UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549

FORM 10-Q

 

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

FOR THE QUARTERLY PERIOD ENDED MARCH 31,JUNE 30, 2014

OR

 

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

For the transition period from                    to                    

 

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.  New York  13-3965100
 4 Irving Place, New York, New York 10003    
 (212) 460-4600    
1-1217 Consolidated Edison Company of New York, Inc.  New York  13-5009340
 4 Irving Place, New York, New York 10003    
 (212) 460-4600    

Indicate by check mark whether the 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.

 

Consolidated Edison, Inc. (Con Edison)     Yes x       No ¨  
Consolidated Edison of New York, Inc. (CECONY)     Yes x       No ¨  

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant has submitted electronically and posted on its corporate Web site, if any, every Interactive Data File required to be submitted and posted pursuant to Rule 405 of Regulation S-T (§232.405 of this chapter) during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to submit and post such files).

 

Con Edison     Yes x       No ¨  
CECONY     Yes x       No ¨  

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

 

Con Edison   
Large accelerated filerx Accelerated filer¨ Non-accelerated filer¨ Smaller reporting company¨
CECONY   
Large accelerated filer¨ Accelerated filer¨ Non-accelerated filerx Smaller reporting company¨

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  
CECONY     Yes ¨       No x  

As of May 2,July 31, 2014, Con Edison had outstanding 292,894,192292,885,004 Common Shares ($.10 par value). All of the outstanding common equity of CECONY 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. (CECONY). CECONY is a subsidiary of Con Edison and, as such, the information in this report about CECONY also applies to Con Edison. As used in this report, the term the “Companies” refers to Con Edison and CECONY. However, CECONY makes no representation as to the information contained in this report relating to Con Edison or the subsidiaries of Con Edison other than itself.


Glossary of Terms

 

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

 

Con Edison Companies   
Con EdisonConsolidated Edison, Inc.
CECONY  Consolidated Edison Company of New York, Inc.
Con Edison Development  Consolidated Edison Development, Inc.
Con Edison Energy  Consolidated Edison Energy, 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 CECONY
The Utilities  CECONY and O&R
Regulatory Agencies, Government Agencies, and Quasi-governmental Not-for-Profits
EPA  U. S. Environmental Protection Agency
FERC  Federal Energy Regulatory Commission
IRS  Internal Revenue Service
ISO-NE  ISO New England Inc.
NJBPU  New Jersey Board of Public Utilities
NJDEP  New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection
NYISO  New York Independent System Operator
NYPA  New York Power Authority
NYSAG  New York State Attorney General
NYSDEC  New York State Department of Environmental Conservation
NYSERDA  New York State Energy Research and Development Authority
NYSPSC  New York State Public Service Commission
NYSRC  New York State Reliability Council, LLC
PAPUC  Pennsylvania Public Utility Commission
PJM  PJM Interconnection LLC
SEC  U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission
Accounting   
ABO  Accumulated Benefit Obligation
ASU  Accounting Standards Update
FASB  Financial Accounting Standards Board
LILO  Lease In/Lease Out
OCI  Other Comprehensive Income
SFAS  Statement of Financial Accounting Standards
VIE  Variable interest entityInterest Entity
Environmental   
CO2  Carbon dioxide
GHG  Greenhouse gases
MGP Sites  Manufactured gas plant sites
PCBs  Polychlorinated biphenyls
PRP  Potentially responsible party
SO2  Sulfur dioxide
Superfund  Federal Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation and Liability Act of 1980 and similar state statutes

 

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Units of Measure   
AC  Alternating current
dths  Dekatherms
kV  Kilovolt
kWh  Kilowatt-hour
mdths  Thousand dekatherms
MMlbs  Million pounds
MVA  Megavolt ampere
MW  Megawatt or thousand kilowatts
MWH  Megawatt hour
Other   
AFDC  Allowance for funds used during construction
COSO  Committee of Sponsoring Organizations of the Treadway Commission
EMF  Electric and magnetic fields
ERRP  East River Repowering Project
Fitch  Fitch Ratings
First Quarter Form 10-Q  The Companies’ combined Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarterly period ended March 31 of the current year
Form 10-K  The Companies’ combined Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2013
LTIP  Long Term Incentive Plan
Moody’s  Moody’s Investors Service
S&P  Standard & Poor’s Financial Services LLC
Second Quarter Form 10-QThe Companies’ combined Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarterly period ended June 30 of the current year
VaR  Value-at-Risk

 

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TABLE OF CONTENTS

 

      PAGE 
PART I—Financial Information 
ITEM 1 

Financial Statements (Unaudited)

 
 

Con Edison

 
 

Consolidated Income Statement

  6  
 

Consolidated Statement of Comprehensive Income

  7  
 

Consolidated Statement of Cash Flows

  8  
 

Consolidated Balance Sheet

  9  
 

Consolidated Statement of Common Shareholders’ Equity

  11  
 

CECONY

 
 

Consolidated Income Statement

  12  
 

Consolidated Statement of Comprehensive Income

  13  
 

Consolidated Statement of Cash Flows

  14  
 

Consolidated Balance Sheet

  15  
 

Consolidated Statement of Common Shareholder’s Equity

  17  
 

Notes to the Financial Statements (Unaudited)

  18  
ITEM 2 

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

  3842  
ITEM 3 

Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures About Market Risk

  5465  
ITEM 4 

Controls and Procedures

  5465  
PART II—Other Information 
ITEM 1 

Legal Proceedings

  5566  
ITEM 1A 

Risk Factors

  5566  
ITEM 2 

Unregistered Sales of Equity Securities and Use of Proceeds

  5667  
ITEM 6 

Exhibits

  5768  
 Signatures  5970  

 

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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 risks, including:

 

the failure to operate energy facilities safely and reliably could adversely affect the Companies;

 

the failure to properly complete construction projects could adversely affect the Companies;

 

the failure of processes and systems and the performance of employees and contractors could adversely affect the Companies;

 

the Companies are extensively regulated and are subject to penalties;

 

the Utilities’ rate plans may not provide a reasonable return;

 

the Companies may be adversely affected by changes to the Utilities’ rate plans;

 

the Companies are exposed to risks from the environmental consequences of their operations;

 

a disruption in the wholesale energy markets or failure by an energy supplier could adversely affect the Companies;

 

the Companies have substantial unfunded pension and other postretirement benefit liabilities;

 

Con Edison’s ability to pay dividends or interest depends on dividends from its subsidiaries;

 

the Companies require access to capital markets to satisfy funding requirements;

 

a cyber attack could adversely affect the Companies; and

 

the Companies also face other risks that are beyond their control.

 

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Consolidated Edison, Inc.

CONSOLIDATED INCOME STATEMENT (UNAUDITED)

  

 

 

For the Three Months

Ended March 31,

  

For the Three Months

Ended June 30,

 

For the Six Months

Ended June 30,

 
 2014 2013  2014 2013 2014 2013 
 (Millions of Dollars/Except Share Data)  (Millions of Dollars/Except Share Data) 

OPERATING REVENUES

      

Electric

  $2,237    $1,958    $2,134    $2,018    $4,372    $3,977  

Gas

  882    742    395    366    1,277    1,108  

Steam

  341    332    98    118    439    450  

Non-utility

  329    152    284    316    612    468  

TOTAL OPERATING REVENUES

  3,789    3,184    2,911    2,818    6,700    6,003  

OPERATING EXPENSES

      

Purchased power

  963    707    783    768    1,746    1,475  

Fuel

  156    147    34    58    189    205  

Gas purchased for resale

  400    250    151    118    551    368  

Other operations and maintenance

  825    830    801    776    1,627    1,606  

Depreciation and amortization

  261    251    265    255    526    506  

Taxes, other than income taxes

  499    473    467    457    966    931  

TOTAL OPERATING EXPENSES

  3,104    2,658    2,501    2,432    5,605    5,091  

Gain on sale of solar energy projects

  45        45      

OPERATING INCOME

  685    526    455    386    1,140    912  

OTHER INCOME (DEDUCTIONS)

      

Investment and other income

  12    4    14    7    25    10  

Allowance for equity funds used during construction

  1    1    1    1    3    1  

Other deductions

  (3  (3  (6  (6  (8  (8

TOTAL OTHER INCOME

  10    2    9    2    20    3  

INCOME BEFORE INTEREST AND INCOME TAX EXPENSE

  695    528    464    388    1,160    915  

INTEREST EXPENSE

      

Interest on long-term debt

  146    143    147    145    293    288  

Other interest

  (9  136    4    6    (5  142  

Allowance for borrowed funds used during construction

  (1      (1      (2  (1

NET INTEREST EXPENSE

  136    279    150    151    286    429  

INCOME BEFORE INCOME TAX EXPENSE

  559    249    314    237    874    486  

INCOME TAX EXPENSE

  198    57    102    65    300    122  

NET INCOME FOR COMMON STOCK

  $   361    $   192    $    212    $   172    $    574    $    364  

Net income for common stock per common share—basic

  $  1.23    $  0.66    $   0.73    $  0.59    $   1.96    $   1.24  

Net income for common stock per common share—diluted

  $  1.23    $  0.65    $   0.72    $  0.59    $   1.95    $   1.24  

DIVIDENDS DECLARED PER SHARE OF COMMON STOCK

  $0.630    $0.615    $0.630    $0.615    $1.260    $1.230  

AVERAGE NUMBER OF SHARES OUTSTANDING—BASIC (IN MILLIONS)

  292.9    292.9    292.9    292.9    292.9    292.9  

AVERAGE NUMBER OF SHARES OUTSTANDING—DILUTED (IN MILLIONS)

  294.1    294.2    294.0    294.3    294.0    294.3  

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

 

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Consolidated Edison, Inc.

CONSOLIDATED STATEMENT OF COMPREHENSIVE INCOME (UNAUDITED)

  

 

 For the Three Months
Ended March 31,
  For the Three Months
Ended June 30,
 For the Six Months
Ended June 30,
 
 2014 2013  2014 2013 2014 2013 
 (Millions of Dollars)  (Millions of Dollars) 

NET INCOME

 $361   $192    $212    $172    $574    $364  

OTHER COMPREHENSIVE INCOME, NET OF TAXES

      

Pension plan liability adjustments, net of $2 taxes in 2014 and 2013

  4    3  

Pension and other postretirement benefit plan liability adjustments, net of taxes

  1    2    5    5  

TOTAL OTHER COMPREHENSIVE INCOME, NET OF TAXES

  4    3    1    2    5    5  

COMPREHENSIVE INCOME FOR COMMON STOCK

 $365   $195    $213    $174    $579    $369  

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

 

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Consolidated Edison, Inc.

CONSOLIDATED STATEMENT OF CASH FLOWS (UNAUDITED)

  

 

 

For the Three Months

Ended March 31,

  For the Six Months
Ended June 30,
 
   2014     2013      2014     2013   
 (Millions of Dollars)  (Millions of Dollars) 

OPERATING ACTIVITIES

    

Net Income

 $361   $192    $574    $364  

PRINCIPAL NON-CASH CHARGES/(CREDITS) TO INCOME

    

Depreciation and amortization

  261    251    526    506  

Deferred income taxes

  195    (87  162    (134

Rate case amortization and accruals

  32    10    55    19  

Common equity component of allowance for funds used during construction

  (1  (1  (3  (1

Net derivative gains

  (20  (45  (15  30  

Pre-tax gain on termination of a LILO transaction

      (49

Pre-tax gain on sale of solar energy projects

  (45    

Other non-cash items (net)

  4    192    (6  46  

CHANGES IN ASSETS AND LIABILITIES

    

Accounts receivable – customers, less allowance for uncollectibles

  (315  (135  24    11  

Special deposits

  324    (438  312    (335

Materials and supplies, including fuel oil and gas in storage

  60    60    40    9  

Other receivables and other current assets

  8    85    2    2  

Prepayments

  (353  (263  (11  40  

Accounts payable

  113    (84  21    (121

Pensions and retiree benefits obligations

  193    250    411    467  

Pensions and retiree benefits contributions

  (200  (235  (413  (361

Accrued taxes

  (378  (18  (407  160  

Accrued interest

  (39  174    (76  124  

Superfund and environmental remediation costs (net)

  9        16    (6

Deferred charges, noncurrent assets and other regulatory assets

  (103  12    (16  (34

Deferred credits and other regulatory liabilities

  86    (5  154    79  

Other assets

  27    10    (9  66  

Other liabilities

  (40  (9  (39  (17

NET CASH FLOWS FROM/(USED IN) OPERATING ACTIVITIES

  224    (84

NET CASH FLOWS FROM OPERATING ACTIVITIES

  1,257    865  

INVESTING ACTIVITIES

    

Utility construction expenditures

  (498  (538  (1,073  (1,114

Cost of removal less salvage

  (47  (47  (99  (93

Non-utility construction expenditures

  (61  (91  (113  (129

Investments in solar energy projects

  (80      (107  (2

Proceeds from grants related to solar energy projects

  36    13    36    18  

Increase in restricted cash

  16      

Proceeds from sale of solar energy projects

  108      

Decrease in restricted cash

  15      

Proceeds from the termination of a LILO transaction

      108  

NET CASH FLOWS USED IN INVESTING ACTIVITIES

  (634  (663  (1,233  (1,212

FINANCING ACTIVITIES

    

Net proceeds of short-term debt

  (621  482  

Net issuance of short-term debt

  80    861  

Issuance of long-term debt

  850    700    850    919  

Retirement of long-term debt

  (200  (509  (478  (706

Debt issuance costs

  (6  (7  (6  (12

Common stock dividends

  (184  (180  (368  (360

Issuance of common shares for stock plans, net of repurchases

  (1  (1  (2  (2

NET CASH FLOWS FROM/(USED IN) FINANCING ACTIVITIES

  (162  485  

NET CASH FLOWS FROM FINANCING ACTIVITIES

  76    700  

CASH AND TEMPORARY CASH INVESTMENTS:

    

NET CHANGE FOR THE PERIOD

  (572  (262  100    353  

BALANCE AT BEGINNING OF PERIOD

  674    394    674    394  

BALANCE AT END OF PERIOD

 $102   $132    $774    $747  

SUPPLEMENTAL DISCLOSURE OF CASH FLOW INFORMATION

    

Cash paid during the period for:

    

Interest

 $91   $90    $277    $281  

Income taxes

 $416   $24    $518    $27  

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

 

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Consolidated Edison, Inc.

CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEET (UNAUDITED)

  

 

 March 31,
2014
 December 31,
2013
  June 30,
2014
 December 31,
2013
 
 (Millions of Dollars)  (Millions of Dollars) 

ASSETS

    

CURRENT ASSETS

    

Cash and temporary cash investments

 $102   $674   $774   $674  

Special deposits

  3    327    8    327  

Accounts receivable – customers, less allowance for uncollectible accounts of $96 and $93 in 2014 and 2013, respectively

  1,566    1,251    1,221    1,251  

Other receivables, less allowance for uncollectible accounts of $10 in 2014 and 2013

  210    240  

Other receivables, less allowance for uncollectible accounts of $12 and $10 in 2014 and 2013, respectively

  239    240  

Accrued unbilled revenue

  456    514    456    514  

Fuel oil, gas in storage, materials and supplies, at average cost

  303    363    322    363  

Prepayments

  489    136    146    136  

Regulatory assets

  8    29    24    29  

Deferred tax assets – current

  82    122    43    122  

Other current assets

  265    235    224    235  

TOTAL CURRENT ASSETS

  3,484    3,891    3,457    3,891  

INVESTMENTS

  547    461    693    461  

UTILITY PLANT, AT ORIGINAL COST

    

Electric

  23,955    23,450    24,338    23,450  

Gas

  5,661    5,494    5,805    5,494  

Steam

  2,202    2,194    2,219    2,194  

General

  2,394    2,336    2,434    2,336  

TOTAL

  34,212    33,474    34,796    33,474  

Less: Accumulated depreciation

  7,208    7,072    7,342    7,072  

Net

  27,004    26,402    27,454    26,402  

Construction work in progress

  1,076    1,393    995    1,393  

NET UTILITY PLANT

  28,080    27,795    28,449    27,795  

NON-UTILITY PLANT

    

Non-utility property, less accumulated depreciation of $97 and $90 in 2014 and 2013, respectively

  534    605  

Non-utility property, less accumulated depreciation of $84 and $90 in 2014 and 2013, respectively

  197    605  

Construction work in progress

  68    36    108    36  

NET PLANT

  28,682    28,436    28,754    28,436  

OTHER NONCURRENT ASSETS

    

Goodwill

  429    429    429    429  

Intangible assets, less accumulated amortization of $4 in 2014 and 2013

  4    4  

Intangible assets, less accumulated amortization of $5 and $4 in 2014 and 2013, respectively

  3    4  

Regulatory assets

  7,082    7,201    6,782    7,201  

Other deferred charges and noncurrent assets

  253    225    193    225  

TOTAL OTHER NONCURRENT ASSETS

  7,768    7,859    7,407    7,859  

TOTAL ASSETS

 $40,481   $40,647   $40,311   $40,647  

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

 

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Consolidated Edison, Inc.

CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEET (UNAUDITED)

  

 

 March 31,
2014
 December 31,
2013
  June 30,
2014
 December 31,
2013
 
 (Millions of Dollars)  (Millions of Dollars) 

LIABILITIES AND SHAREHOLDERS’ EQUITY

    

CURRENT LIABILITIES

    

Long-term debt due within one year

 $285   $485   $45   $485  

Notes payable

  830    1,451    1,531    1,451  

Accounts payable

  1,079    1,017    967    1,017  

Customer deposits

  326    321    333    321  

Accrued taxes

  98    476    69    476  

Accrued interest

  210    249    169    249  

Accrued wages

  97    92    123    92  

Fair value of derivative liabilities

  4    13    4    13  

Regulatory liabilities

  243    148    227    148  

Other current liabilities

  404    478    371    478  

TOTAL CURRENT LIABILITIES

  3,576    4,730    3,839    4,730  

NONCURRENT LIABILITIES

    

Obligations under capital leases

  1    1    1    1  

Provision for injuries and damages

  198    195    190    195  

Pensions and retiree benefits

  1,502    1,727    1,291    1,727  

Superfund and other environmental costs

  741    749    738    749  

Asset retirement obligations

  144    143    147    143  

Fair value of derivative liabilities

  4    5    6    5  

Deferred income taxes and investment tax credits

  8,564    8,466    8,505    8,466  

Regulatory liabilities

  1,800    1,728    1,861    1,728  

Other deferred credits and noncurrent liabilities

  187    169    194    169  

TOTAL NONCURRENT LIABILITIES

  13,141    13,183    12,933    13,183  

LONG-TERM DEBT

  11,338    10,489    11,084    10,489  

COMMON SHAREHOLDERS’ EQUITY (See Statement of Common Shareholders’ Equity)

  12,426    12,245    12,455    12,245  

TOTAL LIABILITIES AND SHAREHOLDERS’ EQUITY

 $40,481   $40,647   $40,311   $40,647  

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

 

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Consolidated Edison, Inc.

CONSOLIDATED STATEMENT OF COMMON SHAREHOLDERS’ EQUITY (UNAUDITED)

  

CONSOLIDATED STATEMENT OF COMMON SHAREHOLDERS’ EQUITY (UNAUDITED)

 

 Common Stock 

Additional
Paid-In
Capital

  

Retained
Earnings

  Treasury Stock 

Capital
Stock
Expense

  Accumulated
Other
Comprehensive
Income/(Loss)
     Common Stock Additional
Paid-In
Capital
  Retained
Earnings
  Treasury Stock Capital
Stock
Expense
  Accumulated
Other
Comprehensive
Income/(Loss)
    
(Millions of Dollars/Except Share Data) Shares Amount   Shares Amount  Total  Shares Amount   Shares Amount  Total 
 

BALANCE AS OF DECEMBER 31, 2012

  292,871,896   $32   $4,991   $7,997    23,210,700    $(1,037  $(61  $(53  $11,869    292,871,896    $32    $4,991    $7,997    23,210,700    $(1,037)    $(61  $(53  $11,869  

Net income for common stock

     192        192       192        192  

Common stock dividends

     (180      (180     (180      (180

Issuance of common shares for stock plans, net of repurchases

  95,468     (2   (95,468  7      5    95,468     (2   (95,468  7      5  

Other comprehensive income

  3    3    3    3  

BALANCE AS OF MARCH 31, 2013

  292,967,364   $32   $4,989   $8,009    23,115,232    $(1,030  $(61  $(50  $11,889    292,967,364    $32    $4,989    $8,009    23,115,232    $(1,030)��   $(61  $(50  $11,889  

Net income for common stock

     172        172  

Common stock dividends

     (180      (180

Issuance of common shares for stock plans, net of repurchases

  (4,078   1     4,078    (1      

Other comprehensive income

  2    2  

BALANCE AS OF JUNE 30, 2013

  292,963,286    $32    $4,990    $8,001    23,119,310    $(1,031)    $(61  $(48  $11,883  

BALANCE AS OF DECEMBER 31, 2013

  292,872,396   $32   $4,995   $8,338    23,210,200    $(1,034  $(61  $(25  $12,245    292,872,396    $32    $4,995    $8,338    23,210,200    $(1,034)    $(61  $(25  $12,245  

Net income for common stock

     361        361       361        361  

Common stock dividends

     (184      (184     (184      (184

Issuance of common shares for stock plans, net of repurchases

  51,656     (2   (51,656  2          51,656     (2   (51,656  2        

Other comprehensive income

  4    4    4    4  

BALANCE AS OF MARCH 31, 2014

  292,924,052   $32   $4,993   $8,515    23,158,544    $(1,032  $(61  $(21  $12,426    292,924,052    $32    $4,993    $8,515    23,158,544    $(1,032)    $(61  $(21  $12,426  

Net income for common stock

     212        212  

Common stock dividends

     (184      (184

Issuance of common shares for stock plans, net of repurchases

  (45,658        45,658            

Other comprehensive income

  1    1  

BALANCE AS OF JUNE 30, 2014

  292,878,394    $32    $4,993    $8,543    23,204,202    $(1,032)    $(61  $(20  $12,455  

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

 

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Consolidated Edison Company of New York, Inc.

CONSOLIDATED INCOME STATEMENT (UNAUDITED)

  

CONSOLIDATED INCOME STATEMENT (UNAUDITED)

 

 For the Three Months
Ended March 31,
  For the Three Months
Ended June 30,
 For the Six Months
Ended June 30,
 
 2014 2013  2014 2013 2014 2013 
 (Millions of Dollars)  (Millions of Dollars) (Millions of Dollars) 

OPERATING REVENUES

      

Electric

 $2,074   $1,814   $1,978   $1,872   $4,053   $3,686  

Gas

  789    660    360    331    1,149    991  

Steam

  341    332    98    118    439    450  

TOTAL OPERATING REVENUES

  3,204    2,806    2,436    2,321    5,641    5,127  

OPERATING EXPENSES

      

Purchased power

  617    455    517    469    1,135    924  

Fuel

  156    147    34    58    189    205  

Gas purchased for resale

  346    219    104    98    451    317  

Other operations and maintenance

  725    741    699    676    1,424    1,417  

Depreciation and amortization

  240    233    247    235    486    468  

Taxes, other than income taxes

  477    451    449    439    926    890  

TOTAL OPERATING EXPENSES

  2,561    2,246    2,050    1,975    4,611    4,221  

OPERATING INCOME

  643    560    386    346    1,030    906  

OTHER INCOME (DEDUCTIONS)

      

Investment and other income

  7    3    1    3    8    5  

Allowance for equity funds used during construction

  1        1        1    1  

Other deductions

  (2  (2  (5  (5  (7  (7

TOTAL OTHER INCOME

  6    1  

TOTAL OTHER INCOME (DEDUCTIONS)

  (3  (2  2    (1

INCOME BEFORE INTEREST AND INCOME TAX EXPENSE

  649    561    383    344    1,032    905  

INTEREST EXPENSE

      

Interest on long-term debt

  128    127    130    129    258    256  

Other interest

  3    5    3    5    7    11  

Allowance for borrowed funds used during construction

          (1  (1

NET INTEREST EXPENSE

  131    132    133    134    264    266  

INCOME BEFORE INCOME TAX EXPENSE

  518    429    250    210    768    639  

INCOME TAX EXPENSE

  184    152    78    57    262    209  

NET INCOME FOR COMMON STOCK

 $334   $277   $172   $153   $506   $430  

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

 

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Consolidated Edison Company of New York, Inc.

CONSOLIDATED STATEMENT OF COMPREHENSIVE INCOME (UNAUDITED)

  

CONSOLIDATED STATEMENT OF COMPREHENSIVE INCOME (UNAUDITED)

   For the Three Months
Ended March 31,
 
   2014  2013 
  (Millions of Dollars) 

NET INCOME

 $334   $277  

OTHER COMPREHENSIVE INCOME, NET OF TAXES

  

Pension plan liability adjustments, net of $- taxes in 2014 and 2013

  1      

TOTAL OTHER COMPREHENSIVE INCOME, NET OF TAXES

  1      

COMPREHENSIVE INCOME

 $335   $277  

   For the Three Months
Ended June 30,
  For the Six Months
Ended June 30,
 
   2014  2013  2014  2013 
  (Millions of Dollars)  (Millions of Dollars) 

NET INCOME

  $172    $153    $506    $430  

OTHER COMPREHENSIVE INCOME, NET OF TAXES

    

Pension and other postretirement benefit plan liability adjustments, net of taxes

          1      

TOTAL OTHER COMPREHENSIVE INCOME, NET OF TAXES

          1      

COMPREHENSIVE INCOME

  $172    $153    $507    $430  

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

 

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Consolidated Edison Company of New York, Inc.

