005          2006          2005     
   (Millions of Dollars) 

NET INCOME

  $231  $285  $536  $581 

OTHER COMPREHENSIVE INCOME/(LOSS), NETOF TAXES

                 

Supplemental pension plan minimum liability adjustments, net of $(3) and $(2) taxes in 2005, respectively

         (4)  (3)

Unrealized gains/(losses) on derivatives qualified as cash flow hedges, net of $(17), $22, $(57) and $40 taxes in 2006 and 2005, respectively

   (25)  31   (82)  58 

Less: Reclassification adjustment for gains/(losses) included in net income, net of $(8), $16, $(36) and $23 taxes in 2006 and 2005, respectively

   (12)  23   (52)  34 

TOTAL OTHER COMPREHENSIVE INCOME/(LOSS), NETOF TAXES

   (13)  8   (34)  21 

COMPREHENSIVE INCOME

  $218  $293  $502  $602 
   For the Three Months
Ended March 31,
 
       2007          2006     
   (Millions of Dollars) 

NETINCOME

  $256  $181 

OTHERCOMPREHENSIVEINCOME/(LOSS),NETOFTAXES

         

Pension plan liability adjustments, net of $1 and $(3) taxes in 2007 and 2006, respectively

   1   (4)

Unrealized gains/(losses) on derivatives qualified as cash flow hedges, net of $14 and $(32) taxes in 2007 and 2006, respectively

   23   (46)

Less: Reclassification adjustment for gains/(losses) included in net income, net of $(9) and $(18) taxes in 2007 and 2006, respectively

   (12)  (26)

TOTALOTHERCOMPREHENSIVEINCOME/(LOSS),NETOFTAXES

   36   (24)

COMPREHENSIVEINCOME

  $292  $157 

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.

Consolidated Edison, Inc.

 

CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTOF COMMON SHAREHOLDERS’ EQUITY

FORTHE THREEAND NINE MONTHS ENDED SEPTEMBER 30, 2006AND 2005

(UNAUDITED)

 

 Common Stock 

Additional

Paid-In
Capital

  

Retained

Earnings

  Treasury Stock  

Capital
Stock

Expense

  

Accumulated
Other
Comprehensive

Income/(Loss)

  

Total

  Common Stock Additional
Paid-In
Capital
  

Retained

Earnings

  Treasury Stock  

Capital
Stock

Expense

  

Accumulated
Other
Comprehensive

Loss

  

Total

 
 Shares Amount Shares Amount  Shares Amount Shares Amount 
 (Millions of Dollars/Except Share Data)  (Millions of Dollars/Except Share Data) 

BALANCEASOF DECEMBER 31, 2004

 242,514,183 $26 $2,642  $5,451  23,210,700 $(1,001) $(55) $(9) $7,054 

BALANCEASOF DECEMBER 31, 2005

 245,286,058 $27 $2,768  $5,605  23,210,700 $(1,001) $(55) $(34) $7,310 

Net income

  181   181   181   181 

Common stock dividends

  (138)  (138)  (141)  (141)

Issuance of common shares - dividend reinvestment and employee stock plans

 476,235  20   20 

Other comprehensive income

  22   22 

BALANCEASOF MARCH 31, 2005

 242,990,418 $26 $2,662  $5,494  23,210,700 $(1,001) $(55) $13  $7,139 

Net income

  115   115 

Common stock dividends

  (139)  (139)

Issuance of common shares - dividend reinvestment and employee stock plans

 948,465  1  43   (4)  40 

Issuance of common
shares—dividend reinvestment
and employee stock plans

 456,347  24   24 

Stock options

  (23)  35   12 

Other comprehensive loss

  (9)  (9)  (24)  (24)

BALANCEASOF JUNE 30, 2005

 243,938,883 $27 $2,705  $5,466  23,210,700 $(1,001) $(55) $4  $7,146 

BALANCEASOF
MARCH 31, 2006

 245,742,405 $27 $2,769  $5,680  23,210,700 $(1,001) $(55) $(58) $7,362 

BALANCEASOF DECEMBER 31, 2006

 257,456,303 $28 $3,314  $5,804  23,210,700 $(1,001) $(58) $(83) $8,004 

Net income

  285   285   256   256 

Common stock dividends

  (139)  (139)  (150)  (150)

Issuance of common shares - dividend reinvestment and employee stock plans

 920,011  41   (5)  36 

Issuance of common
shares—dividend reinvestment
and employee stock plans

 1,327,669  61   61 

Other comprehensive income

  8   8   36   36 

BALANCEASOF SEPTEMBER 30, 2005

 244,858,894 $27 $2,746  $5,607  23,210,700 $(1,001) $(55) $12  $7,336 

BALANCEASOF DECEMBER 31, 2005

 245,286,058 $27 $2,768  $5,605  23,210,700 $(1,001) $(55) $(34) $7,310 

Net income

  181   181 

Common stock dividends

  (141)  (141)

Issuance of common shares - dividend reinvestment and employee stock plans

 456,347  24   24 

Stock options

  (23)  35   12 

Other comprehensive loss

  (24)  (24)

BALANCEASOF MARCH 31, 2006

 245,742,405 $27 $2,769  $5,680  23,210,700 $(1,001) $(55) $(58) $7,362 

Net income

  124   124 

Common stock dividends

  (142)  (142)

Issuance of common shares - dividend reinvestment and employee stock plans

 491,822  28   28 

Other comprehensive income

  3   3 

BALANCEASOF JUNE 30, 2006

 246,234,227 $27 $2,797  $5,662  23,210,700 $(1,001) $(55) $(55) $7,375 

Net income

  231   231 

Common stock dividends

  (143)  (143)

Issuance of common shares - public offering

 9,715,000  1  449   (3)  447 

Issuance of common shares - dividend reinvestment and employee stock plans

 633,357  31   31 

Other comprehensive loss

  (13)  (13)

BALANCEASOF SEPTEMBER 30, 2006

 256,582,584 $28 $3,277  $5,750  23,210,700 $(1,001) $(58) $(68) $7,928 

BALANCEASOF
MARCH 31, 2007

 258,783,972 $28 $3,375  $5,910  23,210,700 $(1,001) $(58) $(47) $8,207 

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.

Consolidated Edison, Inc.

 

CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTOF CASH FLOWS

(UNAUDITED)

 

  

For the Nine Months

Ended September 30,

   For the Three Months
Ended March 31,
 
      2006         2005           2007         2006     
  (Millions of Dollars)   (Millions of Dollars) 

OPERATINGACTIVITIES

      

Net Income

  $536  $581   $256  $181 

PRINCIPALNON-CASHCHARGES/(CREDITS)TOINCOME

      

Depreciation and amortization

   460   434    164   151 

Deferred income taxes

   299   (2)   114   (8)

Rate case amortization and accruals

   (227)  (82)   (121)  (50)

Common equity component of allowance for funds used during construction

   (3)  (8)   (2)  (1)

Prepaid pension costs (net of capitalized amounts)

   (41)  (32)   (16)  7 

Net derivative losses

   67   23 

Other non-cash items (net)

   59   6    5   93 

CHANGESINASSETSANDLIABILITIES

      

Accounts receivable - customers, less allowance for uncollectibles

   216   (169)   (136)  118 

Materials and supplies, including fuel oil and gas in storage

   (33)  (87)   165   91 

Other receivables and other current assets

   (276)  (203)   161   (34)

Prepayments

   (73)  (539)   (174)  178 

Recoverable energy costs

   116   (56)   69   180 

Accounts payable

   (300)  264    (112)  (247)

Pensions and retiree benefits

   35   28    9   34 

Accrued taxes

   (44)  231    54   8 

Accrued interest

   40   17    10   12 

Deferred charges and other regulatory assets

   (163)  (133)   213   (39)

Deferred credits and other regulatory liabilities

   6   (45)   (220)  (51)

Other assets

   14   135       13 

Other liabilities

   (42)  252    39   (46)

NETCASHFLOWSFROMOPERATINGACTIVITIES

   646   615    478   590 

INVESTINGACTIVITIES

      

Utility construction expenditures (excluding capitalized support costs of $(33)
and $(8) in 2006 and 2005, respectively)

   (1,307)  (1,055)

Utility construction expenditures (excluding capitalized support costs of $(16) and $(11) in 2007 and 2006, respectively)

   (443)  (375)

Cost of removal less salvage

   (126)  (133)   (38)  (44)

Non-utility construction expenditures

   (4)  (13)   (1)  (1)

Common equity component of allowance for funds used during construction

   3   8    2   1 

Increase in restricted cash

   (4)  (2)

Restricted cash

   (8)  (8)

Proceeds from sale of properties

   60   534    30   60 

Proceeds from sale of CEC

   39    

Proceeds from sale of Con Edison Communications

      39 

NETCASHFLOWSUSEDININVESTINGACTIVITIES

   (1,339)  (661)   (458)  (328)

FINANCINGACTIVITIES

      

Net proceeds from/(payments of) short-term debt

   (324)  68    149   (440)

Retirement of long-term debt

   (110)  (239)   (20)  (1)

Issuance of long-term debt

   1,200   643       400 

Issuance of common stock

   485   70    54   10 

Debt issuance costs

   (10)  (16)      (4)

Common stock dividends

   (395)  (387)   (140)  (131)

NETCASHFLOWSFROMFINANCINGACTIVITIES

   846   139 

NETCASHFLOWSFROM/(USEDIN)FINANCINGACTIVITIES

   43   (166)

CASHANDTEMPORARYCASHINVESTMENTS:

      

NETCHANGEFORTHEPERIOD

   153   93    63   96 

BALANCEATBEGINNINGOFPERIOD

   81   26    94   81 

BALANCEATENDOFPERIOD

  $234  $119   $157  $177 

SUPPLEMENTALDISCLOSUREOFCASHFLOWINFORMATION

      

Cash paid during the period for:

   

Cash paid/(received) during the period for:

   

Interest

  $324  $306   $119  $105 

Income taxes

  $171  $79   $(44) $37 

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.

Consolidated Edison Company of New York, Inc.

 

CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEET

(UNAUDITED)

 

  September 30, 2006  December 31, 2005  March 31, 2007  December 31, 2006
  (Millions of Dollars)  (Millions of Dollars)

ASSETS

            

UTILITY PLANT,AT ORIGINAL COST

      

UTILITYPLANT,ATORIGINALCOST

      

Electric

  $13,388  $12,740  $14,081  $13,872

Gas

   2,805   2,683   2,877   2,848

Steam

   1,676   1,624   1,699   1,691

General

   1,456   1,418   1,534   1,510

TOTAL

   19,325   18,465   20,191   19,921

Less: Accumulated depreciation

   4,154   3,960   4,236   4,173

Net

   15,171   14,505   15,955   15,748

Construction work in progress

   1,007   739   949   832

NET UTILITY PLANT

   16,178   15,244

NON-UTILITY PROPERTY

      

Non-utility property, less accumulated depreciation of $16 and $14 in 2006 and 2005, respectively

   15   19

NET PLANT

   16,193   15,263

CURRENT ASSETS

      

NETUTILITYPLANT

   16,904   16,580

NON-UTILITYPROPERTY

      

Non-utility property, less accumulated depreciation of $17 in 2007 and 2006

   13   15

NETPLANT

   16,917   16,595

CURRENTASSETS

      

Cash and temporary cash investments

   197   61   44   47

Accounts receivable - customers, less allowance for uncollectible accounts of $39 and $35 in 2006 and 2005, respectively

   668   880

Other receivables, less allowance for uncollectible accounts of $3 and $5 in 2006 and 2005, respectively

   305   224

Accounts receivable - customers, less allowance for uncollectible accounts of $43 and $40 in 2007 and 2006, respectively

   817   716

Other receivables, less allowance for uncollectible accounts of $4 and $3 in 2007 and 2006, respectively

   330   365

Accounts receivable from affiliated companies

   235   34   132   138

Fuel oil, at average cost

   44   32   32   47

Gas in storage, at average cost

   195   183   99   193

Materials and supplies, at average cost

   112   100   126   126

Prepayments

   265   417   280   84

Fair value of derivative assets

      175   5   

Recoverable energy costs

   135   192   150   213

Deferred derivative losses

   175   9   114   213

Other current assets

   128   73   3   14

TOTAL CURRENT ASSETS

   2,459   2,380

TOTALCURRENTASSETS

   2,132   2,156

INVESTMENTS

   3   3   95   91

DEFERRED CHARGES, REGULATORY ASSETSAND NONCURRENT ASSETS

      

Prepaid pension costs

   1,482   1,474

DEFERREDCHARGES,REGULATORYASSETSANDNONCURRENTASSETS

      

Regulatory assets

   1,939   1,773   3,701   3,764

Other deferred charges and noncurrent assets

   196   251   188   210

TOTAL DEFERRED CHARGES, REGULATORY ASSETSAND
NONCURRENT ASSETS

   3,617   3,498

TOTAL ASSETS

  $22,272  $21,144

TOTALDEFERREDCHARGES,REGULATORYASSETSANDNONCURRENTASSETS

   3,889   3,974

TOTALASSETS

  $23,033  $22,816

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.

Consolidated Edison Company of New York, Inc.

 

CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEET

(UNAUDITED)

 

  September 30, 2006  December 31, 2005  March 31, 2007  December 31, 2006
  (Millions of Dollars)  (Millions of Dollars)

CAPITALIZATIONAND LIABILITIES

      

CAPITALIZATIONANDLIABILITIES

      

CAPITALIZATION

            

Common shareholder’s equity (See Statement of Common Shareholder’s Equity)

  $7,059  $6,437  $7,237  $7,132

Preferred stock

   213   213   213   213

Long-term debt

   6,755   6,055   6,746   6,925

TOTAL CAPITALIZATION

   14,027   12,705

NONCURRENT LIABILITIES

      

TOTALCAPITALIZATION

   14,196   14,270

NONCURRENTLIABILITIES

      

Obligations under capital leases

   27   30   25   26

Provision for injuries and damages

   162   160   151   148

Pensions and retiree benefits

   160   122   553   449

Superfund and other environmental costs

   220   186   288   243

Uncertain incomes taxes

   128   

Asset retirement obligations

   97   93   97   96

Fair value of derivative liabilities

   42   3   16   35

Other noncurrent liabilities

   28   29   73   72

TOTAL NONCURRENT LIABILITIES

   736   623

CURRENT LIABILITIES

      

TOTALNONCURRENTLIABILITIES

   1,331   1,069

CURRENTLIABILITIES

      

Long-term debt due within one year

   400      510   330

Notes payable

   150   520   261   

Accounts payable

   719   1,013   803   866

Accounts payable to affiliated companies

   11   23   18   14

Customer deposits

   211   215   220   214

Accrued taxes

   49   103   152   118

Accrued interest

   117   87   121   121

Accrued wages

   81   70   80   71

Fair value of derivative liabilities

   196   9   30   193

Deferred derivative gains

      170   9   5

Deferred income taxes - recoverable energy costs

   55   78   61   87

Other current liabilities

   251   323   233   233

TOTAL CURRENT LIABILITIES

   2,240   2,611

DEFERRED CREDITSAND REGULATORY LIABILITIES

      

TOTALCURRENTLIABILITIES

   2,498   2,252

DEFERREDCREDITSANDREGULATORYLIABILITIES

      

Deferred income taxes and investment tax credits

   3,611   3,258   3,726   3,682

Regulatory liabilities

   1,640   1,924   1,265   1,524

Other deferred credits

   18   23   17   19

TOTAL DEFERRED CREDITSAND REGULATORY LIABILITIES

   5,269   5,205

TOTAL CAPITALIZATIONAND LIABILITIES

  $22,272  $21,144

TOTALDEFERREDCREDITSANDREGULATORYLIABILITIES

   5,008   5,225

TOTALCAPITALIZATIONANDLIABILITIES

  $23,033  $22,816

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.

Consolidated Edison Company of New York, Inc.

 

CONSOLIDATED INCOME STATEMENT

(UNAUDITED)

 

  

For the Three Months

Ended September 30,

 

For the Nine Months

Ended September 30,

   For the Three Months
Ended March 31,
 
      2006         2005         2006         2005           2007         2006     
  (Millions of Dollars)   (Millions of Dollars) 

OPERATINGREVENUES

      

Electric

  $2,273  $2,301  $5,449  $5,201   $1,643  $1,633 

Gas

   185   209   1,238   1,160    735   737 

Steam

   104   111   485   474    295   275 

TOTALOPERATINGREVENUES

   2,562   2,621   7,172   6,835    2,673   2,645 

OPERATINGEXPENSES

      

Purchased power

   982   1,057   2,400   2,440    656   775 

Fuel

   135   131   429   358    213   193 

Gas purchased for resale

   84   110   712   666    433   460 

Other operations and maintenance

   477   352   1,215   1,045    432   375 

Depreciation and amortization

   136   129   404   378    145   133 

Taxes, other than income taxes

   310   305   891   821    312   299 

Income taxes

   117   165   285   300    136   113 

TOTALOPERATINGEXPENSES

   2,241   2,249   6,336   6,008    2,327   2,348 

OPERATINGINCOME

   321   372   836   827    346   297 

OTHERINCOME (DEDUCTIONS)

      

Investment and other income

   7   10   21   26    9   9 

Allowance for equity funds used during construction

   2      3   8    2    

Other deductions

   (3)  (3)  (9)  (9)   (4)  (3)

Income taxes

   10   1   12   (2)   2    

TOTALOTHERINCOME (DEDUCTIONS)

   16   8   27   23    9   6 

INTERESTEXPENSE

      

Interest on long-term debt

   100   87   285   260    104   89 

Other interest

   37   8   56   15    14   10 

Allowance for borrowed funds used during construction

   (2)     (3)  (6)   (2)  (1)

NETINTERESTEXPENSE

   135   95   338   269    116   98 

NETINCOME

   202   285   525   581    239   205 

PREFERREDSTOCKDIVIDENDREQUIREMENTS

   3   3   8   8    3   3 

NETINCOMEFORCOMMONSTOCK

  $199  $282  $517  $573   $236  $202 

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.

Consolidated Edison Company of New York, Inc.

 

CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTOF COMPREHENSIVE INCOME

(UNAUDITED)

 

   

For the Three Months

Ended September 30,

  

For the Nine Months

Ended September 30,

 
       2006          2005          2006          2005     
   (Millions of Dollars) 

NETINCOME

  $202  $285  $525  $581 

OTHERCOMPREHENSIVEINCOME/(LOSS),NETOFTAXES

                 

Supplemental pension plan minimum liability adjustments, net of $(3) and $(2) taxes in 2005, respectively

         (4)  (2)

Unrealized gains/(losses) on derivatives qualified as cash flow hedges, net of $0, $3, $(1) and $(2) taxes in 2006 and 2005, respectively

      5   (1)  (3)

Less: Reclassification adjustment for gains included in net income, net of $1 taxes in 2005

            1 

TOTALOTHERCOMPREHENSIVEINCOME/(LOSS),NETOFTAXES

      5   (5)  (6)

COMPREHENSIVEINCOME

  $202  $290  $520  $575 
   For the Three Months
Ended March 31,
 
       2007          2006     
   (Millions of Dollars) 

NETINCOME

  $239  $205 

OTHERCOMPREHENSIVELOSS,NETOFTAXES

         

Pension plan liability adjustments, net of $0 and $(3) taxes in 2007 and 2006, respectively

      (4)

Unrealized losses on derivatives qualified as cash flow hedges

      (1)

TOTALOTHERCOMPREHENSIVELOSS,NETOFTAXES

      (5)

COMPREHENSIVEINCOME

  $239  $200 

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.

Consolidated Edison Company of New York, Inc.

 

CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTOF COMMON SHAREHOLDERS EQUITY

FORTHE THREEAND NINE MONTHS ENDED SEPTEMBER 30, 2006AND 2005

(UNAUDITED)

 

 Common Stock 

Additional

Paid-In
Capital

 

Retained

Earnings

  

Repurchased
Con Edison

Stock

  

Capital

Stock

Expense

  

Accumulated
Other
Comprehensive

Loss

  

Total

  Common Stock Additional
Paid-In
Capital
 

Retained

Earnings

  

Repurchased
Con Edison

Stock

  

Capital
Stock

Expense

  

Accumulated
Other
Comprehensive

Loss

  

Total

 
 Shares Amount  Shares Amount 
 (Millions of Dollars/Except Share Data)  (Millions of Dollars/Except Share Data) 

BALANCEASOFDECEMBER 31, 2004

 235,488,094 $589 $1,802 $4,748  $(962) $(55) $(6) $6,116 

Net income

  173   173 

Common stock dividend to parent

  (111)  (111)

Cumulative preferred dividends

  (3)  (3)

Other comprehensive income

  5   5 

BALANCEASOF MARCH 31, 2005

 235,488,094 $589 $1,802 $4,807  $(962) $(55) $(1) $6,180 

Net income

  124   124 

Common stock dividend to parent

  (52)  (52)

Cumulative preferred dividends

  (3)  (3)

Other comprehensive loss

  (16)  (16)

BALANCEASOF JUNE 30, 2005

 235,488,094 $589 $1,802 $4,876  $(962) $(55) $(17) $6,233 

Net income

  284   284 

Common stock dividend to parent

  (95)  (95)

Cumulative preferred dividends

  (2)  (2)

Other comprehensive income

  5   5 

BALANCEASOF SEPTEMBER 30, 2005

 235,488,094 $589 $1,802 $5,063  $(962) $(55) $(12) $6,425 

BALANCEASOFDECEMBER 31, 2005

 235,488,094 $589 $1,802 $5,074  $(962) $(55) $(11) $6,437 

BALANCEASOF DECEMBER 31, 2005

 235,488,094 $589 $1,802 $5,074  $(962) $(55) $(11) $6,437 

Net income

  205   205   205   205 

Common stock dividend to parent

  (113)  (113)  (113)  (113)

Cumulative preferred dividends

  (3)  (3)  (3)  (3)

Other comprehensive loss

  (5)  (5)  (5)  (5)

BALANCEASOF MARCH 31, 2006

 235,488,094 $589 $1,802 $5,163  $(962) $(55) $(16) $6,521  235,488,094 $589 $1,802 $5,163  $(962) $(55) $(16) $6,521 

BALANCEASOFDECEMBER 31, 2006

 235,488,094 $589 $2,252 $5,320  $(962) $(58) $(9) $7,132 

Net income

  119   119   239   239 

Common stock dividend to parent

  (115)  (115)  (131)  (131)

Cumulative preferred dividends

  (3)  (3)  (3)  (3)

BALANCEASOF JUNE 30, 2006

 235,488,094 $589 $1,802 $5,164  $(962) $(55) $(16) $6,522 

Net income

  202   202 

Common stock dividend to parent

  (109)  (109)

Capital contribution by parent

  450  (3)  447 

Cumulative preferred dividends

  (3)  (3)

BALANCEASOF SEPTEMBER 30, 2006

 235,488,094 $589 $2,252 $5,254  $(962) $(58) $(16) $7,059 

BALANCEASOF MARCH 31, 2007

 235,488,094 $589 $2,252 $5,425  $(962) $(58) $(9) $7,237 

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.

Consolidated Edison Company of New York, Inc.

