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CONSOLIDATED EDISON INC - Quarter Report: 2022 September (Form 10-Q)




UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549
FORM 10-Q
Quarterly Report Pursuant To Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
FOR THE QUARTERLY PERIOD ENDED September 30, 2022
OR
Transition Report Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
For the transition period from                      to                     
Commission
File Number
 Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter
and principal executive office address and telephone number
State of
Incorporation
  I.R.S. Employer
ID. Number
1-14514 Consolidated Edison, Inc.New York  13-3965100
 4 Irving Place,New York,New York10003  
 (212)460-4600  
1-01217 Consolidated Edison Company of New York, Inc.New York  13-5009340
 4 Irving Place,New York,New York10003  
 (212)460-4600  

Securities Registered Pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:
Title of each class Trading SymbolName of each exchange on which registered
Consolidated Edison, Inc., EDNew York Stock Exchange
Common Shares ($.10 par value)

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant (1) has filed all reports required to be filed by Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to file such reports), and (2) has been subject to such filing requirements for the past 90 days.
Consolidated Edison, Inc. (Con Edison)Yes
No 
Consolidated Edison Company of New York, Inc. (CECONY)Yes
No 
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant has submitted electronically every Interactive Data File required to be submitted pursuant to Rule 405 of Regulation S-T (§232.405 of this chapter) during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to submit such files).
Con EdisonYes
No 
CECONYYes
No 
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a large accelerated filer, an accelerated filer, a non-accelerated filer, smaller reporting company, or an emerging growth company. See the definitions of “large accelerated filer”, “accelerated filer,” “smaller reporting company,” and "emerging growth company" in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act.
Con Edison
Large accelerated filer
Accelerated filer 

Non-accelerated filer
Smaller reporting companyEmerging growth company
CECONY
Large accelerated filer
Accelerated filer 
Non-accelerated filer
Smaller reporting companyEmerging growth company
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If an emerging growth company, indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 13(a) of the Exchange Act. ¨
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a shell company (as defined in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act).
Con Edison
Yes 
No
CECONY
Yes 
No

As of October 31, 2022, Con Edison had outstanding 354,862,848 Common Shares ($.10 par value). All of the outstanding common equity of CECONY is held by Con Edison.


Filing Format
This Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q is a combined report being filed separately by two different registrants: Consolidated Edison, Inc. (Con Edison) and Consolidated Edison Company of New York, Inc. (CECONY). CECONY is a wholly-owned subsidiary of Con Edison and, as such, the information in this report about CECONY also applies to Con Edison. As used in this report, the term the “Companies” refers to Con Edison and CECONY. However, CECONY makes no representation as to the information contained in this report relating to Con Edison or the subsidiaries of Con Edison other than itself.





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Glossary of Terms
 
The following is a glossary of abbreviations or acronyms that are used in the Companies’ SEC reports:
 
Con Edison Companies
Con EdisonConsolidated Edison, Inc.
CECONYConsolidated Edison Company of New York, Inc.
Clean Energy Businesses
Con Edison Clean Energy Businesses, Inc., together with its subsidiaries, including Consolidated Edison Development, Inc., Consolidated Edison Energy, Inc. and Consolidated Edison Solutions, Inc.
Con Edison TransmissionCon Edison Transmission, Inc., together with its subsidiaries
CET ElectricConsolidated Edison Transmission, LLC
CET GasCon Edison Gas Pipeline and Storage, LLC
O&ROrange and Rockland Utilities, Inc.
RECORockland Electric Company
The CompaniesCon Edison and CECONY
The UtilitiesCECONY and O&R
Regulatory Agencies, Government Agencies and Other Organizations
EPAU.S. Environmental Protection Agency
FASBFinancial Accounting Standards Board
FERCFederal Energy Regulatory Commission
IRSInternal Revenue Service
NJBPUNew Jersey Board of Public Utilities
NJDEPNew Jersey Department of Environmental Protection
NYISONew York Independent System Operator
NYPANew York Power Authority
NYSDECNew York State Department of Environmental Conservation
NYSDPSNew York State Department of Public Service
NYSERDANew York State Energy Research and Development Authority
NYSPSCNew York State Public Service Commission
NYSRCNew York State Reliability Council, LLC
OTDAOffice of Temporary and Disability Assistance
PJMPJM Interconnection LLC
SECU.S. Securities and Exchange Commission
Accounting
AFUDCAllowance for funds used during construction
ASUAccounting Standards Update
GAAPGenerally Accepted Accounting Principles in the United States of America
HLBVHypothetical Liquidation at Book Value
NOLNet Operating Loss
OCIOther Comprehensive Income
VIEVariable Interest Entity
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Environmental
CO2Carbon dioxide
GHGGreenhouse gases
MGP SitesManufactured gas plant sites
PCBsPolychlorinated biphenyls
PRPPotentially responsible party
RGGIRegional Greenhouse Gas Initiative
SuperfundFederal Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation and Liability Act of 1980 and similar state statutes
Units of Measure
ACAlternating current
BcfBillion cubic feet
DtDekatherms
kVKilovolt
kWhKilowatt-hour
MDtThousand dekatherms
MMlbMillion pounds
MVAMegavolt ampere
MWMegawatt or thousand kilowatts
MWhMegawatt hour
Other
AMIAdvanced Metering Infrastructure
CARES ActCoronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act, as enacted on March 27, 2020
CLCPAClimate Leadership and Community Protection Act
COSOCommittee of Sponsoring Organizations of the Treadway Commission
COVID-19Coronavirus Disease 2019
DERDistributed energy resources
FitchFitch Ratings
First Quarter Form 10-QThe Companies' combined Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarterly period ended March 31 of the current year
Second Quarter Form 10-QThe Companies' combined Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarterly period ended June 30 of the current year
Third Quarter Form 10-QThe Companies' combined Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarterly period ended September 30 of the current year
Form 10-KThe Companies’ combined Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2021
LTIPLong Term Incentive Plan
Moody’sMoody’s Investors Service
REVReforming the Energy Vision
S&PS&P Global Ratings
TCJAThe federal Tax Cuts and Jobs Act of 2017, as enacted on December 22, 2017
VaRValue-at-Risk






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TABLE OF CONTENTS
 
  
  
PAGE
ITEM 1Financial Statements (Unaudited)
Con Edison
CECONY
ITEM 2
ITEM 3
ITEM 4
ITEM 1
ITEM 1A
ITEM 6
 
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FORWARD-LOOKING STATEMENTS
 
This report contains forward-looking statements that are intended to qualify for the safe-harbor provisions of Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended. Forward-looking statements are statements of future expectations and not facts. Words such as “forecasts,” “expects,” “estimates,” “anticipates,” “intends,” “believes,” “plans,” “will,” “target,” “guidance,” “potential,” “consider” and similar expressions identify forward-looking statements. The forward-looking statements reflect information available and assumptions at the time the statements are made, and accordingly speak only as of that time. Actual results or developments might differ materially from those included in the forward-looking statements because of various factors such as those identified in reports the Companies have filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission, including, but not limited to:
the Companies are extensively regulated and are subject to substantial penalties;
the Utilities’ rate plans may not provide a reasonable return;
the Companies may be adversely affected by changes to the Utilities’ rate plans;
the failure of, or damage to, the Companies’ facilities could adversely affect the Companies;
a cyber attack could adversely affect the Companies;
the failure of processes and systems and the performance of employees and contractors could adversely affect the Companies;
the Companies are exposed to risks from the environmental consequences of their operations, including increased costs related to climate change;
Con Edison’s ability to pay dividends or interest depends on dividends from its subsidiaries;
changes to tax laws could adversely affect the Companies;
the Companies require access to capital markets to satisfy funding requirements;
a disruption in the wholesale energy markets or failure by an energy supplier or customer could adversely affect the Companies;
the Companies have substantial unfunded pension and other postretirement benefit liabilities;
the Companies face risks related to health epidemics and other outbreaks, including the COVID-19 pandemic;
the Companies’ strategies may not be effective to address changes in the external business environment; and
the Companies also face other risks that are beyond their control, including inflation and supply chain disruptions.
The Companies assume no obligation to update or revise any forward-looking statements, whether as a result of new information, future events or otherwise, except as required by law.








