Power of Attorney



       The undersigned hereby constitutes and appoints Charles E. McTiernan, Carole

Sobin, Peter J. Barrett, Marisa Joss and Vanessa Moreno Franklin and each of them, the

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



(1) 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 and the rules

thereunder;



(2) 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

and timely file the Forms with the United States Securities and Exchange

Commission and any stock exchange or similar authority; and



(3) 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.



       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 have

done 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 Securities Exchange Act of 1934.



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

no longer required to file Forms 3, 4 or 5 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.  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 10th day of October, 2008.





/s/ Eugene R. McGrath

Eugene R. McGrath





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