CONSOLIDATED STATEMENT OF CASH FLOWS (UNAUDITED)

  

CONSOLIDATED STATEMENT OF CASH FLOWS (UNAUDITED)

   For the Three Months
Ended March 31,
 
   2014  2013 
  (Millions of
Dollars)
 

OPERATING ACTIVITIES

  

Net income

 $334   $277  

PRINCIPAL NON-CASH CHARGES/(CREDITS) TO INCOME

  

Depreciation and amortization

  240    233  

Deferred income taxes

  178    241  

Rate case amortization and accruals

  32    10  

Common equity component of allowance for funds used during construction

  (1    

Other non-cash items (net)

  2    (10

CHANGES IN ASSETS AND LIABILITIES

  

Accounts receivable—customers, less allowance for uncollectibles

  (265  (102

Materials and supplies, including fuel oil and gas in storage

  46    49  

Other receivables and other current assets

  (49  (15

Prepayments

  (295  (310

Accounts payable

  12    (58

Pensions and retiree benefits obligations

  184    239  

Pensions and retiree benefits contributions

  (200  (235

Superfund and environmental remediation costs (net)

  9      

Accrued taxes

  (214  (79

Accrued interest

  40    46  

Deferred charges, noncurrent assets and other regulatory assets

  (115  39  

Deferred credits and other regulatory liabilities

  105    (14

Other liabilities

  (32  39  

NET CASH FLOWS FROM OPERATING ACTIVITIES

  11    350  

INVESTING ACTIVITIES

  

Utility construction expenditures

  (464  (515

Cost of removal less salvage

  (46  (47

NET CASH FLOWS USED IN INVESTING ACTIVITIES

  (510  (562

FINANCING ACTIVITIES

  

Net proceeds of short-term debt

  (541  (108

Issuance of long-term debt

  850    700  

Retirement of long-term debt

  (200  (505

Debt issuance costs

  (6  (7

Dividend to parent

  (178  (182

NET CASH FLOWS USED IN FINANCING ACTIVITIES

  (75  (102

CASH AND TEMPORARY CASH INVESTMENTS:

  

NET CHANGE FOR THE PERIOD

  (574  (314

BALANCE AT BEGINNING OF PERIOD

  633    353  

BALANCE AT END OF PERIOD

 $59   $39  

SUPPLEMENTAL DISCLOSURE OF CASH FLOW INFORMATION

  

Cash paid during the period for:

  

Interest

 $85   $84  

Income taxes

 $276   $45  

   For the Six Months
Ended June 30,
 
   2014  2013 
  

(Millions of

Dollars)

 

OPERATING ACTIVITIES

  

Net income

 $506   $430  

PRINCIPAL NON-CASH CHARGES/(CREDITS) TO INCOME

  

Depreciation and amortization

  486    468  

Deferred income taxes

  135    191  

Rate case amortization and accruals

  55    19  

Common equity component of allowance for funds used during construction

  (2  (1

Other non-cash items (net)

  (17  (25

CHANGES IN ASSETS AND LIABILITIES

  

Accounts receivable—customers, less allowance for uncollectibles

  44    22  

Materials and supplies, including fuel oil and gas in storage

  37    2  

Other receivables and other current assets

  (93  18  

Prepayments

  13    (8

Accounts payable

  (71  (119

Pensions and retiree benefits obligations

  390    435  

Pensions and retiree benefits contributions

  (413  (361

Superfund and environmental remediation costs (net)

  17    (4

Accrued taxes

  (240  (114

Accrued interest

  12    4  

Deferred charges, noncurrent assets and other regulatory assets

  (86  (11

Deferred credits and other regulatory liabilities

  142    68  

Other liabilities

  (33  29  

NET CASH FLOWS FROM OPERATING ACTIVITIES

  882    1,043  

INVESTING ACTIVITIES

  

Utility construction expenditures

  (1,007  (1,062

Cost of removal less salvage

  (97  (89

NET CASH FLOWS USED IN INVESTING ACTIVITIES

  (1,104  (1,151

FINANCING ACTIVITIES

  

Net issuance of short-term debt

  272    809  

Issuance of long-term debt

  850    700  

Retirement of long-term debt

  (475  (700

Debt issuance costs

  (6  (7

Dividend to parent

  (356  (364

NET CASH FLOWS FROM FINANCING ACTIVITIES

  285    438  

CASH AND TEMPORARY CASH INVESTMENTS:

  

NET CHANGE FOR THE PERIOD

  63    330  

BALANCE AT BEGINNING OF PERIOD

  633    353  

BALANCE AT END OF PERIOD

 $696   $683  

SUPPLEMENTAL DISCLOSURE OF CASH FLOW INFORMATION

  

Cash paid during the period for:

  

Interest

 $248   $251  

Income taxes

 $392   $104  

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

 

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Consolidated Edison Company of New York, Inc.

CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEET (UNAUDITED)

  

CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEET (UNAUDITED)

 

 March 31,
2014
 December 31,
2013
  June 30,
2014
 December 31,
2013
 
 (Millions of Dollars)  (Millions of Dollars) 

ASSETS

    

CURRENT ASSETS

    

Cash and temporary cash investments

 $59   $633   $696   $633  

Special deposits

  2    86    2    86  

Accounts receivable – customers, less allowance for uncollectible accounts of $90 and $87 in 2014 and 2013, respectively

  1,388    1,123    1,079    1,123  

Other receivables, less allowance for uncollectible accounts of $9 and $8 in 2014 and 2013, respectively

  112    127  

Other receivables, less allowance for uncollectible accounts of $10 and $8 in 2014 and 2013, respectively

  127    127  

Accrued unbilled revenue

  336    405    360    405  

Accounts receivable from affiliated companies

  289    119    285    119  

Fuel oil, gas in storage, materials and supplies, at average cost

  254    300    263    300  

Prepayments

  397    102    89    102  

Regulatory assets

  5    26    21    26  

Deferred tax assets – current

  61    100    23    100  

Other current assets

  66    55    115    55  

TOTAL CURRENT ASSETS

  2,969    3,076    3,060    3,076  

INVESTMENTS

  250    247    267    247  

UTILITY PLANT AT ORIGINAL COST

    

Electric

  22,556    22,073    22,898    22,073  

Gas

  5,056    4,891    5,192    4,891  

Steam

  2,202    2,194    2,219    2,194  

General

  2,208    2,154    2,245    2,154  

TOTAL

  32,022    31,312    32,554    31,312  

Less: Accumulated depreciation

  6,595    6,469    6,716    6,469  

Net

  25,427    24,843    25,838    24,843  

Construction work in progress

  986    1,303    925    1,303  

NET UTILITY PLANT

  26,413    26,146    26,763    26,146  

NON-UTILITY PROPERTY

    

Non-utility property, less accumulated depreciation of $25 in 2014 and 2013

  4    4    5    4  

NET PLANT

  26,417    26,150    26,768    26,150  

OTHER NONCURRENT ASSETS

    

Regulatory assets

  6,522    6,639    6,235    6,639  

Other deferred charges and noncurrent assets

  168    146    137    146  

TOTAL OTHER NONCURRENT ASSETS

  6,690    6,785    6,372    6,785  

TOTAL ASSETS

 $36,326   $36,258   $36,467   $36,258  

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

 

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Consolidated Edison Company of New York, Inc.

CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEET (UNAUDITED)

  

CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEET (UNAUDITED)

   March 31,
2014
  December 31,
2013
 
  (Millions of Dollars) 

LIABILITIES AND SHAREHOLDER’S EQUITY

  

CURRENT LIABILITIES

  

Long-term debt due within one year

 $275   $475  

Notes payable

  669    1,210  

Accounts payable

  840    824  

Accounts payable to affiliated companies

  22    45  

Customer deposits

  314    308  

Accrued taxes

  35    46  

Accrued taxes to affiliated companies

  210    413  

Accrued interest

  179    139  

Accrued wages

  88    82  

Fair value of derivative liabilities

  1    12  

Regulatory liabilities

  199    107  

Other current liabilities

  344    385  

TOTAL CURRENT LIABILITIES

  3,176    4,046  

NONCURRENT LIABILITIES

  

Obligations under capital leases

  1    1  

Provision for injuries and damages

  183    180  

Pensions and retiree benefits

  1,237    1,453  

Superfund and other environmental costs

  637    644  

Asset retirement obligations

  144    143  

Fair value of derivative liabilities

  2    3  

Deferred income taxes and investment tax credits

  7,942    7,832  

Regulatory liabilities

  1,647    1,598  

Other deferred credits and noncurrent liabilities

  137    145  

TOTAL NONCURRENT LIABILITIES

  11,930    11,999  

LONG-TERM DEBT

  10,216    9,366  

COMMON SHAREHOLDER’S EQUITY (See Statement of Common Shareholder’s Equity)

  11,004    10,847  

TOTAL LIABILITIES AND SHAREHOLDER’S EQUITY

 $36,326   $36,258  

   June 30,
2014
  December 31,
2013
 
  (Millions of Dollars) 

LIABILITIES AND SHAREHOLDER’S EQUITY

  

CURRENT LIABILITIES

  

Long-term debt due within one year

 $   $475  

Notes payable

  1,482    1,210  

Accounts payable

  748    824  

Accounts payable to affiliated companies

  21    45  

Customer deposits

  320    308  

Accrued taxes

  30    46  

Accrued taxes to affiliated companies

  189    413  

Accrued interest

  151    139  

Accrued wages

  115    82  

Fair value of derivative liabilities

  1    12  

Regulatory liabilities

  180    107  

Other current liabilities

  309    385  

TOTAL CURRENT LIABILITIES

  3,546    4,046  

NONCURRENT LIABILITIES

  

Obligations under capital leases

  1    1  

Provision for injuries and damages

  177    180  

Pensions and retiree benefits

  1,024    1,453  

Superfund and other environmental costs

  637    644  

Asset retirement obligations

  146    143  

Fair value of derivative liabilities

  6    3  

Deferred income taxes and investment tax credits

  7,870    7,832  

Regulatory liabilities

  1,702    1,598  

Other deferred credits and noncurrent liabilities

  144    145  

TOTAL NONCURRENT LIABILITIES

  11,707    11,999  

LONG-TERM DEBT

  10,216    9,366  

COMMON SHAREHOLDER’S EQUITY (See Statement of Common Shareholder’s Equity)

  10,998    10,847  

TOTAL LIABILITIES AND SHAREHOLDER’S EQUITY

 $36,467   $36,258  

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

 

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Consolidated Edison Company of New York, Inc.

CONSOLIDATED STATEMENT OF COMMON SHAREHOLDER’S EQUITY (UNAUDITED)

  

 

 Common Stock  

Additional

Paid-In
Capital

  

Retained

Earnings

  

Repurchased
Con Edison

Stock

  

Capital
Stock

Expense

  

Accumulated
Other

Comprehensive

Income/(Loss)

  Total  Common Stock  Additional
Paid-In
Capital
  

Retained

Earnings

  

Repurchased
Con Edison

Stock

  

Capital
Stock

Expense

  

Accumulated
Other
Comprehensive

Income/(Loss)

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

BALANCE AS OF DECEMBER 31, 2012

  235,488,094   $589   $4,234   $6,761   $(962 $(61 $(9 $10,552    235,488,094    $589    $4,234    $6,761    $(962  $(61  $(9  $10,552  

Net income

     277       277       277       277  

Common stock dividend to parent

     (182     (182     (182     (182

Other comprehensive income

                

BALANCE AS OF MARCH 31, 2013

  235,488,094   $589   $4,234   $6,856   $(962 $(61 $(9 $10,647    235,488,094    $589    $4,234    $6,856    $(962  $(61  $(9  $10,647  

Net income

     153       153  

Common stock dividend to parent

     (182     (182

Other comprehensive income

        

BALANCE AS OF JUNE 30, 2013

  235,488,094    $589    $4,234    $6,827    $(962  $(61  $(9  $10,618  

BALANCE AS OF DECEMBER 31, 2013

  235,488,094   $589   $4,234   $7,053   $(962 $(61 $(6 $10,847    235,488,094    $589    $4,234    $7,053    $(962  $(61  $(6  $10,847  

Net income

     334       334       334       334  

Common stock dividend to parent

     (178     (178     (178     (178

Other comprehensive income

  1    1    1    1  

BALANCE AS OF MARCH 31, 2014

  235,488,094   $589   $4,234   $7,209   $(962 $(61 $(5 $11,004    235,488,094    $589    $4,234    $7,209    $(962  $(61  $(5  $11,004  

Net income

     172       172  

Common stock dividend to parent

     (178     (178

Other comprehensive income

        

BALANCE AS OF JUNE 30, 2014

  235,488,094    $589    $4,234    $7,203    $(962  $(61  $(5  $10,998  

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

 

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NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (UNAUDITED)

 

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 (CECONY). CECONY 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 CECONY 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 CECONY and O&R.

As used in these notes, the term “Companies” refers to Con Edison and CECONY and, except as otherwise noted, the information in these combined notes relates to each of the Companies. However, CECONY 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, 2013.2013 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 period ended March 31, 2014. Certain prior period amounts have been reclassified to conform to the current period presentation.

Con Edison has two regulated utility subsidiaries: CECONY and O&R. CECONY 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 Pennsylvania. Con Edison has the following competitive energy businesses: Consolidated Edison Solutions, Inc. (Con Edison Solutions), a company which sells to retail customers electricity purchased in wholesale markets and enters into related hedging transactions and also provides energy-related products and services to retail customers; Consolidated Edison Energy, Inc. (Con Edison Energy), a company that provides energy-related products and services to wholesale customers; and Consolidated Edison Development, Inc. (Con Edison Development), a company that participates in energy infrastructure projects.

 

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Note A — Summary of Significant Accounting Policies

Earnings Per Common Share

For the three and six months ended March 31,June 30, 2014 and 2013, basic and diluted earnings per share (EPS) for Con Edison are calculated as follows:

 

 

For the Three Months

Ended June 30,

 

For the Six Months

Ended June 30,

 
(Millions of Dollars, except per share amounts/Shares in Millions) 2014 2013  2014 2013 2014 2013 

Net income for common stock

 $361   $192   $212   $172   $574   $364  

Weighted average common shares outstanding – basic

  292.9    292.9    292.9    292.9    292.9    292.9  

Add: Incremental shares attributable to effect of potentially dilutive securities

  1.2    1.3    1.1    1.4    1.1    1.4  

Adjusted weighted average common shares outstanding – diluted

  294.1    294.2    294.0    294.3    294.0    294.3  

Net Income for common stock per common share – basic

 $1.23   $0.66   $0.73   $0.59   $1.96   $1.24  

Net Income for common stock per common share – diluted

 $1.23   $0.65   $0.72   $0.59   $1.95   $1.24  

The computation of diluted EPS for the three and six months ended March 31,June 30, 2014 and 2013 excludes immaterial amounts of performance share awards which were not included because of their anti-dilutive effect. No such exclusions were required for the computation of diluted EPS for the three months ended March 31, 2013.

Changes in Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income by Component

For the three and six months ended March 31,June 30, 2014 and 2013, changes to accumulated other comprehensive income (OCI) for Con Edison and CECONY are as follows:

 

 For the Three Months Ended June 30, 
 Con Edison CECONY 
(Millions of Dollars) 2014 2013 2014 2013 

Beginning balance, accumulated OCI, net of taxes

 $(21 $(50 $(5 $(9

OCI before reclassifications, net of tax of $- and $- for both Con Edison and CECONY

                

Amounts reclassified from accumulated OCI related to pension and other postretirement benefit plan liabilities, net of tax of $1 and $1 for Con Edison and $- and $- for CECONY, respectively (a)(b)

  1    2          

Current period total OCI, net of taxes

 $1   $2   $   $  

Ending balance, accumulated OCI, net of taxes(b)

 $(20 $(48 $(5 $(9
 Three Months Ended March 31,  For the Six Months Ended June 30, 
 Con Edison CECONY  Con Edison CECONY 
(Millions of Dollars) 

2014

 2013 

2014

 2013  2014 2013 2014 2013 

Beginning balance, accumulated OCI, net of taxes

 $(25 $(53 $(6 $(9 $(25 $(53 $(6 $(9

OCI before reclassifications, net of tax of $1 and $1 for Con Edison and $- and $- for CECONY, respectively

  2    1            2    1          

Amounts reclassified from accumulated OCI related to pension plan liabilities, net of tax of $1 and $1 for Con Edison and $- and $- for CECONY(a)(b)

  2    2    1      

Amounts reclassified from accumulated OCI related to pension and other postretirement benefit plan liabilities, net of tax of $2 and $2 for Con Edison and $- and $- for CECONY, respectively (a)(b)

  3    4    1      

Current period total OCI, net of taxes

 $4   $3   $1   $   $5   $5   $1   $  

Ending balance, accumulated OCI, net of taxes(b)

 $(21 $(50 $(5 $(9 $(20 $(48 $(5 $(9

 

(a)For the portion of unrecognized pension and other postretirement benefit costs relating to the regulated Utilities, costs are recorded into, and amortized out of, regulatory assets instead of OCI. The net actuarial losses and prior service costs recognized during the period are included in the computation of net periodic pension and other postretirement benefit cost. See Notes E and F.
(b)Tax reclassified from accumulated OCI is reported in the income tax expense line item of the income statement.expense.

 

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Reclassifications and Revisions

Prior period amounts have been reclassified where necessary to conform to the current period presentation.

Con Edison’s consolidated statement of cash flows for the six months ended June 30, 2013, incorrectly reduced net cash flows from financing activities and increased net cash flows from operating activities by an amount equal to the $108 million of net cash proceeds from the termination of the 1999 LILO transaction (see Note I). A revision was made on Con Edison’s consolidated statement of cash flows for the six months ended June 30, 2013. The company does not deem this revision material to its consolidated financial statements for the six months ended June 30, 2013.

Note B — Regulatory Matters

Rate Plans

In July 2014, the New Jersey Board of Public Utilities (NJBPU) approved an electric rate increase, effective August 1, 2014, of $13 million for O&R’s New Jersey regulated utility subsidiary, Rockland Electric Company (RECO). The new rates, among other things, reflect a return on common equity of 9.75 percent, a common equity ratio of approximately 50 percent and recovery of $25.6 million of deferred storm costs over a four-year period. The NJBPU continued provisions with respect to recovery from customers of the cost of purchased power and did not provide for reconciliation of actual expenses to amounts reflected in electric rates for pension and other postretirement benefit costs.

In June 2014, O&R’s Pennsylvania regulated utility subsidiary, Pike County Light & Power Company, the staff of the Pennsylvania Public Utility Commission (PAPUC) and other parties entered into settlement agreements with respect to the company’s requests to increase the rates it can charge for electric and gas delivery service. The settlements, which provide for electric and gas rate increases, effective September 1, 2014, of $1.25 million and $100,000 respectively, are subject to approval by the PAPUC.

Other Regulatory Matters

In February 2009, the New York State Public Service Commission (NYSPSC) commenced a proceeding to examine the prudence of certain CECONY expenditures following the arrests of employees for accepting illegal payments from a construction contractor. Subsequently, additional employees were arrested for accepting illegal payments from materials suppliers and an engineering firm. The arrested employees were terminated by the company and have pled guilty or been convicted. Pursuant to NYSPSC orders, a portion of the company’s revenues (currently, $249 million, $32 million and $6 million on an annual basis for electric, gas and steam service, respectively) is being collected subject to potential refund to customers. The amount of electric revenues collected subject to refund, which was established in a different proceeding, and the amount of gas and steam revenues collected subject to refund were not established as indicative of the company’s potential liability in this proceeding. At March 31,June 30, 2014, the company had collected an estimated $1,462$1,531 million from customers subject to potential refund in connection with this proceeding. In January 2013, a NYSPSC consultant reported its estimate, with which the company does not agree, of $208 million of overcharges with respect to a substantial portion of the company’s construction expenditures from January 2000 to January 2009. The company is disputing the consultant’s estimate, including its determinations as to overcharges regarding specific construction expenditures it selected to review and its methodology of extrapolating such determinations over a substantial portion of the construction expenditures during this period. The NYSPSC’s consultant has not reviewed the company’s other expenditures. The company and NYSPSC staff are exploring a settlement in this proceeding. In May 2014, the NYSPSC’s Chief Administrative Law Judge appointed a settlement judge to assist the parties. There is no assurance that there will be a settlement, and any settlement would be subject to NYSPSC approval. At March 31,June 30, 2014, the company had a $38$37 million regulatory liability relating to this matter. Included in the regulatory liability was $16 million the company recovered from vendors, arrested employees and insurers relating to this matter. Pursuant to the current rate plans, the company is applying $15 million of these recovered amounts for the benefit of customers to offset a like amount of regulatory assets. The company currently estimates that any additional amount the

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NYSPSC requires the company to refund to customers could range in amount from $25 million up to an amount based on the NYSPSC consultant’s $208 million estimate of overcharges.

In late October 2012, Superstorm Sandy caused extensive damage to the Utilities’ electric distribution system and interrupted service to approximately 1.4 million customers. Superstorm Sandy also damaged CECONY’s steam system and interrupted service to many of its steam customers. As of March 31,June 30, 2014, CECONY and O&R incurred response and restoration costs for Superstorm Sandy of $490$495 million and $93$92 million, respectively (including capital expenditures of $149$147 million and $15 million, respectively). Most of the costs that were not capitalized were deferred for recovery as a regulatory asset under the Utilities’ electric rate plans. See “Regulatory Assets and Liabilities” below. CECONY’s current electric rate plan includes collection from customers of deferred storm costs (including for Superstorm Sandy), subject to refund following NYSPSC review of the costs. O&R expects to request recovery of deferred storm costs for its New York electric operations, which are also subject to NYSPSC review, when it next files with the NYSPSC for a new electric rate plan. RECO’s current electric rate plan includes collection from customers of deferred storm costs. See “Rate Plans” above.

In March 2013,June 2014, the NJBPU establishedNYSPSC initiated a proceeding to reviewinvestigate the prudencypractices of costs incurred byqualifying persons to perform plastic fusions on gas facilities. New JerseyYork State regulations require gas utilities to qualify and, except in responsecertain circumstances, annually requalify workers that perform fusion to major storm eventsjoin plastic pipe. The NYSPSC directed the New York gas utilities to provide information in 2011 and 2012. In November 2013, RECO filed an electric rate requestthis proceeding about their compliance with the NJBPU which includes a proposalqualification and requalification requirements and related matters; their procedures for recovery over a three-year period of its deferred storm costs of $27 million.compliance with all gas safety regulations; and their annual chief executive officer certifications regarding these and other procedures. CECONY’s qualification and requalification procedures had not included certain required testing to evaluate specimen fuses. In May 2014, RECO, the NJBPU staffaddition, CECONY and the New Jersey Division of Rate Counsel entered into a stipulation of settlement regarding RECO’s deferred storm costs. The stipulation, which is subjectO&R had not timely requalified certain workers that had been qualified under their respective procedures to NJBPU approval, provides that RECO’s deferred storm costs are deemed reasonable, prudentperform plastic fusions. CECONY and eligible for recovery over a period to be determined in RECO’s electric rate proceeding.O&R have requalified their workers who perform plastic fusions.