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Consolidated Edison, Inc.
CONSOLIDATED INCOME STATEMENT (UNAUDITED)
  For the Three Months Ended September 30,For the Nine Months Ended September 30,
(Millions of Dollars/Except Share Data)2022202120222021
OPERATING REVENUES
Electric$3,328$2,952$7,994$7,180
Gas4533412,3451,907
Steam5855444393
Non-utility326265856781
TOTAL OPERATING REVENUES4,1653,61311,63910,261
OPERATING EXPENSES
Purchased power7315481,8511,448
Fuel5944255166
Gas purchased for resale18583833461
Other operations and maintenance9998492,7852,443
Depreciation and amortization5255121,5931,511
Taxes, other than income taxes7777272,2482,103
TOTAL OPERATING EXPENSES3,2762,7639,5658,132
OPERATING INCOME8898502,0742,129
OTHER INCOME (DEDUCTIONS)
Investment income (loss)5515(180)
Other income101529619
Allowance for equity funds used during construction451515
Other deductions(21)(37)(57)(113)
TOTAL OTHER INCOME (DEDUCTIONS)89(22)269(259)
INCOME BEFORE INTEREST AND INCOME TAX EXPENSE9788282,3431,870
INTEREST EXPENSE (INCOME)
Interest on long-term debt246235728693
Other interest expense (income)(32)(2)(119)(15)
Allowance for borrowed funds used during construction(15)(1)(23)(9)
NET INTEREST EXPENSE199232586669
INCOME BEFORE INCOME TAX EXPENSE7795961,7571,201
INCOME TAX EXPENSE160127330194
NET INCOME6194691,4271,007
Income (loss) attributable to non-controlling interest6(69)(43)(115)
NET INCOME FOR COMMON STOCK$613$538$1,470$1,122
Net income per common share—basic$1.73$1.52$4.15$3.23
Net income per common share—diluted$1.72$1.52$4.13$3.23
AVERAGE NUMBER OF SHARES OUTSTANDING—BASIC (IN MILLIONS)354.6353.4354.4346.8
AVERAGE NUMBER OF SHARES OUTSTANDING—DILUTED (IN MILLIONS)355.9354.1355.7347.5
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.
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Consolidated Edison, Inc.
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENT OF COMPREHENSIVE INCOME (UNAUDITED)
  Three Months Ended September 30,Nine Months Ended September 30,
(Millions of Dollars)2022202120222021
NET INCOME $619$469$1,427$1,007
(INCOME) LOSS ATTRIBUTABLE TO NON-CONTROLLING INTEREST (6)6943115
OTHER COMPREHENSIVE INCOME, NET OF TAXES
Pension and other postretirement benefit plan liability adjustments, net of taxes1268
TOTAL OTHER COMPREHENSIVE INCOME, NET OF TAXES1268
COMPREHENSIVE INCOME$614$540$1,476$1,130
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.





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Consolidated Edison, Inc.
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENT OF CASH FLOWS (UNAUDITED)
  
For the Nine Months Ended September 30,
(Millions of Dollars)20222021
OPERATING ACTIVITIES
Net income$1,427$1,007
PRINCIPAL NON-CASH CHARGES/(CREDITS) TO INCOME
Depreciation and amortization1,5931,511
Investment loss/impairment 211 
Deferred income taxes317167
Net derivative gains(161)(26)
Other non-cash items, net1957
CHANGES IN ASSETS AND LIABILITIES
Accounts receivable – customers(140)(387)
Allowance for uncollectible accounts – customers(12)165
Other receivables and other current assets(193)(234)
Prepayments(588)(576)
Accounts payable61(15)
Pensions and retiree benefits obligations, net105237
Pensions and retiree benefits contributions(34)(467)
Accrued taxes(10)(27)
Accrued interest126126
Distributions from equity investments1418
Deferred charges, noncurrent assets, leases, net and other regulatory assets(550)(478)
Deferred credits, noncurrent liabilities and other regulatory liabilities468612
Other current liabilities(139)
NET CASH FLOWS FROM OPERATING ACTIVITIES2,6181,712
INVESTING ACTIVITIES
Utility construction expenditures(2,844)(2,697)
Cost of removal less salvage(247)(242)
Non-utility construction expenditures(210)(289)
Investments in electric and gas transmission projects(48)(16)
Proceeds from sale of assets614
Divestiture of renewable electric projects, net183
Other investing activities310
NET CASH FLOWS USED IN INVESTING ACTIVITIES(3,346)(2,437)
FINANCING ACTIVITIES
Net issuance (retirement) of short-term debt1,003(834)
Issuance of long-term debt1,979
Retirement of long-term debt(383)(1,904)
Debt issuance costs— (30)
Common stock dividends(812)(768)
Issuance of common shares - public offering775
Issuance of common shares for stock plans4345
Distribution to noncontrolling interest(28)(15)
Sale of equity interest256
NET CASH FLOWS USED IN FINANCING ACTIVITIES(177)(496)
CASH, TEMPORARY CASH INVESTMENTS, AND RESTRICTED CASH:
NET CHANGE FOR THE PERIOD(905)(1,221)
BALANCE AT BEGINNING OF PERIOD1,1461,436
BALANCE AT END OF PERIOD$241$215
SUPPLEMENTAL DISCLOSURE OF CASH INFORMATION
Cash paid/(received) during the period for:
Interest$583$565
Income taxes$30$(9)
SUPPLEMENTAL DISCLOSURE OF NON-CASH INFORMATION
Construction expenditures in accounts payable$486$388
Issuance of common shares for dividend reinvestment$28$37
Software licenses acquired but unpaid as of end of period$2$24
Equipment acquired but unpaid as of end of period$17$22

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements. 
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Consolidated Edison, Inc.
CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEET (UNAUDITED)
(Millions of Dollars)September 30,
2022
December 31,
2021
ASSETS
CURRENT ASSETS
Cash and temporary cash investments$78$992
Accounts receivable – customers, net allowance for uncollectible accounts of $305 and $317 in 2022 and 2021, respectively
2,0951,943
Other receivables, net allowance for uncollectible accounts of $9 and $22 in 2022 and 2021, respectively
330298
Taxes receivable913
Accrued unbilled revenue619662
Fuel oil, gas in storage, materials and supplies, at average cost533437
Prepayments913295
Regulatory assets282206
Restricted cash163154
Revenue decoupling mechanism receivable167190
Fair value of derivative assets
256128
Other current assets288233
TOTAL CURRENT ASSETS5,7335,551
INVESTMENTS805853
UTILITY PLANT, AT ORIGINAL COST
Electric36,34634,938
Gas13,06812,303
Steam2,8952,828
General4,1674,170
TOTAL56,47654,239
Less: Accumulated depreciation12,83112,177
Net43,64542,062
Construction work in progress2,2342,152
NET UTILITY PLANT45,87944,214
NON-UTILITY PLANT
Non-utility property, net accumulated depreciation of $731 and $626 in 2022 and 2021, respectively
4,1284,194
Construction work in progress385188
NET PLANT50,39248,596
OTHER NONCURRENT ASSETS
Goodwill439439
Intangible assets, net accumulated amortization of $368 and $297 in 2022 and 2021, respectively
1,2221,293
Regulatory assets3,7053,639
Pension and retiree benefits2,1881,654
Operating lease right-of-use asset844809
Fair value of derivative assets
25077
Other deferred charges and noncurrent assets185205
TOTAL OTHER NONCURRENT ASSETS8,8338,116
TOTAL ASSETS$65,763$63,116
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.
 





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Consolidated Edison, Inc.
CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEET (UNAUDITED)
 
 
(Millions of Dollars)September 30,
2022
December 31,
2021
LIABILITIES AND SHAREHOLDERS’ EQUITY
CURRENT LIABILITIES
Long-term debt due within one year$323$440
Term loan550
Notes payable1,9411,488
Accounts payable1,5871,497
Customer deposits345300
Accrued taxes94104
Accrued interest277151
Accrued wages117113
Fair value of derivative liabilities70152
Regulatory liabilities568185
System benefit charge423423
Operating lease liabilities 131113
Other current liabilities464461
TOTAL CURRENT LIABILITIES6,8905,427
NONCURRENT LIABILITIES
Provision for injuries and damages176183
Pensions and retiree benefits688737
Superfund and other environmental costs923940
Asset retirement obligations591577
Fair value of derivative liabilities3184
Deferred income taxes and unamortized investment tax credits7,3876,873
Operating lease liabilities 772717
Regulatory liabilities4,7174,381
Other deferred credits and noncurrent liabilities262257
TOTAL NONCURRENT LIABILITIES15,54714,749
LONG-TERM DEBT22,35022,604
COMMITMENTS, CONTINGENCIES, AND GUARANTEES (Note B, Note G, and Note H)
EQUITY
Common shareholders’ equity20,74820,037
Noncontrolling interest228299
TOTAL EQUITY (See Statement of Equity)20,97620,336
TOTAL LIABILITIES AND EQUITY$65,763$63,116
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.

