Power of Attorney

Effective immediatley, the undersigned hereby constitutes and appoints each of

Deneen L. Donnley, Sylvia V. Dooley, Monica Janairo, Vanessa M. Franklin, and

Michele M. Weber, or any of them signing singly, and with full power of

substitution, the undersigned's true and lawful attorney-in-fact to:



execute for and on behalf of the undersigned, in the undersigned's

capacity as an officer of Consolidated Edison, Inc. or its subsidiaries

(the "Company"), Forms ID, 3, 4 and 5 (collectively, the "Forms") in

accordance with Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934

(the "Exchange Act") and the rules thereunder;



do and perform any and all acts for and on behalf of the undersigned which

may be necessary or desirable to complete and execute any such Forms,

complete and execute any amendment or amendments thereto, and timely

file such Forms with the United States Securities and Exchange Commission

and any stock exchange or similar authority; and



take any other action of any type whatsoever in connection with the foregoing

which, in the opinion of such attorney-in-fact, may be of benefit to, in the

best interest of, or legally required by, the undersigned, it being understood

that the documents executed by such attorney-in-fact on behalf of the

undersigned pursuant to this Power of Attorney shall be in such form and shall

contain such terms and conditions as such attorney-in-fact may approve

in such attorney-in-fact's discretion.



Effective immediatley, the undersigned hereby grants to each such attorney-in-fact

full power and authority to do and perform any and every act and thing whatsoever

requisite, necessary, or proper to be done in the exercise of any of the rights

and powers herein granted, as fully to all intents and purposes as the

undersigned might or could do if personally present, with full power of

substitution or revocation, hereby ratifying and confirming all that such

attorney-in-fact, or such attorney-in-fact's substitute or substitutes,

shall lawfully do or cause to be done by virtue of this power of attorney

and the rights and powers herein granted.  The undersigned acknowledges

that the foregoing attorneys-in-fact, in serving in such capacity at the

request of the undersigned, are not assuming, nor is the Company

assuming, any of the undersigned's responsibilities to comply with

Section 16 of the Exchange Act.



This Power of Attorney shall remain in full force and effect until the

undersigned is no longer required to file Forms with respect to the

undersigned's holdings of and transactions in securities issued by

the Company, unless earlier revoked by the undersigned in a signed

writing delivered to the foregoing attorneys-in-fact. Effective immediately,

the undersigned hereby revokes all previously executed powers of attorney

relating to the Forms.



IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned has caused this

Power of Attorney to be executed as of this 20 day of February 2020.



/s/  John McAvoy



John McAvoy