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Regulatory Assets and Liabilities

Regulatory assets and liabilities at March 31, 2014 and December 31, 2013 were comprised of the following items:

   Con Edison  CECONY 
(Millions of Dollars) 2014  2013  2014  2013 

Regulatory assets

    

Unrecognized pension and other postretirement costs

  $2,591    $2,730    $2,478    $2,610  

Future income tax

  2,183    2,145    2,070    2,030  

Environmental remediation costs

  921    938    814    830  

Deferred storm costs

  411    441    307    334  

Revenue taxes

  216    207    204    196  

Pension and other postretirement benefits deferrals

  191    237    163    211  

Surcharge for New York State assessment

  144    78    136    74  

Net electric deferrals

  78    83    78    83  

Unamortized loss on reacquired debt

  63    65    60    62  

O&R transition bond charges

  31    33          

Preferred stock redemption

  28    28    28    28  

Property tax reconciliation

  25    22          

Workers’ compensation

  12    12    12    12  

Deferred derivative losses – noncurrent

  6    8    5    7  

Other

  182    174    167    162  

Regulatory assets – noncurrent

  7,082    7,201    6,522    6,639  

Deferred derivative losses – current

  7    25    5    22  

Recoverable energy costs – current

  1    4        4  

Regulatory assets – current

  8    29    5    26  

Total Regulatory Assets

  $7,090    $7,230    $6,527    $6,665  

Regulatory liabilities

    

Allowance for cost of removal less salvage

  $   558    $   540    $   466    $   453  

Property tax reconciliation

  299    322    299    322  

Property tax refunds

  119    130    119    130  

Long-term interest rate reconciliation

  99    105    99    105  

Carrying charges on repair allowance and bonus depreciation

  81    88    80    87  

New York State income tax rate change

  66        62      

Net unbilled revenue deferrals

  61    133    61    133  

World Trade Center settlement proceeds

  57    62    57    62  

Other postretirement benefit deferrals

  51    50    47    50  

2014 rate plan base rate revenue deferral

  50        50      

Prudence proceeding

  38    40    38    40  

Unrecognized other postretirement benefits costs

  32        23      

Carrying charges on T&D net plant – electric and steam

  27    28    21    20  

Electric excess earnings

  22    22    18    18  

Other

  240    208    207    178  

Regulatory liabilities – noncurrent

  1,800    1,728    1,647    1,598  

Refundable energy costs – current

  160    100    128    66  

Deferred derivative gains – current

  44    14    36    11  

Revenue decoupling mechanism

  23    34    19    30  

Future income tax

  16        16      

Regulatory liabilities – current

  243    148    199    107  

Total Regulatory Liabilities

  $2,043    $1,876    $1,846    $1,705  

 

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Regulatory Assets and Liabilities

Regulatory assets and liabilities at June 30, 2014 and December 31, 2013 were comprised of the following items:

   Con Edison  CECONY 
(Millions of Dollars) 2014  2013  2014  2013 

Regulatory assets

    

Unrecognized pension and other postretirement costs

  $2,438    $2,730    $2,331    $2,610  

Future income tax

  2,158    2,145    2,049    2,030  

Environmental remediation costs

  911    938    806    830  

Deferred storm costs

  382    441    280    334  

Revenue taxes

  214    207    203    196  

Pension and other postretirement benefits deferrals

  135    237    109    211  

Surcharge for New York State assessment

  110    78    103    74  

Net electric deferrals

  73    83    73    83  

Unamortized loss on reacquired debt

  61    65    58    62  

O&R transition bond charges

  30    33          

Preferred stock redemption

  28    28    28    28  

Property tax reconciliation

  28    22          

Workers’ compensation

  12    12    12    12  

Deferred derivative losses – noncurrent

  8    8    8    7  

Other

  194    174    175    162  

Regulatory assets – noncurrent

  6,782    7,201    6,235    6,639  

Recoverable energy costs – current

  16    4    14    4  

Deferred derivative losses – current

  8    25    7    22  

Regulatory assets – current

  24    29    21    26  

Total Regulatory Assets

  $6,806    $7,230    $6,256    $6,665  

Regulatory liabilities

    

Allowance for cost of removal less salvage

  $   569    $   540    $   475    $   453  

Property tax reconciliation

  282    322    282    322  

Net unbilled revenue deferrals

  115    133    115    133  

Property tax refunds

  108    130    108    130  

Long-term interest rate reconciliation

  92    105    92    105  

Carrying charges on repair allowance and bonus depreciation

  87    98    72    87  

2014 rate plan base rate revenue deferral

  82        82      

New York State income tax rate change

  69        65      

World Trade Center settlement proceeds

  52    62    52    62  

Other postretirement benefits deferrals

  49    50    43    50  

Unrecognized other postretirement benefits costs

  41        32      

Prudence proceeding

  37    40    37    40  

Carrying charges on T&D net plant – electric and steam

  24    28    21    20  

Electric excess earnings

  21    22    20    18  

Other

  233    198    206    178  

Regulatory liabilities – noncurrent

  1,861    1,728    1,702    1,598  

Refundable energy costs – current

  147    100    110    66  

Deferred derivative gains – current

  45    14    36    11  

Revenue decoupling mechanism

  18    34    18    30  

Future income tax

  17        16      

Regulatory liabilities – current

  227    148    180    107  

Total Regulatory Liabilities

  $2,088    $1,876    $1,882    $1,705  

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Note C — Capitalization

In February 2014, CECONY redeemed at maturity $200 million of 4.70 percent 10-year debentures.

In March 2014, CECONY issued $850 million aggregate principal amount of 4.45 percent 30-year debentures. In April 2014, CECONY redeemed at maturity $275 million of 5.55 percent 5-year debentures. In May 2014, Con Edison deconsolidated $217 million of long-term debt of a subsidiary in which Con Edison Development sold a 50 percent interest. See Note N.

 

The carrying amounts and fair values of long-term debt are:

 

(Millions of Dollars) March 31, 2014 December 31, 2013  June 30, 2014 December 31, 2013 
Long-Term Debt (including current portion) 

Carrying

Amount

 Fair
Value
 

Carrying

Amount

 Fair
Value
  

Carrying

Amount

 Fair
Value
 

Carrying

Amount

 Fair
Value
 

Con Edison

 $11,623   $13,000   $10,974   $12,082   $11,129   $12,707   $10,974   $12,082  

CECONY

 $10,491   $11,692   $9,841   $10,797   $10,216   $11,605   $9,841   $10,797  

 

Fair values of long-term debt have been estimated primarily using available market information. For Con Edison, $12,364$12,071 million and $636 million of the fair value of long-term debt at March 31,June 30, 2014 are classified as Level 2 and Level 3, respectively. For CECONY, $11,056$10,969 million and $636 million of the fair value of long-term debt at March 31,June 30, 2014 are classified as Level 2 and Level 3, respectively (see Note M). The $636 million of long-term debt classified as Level 3 is CECONY’s tax-exempt, auction-rate securities for which the market is highly illiquid and there is a lack of observable inputs.

Note D — Short-Term Borrowing

At March 31,June 30, 2014, Con Edison had $830$1,531 million of commercial paper outstanding of which $669$1,482 million was outstanding under CECONY’s program. The weighted average interest rate was 0.2 percent for both Con Edison and CECONY. At December 31, 2013, Con Edison had $1,451 million of commercial paper outstanding of which $1,210 million was outstanding under CECONY’s program. The weighted average interest rate was 0.2 percent for both Con Edison and CECONY.

At March 31,June 30, 2014 and December 31, 2013, no loans were outstanding under the Companies’ credit agreement and $56$49 million (including $11 million for CECONY) and $26 million (including $11 million for CECONY) of letters of credit were outstanding, respectively, under the credit agreement.

 

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Note E — Pension Benefits

Net Periodic Benefit Cost

The components of the Companies’ net periodic benefit costs for the three and six months ended March 31,June 30, 2014 and 2013 were as follows:

 

 For the Three Months Ended June 30, 
 Con Edison CECONY  Con Edison CECONY 
(Millions of Dollars) 2014 2013  2014 2013  2014 2013  2014 2013 

Service cost – including administrative expenses

  $    57    $    67    $    53    $    62   $    57   $    67   $    53   $    62  

Interest cost on projected benefit obligation

  143    134    134    126    143    134    134    126  

Expected return on plan assets

  (208  (187  (197  (178  (208  (187  (198  (178

Recognition of net actuarial loss

  154    208    146    197    154    208    146    197  

Recognition of prior service costs

  1    1    1    1    1    1    1    1  

NET PERIODIC BENEFIT COST

  $ 147    $ 223    $ 137    $ 208   $ 147   $ 223   $ 136   $ 208  

Amortization of regulatory asset

  1    1    1    1  

TOTAL PERIODIC BENEFIT COST

 $148   $224   $137   $209  

Cost capitalized

  (51  (82  (49  (79  (57  (88  (54  (84

Reconciliation to rate level

  26    11    23    13    30    (30  28    (29

Cost charged to operating expenses

  $ 122    $ 152    $ 111    $ 142   $ 121   $ 106   $ 111   $ 96  

   For the Six Months Ended June 30, 
   Con Edison  CECONY 
(Millions of Dollars) 2014  2013  2014  2013 

Service cost – including administrative expenses

 $  113   $  133   $  106   $  124  

Interest cost on projected benefit obligation

  286    268    268    252  

Expected return on plan assets

  (416  (375  (395  (356

Recognition of net actuarial loss

  309    416    293    394  

Recognition of prior service costs

  2    3    1    2  

NET PERIODIC BENEFIT COST

 $ 294   $ 445   $ 273   $ 416  

Amortization of regulatory asset

  1    1    1    1  

TOTAL PERIODIC BENEFIT COST

 $295   $446   $274   $417  

Cost capitalized

  (109  (170  (103  (163

Reconciliation to rate level

  57    (24  51    (23

Cost charged to operating expenses

 $ 243   $ 252   $ 222   $ 231  

 

Expected Contributions

Based on estimates as of March 31,June 30, 2014, the Companies expect to make contributions to the pension plan during 2014 of $564 million (of which $524 million is to be contributed by CECONY). The Companies’ policy is to fund their accounting cost to the extent tax deductible. During the first quartersix months of 2014, CECONY contributed $200$400 million to the pension plan. The Companies expect to fundplan and funded $13 million for the non-qualified supplemental plans in 2014.plans.

 

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Note F — Other Postretirement Benefits

Net Periodic Benefit Cost

The components of the Companies’ net periodic postretirement benefit costs for the three and six months ended March 31,June 30, 2014 and 2013 were as follows:

 

   Con Edison  CECONY 
(Millions of Dollars) 2014  2013  2014  2013 

Service cost

 $   5   $   6   $   4   $   5  

Interest cost on accumulated other postretirement benefit obligation

  15    14    13    12  

Expected return on plan assets

  (19  (19  (17  (17

Recognition of net actuarial loss

  14    16    13    14  

Recognition of prior service cost

  (5  (7  (4  (6

NET PERIODIC POSTRETIREMENT BENEFIT COST

 $10   $ 10   $   9   $ 8  

Cost capitalized

  (4  (3  (3  (2

Reconciliation to rate level

  3    12        11  

Cost charged to operating expenses

 $ 9   $ 19   $ 6   $ 17  

   For the Three Months Ended June 30, 
   Con Edison  CECONY 
(Millions of Dollars) 2014  2013  2014  2013 

Service cost

 $   5   $   6   $   4   $   5  

Interest cost on accumulated other postretirement benefit obligation

  15    13    13    12  

Expected return on plan assets

  (19  (19  (17  (17

Recognition of net actuarial loss

  14    16    13    14  

Recognition of prior service cost

  (5  (7  (4  (6

NET PERIODIC POSTRETIREMENT BENEFIT COST

 $ 10   $ 9   $ 9   $ 8  

Cost capitalized

  (4  (4  (4  (4

Reconciliation to rate level

  3    16    1    13  

Cost charged to operating expenses

 $ 9   $ 21   $ 6   $ 17  

 

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   For the Six Months Ended June 30, 
   Con Edison  CECONY 
(Millions of Dollars) 2014  2013  2014  2013 

Service cost

 $10   $12   $7   $9  

Interest cost on accumulated other postretirement benefit obligation

  30    27    26    23  

Expected return on plan assets

  (38  (39  (34  (34

Recognition of net actuarial loss

  28    32    26    28  

Recognition of prior service cost

  (10  (13  (7  (11

NET PERIODIC POSTRETIREMENT BENEFIT COST

 $20   $19   $18   $15  

Cost capitalized

  (8  (7  (7  (6

Reconciliation to rate level

  6    29    1    25  

Cost charged to operating expenses

 $18   $41   $12   $34  


Expected Contributions

Based on estimates as of March 31,June 30, 2014, Con Edison expects to make a contribution of $7 million, nearly all of which is for CECONY, to the other postretirement benefit plans in 2014.

Note G — 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 include costs of demolition, removal, disposal, storage, replacement, containment, and monitoring) and natural resource damages. Liability under these laws can be material and may be imposed for contamination from past acts, even 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 and any neighboring areas to which contamination may have migrated, 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 of the amount the Utilities will need to pay to investigate and, where determinable, 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

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represents an estimate 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, if remediation is necessary and if a reasonable estimate of such cost can be made. 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 March 31,June 30, 2014 and December 31, 2013 were as follows:

 

 Con Edison CECONY  Con Edison CECONY 
(Millions of Dollars) 2014 2013  2014 2013  2014 2013  2014 2013 

Accrued Liabilities:

        

Manufactured gas plant sites

  $663    $665    $560    $562    $658    $665    $558    $562  

Other Superfund Sites

  78    84    77    82    80    84    79    82  

Total

  $741    $749    $637    $644    $738    $749    $637    $644  

Regulatory assets

  $921    $938    $814    $830    $911    $938    $806    $830  

Most of the accrued Superfund Site liability relates to sites that have been investigated, in whole or in part. However, for some of the sites, the extent and associated cost of the required remediation has not yet been determined. As investigations progress and information pertaining to the required remediation becomes available, the Utilities expect that additional liability may be accrued, the amount of which is not presently determinable but may be material. Under their current rate plans, the Utilities are permitted to recover or defer as regulatory assets (for subsequent recovery through rates) certain site investigation and remediation costs.

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Environmental remediation costs incurred and insurance recoveries received related to Superfund Sites for the three and six months ended March 31,June 30, 2014 and 2013 were as follows:

 

 For the Three Months Ended June 30, 
 Con Edison CECONY  Con Edison CECONY 
(Millions of Dollars) 2014 2013  2014 2013  2014 2013  2014 2013 

Remediation costs incurred

  $9    $10    $8    $7    $5    $14    $2    $13  

Insurance recoveries received*

  5        5      

* Reduced amount deferred for recovery from customers

  

Insurance recoveries received

                

   For the Six Months Ended June 30, 
   Con Edison  CECONY 
(Millions of Dollars) 2014  2013  2014  2013 

Remediation costs incurred

  $14    $24    $10    $20  

Insurance recoveries received*

  5        5      

* Reduced amount deferred for recovery from customers

  

In 2013, CECONY estimated that for its manufactured gas plant sites, 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 $2.4 billion. In 2013, 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 $167 million. These estimates were based on the assumption that there is contamination at all sites, including those that have not yet been fully investigated and additional assumptions about the extent of the contamination and the type and extent of the 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 2013, Con Edison and CECONY estimated that their aggregate undiscounted potential liabilities for these suits and additional suits that may be brought over the next 15 years were $8 million and $7 million, respectively. The estimates were 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

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workers’ compensation benefits based on alleged disability from exposure to asbestos. Under its current rate plans, CECONY 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 March 31,June 30, 2014 and December 31, 2013 were as follows:

 

 Con Edison CECONY  Con Edison CECONY 
(Millions of Dollars) 2014 2013  2014 2013  2014 2013  2014 2013 

Accrued liability – asbestos suits

 $8   $8   $7   $7   $8   $8   $7   $7  

Regulatory assets – asbestos suits

 $8   $8   $7   $7   $8   $8   $7   $7  

Accrued liability – workers’ compensation

 $87   $87   $82   $82   $88   $87   $82   $82  

Regulatory assets – workers’ compensation

 $12   $12   $12   $12   $12   $12   $12   $12  

Note H Other Material Contingencies

Manhattan Steam Main Rupture

In July 2007, a CECONY steam main located in midtown Manhattan ruptured. It has been reported that one person died and others were injured as a result of the incident. Several buildings in the area were damaged. Debris from the incident included dirt and mud

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containing asbestos. The response to the incident required the closing of several buildings and streets for various periods. Approximately 90 suits are pending against the company seeking generally unspecified compensatory and, in some cases, punitive damages, for personal injury, property damage and business interruption. The company has notified its insurers of the incident and believes that the policies in force at the time of the incident will cover the company’s costs to satisfy its liability to others in connection with the suits. At March 31,June 30, 2014, the company had accrued its estimated liability for the suits of $50 million and an insurance receivable in the same amount.

Manhattan Explosion and Fire

On March 12, 2014, two multi-use five-story tall buildings located on Park Avenue between 116th and 117th Street in Manhattan were destroyed by an explosion and fire. CECONY had delivered gas to the buildings through service lines from a distribution main located below ground on Park Avenue. Eight people died and more than 48 people were injured. Additional buildings were also damaged. The National Transportation Safety Board is investigating. The parties to the investigation include the company, the City of New York, the Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration and the NYSPSC (which is also conducting an investigation). Several suits are pending against the company seeking generally unspecified damages for personal injury and property damage. The company has notified its insurers of the incident and believes that the policies in force at the time of the incident will cover the company’s costs, in excess of a required retention (the amount of which is not material), to satisfy any liability it may have for damages in connection with the incident. The company is unable to estimate the amount or range of its possible loss related to the incident. At March 31,June 30, 2014, the company had not accrued a liability for the incident.

Other Contingencies

See “Other Regulatory Matters” in Note B.

Guarantees

Con Edison and its subsidiaries enter into various agreements providing financial or performance assurance primarily to third parties on behalf of their subsidiaries. Maximum amounts guaranteed by Con Edison totaled $1,500$1,428 million and $1,331 million at March 31,June 30, 2014 and December 31, 2013, respectively.

A summary, by type and term, of Con Edison’s total guarantees at March 31,June 30, 2014 is as follows:

 

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

Energy transactions

 $785   $35   $68   $888   $744   $25   $68   $837  

Solar energy projects

  568    13        581    560            560  

Other

  31            31    31            31  

Total

 $1,384   $48   $68   $1,500   $1,335   $25   $68   $1,428  

Energy Transactions — Con Edison guarantees payments on behalf of its competitive energy businesses in order to facilitate physical and financial transactions in natural gas, pipeline capacity, transportation, oil, electricity, renewable energy credits and energy services. To the extent that liabilities exist under the

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contracts subject to these guarantees, such liabilities are includedareincluded in Con Edison’s consolidated balance sheet.

Solar Energy Projects — Con Edison and Con Edison Development guarantee payments associated with the investment in solar energy facilities on behalf

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of their wholly-owned subsidiaries. In addition, Con Edison Development has entered into two guarantees ($80 million maximum and $208$120 million maximum, respectively) on behalf of two entities in which it has a 50 percent interest in connection with the construction of solar energy facilities. Con Edison Development also provided $3 million in guarantees to Travelers Insurance Company for indemnity agreements for surety bonds in connection with the construction and operation of solar energy facilities performed by its subsidiaries.

Other — Other guarantees primarily relate to guarantees provided by Con Edison to Travelers Insurance Company for indemnity agreements for surety bonds in connection with energy service projects performed by Con Edison Solutions ($25 million). In addition, Con Edison issued a guarantee to the Public Utility Commission of Texas covering obligations of Con Edison Solutions as a retail electric provider. Con Edison’s estimate of the maximum potential obligation for this guarantee is $5 million as of March 31,June 30, 2014.

Note I Lease In/Lease Out Transactions

As a result of the January 2013 Court of Appeals decision, in March 2013, Con Edison recorded an after-tax charge of $150 million to reflect, as required by the accounting rules for leveraged lease transactions, the recalculation of the accounting effect of theits 1997 and 1999 LILO transactions based on the revised after-tax cash flows projected from the inception of the leveraged leases, as well as the interest on the potential tax liability resulting from the disallowance of federal and state income tax losses with respect to the LILO transactions. In the second quarter of 2013, the 1999 LILO transaction was terminated, as a result of which the company realized a $29 million gain (after-tax). In the first quarter of 2014, the interest accrued on the liability was reduced by $13 million ($7 million, net of tax). See “Uncertain Tax Positions” in Note J.

The effect of the LILO transactions on Con Edison’s consolidated income statement for the three and six months ended as of March 31,June 30, 2014 and 2013 werewas as follows:

 

(Millions of Dollars) For the Three Months
Ended March 31,
 
 For the Three Months
Ended June 30,
 For the Six Months
Ended June 30,
 
(Millions of Dollars) 2014 2013  2014 2013 2014 2013 
  $—    $(121 $   $51   $   $(70)  

(Increase)/decrease to other interest expense

  13    (131          13    (131)  

Income tax benefit/(expense)

  (6  102        (22)    (6)    80  

Total increase/(decrease) in net income

  $7    $(150 $   $29   $7   $(121)  

In January 2013, to defray interest charges, the company deposited $447 million with federal and state tax agencies relating primarily to the potential tax liability from the LILO transactions in past tax years and interest thereon. During 2013, $125 million of the deposit was returned from the IRS at the company’s request. Also in 2013, the deposit balance was reduced by an additional $48 million, due to a $10 million refund from the IRS and the application of $38 million toward the settlement of tax and interest for certain tax years, primarily relating to tax liability from the LILO transactions. In the first quarter of 2014, Con Edison applied the remainder of the deposit against its federal and state tax liabilities, including interest. See “Uncertain Tax Positions” in Note J.

Note J — Income Tax

InCon Edison’s income tax expense increased by $37 million for the three months ended June 30, 2014, compared to the three months ended June 30, 2013. The effective tax rate for the three months ended June 30, 2014 and 2013 was 32 percent and 27 percent, respectively. The increase in the effective tax rate was primarily attributable to lower flow-through tax deductions related to plant in the 2014 period than in the 2013 period. The lower effective tax rate in 2013 also reflected more favorable rate reconciling items related to plant.

Con Edison’s income tax expense increased by $178 million for the six months ended June 30, 2014,

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compared to the six months ended June 30, 2013. The effective tax rate for the six months ended June 30, 2014 and 2013 was 34 percent and 25 percent, respectively. The increase in the effective tax rate was primarily attributable to lower flow-through tax deductions related to plant in the 2014 period than in the 2013 period. Additionally, in the first quarter of 2013, the IRS accepted on audit Con Edison’sthe Company’s claim for a manufacturing tax deductions. Accordingly, Con Edison’s effective tax rate was favorably impacted by $15 million. In addition, as a result of interest expense on the LILO disallowances and reduction to non-utility operating revenues (see Note I), income beforededuction, which reduced its income tax expense for the first quarter of 2013 was significantly lower than the first quarter of 2014. Other recurring tax rate reconciling items in the first quarter of 2014 and 2013 are comparable. However, as a result of lower income beforeby $15 million.

CECONY’s income tax expense in 2013, Con Edison’s effective tax rate was 23 percentincreased by $21 million for the three months ended March 31, 2013,June 30, 2014, compared to 35 percentthe three months ended June 30, 2013. The effective tax rate for the samethree months ended June 30, 2014 and 2013 was 31 percent and 27 percent, respectively. The increase in CECONY’s effective tax rate is due primarily to higher amortization of New York State’s Metropolitan Transportation Authority business tax and lower flow-through tax deductions related to plant in the 2014 period than in 2014.

the 2013 period. CECONY’s income tax expense increased by $53 million for the six months ended June 30, 2014, compared to the six months ended June 30, 2013. The effective tax for the six months ended June 30, 2014 and 2013 was 34 percent and 33 percent, respectively.

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OnIn March 31, 2014, tax legislation was enacted in the State of New York that reduces the corporate franchise tax rate from 7.1 percent to 6.5 percent, beginning January 1, 2016. The application of this legislation decreased Con Edison’s accumulated deferred tax liabilities by $77$80 million ($7275 million for CECONY), decreased Con Edison’s regulatory asset for future income tax by $11 million ($10 million for CECONY) and increased Con Edison’s regulatory liability by $66$69 million ($6265 million for CECONY). The impact of this tax legislation on Con Edison’s effective tax rate was immaterialnot material and there was no impact on CECONY’s effective tax rate for the threesix months ended March 31,June 30, 2014.

Uncertain Tax Positions

During the first quarter ofIn 2014, Con Edison filed various amended state tax returns to reflect its June 2013 closing agreement with the IRS accepted Con Edison’s deductions for repair costs to utility plant (the “repair allowance deductions”). As a result of this settlement, Con Edisonregarding the 1997 and CECONY reduced their estimated liabilities for prior year uncertain tax positions by $72 million and $66 million, respectively, with a corresponding increase to accumulated deferred income tax liabilities. In addition, as a result of the January 2013 Court of Appeals decision1999 LILO transactions (see Note I), Con Edison increased its estimated prior year liabilities for federal and state uncertain tax positions by $249 million in the first quarter of 2013, with a corresponding reduction to accumulated deferred income tax liabilities. These changes to the Companies’ estimated liabilities for uncertain tax positions had no impact on income tax expense in the first quarter of 2013.. As a result of positions taken on the various amended state tax returns, filed in the first quarter of 2014, Con Edison increased its estimated liabilities for uncertain tax positions by $22 million. The amended state tax returns contain uncertain tax positions unique to the states, and the returns remain open for examination. At March 31,June 30, 2014, the estimated liability for uncertain tax positions for Con Edison was $31 million and was reflected as a noncurrent liability on its consolidated balance sheet. CECONY had no liabilities for uncertain tax positions.

The Companies recognize interest on liabilities for uncertain tax positions in interest expense and would recognize penalties, if any, in operating expenses in the Companies’ consolidated income statements. In the first quarter ofsix months ended June 30, 2014, Con Edison recognized an immaterial amount of interest expense and no penalties for uncertain tax positions in its consolidated income statements. In the first quarter ofsix months ended June 30, 2013, Con Edison recognized $126 million of interest expense ($131 million related to the LILO transactions, less a reduction of $5 million in accrued interest expense primarily associated with repair allowance deductions). At March 31,June 30, 2014 and December 31, 2013, Con Edison recognized an immaterial amount of accrued interest on its consolidated balance sheets.

As of March 31,June 30, 2014, Con Edison reasonably expects to resolve approximately $13 million ($8 million, net of federal taxes) of its uncertainties related to certain tax matters within the next twelve months, of which the entire amount, if recognized, would affectreduce Con Edison’s effective tax rate. The total amount of unrecognized tax benefits, if recognized, that would affectreduce Con Edison’s effective tax rate is $31 million ($20 million, net of federal taxes).

 

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Note K Financial Information by Business Segment

The financial data for the business segments are as follows:

 

 For the Three Months Ended March 31,  For the Three Months Ended June 30, 
 

Operating

revenues

 Inter-segment
revenues
 Depreciation and
amortization
 

Operating

income

  

Operating

revenues

 Inter-segment
revenues
 Depreciation and
amortization
 

Operating

income

 
(Millions of Dollars) 2014 2013 2014 2013 2014 2013 2014 2013  2014 2013 2014 2013 2014 2013 2014 2013 

CECONY

                

Electric

 $2,074   $1,814   $4   $4   $189   $185   $257   $189   $1,978   $1,872   $4   $4   $195   $186   $347   $307  

Gas

  789    660    1    1    32    32    233    242    360    331    2    2    33    32    54    53  

Steam

  341    332    20    19    19    16    153    129    98    118    21    19    19    17    (15  (14

Consolidation adjustments

          (25  (24                          (27  (25                

Total CECONY

 $3,204   $2,806   $   $   $240   $233   $643   $560   $2,436   $2,321   $   $   $247   $235   $386   $346  

O&R

                

Electric

 $163   $145   $   $   $10   $10   $12   $20   $157   $146   $   $   $11   $10   $25   $14  

Gas

  93    82            4    4    27    27    35    35            4    4    (5  (1

Total O&R

 $256   $227   $   $   $14   $14   $39   $47   $192   $181   $   $   $15   $14   $20   $13  

Competitive energy businesses

 $329   $152   $3   $2   $7   $4   $2   $(82 $284   $317   $(1 $2   $4   $5   $48   $27  

Other*

      (1  (3  (2          1    1    (1  (1  1    (2  (1  1    1      

Total Con Edison

 $3,789   $3,184   $   $   $261   $251   $685   $526   $2,911   $2,818   $   $   $265   $255   $455   $386  

*Parent company expenses, primarily interest, and consolidation adjustments. Other does not represent a business segment.