 

CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTOF CASH FLOWS

(UNAUDITED)

 

  

For the Nine Months

Ended September 30,

   For the Three Months
Ended March 31,
 
      2006         2005           2007         2006     
  (Millions of Dollars)   (Millions of Dollars) 

OPERATINGACTIVITIES

      

Net income

  $525  $581   $239  $205 

PRINCIPALNON-CASHCHARGES/(CREDITS)TOINCOME

      

Depreciation and amortization

   404   378    145   133 

Deferred income taxes

   296   (22)   115   32 

Rate case amortization and accruals

   (227)  (82)   (121)  (50)

Common equity component of allowance for funds used during construction

   (3)  (8)   (2)   

Prepaid pension costs (net of capitalized amounts)

   (41)  (32)   (16)  7 

Other non-cash items (net)

   2   4    1   (16)

CHANGESINASSETSANDLIABILITIES

      

Accounts receivable - customers, less allowance for uncollectibles

   212   (102)   (101)  109 

Materials and supplies, including fuel oil and gas in storage

   (36)  (66)   109   58 

Other receivables and other current assets

   (324)  (206)   52   (18)

Prepayments

   152   (532)   (196)  174 

Recoverable energy costs

   117   (48)   74   163 

Accounts payable

   (290)  194    (71)  (243)

Pensions and retiree benefits

   38   30    (7)  20 

Accrued taxes

   (54)  268    45   9 

Accrued interest

   30   10       4 

Deferred charges and other regulatory assets

   (168)  (131)   194   (40)

Deferred credits and other regulatory liabilities

   8   (42)   (218)  (57)

Other assets

      145    (1)   

Other liabilities

   (33)  210    61   (36)

NETCASHFLOWSFROMOPERATINGACTIVITIES

   608   549    302   454 

INVESTINGACTIVITIES

      

Utility construction expenditures (excluding capitalized support costs of $(33) and $(8) in 2006 and 2005, respectively)

   (1,233)  (1,001)

Utility construction expenditures (excluding capitalized support costs of $(16) and $(11) in 2007 and 2006, respectively)

   (427)  (356)

Cost of removal less salvage

   (124)  (131)   (37)  (43)

Common equity component of allowance for funds used during construction

   3   8    2    

Proceeds from sale of properties

   60   534    30   60 

NETCASHFLOWSUSEDININVESTINGACTIVITIES

   (1,294)  (590)   (432)  (339)

FINANCINGACTIVITIES

      

Net (payments of)/proceeds from short-term debt

   (370)  22 

Retirement of long-term debt

   (100)  (228)

Net proceeds from/(payments of) short-term debt

   261   (341)

Issuance of long-term debt

   1,200   601       400 

Debt issuance costs

   (10)  (16)      (4)

Capital contribution by parent

   447    

Dividend to parent

   (337)  (258)   (131)  (113)

Preferred stock dividends

   (8)  (8)   (3)  (3)

NETCASHFLOWSFROMFINANCINGACTIVITIES

   822   113 

NETCASHFLOWSFROM/(USEDIN)FINANCINGACTIVITIES

   127   (61)

CASHANDTEMPORARYCASHINVESTMENTS:

      

NETCHANGEFORTHEPERIOD

   136   72    (3)  54 

BALANCEATBEGINNINGOFPERIOD

   61   10    47   61 

BALANCEATENDOFPERIOD

  $197  $82   $44  $115 

SUPPLEMENTALDISCLOSUREOFCASHFLOWINFORMATION

      

Cash paid during the period for:

   

Cash paid/(received) during the period for:

   

Interest

  $256  $240   $103  $86 

Income taxes

  $183  $138   $(20) $55 

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.

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General

These combined notes accompany and form an integral part of the separate consolidated financial statements of each of the two separate registrants: Consolidated Edison, Inc. and its subsidiaries (Con Edison) and Consolidated Edison Company of New York, Inc. and its subsidiaries (Con Edison of New York). Con Edison of New York is a subsidiary of Con Edison and as such its financial condition and results of operations and cash flows, which are presented separately in the Con Edison of New York consolidated financial statements, are also consolidated, along with those of Con Edison’s other utility subsidiary, Orange and Rockland Utilities, Inc. (O&R), and Con Edison’s competitive energy businesses (discussed below) in Con Edison’s consolidated financial statements. The term “Utilities” is used in these notes to refer to Con Edison of New York and O&R.

 

As used in these notes, the term “Companies” refers to Con Edison and Con Edison of New York and, except as otherwise noted, the information in these combined notes relates to each of the Companies. However, Con Edison of New York makes no representation as to information relating to Con Edison or the subsidiaries of Con Edison other than itself.

 

The separate interim consolidated financial statements of each of the Companies are unaudited but, in the opinion of their respective managements, reflect all adjustments (which include only normally recurring adjustments) necessary for a fair presentation of the results for the interim periods presented. The Companies’ separate interim consolidated financial statements should be read together with their separate audited financial statements (including the combined notes thereto) included in Item 8 of their combined Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 20052006 (the Form 10-K) and their separate unaudited financial statements (including the combined notes thereto) included in Part I, Item 1 of their combined Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarterly periods ended March 31, 2006 (the First Quarter Form 10-Q) and June 30, 2006 (the Second Quarter Form 10-Q). Information in the notes to the consolidated financial statements in the Form 10-K the First Quarter Form 10-Q and the Second Quarter Form 10-Q referred to in these notes is incorporated by reference herein. The use of terms such as “see” or “refer to” shall be deemed to incorporate by reference into this discussion and analysis the information to which reference is made. Certain prior period amounts have been reclassified to conform to the current period presentation. Results for interim periods are not necessarily indicative of results for the entire fiscal year.

 

Con Edison has two regulated utility subsidiaries: Con Edison of New York and O&R. Con Edison of New York provides electric service and gas service in New York City and Westchester County. The company also provides steam service in parts of Manhattan. O&R, along with its regulated utility subsidiaries, provides electric service in southeastern New York and adjacent areas of northern New Jersey and eastern Pennsylvania and gas service in southeastern New York and adjacent areas of eastern

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Pennsylvania. Con Edison has the following competitive energy businesses: Consolidated Edison Solutions, Inc. (Con Edison Solutions), a retail energy services company that sells electricity and also offers energy-related services; Consolidated Edison Energy, Inc. (Con Edison Energy), a

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wholesale energy supply company; and Consolidated Edison Development, Inc. (Con Edison Development), a company that owns, andleases or operates generating plants and participates in other infrastructure projects.

 

Note A - Earnings Per Common Share

Reference is made to “Earnings perPer Common Share” in Note A to the financial statements included in Item 8 of the Form 10-K. For the three and nine months ended September 30,March 31, 2007 and 2006, and 2005, Con Edison’s basic and diluted EPS are calculated as follows:

 

  

For the Three Months

Ended September 30,

 

For the Nine Months

Ended September 30,

 
(Millions of Dollars, except per share amounts/Shares in Millions)      2006          2005         2006         2005       2007  2006

Income from continuing operations

  $231  $287  $537  $586   $256  $180

Loss from discontinued operations, net of tax

      (2)  (1)  (5)

Income from discontinued operations, net of tax

      1

Net income

   231   285   536   581   $256  $181

Weighted average common shares outstanding - Basic

   249.0   244.4   247.0   243.5    258.0   245.5

Add: Incremental shares attributable to effect of potentially dilutive securities

   1.0   1.0   1.0   0.7    1.1   1.0

Adjusted weighted average common shares outstanding - Diluted

   250.0   245.4   248.0   244.2    259.1   246.5

EARNINGSPERCOMMONSHARE -BASIC

      

EARNINGS PER COMMON SHARE - BASIC

      

Continuing operations

  $0.93  $1.17  $2.17  $2.41   $0.99  $0.74

Discontinued operations

            (0.02)      

Net income

  $0.93  $1.17  $2.17  $2.39   $0.99  $0.74

EARNINGSPERCOMMONSHARE -DILUTED

      

EARNINGS PER COMMON SHARE - DILUTED

      

Continuing operations

  $0.92  $1.17  $2.16  $2.40   $0.99  $0.74

Discontinued operations

      (0.01)     (0.02)      

Net income

  $0.92  $1.16  $2.16  $2.38   $0.99  $0.74

 

Note B - Regulatory Matters

Reference is made to “Accounting Policies” in Note A and “Rate and Restructuring Agreements” in Note B to the financial statements included in Item 8 of the Form 10-K and Note B to the financial statements in Part I, Item 1 of the First Quarter Form 10-Q and Second Quarter Form 10-Q.10-K.

 

Rate and Restructuring Agreements

O&RCon Edison of New York - GasElectric

In October 2006,Adjusted Earnings under the 2005 Electric Rate Agreement for the rate year ended March 31, 2007 did not exceed an 11.4 percent return on common equity (the level above which portions of the earnings would have been applied to offset regulatory assets or deferred for the benefit of customers).

On May 4, 2007, Con Edison of New York filed a request with the New York State Public Service Commission (PSC) approved the June 2006 settlement agreement among O&R, the stafffor an electric rate increase of the PSC$1.2 billion effective April 1, 2008. The filing reflects a return on common equity of 11.5 percent and other parties.a common equity ratio of 48.7 percent. The settlement agreement establishes a rate plan that covers the three-year period November 1, 2006 through October 31, 2009.

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Thefiling also includes a proposal for a three-year rate plan, provides for ratewith additional increases in base rates of $12$335 million inand $390 million effective April 1, 2009 and 2010, respectively.

Of the first year, $0.7 million in the second year and $1.1 million in the third year. To phase-in the effect of the increase for customers, the rate plan provides for O&R to accrue revenues for, but defer billing to customers of, $5.5 million of the first rate year rate increase by establishing a regulatory asset which, together with interest, will be billed to customers in the second and third years. As a result, O&R’s billings to customers will increase $6.5 million in each of the first two years and $6.3 million in the third. Therequested first year rate increase, includes $2.3$515 million relatingis attributable to a change inprovisions of the way2005 Electric Rate Agreement:

$265 million of the rate increase relates to provisions that deferred for future recovery from customers are provided the benefit of non-firm revenue from sales of pipeline transportation capacity. Under the prior rate plan, base rates were reduced to reflect the assumption that the company would realize these revenues. Under the new rate plan, such revenues will be used to offset the cost of gas to be recovered from customers. The rate plan continues the provisions pursuant to which the company recovers its cost of purchasing gas.

The rate plan provides that ifdifferences between the actual amount of pensiontransmission and distribution utility plant, net of depreciation, and the actual amount of certain operating costs experienced over the term of the agreement, as compared in each case to the amounts reflected in electric rates; and

$250 million of the rate increase relates to the provisions that permitted the company to amortize net regulatory liabilities into revenues during the third year of the current rate plan, instead of implementing an equivalent increase in rates at that time.

The requested first year rate increase also includes recovery for increased operating costs and new and or other postretirement benefit costs,expanded operating programs, including environmental remediation costs, property taxesprograms ($280 million); carrying charges on additional infrastructure investments ($235 million); and certain other costs vary froman increased return on equity as compared to the respective amount for each such cost reflected in gas rates, the company will defer recognition of the variation in income and, as the case may be, establish a regulatory asset or liability for recovery from, or refund to, customers of the variation (86 percent of the variation, in the case of property tax differences due to assessment changes)2005 Electric Rate Agreement ($115 million).

 

The company may earn moreis requesting that the provisions of the 2005 Electric Rate Agreement under which certain operating costs are reconciled to amounts reflected in rates be continued. The company is also proposing to implement a revenue decoupling mechanism that eliminates the direct relationship between the company’s level of delivery revenues and profits. Under the proposed mechanism actual delivery revenues billed to customers, on a weather-normalized basis, would be compared to the forecasted revenues used to establish new rates. Shortfalls would be subject to recovery from customers and over-collections would be deferred for future customer benefit.

O&R - Electric

In March 2007, the PSC ordered that O&R’s rates be made temporary, the effect of which is that amounts collected by O&R for electric service rendered in New York State after March 1, 2007 will be subject to refund pending the conclusion of a proceeding to set new rates. In the Order, the PSC confirmed that no issues had been raised regarding the company’s service adequacy or operations.

In March 2007, the New Jersey Board of Public Utilities (NJBPU) approved a new three-year electric base rate plan for Rockland Electric Company (RECO) that went into effect on April 1, 2007. The plan provides for a $6.4 million rate increase during the first year, thanwith no further increase during the 9.8 percentfinal two years. The plan reflects a return on common equity reflected in the rate plan pursuant to the plan’s earnings sharing provisions. Earnings attributable to its gas business, excluding any penalties, (O&R Adjusted Earnings) up to an 11of 9.75 percent annual return on common equity (based upon the actual averageand a common equity ratio subject to a maximum 50of 46.5 percent of capitalization) are retained by the company. O&R Adjusted Earnings above an 11 percent return are to be used to offset up to one-half of any regulatory asset resulting from the cost reconciliations (discussed in the preceding paragraph). One-half of any remaining O&R Adjusted Earnings between 11 and 12 percent return are retained by the company, with the balance being deferred for the benefit of customers. Thirty-five percent of any remaining O&R Adjusted Earnings between a 12 and 14 percent return are retained by the company, with the balance deferred for the benefit of customers. Any remaining O&R Adjusted Earnings above a 14 percent return are to be deferred for the benefit of customers. The earnings sharing thresholds will each be reduced by 20 basis points if certain objectives relating to the company’s retail choice program are not met.

The rate plan also includes up to $1 million of potential penalties in the first year of the agreement, increasing up to $1.2 million in the third year, if the company does not comply with certain requirements regarding safety and customer service.capitalization.

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Con Edison of New York - Gas

On November 2, 2006, Con Edison of New York filedexpects that a settlement of the company’s November 2006 request withto increase gas rates will be submitted to the PSC for a net increase inapproval. The company expects the rates it charges for gas service, effective October 1, 2007, of $197 million. The filing reflects aauthorized return on common equity ofto be below the requested 11.6 percent return and a common equity ratio of 48.3 percent. The filing includes a proposal for a three-year rate plan,consistent with additional increases effective October 1, 2008 and 2009 of $39 million and $49 million, respectively. The filing proposes continuation of the current gas rate plan provisions with respect to recovery from customers of the cost of purchased gas, environmental remediation expenses and the reconciliation of actual expenses allocable to the gas business to the amounts for such costs reflected in gas rates for pension and other postretirement benefit costs, property taxes and interference costs.

Con Edison of New York - Steam

In September 2006, the PSC approved the June 2006 settlement agreement among Con Edison of New York, the staff of the PSC and other parties. The settlement agreement establishes a rate plan that covers the two-year period October 1, 2006 through September 30, 2008. The rate plan provides for no changes in base rates or in the rate provisions pursuant to which the company recovers its fuel and purchased steam costs (the fuel adjustment clause), except for changes in the manner in which certain costs are recovered. Currently, carrying costs (return on investment, depreciation and property and other taxes) for the East River Repowering Project (ERRP), which at June 30, 2006 had a book value, net of accumulated depreciation, of approximately $726 million, are allocated between the company’s electric and steam businesses, and the steam business’s share is recovered under the fuel adjustment clause. Beginning October 2007, the steam business’s share of allowed ERRP carrying charges will be recovered through base rates.

The rate plan provides that if the actual amount of pension or other postretirement benefit costs, environmental remediation costs, property taxes or interference costs is greater than the respective amount for each such cost reflected in steam rates, the company will recognize a regulatory asset for the difference (90 percent of the difference, in the case of property taxes and interference costs) and defer recognition in expense of the difference. If, however, the actual amount of such costs is less than the amount reflected in steam rates, the company will recognize a regulatory liability for the difference and decrease its revenuesreturns recently authorized by the amount of such difference (90 percent of the difference, in the case of property taxes and interference costs).

The company may earn more than the 9.8 percent return on common equity reflected in the rate plan pursuant to the plan’s earnings sharing provisions. Earnings attributable to its steam business, excluding the net revenue effect of steam sales related to colder-than-normal weather and certain other items, (Adjusted Earnings) for a rate year up to 11 percent are retained by the company. Adjusted

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Earnings between an 11 and 12 percent return on common equity (based upon the actual average common equity ratio, subject to a maximum of 50 percent of capitalization) are to be used to offset up to one-half of any regulatory asset resulting from the cost reconciliations (discussed in the preceding paragraph) for the rate year. The company will retain one-half of any remaining such Adjusted Earnings, with the balance being deferred for the benefit of customers. Any Adjusted Earnings in excess of a 12 percent return on common equity are to be used to offset any regulatory asset resulting from the cost reconciliations, with the company retaining one-quarter of any remaining Adjusted Earnings and the balance being deferred for the benefit of customers. The earnings sharing thresholds will each be reduced by 20 basis points if certain requirements are not met.

The rate plan also includes up to approximately $4 million of potential penalties if the company does not comply with certain requirements regarding steam business development and certain other matters.PSC.

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Regulatory Assets and Liabilities

Regulatory assets and liabilities at September 30, 2006March 31, 2007 and December 31, 20052006 were comprised of the following items:

 

  Con Edison 

Con Edison of

New York

   Con Edison  

Con Edison of

New York

(Millions of Dollars)  2006  2005 2006  2005   2007  2006  2007  2006

Regulatory assets

                          

Unrecognized pension and other postretirement costs

  $1,990  $1,929  $1,841  $1,776

Future federal income tax

  $993  $952  $940  $902    1,016   995   961   941

Environmental remediation costs

   282   241   223   182    369   318   306   255

World Trade Center restoration costs

   142   127   142   127    147   147   147   147

Pension and other postretirement benefits deferrals

   132   96   77   46    84   157   28   98

Revenue taxes

   70   68   69   67

O&R transition bond charges

   68   70          66   67      

Electric rate increase accrual

   59   44   59   44

Recoverable energy costs

   60   120   60   120    44   55   44   55

Unbilled gas revenue

   44   44   44   44

Workers’ compensation

   44   42   44   42

Other retirement program costs

   19   20   19   20

Asbestos-related costs

   10   10   10   10

Deferred derivative losses - long-term

   6   18   5   15

Net T&D reconciliation

   58   38   58   38       94      94

Revenue taxes

   56   59   56   59 

Workers’ compensation

   45   42   45   42 

Unbilled gas revenue

   44   44   44   44 

Deferred derivative losses - long-term

   42      35    

Electric rate increase accrual

   30      30    

Asbestos-related costs

   25   25   25   25 

Other retirement program costs

   21   24   21   24 

Electric cost reconciliations

      (47)       (47)

Other

   195   226   183   211    131   168   124   156

Regulatory Assets

   2,193   2,017   1,939   1,773 

Regulatory assets

   4,099   4,176   3,701   3,764

Deferred derivative losses - current

   196   9   175   9    121   237   114   213

Recoverable energy costs - current

   155   221   135   192    174   235   150   213

Total Regulatory Assets

  $2,544  $2,247  $2,249  $1,974   $4,394  $4,648  $3,965  $4,190

Regulatory liabilities

                          

Allowance for cost of removal less salvage

  $503  $558  $445  $501   $481  $492  $421  $432

Gain on sale of First Avenue properties

   254   256   254   256    144   144   144   144

Net electric deferrals

   215   288   215   288    132   164   132   164

Prior year deferred tax amortization

   81   81   81   81

2004 electric, gas and steam one-time rate agreement charges

   71   85   71   85

Net steam deferrals

   41   48   41   48

Gain on sale of W. 24th St. property

   41   46   41   46

Interest on federal income tax refund

   41   41   41   41

NYS tax law changes

   38   38   29   28

Transmission congestion contracts

   27   96   27   96

O&R refundable energy costs

   24   27      

DC service incentive

   12   13   12   13

EPA SO2 allowance proceeds - electric and steam

   108   76   108   76    9   106   9   106

2004 electric, gas and steam one-time rate plan charges

   96   121   96   121 

Prior year deferred tax amortization

   81   81   81   81 

Transmission congestion contracts

   58   163   58   163 

Gain on sale of W. 24th St. property

   47      47    

NYS tax law changes

   45   51   33   39 

Interest on federal income tax refund

   41   41   41   41 

O&R refundable energy costs

   30   40       

Deferred derivative gains - long-term

   8   2   1   1

Gas interruptible sales credits

   7   8   7   8

Property tax reconciliation

   30   31   30   31    5   39   5   39

DC service incentive

   15   17   15   17 

Gas interruptible sales credits

   10   8   10   8 

Deferred derivative gains - long-term

      75      59 

NYISO reconciliation

      20      20 

Earnings sharing reserve

      7      7 

Other

   220   229   207   216    226   214   203   192

Regulatory Liabilities

   1,753   2,062   1,640   1,924 

Regulatory liabilities

   1,388   1,644   1,265   1,524

Deferred derivative gains - current

   3   224      170    18   6   9   5

Total Regulatory Liabilities

  $1,756  $2,286  $1,640  $2,094   $1,406  $1,650  $1,274  $1,529

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“Net electric deferrals” represents the remaining unamortized balance of certain regulatory assets and liabilities of Con Edison of New York that were combined effective April 1, 2005 and are being amortized to income over the period April 2005 throughIn March 2008,2007, in accordance with Con Edison of New York’s 2005 Electric Rate Agreement.

In June 2006, in accordance with Con Edison of New York’sthe 2005 Electric Rate Agreement, the company settled $141offset $265 million of regulatory liabilities against an equal amount of regulatory assets. The regulatory liabilities settled consistedrelated primarily of Adjusted Earnings (as defined in Note B to the financial statements in Item 8 of the Form 10-K) for the rate year ending March 31, 2006 in excess of the specified level, refunds receivedproceeds from the New York Independent System Operator, amounts collectedsale of sulfur dioxide allowances, prior year’s transmission congestion contracts auction proceeds, gains from customers in excessthe sale of amounts reflected in ratesproperties, penalties related to customer outages, and the cost reconciliations for property taxes and the costs of moving facilities to avoid interfering with government projects (interference costs).interference costs. The regulatory assets recovered consistedrelated primarily of deferredto the Net T&D reconciliation and cost reconciliations for pension and other postretirement benefit costs.

Power Outage Proceedings

During a July 2006 heat wave, electric service was interrupted to a number of Con Edison of New York’s customers, predominantly in the company’s Long Island City distribution network in Queens, New York. Also, a number of the company’s customers in Westchester County, New York, experienced weather-related outages in 2006.

In April 2007, the PSC expanded its ongoing proceeding investigating the Queens outage to also consider the prudence of the company’s conduct with respect to the outage. The investigation has been reviewing the circumstances surrounding the outage, the company’s response, communication and restoration efforts, the need for changes to the company’s practices and procedures and the costs environmental remediationincurred by the company related to the outage. The PSC indicated that the prudence examination should consider and address, among other things: (i) the reasonableness of the company’s response to the outage, its monitoring of its distribution system, its use of available information, its procedures for determining whether to shut down the Long Island City network (and the prudence of its decision not to do so) and its operation and maintenance of equipment in the Long Island City network; and (ii) whether and to what extent, the expenses and capital expenditures associated with the outage that the company has incurred, or may incur, should be borne by the company’s customers. In February 2007, the PSC staff issued a report on the outage which, among other things, includes the PSC staff’s (i) finding that the overriding cause of the outage was the company’s failure to adequately operate, maintain and oversee the Long Island City network, (ii) conclusion that the company should have, but failed to, shut down the Long Island City network to minimize the impact of the outage to customers, and (iii) recommendation that the PSC initiate a proceeding to consider the prudence of the company’s actions or inactions during the outage.

The PSC is also reviewing the Westchester outages. Certain members of the New York State Assembly have petitioned the PSC, among other things, to prohibit the company from recovering any costs from customers as a result of its alleged imprudent policies and carrying chargesgrossly negligent response to the September 2006 outage in Westchester resulting from Tropical Storm Ernesto.

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The PSC has engaged an independent third party consultant to audit the company’s performance in response to outage emergencies and planning for excess transmissionrestoration of service.

As of March 31, 2007, Con Edison of New York had paid $14 million, $5 million of which was reimbursed by insurers, to compensate customers for spoilage of food and other perishables resulting from the Queens outage, incurred estimated operating costs of $39 million, net of $1 million of insurance reimbursement, invested $48 million in capital assets and retirements in the Long Island City network after the Queens outage, and accrued penalties under its 2005 electric rate agreement of $18 million relating to customer outages. The company’s electric tariff prescribes compensation to customers for spoilage resulting from certain distribution charges.system outages, but does not provide for compensation for weather-related overhead outages.

The Companies are unable to predict whether the outages and any related proceedings will have any further material adverse effect on their results of operations or have a material adverse effect on their financial position or liquidity.

 

Note C – Long-Term Debt

Reference is made to Note C to the financial statements in Item 8 of the Form 10-K and in Part I, Item 1 of the Second Quarter Form 10-Q.

In September 2006, Con Edison of New York issued $400 million of 5.50 percent, 10-year debentures, the proceeds of which were used in October 2006 to refund in advance of maturity $400 million of 7.50 percent, 40-year debentures. In October 2006, O&R issued $75 million of 5.45 percent, 10-year debentures.

Note D – Short Term- Short-Term Borrowing and Credit Agreements

Reference is made to Note D to the financial statements in Item 8 of the Form 10-K and Note C to the financial statements in Part I, Item 1 of the First Quarter Form 10-Q and Note D to the financial statements in Part I, Item 1 of the Second Quarter Form 10-Q.10-K.

 

At September 30, 2006,March 31, 2007, Con Edison had $431$266 million of commercial paper outstanding of which $150$261 million was outstanding under Con Edison of New York’s program. The weighted average interest rate for the nine-month periodat March 31, 2007 was 4.95 percent and 4.975.5 percent for each of Con Edison and Con Edison of New York, respectively.York. At September 30,March 31, 2006, Con Edison had $315 million of commercial paper outstanding of which $179 million was outstanding under Con Edison of New York’s program. The weighted average interest rate at March 31, 2006 was 4.9 percent for each of Con Edison and Con Edison of New York. At March 31, 2007 and 2006, no loans were outstanding under any of the Companies’ credit agreements and $15.6$87.3 million and $7.2 million of letters of credit had been issued.were outstanding, respectively.