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Consolidated Edison, Inc.
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENT OF EQUITY (UNAUDITED)
(In Millions, except for dividends per share)Common StockAdditional
Paid-In
Capital
Retained
Earnings
Treasury StockCapital
Stock
Expense
Accumulated
Other
Comprehensive
Income/(Loss)
Non-
controlling
Interest
Total
SharesAmountSharesAmount
BALANCE AS OF DECEMBER 31, 2020342$36$8,808$11,17823$(1,038)$(112)$(25)$218$19,065
Net income4191420
Common stock dividends ($0.775 per share)
(265)(265)
Issuance of common shares for stock plans2828
Other comprehensive income44
Distributions to noncontrolling interests(3)(3)
Net proceeds from sale of equity interest3333
BALANCE AS OF MARCH 31, 2021342$36$8,836$11,33223$(1,038)$(112)$(21)$249$19,282
Net income (loss)165(47)118
Common stock dividends ($0.775 per share)
(266)(266)
Issuance of common shares - public offering111785(11)775
Issuance of common shares for stock plans3434
Other comprehensive income22
Distributions to noncontrolling interests(4)(4)
Net proceeds from sale of equity interest112112
BALANCE AS OF JUNE 30, 2021353$37$9,655$11,23123$(1,038)$(123)$(19)$310$20,053
Net income (loss)538(69)469
Common stock dividends ($0.775 per share)
(274)(274)
Issuance of common shares - public offering1
Issuance of common shares for stock plans2828
Other comprehensive income22
Distributions to noncontrolling interests(8)(8)
Net proceeds from sale of equity interest107107
BALANCE AS OF SEPTEMBER 30, 2021354$37$9,683$11,49523$(1,038)$(123)$(17)$340$20,377
BALANCE AS OF DECEMBER 31, 2021354$37$9,710$11,44523$(1,038)$(122)$5$299$20,336
Net income (loss)602(48)554
Common stock dividends ($0.79 per share)
(280)(280)
Issuance of common shares - public offering11
Issuance of common shares for stock plans1818
Distributions to noncontrolling interests(6)(6)
BALANCE AS OF MARCH 31, 2022354$37$9,728$11,76723$(1,038)$(121)$5$245$20,623
Net income (loss)255(1)254
Common stock dividends ($0.79 per share)
(280)(280)
Issuance of common shares for stock plans2929




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Other comprehensive income55
Distributions to noncontrolling interests(10)(10)
BALANCE AS OF JUNE 30, 2022354$37$9,757$11,74223$(1,038)$(121)$10$234$20,621
Net income 6136619
Common stock dividends ($0.79 per share)
(280)(280)
Issuance of common shares - public offering1
Issuance of common shares for stock plans2727
Other comprehensive income11
Distributions to noncontrolling interests(12)(12)
BALANCE AS OF SEPTEMBER 30, 2022355$37$9,784$12,07523$(1,038)$(121)$11$228$20,976
    

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.





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Consolidated Edison Company of New York, Inc.
CONSOLIDATED INCOME STATEMENT (UNAUDITED)
  For the Three Months Ended September 30,For the Nine Months Ended September 30,
(Millions of Dollars)2022202120222021
OPERATING REVENUES
Electric$3,077$2,730$7,401$6,661
Gas4143072,1271,730
Steam5855444393
TOTAL OPERATING REVENUES3,5493,0929,9728,784
OPERATING EXPENSES
Purchased power6434811,6391,294
Fuel5944255166
Gas purchased for resale11361582357
Other operations and maintenance8076502,2671,848
Depreciation and amortization4414291,3411,267
Taxes, other than income taxes7486992,1592,016
TOTAL OPERATING EXPENSES2,8112,3648,2436,948
OPERATING INCOME7387281,7291,836
OTHER INCOME (DEDUCTIONS)
Investment and other income93528015
Allowance for equity funds used during construction451314
Other deductions
(16)(33)(48)(99)
TOTAL OTHER INCOME (DEDUCTIONS)81(23)245(70)
INCOME BEFORE INTEREST AND INCOME TAX EXPENSE8197051,9741,766
INTEREST EXPENSE (INCOME)
Interest on long-term debt201194600564
Other interest expense1532511
Allowance for borrowed funds used during construction(14)(21)(8)
NET INTEREST EXPENSE202197604567
INCOME BEFORE INCOME TAX EXPENSE6175081,3701,199
INCOME TAX EXPENSE12490232188
NET INCOME$493$418$1,138$1,011
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.
 





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Consolidated Edison Company of New York, Inc.
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENT OF COMPREHENSIVE INCOME (UNAUDITED)
 
  Three Months Ended September 30,Nine Months Ended September 30,
(Millions of Dollars)2022202120222021
NET INCOME$493$418$1,138$1,011
Pension and other postretirement benefit plan liability adjustments, net of taxes1
TOTAL OTHER COMPREHENSIVE INCOME, NET OF TAXES— — 1
COMPREHENSIVE INCOME$493$418$1,139$1,011
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.
 

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Consolidated Edison Company of New York, Inc.
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENT OF CASH FLOWS (UNAUDITED)
 
  
For the Nine Months Ended September 30,
(Millions of Dollars)20222021
OPERATING ACTIVITIES
Net income$1,138$1,011
PRINCIPAL NON-CASH CHARGES/(CREDITS) TO INCOME
Depreciation and amortization1,3411,267
Deferred income taxes235166
Other non-cash items, net23021
CHANGES IN ASSETS AND LIABILITIES
Accounts receivable – customers(134)(383)
Allowance for uncollectible accounts – customers(7)162
Other receivables and other current assets(5)(290)
Accounts receivable from affiliated companies(66)18
Prepayments(559)(573)
Accounts payable(12)(49)
Accounts payable to affiliated companies41
Pensions and retiree benefits obligations, net101234
Pensions and retiree benefits contributions(22)(430)
Accrued taxes(3)(31)
Accrued taxes to affiliated companies26
Accrued interest109103
Deferred charges, noncurrent assets, leases, net and other regulatory assets(553)(452)
Deferred credits, noncurrent liabilities and other regulatory liabilities409533
Other current liabilities(17)(63)
NET CASH FLOWS FROM OPERATING ACTIVITIES2,1911,251
INVESTING ACTIVITIES
Utility construction expenditures(2,687)(2,545)
Cost of removal less salvage(242)(237)
NET CASH FLOWS USED IN INVESTING ACTIVITIES(2,929)(2,782)
FINANCING ACTIVITIES
Net issuance (repayment) of short-term debt 428(718)
Issuance of long-term debt1,500
Retirement of long-term debt(640)
Debt issuance costs(1)(20)
Capital contribution by parent1501,101
Dividend to parent(734)(741)
NET CASH FLOWS FROM (USED IN) FINANCING ACTIVITIES(157)482
CASH AND TEMPORARY CASH INVESTMENTS
NET CHANGE FOR THE PERIOD(895)(1,049)
BALANCE AT BEGINNING OF PERIOD9201,067
BALANCE AT END OF PERIOD$25$18
SUPPLEMENTAL DISCLOSURE OF CASH INFORMATION
Cash paid/(received) during the period for:
Interest$466$446
Income taxes$60$(2)
SUPPLEMENTAL DISCLOSURE OF NON-CASH INFORMATION
Construction expenditures in accounts payable$414$335
Software licenses acquired but unpaid as of end of period$2$22
Equipment acquired but unpaid as of end of period$17$22
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements. 




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Consolidated Edison Company of New York, Inc.
CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEET (UNAUDITED)
 
(Millions of Dollars)September 30,
2022
December 31,
2021
ASSETS
CURRENT ASSETS
Cash and temporary cash investments$25$920
Accounts receivable – customers, net allowance for uncollectible accounts of $297 and $304 in 2022 and 2021, respectively
1,9821,841
Other receivables, net allowance for uncollectible accounts of $7 and $19 in 2022 and 2021, respectively
116121
Taxes receivable55
Accrued unbilled revenue450549
Accounts receivable from affiliated companies10438
Fuel oil, gas in storage, materials and supplies, at average cost440369
Prepayments771212
Regulatory assets271188
Revenue decoupling mechanism receivable 167191
Fair value of derivative assets
19071
Other current assets146198
TOTAL CURRENT ASSETS4,6674,703
INVESTMENTS518608
UTILITY PLANT, AT ORIGINAL COST
Electric34,17732,846
Gas12,04411,321
Steam2,8952,828
General3,8423,854
TOTAL52,95850,849
Less: Accumulated depreciation11,81811,223
Net41,14039,626
Construction work in progress2,0661,985
NET UTILITY PLANT43,20641,611
NON-UTILITY PROPERTY
Non-utility property, net accumulated depreciation of $25 in 2022 and 2021
22
NET PLANT43,20841,613
OTHER NONCURRENT ASSETS
Regulatory assets3,3963,316
Operating lease right-of-use asset577545
Pension and retiree benefits2,1781,677
Fair value of derivative assets
13656
Other deferred charges and noncurrent assets132137
TOTAL OTHER NONCURRENT ASSETS6,4195,731
TOTAL ASSETS$54,812$52,655
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.
 