   For the Six Months Ended June 30, 
   

Operating

revenues

  Inter-segment
revenues
  Depreciation and
amortization
  

Operating

income

 
(Millions of Dollars) 2014  2013  2014  2013  2014  2013  2014  2013 

CECONY

        

Electric

 $4,053   $3,686   $8   $8   $383   $371   $605   $495  

Gas

  1,149    991    3    3    64    64    287    296  

Steam

  439    450    41    38    39    33    138    115  

Consolidation adjustments

          (52  (49                

Total CECONY

 $5,641   $5,127   $   $   $486   $468   $1,030   $906  

O&R

        

Electric

 $320   $291   $   $   $21   $20   $37   $34  

Gas

  128    117            8    8    22    27  

Total O&R

 $448   $408   $   $   $29   $28   $59   $61  

Competitive energy businesses

 $612   $469   $1   $4   $11   $10   $50   $(56

Other*

  (1  (1  (1  (4          1    1  

Total Con Edison

 $6,700   $6,003   $   $   $526   $506   $1,140   $912  

 

*Parent company expenses, primarily interest, and consolidation adjustments. Other does not represent a business segment.

 

Note L Derivative Instruments and Hedging Activities

Under the accounting rules for derivatives and hedging, derivatives are recognized on the balance sheet at fair value, unless an exception is available under the accounting rules. Certain qualifying derivative contracts have been designated as normal purchases or normal sales contracts. These contracts are not reported at fair value under the accounting rules.

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 Companies enter into master agreements for their commodity derivatives. These agreements typically provide for setoff in the event of contract termination. In such case, generally the non-defaulting or non-affected party’s payable will be set-off by the other party’s payable. The non-defaulting party will customarily notify the defaulting party within a specific time period and come to an agreement on the early termination amount.

 

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The fair values of the Companies’ commodity derivatives including the offsetting of assets and liabilities at March 31,June 30, 2014 were:

 

(Millions of Dollars)(Millions of Dollars)     
Commodity Derivatives 

Gross

Amounts of
Recognized
Assets/(Liabilities)

 Gross Amounts
Offset in the
Statement of
Financial Position
 

Net Amounts of
Assets/(Liabilities)
Presented in

the Statement

of Financial
Position

 

Gross Amounts Not

Offset in the Statement

of Financial Position

 Net
Amount
  

Gross

Amounts of
Recognized
Assets/(Liabilities)

 Gross Amounts
Offset in the
Statement of
Financial Position
 

Net Amounts of
Assets/(Liabilities)
Presented in

the Statement

of Financial

Position

 

Gross Amounts Not

Offset in the Statement

of Financial Position

 Net
Amount
 
          Financial
instruments
 Cash
collateral
received
              Financial
instruments
 Cash
collateral
received
    

Con Edison

            

Derivative assets

 $232   $(94 $138(a)  $   $   $138(a)  $242   $(127 $115(a)  $   $   $115(a) 

Derivative liabilities

  (95  89    (6          (6  (110  100    (10          (10

Net derivative assets/(liabilities)

 $137   $(5 $132(a)  $   $   $132(a)  $132   $(27 $105(a)  $   $   $105(a) 

CECONY

            

Derivative assets

 $83   $(34 $49(a)  $   $   $49(a)  $95   $(45 $50(a)  $   $   $50(a) 

Derivative liabilities

  (36  33    (3          (3  (49  43    (6)            (6)  

Net derivative assets/(liabilities)

 $47   $(1 $46(a)  $   $   $46(a)  $46   $(2 $44(a)  $   $   $44(a) 

 

(a)At March 31,June 30, 2014, Con Edison and CECONY had margin deposits of $25$2 million and $14$1 million, respectively, classified as derivative assets in the balance sheet, but not included in the table. As required by an exchange, a margin is collateral, typically cash, that the holder of a derivative instrument has to deposit in order to transact on an exchange and to cover its potential losses with its broker or the exchange.

The fair values of the Companies’ commodity derivatives including the offsetting of assets and liabilities at December 31, 2013 were:

 

(Millions of Dollars)        
Commodity Derivatives 

Gross

Amounts of
Recognized
Assets/(Liabilities)

 Gross Amounts
Offset in the
Statement of
Financial Position
 Net Amounts of
Assets/(Liabilities)
Presented in
the Statement
of Financial
Position
 

Gross Amounts Not

Offset in the Statement

of Financial Position

 Net
Amount
  

Gross

Amounts of
Recognized
Assets/(Liabilities)

 Gross Amounts
Offset in the
Statement of
Financial Position
 Net Amounts of
Assets/(Liabilities)
Presented in
the Statement
of Financial
Position
 Gross Amounts Not
Offset in the Statement
of Financial Position
 Net
Amount
 
          Financial
instruments
 Cash
collateral
received
              Financial
instruments
 Cash
collateral
received
    

Con Edison

            

Derivative assets

 $166   $(101)   $65(a)  $   $   $65(a)  $166   $(101 $65(a)  $   $   $65(a) 

Derivative liabilities

  (113)    98    (15          (15  (113  98    (15          (15

Net derivative assets/(liabilities)

 $53   $(3 $50(a)  $   $   $50(a)  $53   $(3 $50(a)  $   $   $50(a) 

CECONY

            

Derivative assets

 $41   $(32)   $9(a)  $   $   $9(a)  $41   $(32 $9(a)  $   $   $9(a) 

Derivative liabilities

  (51)    37    (14          (14  (51  37    (14          (14

Net derivative assets/(liabilities)

 $(10)   $5   $(5)(a)  $   $   $(5)(a)  $(10 $5   $(5)(a)  $   $   $(5)(a) 

 

(a)At December 31, 2013, Con Edison and CECONY had margin deposits of $17 million and $16 million, respectively, classified as derivative assets in the balance sheet, but not included in the table. As required by an exchange, a margin is collateral, typically cash, that the holder of a derivative instrument has to deposit in order to transact on an exchange and to cover its potential losses with its broker or the exchange.

 

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. Credit risk relates to the loss that may result from a counterparty’s nonperformance. The Companies use credit policies to manage this risk, including an established credit approval process, monitoring of counterparty limits, netting provisions within agreements, collateral or prepayment arrangements, credit insurance and credit default swaps. The Companies measure credit risk exposure as the replacement cost for open energy commodity and derivative positions plus amounts

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owed from counterparties for settled transactions. The replacement cost of open positions represents

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unrealized gains, net of any unrealized losses where the Companies have a legally enforceable right of setoff.

At March 31,June 30, 2014, Con Edison and CECONY had $236$141 million and $48$26 million of credit exposure in connection with energy supply and hedging activities, net of collateral, respectively. Con Edison’s net credit exposure consisted of $96$47 million with independent system operators, $78$49 million with commodity exchange brokers, $60$43 million with investment-grade counterparties and $2 million with non-investment grade/non-rated counterparties. CECONY’s net credit exposure consisted of $28$15 million with commodity exchange brokers and $20$11 million with investment-grade counterparties.

Economic Hedges

The Companies enter into certain derivative instruments that do not qualify or are not designated as hedges under the accounting rules for derivatives and hedging. However, management believes these instruments represent economic hedges that mitigate exposure to fluctuations in commodity prices.

 

The fair values of the Companies’ commodity derivatives at March 31,June 30, 2014 were:

 

(Millions of Dollars) 

Fair Value of Commodity Derivatives(a)

Balance Sheet Location

 Con Edison CECONY  

Fair Value of Commodity Derivatives(a)

Balance Sheet Location

 Con Edison CECONY 
Derivative AssetsDerivative Assets Derivative Assets 

Current

 Other current assets $193   $65   Other current assets $190   $69  

Long-term

 Other deferred charges and noncurrent assets  39    18  

Noncurrent

 Other deferred charges and noncurrent assets  52    26  

Total derivative assets

Total derivative assets

 $232   $83    $242   $95  

Impact of netting

Impact of netting

  (69  (20  (125  (44

Net derivative assets

Net derivative assets

 $163   $63  

Net derivative assets

 $117   $51  
Derivative LiabilitiesDerivative Liabilities Derivative Liabilities 

Current

 Fair value of derivative liabilities $68   $21   Fair value of derivative liabilities $72   $25  

Long-term

 Fair value of derivative liabilities  27    15  

Noncurrent

 Fair value of derivative liabilities  38    24  

Total derivative liabilities

Total derivative liabilities

 $95   $36    $110   $49  

Impact of netting

Impact of netting

  (89  (33  (100  (43

Net derivative liabilities

Net derivative liabilities

 $6   $3  

Net derivative liabilities

 $10   $6  

 

(a)Qualifying derivative contracts, which have been designated as normal purchases or normal sales contracts, are not reported at fair value under the accounting rules for derivatives and hedging and, therefore, are excluded from the table.

The fair values of the Companies’ commodity derivatives at December 31, 2013 were:

 

(Millions of Dollars) 

Fair Value of Commodity Derivatives(a)

Balance Sheet Location

 Con Edison CECONY  

Fair Value of Commodity Derivatives(a)

Balance Sheet Location

 Con Edison CECONY 
Derivative AssetsDerivative Assets Derivative Assets 

Current

 Other current assets $134   $27   Other current assets $134   $27  

Long-term

 Other deferred charges and noncurrent assets  32    14  

Noncurrent

 Other deferred charges and noncurrent assets  32    14  

Total derivative assets

Total derivative assets

 $166   $41  

Total derivative assets

 $166   $41  

Impact of netting

Impact of netting

  (84  (16

Impact of netting

  (84  (16

Net derivative assets

Net derivative assets

 $82   $25  

Net derivative assets

 $82   $25  
Derivative LiabilitiesDerivative Liabilities Derivative Liabilities 

Current

 Fair value of derivative liabilities $82   $32   Fair value of derivative liabilities $82   $32  

Long-term

 Fair value of derivative liabilities  31    19  

Noncurrent

 Fair value of derivative liabilities  31    19  

Total derivative liabilities

Total derivative liabilities

 $113   $51  

Total derivative liabilities

 $113   $51  

Impact of netting

Impact of netting

  (98  (37

Impact of netting

  (98  (37

Net derivative liabilities

Net derivative liabilities

 $15   $14  

Net derivative liabilities

 $15   $14  

 

(a)Qualifying derivative contracts, which have been designated as normal purchases or normal sales contracts, are not reported at fair value under the accounting rules for derivatives and hedging and, therefore, are excluded from the table.

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The Utilities generally recover all of their prudently incurred fuel, purchased power and gas cost, including hedging gains and losses, in accordance with rate provisions approved by the applicable state utility commissions. In accordance with the accounting rules for regulated operations, the Utilities record a regulatory asset or liability to defer recognition of unrealized gains and losses on their electric and gas derivatives. As gains and losses are realized in future periods, they will be recognized as purchased power,

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gas and fuel costs in the Companies’ consolidated income statements. Con Edison’s competitive energy businesses record realized and unrealized gains and losses on their derivative contracts in earnings in the reporting period in which they occur.

 

The following table presents the changes in the fair values of commodity derivatives that have been deferred or recognized in earnings for the three and six months ended March 31,June 30, 2014:

 

Realized and Unrealized Gains/(Losses) on Commodity Derivatives(a)

Deferred or Recognized in Income for the Three Months Ended March 31, 2014

 

Realized and Unrealized Gains/(Losses) on Commodity Derivatives(a)

Deferred or Recognized in Income for the Three Months Ended June 30, 2014

Realized and Unrealized Gains/(Losses) on Commodity Derivatives(a)

Deferred or Recognized in Income for the Three Months Ended June 30, 2014

 
(Millions of Dollars) Balance Sheet Location Con Edison CECONY  Balance Sheet Location Con Edison CECONY 

Pre-tax gains/(losses) deferred in accordance with accounting rules for regulated operations:

Pre-tax gains/(losses) deferred in accordance with accounting rules for regulated operations:

  

Pre-tax gains/(losses) deferred in accordance with accounting rules for regulated operations:

  

Current

 Deferred derivative gains $30   $25   Deferred derivative gains $1   $1  

Long-term

 Deferred derivative gains  4    4  

Noncurrent

 Deferred derivative gains  2    2  

Total deferred gains/(losses)

 $34   $29  

Total deferred gains/(losses)

 $3   $3  

Current

 Deferred derivative losses $17   $17   Deferred derivative losses $(2 $(2

Current

 Recoverable energy costs  94    77   Recoverable energy costs  (7  (6

Long-term

 Deferred derivative losses  2    2  

Noncurrent

 Deferred derivative losses  (3  (3

Total deferred gains/(losses)

 $113   $96  

Total deferred gains/(losses)

 $(12 $(11

Net deferred gains/(losses)

 $147   $125  

Net deferred gains/(losses)

 $(9 $(8
 Income Statement Location  Income Statement Location       

Pre-tax gain/(loss) recognized in income

      
 Purchased power expense $175(b)  $   Purchased power expense $(13)(b)  $  
 Gas purchased for resale  (14     Gas purchased for resale  (32    
 Non-utility revenue  (24)(b)      Non-utility revenue  14(b)     

Total pre-tax gain/(loss) recognized in income

 $137   $  

Total pre-tax gain/(loss) recognized in income

 $(31 $  

 

(a)Qualifying derivative contracts, which have been designated as normal purchases or normal sales contracts, are not reported at fair value under the accounting rules for derivatives and hedging and, therefore, are excluded from the table.
(b)For the three months ended March 31,June 30, 2014, Con Edison recorded in purchased power expense an unrealized pre-tax loss of $(5) million.

Realized and Unrealized Gains/(Losses) on Commodity Derivatives(a)

Deferred or Recognized in Income for the Six Months Ended June 30, 2014

 
(Millions of Dollars) Balance Sheet Location Con Edison  CECONY 

Pre-tax gains/(losses) deferred in accordance with accounting rules for regulated operations:

  

Current

 Deferred derivative gains $31   $25  

Noncurrent

 Deferred derivative gains  7    6  

Total deferred gains/(losses)

 $38   $31  

Current

 Deferred derivative losses $15   $15  

Current

 Recoverable energy costs  87    70  

Noncurrent

 Deferred derivative losses      (1

Total deferred gains/(losses)

 $102   $84  

Net deferred gains/(losses)

 $140   $115  
   Income Statement Location        

Pre-tax gain/(loss) recognized in income

   
 Purchased power expense $161(b)  $  
 Gas purchased for resale  (46    
  Non-utility revenue  (10)(b)     

Total pre-tax gain/(loss) recognized in income

 $105   $  

(a)Qualifying derivative contracts, which have been designated as normal purchases or normal sales contracts, are not reported at fair value under the accounting rules for derivatives and hedging and, therefore, are excluded from the table.
(b)For the six months ended June 30, 2014, Con Edison recorded in purchased power expense an unrealized pre-tax gain of $20$15 million.

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The following table presentstables present the changes in the fair values of commodity derivatives that have been deferred or recognized in earnings for the three and six months ended March 31,June 30, 2013:

 

Realized and Unrealized Gains/(Losses) on Commodity Derivatives(a)

Deferred or Recognized in Income for the Three Months Ended March 31, 2013

 

Realized and Unrealized Gains/(Losses) on Commodity Derivatives(a)

Deferred or Recognized in Income for the Three Months Ended June 30, 2013

Realized and Unrealized Gains/(Losses) on Commodity Derivatives(a)

Deferred or Recognized in Income for the Three Months Ended June 30, 2013

 
(Millions of Dollars) Balance Sheet Location Con Edison CECONY  Balance Sheet Location Con Edison CECONY 

Pre-tax gains/(losses) deferred in accordance with accounting rules for regulated operations:

Pre-tax gains/(losses) deferred in accordance with accounting rules for regulated operations:

  

Pre-tax gains/(losses) deferred in accordance with accounting rules for regulated operations:

  

Current

 Deferred derivative gains $9   $8   Deferred derivative gains $(7 $(7

Long-term

 Regulatory liabilities  2    1  

Noncurrent

 Regulatory liabilities  (2  (1

Total deferred gains/(losses)

 $11   $9  

Total deferred gains/(losses)

 $(9 $(8

Current

 Deferred derivative losses $38   $32   Deferred derivative losses $(24 $(23

Current

 Recoverable energy costs  11    10   Recoverable energy costs  (14  (12

Long-term

 Deferred derivative losses  7    6  

Noncurrent

 Deferred derivative losses  (10  (6

Total deferred gains/(losses)

 $56   $48   $(48)   $(41)  

Net deferred gains/(losses)

 $67   $57   $(57)   $(49)  
 Income Statement Location  Income Statement Location       

Pre-tax gain/(loss) recognized in income

      
 Purchased power expense $67(b)  $   Purchased power expense $(37)(b)  $  
 Gas purchased for resale  (4     Gas purchased for resale  (7    
 Non-utility revenue  (1)(b)      Non-utility revenue  2(b)     

Total pre-tax gain/(loss) recognized in income

 $62   $   $(42 $  

 

(a)Qualifying derivative contracts, which have been designated as normal purchases or normal sales contracts, are not reported at fair value under the accounting rules for derivatives and hedging and, therefore, are excluded from the table.
(b)For the three months ended March 31,June 30, 2013, Con Edison recorded in non-utility operating revenues and purchased power expense an unrealized pre-tax loss of $(1) million and $(29) million, respectively.

Realized and Unrealized Gains/(Losses) on Commodity Derivatives(a)

Deferred or Recognized in Income for the Six Months Ended June 30, 2013

 
(Millions of Dollars) Balance Sheet Location Con Edison  CECONY 

Pre-tax gains/(losses) deferred in accordance with accounting rules for regulated operations:

  

Current

 Deferred derivative gains $2   $1  

Noncurrent

 Regulatory liabilities        

Total deferred gains/(losses)

 $2   $1  

Current

 Deferred derivative losses $14   $9  

Current

 Recoverable energy costs  (3  (2

Noncurrent

 Deferred derivative losses  (3    

Total deferred gains/(losses)

   $8   $7  

Net deferred gains/(losses)

   $10   $8  
   Income Statement Location        

Pre-tax gain/(loss) recognized in income

   
 Purchased power expense $30(b)  $  
 Gas purchased for resale  (11    
  Non-utility revenue  1(b)     

Total pre-tax gain/(loss) recognized in income

   $20   $  

(a)Qualifying derivative contracts, which have been designated as normal purchases or normal sales contracts, are not reported at fair value under the accounting rules for derivatives and hedging and, therefore, are excluded from the table.
(b)For the six months ended June 30, 2013, Con Edison recorded in purchased power expense an unrealized pre-tax gain of $1 million and $45 million, respectively.$16 million.

 

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As of March 31,June 30, 2014, Con Edison had 1,1651,285 contracts, including 538576 CECONY contracts, which were considered to be derivatives under the accounting rules for derivatives and hedging (excluding qualifying derivative contracts, which have been designated as normal purchases or normal sales contracts). The following table presents the number of contracts by commodity type:

 

 Electric Derivatives Gas Derivatives     Electric Derivatives Gas Derivatives 
 Number of
Energy
Contracts (a)
 MWHs (b) Number of
Capacity
Contracts (a)
 MWs (b) Number of
Contracts (a)
 Dths (b) Total
Number Of
Contracts (a)
  Number of
Energy
Contracts (a)
 MWHs (b) Number of
Capacity
Contracts (a)
 MWs (b) Number of
Contracts (a)
 Dths (b) Total
Number Of
Contracts (a)
 

Con Edison

  548    14,882,496    67    6,442    550    70,343,157    1,165    557    14,772,012    65    5,430    663    73,289,826    1,285  

CECONY

  87    3,198,875    4    1,200    447    64,560,000    538    88    3,500,475    4    600    484    64,760,000    576  

 

(a)Qualifying derivative contracts, which have been designated as normal purchases or normal sales contracts, are not reported at fair value under the accounting rules for derivatives and hedging and, therefore, are excluded from the table.
(b)Volumes are reported net of long and short positions.

 

The Companies also enter into electric congestion and gas basis swap contracts to hedge the congestion and transportation charges which are associated with electric and gas contracts and hedged volumes.

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. Most derivative instrument contracts contain provisions that may require the Companies to provide collateral on derivative instruments in net liability positions. The amount of collateral to be provided will depend on the fair value of the derivative instruments and the Companies’ credit ratings.

The aggregate fair value of all derivative instruments with credit-risk-related contingent features that are in a net liability position and collateral posted at March 31,June 30, 2014, and the additional collateral that would have been required to be posted had the lowest applicable credit rating been reduced one level and to below investment grade were:

 

(Millions of Dollars) Con Edison (a) CECONY (a)  Con Edison (a) CECONY (a) 

Aggregate fair value – net liabilities

 $2   $1   $2   $1  

Collateral posted

 $   $   $   $  

Additional collateral(b) (downgrade one level from current ratings)

 $2   $   $   $  

Additional collateral(b) (downgrade to below investment grade from current ratings)

 $4(c)  $2(c)  $9(c)  $2(c) 

 

(a)Non-derivative transactions for the purchase and sale of electricity and gas and qualifying derivative instruments, which have been designated as normal purchases or normal sales, are excluded from the table. These transactions primarily include purchases of electricity from independent system operators. In the event the Utilities and Con Edison’s competitive energy businesses were no longer extended unsecured credit for such purchases, the Companies would be required to post collateral, which at March 31,June 30, 2014, would have amounted to an estimated $29$17 million for Con Edison, including $7$5 million for CECONY. For certain other such non-derivative transactions, the Companies could be required to post collateral under certain circumstances, including in the event counterparties had reasonable grounds for insecurity.
(b)The Companies measure the collateral requirements by taking into consideration the fair value amounts of derivative instruments that contain credit-risk-related contingent features that are in a net liabilities position plus amounts owed to counterparties for settled transactions and amounts required by counterparties for minimum financial security. The fair value amounts represent unrealized losses, net of any unrealized gains where the Companies have a legally enforceable right of setoff.
(c)Derivative instruments that are net assets have been excluded from the table. At March 31,June 30, 2014, if Con Edison had been downgraded to below investment grade, it would have been required to post additional collateral for such derivative instruments of $64$45 million, including $1 million for CECONY.

 

Interest Rate Swap

O&R has an interest rate swap, which terminates in October 2014, pursuant to which it pays a fixed-rate of 6.09 percent and receives a LIBOR-based variable rate. The fair value of this interest rate swap at March 31,June 30, 2014 was an unrealized loss of $2$1 million, which has been included in Con Edison’s consolidated balance sheet as a current liability/fair value of derivative liabilities and a regulatory asset. The increase in the fair value of the swap for the three and six months ended March 31,June 30, 2014 was immaterial.$1 million. In the event O&R’s credit rating wasis downgraded to BBB- or lower by S&P or Baa3 or lower by Moody’s, the swap counterparty could elect to terminate the agreement and, if it diddoes so, the parties would then be required to settle the transaction.

Note M — Fair Value Measurements

The accounting rules for fair value measurements and disclosures define fair value as the price that would be received to sell an asset or paid to transfer a liability in

 

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received to sell an asset or paid to transfer a liability in an orderly transaction between market participants at the measurement date in a principal or most advantageous market. Fair value is a market-based measurement that is determined based on inputs, which refer broadly to assumptions that market participants use in pricing assets or liabilities. These inputs can be readily observable, market corroborated, or generally unobservable firm inputs. The Companies often make certain assumptions that market participants would use in pricing the asset or liability, including assumptions about risk, and the risks inherent in the inputs to valuation techniques. The Companies use valuation techniques that maximize the use of observable inputs and minimize the use of unobservable inputs.

The accounting rules for fair value measurements and disclosures established a fair value hierarchy, which prioritizes the inputs to valuation techniques used to measure fair value in three broad levels. The rules require that assets and liabilities be classified in their entirety based on the level of input that is significant to the fair value measurement. Assessing the significance of a particular input may require judgment considering factors specific to the asset or liability, and may affect the valuation of the asset or liability and their placement within the fair value hierarchy. The Companies classify fair value balances based on the fair value hierarchy defined by the accounting rules for fair value measurements and disclosures as follows:

 

Level 1 – Consists of assets or liabilities whose value is based on unadjusted quoted prices in active markets at the measurement date. An active market is one in which transactions for assets or liabilities occur with sufficient frequency and volume to provide pricing information on an ongoing basis. This category includes contracts traded on active exchange markets valued using unadjusted prices quoted directly from the exchange.

 

Level 2 – Consists of assets or liabilities valued using industry standard models and based on prices, other than quoted prices within Level 1, that are either directly or indirectly observable as of the measurement date. The industry standard models consider observable assumptions including time value, volatility factors, and current market and contractual prices for the underlying commodities, in addition to other economic measures. This category includes contracts traded on active exchanges or in over-the-counter markets priced with industry standard models.

 

Level 3 – Consists of assets or liabilities whose fair value is estimated based on internally developed models or methodologies using inputs that are generally less readily observable and supported by little, if any, market activity at the measurement date. Unobservable inputs are developed based on the best available information and subject to cost benefit constraints. This category includes contracts priced using models that are internally developed and contracts placed in illiquid markets. It also includes contracts that expire after the period of time for which quoted prices are available and internal models are used to determine a significant portion of the value.