 

Note E –D - - Pension Benefits

Reference is made to Note E to the financial statements in Item 8 of the Form 10-K.

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Net Periodic Benefit Cost

The components of the Companies’ net periodic benefit costs for the three and nine months ended September 30,March 31, 2007 and 2006 and 2005 were as follows:

 

   For the Three Months Ended September 30,

 
   Con Edison  

Con Edison of

New York

 
(Millions of Dollars)      2006          2005          2006          2005     

Service cost - including administrative expenses

  $32  $29  $30  $27 

Interest cost on projected benefit obligation

   116   108   108   101 

Expected return on plan assets

   (155)  (161)    (149)  (155)

Amortization of net actuarial loss

   31   21   26   16 

Amortization of prior service cost

   3   3   3   3 

NET PERIODIC BENEFIT COST/(CREDIT)

  $27  $  $18  $(8)

Amortization of regulatory asset*

   1   1   1   1 

TOTAL PERIODIC BENEFIT COST/(CREDIT)

  $28  $1  $19  $(7)

Cost capitalized

   (8)     (6)  2 

Cost deferred

   (27)  (12)  (24)  (10)

Cost credited to operating expenses

  $(7) $(11) $(11) $(15)
*Relates to increases in Con Edison of New York’s pension obligations of $33 million from a 1993 special retirement program and $45 million from a 1999 special retirement program.

  For the Nine Months Ended September 30,

 
  Con Edison 

Con Edison of

New York

   Con Edison Con Edison of
New York
 
(Millions of Dollars)      2006         2005         2006         2005       2007 2006 2007 2006 

Service cost - including administrative expenses

  $99  $88  $92  $81   $33  $34  $30  $31 

Interest cost on projected benefit obligation

   345   323   323   302    123   114   115   107 

Expected return on plan assets

   (465)  (482)    (447)  (464)   (161)  (155)  (154)  (149)

Amortization of net actuarial loss

   94   61   78   48    40   31   35   26 

Amortization of prior service cost

   10   10   9   9 

NET PERIODIC BENEFIT COST/(CREDIT)

  $83  $  $55  $(24)

Amortization of prior service costs

   2   3   2   3 

NET PERIODIC BENEFIT COST

  $37  $27  $28  $18 

Amortization of regulatory asset*

   3   3   3   3    1   1   1   1 

TOTAL PERIODIC BENEFIT COST/(CREDIT)

  $86  $3  $58  $(21)

TOTAL PERIODIC BENEFIT COST

  $38  $28  $29  $19 

Cost capitalized

   (25)  1   (19)  6    (12)  (8)  (10)  (6)

Cost deferred

   (85)  (35)  (75)  (26)   (29)  (30)  (27)  (27)

Cost credited to operating expenses

  $(24) $(31) $(36) $(41)  $(3) $(10) $(8) $(14)
*Relates to increases in Con Edison of New York’s pension obligations of $33 million from a 1993 special retirement program and $45 million from a 1999 special retirement program.

 

In December 2006, Con Edison adopted Statement of Financial Accounting Standards (SFAS) No. 158, “Employers’ Accounting for Defined Benefit Pension and Other Postretirement Plans – an amendment of Financial Accounting Standards Board (FASB) Statements No. 87, 88, 106 and 132(R)” (SFAS No. 158). In the first quarter of 2007, in accordance with SFAS No. 158 and based on the final actuarial valuation as of December 31, 2006, Con Edison adjusted the estimated amounts recorded upon adoption of SFAS No. 158 by increasing its pension liability by $83 million and the related regulatory asset by $81 million and recognizing a charge of $1 million (net of taxes) to Other Comprehensive Income (OCI). Con Edison of New York reversed the pension asset of $13 million it recorded upon adoption of SFAS No. 158 and recorded a pension liability of $64 million and an additional regulatory asset of $77 million.

Expected Contributions

Based on current estimates, the Companies are not required under funding regulations and laws to make any contributions to the pension plan during 2006.2007. The Companies’ policy however is to fund their accounting cost to the extent such funding is tax deductible.deductible, therefore, Con Edison and Con Edison of New York expect to make discretionary contributions of $132 million and $99 million, respectively, to the pension plan during 2007. The Companies’ 2007 funding level for the non-qualified supplemental pension plans has not been determined.

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York made discretionary contributions of $98 million and $63 million, respectively, to the pension plan during 2006. The Companies’ 2006 funding level for the non-qualified supplemental pension plans has not been determined.

Note F –E - Other Postretirement Benefits

Reference is made to Note F to the financial statements in Item 8 of the Form 10-K.

 

Net Periodic Benefit Cost

The components of the Companies’ net periodic postretirement benefit costs for the three and nine months ended September 30,March 31, 2007 and 2006 and 2005 were as follows:

 

  For the Three Months Ended September 30,

 
  Con Edison 

Con Edison of

New York

   Con Edison Con Edison of
New York
 
(Millions of Dollars)  2006 2005 2006 2005     2007     2006     2007     2006   

Service cost

  $4  $4  $3  $3   $4  $4  $3  $3 

Interest cost on accumulated other postretirement benefit obligation

   21   20   19   18    23   21   20   19 

Expected return on plan assets

   (19)  (19)  (18)  (18)   (20)  (19)  (18)  (18)

Amortization of net actuarial loss

   15   18   13   16    17   14   15   12 

Amortization of prior service cost

   (4)  (4)  (4)  (4)   (4)  (3)  (4)  (3)

Amortization of transition obligation

   1   1   1   1    1   1   1   1 

NET PERIODIC POSTRETIREMENT BENEFIT COST

  $18  $20  $14  $16   $21  $18  $17  $14 

Cost capitalized

   (7)  (6)  (5)  (5)   (7)  (6)  (6)  (5)

Cost deferred

   (8)  (5)  (8)  (4)   (11)  (6)  (9)  (5)

Cost charged to operating expenses

  $3  $9  $1  $7   $3  $6  $2  $4 
  For the Nine Months Ended September 30,

 
  Con Edison 

Con Edison of

New York

 
(Millions of Dollars)  2006 2005 2006 2005 

Service cost

  $13  $11  $10  $8 

Interest cost on accumulated other postretirement benefit obligation

   64   62   57   55 

Expected return on plan assets

   (58)  (59)  (54)  (55)

Amortization of net actuarial loss

   44   54   37   47 

Amortization of prior service cost

   (11)  (11)  (11)  (11)

Amortization of transition obligation

   3   3   3   3 

NET PERIODIC POSTRETIREMENT BENEFIT COST

  $55  $60  $42  $47 

Cost capitalized

   (18)  (18)  (14)  (15)

Cost deferred

   (23)  (16)  (20)  (12)

Cost charged to operating expenses

  $14  $26  $8  $20 

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Note G –F - Environmental Matters

Superfund Sites

Hazardous substances, such as asbestos, polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs) and coal tar, have been used or generated in the course of operations of the Utilities and their predecessors and are present at sites and in facilities and equipment they currently or previously owned, including sites at which gas was manufactured or stored.

 

The Federal Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation and Liability Act of 1980 and similar state statutes (Superfund) impose joint and several liability, regardless of fault, upon generators of hazardous substances for investigation and remediation costs (which includesinclude costs of demolition, removal, disposal, storage, replacement, containment, and monitoring) and environmental damages. Liability under these laws can be material and may be imposed for contamination from past acts, even

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though such past acts may have been lawful at the time they occurred. The sites at which the Utilities have been asserted to have liability under these laws, including their manufactured gas plant sites, are referred to herein as “Superfund Sites.”

 

For Superfund Sites where there are other potentially responsible parties and the Utilities are not managing the site investigation and remediation, the accrued liability represents an estimate in 2006 dollars of the amount the Utilities will need to pay to discharge their related obligations. For Superfund Sites (including the manufactured gas plant sites) for which one of the Utilities is managing the investigation and remediation, the accrued liability represents an estimate in 2006 dollars of the company’s share of undiscounted cost to investigate the sites and, for sites that have been investigated in whole or in part, the cost to remediate the sites. Remediation costs are estimated in light of the information available, applicable remediation standards, and experience with similar sites.

 

The accrued liabilities and regulatory assets related to Superfund Sites at September 30, 2006March 31, 2007 and December 31, 20052006 were as follows:

 

  Con Edison 

Con Edison of

New York

  Con Edison  Con Edison of
New York
(Millions of Dollars)  2006  2005 2006  2005  2007 ��2006  2007  2006

Accrued Liabilities

            

Accrued Liabilities:

              

Manufactured gas plant sites

  $201  $173  $156  $121  $275  $228  $227  $180

Other Superfund Sites

   65   65    64   65   62   64   61   63

Total

  $266  $238  $220  $186  $337  $292  $288  $243

Regulatory Assets

  $282  $241  $223  $182  $369  $318  $306  $255

 

Most of the accrued Superfund Site liability relates to sites that have been investigated, in whole or in part. As investigations progress on these and other sites, the Utilities expect that additional liability will

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be accrued, the amount of which is not presently determinable but may be material. Under their current rate agreements, the Utilities are permitted to recover or defer as regulatory assets (for subsequent recovery through rates) certain site investigation and remediation costs.

 

Environmental remediation payments andThere were no insurance recoveries received related to the Superfund sitesSites for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2006March 31, 2007 and 20052006. Environmental remediation costs incurred related to Superfund Sites for these periods were as follows:

 

   For the Three Months Ended September 30,
   Con Edison  

Con Edison of

New York

(Millions of Dollars)  2006  2005  2006  2005

Remediation payments

  $11  $13   $9  $12

Insurance recoveries received

            
   Con Edison  Con Edison of
New York
(Millions of Dollars)  2007  2006  2007  2006

Remediation costs incurred

  $9  $12  $9  $11

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   For the Nine Months Ended September 30,
   Con Edison  

Con Edison of

New York

(Millions of Dollars)  2006  2005  2006  2005

Remediation payments

  $41  $28   $34  $25

Insurance recoveries received*

   3   2   3   2
*Reduced amount deferred for recovery from customers.

 

In 2002,2006, Con Edison of New York estimated that for its manufactured gas plant sites, most of which had not been investigated, its aggregate undiscounted potential liability for the investigation and remediation of coal tar and/or other manufactured gas plant-related environmental contaminants could range up to $1.1 billion. In 2004,2006, O&R estimated that for its manufactured gas plant sites, each of which has been investigated, the aggregate undiscounted potential liability for the remediation of such contaminants could range up to $87$96 million. These estimates were based on the assumption that there is contamination at each of the sites that have not yet been investigated and additional assumptions about these and the other sites regarding the extent of contamination and the type and extent of remediation that may be required. Actual experience may be materially different.

 

Asbestos Proceedings

Suits have been brought in New York State and federal courts against the Utilities and many other defendants, wherein a large number of plaintiffs sought large amounts of compensatory and punitive damages for deaths and injuries allegedly caused by exposure to asbestos at various premises of the Utilities. The suits that have been resolved, which are many, have been resolved without any payment by the Utilities, or for amounts that were not, in the aggregate, material to them. The amounts specified in all the remaining thousands of suits total billions of dollars; however, the Utilities believe that these amounts are greatly exaggerated, based on the disposition of previous claims. In 2004,2006, Con

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Edison of New York estimated that its aggregate undiscounted potential liability for these suits and additional suits that may be brought over the next 15 years is $25$10 million. The estimate was based upon a combination of modeling, historical data analysis and risk factor assessment. Actual experience may be materially different. In addition, certain current and former employees have claimed or are claiming workers’ compensation benefits based on alleged disability from exposure to asbestos.

Under its current rate agreements, Con Edison of New York is permitted to defer as regulatory assets (for subsequent recovery through rates) costs incurred for its asbestos lawsuits and workers’ compensation claims. The accrued liability for asbestos suits and workers’ compensation proceedings (including those related to asbestos exposure) and the amounts deferred as regulatory assets for the Companies at September 30, 2006March 31, 2007 and December 31, 20052006 were as follows:

 

  Con Edison Con Edison of
New York
  Con Edison  Con Edison of
New York
(Millions of Dollars)      2006          2005         2006          2005          2007          2006          2007          2006    

Accrued liability - asbestos suits

  $25  $25   $25  $25  $10  $10  $10  $10

Regulatory assets - asbestos suits

  $25  $25  $25  $25  $10  $10  $10  $10

Accrued liability - workers’ compensation

  $120  $118  $116  $113  $119  $117  $114  $112

Regulatory assets - workers’ compensation

  $45  $42  $45  $42  $44  $42  $44  $42

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Note HG - Other Material Contingencies

Lease In/Lease Out Transactions

In each of 1997 and 1999, Con Edison Development entered into a transaction in which it leased property and then immediately subleased it back to the lessor (termed “Lease In/Lease Out,” or LILO transaction). The transactions respectively involve gas distribution and electric generating facilities in the Netherlands, with a total investment of $259 million. The transactions were financed with $93 million of equity and $166 million of non-recourse, long-term debt secured by the underlying assets. In accordance with SFAS No. 13, Con Edison is accounting for the two LILO transactions as leveraged leases. Accordingly, the company’s investment in these leases, net of non-recourse debt, is carried as a single amount in Con Edison’s consolidated balance sheet and income is recognized pursuant to a method that incorporates a level rate of return for those years when net investment in the lease is positive, based upon the after-tax cash flows projected at the inception of the leveraged leases. At March 31, 2007 and December 31, 2006, the company’s investment in these leveraged leases ($232 million on such date) net of deferred tax liabilities ($212 million and $208 million, respectively), amounted to $20 million and $24 million, respectively.

On audit of Con Edison’s tax return for 1997, the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) disallowed the tax losses in connection with the 1997 LILO transaction. In December 2005, Con Edison paid a $0.3 million income tax deficiency asserted by the IRS for the tax year 1997 with respect to the 1997 LILO transaction. In April 2006, the company paid interest of $0.2 million associated with the deficiency and commenced an action in the United States Court of Federal Claims, entitled Consolidated Edison Company of New York, Inc. v. United States, to obtain a refund of this tax payment and interest. In September 2006, at the audit level, the IRS also disallowed $151 million of net tax deductions taken with respect to both of the LILO transactions for the tax years 1998 through 2001. In November 2006, Con Edison filed an appeal of this disallowance with the Appeals Office of the IRS, where consideration of this matter is pending. In March 2007, at the audit level, the IRS disallowed $43 million of net tax deductions taken with respect to both of the LILO transactions for the tax year 2005. Con Edison intends to file an appeal of this disallowance with the Appeals Office of the IRS.

Con Edison believes that its LILO transactions have been correctly reported, and has not recorded any reserve with respect to the disallowance of tax losses, or related interest, in connection with its LILO transactions. Con Edison’s estimated tax savings, reflected in its financial statements, from the two LILO transactions through March 31, 2007, in the aggregate, was $158 million. If Con Edison were required to repay all or a portion of these amounts, it would also be required to pay interest of up to $49 million.

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Northeast Utilities Litigation

Con Edison and Northeast Utilities are pursuing claims against each other for damages as a result of the alleged breach of their agreement and plan of merger, dated as of October 13, 1999, as amended and restated as of January 11, 2000. The litigation, entitled Consolidated Edison, Inc. v. Northeast Utilities, was commenced in March 2001 and is pending in the United States District Court for the Southern District of New York. The parties are seeking to recover from each other fees and expenses each incurred in connection with the merger agreement and preparing for the merger. In addition, Con Edison is seeking to recover from Northeast Utilities compensation for synergies that were lost when the merger did not occur, together with the attorney’s fees it has incurred in connection with the litigation.

In May 2004, the District Court determined that Northeast Utilities could not sue Con Edison for the claimed difference between the consideration Con Edison would have paid pursuant to the merger agreement and the unaffected trading price of Northeast Utilities’ common stock prior to the announcement of the merger agreement (the so-called “lost premium”). In October 2005, the United States Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit held that Northeast Utilities’ shareholders could not sue Con Edison for the so-called lost premium.

Con Edison does not expect that the lawsuit will have a material adverse effect on its financial position, results of operations or liquidity.

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Lease In/Lease Out Transactions

In each of 1997 and 1999, Con Edison Development entered into a transaction in which it leased property and then immediately subleased it back to the lessor (termed “Lease In/Lease Out,” or LILO transaction). The transactions respectively involved gas distribution and electric generating facilities in the Netherlands, with a total investment of $259 million. The transactions were financed with $93 million of equity and $166 million of non-recourse, long-term debt secured by the underlying assets. In accordance with Statement of Financial Accounting Standards (SFAS) No. 13, “Accounting for Leases,” Con Edison is accounting for the two LILO transactions as leveraged leases. Accordingly, the company’s investment in these leases, net of non-recourse debt, is carried as a single amount in Con Edison’s consolidated balance sheet and income is recognized pursuant to a method that incorporates a level rate of return for those years when net investment in the lease is positive, based upon the after-tax cash flows projected at the inception of the leveraged leases. At September 30, 2006 and December 31, 2005, the company’s investment in these leveraged leases ($230 million and $225 million, respectively) net of deferred tax liabilities ($203 million and $187 million, respectively), amounted to $27 million and $38 million, respectively.

On audit of Con Edison’s tax return for 1997, the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) disallowed the tax losses in connection with the 1997 LILO transaction. In December 2005, Con Edison paid a $0.3 million income tax deficiency asserted by the IRS for the tax year 1997 with respect to the 1997 LILO transaction. In April 2006, the company paid interest of $0.2 million associated with the deficiency and commenced an action in the United States Court of Federal Claims, entitled Consolidated Edison Company of New York, Inc. v. United States to obtain a refund of this tax payment and interest. In September 2006, at the audit level, the IRS also disallowed $151 million of net tax deductions taken with respect to both of the LILO transactions for the 1998 through 2001 tax years. Con Edison intends to appeal this decision, first within the IRS, and then, if necessary, to the federal courts.

Con Edison believes that its LILO’s have been correctly reported, and has not recorded any reserve with respect to the disallowance of tax losses in connection with its LILO transactions. Con Edison’s estimated tax savings from the two LILO transactions through September 30, 2006, in the aggregate, was $150 million. If Con Edison were required to repay all or a portion of these amounts, it would also be required to pay interest of up to $40 million. See Note L for a discussion of a new accounting requirement regarding accounting for uncertainty in income taxes.

Timing of Deduction of Construction-Related Costs

In August 2005, the IRS issued Revenue Ruling 2005-53 with respect to when federal income tax deductions can be taken for certain construction-related costs. The Companies’ used the “simplified service cost method” (SSCM) to determine the extent to which these costs could be deducted in 2002,

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2003, 2004 and 2005, and as a result reduced their current tax expense by $355 million, of which $324 million is attributable to Con Edison of New York.

For 2005, the Companies have agreed with the IRS to change their method of deducting these costs to a new method which the Companies are developing with the IRS. The Companies expect that they will be required to repay, with interest, a portion of their past SSCM tax benefits and to capitalize and depreciate over a period of years costs they previously deducted under SSCM. Interest on all past SSCM tax benefits would be approximately $64 million. In September 2006, Con Edison and Con Edison of New York accrued interest of $26 million and $23 million, respectively, representing their best estimates of the interest that may be required. Repayment of the SSCM tax benefits would not otherwise affect the Companies’ results of operations because deferred taxes have been previously provided for the related temporary differences between the SSCM deductions taken for federal income tax purposes and the corresponding amounts charged to expense for financial reporting purposes. See Note L for a discussion of a new accounting requirement regarding accounting for uncertainty in income taxes.

Lower Manhattan Restoration

Con Edison of New York estimates that its costs for emergency response to the September 11, 2001 attack on the World Trade Center, and for resulting temporary and subsequent permanent restoration of electric, gas and steam transmission and distribution facilities damaged in the attack will total $430 million, net of estimated insurance recoveries. Most of the costs have already been incurred. At September 30, 2006, the company had received reimbursement for $171 million of these costs ($77 million under insurance policies and $94 million from the federal government). The company expects to receive additional funds from insurance policies and federal reimbursement.

At September 30, 2006, the company had incurred capital costs of $213 million and, pursuant to a petition it filed with the PSC in 2001, deferred non-capital costs of $142 million as a regulatory asset (these amounts are net of reimbursements received). Non-capital costs include primarily the costs of moving facilities to avoid interfering with governmental projects (interference costs) and interest on capital and non-capital costs previously deferred. Con Edison of New York’s current rate plans provide for recovery from customers of $21.8 million annually of deferred non-capital costs associated with the World Trade Center. The company expects the PSC to permit recovery of all costs from customers, net of any federal reimbursement, insurance payments and tax savings.

Based upon New York City’s announced plans for improvement projects in lower Manhattan, the company anticipates that over the next five years it may incur up to $250 million of costs to move its facilities to avoid interfering with these projects. The company’s rate plans include provisions for the recovery of such costs. See Note B to the financial statements in Item 8 of the Form 10-K.

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Mirant Litigation

In June 1999, O&R completed the sale of all of its generating assets and Con Edison of New York completed the sale of its two-thirds interest in the Bowline Point generating facility to affiliates (Mirant Affiliates) of Mirant Corporation (Mirant, formerly Southern Energy, Inc.). The total gross proceeds from the sale amounted to $476 million ($343 million attributable to O&R and $133 million attributable to Con Edison of New York). In 2003, Mirant and most of its subsidiaries filed a voluntary petition for reorganization under Chapter 11 of the U.S. Bankruptcy Code. In January 2006, Mirant and most of its subsidiaries, but not the Mirant Affiliates, emerged from bankruptcy.

 

In May 2006, Mirant, the Mirant Affiliates and another Mirant subsidiary (the Claimants) commenced a proceeding seeking, among other things, to void the sale of the generating assets and recover the amounts paid by the Mirant Affiliates in connection with the sale (which the Claimants allege exceeded the fair value of the assets), together with interest on such amounts. In addition, the Claimants seek damages and a declaration that the Utilities defend and indemnify the Mirant Affiliates in connection with certain environmental, operational and other matters relating to some of the assets, the costs of which could be substantial. The Claimants also object to the allowance of claims totaling approximately $1 million filed by the Utilities in the bankruptcy proceeding.

 

In October 2006, the Mirant Affiliate that owns the Lovett generating units notified the PSC and O&R of its intention to retire the units in 2007 and 2008. O&R is inbelieves that the process of constructingrecent upgrades to its transmission and distribution system to meet anticipated demand growth, and believes that these upgrades will allow the systemit to meet existing reliability criteria inand future demand requirements if the event that the Lovett units are shut down.do not operate.

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The Companies are unable to predict whether or not any Mirant related lawsuits or other actions will have a material adverse effect on their financial position, results of operations or liquidity.

Power Outage Proceedings

During a July 2006 heat wave, electric service to a number of Con Edison of New York’s customers, predominantly in the company’s Long Island City distribution network in Queens, New York was interrupted. Also, a number of the company’s customers in Westchester County, New York, experienced weather-related outages in 2006.

The PSC is comprehensively investigating the Queens outage, including the circumstances surrounding the outage, the company’s response, communication and restoration efforts, the need for changes to the company’s practices and procedures and the costs incurred by the company related to the outage. The PSC is also reviewing the Westchester outages. Certain members of the New York State Assembly have filed a petition with the PSC with respect to the Queens outage and the

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September 2006 outage in Westchester resulting from Tropical Storm Ernesto. Their petition requests the PSC, among other things, to determine how the company’s actions affect its liability to provide compensation to customers whose service was interrupted and to prohibit the company from recovering any costs from customers as a result of its alleged imprudent policies and grossly negligent response. In addition, the PSC has issued an order to engage an independent third party consultant to conduct an audit of the company’s performance in response to outage emergencies and planning for restoration of service.

As of September 30, 2006, Con Edison of New York had paid $14 million to compensate customers for spoilage of food and other perishables resulting from the Queens outage, incurred estimated operating costs of $53 million and capital and retirement costs of $25 million, relating to the Queens and Tropical Storm Ernesto outages, and accrued anticipated penalties under its 2005 Electric Rate Agreement of $18 million relating to customer outages. The company’s electric tariff prescribes compensation to customers for spoilage resulting from certain distribution system outages, but does not require compensation for weather-related overhead outages.

The Companies are unable to predict whether the outages and any related proceedings will have any further material adverse effect on their results of operation or have a material adverse effect on their financial position or liquidity.

 

Guarantees

Con Edison and its subsidiaries enter into various agreements providing financial or performance assurance primarily to third parties on behalf of their subsidiaries. In addition, a Con Edison Development subsidiary has issued a guarantee on behalf of an entity in which it has an equity interest. Maximum amounts guaranteed by Con Edison totaled $1.3 billion and $1.1$1.2 billion at September 30, 2006March 31, 2007 and December 31, 2005,2006, respectively.