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Consolidated Edison Company of New York, Inc.
CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEET (UNAUDITED)
 
(Millions of Dollars)September 30,
2022
December 31,
2021
LIABILITIES AND SHAREHOLDER’S EQUITY
CURRENT LIABILITIES
Notes payable$1,789$1,361
Accounts payable1,2821,285
Accounts payable to affiliated companies2218
Customer deposits330285
Accrued taxes7578
Accrued taxes to affiliated companies1210
Accrued interest236127
Accrued wages106103
Fair value of derivative liabilities5088
Regulatory liabilities486134
System benefit charge380372
Operating lease liabilities9990
Other current liabilities340370
TOTAL CURRENT LIABILITIES5,2074,321
NONCURRENT LIABILITIES
Provision for injuries and damages171178
Pensions and retiree benefits640669
Superfund and other environmental costs833850
Asset retirement obligations514504
Fair value of derivative liabilities1540
Deferred income taxes and unamortized investment tax credits7,2236,796
Operating lease liabilities 523462
Regulatory liabilities4,2153,921
Other deferred credits and noncurrent liabilities215220
TOTAL NONCURRENT LIABILITIES14,34913,640
LONG-TERM DEBT18,38918,382
COMMITMENTS AND CONTINGENCIES (Note B and Note G)
SHAREHOLDER’S EQUITY (See Statement of Shareholder’s Equity)16,86716,312
TOTAL LIABILITIES AND SHAREHOLDER’S EQUITY$54,812$52,655
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.
 




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Consolidated Edison Company of New York, Inc.
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENT OF SHAREHOLDER’S EQUITY (UNAUDITED)
 Common StockAdditional
Paid-In
Capital
Retained
Earnings
Repurchased
Con Edison
Stock
Capital
Stock
Expense
Accumulated
Other
Comprehensive
Income/(Loss)
Total
(In Millions)/Except Share Data)SharesAmount
BALANCE AS OF DECEMBER 31, 2020235$589$6,169$9,122$(962)$(62)$(7)$14,849
Net income465465
Common stock dividend to parent(247)(247)
Capital contribution by parent125125
BALANCE AS OF MARCH 31, 2021235$589$6,294$9,340$(962)$(62)$(7)$15,192
Net income128128
Common stock dividend to parent(247)(247)
Capital contribution by parent851851
BALANCE AS OF JUNE 30, 2021235$589$7,145$9,221$(962)$(62)$(7)$15,924
Net income418418
Common stock dividend to parent(247)(247)
Capital contribution by parent125125
BALANCE AS OF SEPTEMBER 30, 2021235$589$7,270$9,392$(962)$(62)$(7)$16,220
BALANCE AS OF DECEMBER 31, 2021235$589$7,269$9,478$(962)$(62)$—$16,312
Net income475475
Common stock dividend to parent(245)(245)
Capital contribution by parent7575
Other comprehensive income11
BALANCE AS OF MARCH 31, 2022235$589$7,344$9,708$(962)$(62)$1$16,618
Net income170170
Common stock dividend to parent(245)(245)
Capital contribution by parent2525
BALANCE AS OF JUNE 30, 2022235$589$7,369$9,633$(962)$(62)$1$16,568
Net income493493
Common stock dividend to parent(244)(244)
Capital contribution by parent5050
BALANCE AS OF SEPTEMBER 30, 2022235$589$7,419$9,882$(962)$(62)$1$16,867
        
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.
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NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (UNAUDITED)
 
General
These combined notes accompany and form an integral part of the separate interim consolidated financial statements of each of the two separate registrants: Consolidated Edison, Inc. and its subsidiaries (Con Edison) and Consolidated Edison Company of New York, Inc. and its subsidiaries (CECONY). CECONY is a subsidiary of Con Edison and as such its financial condition and results of operations and cash flows, which are presented separately in the CECONY consolidated financial statements, are also consolidated, along with those of Orange and Rockland Utilities, Inc. (O&R), Con Edison Clean Energy Businesses, Inc. (together with its subsidiaries, the Clean Energy Businesses) and Con Edison Transmission, Inc. (together with its subsidiaries, Con Edison Transmission) in Con Edison’s consolidated financial statements. The term “Utilities” is used in these notes to refer to CECONY and O&R.
As used in these notes, the term “Companies” refers to Con Edison and CECONY and, except as otherwise noted, the information in these combined notes relates to each of the Companies. However, CECONY makes no representation as to information relating to Con Edison or the subsidiaries of Con Edison other than itself.
The separate interim consolidated financial statements of each of the Companies are unaudited but, in the opinion of their respective managements, reflect all adjustments (which include only normally recurring adjustments) necessary for a fair statement of the results for the interim periods presented. The Companies’ separate interim consolidated financial statements should be read together with their separate audited financial statements (including the combined notes thereto) included in Item 8 of their combined Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2021 and their separate unaudited financial statements (including the combined notes thereto)
included in Part 1, Item 1 of their combined Quarterly Reports on Form 10-Q for the quarterly periods ended March 31, 2022 and June 30, 2022.

Con Edison has two regulated utility subsidiaries: CECONY and O&R. CECONY provides electric service and gas service in New York City and Westchester County. The company also provides steam service in parts of Manhattan. O&R, along with its regulated utility subsidiary, provides electric service in southeastern New York, "NY", and northern New Jersey, "NJ", and gas service in southeastern NY. The Clean Energy Businesses, through its subsidiaries, develops, owns and operates renewable and sustainable energy infrastructure projects and provides energy-related products and services to wholesale and retail customers. In October 2022, Con Edison entered into a purchase and sale agreement pursuant to which Con Edison agreed to sell the Clean Energy Businesses to RWE Renewables America, LLC, a subsidiary of RWE Aktiengesellschaft. See Note T. Con Edison Transmission invests in and seeks to develop electric transmission projects through its subsidiary, Consolidated Edison Transmission, LLC (CET Electric), and manages, through joint ventures, investments in gas pipeline and storage facilities through its subsidiary Con Edison Gas Pipeline and Storage, LLC (CET Gas). See “Investments” in Note A.

Note A – Summary of Significant Accounting Policies and Other Matters
Accounting Policies
The accounting policies of Con Edison and its subsidiaries conform to generally accepted accounting principles in the United States of America (GAAP). For the Utilities, these accounting principles include the accounting rules for regulated operations and the accounting requirements of the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) and the state regulators having jurisdiction.

Investments
Con Edison's investments consist primarily of the investments of Con Edison Transmission that are accounted for under the equity method and the fair value of the Utilities' supplemental retirement income plan and deferred income plan assets.

2021 Partial Impairment of Investment in Stagecoach Gas Services LLC (Stagecoach)
In May 2021, a subsidiary of Con Edison Gas Pipeline and Storage, LLC (CET Gas) entered into a purchase and sale agreement pursuant to which the subsidiary and its joint venture partner agreed to sell their combined interests in Stagecoach Gas Services LLC (Stagecoach) for a total of $1,225 million, of which $629 million was attributed to CET Gas for its 50 percent interest. The purchase and sale agreement contemplated a two-stage closing, the first of which was completed in July 2021 and the second of which was completed in November 2021.

As a result of information made available to Stagecoach as part of the sale process, Stagecoach performed impairment tests that resulted in Stagecoach recording impairment charges of $414 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2021. Accordingly, Con Edison recorded pre-tax impairment losses on its 50 percent interest in Stagecoach of $211 million ($147 million after-tax), including working capital and transaction cost adjustments,




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within "Investment income/(loss)" on Con Edison's consolidated income statements for the nine months ended September 30, 2021. These charges reduced the carrying value of its investment in Stagecoach to $630 million at June 30, 2021.

Stagecoach's impairment charges and information obtained from the sales processes constituted triggering events for Con Edison's investment in Stagecoach as of March 31, 2021 and June 30, 2021. Con Edison evaluated the carrying value of its investment in Stagecoach for other-than-temporary declines in value using income and market-based approaches. Con Edison determined that the carrying value of its investment in Stagecoach of $667 million and $630 million as of March 31, 2021 and June 30, 2021, respectively, was not impaired. The carrying value of $630 million at June 30, 2021 reflected the final sales price received in July and the remaining amount received in November 2021, including closing adjustments. CET Gas had no remaining investment in Stagecoach as of December 31, 2021 and September 30, 2022.

2020 and 2021 Partial Impairments of Investment in Mountain Valley Pipeline, LLC (MVP)
In January 2016, Con Edison Gas Pipeline and Storage, LLC (CET Gas), an indirect subsidiary of Con Edison, acquired a 12.5 percent equity interest in MVP, a company developing a proposed 300-mile gas transmission project (the Project) in WV and VA. During 2019, Con Edison exercised its right to limit, and did limit, its cash contributions to the joint venture to approximately $530 million, which reduced CET Gas' interest in MVP to 11.3 percent and 10.2 percent as of December 31, 2020 and 2021, respectively. As of September 30, 2022 CET Gas' interest in MVP is 9.7 percent and is expected to be reduced to 8.0 percent based on the Project's current cost estimate and CET Gas' previous capping of its cash contributions. As of December 31, 2020 and 2021, the Project was approximately 92 percent and 94 percent complete, respectively.