 

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Assets and liabilities measured at fair value on a recurring basis as of March 31,June 30, 2014 are summarized below.

 

 Level 1 Level 2 Level 3 

Netting

Adjustments (d)

 Total  Level 1 Level 2 Level 3 

Netting

Adjustments (d)

 Total 
(Millions of Dollars) Con
Edison
 CECONY Con
Edison
 CECONY Con
Edison
 CECONY Con
Edison
 CECONY Con
Edison
 CECONY  Con
Edison
 CECONY Con
Edison
 CECONY Con
Edison
 CECONY Con
Edison
 CECONY Con
Edison
 CECONY 

Derivative assets:

                    

Commodity (a)(e)(f)

 $8   $7   $175   $46   $25   $13   $(45 $(3 $163   $63   $7   $5   $166   $43   $28   $14   $(84 $(11 $117   $51  

Other assets (c)(e)(f)

  142    135    115    105                    257    240    160    153    116    105                    276    258  

Total

 $150   $142   $290   $151   $25   $13   $(45 $(3 $420   $303   $167   $158   $282   $148   $28   $14   $(84 $(11 $393   $309  

Derivative liabilities:

                    

Commodity (a)(e)(f)

 $3   $3   $67   $16   $1   $   $(65)   $(16)   $6   $3   $5   $3   $63   $13   $1   $   $(59)   $(10)   $10   $6  

Interest rate contract (b)(e)(f)

          2                        2                1                        1      

Total

 $3   $3   $69   $16   $1   $   $(65)   $(16)   $8   $3   $5   $3   $64   $13   $1   $   $(59)   $(10)   $11   $6  

 

(a)A portion of the commodity derivatives categorized in Level 3 is valued using an internally developed model with observable inputs. The models also include some less readily observable inputs resulting in the classification of the entire contract as Level 3. See Note L.
(b)See Note L.
(c)Other assets are comprised of assets such as life insurance contracts within the deferred compensation plan and non-qualified retirement plans.
(d)Amounts represent the impact of legally-enforceable master netting agreements that allow the Companies to net gain and loss positions and cash collateral held or placed with the same counterparties.
(e)The Companies’ policy is to recognize transfers into and transfers out of the levels at the end of the reporting period. There were no transfers between levels 1, 2, and 3 for the threesix months ended March 31,June 30, 2014.
(f)Level 2 assets and liabilities include investments held in the deferred compensation plan and/ornon-qualified retirement plans, interest rate swap, orexchange-traded contracts where there is insufficient market liquidity to warrant inclusion in Level 1, and certain over-the-counter derivative instruments for electricity and natural gas. Derivative instruments classified as Level 2 are valued using industry standard models that incorporate corroborated observable inputs; such as pricing services or prices from similar instruments that trade in liquid markets, time value, and volatility factors.

Assets and liabilities measured at fair value on a recurring basis as of December 31, 2013 are summarized below.

 

   Level 1  Level 2  Level 3  

Netting

Adjustments (d)

  Total 
(Millions of Dollars) Con
Edison
  CECONY  Con
Edison
  CECONY  Con
Edison
  CECONY  Con
Edison
  CECONY  Con
Edison
  CECONY 

Derivative assets:

          

Commodity (a)(e)(f)

 $3   $3   $130   $13   $11   $6    $(62)    $3   $82   $25  

Other assets (c)(e)(f)

  141    134    113    103                    254    237  

Total

 $144   $137   $243   $116   $11   $6    $(62)    $3   $336   $262  

Derivative liabilities:

          

Commodity (a)(e)(f)

 $5   $5   $84   $27   $2   $    $(76)    $(18)   $15   $14  

Interest rate contract (b)(e)(f)

          2                        2      

Total

 $5   $5   $86   $27   $2   $    $(76)    $(18)   $17   $14  

 

(a)A portion of the commodity derivatives categorized in Level 3 is valued using an internally developed model with observable inputs. The models also include some less readily observable inputs resulting in the classification of the entire contract as Level 3. See Note L.
(b)See Note L.
(c)Other assets are comprised of assets such as life insurance contracts within the deferred compensation plan and non-qualified retirement plans.
(d)Amounts represent the impact of legally-enforceable master netting agreements that allow the Companies to net gain and loss positions and cash collateral held or placed with the same counterparties.
(e)The Companies’ policy is to recognize transfers into and transfers out of the levels at the end of the reporting period. There were no transfers between levels 1, 2, and 3 for the year ended December 31, 2013.
(f)Level 2 assets and liabilities include investments held in the deferred compensation plan and/or non-qualified retirement plans, interest rate swap, or exchange-traded contracts where there is insufficient market liquidity to warrant inclusion in Level 1, and certain over-the-counter derivative instruments for electricity and natural gas. Derivative instruments classified as Level 2 are valued using industry standard models that incorporate corroborated observable inputs; such as pricing services or prices from similar instruments that trade in liquid markets, time value, and volatility factors.

 

The employees in the risk management groups of the Utilities and the competitive energy businesses develop and maintain the Companies’ valuation policies and procedures for, and verify pricing and fair value valuation of, commodity derivatives. Under the Companies’ policies and procedures, multiple independent sources of information are obtained for forward price curves used to value commodity derivatives. Fair value and changes in fair value of commodity derivatives are reported on a monthly basis to the Companies’ risk committees, comprised of officers and employees of the Companies that oversee energy hedging at the Utilities and the competitive energy businesses. The managers of the risk management groups report to the Companies’ Vice President and Treasurer.

 

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Fair Value of Level
3 at
March 31, 2014

(Millions of Dollars)

 

Valuation

Techniques

 Unobservable Inputs Range

Con Edison—Commodity

     

Electricity

  $9  Discounted Cash Flow Forward energy prices (a) $28.00-$137.00 per MWH
   Discounted Cash Flow Forward capacity prices (a) $10.00 per kW-month

Transmission Congestion Contracts / Financial Transmission Rights

   15  Discounted Cash Flow Discount to adjust auction prices for inter-zonal forward price curves (b) (5.8)%-50.6%
    Discount to adjust auction prices for historical monthly realized settlements (b) 

(236.2)%-49.1%

        Inter-zonal forward price curves adjusted for historical zonal losses (b) $(0.99)-$12.00 per MWH

Total Con Edison—Commodity

  $24       

CECONY—Commodity

     

Transmission Congestion Contracts

  $13  Discounted Cash Flow Discount to adjust auction prices for inter-zonal forward price curves (b) (5.8)%-50.6%
         Discount to adjust auction prices for historical monthly realized settlements (b) (236.2)%-49.1%

Fair Value of Level
3 at

June 30, 2014

(Millions of Dollars)

Valuation

Techniques

Unobservable InputsRange

Con Edison—Commodity

Electricity

$10Discounted Cash FlowForward energy prices (a)$28.93-$150.25 per MWH
Discounted Cash FlowForward capacity prices (a)$5.25-$18.69 per kW-month

Transmission Congestion Contracts / Financial Transmission Rights

17Discounted Cash FlowDiscount to adjust auction prices for inter-zonal forward price curves (b)(5.8)%-50.6%
Discount to adjust auction prices for historical monthly realized settlements (b)6.1%-49.1%
Inter-zonal forward price curves adjusted for historical zonal losses (b)$0.32-$11.24 per MWh

Total Con Edison—Commodity

$27

CECONY—Commodity

Transmission Congestion Contracts

$14Discounted Cash FlowDiscount to adjust auction prices for inter-zonal forward price curves (b)(5.8)%-50.6%
Discount to adjust auction prices for historical monthly realized settlements (b)6.1%-49.1%

 

(a)Generally, increases/(decreases) in this input in isolation would result in a higher/(lower) fair value measurement.
(b)Generally, increases/(decreases) in this input in isolation would result in a lower/(higher) fair value measurement.

The table listed below provides a reconciliation of the beginning and ending net balances for assets and liabilities measured at fair value as of March 31,June 30, 2014 and 2013 and classified as Level 3 in the fair value hierarchy:

 

 For the Three Months Ended March 31, 2014  For the Three Months Ended June 30, 2014 
    Total Gains/(Losses)—
Realized and Unrealized
                       

Total Gains/(Losses)—

Realized and Unrealized

                   
(Millions of Dollars) Beginning
Balance as of
January 1, 2014
 Included in
Earnings
 

Included in

Regulatory Assets
and Liabilities

 Purchases Issuances Sales Settlements Transfer
In/Out of
Level 3
 

Ending

Balance as of

March 31, 2014

  Beginning
Balance as of
April 1, 2014
 Included in
Earnings
 Included in
Regulatory Assets
and Liabilities
 Purchases Issuances Sales Settlements Transfer
In/Out of
Level 3
 

Ending

Balance as of

June 30, 2014

 

Con Edison

                  

Derivatives:

                  

Commodity

 $9   $50   $4   $8   $   $   $(47)   $   $24    $24    $(2)    $3    $3    $—    $—    $(1)    $—    $27  

CECONY

                  

Derivatives:

                  

Commodity

 $6   $11   $4   $7   $   $   $(15)   $   $13    $13    $(2)    $3    $2    $—    $—    $(2)    $—    $14  
 For the Six Months Ended June 30, 2014 
    

Total Gains/(Losses)—

Realized and Unrealized

                   
(Millions of Dollars) Beginning
Balance as of
January 1, 2014
 Included in
Earnings
 Included in
Regulatory Assets
and Liabilities
 Purchases Issuances Sales Settlements Transfer
In/Out of
Level 3
 

Ending

Balance as of

June 30, 2014

 

Con Edison

         

Derivatives:

         

Commodity

  $9    $49    $7    $11    $—    $—    $(49)    $—    $27  

CECONY

        

Derivatives:

        

Commodity

  $6    $9    $7    $9    $—    $—    $(17)    $—    $14  

 

   For the Three Months Ended March 31, 2013 
       

Total Gains/(Losses)—

Realized and Unrealized

                         
(Millions of Dollars) Beginning
Balance as of
January 1, 2013
  Included in
Earnings
  Included in
Regulatory Assets
and Liabilities
  Purchases  Issuances  Sales  Settlements  Transfer
In/Out of
Level 3
  

Ending

Balance as of

March 31,2013

 

Con Edison

         

Derivatives:

         

Commodity

 $(5)   $31   $5   $4   $   $   $(21)   $   $14  

CECONY

        

Derivatives:

        

Commodity

 $10   $10   $1   $4   $   $   $(14)   $   $11  
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   For Three Months Ended June 30, 2013 
       

Total Gains/(Losses)—

Realized and Unrealized

                         
(Millions of Dollars) Beginning
Balance as of
April 1, 2013
  Included in
Earnings
  Included in
Regulatory Assets
and Liabilities
  Purchases  Issuances  Sales  Settlements  Transfer
In/Out of
Level 3
  

Ending

Balance as of
June 30, 2013

 

Con Edison

         

Derivatives:

         

Commodity

 $14   $(21 $(2 $2   $   $   $1   $   $(6)  

CECONY

        

Derivatives:

        

Commodity

 $11   $(2 $   $1   $   $   $(2)   $   $8  
   For Six Months Ended June 30, 2013 
       

Total Gains/(Losses)—

Realized and Unrealized

                         
(Millions of Dollars) Beginning
Balance as of
January 1, 2013
  Included in
Earnings
  Included in
Regulatory Assets
and Liabilities
  Purchases  Issuances  Sales  Settlements  Transfer
In/Out of
Level 3
  

Ending

Balance as of
June 30, 2013

 

Con Edison

         

Derivatives:

         

Commodity

 $(5)   $8   $3   $7   $   $   $(19)   $   $(6)  

CECONY

        

Derivatives:

        

Commodity

 $10   $7   $1   $5   $   $   $(15)   $   $8  

 

For the Utilities, realized gains and losses on Level 3 commodity derivative assets and liabilities are reported as part of purchased power, gas and fuel costs. The Utilities generally recover these costs in accordance with rate provisions approved by the applicable state public utilities commissions. Unrealized gains and losses for commodity derivatives are generally deferred on the consolidated balance sheet in accordance with the accounting rules for regulated operations.

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For the competitive energy businesses, realized and unrealized gains and losses on Level 3 commodity derivative assets and liabilities are reported in non-utility revenues (immaterial and immaterial)$2 million loss) and purchased power costs ($39(immaterial and $15 million gain and $19 million gain)loss) on the consolidated income statement for the three months ended March 31,June 30, 2014 and 2013, respectively. Realized and unrealized gains and losses on Level 3 commodity derivative assets and liabilities are reported in non-utility revenues (immaterial and $2 million loss) and purchased power costs ($40 million gain and $4 million gain) on the consolidated income statement for the six months ended June 30, 2014 and 2013, respectively. The change in fair value relating to Level 3 commodity derivative assets and liabilities held at March 31,June 30, 2014 and 2013 is included in non-utility revenues (immaterial and immaterial)$2 million loss) and purchased power costs ($82 million gain and $16$14 million gain)loss) on the consolidated income statement for the three months ended March 31,June 30, 2014 and 2013, respectively. For the six months ended June 30, 2014 and 2013, the change in fair value relating to Level 3 commodity derivative assets and liabilities is included in non-utility revenues (immaterial and $2 million loss) and purchased power costs ($11 million gain and $2 million gain) on the consolidated income statement, respectively.

The accounting rules for fair value measurements and disclosures require consideration of the impact of nonperformance risk (including credit risk) from a market participant perspective in the measurement of the fair value of assets and liabilities. At March 31,June 30, 2014, the Companies determined that nonperformance risk would have no material impact on their financial position or results of operations. To assess nonperformance risk, the Companies considered information such as collateral requirements, master netting arrangements, letters of credit and parent company guarantees, and applied a historical default probability based on current credit ratings and a market-based method by using the counterparty (for an asset) or the Companies’ (for a liability) credit default swaps rates.

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Note N — Variable Interest Entities

In March 2014, Con Edison Development purchased a 50 percent membership interest in Copper Mountain Solar 3 Holdings, LLC (CMS 3). As a result, Con Edison has a variable interest in CMS 3, which is a non-consolidated entity. CMS 3 owns a project company that is developing a 250 MW (AC) solar energy project in Nevada. Electricity generated by the project is to be sold to the Southern California Public Power Authority pursuant to a long-term power purchase agreement. Con Edison is not the primary beneficiary since the power to direct the activities that most significantly impact the economics of CMS 3 is shared equally between Con Edison Development and a third party. At March 31,June 30, 2014, Con Edison’s consolidated balance sheet includes $80$123 million in investments (including earnings) related to CMS 3, which assessed in accordance with the accounting rules for variable interest entities, is Con Edison’s current maximum exposure to loss in the entity. In addition, Con Edison and Con Edison Development have issued certain guarantees to third parties in connection with CMS 3. See “Guarantees” in Note H.

In May 2014, Con Edison Development sold 50 percent of its membership interest in CED California Holdings Financing I, LLC (CCH), which was previously a wholly owned subsidiary. As a result, at June 30, 2014, Con Edison has a variable interest in CCH, which is no longer a consolidated entity. CCH owns project companies that operate 110 MW (AC) of solar energy projects in California. Electricity generated by the projects is sold to Pacific Gas and Electric Company pursuant to long-term power purchase agreements. Con Edison is not the primary beneficiary since the power to direct the activities that most significantly impact the economics of CCH is shared equally between Con Edison Development and a third party. Con Edison Development’s remaining 50 percent interest in CCH is now accounted for under the equity method.

As a result of the sale, Con Edison Development received net proceeds of $108 and recognized a pre-tax gain on the sale of $45 million ($26 million, net of tax). The following table summarizes the sale and resultant deconsolidation on the transaction date:

(Millions of Dollars)    

Proceeds from sale, net of transaction costs of $1

 $108  

Non-utility property, less accumulated depreciation

  (341

Other assets, including working capital

  (31

Long-term debt, including current portion

  217  

Other liabilities

  9  

Gain on sale of solar energy projects

  (45

Equity method investment upon deconsolidation

 $(83

At June 30, 2014, Con Edison’s consolidated balance sheet includes $85 million in investments (including earnings) related to CCH, which assessed in accordance with the accounting rules for variable interest entities, is Con Edison’s current maximum exposure to loss in the entity.

Note O — New Financial Accounting Standards

In April 2014, the Financial Accounting Standards Board (FASB) issued new amendments on reporting discontinued operations through Accounting Standards Update (ASU) No. 2014-08, “Presentation of Financial Statements (Topic 205) and Property, Plant, and Equipment (Topic 360): Reporting Discontinued Operations and Disclosures of Disposals of Components of an Entity.” The amendments in this update revise the definition of a discontinued operation as a disposal of a component of an entity or a group of components of an entity, or a business or nonprofit activity that represents a strategic shift that has or will have a major effect on an entity’s operations and financial results. The amendments also require additional disclosures for discontinued operations and individually significant disposals that do not qualify for discontinued operations presentation in the financial statements. For public entities, the amendments are effective prospectively for reporting periods beginning on or after December 15, 2014. The application of this guidance is not expected to have a material impact on the Companies’ financial position, results of operations and liquidity.

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In May 2014, the FASB and the International Accounting Standards Board (IASB) jointly issued a new revenue recognition standard that will supersede the revenue recognition requirements within Accounting Standards Codification (ASC) Topic 605, “Revenue Recognition,” and most industry-specific guidance under the Codification through ASU No. 2014-09, “Revenue from Contracts with Customers (Topic 606).” The purpose of the new guidance is to create a consistent framework for revenue recognition. The guidance clarifies how to measure and recognize revenue arising from customer contracts to depict the transfer of goods or services in an amount that reflects the consideration the entity expects to receive. The new guidance must be adopted using either a full retrospective approach or a modified retrospective approach. For public entities reporting under US GAAP, the new guidance is effective for periods beginning after December 15, 2016. The Companies are in the process of evaluating the application and impact of the new guidance on the Companies’ financial position, results of operations and liquidity.

In June 2014, the FASB issued ASU No. 2014-12, “Compensation—Stock Compensation (Topic 718): Accounting for Share-Based Payments When the Terms of an Award Provide That a Performance Target Could Be Achieved after the Requisite Service Period (a consensus of the FASB Emerging Issues Task Force).” The purpose of the amendments is to clarify the accounting treatment regarding performance targets. Under the new guidance, a performance target that affects vesting and that could be achieved after the requisite service period is required to be treated as a performance condition and should not be reflected in estimating the grant-date fair value of the award. Compensation cost should be recognized only when it becomes probable that the performance target will be achieved. The amendments are effective for periods beginning after December 15, 2015. The Companies are in the process of evaluating the application and impact of the new guidance on the Companies’ financial position, results of operations and liquidity.

 

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Item 2: Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations

 

 

This combined management’s discussion and analysis of financial condition and results of operations relates to the consolidated financial statements (the FirstSecond Quarter Financial Statements) included in this report of two separate registrants: Con Edison and CECONY 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 CECONY. CECONY is a subsidiary of Con Edison and, as such, information in this management’s discussion and analysis about CECONY applies to Con Edison.

This MD&A should be read in conjunction with the FirstSecond 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, 2013 (File Nos. 1-14514 and1-1217, the Form 10-K) and the MD&A in Part 1, Item 2 of the Companies’ combined Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarterly period ended March 31, 2014 (File Nos. 1-14514 and 1-217).

Information in any item of this report 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.

Con Edison, incorporated in New York State in 1997, is a holding company which owns all of the outstanding common stock of CECONY, Orange and Rockland Utilities, Inc. (O&R) and the competitive energy businesses. As used in this report, the term the “Utilities” refers to CECONY and O&R.

 

LOGO

 

CECONY’s principal business operations are its regulated electric, gas and steam delivery businesses. O&R’s principal business operations are its regulated electric and gas delivery businesses. The competitive energy businesses sell electricity to retail customers, provide energy-related products and services, and participate in energy infrastructure projects.

Con Edison’s strategy is to provide reliable energy services, maintain public and employee safety, promote energy efficiency, and develop cost-effective ways of performing its business. Con Edison seeks to be a responsible steward of the environment and enhance its relationships with customers, regulators and members of the communities it serves.

 

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CECONY

Electric

CECONY provides electric service to approximately 3.4 million customers in all of New York City (except a part of Queens) and most of Westchester County, an approximately 660 square mile service area with a population of more than nine million.

Gas

CECONY delivers gas to approximately 1.1 million customers in Manhattan, the Bronx and parts of Queens and Westchester County.

In June 2014, the company decreased its five-year forecast of average annual growth of the peak gas demand in its service area at design conditions from approximately 3.8 percent (for 2014 to 2018) to 2.8 percent (for 2015 to 2019). The decrease reflects, among other things, that the new five-year forecast no longer covers 2014, the second year in which there was a significant increase in oil to gas conversions following changes to New York City regulations that will phase out the use of certain types of heating oil.

Steam

CECONY operates the largest steam distribution system in the United States by producing and delivering approximately 22,000 MMlbs of steam annually to 1,703approximately 1,700 customers in parts of Manhattan.

O&R

Electric

O&R and its utility subsidiaries, Rockland Electric Company (RECO) and Pike County Light & Power Company (Pike) (together referred to herein as O&R) provide electric service to approximately 0.3 million customers in southeastern New York and in adjacent areas of northern New Jersey and northeastern Pennsylvania, an approximately 1,350 square mile service area.

Gas

O&R delivers gas to over 0.1 million customers in southeastern New York and adjacent areas of northeastern Pennsylvania.

Competitive Energy Businesses

Con Edison pursues competitive energy opportunities through three wholly-owned subsidiaries: Con Edison Solutions, Con Edison Energy and Con Edison Development. These businesses sell to retail customers electricity purchased in wholesale markets and enter into related hedging transactions, provide energy-related products and services to wholesale and retail customers, and participate in energy infrastructure projects. At March 31,June 30, 2014, Con Edison’s equity investment in its competitive energy businesses was $503$534 million and their assets amounted to $1,419$1,266 million.

In March 2014, Con Edison Development agreed See Note N to sell a 50 percent membership interest in its wholly-owned subsidiary, CED California Holdings Financing I, LLC (CCH). CCH owns project companies that operate 110 MW of solar energy projects in California. Electricity generated by the projects is sold to Pacific Gas and Electric Company pursuant to long-term power purchase agreements. At March 31, 2014, CCH had approximately $374 million in net property, plant and equipment and $217 million in long-term debt.Second Quarter Financial Statements.

 

Certain financial data of Con Edison’s businesses is presented below:

 

 Three months ended March 31, 2014 At March 31, 2014  Three Months Ended June 30, 2014 Six Months Ended June 30, 2014 At June 30, 2014 

(Millions of Dollars, except

percentages)

 

Operating

Revenues

 Net Income for
Common Stock
  Assets  Operating
Revenues
 Net Income for
Common Stock
  Operating
Revenues
 Net Income for
Common Stock
  Assets 

CECONY

  $3,204    85  $334    93  $36,326    90  $2,436    84  $172    81  $5,641    84  $506    88  $36,467    91

O&R

  256    7  21    6  2,569    6  192    6  8    4  448    7  29    5  2,532    6

Total Utilities

  3,460    92  355    99  38,895    96  2,628    90  180    85  6,089    91  535    93  38,999    97

Con Edison Solutions (a)

  295    8  (4  (1)%   287    1  233    8  (4  (2)%   528    8  (8  (1)%   356    1

Con Edison Energy(a)

  26      5    1  119      36    1  3    1  61    1  8    1  109    

Con Edison Development (b)

  11      8    2  936    2  13    1  34    16  25      42    7  801    2

Other (c)

  (3    (3  (1)%   244    1  1      (1    (3    (3    46    

Total Con Edison

  $3,789    100  $361    100  $40,481    100  $2,911    100  $212    100  $6,700    100  $574    100  $40,311    100

 

(a)Net income from the competitive energy businesses for the three and six months ended March 31,June 30, 2014 includes $11$(3) million and $9 million, respectively, of net after-tax mark-to-market gains (Con Edison Solutions, $11 million)gains/(losses).
(b)Includes an after-tax gain on sale of solar energy projects of $26 million in the three and six months ended June 30, 2014 (see Note N to the Second Quarter Financial Statements) and an after-tax benefit of $7 million in the threesix months ended March 31,June 30, 2014 due primarily to lower than previously estimated interest on the tax liability from the lease in/lease out (LILO) transactions (see in Note I to the FirstSecond Quarter Financial Statements).
(c)Other includes parent company expenses, primarily interest, and consolidation adjustments. See “Results of Operations,” below.

 

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Con Edison’s net income for common stock for the three months ended March 31,June 30, 2014 was $361$212 million or $1.23$0.73 a share ($1.230.72 on a diluted basis) compared with $192$172 million or $0.66$0.59 a share ($0.650.59 on a diluted basis) for the three months ended March 31,June 30, 2013. Net income for common stock for the six months ended June 30, 2014 was $574 million or $1.96 a share ($1.95 on a diluted basis) compared with $364 million or $1.24 a share ($1.24 on a diluted basis) for the six months ended June 30, 2013. See “Results of Operations – Summary,” below. For segment financial information, see Note K to the FirstSecond Quarter Financial Statements and “Results of Operations,” below.

