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Helping Customers Make Informed Decisions About Energy

There is substantial public awareness of the implications associated with climate change. Consumers are making efforts to lower their carbon footprint. They are choosing hybrid vehicles, purchasing EnergyStar appliances, and using efficient CFL lamps for lighting.

A cornerstone of Con Edison's sustainability strategy includes encouraging customer preferences for a greener lifestyle. An important part of this effort is educating customers about the renewable energy options. Consumers have a range of choices available when buying and consuming energy. Con Edison provides an extensive array of resources to help customers make environmentally appropriate choices.

Con Edison Solutions is making great strides in its renewable-energy offerings to customers. In the last two years, Solutions has increased its number of green-energy accounts by almost 60 percent. Among the newly signed customers are Saint Peter's College in Jersey City, and Chelsea Piers in Manhattan, now the city's largest commercial customer completely powered by wind.

Con Edison has a long and proven commitment to helping customers use energy wisely. Customers are benefitting by spending less on energy. Altogether, we expect our portfolio of energy efficiency offerings to save 1.7 million megawatt hours of electricity annually by 2015.

We are offering homeowners cash rebates for upgrading to high-efficiency air conditioners, heating systems, boilers, and water heaters. Small businesses can take advantage of free energy audits and get substantial rebates for making major upgrades. During the audits, we install free compact-fluorescent lights and water-heater thermostats.

Con Edison is partnering with government and regulators to shape policies and standards that encourage the development clean energy and more efficient energy offerings for customers. Con Edison continues to seek funding in its rate cases for current and proposed initiatives that will substantially increase energy conservation and reduce carbon dioxide emissions through new energy efficiency programs.