During 2020, progress was made on the construction of the Project, and the U.S. Supreme Court issued favorable decisions in cases unrelated to MVP regarding the permitting process for pipeline construction and water crossings. In November 2020, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit issued a stay on the Nationwide Permit 12, effectively blocking the Project’s ability to pursue water crossings under that permit. As a result, in November 2020 the Project applied to the FERC for a certificate amendment to bore under water bodies in a portion of the Project in WV, allowing this portion of the pipe to be completed and placed in-service while a plan for the remaining water crossings was pursued. If approved, this certificate amendment would have led to additional Project costs and would have extended the anticipated in-service date. In January 2021, the FERC did not approve the requested certificate amendment. Later in January 2021, the Project indicated its plans to apply for U.S. Army Corps of Engineers individual permits for certain water crossings and a new certificate amendment application to the FERC to bore under other water crossings that, in total, would cover the entire Project length.

The uncertainty related to obtaining necessary water crossing permits, the resulting Project costs and the likelihood of the Project not reaching eventual completion increased as a result of actions taken by the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit. This action and associated delays constituted a triggering event (the "2020 triggering event") that required Con Edison to test its investment in MVP for an other-than-temporary impairment as of December 31, 2020.

In December 2021, the Virginia Department of Environmental Quality and the West Virginia Department of Environmental Protection both issued water quality certification permits which are required in order for the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers to proceed with the permitting process for construction of certain Project water crossings. In January 2022, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit rejected permits for crossings through the Jefferson National Forest issued by the U.S. Forest Service and Bureau of Land Management. In February 2022, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit vacated a biological opinion from the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, applicable to all remaining construction. The biological opinion had been issued and was the subject of litigation prior to December 31, 2021. Con Edison believed that the February 2022 action by the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit, along with the potential outcome of other matters pending before that Court, may lead to further delays and increased Project costs, which constituted a triggering event (the “2021 triggering event”) that required Con Edison to test its investment in MVP for an other-than-temporary impairment as of December 31, 2021.

In response to the 2020 triggering event and 2021 triggering event, Con Edison assessed the value of its equity investment in the Project to determine whether the fair value of its investment in MVP had declined below its carrying value on an other-than-temporary basis as of December 31, 2020 and 2021, respectively. The estimated fair value of the investment was determined using a discounted cash flow analysis, which is a level 3 fair value measurement. The analysis discounted probability-weighted future cash flows, including revenues based on long-term firm transportation contracts, that are secured for the first 20 years following completion of the Project. See Note Q. Con Edison has also assumed cash flows extending beyond this period. All cash flows were discounted at a pre-tax discount rate of 8.3 percent and then weighted based on Con Edison’s estimate of the likelihood that the
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Project will be completed. For the 2020 triggering event, Con Edison estimated that the likelihood of Project completion was in the upper end of a reasonably possible range. For the 2021 triggering event, Con Edison anticipated that the Project faces legal and regulatory challenges that make construction completion increasingly remote. The Project faces additional delays and increased costs that could further reduce CET Gas' interest in MVP to below 8.0 percent based on CET Gas' previous capping of its cash contributions. The likelihood that the Project will be completed and, for 2020, the discount rate, are the most significant and sensitive assumptions; changes in these assumptions may materially change the results of the impairment calculation.

Based on the discounted cash flow analyses, Con Edison concluded as of December 31, 2020 and 2021 that the fair value of its investment in MVP declined below its carrying value and the declines were other-than-temporary. Accordingly, Con Edison recorded a pre-tax impairment loss of $320 million ($223 million, after tax) for the year ended December 31, 2020 that reduced the carrying value of its investment in MVP from $662 million to $342 million, with an associated deferred tax asset of $53 million. Additionally, Con Edison recorded a pre-tax impairment loss of $231 million ($162 million, after tax) for the year ended December 31, 2021 that reduced the carrying value of its investment in MVP from $342 million to $111 million with an additional $77 million associated deferred tax asset, totaling a deferred tax asset of $130 million at December 31, 2021 and September 30, 2022. The impairments were recorded within “Investment income (loss)” on Con Edison’s Consolidated Income Statement. In addition, Con Edison did not record non-cash equity in earnings from allowance for funds used during construction from MVP beginning in January 2021 and will continue to refrain from recording such amounts until such time as substantial construction activities resume, which would be indicative of probable Project completion. There were no impairments or substantial changes in the carrying value of Con Edison's investment in MVP for the nine months ended September 30, 2022.

There is risk that the fair value of Con Edison’s investment in MVP may be further or fully impaired in the future. There are ongoing legal and regulatory matters that must be resolved favorably before the Project can be completed. Assumptions and estimates used to test Con Edison’s investment in MVP for impairment may change if adverse or delayed resolutions to the Project’s pending legal and regulatory challenges were to occur, which could have a material adverse effect on the fair value of Con Edison’s investment in MVP.

Reclassification
Certain prior period amounts have been reclassified within the Companies' Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows and Consolidated Balance Sheets to conform with current period presentation.

Earnings Per Common Share
Con Edison presents basic and diluted earnings per share (EPS) on the face of its consolidated income statement. Basic EPS is calculated by dividing earnings available to common shareholders (“Net income for common stock” on Con Edison’s consolidated income statement) by the weighted average number of Con Edison common shares outstanding during the period. In the calculation of diluted EPS, weighted average shares outstanding are increased for additional shares that would be outstanding if potentially dilutive securities were converted to common stock.

Potentially dilutive securities for Con Edison consist of restricted stock units and deferred stock units for which the average market price of the common shares for the period was greater than the estimated vesting price.

For the three and nine months ended September 30, 2022 and 2021, basic and diluted EPS for Con Edison are calculated as follows:
For the Three Months Ended September 30,For the Nine Months Ended September 30,
(Millions of Dollars, except per share amounts/Shares in Millions)2022202120222021
Net income for common stock$613$538$1,470$1,122
Weighted average common shares outstanding – basic354.6353.4354.4346.8
Add: Incremental shares attributable to effect of potentially dilutive securities1.30.71.30.7
Adjusted weighted average common shares outstanding – diluted355.9354.1355.7347.5
Net Income per common share – basic$1.73$1.52$4.15$3.23
Net Income per common share – diluted$1.72$1.52$4.13$3.23

The computation of diluted EPS for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2021 excludes immaterial amounts of performance share awards that were not included because of their anti-dilutive effect.





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Changes in Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income/(Loss) by Component
For the three and nine months ended September 30, 2022 and 2021, changes to accumulated other comprehensive income/(loss) (OCI) for Con Edison and CECONY are as follows:
 
For the Three Months Ended September 30,
Con EdisonCECONY
(Millions of Dollars)2022202120222021
Beginning balance, accumulated OCI, net of taxes (a)$10$(19)$1$(7)
Amounts reclassified from accumulated OCI related to pension plan liabilities, net of tax $(1) for Con Edison in 2021 (a)(b)
12— — 
Current period OCI, net of taxes12— — 
Ending balance, accumulated OCI, net of taxes (a)$11$(17)$1$(7)
(a) Tax reclassified from accumulated OCI is reported in the income tax expense line item of the consolidated income statement.
(b)For the portion of unrecognized pension and other postretirement benefit costs relating to the Utilities, costs are recorded into, and amortized out of, regulatory assets and liabilities instead of OCI. The net actuarial losses and prior service costs recognized during the period are included in the computation of total periodic pension and other postretirement benefit costs. See Notes E and F.


For the Nine Months Ended September 30,
Con EdisonCECONY
(Millions of Dollars)2022202120222021
Beginning balance, accumulated OCI, net of taxes (a)$5$(25)$—$(7)
OCI before reclassifications, net of tax of $(1) for Con Edison in 2022 and 2021
42— — 
Amounts reclassified from accumulated OCI related to pension plan liabilities, net of tax of $(1) and $(2) for Con Edison in 2022 and 2021, respectively (a)(b)
26— 
Current period OCI, net of taxes68— 
Ending balance, accumulated OCI, net of taxes (a)$11$(17)$1$(7)
(a) Tax reclassified from accumulated OCI is reported in the income tax expense line item of the consolidated income statement.
(b)For the portion of unrecognized pension and other postretirement benefit costs relating to the Utilities, costs are recorded into, and amortized out of, regulatory assets and liabilities instead of OCI. The net actuarial losses and prior service costs recognized during the period are included in the computation of total periodic pension and other postretirement benefit costs. See Notes E and F.


Reconciliation of Cash, Temporary Cash Investments and Restricted Cash
Cash, temporary cash investments and restricted cash are presented on a combined basis in the Companies’ consolidated statements of cash flows. At September 30, 2022 and 2021, cash, temporary cash investments and restricted cash for Con Edison and CECONY were as follows:
At September 30,
Con EdisonCECONY
(Millions of Dollars)2022202120222021
Cash and temporary cash investments$78$66$25$18
Restricted cash (a)163149— — 
Total cash, temporary cash investments and restricted cash$241$215$25$18
(a)Restricted cash included cash of the Clean Energy Businesses' renewable electric project subsidiaries ($163 million and $149 million at September 30, 2022 and 2021, respectively) that, under the related project debt agreements, is restricted to being used for normal operating expenditures, debt service, and required reserves until the various maturity dates of the project debt.