A summary, by type and term, of Con Edison’s total guarantees at March 31, 2007 is as follows:

Guarantee Type  0–3 years  4–10 years  > 10 years  Total
   (Millions of Dollars)

Commodity transactions

  $895  $23  $238  $1,156

Affordable housing program

      26      26

Intra-company guarantees

   25      1   26

Other guarantees

   39   48      87

TOTAL

  $959  $97  $239  $1,295

For a description of guarantee types, see Note H to the financial statements in Item 8 of the Form 10-K.

Note H – Income Tax

Uncertain Tax Positions

In January 2007, the Companies adopted FASB Interpretation No. 48, “Accounting for Uncertainty in Income Taxes – an interpretation of FASB Statement No. 109” (FIN 48). This interpretation clarifies the accounting for uncertain tax positions in accordance with FASB Statement No. 109. Under the interpretation, an enterprise would not be allowed to recognize, in its financial statements, the benefit of a tax position unless that position is more likely than not to be sustained upon examination by taxing authorities, including resolution of any related appeals and litigation processes, based solely on the technical merits of the position.

The IRS has essentially completed its audits of the Companies’ federal income tax returns through 2001 and for tax year 2005. The Companies’ federal income tax returns for 2002 through 2004, which the IRS is reviewing, reflect certain tax positions with which the IRS does not or may not agree, including tax positions with respect to the deduction of certain construction-related costs for which the ultimate deductibility is highly certain but for which there is uncertainty about the timing of such deductibility.

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A summary,The Companies used the “simplified service cost method” (SSCM) to determine the extent to which construction-related costs could be deducted in 2002 through 2005, and as a result reduced their current tax expense by type and term, of Con Edison’s total guarantees at September 30, 2006 is as follows:

Guarantee Type  0–3 years  4–10 years  > 10 years  Total
   (Millions of Dollars)

Commodity transactions

  $849  $13  $269  $1,131

Affordable housing program

      29      29

Intra-company guarantees

   18      1   19

Other guarantees

   32   49      81

TOTAL

  $899  $91  $270  $1,260

Other guarantees include $47$340 million, of guarantees issued by Con Edison covering RCN Corporation’s (RCN) lease payments for the rightwhich $310 million is attributable to use Con Edison of New York’s conduit systemYork. In August 2005, the IRS issued Revenue Ruling 2005-53 with respect to when federal income tax deductions can be taken for certain construction-related costs. The Companies expect that they will be required to repay, with interest, a portion of their past SSCM tax benefits and to capitalize and depreciate over a period of years costs they previously deducted under SSCM. Interest on all past SSCM tax benefits for Con Edison and Con Edison of New York would be approximately $90 million and $82 million, respectively. Repayment of the SSCM tax benefits would not otherwise affect the Companies’ results of operations because deferred taxes have been previously provided for the related temporary differences between the SSCM deductions taken for federal income tax purposes and the corresponding amounts charged to expense for financial reporting purposes.

Upon adoption of FIN 48, Con Edison and Con Edison of New York reclassified previously recorded tax liabilities of $142 million and $131 million, respectively, which primarily related to SSCM, to a liability for uncertain tax positions. At March 31, 2007, the liabilities for uncertain tax positions for Con Edison and Con Edison of New York were $139 million and $ 128 million, respectively, and accrued interest on the liabilities amounted to $29 million and $25 million, respectively. The Companies recognize interest accrued related to the liability for uncertain tax positions in accordance withinterest expense and penalties, if any, in operating expenses in the Companies’ consolidated income statements. In the three months ended March 31, 2007, Con Edison and Con Edison of New York recognized interest expense for uncertain tax positions of approximately $4 million.

The Companies do not expect the total amounts of uncertain tax positions to significantly increase or decrease within the next 12 months.

The adoption of FIN 48 did not have a tariff approved bymaterial impact on the PSCCompanies’ financial position, results of operations or liquidity.

Note I - Stock-Based Compensation

For a description of stock-based compensation, including stock options, restricted stock units (RSUs) and rent payment obligations under various lease agreements for office buildings. Seethe stock purchase plan, reference is made to Note UM to the financial statements in Item 8 of the Form 10-K.

For a description of guarantee types, see Note I to the financial statements in Item 8 of the Form 10-K.

Note I – Stock-Based CompensationNOTESTOTHE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (UNAUDITED) —CONTINUED

The Companies compensate employees and directors with, among other things, stock options, restricted stock units and contributions to a discount stock purchase plan. Shares of Con Edison common stock used to satisfy the Companies’ obligations with respect to such compensation may be new (authorized, but unissued) shares, treasury shares or shares purchased on the open market. The shares used during the nine months ended September 30, 2006 have been new shares, except for shares distributed to a retired officer with respect to 30,000 vested restricted stock units which were purchased in the open market.

 

In January 2006, Con Edison adoptedaccordance with SFAS No. 123(R), “Share-Based Payment,” applying the modified prospective approach. Pursuant to SFASPayment” (SFAS No. 123(R)), the Companies have recognized the cost of stock basedstock-based compensation as an expense using a fair value measurement method. The following table summarizes stock-based compensation expense recognized by the Companies in the three and nine months ended September 30,March 31, 2007 and 2006:

 

   

For the Three Months

Ended September 30, 2006

  

For the Nine Months

Ended September 30, 2006

(Millions of Dollars)  

Con

Edison

  

Con Edison

of New York

  

Con

Edison

  

Con Edison

of New York

Stock options

  $2  $1   $8  $7

Restricted stock units

         1   

Performance-based restricted stock

   2   1   11   9

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If the Companies had applied the fair value recognition provisions of SFAS No. 123, “Accounting for Stock-Based Compensation,” as amended by SFAS No. 148, “Accounting for Stock-Based Compensation – Transition and Disclosure – An Amendment of Financial Accounting Standards Board (FASB) Statement No. 123,” for the purposes of recognizing expense for stock-based compensation arrangements, the following table illustrates the effect on net income and earnings per share for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2005:

   

For the Three Months

Ended September 30, 2005

  

For the Nine Months

Ended September 30, 2005

(Millions of Dollars, except per share amounts/Shares in Millions)  

Con

Edison

  

Con Edison

of New York

  

Con

Edison

  

Con Edison

of New York

Net income, as reported

  $285  $282  $581  $573

Add: Stock-based compensation expense included in reported net income, net of related tax effects

   1   1   4   3

Deduct: Total stock-based compensation expense determined under fair value method for all awards, net of related tax effects

   2   2    7   6

Pro forma net income

  $284  $281  $578  $570

Earnings per common share:

                

Basic - as reported

  $1.17      $2.39    

Basic - pro forma

  $1.16      $2.37    

Diluted - as reported

  $1.16      $2.38    

Diluted - pro forma

  $1.16      $2.37    
   Con Edison  Con Edison of
New York
(Millions of Dollars)  2007  2006  2007  2006

Stock options

  $1  $4  $1  $3

Performance-based restricted stock

   1   8   1   7

Total

  $2  $12  $2  $10

 

Stock Options

For a description of the stock options, and the 1996 Stock Option Plan and the Long Term Incentive Plan (LTIP) under which the stock options have been awarded, reference is made to Note N to the financial statements in Item 8 of the Form 10-K. Pursuant to SFAS No. 123(R), the Companies generally recognize compensation expense (based on the fair value of stock option awards) over the continuous service period in which the options vest. Awards to employees currently eligible for retirement are expensed in the month awarded.

The outstanding options are “equity awards” because shares of Con Edison common stock are delivered upon exercise of the options. As equity awards, the fair value of the options is measured at the grant date. The weighted average fair value of options awarded in 2006 is $3.81. This value was estimated at the date of grant using the Black-Scholes option-pricing model with the following weighted-average assumptions:

2006

Risk-free interest rate

4.62%

Expected term

4.6 years

Expected stock volatility

13.41%

Expected dividend yield

5.06%

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The weighted average risk-free rate is calculated using the five-year U.S. Treasury securities rate on the grant date of each stock option and then weighted for the number of shares awarded. The expected life of the options is based on historical employee exercise behavior and post-vesting cancellations. The expected stock volatility is calculated using the quarterly closing prices of Con Edison stock over a period of five years, which approximates the expected term of the options. The expected dividend yield is calculated using the annualized dividend divided by the stock price on the date of grant.

A summary of changes in the status of stock options during the three and nine months ended September 30,March 31, 2007 and 2006 iswere as follows:

 

  Con Edison 

Con Edison of

New York

  Con Edison  

Con Edison of

New York

  Options Weighted
Average
Exercise
Price
  Options Weighted
Average
Exercise
Price
  Shares Weighted
Average
Exercise
Price
  Shares Weighted
Average
Exercise
Price

Outstanding at 12/31/05

  7,867,151  $41.913  6,697,401  $42.000  7,867,151  $41.913  6,697,401  $42.000

Granted

  804,000   46.880  699,000   46.880  804,000   46.880  699,000   46.880

Exercised

  (67,500)  37.560   (60,800)  37.404  (67,500)  37.560  (60,800)  37.404

Forfeited

  (20,900)  42.691  (5,000)  44.688  (20,900)  42.691  (5,000)  44.688

Outstanding at 3/31/06

  8,582,751  $42.412  7,330,601  $42.503  8,582,751  $42.412  7,330,601  $42.503

Outstanding at 12/31/06

  8,617,601  $42.773  7,346,601  $42.842

Granted

  859,900   43.500  711,700   43.500          

Exercised

  (64,725)  35.935  (55,725)  35.538  (975,100)  41.630  (907,050)  41.634

Forfeited

  (19,000)  44.353  (13,000)  44.765  (1,001)  42.169  (1,001)  42.169

Outstanding at 6/30/06

  9,358,926  $42.553  7,973,576  $42.637

Granted

          

Exercised

  (235,200)  39.003  (192,800)  39.220

Forfeited

  (17,000)  46.108  (11,800)  45.452

Outstanding at 9/30/06

  9,106,726  $42.641  7,768,976  $42.722

Outstanding at 3/31/07

  7,641,500  $42.919  6,438,550  $43.013

 

The weighted average exercise price of options awarded in 2006 was $45.13 per share. The change in the fair value of all outstanding options from their grant dates to September 30,March 31, 2007 and 2006 (aggregate intrinsic value) was $32 million for Con Edison.Edison were $62 million and $9 million, respectively. The change in the fair value of all outstanding options from their grant dates to March 31, 2007 and 2006 (aggregate intrinsic value) for Con Edison of New York were $52 million and $7 million, respectively. The aggregate intrinsic value of options exercised in the three monthsperiod ended September 30,March 31, 2007 and 2006 was $2were $7 million and $1 million and the cash received by Con Edison for payment of the exercise price was $9 million.were $40 million and $2 million, respectively. The weighted average remaining contractual life of options outstanding is sixfive years as of September 30, 2006.March 31, 2007.

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The following table summarizes stock options outstanding at September 30, 2006March 31, 2007 for each plan year for the Companies:

 

     Con Edison Con Edison of New York     

Con Edison

  Con Edison of New York
Plan Year  Remaining
Contractual
Life
  

Options

Outstanding

  Weighted
Average
Exercise
Price
  Options
Exercisable
  

Options

Outstanding

  Weighted
Average
Exercise
Price
  Options
Exercisable
  Remaining
Contractual
Life
  

Options

Outstanding

  Weighted
Average
Exercise
Price
  Options
Exercisable
  

Options

Outstanding

  Weighted
Average
Exercise
Price
  Options
Exercisable

2006

  10  1,654,800  45.142    1,404,700  45.182    9  1,654,800  $45.142    1,404,700  $45.182  

2005

  9  1,273,050  42.735    1,027,750  42.718    8  1,271,050   42.736    1,025,750   42.719  

2004

  8  1,290,150  43.766    1,046,700  43.764    7  1,216,650   43.808  393,000  979,200   43.811  304,000

2003

  7  1,431,675  39.735  1,431,675  1,191,075  39.794  1,191,075  6  909,150   39.842  909,150  725,450   39.867  725,450

2002

  6  1,240,050  42.510  1,240,050  1,071,550  42.510  1,071,550  5  1,041,950   42.510  1,041,950  889,950   42.510  889,950

2001

  5  718,400  37.750  718,400   620,900  37.750  620,900  4  559,800   37.750  559,800  485,800   37.750  485,800

2000

  4  214,100  32.500  214,100  168,100  32.500  168,100  3  168,100   32.500  168,100  132,600   32.500  132,600

1999

  3  891,350  47.938  891,350  849,550  47.938  849,550  2  675,450   47.938  675,450  653,050   47.938  653,050

1998

  2  358,000  42.563  358,000  353,500  42.563  353,500

1997

  1  35,151  31.500  35,151  35,151  31.500  35,151

1998/97

  1  144,550   42.563  144,550  142,050   42.736  142,050

Total

     9,106,726     4,888,726  7,768,976     4,289,826     7,641,500  $42.919  3,892,000  6,438,550  $43.013  3,332,900

 

There were no new awards granted in 2007. The exercise prices of options awarded in 2006 range from $43.50 to $46.88. The total expense to be recognized in future periods for unvested stock options outstanding as of September 30, 2006March 31, 2007 is $6$3 million for Con Edison, including $4$2 million for Con Edison of New York.

 

Restricted Stock Units

For a description of the restricted stock units, reference is made to Note N to the financial statements in Item 8 of the Form 10-K. In certain cases, dividend equivalents are paid on the restricted stock units. In 2006, restricted stock unit awards under the LTIP were made as follows: (i) annual awards to officers under restricted stock unit agreements that provide for adjustment of the number of units (as described in Note N to the financial statements in Item 8 of the Form 10-K, performance-based restricted stock units or PBRS)three-month period ended March 31, 2007 and (ii) under the directors’ deferred compensation plan. No other awards of restricted stock units were made in 2006.

In accordance with SFAS No. 123(R), for outstanding restricted stock awards other than PBRS or awards under the directors’ deferred compensation plan, the Companies have accrued a liability based on the market value of a common share on the grant date and are recognizing compensation expense over the vesting period. The weighted average vesting period for outstanding awards is two years and is based on the employees’ continuous service to Con Edison; the latest period ends April 2009. Prior to vesting, the awards are subject to forfeiture in whole or in part under certain circumstances. The awards are “liability awards” because each restricted stock unit represents the right to receive, upon vesting, one share of Con Edison common stock, the cash value of a share or a combination thereof. As such, prior to vesting, changes in the fair value of the units are reflected in net income. At September 30, 2006, there were 192,50092,500 and 141,700222,500 units outstanding for Con Edison and 41,700 and 171,700 units outstanding for Con Edison of New York,

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respectively. The weighted average fair value as of the grant date of the outstanding units is $35.844 per unitfor March 31, 2007 and $34.7322006 were $40.88 and $36.59 per unit for Con Edison, respectively. The weighted average fair value as of the grant date of the outstanding units for March 31, 2007 and 2006 were $43.23 and $36.31 per unit for Con Edison of New York, respectively. In September 2006, 30,000 vested restricted stock units were distributed to a retired officer. The total expense to be recognized by the Companies in future periods for unvested awards outstanding as of September 30, 2006 is $1 million.

For PBRS that are subject to adjustment based on Con Edison’s total shareholder return relative to the Standard and Poor’s Electric Utilities Index during a specified performance period (the TSR portion), the Companies use a Monte Carlo simulation model to estimate the fair value of the awards. The fair value is recomputed each reporting period as of the earlier of the reporting date and the vesting date. For PBRS that are subject to adjustment based on determinations made in connection with the Companies’ annual bonus plans (the EIP portion), the fair value of the awards is determined using the market price on the date of grant. PBRS awards are “liability awards” because each PBRS represent the right to receive, upon vesting, one share ofMarch 31, 2007 for Con Edison common stock, the cash valueand Con Edison of a share or a combination thereof. As such, changes in the fair value of the PBRS are reflected in net income. The following table illustrates the assumptions used to calculate the fair value of the awards:

2006

Risk-free interest rate

4.48 to 4.88%

Expected term

3 years

Expected volatility

13.15%

Expected quarterly dividends

$0.575 to $0.59

The risk-free rate is based on the U.S. Treasury zero-coupon yield curve on the date of grant. The expected term of the PBRS is three years, which equals the vesting period. The Companies do not expect significant forfeitures to occur. The expected volatility is calculated using daily closing stock prices over a period of three years, which approximates the expected term of the awards. Expected annual escalation of dividends is based on historical trends.New York were $1 million and $0.5 million, respectively.

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A summary of changes in the status of the PBRS’ TSRPerformance RSUs’ Total Shareholder Return (TSR) portion during the three months ended September 30,March 31, 2007 and 2006 iswere as follows:

 

  Con Edison 

Con Edison of

New York

  Con Edison  

Con Edison of

New York

  Units 

Weighted
Average
Fair

Value*

  Units Weighted
Average
Fair
Value*
  Units Weighted
Average
Fair
Value*
  Units Weighted
Average
Fair
Value*

Non-vested at 12/31/05

  206,275  $31.489  171,950  $31.581  204,425  $31.461  171,950  $31.581

Granted

  99,300   43.830  87,400   43.830  99,300   43.830  87,400   43.830

Vested and Exercised

  (156,450)  46.477   (144,475)  46.455  (156,450)  46.477  (144,475)  46.455

Forfeited

                    

Non-vested at 3/31/06

  149,125  $29.252  114,875  $29.530  147,275  $29.252  114,875  $29.530

Non-vested at 12/31/06

  126,425  $13.992  94,025  $14.420

Granted

            113,600   45.730  81,848   45.730

Vested and Exercised

            (31,400)    (21,475)  

Forfeited

                    

Non-vested at 6/30/06

  149,125  $31.190  114,875  $44.440

Granted

          

Vested and Exercised

          

Forfeited

          

Non-vested at 9/30/06

  149,125  $24.800  114,875  $25.140

Non-vested at 3/31/07

  208,625  $36.108  154,398  $35.709
*Fair value is determined using the Monte Carlo simulation described above.simulation.

 

A summary of changes in the status of the PBRS’ EIPPerformance RSUs’ Executive Incentive Plan (EIP) portion during the three months ended September 30,March 31, 2007 and 2006 iswere as follows:

 

  Con Edison Con Edison of
New York
  Con Edison  

Con Edison of

New York

  Units Weighted
Average
Price
  Units Weighted
Average
Price
  Units Weighted
Average
Price
  Units Weighted
Average
Price

Non-vested at 12/31/05

  206,275  $43.297  171,950  $43.300  204,425  $43.297  171,950  $43.300

Granted

  99,300   46.880   87,400   46.880  99,300   46.880  87,400   46.880

Vested and Exercised

  (156,450)  46.477  (144,475)  46.455  (156,450)  46.477  (144,475)  46.455

Forfeited

                    

Non-vested at 3/31/06

  149,125  $43.500  114,875  $43.500  147,275  $43.500  114,875  $43.500

Non-vested at 12/31/06

  126,425  $48.070  94,025  $48.070

Granted

            113,600   47.815  81,848   47.807

Vested and Exercised

            (31,400)  47.530  (21,475)  47.530

Forfeited

                    

Non-vested at 6/30/06

  149,125  $44.440  114,875  $44.440

Granted

          

Vested and Exercised

          

Forfeited

          

Non-vested at 9/30/06

  149,125  $46.200  114,875  $46.200

Non-vested at 3/31/07

  208,625  $51.060  154,398  $51.060

The total expense to be recognized by Con Edison in future periods for unvested Performance RSUs outstanding as of March 31, 2007 is $14 million, including $10 million for Con Edison of New York.

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The total expense to be recognized by the Companies in future periods for unvested PBRS outstanding as of September 30, 2006 is $4 million (including $3 million for Con Edison of New York).

For a description of the Non-Officer Director Deferred Compensation plan, reference is made to Note N to the financial statements in Item 8 of the Form 10-K. Restricted stock units issued under the directors’ deferred compensation plan are considered “equity awards,” because they may only be settled in shares. Directors immediately vest in units issued to them. The fair value of the units is determined using the closing price of Con Edison’s common stock on the business day immediately preceding the date of issue. In the three and nine months ended September 30, 2006, approximately 2,384 and 23,196 units were issued, respectively.

Stock Purchase Plan

For a description of the Stock Purchase Plan, reference is made to Note N to the financial statements in Item 8 of the Form 10-K. Participants in the plan immediately vest in shares purchased by them under the plan. The fair value of the shares of Con Edison common stock purchased under the plan was calculated using the average of the high and low composite sale prices at which shares were traded at the New York Stock Exchange on the trading day immediately preceding such purchase dates. In the three and nine months ended September 30,March 31, 2007 and 2006, 127,529149,397 shares and 439,646149,584 shares were purchased under the Stock Purchase Plan at a weighted average price of $44.62$48.50 and $44.94$46.17 per share, respectively.

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Note J - Financial Information By Business Segment

Reference is made to Note ON to the financial statements in Item 8 of the Form 10-K.

 

The financial data for the business segments are as follows:

 

  For the Three Months Ended September 30,

   For the Three Months Ended March 31, 
  Operating
Revenues
 Inter-segment
revenues
 Depreciation and
amortization
 Operating
Income
   Operating
Revenues
 Inter-segment
revenues
 Depreciation and
amortization
  Operating
Income
 
(Millions of Dollars)  2006 2005 2006 2005 2006  2005 2006 2005   2007 2006 2007 2006 2007  2006  2007 2006 

Con Edison of New York

                            

Electric

  $2,273  $2,301   $2  $2   $104  $98   $314  $363   $1,643  $1,633  $3  $2  $109  $101  $173  $137 

Gas

   185   209   1   1   20   19   7   3    735   737   1   1   21   20   112   98 

Steam

   104   111   18   19   12   12      6    295   275   18   19   15   12   61   62 

Consolidation adjustments

         (21)  (22)                     (22)  (22)            

Total Con Edison of New York

  $2,562  $2,621  $  $  $136  $129  $321  $372   $2,673  $2,645  $  $  $145  $133  $346  $297 

O&R

                            

Electric

  $205  $201  $  $  $7  $7  $25  $25   $144  $126  $  $  $6  $6  $10  $8 

Gas

   26   23         2   2   (2)  (2)   113   106         3   3   16   10 

Total O&R

  $231  $224  $  $  $9  $9  $23  $23   $257  $232  $  $  $9  $9  $26  $18 

Competitive energy businesses

  $661  $490  $11  $2  $10  $9  $29  $2   $489  $456  $13  $16  $10  $9  $14  $(10)

Other*

   (13)  2   (11)  (2)        2       (1)  (16)  (13)  (16)        (2)   

Total Con Edison

  $3,441  $3,337  $  $  $155  $147  $375  $397   $3,418  $3,317  $  $  $164  $151  $384  $305 
*Parent company expenses, primarily interest, and consolidation adjustments. Other does not represent a business segment.

 

   For the Nine Months Ended September 30, 
   

Operating

Revenues

  Inter-segment
revenues
  Depreciation and
amortization
  

Operating

Income

 
(Millions of Dollars)  2006  2005  2006  2005  2006  2005  2006  2005 

Con Edison of New York

                                 

Electric

  $5,449  $5,201   $7  $7   $308  $294   $630  $650 

Gas

   1,238   1,160   2   2   60   57   136   126 

Steam

   485   474   56   38   36   27   70   51 

Consolidation adjustments

         (65)  (47)            

Total Con Edison of New York

  $7,172  $6,835  $  $  $404  $378  $836  $827 

O&R

                                 

Electric

  $455  $446  $  $  $19  $19  $43  $48 

Gas

   166   154         7   7   9   9 

Total O&R

  $621  $600  $  $  $26  $26  $52  $57 

Competitive energy businesses

  $1,568  $1,089  $45  $7  $30  $30  $38  $22 

Other*

   (47)  (1)  (45)  (7)        5   (2)

Total Con Edison

  $9,314  $8,523  $  $  $460  $434  $931  $904 
*Parent company expenses, primarily interest, and consolidation adjustments. Other does not represent a business segment.

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Note K - Derivative Instruments and Hedging Activities

Reference is made to Note PO to the financial statements in Item 8 of the Form 10-K.

 

Energy Price Hedging

Con Edison’s subsidiaries hedge market price fluctuations associated with physical purchases and sales of electricity, natural gas, and steam by using derivative instruments including futures, forwards, basis swaps, options, transmission congestion contracts and financial transmission rights contracts. The fair values of these hedges at September 30, 2006March 31, 2007 and December 31, 20052006 were as follows:

 

  Con Edison Con Edison of
New York
  Con Edison Con Edison of
New York
 
(Millions of Dollars)  2006 2005  2006 2005  2007 2006  2007 2006 

Fair value of net assets/(liabilities)

  $(371) $280   $(214) $223

Fair value of net assets

  $(79) $(319) $(40) $(206)

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Credit Exposure

The Companies are exposed to credit risk related to transactions entered into primarily for the various energy supply and hedging activities by the Utilities and the competitive energy businesses. The Companies use credit policies to manage this risk, including an established credit approval process, monitoring of counterparty limits, netting provisions within agreements, and collateral or prepayment arrangements.arrangements, credit insurance and credit default swaps.