 

Results of Operations — Summary

Net income for common stock for the three and six months ended March 31,June 30, 2014 and 2013 was as follows:

 

 Three Months
Ended June 30,
 Six Months
Ended June 30,
 
(Millions of Dollars) 2014 2013  2014 2013 2014 2013 

CECONY

  $334    $277    $172    $153    $506    $430  

O&R

  21    30    8    6    29    36  

Competitive energy businesses (a)

  9    (112  33    17    42    (95

Other (b)

  (3  (3  (1  (4  (3  (7

Con Edison

  $361    $192    $212    $172    $574    $364  

 

(a)Includes an after-tax gain on sale of solar energy projects of $26 million in the three and six months ended June 30, 2014 (see Note N to the Second Quarter Financial Statements). Includes an after-tax benefit of $7$29 million in the three months ended March 31, 2014,June 30, 2013 and an after-tax chargebenefit/(charge) of $150$7 million and $(121) million in the threesix months ended March 31,June 30, 2014 and 2013, respectively, relating to the LILO transactions (see Note I to the FirstSecond Quarter Financial Statements) and. Also includes a tax benefit of $15 million resulting from the acceptance by the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) of the company’s claim for manufacturing tax deductions in the threesix months ended March 31,June 30, 2013 (see Note J to the FirstSecond Quarter Financial Statements). Also includes $11$3 million and $26$17 million of net after-tax mark-to-market losses in the three months ended June 30, 2014 and 2013, respectively, and $9 million of net after-tax mark-to-market gains infor each of the threesix months ended March 31,June 30, 2014 and 2013, respectively.2013.
(b)Other includes parent company expenses, primarily interest, and consolidation adjustments.

 

The Companies’ results of operations for the three and six months ended March 31,June 30, 2014, as compared with the 2013 periodperiods, reflect primarily changes in the rate plans of Con Edison’s utility subsidiaries and the weather impact on its steam delivery service, decreasesservice. The rate plans provide for revenues to cover expected increases in certain operations and maintenance expenses, and increases in depreciation and property taxes, reflecting primarily the impact of higher utility plant balances. The results of operations also include the gain on sale of solar energy projects, the impact of the LILO transactions and the net mark-to-market effects of the competitive energy businesses.

Operations and maintenance expenses for CECONY were higher in the 2014 periods primarily reflect a decrease in pension costs and lower surcharges for assessments and fees that are collected in revenues, offset in part by higherdue to operating costs attributable to emergency response and the support and protection of company underground facilities to weather related events.accommodate municipal projects and, in the six month period were offset in part by lower pension costs.

 

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The following table presents the estimated effect on earnings per share and net income for common stock for the three and six months ended June 30, 2014 period as compared with the 2013 period,periods, resulting from these and other major factors:

 

 Three Months Variation Six Months Variation 
 

Earnings

per Share
Variation

 

Net Income for Common
Stock Variation

(Millions of Dollars)

  Earnings
per Share
Variation
 Net Income for Common
Stock Variation
(Millions of Dollars)
 

Earnings

per Share

Variation

 Net Income for Common
Stock Variation
(Millions of Dollars)
 

CECONY (a)

      

Rate plans

  $0.15    $43    $0.16    $45    $0.32    $93  

Weather impact on steam revenues

  0.04    13            0.04    13  

Operations and maintenance expenses

  0.03    10    (0.05  (14  (0.02  (4

Depreciation and property taxes

  (0.05  (15  (0.05  (13  (0.09  (28

Other

  0.02    6        1    0.01    2  

Total CECONY

  0.19    57    0.06    19    0.26    76  

O&R (a)

  (0.03  (9  0.01    2    (0.02  (7

Competitive energy businesses (b)

  0.41    121    0.06    16    0.46    137  

Other, including parent company expenses

          0.01    3    0.02    4  

Total variations

  $0.57    $169    $0.14    $40    $0.72    $210  

 

(a)Under the revenue decoupling mechanisms in the Utilities’ New York electric and gas rate plans and the weather-normalization clause applicable to their gas businesses, revenues are generally not affected by changes in delivery volumes from levels assumed when rates were approved. Under the rate plans, pension and other postretirement costs and certain other costs are reconciled to amounts reflected in rates for such costs.
(b)These variations include an after-tax benefit inreflect the 2014 periodgain on sale of $7 million or $0.02 a share compared to an after-tax charge insolar energy projects, the 2013 periodimpact of $150 million or $0.51 a share relating to the LILO transactions, (see Note Ithe manufacturing tax deduction and the net mark-to-market effects described in note (a) to the First Quarter Financial Statements). In addition, the variations include a tax benefit in the 2013 period of $15 million or $0.05 a share resulting from the acceptance by the IRS of the company’s claim for manufacturing tax deductions (see Note J to the First Quarter Financial Statements). The variations also include after-tax net mark-to-market gains of $11 million or $0.04 a share in the 2014 period and after-tax net mark-to-market gains of $26 million or $0.09 a share in the 2013 period.preceding table.

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

Liquidity and 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.

Changes in the Companies’ cash and temporary cash investments resulting from operating, investing and financing activities for the threesix months ended March 31,June 30, 2014 and 2013 are summarized as follows:

Con Edison

(Millions of Dollars) 2014  2013  Variance 

Operating activities

 $224   $(84 $308  

Investing activities

  (634  (663  29  

Financing activities

  (162  485    (647

Net change

  (572  (262  (310

Balance at beginning of period

  674    394    280  

Balance at end of period

 $102   $132   $(30

CECONY

 Con Edison CECONY 
(Millions of Dollars) 2014 2013 Variance  2014 2013 Variance  2014 2013 Variance 

Operating activities

  $11   $350   $(339 $1,257   $865   $392   $882   $1,043   $(161

Investing activities

  (510  (562  52    (1,233  (1,212  (21  (1,104  (1,151  47  

Financing activities

  (75  (102  27    76    700    (624  285    438    (153

Net change

  (574  (314  (260  100    353    (253  63    330    (267

Balance at beginning of period

  633    353    280    674    394    280    633    353    280  

Balance at end of period

 $59   $39   $20   $774   $747   $27   $696   $683   $13  

 

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 growth of customer demand, weather, market prices for energy, economic conditions and measures that promote energy efficiency. Under the revenue decoupling mechanisms in CECONY’s electric and gas rate plans and O&R’sthe Utilities’ New York electric and gas rate plans, changes in delivery volumes from levels assumed when rates were approved may affect the timing of cash flows but generally not net income. The prices at which the Utilities provide energy to their customers are determined in accordance with their rate plans. 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.

Net income is the result of cash and non-cash (or accrual) transactions. Only cash transactions affect the Companies’ cash flows from operating activities.

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Principal non-cash charges include depreciation, and deferred income tax expense. Principal non-cash credits includeexpense and amortizations of certain net regulatory assets and liabilities. Non-cash charges or credits may also be accrued under the revenue decoupling and cost reconciliation mechanisms in the Utilities’ New York electric and gas rate plans in New York.plans.

Net cash flows from operating activities for the threesix months ended March 31,June 30, 2014 for Con Edison and CECONY were $308$392 million higher and $339$161 million lower, respectively, than in 2013. The increase in net cash flows for Con Edison reflects the deposits made in 2013 with federal and state tax agencies primarily related to the LILO transactions (see Note I to the FirstSecond Quarter Financial Statements), offset in part by higher income tax payments ($392491 million) in 2014. The decrease in net cash for CECONY reflects primarily higher income tax payments ($231288 million) in 2014.

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The change in net cash flows also reflects the timing of payments for and recovery of energy costs. This timing is reflected within changes to accounts receivable – customers, recoverable energy costs and accounts payable balances.

The changes in regulatory assets principally reflect changes in deferred pension costs in accordance with the accounting rules for retirement benefits.

Cash Flows Used in Investing Activities

Net cash flows used in investing activities for Con Edison and CECONY were $29$21 million higher and $52$47 million lower, respectively, for the threesix months ended March 31,June 30, 2014 compared with the 2013 period. The changes for Con Edison and CECONY reflect decreased utility construction expenditures in 2014. In addition, forFor Con Edison, the change reflects increased investments inthe proceeds from the termination of the LILO transactions (see Note I to the Second Quarter Financial Statements), offset by activities relating to its solar energy projects (see Note N to the FirstSecond Quarter Financial Statements), offset in part by. In addition, the changes for Con Edison and CECONY primarily reflect decreased non-utilityutility construction expenditures and receipt of grants related to solar energy projects.

in 2014.

Cash Flows from Financing Activities

Net cash flows from financing activities for Con Edison and CECONY were $647$624 million lower and $27$153 million higher,lower, respectively, in the threesix months ended March 31,June 30, 2014 compared with the 2013 period.

In March 2014, CECONY issued $850 million of 4.45 percent 30-year debentures, the net proceeds from the sale of which were used to repay short-term borrowings and for other general corporate purposes. In February 2014, CECONY redeemed at maturity $200 million of 4.70 percent 10-year debentures. In April 2014, CECONY redeemed at maturity $275 million of 5.55 percent 5-year debentures.

In February 2013, CECONY issued $700 million of 3.95 percent 30-year debentures, the net proceeds from the sale of which were used to repay short-term borrowings and for other general corporate purposes. In February 2013, CECONY redeemed at maturity $500 million of 4.875 percent 10-year debentures. In June 2013, CECONY redeemed at maturity $200 million of 3.85 percent 10-year debentures.

In April 2013, a Con Edison Development subsidiary issued $219 million aggregate principal amount of 4.78 percent senior notes secured by the company’s California solar projects. In May 2014, the company sold a 50 percent interest in the subsidiary. See Note N to the Second Quarter Financial Statements.

 

Cash flows from financing activities of the Companies also reflect commercial paper issuance. The commercial paper amounts outstanding at March 31,June 30, 2014 and 2013 and the average daily balances for the threesix months ended June 30, 2014 and 2013 for Con Edison and CECONY were as follows:

 

 2014 2013  2014 2013 
(Millions of Dollars, except Weighted Average Yield) Outstanding at
March 31
 Daily
average
  Outstanding at
March 31
 Daily
average
  Outstanding at
June 30
 Daily
average
  Outstanding at
June 30
 Daily
average
 

Con Edison

 $830   $961   $1,021   $889    $1,531    $800    $1,400    $860  

CECONY

 $669   $777   $313   $188    $1,482    $682    $1,230    $412  

Weighted average yield

  0.2  0.2  0.3  0.3  0.2  0.2  0.3  0.3

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Other Changes in Assets and Liabilities

The following table shows changes in certain assets and liabilities at March 31,June 30, 2014, compared with December 31, 2013.

 

   Con Edison  CECONY 
(Millions of Dollars) 2014 vs. 2013
Variance
  2014 vs. 2013
Variance
 

Assets

  

Prepayments

 $353   $295  

Special deposits

  (324  (84

Regulatory asset — Unrecognized pension costs

  (139  (132

Liabilities

  

Accrued taxes

  (378  (11

Pension and retiree benefits

  (225  (216

   Con Edison  CECONY 
(Millions of Dollars) 

2014 vs. 2013

Variance

  

2014 vs. 2013

Variance

 

Assets

  

Investments

 $232   $20  

Non-utility property, less accumulated depreciation

  (408  1  

Special deposits

  (319  (84

Regulatory asset — Unrecognized pension and other postretirement costs

  (292  (279

Liabilities

  

Accrued taxes

 $(407 $(16)  

Pension and retiree benefits

  (436  (429

 

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PrepaymentsInvestments and Non-Utility Property, Less Accumulated Depreciation

The increase in prepaymentsinvestments and decrease in non-utility property, less accumulated depreciation for Con Edison primarily reflect the purchase and CECONY reflects primarily CECONY’s January 2014 paymentsale of its New York City semi-annual property taxes, offset by three months of amortization, whileinterests in solar energy projects. See Note N to the December 2013 balance reflects the full amortization of the previous semi-annual payment.Second Quarter Financial Statements.

Special Deposits and Accrued Taxes

The decreases in Con Edison’s special deposits and accrued taxes reflect applying the deposits made in 2013 withagainst the federal and state tax agenciesliabilities in 2014 that primarily relatingrelated to settling the LILO transactions. See Note I to the FirstSecond Quarter Financial Statements.

Regulatory Asset for Unrecognized Pension and Other Postretirement Costs and Liability for Pension and Retiree Benefits

The decrease in the regulatory asset for unrecognized pension and other postretirement costs and the liability for pension and retiree benefits reflects the final actuarial valuation of the pension and other retiree benefit plans as measured at December 31, 2013, in accordance with the accounting rules for retirement benefits. The change in the regulatory asset also reflects the year’s amortization of accounting costs. The decrease in the liability for pension and retiree benefits reflects in part contributions to the plans made by the Utilities in 2014. See Notes B, E and F to the FirstSecond Quarter Financial Statements.

 

Capital Requirements and Resources

Con Edison has increased its estimate of capital expenditures in 2014 by its competitive energy businesses from $243 million to $470 million to fund additional renewable energy project development. See Note N to the Second Quarter Financial Statements.

For each of the Companies, the ratio of earnings to fixed charges (Securities and Exchange Commission basis) for the threesix months ended March 31,June 30, 2014 and 2013 and the twelve months ended December 31, 2013 was:

 

 Ratio of Earnings to Fixed Charges  Ratio of Earnings to Fixed Charges 
 For the Three Months Ended
March 31, 2014
 For the Three Months Ended
March 31, 2013
 For the Twelve Months Ended
December 31, 2013
  For the Six Months Ended
June 30, 2014
 For the Six Months Ended
June 30, 2013
 For the Twelve Months Ended
December 31, 2013
 

Con Edison (a)

  4.8    1.9    3.0    3.8    2.1    3.0  

CECONY

  4.6    4.1    3.7    3.7    3.3    3.7  

 

(a)Reflects after-tax benefit/(charge) to earnings relating to Con Edison Development’sthe gain on sale of solar energy projects, the impact of the LILO transactions, of $7 million, $(150) millionthe manufacturing tax deduction and $(95) million for the three months ended March 31, 2014 and 2013 and twelve months ended December 31, 2013, respectively. See Note Inet mark-to-market effects described in note (a) to the First Quarter Financial Statements.first table under “Results of Operations — Summary,” above.

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For each of the Companies, the common equity ratio at March 31,June 30, 2014 and December 31, 2013 was:

 

 

Common Equity Ratio

(Percent of total capitalization)

  

Common Equity Ratio

(Percent of total capitalization)

 
 March 31, 2014 December 31, 2013  June 30, 2014 December 31, 2013 

Con Edison

  52.3    53.9    52.9    53.9  

CECONY

  51.9    53.7    51.8    53.7  

 

Off-Balance Sheet Arrangements

The Companies have no off-balance sheet arrangements other than two guarantees ($80 million maximum and $208$120 million maximum) issued by Con Edison Development on behalf of two entities in which it acquired a 50 percent interest in July 2013 and March 2014, respectively (see “Guarantees” in Note H and Note N to the FirstSecond Quarter Financial Statements). The entities were formed to develop, construct and operate photovoltaic solar energy facilities with a cumulative capacity of 400 MW (AC). Con Edison Development is not the primary beneficiary of these entities since the power to direct the activities that most significantly impact the economics of the facilities is shared equally between Con Edison Development and a third party. No payments have been made nor are any expected to be made under the guarantees.

Regulatory Matters

In December 2013, the New York State Public Service Commission (NYSPSC) directed the NYSPSC staff “to recommend, for commencement in the first quarter of 2014, a process that will result in timely decisions regarding the broad restructuring of distribution utility regulation, such that the post-2015 course of energy efficiency and other clean energy programs can be

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determined in the context of these more sweeping changes.” The NYSPSC articulated five core policy outcomes intended to better align the role and operations of utilities to enable market and customer-driven change: empowering customers; leveraging customer contributions; system-wide efficiency; fuel and resource diversity; and system reliability and resiliency. The NYSPSC requested that the scope of the proceeding be sufficiently broad to address the role of distribution utilities in enabling system-wide efficiency and market-based deployment of distributed energy resources and load management; changes that can and should be made in the current regulatory, tariff, and market design and incentive structure in New York to better align utility interest with achieving the NYSPSC’s energy policy objectives; and further changes that need to be made to energy efficiency delivery including better alignment and definition of the roles and responsibilities of New York State Energy Research and Development Authority (NYSERDA) and utilities.

In April 2014, following the issuance of a NYSPSC staff report and proposal that, among other things, recommended that the NYSPSC consider fundamental changes in the manner in which utilities provide service, the NYSPSC initiated its Reforming the Energy Vision proceeding to (1) improve system efficiency, empower customer choice, and encourage greater penetration of clean generation and energy efficiency technologies and practices; (2) examine how existing practices should be modified to establish Distributed System Platform Providers (DSPP), actively managing and coordinating distributed energy resources and providing a market enabling customers to optimize their energy priorities, provide system benefits, and be compensated for providing such system benefits; and (3) examine how the NYSPSC’s regulatory practices should be modified to incent utility practices that best promote the NYSPSC’s policies and objectives, including the promotion of energy efficiency, renewable energy, least cost energy supply, fuel diversity, system adequacy and reliability, demand elasticity, and customer empowerment. The NYSPSC indicated that its goal isIn July 2014, the administrative law judges for this proceeding established schedules pursuant to which generic policy determinations are anticipated to reach generic policy determinationsthe NYSPSC with respect to DSPP and related issues in early 2015 and with respect to regulatory design and ratemaking issues by the end of 2014 andlater in the first quarter of 2015, respectively.2015. The Utilities are not able to predict the outcome of the Reforming the Energy Vision proceeding or its impact on the Utilities.

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Environmental Matters

In June 2014, the United States Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) proposed its Clean Power Plan to reduce carbon dioxide emissions from existing power plants 30 percent from 2005 levels by 2030. As proposed, each state will be required to submit for EPA approval a plan to reduce its emissions rate (as determined in accordance with the Clean Energy Plan) to a specified target level applicable to the state. For New York State, the emissions rate target level for 2030 would be 44 percent below its 2012 level. State plans may, among other things, include participation in regional cap-and-trade programs, such as the Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative (in which New York State participates), and renewable energy and energy efficiency programs. Initial state plans would be due by June 2016, with single-state plans to be finalized by June 2017 and multi-state plans to be finalized by June 2018. The costs resulting from the Clean Power Plan could be substantial.

In May 2014, the NYSPSC directed NYSERDA to submit for its consideration a proposal for a comprehensive clean energy fund to, among other things, ensure continuity and enhance efficiency and leverage of New York State’s clean energy programs and manage their transition from an almost exclusive reliance on ratepayer surcharges to tariff and sustainable market based clean energy activities such as those envisioned in the NYSPSC’s Reforming the Energy Vision proceeding. See “Regulatory Matters,” above.

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.

Interest Rate Risk

The interest rate risk relates primarily to variable rate debt and to new debt financing needed to fund capital requirements, including the construction expenditures of the Utilities and maturing debt securities. Con Edison and its businesses manage interest rate risk through the issuance of mostly fixed-rate debt with varying maturities and through opportunistic refinancing of debt. Con Edison and CECONY estimate that at March 31,June 30, 2014, a 10 percent variation in interest rates applicable to its variable rate debt would result in an increase in annual interest expense of $1 million. Under CECONY’s current gas, steam and electric rate plans, variations in actual variable rate tax-exempt debt interest expense are reconciled to levels reflected in rates. Under O&R’s current New York rate plans, variations in actual tax-exempt (and under the gas rate plan, taxable) long-term debt interest expense are reconciled to the level set in rates.

In addition, from time to time, Con Edison and its businesses enter into derivative financial instruments to hedge interest rate risk on certain debt securities. See “Interest Rate Swap” in Note L to the FirstSecond 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 apply risk management strategies to mitigate their related exposures. See Note L to the FirstSecond Quarter Financial Statements.

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Con Edison estimates that, as of March 31,June 30, 2014, a 10 percent decline in market prices would result in a decline in fair value of $54$56 million for the derivative instruments used by the Utilities to hedge purchases of electricity and gas, of which $46$47 million is for CECONY and $8$9 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 incur for energy purchased for their customers, including gains and losses on certain derivative instruments used to hedge energy purchased and related costs.

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Con Edison’s competitive energy businesses use a value-at-risk (VaR) model to assess the market price risk of their portfolio of electricity and gas commodity fixed-price purchase and sales commitments, physical forward contracts, generating assets and commodity derivative instruments. VaR represents the potential change in fair value of the portfolio due to changes in market prices, for a specified time period and confidence level. These businesses estimate VaR across their portfolio 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 the portfolio, assuming a one-day holding period, for the threesix months ended March 31,June 30, 2014 and the year ended December 31, 2013, respectively, was as follows:

 

95% Confidence Level,
One-Day Holding Period
 March 31, 2014 December 31, 2013  June 30, 2014 December 31, 2013 
 (Millions of Dollars)  (Millions of Dollars) 

Average for the period

 $2   $1    $1    $1  

High

  7    1    7    1  

Low

          —      —    

The competitive energy businesses compare the measured VaR results against performance due to actual prices and stress test the portfolio each quarter using an assumed 30 percent price change from forecast. The stress test includes an assessment of the impact of volume changes on the portfolio because the businesses generally commit to sell their customers their actual requirements, an amount which is estimated when the sales commitments are made. The businesses limit the volume of commodity derivative instruments entered into relative to their estimated sale commitments to maintain net market price exposures to their estimated sale commitments within a certain percentage of maximum and minimum exposures.

Credit Risk

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. See “Credit Exposure” in Note L to the FirstSecond Quarter Financial Statements.

Investment Risk

The Companies’ investment risk relates to the investment of plan assets for their pension and other postretirement benefit plans. The Companies’ current investment policy for pension plan assets includes investment targets of 60 percent equities and 40 percent fixed income and other securities. At March 31,June 30, 2014, the pension plan investments consisted of 5961 percent equity and 4139 percent fixed income and other securities.

Material Contingencies

For information concerning potential liabilities arising from the Companies’ material contingencies, see Notes B, G and H to the FirstSecond Quarter Financial Statements.

Results of Operations

See “Results of Operations – Summary,” above.

Results of operations reflect, among other things, the Companies’ accounting policies and rate plans that limit the rates the Utilities can charge their customers. Under the revenue decoupling mechanisms currently applicable to CECONY’sthe Utilities’ New York electric and gas businesses, and O&R’s electric and gas businesses in New York, the Utilities’ delivery revenues generally will not be affected by changes in delivery volumes from levels assumed when rates were approved. Revenues for CECONY’s steam business and O&R’s businesses in New Jersey and Pennsylvania are affected by changes in

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delivery volumes resulting from weather, economic conditions and other factors.

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. 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 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.

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Con Edison’s principal business segments are CECONY’s regulated utility activities, O&R’s regulated utility activities and Con Edison’s competitive energy businesses. CECONY’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 six months ended March 31,June 30, 2014 and 2013 follows. For additional business segment financial information, see Note K to the FirstSecond Quarter Financial Statements.

 

Three Months Ended March 31,June 30, 2014 Compared with Three Months Ended March 31,June 30, 2013

The Companies’ results of operations (which were discussed above under “Results of Operations – Summary”) in 2014 compared with 2013 were:

 

 CECONY O&R Competitive Energy
Businesses and Other(a)
 Con Edison(b)  CECONY O&R 

Competitive Energy
Businesses and Other(a)

 Con Edison(b) 
(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

 $398    14.2 $29    12.8 $178    Large   $605    19.0 $115    5.0 $11    6.1 $(33  (10.4 $93    3.3

Purchased power

  162    35.6    19    38.0    75    37.1    256    36.2    48    10.2    1    2.0    (34  (13.7  15    2.0  

Fuel

  9    6.1                    9    6.1    (24  (41.4                  (24  (41.4

Gas purchased for resale

  127    58.0    12    42.9    11    Large    150    60.0    6    6.1    2    15.4    25    Large    33    28.0  

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

  100    5.0    (2  (1.3  92    Large    190    9.1    85    5.0    8    6.8    (24  (39.3  69    3.7  

Other operations and maintenance

  (16  (2.2  8    11.4    3    15.8    (5  (0.6  23    3.4            2    8.3    25    3.2  

Depreciation and amortization

  7    3.0            3    75.0    10    4.0    12    5.1    1    7.1    (3  (50.0  10    3.9  

Taxes, other than income taxes

  26    5.8    (2  (11.1  2    50.0    26    5.5    10    2.3                    10    2.2  

Gain on sale of solar energy projects

                  (45  Large    (45  Large  

Operating income

  83    14.8    (8  (17.0  84    Large    159    30.2    40    11.6    7    53.8    22    81.5    69    17.9  

Other income less deductions

  5    Large    1    Large    2    Large    8    Large  

Other income (deductions)

  (1  50.0    2    Large    6    Large    7    Large  

Net interest expense

  (1  (0.8  (2  (18.2  (140  Large    (143  (51.3  (1  (0.7                  (1  (0.7

Income before income tax expense

  89    20.7    (5  (13.9  226    Large    310    Large    40    19.0    9    Large    28    Large    77    32.5  

Income tax expense

  32    21.1    4    66.7    105    Large    141    Large    21    36.8    7    Large    9    Large    37    56.9  

Net income for common stock

 $57    20.6 $(9  (30.0)%  $121    Large   $169    88.0 $19    12.4 $2    33.3 $19    Large   $40    23.3

 

(a)Other includes parent company expenses, primarily interest, and consolidation adjustments.
(b)Represents the consolidated financial results of Con Edison and its businesses.