Assets Held for Sale
Generally, a long-lived asset or business to be sold is classified as held for sale in the period in which management, with approval from the Board of Directors, commits to a plan to sell, and a sale is expected to be completed within one year. During the first nine months of 2022, Con Edison considered strategic alternatives with respect to the Clean Energy Businesses. As described further in Note T, on October 1, 2022, Con Edison's management received authority to commit to a plan to sell the Clean Energy Businesses and entered into a purchase and sale agreement. As of September 30, 2022, the Clean Energy Businesses did not meet the held-for-sale criteria, but did meet the criteria subsequent to September 30, 2022, on October 1, 2022. Con Edison records assets and liabilities, once
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held for sale, at the lower of their carrying value or their estimated fair value less cost to sell, and also stops recording depreciation on assets held for sale.

Fair value is the amount at which an asset, liability or business could be bought or sold in a current transaction between willing parties and may be estimated using a number of techniques, or may be observable using quoted market prices. Con Edison used a market approach consisting of the contractual sales price adjusted for estimated working capital and other contractual purchase price adjustments to determine the fair value of the Clean Energy Businesses in October 2022, and subtracted estimated costs to sell from that calculated fair value. The resulting net fair value of the Clean Energy Businesses exceeded the carrying value of the Clean Energy Businesses, and accordingly no impairments were noted.

The sale of the Clean Energy Businesses does not represent a strategic shift that has or will have a major effect on Con Edison, and as such, does not qualify for treatment as a discontinued operation.

For further information, see Note T.

Note B – Regulatory Matters
Rate Plans
CECONY – Electric
In April 2022, CECONY updated its January 2022 request to the New York State Public Service Commission (NYSPSC) for an electric rate increase effective January 2023. The company decreased its requested January 2023 rate increase by $161 million to $1,038 million, decreased its illustrated January 2024 rate increase by $109 million to $744 million and increased its illustrated January 2025 rate increase by $7 million to $615 million. In May 2022, the New York State Department of Public Service (NYSDPS) submitted testimony in the NYSPSC proceeding in which CECONY requested an electric rate increase, effective January 2023. The NYSDPS testimony supports an electric rate increase of $278 million reflecting, among other things, an 8.80 percent return on common equity and a common equity ratio of 48 percent.

CECONY – Gas
In April 2022, CECONY updated its January 2022 request to the NYSPSC for a gas rate increase effective January 2023. The company decreased its requested January 2023 rate increase by $101 million to $402 million, decreased its illustrated January 2024 rate increase by $29 million to $205 million and decreased its illustrated January 2025 rate increase by $42 million to $176 million. In May 2022, the NYSDPS submitted testimony in the NYSPSC proceeding in which CECONY requested a gas rate increase, effective January 2023. The NYSDPS testimony supports a gas rate increase of $164 million reflecting, among other things, an 8.80 percent return on common equity and a common equity ratio of 48 percent.

CECONY – Electric and Gas
Pursuant to its electric and gas rate plans, CECONY recorded $92 million of earnings for the year ended December 31, 2021 of earnings adjustment mechanisms and positive incentives, primarily reflecting the achievement of certain energy efficiency measures. For the nine months ended September 30, 2022, CECONY recorded a reduction in the amount of previously recorded earnings adjustment mechanisms of $4.9 million.

O&R NY – Electric and Gas
In April 2022, the NYSPSC approved the October 2021 joint proposal for new electric and gas rates. The joint proposal provides for electric rate increases of $4.9 million, $16.2 million and $23.1 million, effective January 1, 2022, 2023 and 2024, or $11.7 million on a levelized annual billed basis, respectively. The joint proposal provides for gas rate increases of $0.7 million, $7.4 million and $9.9 million, effective January 1, 2022, 2023 and 2024, or $4.4 million on a levelized annual billed basis, respectively. The joint proposal also includes certain COVID-19 provisions, such as: recovery of 2020 late payment charges over three years ($2.8 million); reconciliation of late payment charges to amounts reflected in rates for years 2021 through 2024, with full recovery/refund via surcharge/sur-credit once the annual variance equals or exceeds 5 basis points of return on equity; and reconciliation of write-offs of customer accounts receivable balances to amounts reflected in rates from January 1, 2020 through December 31, 2024, with full recovery/refund via surcharge/sur-credit once the annual variance equals or exceeds 5 basis points of return on equity.

Rockland Electric Company (RECO)
Effective July 2021, the New Jersey Board of Public Utilities (NJBPU) authorized a conservation incentive program for RECO, that covers all residential and most commercial customers, under which RECO’s actual electric




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distribution revenues are compared with the authorized distribution revenues and the difference accrued, with interest, for refund to, or recovery from, customers, as applicable. The conservation incentive program is not permitted if RECO’s actual return on equity exceeds the approved base rate filing return on equity by 50 basis points or more.

In January 2022, RECO filed a request with FERC for an increase to its annual transmission revenue requirement from $16.9 million to $20.4 million. The revenue requirement reflects a return on common equity of 11.04 percent and a common equity ratio of 47 percent.

In March 2022, RECO filed a request with the NJBPU to implement a $209 million Infrastructure Investment Program (IIP) over a five-year period (2023 – 2027). RECO’s IIP proposes accelerated infrastructure investments to enhance safety, reliability, and/or resiliency.

COVID-19 Regulatory Matters
Governors, public utility commissions and other regulatory agencies in the states in which the Utilities operate have issued orders related to the COVID-19 pandemic that impact the Utilities as described below.

NY Regulation
In March 2020, a former New York State governor declared a State Disaster Emergency for the State of NY due to the COVID-19 pandemic and signed the "New York State on PAUSE" executive order that temporarily closed all non-essential businesses statewide. The former governor then lifted these closures over time and ended the emergency declaration in June 2021. As a result of the emergency declaration, and due to economic conditions, the NYSPSC and the Utilities have worked to mitigate the potential impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on the Utilities, their customers and other stakeholders.

In March 2020, the Utilities began suspending service disconnections, certain collection notices, final bill collection agency activity, new late payment charges and certain other fees for all customers. The Utilities also began providing payment extensions for all customers that were scheduled to be disconnected prior to the start of the COVID-19 pandemic. In June 2020, the state of NY enacted a law prohibiting NY utilities, including CECONY and O&R, from disconnecting residential customers, and starting in May 2021 small business customers, during the COVID-19 state of emergency, which ended in June 2021. In addition, such prohibitions were in effect until December 21, 2021 for residential and small business customers who experienced a change in financial circumstances due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

In November 2021, the NYSPSC issued an order establishing a surcharge recovery mechanism for CECONY to collect, commencing December 1, 2021 through December 31, 2022, $43 million and $7 million for electric and gas, respectively, of late payment charges and fees that were not billed for the year ended December 31, 2020. The company recorded such amounts as revenue for the year ended December 31, 2021, as permitted under the accounting rules for regulated utilities, and also accrued such amounts as a current asset at December 31, 2021. Pursuant to the November 2021 order, the company also established a recovery mechanism for CECONY to collect, commencing January 2023 through December 2023, $19 million and $4 million for electric and gas, respectively, of late payment charges and fees that were not billed for the year ended December 31, 2021 and the company recorded such amounts as revenue for the year ended December 31, 2021, as permitted under the accounting rules for regulated utilities, and also accrued such amounts as a current asset at December 31, 2021. In addition, pursuant to the November 2021 order, CECONY established a reserve of $7 million toward addressing customer arrearages for the year ended December 31, 2021 that, pursuant to a June 2022 NYSPSC order discussed below, was used to fund a portion of the COVID-19 arrears assistance program for low-income customers. The order also established a surcharge recovery or surcredit mechanism for any late payment charges and fee deferrals, subject to offsetting related savings resulting from the COVID-19 pandemic, for 2022 starting in January 2024 over a twelve-month period. CECONY resumed late payment charges for commercial and residential customers who have not experienced a change in financial circumstances due to the COVID-19 pandemic on September 3, 2021 and October 1, 2021, respectively. Pursuant to the October 2021 joint proposal for new electric and gas rates for O&R that was approved by the NYSPSC in April 2022. O&R recorded late payment charges and fees that were not billed for the years ended December 31, 2020 and December 31, 2021 of $1.7 million and $2.4 million, respectively, as revenue for the year ended December 31, 2021, as permitted under the accounting rules for regulated utilities, and also accrued such amounts as a current asset at December 31, 2021. See “Rate Plans,” above. O&R resumed late payment charges for commercial and residential customers who have not experienced a change in financial circumstances due to the COVID-19 pandemic on October 1, 2021.
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The Utilities’ NY rate plans allow them to defer costs resulting from a change in legislation, regulation and related actions that have taken effect during the term of the rate plans once the costs exceed a specified threshold. The total reserve increases to the allowance for uncollectible accounts from January 1, 2020 through September 30, 2022 reflecting the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic for CECONY electric and gas operations and O&R electric and gas operations were $232 million and $3 million, respectively, and were deferred pursuant to the legislative, regulatory and related actions provisions of the rate plans as a result of the New York State on PAUSE and related executive orders, that have since been lifted, as described above. The Utilities’ NY rate plans also provide for an allowance for write-offs of customer accounts receivable balances. The above amounts deferred pursuant to the legislative, regulatory and related actions provisions were reduced by the amount that the actual write-offs of customer accounts receivable balances were below the allowance reflected in rates which differences were $19 million and $1 million for CECONY and O&R, respectively, from March 1, 2020 through September 30, 2022.