 

Con Edison and Con Edison of New York had $367$193 million and $71$67 million credit exposure in connection with energy supply and hedging activities, net of collateral and reserves, at September 30, 2006,March 31, 2007, respectively. Con Edison’s net credit exposure consisted of $235$84 million with investment-grade counterparties (a portion of which is insured through credit insurance and $132hedged with credit default swaps), $104 million primarily with commodity exchange brokers.brokers and $5 million with entities which lacked ratings or whose ratings were not investment grade. Con Edison of New York’s net credit exposure was primarily with commodity exchange brokers.

 

Cash Flow Hedges

Con Edison’s subsidiaries, primarily the competitive energy businesses, designate a portion of derivative instruments as cash flow hedges under SFAS No. 133, “Accounting for Derivative Instruments and Hedging Activities.Activities” (SFAS No. 133). Under cash flow hedge accounting, to the extent a hedge is determined to be “effective, the unrealized gain or loss on the hedge is recorded in OCI and reclassified to earnings at the time the underlying transaction is completed. A gain or loss relating to any portion of the hedge determined to be “ineffective” is recognized in earnings in the period in which such determination is made.

 

The following table presents selected information related to these cash flow hedges included in accumulated OCI at September 30, 2006:March 31, 2007:

 

   Maximum Term  

Accumulated Other
Comprehensive Income/

(Loss) Net of Tax

  

Portion Expected to be

Reclassified to Earnings

during the Next
12 Months

(Term in Months/Millions of Dollars)  Con Edison 

Con Edison of

New York

  Con Edison  Con Edison of
New York
  Con Edison  Con Edison of
New York

Energy Price Hedges

  39 5   $(43) $  $(19) $

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   Maximum Term  

Accumulated Other
Comprehensive Income/

(Loss) Net of Tax

  Portion Expected to be
Reclassified to Earnings
during the Next
12 Months
(Term in Months/Millions of
Dollars)
  Con Edison  Con Edison of
New York
  Con Edison  Con Edison of  
New York  
  Con Edison  Con Edison of
New York

Energy Price Hedges

  45    $(5) $  $(2) $

 

The actual amounts that will be reclassified to earnings may vary from the expected amounts presented above as a result of changes in market prices. The effect of reclassification from accumulated OCI to earnings will generally be offset by the recognition of the hedged transaction in earnings.

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The unrealized net gains and losses relating to the hedge ineffectiveness of these cash flow hedges that were recognized in net earnings for the three and nine months ended September 30,March 31, 2007 and 2006 and 2005 were immaterial to the results of operations of the Companies for those periods.

 

Other Derivatives

The Companies enter into certain derivative instruments that do not qualify or are not designated as hedges under SFAS No. 133. However, management believes these instruments represent economic hedges that mitigate exposure to fluctuations in commodity prices. The Utilities are permitted by their respective regulators to reflect in rates all reasonably incurred gains and losses on these instruments. See “Recoverable Energy Costs” in Note A to the financial statements in Item 8 of the Form 10-K. Con Edison’s competitive energy businesses record unrealized gains and losses on these derivative contracts in earnings in the reporting period in which they occur. Generally, the collateral requirements associated with, and settlement of, derivative transactions are included in net cash flows from operating activities in the Companies’ consolidated statement of cash flows. For the three and nine months ended September 30,March 31, 2007 and 2006, Con Edison recorded in non-utility operating revenues unrealized pre-tax losses of $8amounting to $16 million and $67$51 million, respectively. These losses reflect primarily lower prices on natural gas contracts employed as economic hedges used to support wholesale and retail obligations of the competitive energy businesses that did not qualify for cash flow hedge accounting. For the three and nine months ended September 30, 2005, Con Edison recorded in non-utility operating revenues unrealized pre-tax losses of $22 million and $23 million, respectively. These losses were due primarily to the forward market price of electricity sold by the competitive energy businesses increasing more than the forward market price of fuel purchased by the competitive energy businesses.

 

Interest Rate Hedging

Con Edison’s subsidiaries use interest rate swaps to manage interest rate exposure associated with debt. The fair values of these interest rate swaps at September 30, 2006March 31, 2007 and December 31, 20052006 were as follows:

 

   Con Edison   Con Edison of
New York
 
(Millions of Dollars)  2006  2005   2006  2005 

Fair value of interest rate swaps

  $(16) $(18  $(3) $(3)

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   Con Edison  Con Edison of
New York
 
(Millions of Dollars)  2007  2006  2007  2006 

Fair value of interest rate swaps

  $(14) $(15)   $(2) $(3)

 

Fair Value Hedges

Con Edison of New York’s swap (related to its $225 million of Series 2001A tax-exempt debt) is designated as a fair value hedge, which qualifies for “short-cut” hedge accounting under SFAS No. 133. Under this method, changes in fair value of the swap are recorded directly against the carrying value of the hedged bonds and have no impact on earnings.

 

Cash Flow Hedges

Con Edison DevelopmentDevelopment’s and O&R have entered into interest rate&R’s swaps that are designated as cash flow hedges under SFAS No. 133. Any gain or loss on the hedges is recorded in OCI and reclassified to interest expense and included in earnings during the periods in which the hedged interest payments occur. See “Interest Rate Hedging” in Note PO to the financial statements in Item 8 of the Form 10-K for the contractual components of the interest rate swaps accounted for as cash flow hedges.

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Note L - New Financial Accounting Standards

Reference is made to Note TS to the financial statements in Item 8 of the Form 10-K10-K.

In February 2007, the FASB issued Statement No. 159, “The Fair Value Option for Financial Assets and Note LFinancial Liabilities – including an amendment of FASB Statement No. 115.” This Statement permits entities to choose to measure many financial instruments and certain other items at fair value that are not currently required to be measured at fair value. The guidance in this Statement becomes effective for fiscal periods beginning after November 15, 2007. The Companies are currently evaluating the impact of this Statement on their financial statements in Part I, Item 1position, results of the First Quarter Form 10-Qoperations and Second Quarter Form 10-Q.liquidity.

 

In September 2006, the FASB issued FASB Staff Position (“FSP”) No. AUG AIR-1,Emerging Issues Task Force (EITF) Issue 06-4, “Accounting for Planned Major Maintenance Activities.Deferred Compensation and Postretirement Benefit Aspects of Endorsement Split Dollar Life Insurance Arrangements.” This FSP prohibits the use of the accrual-in-advance method of accountingIssue requires employers to record a liability for planned major maintenance activities.future benefits for endorsement split-dollar life insurance arrangements that provide a postretirement benefit to an employee. The guidance in this FSPEITF becomes effective in the firstfor fiscal yearperiods beginning after December 15, 2006. Neither Con Edison nor Con Edison of New York expects2007. The Companies are currently evaluating the implementationimpact of this FSP to have a material effectIssue on itstheir financial position, results of operations orand liquidity.

 

In September 2006, the FASB issued Statement No. 157, “Fair Value Measurements.” This Statement defines fair value, establishes a framework for measuring fair value and expands the disclosures about fair value measurements. It applies to other accounting pronouncements that require fair value measurements and, accordingly, does not require any new fair value measurements. The guidance in this Statement becomes effective for financial statements issued for fiscal years beginning after November 15, 2007. The Companies are currently evaluating the impact of this Statement on their financial position, results of operations and liquidity.

In September 2006, the FASB issued FASB Statement No. 158, “Employers’ Accounting for Defined Benefit Pension and Other Postretirement Benefits – an amendment of FASB Statements No. 87, 88, 106 and 123(R).” This Statement requires an employer that sponsors one or more defined benefit

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pension or other postretirement plans to recognize an asset or liability for the overfunded or underfunded status of the plan. For a pension plan, the asset or liability is the difference between the fair value of the plan’s assets and the projected benefit obligation. For any other postretirement benefit plan, the asset or liability is the difference between the fair value of the plan’s assets and the accumulated postretirement benefit obligation. Employers must recognize all unrecognized prior service costs and credits and unrecognized actuarial gains and losses in accumulated other comprehensive income, net of tax. Such amounts would be adjusted as they are subsequently recognized as components of net periodic benefit cost or income pursuant to the current recognition and amortization provisions of FASB Statements No. 87, “Employers’ Accounting for Pensions,” and No. 106, “Employers’ Accounting for Postretirement Benefits Other Than Pensions.” For a description of the Companies’ pension plan and other postretirement benefit plans, see Notes E and F to the financial statements in Item 8 of the Form 10-K. In general, under the Utilities’ rate plans, the difference between expenses recognized under these accounting standards and the rate allowance is deferred. The Utilities will record a regulatory asset for the amount that would otherwise have been charged to other comprehensive income. The guidance in this statement becomes effective for financial statements issued for fiscal years ending after December 15, 2006. If this Statement had been effective as of December 31, 2005, the Companies would have accrued an additional liability of $1.0 billion for pension and other postretirement benefits, eliminated the prepaid pension asset of $1.5 billion, and recorded a regulatory asset of $2.5 billion.

In July 2006, the FASB issued FSP No. FAS 13-2, “Accounting for a Change or Projected Change in the Timing of Cash Flows Relating to Income Taxes Generated by a Leveraged Lease Transaction,” which becomes effective for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2006. This FSP requires the expected timing of income tax cash flows generated by Con Edison’s LILO transactions to be reviewed at least annually. If the expected timing of the cash flows is revised, the rate of return and the allocation of income would be recalculated from the inception of the LILO transactions, and the company would be required to recalculate the accounting effect of the LILO transactions, which would result in a charge to earnings that could have a material adverse effect on the company’s results of operations. See Note H.

In July 2006, the FASB issued FASB Interpretation No. 48, “Accounting for Uncertainty in Income Taxes – An Interpretation of FASB Statement No. 109.” This interpretation clarifies the accounting for uncertain tax positions in accordance with FASB Statement No. 109 and becomes effective for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2006. Under the interpretation, an enterprise would not be allowed to recognize, in its financial statements, the benefit of a tax position unless that position is more likely than not to be sustained upon examination, by taxing authorities including resolution of any related appeals and litigation processes, based solely on the technical merits of the position. The IRS has completed its audits of the Companies’ federal income tax returns through 1997. The Companies’ federal income tax returns

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for subsequent years, which the IRS is reviewing, reflect certain tax positions with which the IRS does not or may not agree, including tax positions with respect to Con Edison’s leveraged lease transactions and the deduction of certain construction related costs. See Note H. The Companies are continuing to evaluate the interpretation; however, it is not expected to have a material impact on their financial position, results of operations and liquidity.

Note M - Con Edison Communications (CEC)

Reference is made to Note U to the financial statements in Item 8 of the Form 10-K.

In March 2006, Con Edison completed the sale of CEC to RCN and received approximately $39 million in cash, subject to certain adjustments. The sale resulted in a loss from discontinued operations of approximately $1 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2006.

ITEM 2. MANAGEMENTS DISCUSSIONAND ANALYSISOF FINANCIAL CONDITIONAND RESULTSOF OPERATIONS (COMBINEDFOR CON EDISONAND CON EDISONOF NEW YORK)

This combined management’s discussion and analysis of financial condition and results of operations (MD&A) relates to the consolidated financial statements (the ThirdFirst Quarter Financial Statements) included in this report of two separate registrants: Consolidated Edison, Inc. (Con Edison) and Consolidated Edison Company of New York, Inc. (Con Edison of New York). and should be read in conjunction with the financial statements and the notes thereto. As used in this report, the term the “Companies” refers to Con Edison and Con Edison of New York. Con Edison of New York is a subsidiary of Con Edison and, as such, information in this MD&A about Con Edison of New York applies to Con Edison.

 

This MD&A should be read in conjunction with the ThirdFirst Quarter Financial Statements and the notes thereto and the MD&A in Item 7 of the Companies’ combined Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 20052006 (File Nos. 1-14514 and 1-1217, the Form 10-K) and the MD&A in Part I, Item 2 of their combined Quarterly Reports on Form 10-Q for the quarterly periods ended March 31, 2006 and June 30, 2006 (File Nos. 1-14514 and 1-1217, the First Quarter Form 10-Q and the Second Quarter Form 10-Q, respectively).

 

Information in the notes to the consolidated financial statements referred to in this discussion and analysis is incorporated by reference herein. The use of terms such as “see” or “refer to” shall be deemed to incorporate by reference into this discussion and analysis the information to which reference is made.

 

Corporate OverviewCORPORATE OVERVIEW

Con Edison’s principal business operations are those of its utility companies, Con Edison of New York and Orange and Rockland Utilities, Inc. (O&R), together known as the “Utilities.” Con Edison also has competitive energy businesses (see “Competitive Energy Businesses,” below). Certain financial data of Con Edison’s businesses is presented below:

 

 Three Months Ended
September 30, 2006
 Nine Months Ended
September 30, 2006
 At
September 30, 2006
   Three months ended March 31, 2007   At March 31, 2007 
(Millions of Dollars) Operating
Revenues
 Net Income  Operating
Revenues
 Net Income  Assets   Operating
Revenues
 Net Income   Assets 

Con Edison of New York

 $2,562  74 % $199  86 % $7,172  77 % $517  96 % $22,272 85%  $2,673  78 % $236  92 %  $23,033  86%

O&R

  231  7 %  17  7 %  621  7 %  32  6 %  1,577 6%   257  %  19  %   1,727  7%

Total Utilities

  2,793  81 %  216  93 %  7,793  84 %  549  102 %  23,849 91%   2,930  86 %  255  100 %   24,760  93%

Con Edison Development (a)

  325  10 %  23  10 %  723  8 %  16  3 %  1,267 5%   176  %  (11) (4)%   1,256  5%

Con Edison Energy (a)

  9   %  1   %  30   %  (1)  %  413 2%   13  — %  1  %   170  1%

Con Edison Solutions (a)

  338  10 %  (3) (1)%    860  9 %  (1)  %  59 %   313  %  16  %   155  %

Other (b)

  (24) (1)%  (6) (2)%  (92) (1)%  (26) (5)%    553 2%   (14) — %  (5) (2)%   362  1%

Total continuing operations

  3,441  100 %  231  100 %  9,314  100 %  537  100 %  26,141 100%

Discontinued operations (c)

     %     %     %  (1)  %   %

Total Con Edison

 $3,441  100 % $231  100 % $9,314  100 % $536  100 % $26,141 100%  $3,418  100 % $256  100 %  $26,703  100%
(a)Net income of the Competitive Energy Businessescompetitive energy businesses for the three months and nine months ended September 30, 2006March 31, 2007 includes $5$(10) million of after-tax net mark-to-market gains/(losses) (Con Edison Development, $(22) million, Con Edison Energy, $(1) million, and $40 million, respectively, of net after-tax mark-to-market losses.Con Edison Solutions, $13 million).
(b)Represents inter-company and parent company accounting. See “Results of Operations,” below.
(c)Represents the discontinued operations of Con Edison Communications.

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Con Edison’s net income for common stock for the three months ended September 30, 2006March 31, 2007 was $231$256 million or $0.93$0.99 a share compared with earnings of $285$181 million or $1.17$0.74 a share for the three months ended September 30, 2005. Net income for common stock for the nine months ended September 30, 2006 was $536 million or $2.17 a share compared with earnings of $581 million or $2.39 a share for the nine months ended September 30, 2005.March 31, 2006. See “Results of Operations – Summary,” below.

 

REGULATED UTILITIES

Con Edison of New York provides electric service to approximately 3.2 million customers and gas service to approximately 1.1 million customers in New York City and Westchester County. The company also provides steam service in parts of Manhattan. O&R, along with its regulated utility businesses, provides electric service to approximately 0.3 million customers in southeastern New York and adjacent areas of northern New Jersey and eastern Pennsylvania and gas service to over 0.1 million customers in southeastern New York and adjacent areas of eastern Pennsylvania.

 

The Utilities are primarily “wires and pipes” energy delivery businesses that deliver energy in their service areas subject to extensive federal and state regulation. The Utilities’ customers buy this energy from the Utilities, or from other suppliers through the Utilities’ retail access programs. The Utilities purchase substantially all of the energy they sell to customers pursuant to firm contracts or through wholesale energy markets, and recover (generally on a current basis) the cost of the energy sold, pursuant to approved rate plans.

 

Con Edison anticipates that the Utilities will continue to provide substantially all of its earnings over the next few years. The Utilities’ earnings will depend on various factors including demand for utility service and the Utilities’ ability to charge rates for their services that reflect the costs of service, including a return on invested equity capital. The factors affecting demand for utility service include growth of customer demand, weather, market prices for energy and economic conditions. Demand for electric service peaks during the summer air conditioning season. Demand for gas and steam service peaks during the winter heating season.

 

Because the energy delivery infrastructure must be adequate to meet demand in peak periods with a high level of reliability, the Utilities’ capital investment plans reflect in great part thepast actual growth in electric peak demand adjusted to summer design weather conditions, as well as forecast growth in peak usage. The Utilities had estimatedestimate that, under design weather conditions, the 20062007 peak electric demand in their respective service areas wouldwill be 13,40013,575 MW for Con Edison of New York and 1,5701,610 MW for O&R. On August 2, 2006,The average annual growth rate of the peak electric demand served byover the Utilities reached new record peaks: 13,141 MWnext five years at design conditions is estimated to be approximately 1.5 percent for Con Edison of New York and 1,617 MW2.3 percent for O&R. Also, on August 2, 2006,Design conditions do not include the New York Independent System Operator invokedpotential impact of any demand reduction programs invoked only in specific circumstances. The Companies anticipate an ongoing need for Con Edison of New York customers. Without these reduction programs, the actual peak demand for Con Edison of New York would have been higher.substantial

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The average annual growth rate of the peak electric demand over the next five years at design conditions is estimated to be approximately 1.5 percent for Con Edison of New York and 2.7 percent for O&R. Design conditions do not include the potential impact of those demand reduction programs that are invoked only in specific circumstances. The Companies anticipate an ongoing need for substantial capital investment in order to meet this growth in peak usage with the high level of reliability that they currently provide (see “Liquidity and Capital Resources – Capital Requirements,” below).

 

The Utilities have rate plans approved by state utility regulators that cover the rates they can charge their customers. Con Edison of New York’s electric, gas and steam rate plans are effective through March 31, 2008, September 30, 2007 and September 30, 2008, respectively. On November 2, 2006, the companyCon Edison of New York has filed a request withfor a new gas rate plan to be effective October 1, 2007, and in May 2007 filed a request for a new electric rate plan to be effective April 1, 2008. O&R��s rate plans for its gas service in New York and its subsidiary’s electric service in New Jersey extend through October 31, 2009 and March 31, 2010, respectively. O&R’s plan for electric service in New York expired on October 31, 2006, and in March 2007 the New York State Public Service Commission (PSC) forordered that O&R’s rates be made temporary and subject to refund until a proceeding to set new gas rates to be effective October 1, 2007. O&R will continue to charge its electric service customers in New York the tariff rates prescribed by the rate plan that ended on October 31, 2006. O&R’s rate plan for its gas service in New York extends through October 31, 2009. In June 2006, O&R’s New Jersey subsidiary, Rockland Electric Company, filed a request with the New Jersey Board of Public Utilities for new electric rates, to be effective April 1, 2007.is concluded. Pursuant to the Utilities’ rate plans, charges to customers generally may not be changed during the respective terms of the rate plans other than for recovery of the costs incurred for energy supply, for specified increases provided in the rate plans and for limited other exceptions. The New York rate plans generally require the Utilities to share with customers earnings in excess of specified rates of return on common equity capital. Changes in delivery volumes are reflected in operating income (except to the extent that weather-normalization provisions apply to the gas businesses, and subject to provisions in the rate plans for sharing above-target earnings with customers). See “Regulatory Matters,”Matters” below and Note B to the ThirdFirst Quarter Financial Statements.

 

Accounting rules and regulations for public utilities include Statement of Financial Accounting Standards (SFAS) No. 71, “Accounting for the Effects of Certain Types of Regulation,” pursuant to which the economic effects of rate regulation are reflected in financial statements. See “Application of Critical Accounting Policies,” below.

 

COMPETITIVE ENERGY BUSINESSES

Con Edison’s competitive energy businesses participate in segments of the electricity industry that are subject to different risksless comprehensively regulated than the Utilities. See “Risk Factors,” below.These segments include the operation of electric generation facilities, trading of electricity and fuel, sales of electricity to wholesale and retail customers and sales of certain energy-related goods and services. At September 30, 2006,March 31, 2007, Con Edison’s equity investment in its competitive energy businesses was $529$585 million and their assets amounted to $1,739 million.$1.6 billion.

 

Consolidated Edison Solutions, Inc. (Con Edison Solutions) sells electricity directly to some delivery-service customers of the Utilities and other utilities primarily in the Northeast and Mid-Atlantic regions and also offers energy-related services. Con Edison Solutions does not sell electricity to(including some of the

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Utilities’ customers) and also offers energy-related services. Con Edison Solutions does not sell electricity to the Utilities. The company sold approximately 82.6 million megawatt hoursMWHs of electricity to customers over the nine-monththree-month period ended September 30, 2006.March 31, 2007.

 

Consolidated Edison Development, Inc. (Con Edison Development) owns, andleases or operates generating plants and participates in other infrastructure projects. At September 30, 2006,March 31, 2007, the company owned or leased the equivalent of 1,668 MWMWs of capacity in electric generating facilities, of which 203 MW isMWs are sold under long-term purchase power agreements and the balance is sold on the wholesale electricity markets. In addition, the company participates insells electricity at wholesale load transactions in which electricityto utilities. Con Edison is soldconsidering strategic alternatives with respect to utilities.the electric generation facilities of its competitive energy businesses.

 

Consolidated Edison Energy, Inc. (Con Edison Energy) providesprocures electric energy and capacity tofor Con Edison Solutions and othersfuel for Con Edison Development and marketsothers. It sells the output ofelectric capacity and energy produced by plants owned, leased or operated by Con Edison Development.Development and others. The company also provides energy risk management services to Con Edison Solutions and Con Edison Development, and offers these services to others and manages wholesale loadsupply transactions for Con Edison Development.

 

The competitive energy businesses intend to focusare focusing on increasing their customer base, gross margins and the value of their existing assets. See “Liquidity and Capital Resources – Capital Requirements” and “Capital Resources,” below.

 

DISCONTINUED OPERATIONS

In March 2006, Con Edison completed the saleResults of Con Edison Communications, LLC (Con Edison Communications) to RCN Corporation. See Note M to the Third Quarter Financial Statements.

RESULTSOF OPERATIONSOperations - SUMMARYSummary

Con Edison’s earnings per share for the three months ended September 30, 2006March 31, 2007 were $0.93 ($0.92 on a diluted basis)$0.99 (basic and diluted) compared with $1.17 ($1.16 on a diluted basis)$0.74 (basic and diluted) for the 2005 period. Con Edison’s earnings per share for the nine months ended September 30, 2006 were $2.17 ($2.16 on a diluted basis) compared with $2.39 ($2.38 on a diluted basis) for the 2005 period.

 

Net income for the three and nine months ended September 30,March 31, 2007 and 2006 and 2005 was as follows:

 

  Three Months Ended September 30, Nine Months Ended September 30, 
(Millions of Dollars)      2006         2005         2006         2005           2007    

     2006    

 

Con Edison of New York

  $199  $282  $517  $573   $236  $202 

O&R

   17   18   32   41    19   12 

Competitive energy businesses (a)

   21   (8)  14   (13)   6   (19)

Other (b)

   (6)  (5)  (26)  (15)   (5)  (15)

Total continuing operations

   231   287   537   586    256   180 

Discontinued operations (c)

      (2)  (1)  (5)      1 

CON EDISON

  $231  $285  $536  $581   $256  $181 
(a)Includes $5 million, $13 million, $40$10 million and $14$31 million of after-tax net after-tax mark-to-market losses in the three months ended September 30,2007 and 2006, and 2005 and the nine months ended September 30, 2006 and 2005, respectively.
(b)Other consists of inter-company and parent company accounting including interest expense on debt and the related income tax expense.accounting. See “Results of Operations,” below.
(c)Represents the discontinued operations of Con Edison Communications. See Note MT to the Third Quarter Financial Statements.financial statements in Item 8 of the Form 10-K.

