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Con Edison Media Relations
For Immediate Release: June 16, 2010
1:00 p.m.

CASH REBATES STILL AVAILABLE FOR ENERGY STAR A/Cs

Over 3,000 Customers Getting Bucks Back

NEW YORK – Over 3,000 New York City and Westchester County residents are pocketing $30 rebates from Con Edison for purchasing Energy Star room air conditioners, as part of the company’s wide variety of energy-savings programs now available for home and business owners (www.conEd.com/energyefficiency).

With summer heat approaching, Con Edison reminds customers that $30 rebates are still available for customers who invest in cost-cutting Energy Star-rated room air conditioners.  Watch Con Edison Account Executive Jessica DiDonato talk about the benefits of Energy Star air conditioners at www.coned.com/videos. Applications for the $30 rebate can be downloaded at www.coned.com/roomacrebates.

Con Edison also continues to offer a host of energy-savings for homes and businesses of all sizes.

Energy-Savings Programs

Customers can enroll in a variety of energy savings programs:

For Homeowners (one- to four- family homes)

• Rebates from $200 to $600 for installing eligible energy-efficient heating and air conditioning equipment.
• Free programmable thermostats for central air-conditioning systems.
• Rebates for new Energy Star room air conditioners.

For Apartments, Condos, or Co-ops (5 to 50 units)

• Free surveysto evaluate building common areas and individual units for lighting, cooling- and heating-efficiency improvements, and incentives for these improvements.
• Incentivesfor new Energy Star refrigerators and air conditioners, and free recycling of old, inefficient refrigerators and air conditioners.

For Small Businesses

• Free energy surveys
• Free upgradessuch as CFLs and water-heater thermostats
• Big incentives up to 70 percent for major lighting, heating, and cooling upgrades
• Free programmable thermostats for central air-conditioning systems ($300 value)

For Large Commercial and Industrial Customers

• Partial funding for energy study
• Rebates and performance-based incentives for high-efficiency equipment

Additional energy-savings programs will be launched in the coming months. To learn more, go to www.conEd.com/energyefficiency or call 1-877-870-6118. More helpful energy-savings tips and videos are available at www.conEd.com/thepowerofgreen.

Tips are also available on Facebook at Power of Green, on Twitter @ConEdLiz and @ConEdSara and by downloading the company’s Power of Green iPhone app.

Con Edison is a subsidiary of Consolidated Edison, Inc. [NYSE: ED], one of the nation’s largest investor-owned energy companies, with approximately $13 billion in annual revenues and $34 billion in assets. The utility provides electric, gas and steam service to more than 3 million customers in New York City and Westchester County, New York. For additional financial, operations and customer service information, visit Con Edison’s Web site at www.conEd.com.

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