In June 2020, the NYSPSC directed CECONY to implement a summer cooling credit program to help mitigate the cost of staying home and operating air conditioning for health-vulnerable low-income customers due to the limited availability of public cooling facilities as a result of the COVID-19 social distancing measures. The $63.4 million cost of the program is being recovered over a five-year period that began January 2021.

In April 2021, NY passed a law that created a program that allows eligible residential renters in NY who require assistance with rent and utility bills to have up to twelve months of electric and gas utility bill arrears forgiven, provided that such arrears were accrued on or after March 13, 2020. The program is administered by the State Office of Temporary and Disability Assistance (OTDA) in coordination with the NYSDPS (the OTDA Program). Under the OTDA Program, CECONY and O&R qualify for a refundable tax credit for NY gross-receipts tax equal to the amount of arrears waived by the Utilities in the year that the arrears are waived and certified by the NYSPSC. OTDA may also use the program funds to provide additional Home Energy Assistance Program payments to the Utilities on behalf of low-income customers.

In April 2022, NY approved the 2022-2023 state budget, which included $250 million for addressing statewide residential utility customers' arrears balances accrued from March 7, 2020 through March 1, 2022. In June 2022, the NYSPSC issued an order implementing a COVID-19 arrears assistance program that provides credits towards reducing the arrears balances of low-income electric and gas customers of CECONY and O&R. At the time the order was issued, the Utilities’ eligible arrears balances were estimated to be $340 million, comprised of: (1) $164.5 million and $1.6 million of the funding allocated pursuant to the NY budget to CECONY and O&R, respectively, and (2) a surcharge mechanism for recovery of the remaining eligible credit amounts over a four- year period commencing after credits are issued for CECONY and over a one year period commencing after credits are issued for O&R. Pursuant to the order, CECONY and O&R agreed not to seek recovery of incremental financing costs incurred associated with low-income customers' arrears from March 2020 through March 2022 of $11 million, most of which is attributable to CECONY, in addition to the $7 million reserve established by CECONY for the year ended December 31, 2021, as described above. The amounts available to credit the arrears balances of low-income CECONY and O&R customers pursuant to the June 2022 order may be reduced by amounts credited pursuant to the OTDA Program.

For the three and nine months ended September 30, 2022, CECONY issued total credits of $265.8 million and $315.1 million, respectively and O&R issued total credits of $4.7 million and $5.5 million, respectively, towards reducing customers’ accounts receivable balances. For the three and nine months ended September 30, 2022, the total credits for CECONY were comprised of: $148.4 million pursuant to the NY funding; $89.6 million that will be recovered via a surcharge mechanism that began September 1, 2022, as described above; the $7 million reserve for CECONY described above; and $20.9 million and $70.1 million, respectively, in qualified tax credits and payments pursuant to the OTDA Program described above. For the three and nine months ended September 30, 2022, the total credits for O&R were comprised of: $1.6 million pursuant to the NY funding; $2.7 million that will be recovered via a surcharge mechanism that began September 1, 2022, as described above; and $0.4 million and $1.2 million, respectively, in qualified tax credits and payments pursuant to the OTDA Program described above. At September 30, 2022, the customer accounts receivable balances at CECONY and O&R were $2,279 million and $109 million, respectively.

In May 2021, CECONY and O&R, along with other large NY utilities, submitted joint comments to the NYSDPS' February 2021 report on New York State’s Energy Affordability Policy. The report recommends, among other things, that residential and commercial customers’ late payment fees and interest on deferred payment agreements be waived until two years after the expiration of the New York State moratorium on utility terminations (the moratorium expired on December 21, 2021) and each utility develop an arrears management program to mitigate the financial burdens of the COVID-19 pandemic on NY households and that program costs be shared, perhaps equally, between shareholders and customers. The May 2021 joint comments stated that it is not necessary for the NYSPSC to adopt the report’s COVID-19 related recommendations because New York State already passed laws




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that address the issues in the report. In June 2022, the NYSPSC issued an order in this proceeding establishing a COVID-19 arrears assistance program for low-income customers, as described above.

The Utilities’ rate plans have revenue decoupling mechanisms in their NY electric and gas businesses that largely reconcile actual energy delivery revenues to the authorized delivery revenues approved by the NYSPSC per month and reconcile the deferred balances semi-annually under CECONY's electric rate plan (January through June and July through December, respectively) and annually under CECONY's gas rate plan and O&R's NY electric and gas rate plans (January through December). Differences are accrued with interest each month for CECONY's and O&R's NY electric customers and after the annual deferral period ends for CECONY's and O&R's NY gas customers for refund to, or recovery from customers, as applicable. Generally, the refund to or recovery from customers begins August and February of each year over an ensuing six-month period for CECONY's electric customers and February of each year over an ensuing twelve-month period for CECONY's gas and O&R's NY electric and gas customers.

NJ Regulation
In March 2020, NJ Governor Murphy declared a Public Health Emergency and State of Emergency for the State of NJ. In June 2021, the Governor ended the emergency declaration. As a result of the emergency declaration, and due to economic conditions, the NJBPU and RECO have worked to mitigate the potential impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on RECO, its customers and other stakeholders. In March 2020, RECO began suspending late payment charges, terminations for non-payment, and no access fees during the COVID-19 pandemic. The suspension of these fees continued through July 31, 2021 and were not material.

In July 2020, the NJBPU authorized RECO and other NJ utilities to create a COVID-19-related regulatory asset by deferring prudently incurred incremental costs related to the COVID-19 pandemic beginning on March 9, 2020, and has extended such deferrals through December 31, 2022. RECO is required to file its verified COVID-19 cost recovery petition by no later than March 2, 2023. RECO deferred net incremental COVID-19 related costs of $0.4 million through September 30, 2022.

Gas Safety
In April 2020, the NYSPSC issued an order that extended the deadlines to complete certain gas inspections by all New York gas utilities, including CECONY and O&R, from April 1, 2020 to August 1, 2020. The deadlines were subsequently extended to September 2, 2020 and June 1, 2022. CECONY and O&R have taken all reasonable measures to complete such inspections. As of June 1, 2022, O&R completed all of its required inspections and CECONY substantially completed its required inspections. CECONY is unable to estimate the amount or range of its possible loss, if any, related to this matter. At September 30, 2022, CECONY had not accrued a liability related to this matter.

Other Regulatory Matters
In August 2018, the NYSPSC ordered CECONY to begin on January 1, 2019 to credit the company's electric and gas customers, and to begin on October 1, 2018 to credit its steam customers, with the net benefits of the federal Tax Cuts and Jobs Act of 2017 (TCJA) as measured based on amounts reflected in its rate plans prior to the enactment of the TCJA in December 2017. The net benefits include the revenue requirement impact of the reduction in the corporate federal income tax rate to 21 percent, the elimination for utilities of bonus depreciation and the amortization of excess deferred federal income taxes.
CECONY, under its electric rate plan that was approved in January 2020, is amortizing its TCJA net benefits prior to January 1, 2019 allocable to its electric customers ($377 million) over a three-year period, the IRS “protected” portion of its net regulatory liability for future income taxes related to certain accelerated tax depreciation benefits allocable to its electric customers ($1,663 million) over the remaining lives of the related assets and the remainder, or “unprotected” portion of the net regulatory liability allocable to its electric customers ($784 million) over a five-year period. CECONY, under its gas rate plan that was approved in January 2020, amortized TCJA net benefits prior to January 1, 2019 allocable to its gas customers ($63 million) over a two-year period, The protected portion of its net regulatory liability for future income taxes allocable to its gas customers ($725 million) is being amortized over the remaining lives of the related assets and the unprotected portion of the net regulatory liability allocable to its gas customers ($107 million) over a five-year period.
CECONY’s net regulatory liability for future income taxes, including both the protected and unprotected portions, allocable to the company’s steam customers ($185 million) is being amortized over the remaining lives of the related assets (with the amortization period for the unprotected portion subject to review in its next steam rate proceeding).

O&R, under its current electric and gas rate plans, has reflected its TCJA net benefits in its electric and gas rates
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beginning as of January 1, 2019. Under the rate plans, O&R amortized its net benefits prior to January 1, 2019 ($22 million) over a three-year period. The protected portion of its net regulatory liability for future income taxes ($123 million) is being amortized over the remaining lives of the related assets). Pursuant to the October 2021 Joint Proposal, O&R will amortize the remaining unprotected portion of its net regulatory liability for future income taxes ($34 million) over a six-year period that began January 1, 2022.

