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Long-Term Strategy for Lowering Con Edison Greenhouse Gas Emissions

To model green behavior internally, Con Edison is committed to lowering its greenhouse gas output. By 2020, Con Edison plans to reduce its direct greenhouse gas emissions by 40 percent compared with a baseline of 6.6 million tons CO₂e (Carbon Dioxide Equivalence) set in 2005. This ten-year goal of reducing direct emissions by 2.7 million tons CO₂e will be achieved through a combination of efforts. We will continue to reduce fugitive SF₆ emissions by reducing the leak rate for our SF₆-containing equipment; we will reduce stack emissions at steam-generating stations by using more natural gas, a primary fuel source; we will lower methane emissions from our natural-gas systems by improving the gas-delivery infrastructure; and finally, we will improve the fuel efficiency of our fleet with alternative fuel and hybrid vehicles.

Con Edison is also aggressively working to reduce the emissions that result from customer's energy use by offering a wide range of programs including incentives for energy efficiency equipment upgrades, oil-to-gas conversions for furnaces and boilers, green energy options, and interconnection of renewable energy sources. We expect our energy efficiency offerings to save 1.7 million megawatt hours of electricity annually by 2015.