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The Companies’ results of operations for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2006,March 31, 2007, as compared with the 2005 periods,2006 period, reflect mildercolder weather and sales growth in 2006,2007, the Companies’Utilities’ rate plans (includingagreements (which are designed to recover increased operations and maintenance expense, depreciation and property taxes, and interest charges) and the electric rate plan that took effect in April 2005), expenditures related to the power outages discussed under “Power Outage Proceedings” in Note H to the Third Quarter Financial Statements and increased interest expense. Con Edison’s results of operations also reflect the competitive energy businesses’ resultsbusinesses including net mark-to-market losses.effects. The following table presents the estimated effect on earnings per share and net income for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2006March 31, 2007 as compared with the 2005 periods,2006 period, resulting from these and other major factors:

 

   Three Months Variation  Nine Months Variation
   Earnings
per Share
  Net Income
(Millions of Dollars)
  Earnings
per Share
  Net Income
(Millions of Dollars)

Con Edison of New York

                      

Sales growth

  $0.05  $13     $0.11  $27   

Impact of weather in 2006 versus 2005

   (0.12)  (31)     (0.24)  (60)  

Electric rate plan

   0.10   26      0.52   128   

Gas rate plan

   0.01   3      0.06   14   

Steam rate plan

            0.05   11   

Queens power outage

   (0.16)  (39)     (0.16)  (39)  

Operations and maintenance expense - other

   (0.11)  (28)     (0.20)  (49)  

Stock-based compensation expense

      (1)     (0.03)  (7)  

Depreciation and property taxes

   (0.04)  (11)     (0.21)  (52)  

Interest charges - timing of deductions of construction-related costs

   (0.06)  (14)     (0.06)  (14)  

Interest charges - other

   (0.04)  (11)     (0.10)  (26)  

Other (includes dilutive effect of new stock issuances)

   0.01   10         11   

Total Con Edison of New York

   (0.36)  (83)     (0.26)  (56)  

Orange and Rockland Utilities

      (1)     (0.04)  (9)  

Competitive energy businesses

                      

Earnings excluding net mark-to-market losses

   0.09   21      0.21   53   

Net mark-to-market losses

   0.04   8      (0.10)  (26)  

Other, including parent company expenses

   (0.01)  (1)     (0.05)  (11)  

Discontinued operations

      2      0.02   4   

Total

  $(0.24) $(54)    $(0.22) $(45)  
   Variations 
   Earnings
per Share
  Net Income
(Millions of Dollars)
 

Con Edison of New York

         

Sales growth

  $0.03  $8 

Impact of weather

   0.04   10 

Electric rate agreement

   0.06   17 

Gas rate agreement

   0.04   10 

Net transfers to firm gas service

   0.03   6 

Steam rate agreement

   0.02   6 

Operations and maintenance expense

   (0.01)  (2)

Depreciation and property taxes

   (0.06)  (15)

Interest charges

   (0.05)  (12)

Other (includes dilutive effect of new stock issuances)

   (0.01)  6 

Total Con Edison of New York

   0.09   34 

Orange and Rockland Utilities

   0.03   7 

Competitive energy businesses

         

Earnings excluding net mark-to-market effects

   0.01   4 

Net mark-to-market effects

   0.08   21 

Other, including parent company expenses

   0.04   10 

Discontinued operations

      (1)

Total

  $0.25  $75 

 

See “Results of Operations,”Operations” below for further discussion and analysis of results of operations.

 

RISK FACTORS

The Companies’ businesses are influenced by many factors that are difficult to predict, and that involve uncertainties that may materially affect actual operating results, cash flows and financial condition. The factors include those described under “Risk Factors” in Item 7 of the Form 10-K.

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FORWARD-LOOKING STATEMENTS

This report includes forward-looking statements intended to qualify for the safe-harbor provisions of Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended. Forward-looking statements are statements of future expectation and not facts. Words such as “expects,” “estimates,” “anticipates,” “intends,” “believes,” “plans,” “will” and similar expressions identify forward-looking statements. Forward-looking statements are based on information available at the time the statements are made, and accordingly speak only as of that time. Actual results or developments might differ materially from those included in the forward-looking statements because of various factors such as those discussed under “Risk Factors” in Item 7 of the Form 10-K.

 

APPLICATIONOF CRITICAL ACCOUNTING POLICIES

The Companies’ financial statements reflect the application of their accounting policies, which conform to accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America. The Companies’ critical accounting policies include industry-specific accounting applicable to regulated public utilities and accounting for pensions and other postretirement benefits, contingencies, long-lived assets, derivative instruments, goodwill and leases. See “Application of Critical Accounting Policies” in Item 7 of the Form 10-K and Note L to the Third Quarter Financial Statements.10-K.

 

LIQUIDITYAND CAPITAL RESOURCES

The Companies’ liquidity reflects cash flows from operating, investing and financing activities, as shown on their respective consolidated statement of cash flows and as discussed below. See “Liquidity and Capital Resources” in Item 7 of the Form 10-K. Changes in the Companies’ cash and temporary cash investments resulting from operating, investing and financing activities for the ninethree months ended September 30,March 31, 2007 and 2006 and 2005 are summarized as follows:

 

  Con Edison Con Edison of New York   Con Edison Con Edison of New York 
(Millions of Dollars)  2006 2005 Variance 2006 2005 Variance     2007     2006     Variance     2007     2006     Variance   

Operating activities

  $646  $615  $31  $608  $549  $59   $478  $590  $(112) $302  $454  $(152)

Investing activities

   (1,339)  (661)  (678)    (1,294)  (590)  (704)   (458)  (328)  (130)  (432)  (339)  (93)

Financing activities

   846   139   707   822   113   709    43   (166)  209   127   (61)  188 

Net change

  $153  $93  $60  $136  $72  $64    63   96   (33)  (3)  54   (57)

Balance at beginning of period

   81   26   55   61   10   51    94   81   13   47   61   (14)

Balance at end of period

  $234  $119  $115  $197  $82  $115   $157  $177  $(20) $44  $115  $(71)

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Cash Flows from Operating Activities

The Utilities’ cash flows from operating activities reflect principally their energy sales and deliveries and cost of operations. The volume of energy sales and deliveries is dependent primarily on factors external to the Utilities, such as weather and economic conditions. The prices at which the Utilities provide energy to their customers are determined in accordance with their rate plans.agreements. In general, changes in the Utilities’ cost of purchased power, fuel and gas may affect the timing of cash flows but not net income because the costs are recovered in accordance with rate plans.agreements. See “Recoverable Energy Costs” in Note A to the financial statements in Item 8 of the Form 10-K.

Net cash flows from operating activities for the nine months ended September 30, 2006 for Con Edison and Con Edison of New York reflect net income and changes in certain assets and liabilities.

 

Net income is the result of cash and non-cash (or accrual) transactions. Only cash transactions affect the Companies’ cash flows from operating activities. Principal non-cash charges include depreciation and deferred income tax expense. For Con Edison of New York,the Companies, principal non-cash credits also includeincluded prepaid pension costs and amortizations of certain net regulatory liabilities, including the tax effects, in accordance with itstheir rate plans. See Note B“Application of Critical Accounting Policies – Accounting for Pensions and Other Postretirement Benefits” in Item 7 of the Form 10-K and Notes D and E to the ThirdFirst Quarter Financial Statements.

 

Net cash flows from operating activities for the ninethree months ended September 30, 2006March 31, 2007 for Con Edison and Con Edison of New York were $31$112 million and $59$152 million higher,lower, respectively, than in the 20052006 period. The increasedecrease in net cash flows reflects the timing$385 million payment of Con Edison of New York’s New York City property tax payments and higher energy pricestaxes in the lastfirst quarter of 2005.2007 with no comparable payment made in the 2006 period. The company achieved a 1.5 percent reduction in its City property taxes for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2006 by prepaying the annual tax amount due on June 30, 2005, $734 million, instead of paying semi-annual installments on their due dates (July 1, 2005 and January 1, 2006). ForThis decrease was offset in part by increased deferred tax benefits and increased net income.

The change in net cash flows also reflects the fiscal year ending June 30, 2007, the company made a semi-annual installment on July 1, 2006. The higher 2005timing of payments for and recovery of energy prices resulted in highercosts. This timing issue is reflected within changes to accounts receivable net of allowance for uncollectibles,– customers, recoverable energy costs and accounts payable atbalances. In addition, in March 2007, in accordance with the beginning of the 2006 period and increased collections of receivables from customers and accounts payable payments in the 2006 period.

Cash Flows Used in Investing Activities

Net cash flows used in investing activities for Con Edison and2005 Electric Rate Plan, Con Edison of New York were $678 million and $704 million higher, respectively, for the nine months ended September 30, 2006 than in the 2005 period. The increases for the Companies reflect primarily increased utility construction expenditures, offset by net sale proceeds received in 2006 of $60 million from the sale of the West 24th Street property compared with $534$265 million of net sale proceeds receivedregulatory liabilities against an equal amount of regulatory assets. See Note B to the First Quarter Financial Statements.

For Con Edison, the decrease in 2005 forother receivables reflects primarily the expiration of certain propertieswholesale load contracts and receivables associated with hedging activities at the competitive energy businesses.

See “Other Changes in Assets and Liabilities,” below.

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located on First AvenueCash Flows Used in Manhattan.Investing Activities

Net cash flows used in investing activities for Con Edison and Con Edison of New York were $130 million and $93 million higher, respectively, for the three months ended March 31, 2007 than in the 2006 period. The increases for the Companies reflect primarily increased utility construction expenditures and lower net proceeds from the sale of certain properties ($30 million in 2007, as compared with $60 million in 2006). For Con Edison, the change was offset in part byincrease also reflects $39 million of net proceeds from the completion of the sale of Con Edison Communications that offset cash flows used in Marchinvesting activities in 2006.

 

Cash Flows from Financing Activities

Net cash flows from financing activities for Con Edison and Con Edison of New York increased $707$209 million and $709$188 million in the ninethree months ended September 30, 2006March 31, 2007 compared with the 20052006 period, respectively.

 

Cash flows from financing activities of the Companies for the ninethree months ended September 30, 2006March 31, 2007 as compared with the 20052006 period reflects a reductionan increase in commercial paper balances (included on the consolidated balance sheets as “Notes payable”). See Note DC to the ThirdFirst Quarter Financial Statements.

 

Con Edison’s cash flows from financing activities for the ninethree months ended September 30,March 31, 2007 and 2006 as compared with the 2005 period also reflect the issuance through a public offering of 9.7 million Con Edison common shares in the 2006 period, resulting in net proceeds of $447 million which Con Edison invested in Con Edison of New York. Con Edison’s cash flows from financing activities also reflect common shares issued underthrough its dividend reinvestment and employee stock plans (2006: 1,581,526(2007: 1.3 million shares for $38$54 million, 2005: 2,344,7112006: 456,347 shares for $70$10 million). In addition, as a result of the stock plan issuances, cash used to pay common stock dividends was reduced by $31$10 million in 2007 and 2006, and $29 million in 2005.respectively.

Net cash flows from financing activities during the nine months ended September 30, 2006 and 2005 also reflect the following Con Edison of New York transactions:

2006

Issued $400 million 5.85% 30-year debentures, the proceeds of which were used for general corporate purposes;
Issued $400 million 6.20% 30-year debentures, the proceeds of which were used for general corporate purposes and to redeem in advance of maturity $100 million 7.75% 30-year debentures; and
Issued $400 million 5.50% 10-year debentures in September 2006, the proceeds of which were used in October 2006 to redeem in advance of maturity $400 million 7.50% 40-year debentures.

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2005

Issued $350 million 5.30% 30-year debentures and $125 million 5.25% 30-year debentures, the proceeds of which were used for general corporate purposes;
Issued a note for $126 million of variable-rate, tax-exempt Facilities Revenue Bonds due 2039, the proceeds of which were classified as restricted cash at June 30, 2005 and used together with other funds to redeem in advance of maturity $128 million 6.10% fixed-rate tax-exempt Facilities Revenue Bonds due 2020; and
Redeemed at maturity $100 million 6.625% 10-year debentures.

 

Con Edison’s net cash flows from financing activities also include O&R’s financings. In February 2007, O&R’s New Jersey subsidiary redeemed at maturity $20 million 7.125% First Mortgage Bonds.

Con Edison’s net cash flows from financing activities for the three months ended March 2005, O&R issued $4031, 2006 include the issuance of $400 million 5.30% 10-year debentures. In October 2006, O&R issued $75 million 5.45% 10-year debentures.5.85% 30-year debentures, the proceeds of which were used for general corporate purposes.

 

Common stock issuances and external borrowings are sources of liquidity that could be affected by changes in credit ratings, financial performance and capital market conditions and credit ratings.conditions. For information about the Companies’ credit ratings and certain financial ratios, see “Capital Resources,” below.

Other Changes in Assets and Liabilities

The following table shows changes in assets and liabilities at September 30, 2006, compared with December 31, 2005, that have not impacted the Companies’ cash flows.

(Millions of Dollars)  

Con Edison
2006 vs. 2005

Variance

  

Con Edison of

New York

2006 vs. 2005
Variance

 

Assets

         

Fair value of derivative assets

  $(188) $(175)

Deferred derivative losses

   187   166 

Liabilities

         

Deferred derivative gains

   (221)  (170)

Fair value of derivative liabilities

   410   226 

In the context of decreasing energy market prices in the third quarter of 2006, the Companies’ policies for managing their energy purchases resulted in a decrease in the fair value of derivative assets (included in the consolidated balance sheets as a current asset) and an increase in the fair value of derivative liabilities at September 30, 2006 as compared with year-end 2005. For the Utilities, mark-to-market activity had no effect on net income as the amounts were deferred as regulatory assets/liabilities (deferred derivative losses/gains). In accordance with provisions approved by state regulators, the Utilities generally recover from customers their energy supply costs, net of gains and losses on derivative instruments used to

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Other Changes in Assets and Liabilities

The following table shows changes in assets and liabilities at March 31, 2007, compared with December 31, 2006, that have not impacted the Companies’ consolidated statements of cash flows.

(Millions of Dollars)


  Con Edison
2007 vs. 2006
Variance


  

Con Edison of New York
2007 vs. 2006

Variance


 

Assets

         

Fair value of derivative assets

  $(85) $5 

Deferred derivative losses

   (116)  (99)

Liabilities

         

Long-term debt due within one year

   485   180 

Uncertain income taxes

   139   128 

Fair value of derivative liabilities

   (300)  (182)

For information on the adoption of FASB Interpretation No. 48, “Accounting for Uncertainty in Income Taxes – an interpretation of FASB Statement No. 109”, see Note H to the First Quarter Financial Statements. For Con Edison, the increase in long-term debt due within a year reflects the anticipated redemption in May 2007 of $325 million of 7.25% Con Edison Public Income Notes (PINES). Funding for the redemption of the PINES is expected to come from the issuance of commercial paper and the use of available cash balances.

In the context of increasing energy market prices in the first quarter of 2007, the Companies’ policies for managing their energy purchases resulted in an increase in the fair value of derivative assets for Con Edison of New York (included in the consolidated balance sheets as a current asset) and a decrease in the fair value of derivative liabilities at March 31, 2007 as compared with year-end 2006. For the Utilities, mark-to-market activity had no effect on net income as the amounts were deferred as regulatory assets/liabilities (deferred derivative losses/gains). In accordance with provisions approved by state regulators, the Utilities generally recover from customers their energy supply costs, net of gains and losses on derivative instruments used to hedge energy purchases. The mark-to-market accounting for Con Edison’s competitive energy businesses resulted in a net increasedecrease in the fair value of derivative assets and liabilities. The decline in the fair value of derivative assets reflects increasing capacity prices and the timing of entering into new positions, which was offset in part by the maturity of certain contract positions and the impact of increasing energy prices. The competitive energy businesses record mark-to-market gains and losses on derivative instruments in earnings in the reporting period in which such changes occur for contracts that do not meet the requirements of cash flow hedge accounting or for which such accounting has not been elected. For the Companies, changes in fair value of derivative

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instruments may lead to collateral payments made to or received from counterparties or brokers that are reflected in other current assets and other current liabilities.

Capital Resources

Reference is madeAt March 31, 2007, there was no material change in the Companies’ capital resources compared to those disclosed under “Capital Resources” in Item 7 of the Form 10-K, and in Part I, Item 2 of the First Quarter Form 10-Q and the Second Quarter Form 10-Q. Con Edison is in the process of finalizing its financing plans for 2007, and currently expects to finance its capital requirements primarily through the sale of securities and the issuance in 2007 of a material amount of Con Edison common shares in addition to issuances under its dividend reinvestment and employee stock plans and from dividends it receives from its subsidiaries. Con Edison’s ability to make payments on its external borrowings and dividends on its common shares is also dependent on its receipt of dividends from its subsidiaries or proceeds from the sale of its securities or its interests in its subsidiaries. The Utilities expect to finance their operations, capital requirements and payment of dividends to Con Edison from internally generated funds, contributions of equity capital from Con Edison and external borrowings.other than as described below.

 

For each of the Companies, the ratio of earnings to fixed charges (Securities and Exchange Commission basis) for the ninethree months ended September 30, 2006,March 31, 2007, the 12 months ended December 31, 20052006 and the ninethree months ended September 30, 2005March 31, 2006 was:

 

  Earnings to Fixed Charges (Times)

  Earnings to Fixed Charges (Times)

  For the Nine Months Ended
September 30, 2006


  For the Twelve Months Ended
December 31, 2005


  For the Nine Months Ended
September 30, 2005


  For the Three Months Ended
March 31, 2007


  For the Twelve Months Ended
December 31, 2006


  For the Three Months Ended
March 31, 2006


Con Edison

  2.9  3.1  3.3  3.6  2.9  3.1

Con Edison of New York

  3.3  3.7  4.0  4.0  3.2  4.1

 

For each of the Companies, the common equity ratio at September 30, 2006March 31, 2007 and December 31, 20052006 was:

 

  

Common Equity Ratio

(Percent of total capitalization)


  Common Equity Ratio
(Percent of total capitalization)


  September 30, 2006

  December 31, 2005

  March 31, 2007

  December 31, 2006

Con Edison

  48.9  49.0  50.6  48.5

Con Edison of New York

  50.3  50.7  51.0  50.0

Capital Requirements

At March 31, 2007, there was no material change in the Companies’ capital requirements compared to those discussed under “Capital Requirements” in Item 7 of the Form 10-K.

Contractual Obligations

At March 31, 2007, there was no material change in the Companies’ aggregate obligations to make payments pursuant to contracts compared to those discussed under “Contractual Obligations” in Item 7 of the Form 10-K.

ELECTRIC POWER REQUIREMENTS

At March 31, 2007, there were no material changes in the Companies’ electric power requirements compared to those disclosed under “Electric Power Requirements” in Item 7 of the Form 10-K.

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The commercial paper of the Companies is rated P-1, A-2 and F1, respectively, by Moody’s, S&P and Fitch. Con Edison’s unsecured debt is rated A2, A- and A, respectively, by Moody’s, S&P and Fitch. The unsecured debt of Con Edison of New York is rated A1, A and A+, respectively, by Moody’s, S&P and Fitch. The unsecured debt of O&R is rated A2, A and A+, respectively, by Moody’s, S&P and Fitch. Securities ratings assigned by rating organizations are expressions of opinion and are not recommendations to buy, sell or hold securities. A securities rating is subject to revision or withdrawal at any time by the assigning rating organization. Each rating should be evaluated independently of any other rating.

Capital Requirements

Reference is made to “Capital Requirements” in Item 7 of the Form 10-K and in Part I, Item 2 of the First Quarter Form 10-Q and the Second Quarter Form 10-Q. The Utilities have an ongoing need for substantial capital investment in order to meet the expected growth in customer demand reliably. Con Edison of New York currently estimates that its 2006 utility construction expenditures will amount to $1,795 million. The Utilities are in the process of finalizing their capital budgets for 2007, and currently estimate that their construction expenditures in 2007 may increase by five to ten percent above the amounts estimated under “Capital Requirements” in Item 7 of the Form 10-K.

Contractual Obligations

At September 30, 2006, there was no material change in the Companies’ aggregate obligations to make payments pursuant to contracts compared to those discussed under “Contractual Obligations” in Item 7 of the Form 10-K.

ELECTRIC POWER REQUIREMENTS

At September 30, 2006, there was no material change in the Companies’ electric power requirements compared to those discussed under “Electric Power Requirements” in Item 7 of the Form 10-K.

REGULATORY MATTERS

At September 30, 2006,March 31, 2007, there were no material changes in the Companies’ regulatory matters compared to those disclosed under “Regulatory Matters” in Item 7 of the Form 10-K, “Rate and Restructuring Agreements” in Note B to the financial statements in Item 8 of the Form 10-K and Note B to the financial statements included in Part 1, Item 1 of the First Quarter Form 10-Q and the Second Quarter Form 10-Q other than as described in Note B to the First Quarter Financial Statements and in the following paragraphs.

In May 2007, Con Edison of New York filed a request with the PSC to increase charges for electric service by $1.2 billion. In April 2007, the PSC expanded its ongoing proceeding investigating the July 2006 Queens power outage to also consider the prudence of the company’s conduct with respect to the outage. See Note B to the First Quarter Financial Statements.

In April 2007, the Governor of New York State and the Mayor of New York City each announced proposals to, among other things, limit growth in electricity demand and increase electric supply. Proposals to reduce demand include decoupling utilities’ profits from the amount of energy used by its customers, strengthening building codes and other efficiency standards and reducing government’s energy usage. Proposals to increase supply include facilitating power plant development and promoting renewable energy technology. In April 2007, the PSC announced a plan to develop “revenue decoupling mechanisms” by requiring periodic rate adjustments to reconcile forecast and actual utility delivery service revenues. In April 2007, the PSC indicated that it will further examine long-term contracts and long-term planning for future electricity supply infrastructure. See “Con Edison of New York – Electric Operations – Electric Supply” in Item 1 of the Form 10-K.

FINANCIAL AND COMMODITY MARKET RISKS

The Companies are subject to various risks and uncertainties associated with financial and commodity markets. The most significant market risks include interest rate risk, commodity price risk, credit risk and investment risk. At March 31, 2007, there were no material changes in the Companies’ financial and commodity market risks compared to those disclosed under “Financial and Commodity Market Risks” in Item 7 of the Form 10-K, other than as described in Note K to the First Quarter Financial Statements.

MATERIAL CONTINGENCIES

For information concerning potential liabilities arising from the Companies’ material contingencies, see “Application of Critical Accounting Policies – Accounting for Contingencies” and Notes B, F, G, and H to the ThirdFirst Quarter Financial Statements.

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The following table summarizes certain significant provisions of the new Con Edison of New York steam and O&R gas rate plans (which are described in Note B to the Third Quarter Financial Statements).

Effective Period


Rate Increases

Amortization
To Income of
Net Regulatory

(Assets) and
Liabilities


Return on
Equity Sharing

Threshold


Earnings Sharing Terms*

(Shareholders / Customers)


(Millions of Dollars, except percentages)

Con Edison of New York - Steam

October 2006 - September 2008

None$53
over 2 yrs.
11.00%11% - 12% - 50/50
>12% - 25/75

O&R - Gas **

November 2006 - October 2009

Yr. 1 - $6.5
Yr. 2 - $6.5
Yr. 3 - $6.3
$(3)
over 3 yrs.
11.00%11% - 12% - 50/50
12% - 14% - 35/65
>14% - - 0/100
*Subject to limitation for cost reconciliations described in Note B to the Third Quarter Financial Statements.
**Reflects phase-in of rate increase discussed in Note B to the Third Quarter Financial Statements.

FINANCIALAND COMMODITY MARKET RISKS

The Companies are subject to various risks and uncertainties associated with financial and commodity markets. The most significant market risks include interest rate risk, commodity price risk, credit risk and investment risk. At September 30, 2006, there were no material changes in the Companies’ financial and commodity market risks compared to those disclosed under “Financial and Commodity Market Risks” in Item 7 of the Form 10-K and in Part I, Item 2 of the First Quarter Form 10-Q and the Second Quarter Form 10-Q, other than as described below and in Note K to the Third Quarter Financial Statements.

Commodity Price Risk

Con Edison’s commodity price risk relates primarily to the purchase and sale of electricity, gas and related derivative instruments. The Utilities and Con Edison’s competitive energy businesses have risk management strategies to mitigate their related exposures.