CECONY

   Three Months Ended
June 30, 2014
      Three Months Ended
June 30, 2013
         
(Millions of Dollars) Electric  Gas  Steam  2014
Total
  Electric  Gas  Steam  2013
Total
  2014-2013
Variation
 

Operating revenues

 $1,978   $360   $98   $2,436   $1,872   $331   $118   $2,321   $115  

Purchased power

  505        12    517    459        10    469    48  

Fuel

  20        14    34    29        29    58    (24

Gas purchased for resale

      104        104        98        98    6  

Net revenues

  1,453    256    72    1,781    1,384    233    79    1,696    85  

Operations and maintenance

  546    107    46    699    536    88    52    676    23  

Depreciation and amortization

  195    33    19    247    186    32    17    235    12  

Taxes, other than income taxes

  365    62    22    449    355    60    24    439    10  

Operating income

 $347   $54   $(15 $386   $307   $53   $(14 $346   $40  

 

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CECONY

   Three Months Ended
March 31, 2014
      Three Months Ended
March 31, 2013
         
(Millions of Dollars) Electric  Gas  Steam  2014
Total
  Electric  Gas  Steam  2013
Total
  2014-2013
Variation
 

Operating revenues

 $2,074   $789   $341   $3,204   $1,814   $660   $332   $2,806   $398  

Purchased power

  598        19    617    441        14    455    162  

Fuel

  92        64    156    65        82    147    9  

Gas purchased for resale

      346        346        219        219    127  

Net revenues

  1,384    443    258    2,085    1,308    441    236    1,985    100  

Operations and maintenance

  569    104    52    725    579    100    62    741    (16

Depreciation and amortization

  189    32    19    240    185    32    16    233    7  

Taxes, other than income taxes

  369    74    34    477    355    67    29    451    26  

Operating income

 $257   $233   $153   $643   $189   $242   $129   $560   $83  

Electric

CECONY’s results of electric operations for the three months ended March 31,June 30, 2014 compared with the 2013 period is as follows:

 

 Three Months Ended     Three Months Ended    
(Millions of Dollars) March 31,
2014
 March 31,
2013
 Variation  June 30,
2014
 June 30,
2013
 Variation 

Operating revenues

 $2,074   $1,814   $260   $1,978   $1,872   $106  

Purchased power

  598    441    157    505    459    46  

Fuel

  92    65    27    20    29    (9

Net revenues

  1,384    1,308    76    1,453    1,384    69  

Operations and maintenance

  569    579    (10  546    536    10  

Depreciation and amortization

  189    185    4    195    186    9  

Taxes, other than income taxes

  369    355    14    365    355    10  

Electric operating income

 $257   $189    $68   $347   $307   $40  

CECONY’s electric sales and deliveries excluding off-system sales, for the three months ended March 31,June 30, 2014 compared with the 2013 period were:

 

 Millions of kWhs Delivered Revenues in Millions  Millions of kWhs Delivered Revenues in Millions 
 Three Months Ended     Three Months Ended     Three Months Ended     Three Months Ended    
Description March 31,
2014
 March 31,
2013
 Variation Percent
Variation
  March 31,
2014
 March 31,
2013
 Variation Percent
Variation
  June 30,
2014
 June 30,
2013
 Variation Percent
Variation
  June 30,
2014
 June 30,
2013
 Variation Percent
Variation
 

Residential/Religious(a)

  2,416    2,382    34    1.4 $787   $647   $140    21.6  2,091    2,182    (91  (4.2)%  $595   $575   $20    3.5

Commercial/Industrial

  2,461    2,394    67    2.8    618    479    139    29.0    2,285    2,259    26    1.2    472    447    25    5.6  

Retail access customers

  6,437    6,223    214    3.4    522    577    (55  (9.5  6,099    6,127    (28  (0.5  600    607    (7  (1.2

NYPA, Municipal Agency and other sales

  2,582    2,561    21    0.8    133    131    2    1.5    2,453    2,380    73    3.1    154    144    10    6.9  

Other operating revenues

                  14    (20  34    Large                    157    99    58    58.6  

Total

  13,896    13,560    336    2.5 $2,074   $1,814   $260    14.3  12,928    12,948    (20  (0.2)%  $1,978   $1,872   $106    5.7

 

(a)“Residential/Religious” generally includes single-family dwellings, individual apartments in multi-family dwellings, religious organizations and certain other not-for-profit organizations.

 

CECONY’s electric operating revenues increased $260$106 million in the three months ended March 31,June 30, 2014 compared with the 2013 period due primarily to higher revenues from the electric rate plan ($63 million) and higher purchased power costs ($15746 million) and, offset in part by lower fuel costs ($27 million), and recovery of certain expenses recognized in prior periods ($309 million). CECONY’s revenues from electric sales are subject to a revenue decoupling mechanism, as a result of which delivery revenues generally are not affected by changes in delivery volumes from levels assumed when rates were approved. Other electric operating revenues generally reflect changes in regulatory assets and liabilities in accordance with the revenue decoupling mechanism and other provisions of the company’s rate plans.

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Electric delivery volumes in CECONY’s service area increased 2.5decreased 0.2 percent in the three months ended March 31,June 30, 2014 compared with the 2013 period. After adjusting for variations, principally weather and billing days, electric delivery volumes in CECONY’s service area increased 0.50.6 percent in the three months ended March 31,June 30, 2014 compared with the 2013 period.

CECONY’s electric purchased power costs increased $157$46 million in the three months ended March 31,June 30, 2014 compared with the 2013 due to an increase in unit costs ($146 million) and purchased volumes ($1146 million). Electric fuel costs increased $27decreased $9 million in the three months ended March 31,June 30, 2014 compared with the 2013 period due to higher unit costs ($25 million) andlower sendout volumes from the company’s electric generating facilities ($28 million) and unit costs ($1 million).

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CECONY’s electric operating income increased $68$40 million in the three months ended March 31,June 30, 2014 compared with the 2013 period. The increase reflects primarily higher net revenues ($7669 million) and decreases, offset in part by increases in certain operations and maintenance expenses ($10 million), offset in part by higher taxes other than income taxes ($1410 million, principally property taxes) and higher depreciation and amortization ($49 million). Operations and maintenance expenses primarily reflect a decreasean increase in pension costs ($26 million) and lower surcharges for assessments and fees that are collected in revenues from customers ($18 million), offset in part by higher operating costs attributable to emergency response due to weather related events ($277 million) and higher support and maintenanceprotection of company underground facilities to accommodate municipal projects ($73 million).

Gas

CECONY’s results of gas operations for the three months ended March 31,June 30, 2014 compared with the 2013 period is as follows:

 

 Three Months Ended     Three Months Ended    
(Millions of Dollars) March 31,
2014
 March 31,
2013
 Variation  June 30,
2014
 June 30,
2013
 Variation 

Operating revenues

 $789   $660   $129   $360   $331   $29  

Gas purchased for resale

  346    219    127    104    98    6  

Net revenues

  443    441    2    256    233    23  

Operations and maintenance

  104    100    4    107    88    19  

Depreciation and amortization

  32    32        33    32    1  

Taxes, other than income taxes

  74    67    7    62    60    2  

Gas operating income

 $233   $242   $(9)   $54   $53   $1  

 

CECONY’s gas sales and deliveries, excluding off-system sales, for the three months ended March 31,June 30, 2014 compared with the 2013 period were:

 

 Thousands of dths Delivered Revenues in Millions  Thousands of dths Delivered Revenues in Millions 
 Three Months Ended     Three Months Ended     Three Months Ended     Three Months Ended    
Description March 31,
2014
 March 31,
2013
 Variation Percent
Variation
  March 31,
2014
 March 31,
2013
 Variation Percent
Variation
  June 30,
2014
 June 30,
2013
 Variation Percent
Variation
  June 30,
2014
 June 30,
2013
 Variation Percent
Variation
 

Residential

  21,736    19,055    2,681    14.1  $362    $302    $60    19.9  8,779    7,714    1,065    13.8  $165    $150    $15    10.0

General

  14,017    11,188    2,829    25.3    164    135    29    21.5    5,936    5,564    372    6.7    75    74    1    1.4  

Firm transportation

  29,011    25,694    3,317    12.9    180    167    13    7.8    14,341    12,507    1,834    14.7    102    85    17    20.0  

Total firm sales and transportation

  64,764    55,937    8,827    15.8    706    604    102    16.9    29,056    25,785    3,271    12.7    342    309    33    10.7  

Interruptible sales (a)

  5,124    2,897    2,227    76.9    60    22    38    Large    3,536    2,713    823    30.3    33    18    15    83.3  

NYPA

  11,468    9,633    1,835    19.0    1    1            13,402    13,534    (132  (1.0  1    1          

Generation plants

  13,079    13,678    (599  (4.4  8    6    2    33.3    18,575    12,641    5,934    46.9    7    6    1    16.7  

Other

  7,342    7,609    (267  (3.5  12    16    (4  (25.0  6,398    6,136    262    4.3    13    12    1    8.3  

Other operating revenues

                  2    11    (9  (81.8                  (36  (15  (21  Large  

Total

  101,777    89,754    12,023    13.4  $789    $660    $129    19.5  70,967    60,809    10,158    16.7  $360    $331    $29    8.8

 

(a)Includes 3,5311,635 and 9361,262 thousands of dths for 2014 and 2013 periods, respectively, which are also reflected in firm transportation and other.

 

CECONY’s gas operating revenues increased $129$29 million in the three months ended March 31,June 30, 2014 compared with the 2013 period due primarily to higher revenues from the gas rate plan ($19 million) and an increase in gas purchased for resale costs ($127 million) and higher revenues from the recovery of certain costs ($26 million). CECONY’s revenues from gas sales are subject to a weather normalization clause and a revenue decoupling mechanism as a result of which delivery revenues are generally not affected by changes in delivery volumes from levels assumed when rates were

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approved. Other gas operating revenues generally reflect changes in regulatory assets and liabilities in accordance with the company’s rate plans.

CECONY’s sales and transportation volumes for firm customers increased 15.812.7 percent in the three months ended March 31,June 30, 2014 compared with the 2013 period. After adjusting for variations, principally weather and billing days, firm gas sales and transportation volumes in the company’s service area increased 2.012.7 percent in the three months ended March 31, 2014.June 30, 2014 compared with the 2013 period, reflecting primarily oil-to-gas conversions and transfers to firm service.

CECONY’s purchased gas cost increased $127$6 million in the three months ended March 31,June 30, 2014 compared with the 2013 period due to higher unit costs ($76 million) and sendout volumes ($516 million).

CECONY’s gas operating income decreased $9increased $1 million in the three months ended March 31,June 30, 2014 compared with the 2013 period. The decreaseincrease reflects primarily higher net revenues ($23 million), offset by higher

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operations and maintenance expense ($19 million, due primarily to higher operating costs attributable to emergency response ($8 million) and pension costs ($4 million)), taxes other than income taxes ($72 million, principally local revenue taxes and property taxes) and higher operationsdepreciation and maintenance expenseamortization ($4 million, due primarily to higher pension costs ($41 million)).

Steam

CECONY’s results of steam operations for the three months ended March 31,June 30, 2014 compared with the 2013 period is as follows:

 

   Three Months Ended     
(Millions of Dollars) March 31,
2014
  March 31,
2013
  Variation 

Operating revenues

 $341   $332   $9  

Purchased power

  19    14    5  

Fuel

  64    82    (18

Net revenues

  258    236    22  

Operations and maintenance

  52    62    (10

Depreciation and amortization

  19    16    3  

Taxes, other than income taxes

  34    29    5  

Steam operating income

 $153   $129   $24  

   Three Months Ended     
(Millions of Dollars) June 30,
2014
  June 30,
2013
  Variation 

Operating revenues

 $98   $118   $(20

Purchased power

  12    10    2  

Fuel

  14    29    (15

Net revenues

  72    79    (7

Operations and maintenance

  46    52    (6

Depreciation and amortization

  19    17    2  

Taxes, other than income taxes

  22    24    (2

Steam operating income

 $(15)   $(14)   $(1

CECONY’s steam sales and deliveries for the three months ended March 31,June 30, 2014 compared with the 2013 period were:

 

 Millions of Pounds Delivered Revenues in Millions  Millions of Pounds Delivered Revenues in Millions 
 Three Months Ended     Three Months Ended     Three Months Ended     Three Months Ended    
Description March 31,
2014
 March 31,
2013
 Variation Percent
Variation
  March 31,
2014
 March 31,
2013
 Variation Percent
Variation
  June 30,
2014
 June 30,
2013
 Variation Percent
Variation
  June 30,
2014
 June 30,
2013
 Variation Percent
Variation
 

General

  380    309    71    23.0 $17   $16   $1    6.3  76    75    1    1.3 $4   $5   $(1  (20.0)% 

Apartment house

  2,901    2,541    360    14.2    88    89    (1  (1.1  1,210    1,186    24    2.0    31    37    (6  (16.2

Annual power

  7,010    5,852    1,158    19.8    247    238    9    3.8    2,761    2,694    67    2.5    73    88    (15  (17.0

Other operating revenues

                  (11  (11                          (10  (12  2    (16.7

Total

  10,291    8,702    1,589    18.2 $341   $332   $9    2.7  4,047    3,955    92    2.3 $98   $118   $(20  (16.9)% 

 

CECONY’s steam operating revenues increased $9decreased $20 million in the three months ended March 31,June 30, 2014 compared with the 2013 period due primarily to the weather impact on revenues ($23 million), higher purchased powerlower fuel costs ($515 million) and the net change inlower revenues from the recovery of certain costssteam rate plans ($17 million), offset in part by lower fuelhigher purchased power costs ($182 million). Other steam operating revenues generally reflect changes in regulatory assets and liabilities in accordance with the company’s rate plans.

Steam sales and delivery volumes increased 18.22.3 percent in the three months ended March 31,June 30, 2014 compared with the 2013 period. After adjusting for variations, principally weather and billing days, steam sales and deliveries increased 5.92.3 percent in the three months ended March 31, 2014.June 30, 2014 compared with the 2013 period.

CECONY’s steam purchased power costs increased $5$2 million in the three months ended March 31,June 30, 2014 compared with the 2013 period due to an increase in unit costssendout volumes ($52 million). Steam fuel costs decreased $18$15 million in the three months ended March 31,June 30, 2014 compared with the 2013 period due to lower unit costs ($2814 million), offset by higher and sendout volumes ($101 million).

Steam operating income increased $24decreased $1 million in the three months ended March 31,June 30, 2014 compared with the 2013 period. The decrease reflects primarily lower net revenues ($7 million) and taxes other than income taxes ($2 million, principally property taxes), offset in part by lower operations and maintenance expense ($6 million, due primarily to lower pension expense ($4 million)) and higher depreciation and amortization ($2 million).

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Income Tax Expense

Income taxes increased $21 million in the three months ended June 30, 2014 compared with 2013 period due primarily to higher income before income tax expense, higher amortization of New York State’s Metropolitan Transportation Authority business tax and lower flow-through tax deductions related to plant in 2014.

O&R

   Three Months Ended
June 30, 2014
      Three Months Ended
June 30, 2013
         
(Millions of Dollars) Electric  Gas  2014
Total
  Electric  Gas  

2013

Total

  2014-2013
Variation
 

Operating revenues

 $157   $35   $192   $146   $35   $181   $11  

Purchased power

  52        52    51        51    1  

Gas purchased for resale

      15    15        13    13    2  

Net revenues

  105    20    125    95    22    117    8  

Operations and maintenance

  59    17    76    60    16    76      

Depreciation and amortization

  11    4    15    10    4    14    1  

Taxes, other than income taxes

  10    4    14    11    3    14      

Operating income

 $25   $(5 $20   $14   $(1 $13   $7  

Electric

O&R’s results of electric operations for the three months ended June 30, 2014 compared with the 2013 period is as follows:

   Three Months Ended     
(Millions of Dollars) June 30,
2014
  June 30,
2013
  Variation 

Operating revenues

 $157   $146   $11  

Purchased power

  52    51    1  

Net revenues

  105    95    10  

Operations and maintenance

  59    60    (1

Depreciation and amortization

  11    10    1  

Taxes, other than income taxes

  10    11    (1

Electric operating income

 $25   $14   $11  

O&R’s electric sales and deliveries for the three months ended June 30, 2014 compared with the 2013 period were:

   Millions of kWhs Delivered  Revenues in Millions 
   Three Months Ended      Three Months Ended     
Description June 30,
2014
  June 30,
2013
  Variation  Percent
Variation
  June 30,
2014
  June 30,
2013
  Variation  Percent
Variation
 

Residential/Religious(a)

  328    359    (31  (8.6)%  $65   $65   $      

Commercial/Industrial

  196    219    (23  (10.5  33    32    1    3.1

Retail access customers

  796    773    23    3.0    47    46    1    2.2  

Public authorities

  24    25    (1  (4.0  2    2          

Other operating revenues

                  10    1    9    Large  

Total

  1,344    1,376    (32  (2.3)%  $157   $146   $11    7.5

(a)“Residential/Religious” generally includes single-family dwellings, individual apartments in multi-family dwellings, religious organizations and certain other not-for-profit organizations.

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O&R’s electric operating revenues increased $11 million in the three months ended June 30, 2014 compared with the 2013 period due primarily to higher revenues from the New York electric rate plan ($9 million) and higher purchased power costs ($1 million). O&R’s New York electric delivery revenues are subject to a revenue decoupling mechanism, as a result of which delivery revenues are generally not affected by changes in delivery volumes from levels assumed when rates were approved. O&R’s electric sales in New Jersey and Pennsylvania are not subject to a decoupling mechanism, and as a result, changes in such volumes do impact revenues. Other electric operating revenues generally reflect changes in regulatory assets and liabilities in accordance with the company’s electric rate plans.

Electric delivery volumes in O&R’s service area decreased 2.3 percent in the three months ended June 30, 2014 compared with the 2013 period. After adjusting for weather and other variations, electric delivery volumes in O&R’s service area decreased 1.4 percent in the three months ended June 30, 2014 compared with the 2013 period.

Electric operating income increased $11 million in the three months ended June 30, 2014 compared with the 2013 period. The increase reflects primarily higher net revenues ($10 million), lower operations and maintenance expenses ($1 million) and lower taxes other than income taxes ($1 million), offset by higher depreciation and amortization ($1 million).

Gas

O&R’s results of gas operations for the three months ended June 30, 2014 compared with the 2013 period is as follows:

   Three Months Ended     
(Millions of Dollars) June 30,
2014
  June 30,
2013
  Variation 

Operating revenues

  $35    $35    $—  

Gas purchased for resale

  15    13    2  

Net revenues

  20    22    (2

Operations and maintenance

  17    16    1  

Depreciation and amortization

  4    4      

Taxes, other than income taxes

  4    3    1  

Gas operating income

  $(5)    $(1)    $(4)  

O&R’s gas sales and deliveries, excluding off-system sales, for the three months ended June 30, 2014 compared with the 2013 period were:

   Thousands of dths Delivered  Revenues in Millions 
   Three Months Ended      Three Months Ended     
Description June 30,
2014
  June 30,
2013
  Variation  Percent
Variation
  June 30,
2014
  June 30,
2013
  Variation  Percent
Variation
 

Residential

  991    957    34    3.6 $16   $15   $1    6.7

General

  205    206    (1  (0.5  3    3          

Firm transportation

  1,774    1,696    78    4.6    13    14    (1  (7.1

Total firm sales and transportation

  2,970    2,859    111    3.9    32    32          

Interruptible sales

  1,064    1,030    34    3.3        1    (1  Large  

Generation plants

  1,208    126    1,082    Large                  

Other

  131    113    18    15.9                  

Other gas revenues

                  3    2    1    50.0  

Total

  5,373    4,128    1,245    30.2 $35   $35   $    

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O&R’s gas operating revenues were the same in the three months ended June 30, 2014 compared with the 2013 period.

Sales and transportation volumes for firm customers increased 3.9 percent in the three months ended June 30, 2014 compared with the 2013 period. After adjusting for weather and other variations, total firm sales and transportation volumes increased 4.8 percent in the three months ended June 30, 2014 compared with the 2013 period.

Gas operating income decreased $4 million in the three months ended June 30, 2014 compared with the 2013 period. The decrease reflects primarily lower net revenues ($2 million), higher operations and maintenance expense ($1 million) and higher taxes other than income taxes ($1 million).

Income Tax Expense

Income taxes increased $7 million in three months ended June 30, 2014 compared with the 2013 period, reflecting higher income before income tax expense.

Competitive Energy Businesses

The competitive energy businesses’ results of operations for the three months ended June 30, 2014 compared with the 2013 period reflect the following:

   Three Months Ended     
(Millions of Dollars) June 30,
2014
  June 30,
2013
  Variation 

Operating revenues

 $284   $317   $(33

Purchased power

  214    249    (35

Gas purchased for resale

  32    7    25  

Net revenues

  38    61    (23

Operations and maintenance

  27    25    2  

Depreciation and amortization

  4    5    (1

Taxes, other than income taxes

  4    4      
Gain on sale of solar energy projects  (45      (45

Operating income

 $48   $27   $21  

The competitive energy businesses’ operating revenues decreased $33 million in the three months ended June 30, 2014 compared with the 2013 period, due primarily to the impact of the LILO transactions ($51 million, see Note I to the Second Quarter Financial Statements), offset by higher wholesale revenues ($17 million).

Purchased power costs decreased $35 million in the three months ended June 30, 2014 compared with the 2013 period, due primarily to changes in mark-to-market values ($24 million) and lower volumes ($22 million), offset by higher unit prices ($11 million). Gas purchased for resale increased $25 million in the three months ended June 30, 2014 compared with the 2013 period, due primarily to higher volumes.

Operating income increased $21 million in the three months ended June 30, 2014 compared with the 2013 period due primarily to the gain on sale of solar energy projects ($45 million) and net mark-to-market effects ($25 million), offset by the impact of the LILO transactions ($51 million).

Other Income (Deductions)

Other income (deductions) increased $8 million in the three months ended June 30, 2014 compared with the 2013 period, primarily reflecting higher income from Con Edison Development’s solar investments accounted for under the equity method.

Income Tax Expense

Income taxes increased $12 million in the three months ended June 30, 2014 compared with the 2013 period due primarily to higher income before income tax expense.

 

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netOther

For Con Edison, “Other” also includes inter-company eliminations relating to operating revenues ($22 million) and lower operations and maintenance expense ($10 million, due primarily to lower pension expense ($10 million)), offset in part by higher taxes other than income taxes ($5 million, principally property taxes) and depreciation and amortization ($3 million).

operating expenses.

Income Tax ExpenseSix Months Ended June 30, 2014 Compared with Six Months Ended June 30, 2013

Income taxes increased $32 millionThe Companies’ results of operations (which were discussed above under “Results of Operations – Summary”) in 2014 compared with 2013 due primarily to higher income before income tax expense.were:

   CECONY  O&R  

Competitive Energy
Businesses and Other(a)

  Con Edison(b) 
(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

 $514    10.0 $40    9.8 $143    30.6 $697    11.6

Purchased power

  211    22.8    19    18.8    41    9.1    271    18.4  

Fuel

  (16  (7.8                  (16  (7.8

Gas purchased for resale

  134    42.3    15    37.5    34    Large    183    49.7  

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

  185    5.0    6    2.2    68    Large    259    6.5  

Other operations and maintenance

  7    0.5    8    5.5    6    14.0    21    1.3  

Depreciation and amortization

  18    3.8    1    3.6    1    10.0    20    4.0  

Taxes, other than income taxes

  36    4.0    (1  (3.1          35    3.8  

Gain on sale of solar energy projects

                  (45  Large    (45  Large  

Operating income

  124    13.7    (2  (3.3  106    Large    228    25.0  

Other income (deductions)

  3    Large    3    Large    11    Large    17    Large  

Net interest expense

  (2  (0.8  (3  (15.0  (138  (96.5  (143  (33.3

Income before income tax expense

  129    20.2    4    9.8    255    Large    388    79.8  

Income tax expense

  53    25.4    11    Large    114    Large    178    Large  

Net income for common stock

 $76    17.7 $(7  (19.4)%  $141    Large   $210    57.7

(a)Other includes parent company expenses, primarily interest, and consolidation adjustments.
(b)Represents the consolidated financial results of Con Edison and its businesses.

O&RCECONY

 

 Three Months Ended
March 31, 2014
    Three Months Ended
March 31, 2013
        

Six Months Ended

June 30, 2014

    

Six Months Ended

June 30, 2013

       
(Millions of Dollars) Electric Gas 2014
Total
 Electric Gas 

2013

Total

 2014-2013
Variation
  Electric Gas Steam 2014
Total
 Electric Gas Steam 2013
Total
 2014-2013
Variation
 

Operating revenues

 $163   $93   $256   $145   $82   $227   $29   $4,053   $1,149   $439   $5,641   $3,686   $991   $450   $5,127   $514  

Purchased power

  69        69    50        50    19    1,103        32    1,135    900        24    924    211  

Fuel

  112        77    189    94        111    205    (16

Gas purchased for resale

      40    40        28    28    12        451        451        317        317    134  

Net revenues

  94    53    147    95    54    149    (2  2,838    698    330    3,866    2,692    674    315    3,681    185  

Operations and maintenance

  61    17    78    53    17    70    8    1,116    211    97    1,424    1,116    188    113    1,417    7  

Depreciation and amortization

  10    4    14    10    4    14        383    64    39    486    371    64    33    468    18  

Taxes, other than income taxes

  11    5    16    12    6    18    (2  734    136    56    926    710    126    54    890    36  

Operating income

 $12   $27   $39   $20   $27   $47   $(8 $605   $287   $138   $1,030   $495   $296   $115   $906   $124  

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Electric

O&R’sCECONY’s results of electric operations for the threesix months ended March 31,June 30, 2014 compared with the 2013 period is as follows:

 

 Three Months Ended     Six Months Ended    
(Millions of Dollars) March 31,
2014
 March 31,
2013
 Variation  June 30,
2014
 June 30,
2013
 Variation 

Operating revenues

 $163   $145   $18   $4,053   $3,686   $367  

Purchased power

  69    50    19    1,103    900    203  

Fuel

  112    94    18  

Net revenues

  94    95    (1  2,838    2,692    146  

Operations and maintenance

  61    53    8    1,116    1,116      

Depreciation and amortization

  10    10        383    371    12  

Taxes, other than income taxes

  11    12    (1  734    710    24  

Electric operating income

 $12   $20   $(8 $605   $495   $110  

O&R’sCECONY’s electric sales and deliveries excluding off-system sales, for the threesix months ended March 31,June 30, 2014 compared with the 2013 period were:

 

 Millions of kWhs Delivered Revenues in Millions  Millions of kWhs Delivered Revenues in Millions 
 Three Months Ended     Three Months Ended     Six Months Ended     Six Months Ended    
Description March 31,
2014
 March 31,
2013
 Variation Percent
Variation
  March 31,
2014
 March 31,
2013
 Variation Percent
Variation
  June 30,
2014
 June 30,
2013
 Variation Percent
Variation
  June 30,
2014
 June 30,
2013
 Variation Percent
Variation
 

Residential/Religious(a)

  376    368    8    2.2 $74   $65   $9    13.8  4,507    4,565    (58  (1.3)%   $1,382    $1,222    $160    13.1

Commercial/Industrial

  213    208    5    2.4    37    30    7    23.3    4,746    4,652    94    2.0    1,090    926    164    17.7  

Retail access customers

  784    733    51    7.0    45    41    4    9.8    12,535    12,350    185    1.5    1,122    1,184    (62  (5.2

Public authorities

  25    26    (1  (3.8  5    3    2    66.7  

NYPA, Municipal Agency and other sales

  5,036    4,941    95    1.9    287    275    12    4.4  

Other operating revenues

                  2    6    (4  (66.7                  172    79    93    Large  

Total

  1,398    1,335    63    4.7 $163   $145   $18    12.4  26,824    26,508    316    1.2  $4,053    $3,686    $367    10.0

 

(a)“Residential/Religious” generally includes single-family dwellings, individual apartments in multi-family dwellings, religious organizations and certain other not-for-profit organizations.