Con Edison estimates that, as of September 30, 2006, each 10 percent change in market prices would result in a change in fair value of $150 million for the derivative instruments used by the Utilities to hedge purchases of electricity and gas, of which $119 million is for Con Edison of New York and $31 million is for O&R. Con Edison expects that any such change in fair value would be largely offset by directionally opposite changes in the cost of the electricity and gas purchased. In accordance with provisions approved by state regulators, the Utilities generally recover from customers the costs they

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incur for energy purchased for their customers, including gains and losses on certain derivative instruments used to hedge energy purchased and related costs. See “Recoverable Energy Costs” in Note A to the financial statements in Item 8 of the Form 10-K.

Con Edison’s competitive energy businesses use a value-at-risk (VaR) model to assess the market risk of their electricity and gas commodity fixed-price purchase and sales commitments, physical forward contracts and commodity derivative instruments. VaR represents the potential change in fair value of instruments or the portfolio due to changes in market factors, for a specified time period and confidence level. These businesses estimate VaR across their electricity and natural gas commodity businesses using a delta-normal variance/covariance model with a 95 percent confidence level. Since the VaR calculation involves complex methodologies and estimates and assumptions that are based on past experience, it is not necessarily indicative of future results. VaR for transactions associated with hedges on generating assets and commodity contracts, assuming a one-day holding period, for the three months ended September 30, 2006 and 2005, respectively, was as follows:

   2006  2005
   (Millions of Dollars)

95% Confidence Level, One-Day Holding Period

        

Average for the period

  $3  $1

High

   3   4

Low

   2   1

MATERIAL CONTINGENCIES

For information concerning potential liabilities arising from the Companies’ material contingencies, see “Application of Critical Accounting Policies – Accounting for Contingencies” in Item 7 of the Form 10-K and Notes G and H to the Third Quarter Financial Statements.

 

RESULTSOF OPERATIONS

Results of operations reflect, among other things, the Companies’ accounting policies (see “Application of Critical Accounting Policies” in Item 7 of the Form 10-K), rate plans that cover the rates the Utilities can charge their customers (see “Regulatory Matters” in Item 7 of the Form 10-K) and demand for utility service. Demand for utility service is affected by weather, economic conditions and other factors.

 

The Companies’ results of operations for the three months ended March 31, 2007, as compared with the 2006 period, reflect colder weather and sales growth in 2007, the Utilities’ rate agreements (which are designed to recover increased operations and maintenance expense, depreciation and property taxes and interest charges) and the results of the competitive energy businesses including mark-to-market effects. For additional information about major factors affecting earnings, see “Results of Operations – Summary,” above.

In general, the Utilities recover on a current basis the fuel, gas purchased for resale and purchased power costs they incur in supplying energy to their full-service customers (see “Recoverable Energy Costs” in Note A and “Regulatory Matters” in Note B to the financial statements in Item 8 of the Form 10-K). Accordingly, such costs do not generally affect the Companies’ results of operations. Management uses the term “net revenues” (operating revenues less such costs) to identify changes in operating revenues that may affect

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the Companies’ results of operations. Management believes that, although “net revenues” may not be a measure determined in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America, the measure facilitates the analysis by management and investors of the Companies’ results of operations.

 

Con Edison’s principal business segments are Con Edison of New York’s regulated electric, gas and steam utility activities, O&R’s regulated electric and gas utility activities and Con Edison’s competitive energy businesses. Con Edison of New York’s principal business segments are its regulated electric, gas and steam utility activities. A discussion of the results of operations by principal business segment for the three and nine months ended September 30,March 31, 2007 and 2006 and 2005 follows. All inter-segment transactions have been eliminated. For additional business segment financial information, see Note J to the ThirdFirst Quarter Financial Statements.

THREE MONTHS ENDED SEPTEMBER 30, 2006 COMPAREDWITH THREE MONTHS ENDED SEPTEMBER 30, 2005

The Companies’ results of operations (which were discussed above under “Results of Operations – Summary”) in 2006 compared with 2005 were:

  Con Edison*  Con Edison of
New York
  O&R  Competitive
Businesses and Other**
 
(Millions of Dollars) Increases
(Decreases)
Amount
  Increases
(Decreases)
Percent
  Increases
(Decreases)
Amount
  Increases
(Decreases)
Percent
  Increases
(Decreases)
Amount
  Increases
(Decreases)
Percent
  Increases
(Decreases)
Amount
  Increases
(Decreases)
Percent
 

Operating revenues

 $104  3.1%   $(59) (2.3)%   $7  3.1%   $156  31.7%

Purchased power

  65  4.3   (75) (7.1)  (2) (1.8)  142  40.0 

Fuel

  (22) (9.9)  4  3.1        (26) (28.6)

Gas purchased for resale

  (33) (24.8)  (26) (23.6)  2  15.4   (9) (90.0)

Operating revenues less purchased power, fuel and gas purchased for resale (net revenues)

  94  6.4   38  2.9   7  6.9   49  Large 

Other operations and maintenance

  136  32.4   125  35.5   9  20.5   2  8.3 

Depreciation and amortization

  8  5.4   7  5.4        1  11.1 

Taxes, other than income taxes

  5  1.5   5  1.6           

Income taxes

  (33) (19.1)  (48) (29.1)  (3) (23.1)  18  Large 

Operating income

  (22) (5.5)  (51) (13.7)  1  4.3   28  Large 

Other income less deductions and related federal income tax

  7  70.0   8  100.0        (1) (25.0)

Net interest charges

  41  34.2   40  42.1   2  33.3   (1) (5.3)

Income from continuing operations

  (56) (19.5)  (83) (29.1)  (1) (5.6)  28  Large 

Discontinued operations

  2  100.0   N/A  N/A   N/A  N/A   2  100.0 

Net income

 $(54) (18.9)% $(83) (29.1)% $(1) (5.6)% $30  Large 
*Represents the consolidated financial results of Con Edison and its businesses.
**Includes inter-company and parent company accounting.

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Con Edison of New York

Electric

Con Edison of New York’s electric sales and deliveries, excluding off-system sales, for the three months ended September 30, 2006 compared with the 2005 period were:

  Millions of kWhs Delivered    Revenues in Millions 
  Three Months Ended         Three Months Ended      
Description September 30,
2006
 September 30,
2005
 Variation  Percent
Variation
    September 30,
2006
 September 30,
2005
 Variation  Percent
Variation
 

Residential/Religious

 4,223 4,654 (431) (9.3)%   $921 $985 $(64) (6.5)%

Commercial/Industrial

 3,805 4,462 (657) (14.7)    772  880  (108) (12.3)

Retail access customers

 5,777 5,000 777  15.5     330  242  88  36.4 

NYPA, Municipal Agency and other sales

 3,011 3,119 (108) (3.5)    100  109  (9) (8.3)

Other operating revenues

          150  85  65  76.5 

Total

 16,816 17,235 (419) (2.4)%   $2,273 $2,301 $(28) (1.2)%

Con Edison of New York’s electric operating revenues were $28 million lower in the three months ended September 30, 2006 as compared with the 2005 period, due primarily to a decrease in purchased power ($74 million), the impact of the milder summer weather ($51 million) and anticipated penalties for not meeting certain standards for duration and frequency of service interruption in accordance with the 2005 Electric Rate Agreement ($18 million), offset in part by an increase in recoverable fuel costs ($8 million), the electric rate plan ($43 million), sales growth ($25 million) and increased collections for demand side management programs ($26 million). Other electric operating revenues generally reflect changes in regulatory assets and liabilities in accordance with the company’s rate plans. See Note B to the financial statements in Item 8 of the Form 10-K and Note B to the Third Quarter Financial Statements.

Electric sales and delivery volumes in Con Edison of New York’s service area decreased 2.4 percent in the three months ended September 30, 2006 compared with the 2005 period, primarily reflecting milder summer weather in the 2006 period compared with 2005. After adjusting for weather and billing-day variations in each period, electric sales and delivery volumes in Con Edison of New York’s service area increased 3.9 percent in the three months ended September 30, 2006 compared with the 2005 period.

Con Edison of New York’s electric purchased power costs decreased $74 million in the three months ended September 30, 2006 compared with the 2005 period reflecting a decrease in purchased volumes associated with additional customers obtaining their energy supply through competitive providers.

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Electric fuel costs increased $8 million, reflecting higher sendout volumes from the company’s generating facilities ($12 million), offset by a decrease in unit costs ($4 million).

Con Edison of New York’s electric operating income decreased $50 million in the three months ended September 30, 2006 compared with the 2005 period. The decrease reflects higher operations and maintenance costs ($126 million, due primarily to higher expenses relating to power outages ($53 million), compensation for spoilage of food associated with certain of the outages ($14 million), demand side management program expenses ($26 million), uncollectible customer accounts ($4 million) and increased transmission expenses ($4 million)), taxes other than income taxes ($6 million, principally property taxes) and depreciation ($6 million), offset in part by higher net revenues ($38 million, due principally to the electric rate plan) and lower income taxes ($50 million). The increased property taxes and depreciation reflect large continuing investments in energy delivery infrastructure.

Gas

Con Edison of New York’s gas sales and deliveries, excluding off-system sales, in the three months ended September 30, 2006 compared with the 2005 period were:

  Thousands of DTHs Delivered    Revenues in Millions 
  Three Months Ended         Three Months Ended      
Description September 30,
2006
 September 30,
2005
 Variation  Percent
Variation
    September 30,
2006
 September 30,
2005
 Variation  Percent
Variation
 

Residential

 3,475 3,767 (292) (7.8)%   $82 $86 $(4) (4.7)%

General

 4,248 4,613 (365) (7.9)    60  61  (1) (1.6)

Firm transportation

 3,403 2,654 749  28.2     14  9  5  55.6 

Total firm sales and transportation

 11,126 11,034 92  0.8     156  156     

Interruptible sales

 2,163 2,557 (394) (15.4)    6  24  (18) (75.0)

NYPA

 14,010 7,704 6,306  81.9     1  1     

Generation plants

 24,479 22,324 2,155  9.7     14  19  (5) (26.3)

Other

 4,609 4,638 (29) (0.6)    4    4  Large 

Other operating revenues

          4  9  (5) (55.6)

Total

 56,387 48,257 8,130  16.8%   $185 $209 $(24) (11.5)%

Con Edison of New York’s gas operating revenues in the three months ended September 30, 2006 decreased $24 million compared with the 2005 period, reflecting primarily a decrease in recoverable gas costs ($26 million) offset in part by the gas rate plan ($4 million). Other gas operating revenues generally reflect changes in regulatory assets and liabilities in accordance with the company’s rate plans. See Note B to the financial statements in Item 8 of the Form 10-K.

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Con Edison of New York’s sales and transportation volumes for firm customers increased 0.8 percent in the three months ended September 30, 2006 compared with the 2005 period. After adjusting for variations in the number of billing days in each period, firm gas sales and transportation volumes in the company’s service area increased 0.9 percent in the 2006 period.

Con Edison of New York’s purchased gas cost decreased $26 million in the three months ended September 30, 2006 compared with the 2005 period due principally to lower unit costs.

Con Edison of New York’s gas operating income increased $5 million in the three months ended September 30, 2006 compared with the 2005 period, reflecting primarily higher net revenues ($2 million), lower operations and maintenance expense ($1 million) and taxes other than income taxes ($2 million, principally property taxes), offset in part by higher depreciation ($1 million).

Steam

Con Edison of New York’s steam sales and deliveries in the three months ended September 30, 2006 compared with the 2005 period were:

   Millions of Pounds Delivered    Revenues in Millions 
   Three Months Ended          Three Months Ended       
Description  September 30,
2006
  September 30,
2005
  Variation  Percent
Variation
    September 30,
2006
  September 30,
2005
  Variation  Percent
Variation
 

General

  18  20  (2) (10.0)%   $2  $1  $1  100.0%

Apartment house

  1,144  1,126  18  1.6     22   20   2  10.0 

Annual power

  4,358  4,690  (332) (7.1)    75   78   (3) (3.8)

Other operating revenues

             5   12   (7) (58.3)

Total

  5,520  5,836  (316) (5.4)%   $104  $111  $(7) (6.3)%

Con Edison of New York’s steam operating revenues decreased $7 million in the three months ended September 30, 2006 compared with the 2005 period, due primarily to lower fuel and purchased power costs ($5 million) and the milder summer weather in 2006 ($1 million). Other steam operating revenues generally reflect changes in regulatory assets and liabilities in accordance with the company’s rate plans. See Note B to the financial statements in Item 8 of the Form 10-K.

Steam sales and delivery volumes decreased 5.4 percent in the three months ended September 30, 2006 compared with the 2005 period, reflecting primarily the impact of weather. After adjusting for variations, principally weather and billing days in each period, steam sales and deliveries decreased 0.1 percent in the 2006 period.

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Con Edison of New York’s steam purchased power costs decreased $1 million in the three months ended September 30, 2006 compared with the 2005 period due primarily to lower unit costs. Steam fuel costs decreased $4 million due primarily to lower sendout volumes.

Steam operating income decreased $6 million in the three months ended September 30, 2006 compared with the 2005 period reflecting primarily lower net revenues ($2 million), higher taxes other than income taxes ($1 million, principally property taxes) and higher income taxes ($3 million, due principally to the timing of deductions associated with the East River Repowering Project).

Net Interest Charges

Net interest charges increased $40 million in the three months ended September 30, 2006 compared with the 2005 period, due principally to $23 million of interest accrued for the potential repayment of tax benefits from the timing of deductions of certain construction related costs (See Note H to the Third Quarter Financial Statements), new debt issuances since September 30, 2005 and higher interest rates on variable-rate debt.

O&R

Electric

O&R’s electric sales and deliveries, excluding off-system sales, in the three months ended September 30, 2006 compared with the 2005 period were:

  Millions of kWhs Delivered    Revenues in Millions 
  Three Months Ended         Three Months Ended      
Description September 30,
2006
 September 30,
2005
 Variation  Percent
Variation
    September 30,
2006
 September 30,
2005
 Variation  Percent
Variation
 

Residential/Religious

 594 637 (43) (6.8)%   $94 $93 $1  1.1%

Commercial/Industrial

 543 632 (89) (14.1)    75  77  (2) (2.6)

Retail access customers

 523 510 13  2.5     26  26     

Public authorities

 32 33 (1) (3.0)    4  4     

Other operating revenues

          6  1  5  Large 

Total

 1,692 1,812 (120) (6.6)%   $205 $201 $4  2.0%

O&R’s electric operating revenues increased $4 million in the three months ended September 30, 2006 compared with September 30, 2005. Other electric operating revenues primarily reflect changes in regulatory assets and liabilities in accordance with the company’s electric rate plan. See Note B to the financial statements in Item 8 of the Form 10-K.

Electric sales and delivery volumes in O&R’s service area decreased 6.6 percent in the three months ended September 30, 2006 compared with the 2005 period primarily as a result of the milder summer

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weather in 2006. After adjusting for weather variations in each period, electric delivery volumes in O&R’s service area increased 2.0 percent in the 2006 period.

O&R’s purchased power costs decreased $2 million in the three months ended September 30, 2006 compared with the 2005 period due to a decrease in purchased volumes.

Electric operating income was unchanged in the three months ended September 30, 2006 compared with the 2005 period. In September 2006, in accordance with O&R’s 2003 electric rate agreement, the company settled a $6 million regulatory liability against a regulatory asset. The regulatory liability settled related to a provision for refund to customers of shared earnings above the targeted level, and was credited to other operating revenue. The regulatory asset recovered was for deferred pension benefit costs, which was charged to operation and maintenance expense.

Gas

O&R’s gas sales and deliveries, excluding off-system sales, in the three months ended September 30, 2006 compared with the 2005 period were:

  Thousands of DTHs Delivered    Revenues in Millions 
  Three Months Ended         Three Months Ended     
Description September 30,
2006
 September 30,
2005
 Variation  Percent
Variation
    September 30,
2006
 September 30,
2005
 Variation Percent
Variation
 

Residential

 620 594 26  4.4%   $10 $8 $2 25.0%

General

 170 161 9  5.6     2  2    

Firm transportation

 857 800 57  7.1     4  3  1 33.3 

Total firm sales and transportation

 1,647 1,555 92  5.9     16  13  3 23.1 

Interruptible sales

 1,273 1,498 (225) (15.0)    7  7    

Generation plants

 1,930 624 1,306  Large     1  1    

Other

 84 84              

Other gas revenues

          2  2    

Total

 4,934 3,761 1,173  31.2%   $26 $23 $3 13.0%

O&R’s gas operating revenues increased $3 million in the three months ended September 30, 2006 compared with the 2005 period. The increase is due primarily to higher costs of gas purchased for resale in 2006.

Sales and transportation volumes for firm customers increased 5.9 percent in the three months ended September 30, 2006 compared with the 2005 period. After adjusting for variations in distribution losses in each period, total firm sales and transportation volumes were 3.4 percent higher in the three months ended September 30, 2006 compared with the 2005 period reflecting increased customer usage.

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Non-firm transportation of customer-owned gas to electric generating plants increased substantially in the three months ended September 30, 2006 compared with the 2005 period because certain facilities resumed burning gas to generate electricity. The increase in gas burned had minimal impact on earnings because most revenues from these customers result from a fixed demand charge for local transportation.

Gas operating income increased $1 million in the three months ended September 30, 2006 compared with the 2005 period.

Competitive Energy Businesses

The earnings of the competitive energy businesses were $29 million higher in the three months ended September 30, 2006 compared with the 2005 period. Excluding net mark-to-market losses on derivatives in both periods, the earnings of the competitive energy businesses were $21 million higher in the three months ended September 30, 2006 compared with the 2005 period, due primarily to higher gross margins on wholesale and retail electric sales.

Operating revenues of the competitive energy businesses were $171 million higher in the three months ended September 30, 2006 compared with the 2005 period, primarily due to higher electric wholesale and retail revenues. Electric wholesale revenues increased $174 million, of which $173 million was due to higher sales volume and $1 million was due to an increase in unit prices. Electric retail revenues increased $12 million, of which $19 million was due to higher sales volume, offset in part by a $7 million decrease due to lower unit prices. Other revenues decreased $15 million.

Operating expenses excluding income taxes increased by $123 million, reflecting principally increased purchased power ($156 million) and other operations and maintenance costs ($3 million), offset in part by lower fuel ($26 million) and gas purchased for resale costs ($9 million).

Income taxes increased $20 million in the three months ended September 30, 2006 as compared with the 2005 period, reflecting primarily higher income.

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NTINEHREE MONTHS ENDED SMEPTEMBERARCH 30, 200631, 2007 COMPARED WWITHITH NTINEHREE MONTHS ENDED SMEPTEMBERARCH 30, 200531, 2006

The Companies’ results of operations (which were discussed above under “Results of Operations – Summary”) in 20062007 compared with 20052006 were:

 

 Con Edison*  Con Edison of New York  O&R  Competitive Businesses
and Other**
  Con Edison*  Con Edison of New York  O&R  Competitive Businesses
and Other**
 
(Millions of Dollars) Increases
(Decreases)
Amount
 Increases
(Decreases)
Percent
  Increases
(Decreases)
Amount
 Increases
(Decreases)
Percent
  Increases
(Decreases)
Amount
 Increases
(Decreases)
Percent
  Increases
(Decreases)
Amount
 Increases
(Decreases)
Percent
  Increases
(Decreases)
Amount
 Increases
(Decreases)
Percent
  Increases
(Decreases)
Amount
 Increases
(Decreases)
Percent
  Increases
(Decreases)
Amount
 Increases
(Decreases)
Percent
  Increases
(Decreases)
Amount
 Increases
(Decreases)
Percent
 

Operating revenues

 $791  9.3% $337  4.9% $21  3.5% $433  39.8% $101  3.0% $28  1.1% $25  10.8% $48  10.9%

Purchased power

  379  11.1   (40) (1.6)  8  3.5   411  55.3   (75) (6.3)  (119) (15.4)  16  23.9   28  8.2 

Fuel

  47  8.5   71  19.8        (24) (12.3)  13  5.1   20  10.4        (7) (11.3)

Gas purchased for resale

  59  7.5   46  6.9   13  13.7        (42) (7.6)  (27) (5.9)  (3) (4.1)  (12) (54.5)

Operating revenues less purchased power, fuel and gas purchased for resale (net revenues)

  306  8.1   260  7.7        46  36.5   205  15.5   154  12.7   12  13.2   39  Large 

Other operations and maintenance

  194  15.7   170  16.3   14  10.9   10  15.4   59  13.4   57  15.2   2  4.5      

Depreciation and amortization

  26  6.0   26  6.9             13  8.6   12  9.0        1  11.1 

Taxes, other than income taxes

  71  8.1   70  8.5        1  5.9   11  3.5   13  4.3   (3) (23.1)  1  16.7 

Income taxes

  (12) (3.7)  (15) (5.0)  (9) (31.0)  12  Large   43  39.8   23  20.4   5  71.4   15  Large 

Operating income

  27  3.0   9  1.1   (5) (8.8)  23  Large   79  25.9   49  16.5   8  44.4   22  Large 

Other income less deductions and related federal income tax

  (2) (8.0)  4  17.4        (6) (66.7)  12  Large   3  50.0   (1) Large   10  Large 

Net interest charges

  74  21.6   69  25.7   4  23.5   1  1.8 

Net interest expense

  15  11.9   18  18.4        (3) (14.3)

Income from continuing operations

  (49) (8.4)  (56) (9.6)  (9) (22.0)  16  59.3   76  42.2   34  16.8   7  58.3   35  Large 

Discontinued operations

  4  80.0   N/A  N/A   N/A  N/A   4  80.0   (1) Large   N/A  N/A   N/A  N/A   (1) Large 

Net income

 $(45) (7.7)%   $(56) (9.6)% $(9) (22.0)% $20  62.5% $75  41.4% $34  16.8% $7  58.3% $34  Large 
*Represents the consolidated financial results of Con Edison and its businesses.
**Includes inter-company and parent company accounting.

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CON EDISONOF NEW YORK

Electric

Con Edison of New York’s electric sales and deliveries, excluding off-system sales, for the ninethree months ended September 30, 2006March 31, 2007 compared with the 20052006 period were:

 

 Millions of kWhs Delivered Revenues in Millions  Millions of kWhs Delivered  Revenues in Millions 
 Nine Months Ended 

Variation

  

Percent
Variation

    Nine Months Ended 

Variation

  

Percent
Variation

  Three Months Ended  Three Months Ended    
Description September 30,
2006
 September 30,
2005
 September 30,
2006
 September 30,
2005
  March 31,
2007
 March 31,
2006
 Variation Percent
Variation
  March 31,
2007
 March 31,
2006
 Variation Percent
Variation
 

Residential/Religious

 9,816 10,554 (738) (7.0)% $2,076 $2,124 $(48) (2.3)% 2,877 2,972 (95) (3.2)% $581 $628 $(47) (7.5)%

Commercial/Industrial

 10,365 11,815 (1,450) (12.3)  1,920  2,084  (164) (7.9) 3,115 3,442 (327) (9.5)  547  619  (72) (11.6)

Retail access customers

 14,350 12,528 1,822  14.5   755  579  176  30.4  5,033 4,255 778  18.3   279  185  94  50.8 

NYPA, Municipal Agency and other sales

 8,329 8,626 (297) (3.4)  237  260  (23) (8.8) 2,924 2,766 158  5.7   69  66  3  4.5 

Other operating revenues

        461  154  307  Large         167  135  32  23.7 

Total

 42,860 43,523 (663) (1.5)%   $5,449 $5,201 $248  4.8% 13,949 13,435 514  3.8% $1,643 $1,633 $10  0.6%

 

Con Edison of New York’s electric operating revenues were $248$10 million higher in the ninethree months ended September 30, 2006March 31, 2007 as compared with the 20052006 period, due primarily to the second year of the electric rate plan ($47 million), increased recoverable fueldemand side management programs ($49 million), an accrual for incentives ($13 million), sales growth ($8 million), the impact of the colder weather ($5 million), higher transmission revenues ($5 million) and the reserve of a street lighting settlement with the New York Power Authority recorded in 2006 ($4 million), offset in part by a decrease in purchased power costs ($35 million), sales growth ($38 million), the electric rate plan that took effect in April 2005 ($179 million), recovery of costs relating to the East River Repowering Project ($19105 million), a reversal recorded in the first quarter of 2006 of a portion of the provision for refund to customers of shared earnings above the target level accrued in 2005 ($1715 million), a 2005 provision for refund to customers of deferred taxes associated with the sale of the First Avenue Propertiesand decreased recoverable fuel costs ($23 million) and increased collections for demand side management programs ($23 million), offset in part by the impact of the milder weather ($73 million) and anticipated penalties for not meeting certain standards for duration and frequency of service interruption in accordance with the 2005 Electric Rate Agreement ($188 million). Other electric operating revenues generally reflect changes in regulatory assets and liabilities in accordance with the company’s rate plans. See Note B to the financial statements in Item 8 of the Form 10-K and Note B to the ThirdFirst Quarter Financial Statements.

 

Electric sales and delivery volumes in Con Edison of New York’s service area decreased 1.5increased 3.8 percent in the ninethree months ended September 30, 2006March 31, 2007 compared with the 20052006 period, primarily reflecting mildercolder weather and sales growth in the 20062007 period compared with 2005.2006. After adjusting for variations, principally weather and billing days in each period, electric sales and delivery volumes in Con Edison of New York’s service area increased 2.32.6 percent in the ninethree months ended September 30, 2006March 31, 2007 compared with the 20052006 period.

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Con Edison of New York’s electric fuel costs increased $94decreased $8 million in the three months ended March 31, 2007 compared with the 2006 period, reflecting a decrease in unit costs ($11 million), offset by higher sendout volumes from the company’s generating facilities ($72 million) and an increase in unit costs ($223 million). Electric purchased power costs decreased $59$105 million in the nine months ended September 30, 20062007 period compared with the 20052006 period reflecting a decrease in unit costs ($59 million) and a decrease in purchased volumes ($46 million), primarily associated with additional customers obtaining their energy supply through competitive providers ($394 million), partially offset by an increase in unit costs ($335 million).the three months ended March 31, 2007.

 

Con Edison of New York’s electric operating income decreased $20increased $36 million in the ninethree months ended September 30, 2006March 31, 2007 compared with the 20052006 period. The decreaseincrease reflects higher operations and maintenance costs ($182 million, due primarily to power outages ($63 million), compensation for spoilage of food associated with certain of the outages ($14 million), demand side management program expenses ($23 million), East River Repowering Project costs ($19 million), higher expenses relating to uncollectible customer accounts ($12 million), increased transmission expenses ($12 million) and recognition of expense for stock-based compensation ($7 million)), taxes other than income taxes ($58 million, principally property taxes) and depreciation ($14 million), offset in part by higher net revenues ($214123 million, due principally to the electric rate plan)agreement), offset in part by higher operations and lowermaintenance costs ($49 million, due primarily to demand side management program expenses ($49 million)), higher income taxes ($20 million), taxes other than income taxes ($10 million, principally property taxes) and depreciation ($8 million).

 

Gas

Con Edison of New York’s gas sales and deliveries, excluding off-system sales, in the ninethree months ended September 30, 2006March 31, 2007 compared with the 20052006 period were:

 

 Thousands of DTHs Delivered  Revenues in Millions   Thousands of dths Delivered Revenues in Millions 
 Nine Months Ended    Nine Months Ended      Three Months Ended    Three Months Ended    
Description September 30,
2006
 September 30,
2005
 Variation Percent
Variation
  September 30,
2006
 September 30,
2005
 Variation Percent
Variation
   March 31,
2007
  March 31,
2006
  Variation Percent
Variation
 March 31,
2007
  March 31,
2006
  Variation Percent  
Variation  
 

Residential

 31,489 37,211 (5,722) (15.4)%   $608 $589 $19  3.2%  20,740  20,563  177  0.9% $378  $375  $3  0.8%

General

 24,162 28,312 (4,150) (14.7)  370  351  19  5.4   13,194  13,605  (411) (3.0)  210   214   (4) (1.9)

Firm transportation

 17,352 14,065 3,287  23.4   74  49  25  51.0   15,343  8,931  6,412  71.8   63   39   24  61.5 

Total firm sales and transportation

 73,003 79,588 (6,585) (8.3)  1,052  989  63  6.4   49,277  43,099  6,178  14.3   651   628   23  3.7 

Interruptible sales

 9,566 9,953 (387) (3.9)  94  101  (7) (6.9)  3,282  5,098  (1,816) (35.6)  41   70   (29) (41.4)

NYPA

 32,096 17,796 14,300  80.4   2  2       8,150  8,208  (58) (0.7)  1      1  Large 

Generation plants

 47,884 43,057 4,827  11.2   36  38  (2) (5.3)  11,859  7,886  3,973  50.4   12   10   2  20.0 

Other

 14,418 14,897 (479) (3.2)  19  16  3  18.8   3,370  4,502  (1,132) (25.1)  2   10   (8) (80.0)

Other operating revenues

        35  14  21  Large            28   19   9  47.4 

Total

 176,967 165,291 11,676  7.1% $1,238 $1,160 $78  6.7%  75,938  68,793  7,145  10.4% $735  $737  $(2) (0.3)%

 

Con Edison of New York’s gas operating revenues in the ninethree months ended September 30, 2006 increased $78March 31, 2007 decreased $2 million compared with the 20052006 period, reflecting primarily an increasea decrease in recoverablepurchased gas costs ($27 million), offset in part by the gas rate plan ($16 million) and sales growth ($4 million). Other gas

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gas costs ($46 million), higher non-firm revenues ($8 million) and the gas rate plan ($20 million). Con Edison of New York’s revenues from gas sales are subject to a weather normalization clause that moderates, but does not eliminate, the effect of weather-related changes on net income. Other gas operating revenues generally reflect changes in regulatory assets and liabilities in accordance with the company’s rate plans. See Note B to the financial statements in Item 8 of the Form 10-K.

 

Con Edison of New York’s sales and transportation volumes for firm customers decreased 8.3increased 14.3 percent in the ninethree months ended September 30, 2006March 31, 2007 compared with the 20052006 period reflecting primarily the impact of the mildercolder winter and spring weather in 2006.2007 compared with 2006 and the movement of certain customers from interruptible to firm service. After adjusting for variations, principally weather and billing days in each period, firm gas sales and transportation volumes in the company’s service area increased 0.37.4 percent in the 20062007 period. Con Edison of New York’s revenues from gas sales are subject to a weather normalization clause that moderates, but does not eliminate, the effect of weather-related changes on net income.

 

Con Edison of New York’s purchased gas cost increased $46decreased $27 million in the ninethree months ended September 30, 2006March 31, 2007 compared with the 20052006 period due to higherlower unit costs ($18478 million), offset in part by lowerhigher sendout ($13851 million).

 

Con Edison of New York’s gas operating income increased $10$14 million in the ninethree months ended September 30, 2006March 31, 2007 compared with the 2005 period, reflecting2006 period. The increase reflects primarily higher net revenues ($3125 million), offset in part by higher operations and maintenance expense ($85 million), income taxes ($4 million), taxes other than income taxes ($62 million, principally property taxes), and depreciation ($3 million) and income taxes ($41 million).

 

Steam

Con Edison of New York’s steam sales and deliveries in the ninethree months ended September 30, 2006March 31, 2007 compared with the 20052006 period were:

 

  Millions of Pounds Delivered    Revenues in Millions 
  Nine Months Ended         Nine Months Ended      
Description September 30,
2006
 September 30,
2005
 Variation  Percent
Variation
    September 30,
2006
 September 30,
2005
 Variation  Percent
Variation
 

General

 403 506 (103) (20.4)%     $16 $16 $  %

Apartment house

 5,236 5,825 (589) (10.1)    136  122  14  11.5 

Annual power

 12,767 14,487 (1,720) (11.9)    322  306  16  5.2 

Other operating revenues

          11  30  (19) (63.3)

Total

 18,406 20,818 (2,412) (11.6)%   $485 $474 $11  2.3%

Con Edison of New York’s steam operating revenues increased $11 million in the nine months ended September 30, 2006 compared with the 2005 period, due primarily to the net increase in rates under the steam rate plan ($19 million) and higher purchased power costs ($19 million), offset in part by the

   Millions of Pounds Delivered  Revenues in Millions 
   Three Months Ended        Three Months Ended       
Description  March 31,
2007
  March 31,
2006
  Variation  Percent
Variation
  March 31,
2007
  March 31,
2006
  Variation  Percent  
Variation  
 

General

  349  321  28  8.7% $12  $12  $  %

Apartment house

  3,138  2,866  272  9.5   87   85   2  2.4 

Annual power

  6,199  5,568  631  11.3   189   181   8  4.4 

Other operating revenues

           7   (3)  10  Large 

Total

  9,686  8,755  931  10.6% $295  $275  $20  7.3%

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milderCon Edison of New York’s steam operating revenues increased $20 million in the three months ended March 31, 2007 compared with the 2006 period, due primarily to the colder weather in 20062007 ($2411 million) and higher revenues under the steam rate plan ($9 million). Other steam operating revenues generally reflect changes in regulatory assets and liabilities in accordance with the company’s rate plans. See Note B to the financial statements in Item 8 of the Form 10-K.

 

Steam sales and delivery volumes decreased 11.6increased 10.6 percent in the ninethree months ended September 30, 2006March 31, 2007 compared with the 20052006 period, reflecting primarily the impact of weather. After adjusting for variations, principally weather and billing days in each period, steam sales and deliveries decreased 0.8increased 0.5 percent in the 20062007 period.

 

Con Edison of New York’s steam purchased power costs increased $19decreased $14 million in the ninethree months ended September 30, 2006March 31, 2007 compared with the 20052006 period due primarily to higherdecreased unit costs ($11 million) and increased purchased volumes ($8 million).costs. Steam fuel costs decreased $23increased $28 million due primarily to lowerhigher sendout volumes ($2816 million), offset in part by and higher unit costs ($512 million).

 

Steam operating income increased $19decreased $1 million in the ninethree months ended September 30, 2006March 31, 2007 compared with the 20052006 period reflecting higher net revenuesdepreciation expense ($153 million), recovery of costs related to the East River Repowering Project ($18 million) and lower operations and maintenance costs ($2 million), offset in part by higher depreciation expense ($93 million) and taxes, other than income taxes ($5 million, principally property taxes)1 million), offset in part by higher net revenues ($6 million).

 

Net Interest ChargesExpense

Net interest chargesexpense increased $69$18 million in the ninethree months ended September 30, 2006March 31, 2007 compared with the 20052006 period, due principally to $23 million ofnew debt issuances since March 31, 2006, higher interest rates on variable-rate debt, interest accrued for the potential repayment of tax benefits from the timing of tax deductions of certain construction related costs (See(see Note H to the ThirdFirst Quarter Financial Statements), new debt issuances since September 30, 2005 and higher interest rates on variable-rate debt.and principal amounts of commercial paper.

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O&R

Electric

O&R’s electric sales and deliveries, excluding off-system sales, in the ninethree months ended September 30, 2006March 31, 2007 compared with the 20052006 period were:

 

 Millions of kWhs Delivered Revenues in Millions   Millions of kWhs Delivered Revenues in Millions 
 Nine Months Ended    Nine Months Ended       Three Months Ended    Three Months Ended    
Description 

September 30,

2006

 

September 30,

2005

 Variation Percent
Variation
  

September 30,

2006

 

September 30,

2005

 Variation Percent
Variation
   March 31,
2007
  March 31,
2006
  Variation Percent
Variation
 March 31,
2007
  March 31,
2006
 Variation Percent  
Variation  
 

Residential/Religious

 1,411 1,506 (95) (6.3)% $198 $195  $3  1.5%  439  415  24  5.8% $61  $54  $7  13.0%

Commercial/Industrial

 1,581 1,723 (142) (8.2)  182  178   4  2.2   532  510  22  4.3   62   54   8  14.8 

Retail access customers

 1,353 1,426 (73) (5.1)  60  64   (4) (6.3)  377  406  (29) (7.1)  15   16   (1) (6.3)

Public authorities

 86 85 1  1.2   10  10        29  27  2  7.4   4   3   1  33.3 

Other operating revenues

        5  (1)  6  Large            2   (1)  3  Large 

Total

 4,431 4,740 (309) (6.5)%  $455 $446  $9  2.0%  1,377  1,358  19  1.4% $144  $126  $18  14.3%

 

O&R’s electric operating revenues increased $9$18 million in the ninethree months ended September 30, 2006March 31, 2007 compared with the 20052006 period due primarily to increased recoverable purchased power costs ($816 million). Other electric operating revenues generally reflect changes in regulatory assets and liabilities in accordance with the company’s electric rate plan. See Note B to the financial statements in Item 8 of the Form 10-K.

 

Electric sales and delivery volumes in O&R’s service area decreased 6.5increased 1.4 percent in the ninethree months ended September 30, 2006March 31, 2007 compared with the 20052006 period primarily as a result of the milder weather in 2006.colder winter weather. After adjusting for weather variations in each period,and unbilled volumes, electric delivery volumes in O&R’s service area increased 0.10.7 percent in the 20062007 period compared with the 2005.

O&R’s purchased power costs increased $8 million in the nine months ended September 30, 2006 compared with the 2005 period due to an increase in average unit costs.

In September 2006, in accordance with O&R’s 2003 electric rate agreement, the company settled a $6 million regulatory liability against a regulatory asset. The regulatory liability settled related to a provision for refund to customers of shared earnings above the targeted level, and was credited to other operating revenue. The regulatory asset recovered was for deferred pension benefit costs, which was charged to operation and maintenance expense.period.

 

Electric operating income decreasedincreased by $5$2 million in the ninethree months ended September 30, 2006March 31, 2007 compared with the 2005 period.2006 period, due primarily to higher net revenues ($3 million), offset in part by higher income taxes ($1 million).

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Gas

O&R’s gas sales and deliveries, excluding off-system sales, in the ninethree months ended September 30, 2006March 31, 2007 compared with the 20052006 period were:

 

 Thousands of DTHs Delivered Revenues in Millions   Thousands of dths Delivered Revenues in Millions 
 Nine Months Ended    Nine Months Ended      Three Months Ended    Three Months Ended    
Description 

September 30,

2006

 

September 30,

2005

 Variation Percent
Variation
  

September 30,

2006

 

September 30,

2005

 Variation Percent
Variation
   March 31,
2007
  March 31,
2006
  Variation Percent
Variation
 March 31,
2007
  March 31,
2006
  Variation Percent
Variation
 

Residential

 5,433 6,562 (1,129) (17.2)% $94 $86 $8 9.3%  4,245  3,744  501  13.4% $69  $68  $1  1.5%

General

 1,353 1,623 (270) (16.6)  22  20  2 10.0   997  907  90  9.9   16   16      

Firm transportation

 6,357 6,693 (336) (5.0)  22  22      4,644  4,142  502  12.1   16   13   3  23.1 

Total firm sales and transportation

 13,143 14,878 (1,735) (11.7)  138  128  10 7.8   9,886  8,793  1,093  12.4   101   97   4  4.1 

Interruptible sales

 4,451 4,912 (461) (9.4)  22  20  2 10.0   1,754  1,793  (39) (2.2)  6   9   (3) (33.3)

Generation plants

 2,884 1,323 1,561  Large   2  2      298  62  236  Large            

Other

 645 773 (128) (16.6)          489  423  66  15.6            

Other gas revenues

        4  4               6      6  Large 

Total

 21,123 21,886 (763) (3.5)%   $166 $154 $12 7.8%  12,427  11,071  1,356  12.2% $113  $106  $7  6.6%

 

O&R’s gas operating revenues increased $12$7 million in the ninethree months ended September 30, 2006March 31, 2007 compared with the 20052006 period. The increase is due primarily to higher coststhis year’s colder winter weather and the impact of the gas purchased for resale inrate plan increase that went into effect November 1, 2006.

 

Sales and transportation volumes for firm customers decreased 11.7increased 12.4 percent in the ninethree months ended September 30, 2006March 31, 2007 compared with the 20052006 period reflecting the impact of the mildercolder winter and spring weather in 2006.2007. After adjusting for weather and other variations in each period, total firm sales and transportation volumes were 4.00.2 percent lower in the ninethree months ended September 30, 2006March 31, 2007 compared with the 2005 period partially due to reduced customer usage.2006 period. O&R’s revenues from gas sales are subject to a weather normalization clause that moderates, but does not eliminate, the effect of weather-related changes on net income.

 

Non-firm transportation of customer-owned gas to electric generating plants increased in the ninethree months ended September 30, 2006March 31, 2007 compared with the 20052006 period because certain facilities resumed burning gas to generate electricity. The increase in gas burned had minimal impact on earnings because most revenues from these customers result from a fixed demand charge for local transportation.

 

Gas operating income was unchangedincreased by $6 million in the ninethree months ended September 30, 2006March 31, 2007 compared with the 2005 period.2006 period, due primarily to higher net revenues ($10 million), offset in part by higher income taxes ($4 million).

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Net Interest ChargesCOMPETITIVE ENERGY BUSINESSESAND OTHER

Net interest chargesCompetitive Energy Businesses

The competitive energy businesses’ operating income and earnings increased $25 million, respectively, in the three months ended March 31, 2007 compared with the 2006 period due primarily to lower mark-to-market losses. Excluding mark-to-market activity in both periods, earnings increased $4 million in the ninethree months ended September 30,March 31, 2007 compared to the 2006 compared with the 2005 period, due principally to an increase in short-term borrowings.

Competitive Energy Businesses

The earnings of the competitive energy businesses were $27 million higher in the nine months ended September 30, 2006 compared with the 2005 period. Excluding net mark-to-market losses on derivatives in both periods, the earnings of the competitive energy businesses were $53 million higher in the nine months ended September 30, 2006 compared with the 2005 period, due primarily to higher gross margins on wholesale and retail electric sales.

 

Operating revenues of the competitive energy businesses were $480increased $33 million higher in the ninethree months ended September 30, 2006March 31, 2007 compared with the 20052006 period, primarily due to higher electric retail revenues and lower mark-to-market losses, offset in part by lower electric wholesale and retailother revenues. Electric wholesaleretail revenues increased $385$18 million in the three months ended March 31, 2007 as compared with the 2006 period, of which $362$11 million was due to higher sales volumevolumes and $23$7 million was due to an increase in unit prices. Electric retailwholesale revenues increased $156decreased $15 million of which $79 million wasin the three months ended March 31, 2007 as compared with the 2006 period, primarily due to higher sales volumes and $77lower generation revenues. Pre-tax mark-to-market losses decreased $35 million wasin the three months ended March 31, 2007 compared with the 2006 period, primarily due to an increaseincreases in unit prices. These increases were offsetcommodity prices in part by net mark-to-market losses of $44the 2007 period. Other revenues decreased $5 million, andprimarily due to lower other revenues of $17 million. The net mark-to-market losses reflect primarily lower prices on naturalwholesale gas contracts employed as economic hedges used to support wholesale and retail obligations that did not qualify for cash flow hedge accounting.sales volumes.

 

Operating expenses excluding income taxes increaseddecreased $7 million in the three months ended March 31, 2007 compared with the 2006 period, reflecting lower fuel costs ($6 million), gas purchased for resale costs ($13 million) and lower maintenance costs ($4 million), partially offset by $445 million, reflecting increasedan increase in purchased power costs ($46013 million) and other operations and maintenance costsexpense ($10 million), offset in part by lower fuel costs ($253 million).

 

Income taxes increased $18$15 million in the ninethree months ended September 30, 2006March 31, 2007 as compared with the 20052006 period, reflecting primarily higher income.

 

Other income (deductions) increased

For Con Edison, “Other” in 2006 reflects $9 million in the nine months ended September 30, 2006 compared with the 2005 period due primarily to higher interest income and the recognition in 2005 of losses previously allocated to the minority interest in the Con Edison subsidiary that owns the Newington generating plant.

Other

Other reflects a $9 million expense recognized in 2006 to effectively reclassify from retained earnings to additional paid-in capital the tax benefits from the exercise of stock options that had been recognized in income in prior years. OtherFor Con Edison, “Other” also includes the activity of the parent company and inter-company eliminations relating to operating revenues and operating expenses.

ITEM3.    QUANTITATIVEAND QUALITATIVE DISCLOSURES ABOUT MARKET RISK

For information about the Companies’ primary market risks associated with activities in derivative financial instruments, other financial instruments and derivative commodity instruments, see “Financial and Commodity Market Risks” in Part 1, Item 2 of this report, which information is incorporated herein by reference. Also, see Item 7A of the Form 10-K.

 

ITEM4.    CONTROLSAND PROCEDURES

The Companies maintain disclosure controls and procedures designed to provide reasonable assurance that the information required to be disclosed in the reports that they submit to the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) is recorded, processed, summarized and reported within the time periods specified in the rules and forms of the SEC. For each of the Companies, its management, with the participation of its principal executive officer and principal financial officer, has evaluated the company’s disclosure controls and procedures as of the end of the period covered by this report and, based upon such evaluation, has concluded that the controls and procedures were effective to provide such reasonable assurance. Reasonable assurance is not absolute assurance, however, and there can be no assurance that any design of controls or procedures would be effective under all potential future conditions, regardless of how remote.

 

There were no changes in the Companies’ internal control over financial reporting that occurred during the most recent fiscal quarter that have materially affected, or are reasonably likely to materially affect, the Companies’ internal control over financial reporting.

PARTPART II OTHER INFORMATION

 

ITEM 1    LEGAL PROCEEDINGS

 

Northeast Utilities Litigation

For information about legal proceedings relating to Con Edison’s October 1999 agreement to acquire Northeast Utilities, see Note H to the financial statements included in Part I, Item 1 of this report and the First Quarter Form 10-Q), which is incorporated herein by reference.

Lease In/Lease Out Transactions

For information about disallowances by the Internal Revenue Service of tax losses recognized in connection with the company’s lease in/lease out transactions, see Note H to the financial statements included in Part I, Item 1 of this report, which is incorporated herein by reference.

Mirant Litigation

For information about the legal proceeding relating to the Utilities’ 1999 sale of generating assets (Mirant Corporation, et al. v. Consolidated Edison et al. (In re Mirant Corporation)), pending in the United States Bankruptcy Court for the Northern District of Texas, see “Mirant Litigation” in Note H to the financial statements included in Part 1, Item 1 of this report, which is incorporated herein by reference.

Power Outage Proceedings

For information about proceedings relating to power outages in 2006, see “Queens Power Outage” in Part II, Item 1 of the Second Quarter Form 10-Q and “Power Outage Proceedings” in Note HB to the financial statements included in Part I, Item 1 of this report, which is incorporated herein by reference. In OctoberApril 2007, the PSC expanded its ongoing proceeding investigating the July 2006 Queens power outage to also consider the two purported class actions were discontinued, without prejudice.

Lower Manhattan Restoration Litigation

In October 2006,prudence of the United States District Court for the Southern District of New York dismissed the suits (entitled In Re World Trade Center Disaster Site Litigation) against the Companiescompany’s conduct with respect to emergency response and restoration activities following the September 11, 2001 attack on the World Trade Center. For additional information about this litigation, see “Lower Manhattan Restoration” in Note I to the financial statements included in Item 8 of the Form 10-K, which information is incorporated herein by reference.outage.

 

ITEM 1A RISK FACTORS

There were no material changes from the risk factors previously disclosed in the Companies’ Form 10-K.

ITEM 6 EXHIBITS

 

(a) EXHIBITS

 

Con Edison

 

Exhibit 12.1

  Statement of computation of Con Edison’s ratio of earnings to fixed charges for the nine-monththree-month periods ended September 30,March 31, 2007 and 2006, and 2005, and the 12-month period ended December 31, 2005.2006.

Exhibit 31.1.1

  Rule 13a-14(a)/15d-14(a) Certifications—Chief Executive Officer.

Exhibit 31.1.2

  Rule 13a-14(a)/15d-14(a) Certifications—Chief Financial Officer.

Exhibit 32.1.1

  Section 1350 Certifications—Chief Executive Officer.

Exhibit 32.1.2

  Section 1350 Certifications—Chief Financial Officer.

 

Con Edison of New York

 

Exhibit 4.2

By-laws of Con Edison of New York, effective May 21, 2007. Incorporated by reference from Exhibit 3.2 to Con Edison of New York’s Current Report on Form 8-K, dated April 19, 2007 (File No. 1-1217).

Exhibit 12.2

  Statement of computation of Con Edison of New York’s ratio of earnings to fixed charges for the nine-monththree-month periods ended September 30,March 31, 2007 and 2006, and 2005, and the 12-month period ended December 31, 2005.2006.

Exhibit 31.2.1

  Rule 13a-14(a)/15d-14(a) Certifications—Chief Executive Officer.

Exhibit 31.2.2

  Rule 13a-14(a)/15d-14(a) Certifications—Chief Financial Officer.

Exhibit 32.2.1

  Section 1350 Certifications—Chief Executive Officer.

Exhibit 32.2.2

  Section 1350 Certifications—Chief Financial Officer.

Signatures

 

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

 

     Consolidated Edison, Inc.
     Consolidated Edison Company of New York, Inc.

Date: November 2, 2006DATE: May 10, 2007

    By  

/s/S/    ROBERT N. HOGLUND


        

Robert N. Hoglund

Senior Vice President, Chief Financial Officer and

and Duly Authorized Officer

 

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