 

CECONY’s electric operating revenues increased $367 million in the six months ended June 30, 2014 compared with the 2013 period due primarily to higher purchased power costs ($203 million), higher revenues from the electric rate plan ($132 million) and higher fuel costs ($18 million). CECONY’s revenues from electric sales are subject to a revenue decoupling mechanism, as a result of which delivery revenues generally are not affected by changes in delivery volumes from levels assumed when rates were approved. Other electric operating revenues generally reflect changes in regulatory assets and liabilities in accordance with the revenue decoupling mechanism and other provisions of the company’s rate plans.

Electric delivery volumes in CECONY’s service area increased 1.2 percent in the six months ended June 30, 2014 compared with the 2013 period. After adjusting for variations, principally weather and billing days, electric delivery volumes in CECONY’s service area increased 0.5 percent in the six months ended June 30, 2014 compared with the 2013 period.

CECONY’s electric purchased power costs increased $203 million in the six months ended June 30, 2014 compared with the 2013 period due to an increase in unit costs ($140 million) and purchased volumes ($63 million). Electric fuel costs increased $18 million in the six months ended June 30, 2014 compared with the 2013 period due to higher unit costs ($34 million), offset by lower sendout volumes from the company’s electric generating facilities ($16 million).

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CECONY’s electric operating income increased $110 million in the six months ended June 30, 2014 compared with the 2013 period. The increase reflects primarily higher net revenues ($146 million), offset in part by higher taxes other than income taxes ($24 million, principally property taxes) and higher depreciation and amortization ($12 million).

Gas

CECONY’s results of gas operations for the six months ended June 30, 2014 compared with the 2013 period is as follows:

   Six Months Ended     
(Millions of Dollars) June 30,
2014
  June 30,
2013
  Variation 

Operating revenues

 $1,149   $991   $158  

Gas purchased for resale

  451    317    134  

Net revenues

  698    674    24  

Operations and maintenance

  211    188    23  

Depreciation and amortization

  64    64      

Taxes, other than income taxes

  136    126    10  

Gas operating income

 $287   $296   $(9

CECONY’s gas sales and deliveries, excluding off-system sales, for the six months ended June 30, 2014 compared with the 2013 period were:

   Thousands of dths Delivered  Revenues in Millions 
   Six Months Ended      Six Months Ended     
Description June 30,
2014
  June 30,
2013
  Variation  Percent
Variation
  June 30,
2014
  June 30,
2013
  Variation  Percent
Variation
 

Residential

  31,805    25,390    6,415    25.3 $528   $452   $76    16.8

General

  18,624    18,092    532    2.9    241    208    33    15.9  

Firm transportation

  43,391    38,240    5,151    13.5    279    252    27    10.7  

Total firm sales and transportation

  93,820    81,722    12,098    14.8    1,048    912    136    14.9  

Interruptible sales (a)

  8,660    5,610    3,050    54.4    93    41    52    Large  

NYPA

  24,869    23,167    1,702    7.3    1    1          

Generation plants

  31,654    26,318    5,336    20.3    15    12    3    25.0  

Other

  13,740    13,747    (7  (0.1  25    28    (3  (10.7

Other operating revenues

                  (33  (3  (30  Large  

Total

  172,743    150,564    22,179    14.7 $1,149   $991   $158    15.9

(a)

Includes 5,668 and 2,198 thousands of dths for the 2014 and 2013 period, respectively, which are also reflected in firm transportation and other.

CECONY’s gas operating revenues increased $158 million in the six months ended June 30, 2014 compared with the 2013 period due primarily to an increase in gas purchased for resale costs ($134 million) and higher revenues from the gas rate plan ($30 million). CECONY’s revenues from gas sales are subject to a weather normalization clause and a revenue decoupling mechanism as a result of which delivery revenues are generally not affected by changes in delivery volumes from levels assumed when rates were approved. Other gas operating revenues generally reflect changes in regulatory assets and liabilities in accordance with the company’s rate plans.

CECONY’s sales and transportation volumes for firm customers increased 14.8 percent in the six months ended June 30, 2014 compared with the 2013 period. After adjusting for variations, principally weather and billing days, firm gas sales and transportation volumes in the company’s service area increased 5.2 percent in the six months ended June 30, 2014 compared with the 2013 period, reflecting primarily higher oil-to-gas conversions.

CECONY’s purchased gas cost increased $134 million in the six months ended June 30, 2014 compared with the 2013 period due to higher unit costs ($77 million) and sendout volumes ($57 million).

 

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CECONY’s gas operating income decreased $9 million in the six months ended June 30, 2014 compared with the 2013 period. The decrease reflects primarily higher operations and maintenance expense ($23 million, due primarily to higher operating costs attributable to emergency response ($11 million) and higher pensions costs ($7 million)) and higher taxes other than income taxes ($10 million, principally property taxes and local revenue taxes), offset by higher net revenue ($24 million).

Steam

CECONY’s results of steam operations for the six months ended June 30, 2014 compared with the 2013 period is as follows:

   Six Months Ended     
(Millions of Dollars) June 30,
2014
  June 30,
2013
  Variation 

Operating revenues

 $439   $450   $(11)  

Purchased power

  32    24    8  

Fuel

  77    111    (34

Net revenues

  330    315    15  

Operations and maintenance

  97    113    (16

Depreciation and amortization

  39    33    6  

Taxes, other than income taxes

  56    54    2  

Steam operating income

 $138   $115   $23  

CECONY’s steam sales and deliveries for the six months ended June 30, 2014 compared with the 2013 period were:

   Millions of Pounds Delivered  Revenues in Millions 
   Six Months Ended      Six Months Ended     
Description June 30,
2014
  June 30,
2013
  Variation  Percent
Variation
  June 30,
2014
  June 30,
2013
  Variation  Percent
Variation
 

General

  456    384    72    18.9 $22   $21   $1    4.8

Apartment house

  4,111    3,727    384    10.3    119    126    (7  (5.6

Annual power

  9,772    8,546    1,226    14.3    319    326    (7  (2.1

Other operating revenues

                  (21  (23  2    (8.7

Total

  14,339    12,657    1,682    13.3 $439   $450   $(11  (2.4)% 

CECONY’s steam operating revenues decreased $11 million in the six months ended June 30, 2014 compared with the 2013 period due primarily to lower fuel costs ($34 million) and lower revenues from the steam rate plans ($6 million), offset by the weather impact on revenues ($22 million) and higher purchased power costs ($8 million). Other steam operating revenues generally reflect changes in regulatory assets and liabilities in accordance with the company’s rate plans.

Steam sales and delivery volumes increased 13.3 percent in the six months ended June 30, 2014 compared with the 2013 period. After adjusting for variations, principally weather and billing days, steam sales and deliveries increased 4.8 percent in the six months ended June 30, 2014, reflecting lower average normalized use per customer.

CECONY’s steam fuel costs decreased $34 million in the six months ended June 30, 2014 compared with the 2013 period due to lower unit costs ($41 million), offset by higher sendout volumes ($7 million). Steam purchased power costs increased $8 million in the six months ended June 30, 2014 compared with the 2013 period due to an increase in unit costs ($5 million) and sendout volumes ($3 million).

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Steam operating income increased $23 million in the six months ended June 30, 2014 compared with the 2013 period. The increase reflects primarily higher net revenues ($15 million) and lower operations and maintenance expense ($16 million, due primarily to lower pension expense ($14 million)), offset by higher depreciation and amortization ($6 million) and higher taxes other than income taxes ($2 million, principally property taxes).

Income Tax Expense

Income taxes increased $53 million in the six months ended June 30, 2014 compared with the 2013 period due primarily to higher income before income tax expense.

O&R

   Six Months Ended
June 30, 2014
      Six Months Ended
June 30, 2013
         
(Millions of Dollars) Electric  Gas  2014
Total
  Electric  Gas  2013
Total
  2014-2013
Variation
 

Operating revenues

 $320   $128   $448   $291   $117   $408   $40  

Purchased power

  120        120    101        101    19  

Gas purchased for resale

      55    55        40    40    15  

Net revenues

  200    73    273    190    77    267    6  

Operations and maintenance

  120    34    154    113    33    146    8  

Depreciation and amortization

  21    8    29    20    8    28    1  

Taxes, other than income taxes

  22    9    31    23    9    32    (1

Operating income

 $37   $22   $59   $34   $27   $61   $(2)  

Electric

O&R’s results of electric operations for the six months ended June 30, 2014 compared with the 2013 period is as follows:

   Six Months Ended     
(Millions of Dollars) June 30,
2014
  June 30,
2013
  Variation 

Operating revenues

 $320   $291   $29  

Purchased power

  120    101    19  

Net revenues

  200    190    10  

Operations and maintenance

  120    113    7  

Depreciation and amortization

  21    20    1  

Taxes, other than income taxes

  22    23    (1

Electric operating income

 $37   $34   $3  

O&R’s electric sales and deliveries for the six months ended June 30, 2014 compared with the 2013 period were:

   Millions of kWhs Delivered  Revenues in Millions 
   Six Months Ended      Six Months Ended     
Description June 30,
2014
  June 30,
2013
  Variation  Percent
Variation
  June 30,
2014
  June 30,
2013
  Variation  Percent
Variation
 

Residential/Religious(a)

  704    727    (23  (3.2)%  $139   $130   $9    6.9

Commercial/Industrial

  409    427    (18  (4.2  70    62    8    12.9  

Retail access customers

  1,579    1,506    73    4.8    92    87    5    5.7  

Public authorities

  49    51    (2  (3.9  7    5    2    40.0  

Other operating revenues

                  12    7    5    71.4  

Total

  2,741    2,711    30    1.1 $320   $291   $29    10.0

(a)“Residential/Religious” generally includes single-family dwellings, individual apartments in multi-family dwellings, religious organizations and certain othernot-for-profit organizations.

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O&R’s electric operating revenues increased $18$29 million in the threesix months ended March 31,June 30, 2014 compared with the 2013 period due primarily to higher purchased power costs ($19 million) and higher revenues from the New York electric rate plan ($6 million). O&R’s New York electric delivery revenues are subject to a revenue decoupling mechanism, as a result of which delivery revenues are generally not affected by changes in delivery volumes from levels assumed when rates were approved. O&R’s electric sales in New Jersey and Pennsylvania are not subject to a decoupling mechanism, and as a result, changes in such volumes do impact revenues. Other electric operating revenues generally reflect changes in regulatory assets and liabilities in accordance with the company’s electric rate plan.

Electric delivery volumes in O&R’s service area increased 4.71.1 percent in the threesix months ended March 31,June 30, 2014 compared with the 2013 period. After adjusting for variations, principally weather and other variations,billing days, electric delivery volumes in O&R’s service area increased 0.8decreased 0.2 percent in the threesix months ended March 31,June 30, 2014 compared with the 2013 period.

Electric operating income decreased $8increased $3 million in the threesix months ended March 31,June 30, 2014 compared with the 2013 period. The decreaseincrease reflects primarily higher net revenues ($10 million) and lower taxes other than income taxes ($1 million), offset by higher operations and maintenance expensesexpense ($87 million, reflecting primarily certain regulatory credits in the 2013 period ($3 million) and higher pension expense ($2 million)), higher depreciation and amortization ($1 million).

Gas

O&R’s results of gas operations for the threesix months ended March 31,June 30, 2014 compared with the 2013 period is as follows:

 

 Three Months Ended     Six Months Ended    
(Millions of Dollars) March 31,
2014
 March 31,
2013
 Variation  June 30,
2014
 June 30,
2013
 Variation 

Operating revenues

  $93    $82    $11   $128   $117   $11  

Gas purchased for resale

  40    28    12    55    40    15  

Net revenues

  53    54    (1  73    77    (4

Operations and maintenance

  17    17        34    33    1  

Depreciation and amortization

  4    4        8    8      

Taxes, other than income taxes

  5    6    (1  9    9      

Gas operating income

  $27    $27    $—   $22   $27   $(5

O&R’s gas sales and deliveries, excluding off-system sales, for the threesix months ended March 31,June 30, 2014 compared with the 2013 period were:

 

 Thousands of dths Delivered Revenues in Millions  Thousands of dths Delivered Revenues in Millions 
 Three Months Ended     Three Months Ended     Six Months Ended     Six Months Ended    
Description March 31,
2014
 March 31,
2013
 Variation Percent
Variation
  March 31,
2014
 March 31,
2013
 Variation Percent
Variation
  June 30,
2014
 June 30,
2013
 Variation Percent
Variation
  June 30,
2014
 June 30,
2013
 Variation Percent
Variation
 

Residential

  4,029    3,448    581    16.9 $49   $42   $7    16.7  5,012    4,404    608    13.8 $65   $57   $8    14.0

General

  910    745    165    22.1    10    8    2    25.0    1,113    951    162    17.0    13    11    2    18.2  

Firm transportation

  6,176    5,425    751    13.8    33    33            7,938    7,122    816    11.5    46    46          

Total firm sales and transportation

  11,115    9,618    1,497    15.6    92    83    9    10.8    14,063    12,477    1,586    12.7    124    114    10    8.8  

Interruptible sales

  1,286    1,124    162    14.4    1    1            2,347    2,153    194    9.0    1    2    (1  (50.0

Generation plants

  2,457    239    2,218    Large                    3,664    366    3,298    Large                  

Other

  458    422    36    8.5                    588    535    53    9.9                  

Other gas revenues

                      (2  2    Large                    3    1    2    Large  

Total

  15,316    11,403    3,913    34.3 $93   $82    $11    13.4  20,662    15,531    5,131    33.0 $128   $117   $11    9.4

O&R’s gas operating revenues increased $11 million in the six months ended June 30, 2014 compared with the 2013 period due primarily to an increase in gas purchased for resale costs in 2014 ($15 million), offset by the gas rate plan.

Sales and transportation volumes for firm customers increased 12.7 percent in the six months ended June 30, 2014 compared with the 2013 period. After adjusting for variations, principally weather and billing days, total firm sales and transportation volumes increased 2.1 percent in the six months ended June 30, 2014 compared with the 2013 period.

 

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O&R’s gasGas operating income decreased $5 million in the six months ended June 30, 2014 compared with the 2013 period. The decrease reflects primarily lower net revenues ($4 million) and higher operations and maintenance expense ($1 million).

Income Taxes

Income taxes increased $11 million in the threesix months ended March 31,June 30, 2014 compared with the 2013 period due primarily to an increase in gas purchased for resale costs in 2013 ($12 million), offset by the gas rate plan.

Saleshigher income before income tax expense and transportation volumes for firm customers increased 15.6 percent in the three months ended March 31, 2014 compared with the 2013 period. After adjusting for weather and other variations, total firm sales and transportation volumes increased 1.3 percent in the three months ended March 31, 2014 compared with the 2013 period.

Gas operating income was the same in the three months ended March 31, 2014 compared with the 2013 period.

Income Tax Expense

Income taxes increased $4 million in three months ended March 31, 2014 compared with the 2013 period due primarily to changes in estimates of accumulated deferred income taxes in the 2013 period.

 

Competitive Energy Businesses

The competitive energy businesses’ results of operations for the threesix months ended March 31,June 30, 2014 compared with the 2013 period is as follows:reflect the following:

 

 Three Months Ended     Six Months Ended    
(Millions of Dollars) March 31,
2014
 March 31,
2013
 Variation  June 30,
2014
 June 30,
2013
 Variation 

Operating revenues

 $329   $152   $177   $612   $469   $143  

Purchased power

  277    202    75    491    450    41  

Gas purchased for resale

  14    3    11    46    11    35  

Net revenues

  38    (53  91    75    8    67  

Operations and maintenance

  23    20    3    50    45    5  

Depreciation and amortization

  7    4    3    11    10    1  

Taxes, other than income taxes

  6    5    1    9    9      

Gain on sale of solar energy projects

  (45      (45

Operating income

 $2   $(82 $84   $50   $(56 $106  

 

The competitive energy businesses’ operating revenues increased $177$143 million in the threesix months ended March 31,June 30, 2014 compared with the 2013 period, due primarily to the impact of the LILO transactions ($12170 million, see Note I to the FirstSecond Quarter Financial Statements) and higher electric retail and wholesale revenues. Electric retail revenues increased $46$41 million, due to higher unit prices.prices ($57 million), offset by lower sales volume ($16 million). Wholesale, energy services and solar revenues increased $8$24 million, $4 million and energy services$1 million, respectively, in the six months ended June 30, 2014 as compared with the 2013 period. Other revenues increased $2$3 million in the threesix months ended March 31,June 30, 2014 as compared with the 2013 period.

Purchased power costs increased $75$41 million in the threesix months ended March 31,June 30, 2014 compared with the 2013 period, due primarily to higher unit prices ($6379 million) and changes in mark-to-market values ($251 million), offset by lower volumes ($1239 million). Gas purchased for resale increased $35 million in the six months ended June 30, 2014 compared with the 2013 period, due primarily to higher volumes.

Operating income increased $84$106 million in 2014 compared with 2013 due primarily to the impact of the LILO transactions ($70 million), the gain on sale of solar energy projects ($45 million), offset by higher operations and maintenance expenses ($5 million) and lower gross margins ($4 million).

Other Income (Deductions)

Other income (deductions) increased $9 million in the threesix months ended March 31,June 30, 2014 compared with the 2013 period, primarily reflecting higher income from Con Edison Development’s solar investments accounted for under the equity method.

Net Interest Expense

Net interest expense decreased $139 million in the six months ended June 30, 2014 compared with the 2013 period, due primarily to the impact of the LILO transactions ($121 million), offset by net mark-to-market effects ($25 million), lower gross margins ($9 million) andtransactions. See Note I to the Second Quarter Financial Statements.

Income Taxes

Income taxes increased depreciation ($3 million).

Net Interest Expense

Net interest expense decreased $139$117 million in the threesix months ended March 31,June 30, 2014 compared towith the 2013 period, due primarily to the impact of the LILO transactions in 2013. See Note I to the First Quarter Financial Statements.higher income before income tax expense.

 

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Income Tax Expense

Income taxes increased $105 million in the three months ended March 31, 2014 compared with the 2013 period due primarily to the impact of the LILO transactions in 2013 (see Note I to the First Quarter Financial Statements), and a tax benefit in 2013 resulting from the acceptance by the IRS of the company’s claim for manufacturing tax deductions (see Note J to the First Quarter Financial Statements).

Other

For Con Edison, “Other” also includes inter-company eliminations relating to operating revenues and operating expenses.

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Item 3: Quantitative and 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 I, Item 2 of this report, which information is incorporated herein by reference.

Item 4: Controls and 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. Disclosure controls and procedures include, without limitation, controls and procedures designed to ensure that information required to be disclosed by an issuer in the reports that it files or submits under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, is accumulated and communicated to the issuer’s management, including its principal executive and principal financial officers, or persons performing similar functions, as appropriate to allow timely decisions regarding required disclosure. For each of the Companies, its management, with the participation of its principal executive officer and principal financial officer, has evaluated its disclosure controls and procedures as of the end of the period covered by this report and, based on such evaluation, has concluded that the controls and procedures are 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 was no change in the Companies’ internal control over financial reporting that occurred during the Companies’ most recent fiscal quarter that has materially affected, or is reasonably likely to materially affect, the Companies’ internal control over financial reporting.

 

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Part II Other Information

 

Item 1: Legal Proceedings

For information about certain legal proceedings affecting the Companies, see Notes B, G and H to the financial statements in Part I, Item 1 of this report, which information is incorporated herein by reference.

Item 1A: Risk Factors

There were no material changes in the Companies’ risk factors compared to those disclosed in Item 1A of the Form 10-K.

 

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Item 2: Unregistered Sales of Equity Securities and Use of Proceeds

ISSUER PURCHASES OF EQUITY SECURITIES

 

Period Total
Number of
Shares (or
Units)
Purchased*
  Average
Price
Paid
per
Share
(or
Unit)
  Total
Number of
Shares (or
Units)
Purchased
as Part of
Publicly
Announced
Plans or
Programs
  Maximum
Number (or
Appropriate
Dollar
Value) of
Shares (or
Units) that
May Yet Be
Purchased
Under the
Plans or
Programs
 

January 1, 2014 to January 31, 2014

  108,160    $53.78    —      —    

February 1, 2014 to February 28, 2014

  81,536    54.13    —      —    

March 1, 2014 to March 31, 2014

  83,955    54.94    —      —    

Total

  273,651    $54.24    —      —    
Period Total
Number of
Shares (or
Units)
Purchased*
  Average
Price
Paid
per
Share
(or
Unit)
  Total
Number of
Shares (or
Units)
Purchased
as Part of
Publicly
Announced
Plans or
Programs
  Maximum
Number (or
Appropriate
Dollar
Value) of
Shares (or
Units) that
May Yet Be
Purchased
Under the
Plans or
Programs
 

April 1, 2014 to April 30, 2014

  186,735    $54.81    —      —    

May 1, 2014 to May 31, 2014

  63,054    55.41    —      —    

June 1, 2014 to June 30, 2014

  49,927    55.18    —      —    

Total

  299,716    $55.00    —      —    

 

*Represents Con Edison common shares purchased in open-market transactions. The number of shares purchased approximated the number of treasury shares used for the company’s employee stock plans.

 

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Item 6: Exhibits

CON EDISON

Exhibit 10.1  Form of Performance Unit Award for Certain Specified Officers under the Consolidated Edison, Inc. Long Term Incentive Plan.Stock Purchase Plan (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10 to Con Edison’s Current Report on Form 8-K, dated May 19, 2014 – File No. 1-14514).
Exhibit 12.1  Statement of computation of Con Edison’s ratio of earnings to fixed charges for the three-monthsix-month periods ended March 31,June 30, 2014 and 2013, and the 12-month period ended December 31, 2013.
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.
Exhibit 101.INS  XBRL Instance Document.
Exhibit 101.SCH  XBRL Taxonomy Extension Schema.
Exhibit 101.CAL  XBRL Taxonomy Extension Calculation Linkbase.
Exhibit 101.DEF  XBRL Taxonomy Extension Definition Linkbase.
Exhibit 101.LAB  XBRL Taxonomy Extension Label Linkbase.
Exhibit 101.PRE  XBRL Taxonomy Extension Presentation Linkbase.

 

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CECONY

Exhibit 3.2  By-laws of CECONY, effective May 19,July 17, 2014.
Exhibit 4.2Form of CECONY’s 4.45% Debentures, Series 2014 A (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4 to CECONY’s Current Report on Form 8-K, dated March 3, 2014 – File No. 1-1217).
Exhibit 12.2  Statement of computation of CECONY’s ratio of earnings to fixed charges for the three-monthsix-month periods ended March 31,June 30, 2014 and 2013, and the 12-month period ended December 31, 2013.
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.
Exhibit 101.INS  XBRL Instance Document.
Exhibit 101.SCH  XBRL Taxonomy Extension Schema.
Exhibit 101.CAL  XBRL Taxonomy Extension Calculation Linkbase.
Exhibit 101.DEF  XBRL Taxonomy Extension Definition Linkbase.
Exhibit 101.LAB  XBRL Taxonomy Extension Label Linkbase.
Exhibit 101.PRE  XBRL Taxonomy Extension Presentation Linkbase.

Pursuant to Item 601(b)(4)(iii)(A) of Regulation S-K, instruments defining the rights of holders of long-term debt of Con Edison’s subsidiaries other than CECONY, the total amount of which does not exceed ten percent of the total assets of Con Edison and its subsidiaries on a consolidated basis, are not filed as exhibits to Con Edison’s Form 10-K or Form 10-Q. Con Edison agrees to furnish to the SEC upon request a copy of any such instrument.

 

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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: May 8,August 7, 2014  By  /s/ Robert Hoglund
   

Robert Hoglund

Senior Vice President, Chief

Financial Officer and Duly

Authorized Officer

 

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