In January 2018, the NYSPSC issued an order initiating a focused operations audit of the Utilities’ financial accounting for income taxes. The audit is investigating the Utilities’ inadvertent understatement of a portion, the amount of which may be material, of their calculation of total federal income tax expense for ratemaking purposes. The understatement was related to the calculation of plant retirement-related cost of removal. As a result of such understatement, the Utilities accumulated significant income tax regulatory assets that were not reflected in O&R’s rate plans prior to 2014, CECONY’s electric and gas rate plans prior to 2015 and 2016, respectively, and is currently not reflected in CECONY’s steam rate plan. This understatement of historical income tax expense materially reduced the amount of revenue collected from the Utilities' customers in the past. As part of the audit, the Utilities plan to pursue a private letter ruling from the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) that is expected to confirm, among other things, that in order to comply with IRS normalization rules, such understatement may not be corrected through a write-down of a portion of the regulatory asset and must be corrected through an increase in future years’ revenue requirements. The regulatory asset ($1,147 million and $23 million for CECONY and O&R, respectively, as of September 30, 2022) and ($1,176 million and $26 million for CECONY and O&R, respectively, as of December 31, 2021) is netted against the future income tax regulatory liability on the Companies’ consolidated balance sheet. The Utilities are unable to estimate the amount or range of their possible loss, if any, related to this matter. At September 30, 2022, the Utilities had not accrued a liability related to this matter.

In October 2020, the NYSPSC issued an order instituting a proceeding to consider requiring NY’s large, investor-owned utilities, including CECONY and O&R, to annually disclose what risks climate change poses to their companies, investors and customers going forward. The order notes that some holding companies, including Con Edison, already disclose climate change risks at the holding company level, but states that the NYSPSC believes that climate-related risk disclosures should be issued specific to the operating companies in NY, such as CECONY and O&R, and that such climate-related risk disclosures should be included annually with the utilities’ financial reports. In December 2020, CECONY and O&R, along with other large NY utilities, filed comments supporting climate change risk disclosures in annual reports filed with the NYSPSC and recommended the use of an industry-specific template.

In April 2021, the Department of Energy (DOE) issued a request for information to assist the DOE in developing orders and/or regulations to secure the United States’ critical electric infrastructure. Separately, in September 2021, the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency and the National Institute of Standards and Technology issued preliminary cybersecurity goals for critical infrastructure control systems, with final voluntary goals issued in October 2022. The Companies are unable to predict the impact on them of any orders or regulations that may be adopted regarding critical infrastructure.

In July 2021, the NYSPSC approved a settlement agreement among CECONY, O&R and the NYSDPS that fully resolves all issues and allegations that have been raised or could have been raised by the NYSPSC against CECONY and O&R with respect to: (1) the July 2018 rupture of a CECONY steam main located on Fifth Avenue and 21st Street in Manhattan (the “2018 Steam Incident”); (2) the July 2019 electric service interruptions to approximately 72,000 CECONY customers on the west side of Manhattan and to approximately 30,000 CECONY customers primarily in the Flatbush area of Brooklyn (the “2019 Manhattan and Brooklyn Outages”); (3) the August 2020 electric service interruptions to approximately 330,000 CECONY customers and approximately 200,000 O&R customers following Tropical Storm Isaias (the “Tropical Storm Isaias Outages”) and (4) the August 2020 electric service interruptions to approximately 190,000 customers resulting from faults at CECONY’s Rainey substation following Tropical Storm Isaias (the “Rainey Outages”). Pursuant to the settlement agreement, CECONY and O&R agreed to a total settlement amount of $75.1 million and $7.0 million, respectively. CECONY and O&R agreed to forgo recovery from customers of $25 million and $2.5 million, respectively, associated with the return on existing storm hardening assets beginning with the next rate plan for each utility (over a period of 35 years). CECONY and O&R also agreed to incur ongoing operations and maintenance costs of up to $15.8 million and $2.9 million, respectively, for, among other things, costs to maintain a certain level of contractor and vehicle storm emergency support and storm preparation audits. For CECONY, the settlement agreement included previously incurred or accrued costs of $34.3 million, including negative revenue adjustments of $5 million for the Rainey Outages and $15 million for the 2019 Manhattan and Brooklyn Outages and $14.3 million in costs to reimburse customers for food and medicine spoilage and other previously incurred expenses related to Tropical Storm Isaias and the 2018 Steam Incident. For O&R, the settlement agreement included previously incurred costs of $1.6 million to reimburse customers for food and medicine spoilage and other expenses related to the Tropical Storm Isaias Outages.




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Regulatory Assets and Liabilities
Regulatory assets and liabilities at September 30, 2022 and December 31, 2021 were comprised of the following items:
 
  
         Con Edison        CECONY
(Millions of Dollars)2022202120222021
Regulatory assets
Environmental remediation costs$919$938$840$860
System peak reduction and energy efficiency programs546285546284
Pension and other postretirement benefits deferrals369496325435
Revenue taxes428395409378
COVID-19 pandemic deferrals275282272277
Deferred storm costs270276168158 
Property tax reconciliation142202140202
MTA power reliability deferral104140104140
Gas Service Line Deferred Costs107100107100
COVID-19 arrears relief program deferral91— 88— 
Municipal infrastructure support costs33443344
Brooklyn Queens demand management program33363336
Deferred derivative losses - long term32512745
Meadowlands heater odorization project27292729
Unrecognized pension and other postretirement costs2412810110
Non-wire alternative projects23232323
Legacy meters202
Preferred stock redemption19201920
Recoverable REV demonstration project costs17161715
Gate station upgrade project 14141414
Unamortized loss on reacquired debt12161114
Other200146183132
Regulatory assets – noncurrent3,7053,6393,3963,316
Deferred derivative losses - short term9114188133
Recoverable energy costs1916518355
Regulatory assets – current282206271188
Total Regulatory Assets$3,987$3,845$3,667$3,504
Regulatory liabilities
Future income tax$1,819$1,984$1,681$1,840
Allowance for cost of removal less salvage1,2381,1991,0631,033
Unrecognized pension and other postretirement costs42932368— 
Net unbilled revenue deferrals126209126209
Deferred derivative gains - long term1526113455
Pension and other postretirement benefit deferrals1301028555
2022 Late Payment Charge Deferral 92— 92— 
Net proceeds from sale of property 7810377103
System benefit charge carrying charge72706763
Property tax refunds37353535
TCJA net benefits* 3012529123
Sales and use tax refunds28172716
BQDM and REV Demo reconciliations24252122
COVID-19 pandemic uncollectible reconciliation deferral20— 19— 
Earnings sharing - electric, gas and steam13131010
Workers' compensation118118
Settlement of prudence proceeding6666
Energy efficiency portfolio standard unencumbered funds515719 
Settlement of gas proceedings412412
Other403365353312
Regulatory liabilities – noncurrent4,7174,3814,2153,921
Deferred derivative gains - short term521142482132
Refundable energy costs343242
Revenue decoupling mechanism1311— — 
Regulatory liabilities – current568185486134
Total Regulatory Liabilities$5,285$4,566$4,701$4,055
* See "Other Regulatory Matters," above.

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In general, the Utilities receive or are being credited with a return at the Other Customer-Provided Capital rate for regulatory assets that have not been included in rate base, and receive or are being credited with a return at the pre-tax weighted average cost of capital once the asset is included in rate base. Similarly, the Utilities pay to or credit customers with a return at the Other Customer-Provided Capital rate for regulatory liabilities that have not been included in rate base, and pay to or credit customers with a return at the pre-tax weighted average cost of capital once the liability is included in rate base. The Other Customer-Provided Capital rate for the nine months ended September 30, 2022 and 2021 was 1.75 percent and 1.80 percent, respectively.

In general, the Utilities are receiving or being credited with a return on their regulatory assets for which a cash outflow has been made ($2,221 million and $1,962 million for Con Edison, and $2,024 million and $1,751 million for CECONY at September 30, 2022 and December 31, 2021, respectively). Regulatory assets of RECO for which a cash outflow has been made ($21 million and $25 million at September 30, 2022 and December 31, 2021, respectively) are not receiving or being credited with a return. RECO recovers regulatory assets over a period of up to four years or until they are addressed in its next base rate case in accordance with the rate provisions approved by the NJBPU. Regulatory liabilities are treated in a consistent manner.

Regulatory assets that represent future financial obligations and were deferred in accordance with the Utilities’ rate plans or orders issued by state regulators do not earn a return until such time as a cash outlay has been made. Regulatory liabilities are treated in a consistent manner. At September 30, 2022 and December 31, 2021, regulatory assets for Con Edison and CECONY that did not earn a return consisted of the following items:
Regulatory Assets Not Earning a Return*
                  Con Edison                CECONY
(Millions of Dollars)2022202120222021
Unrecognized pension and other postretirement costs$24$128$10$110
Environmental remediation costs913928833850
Revenue taxes408375392359
COVID-19 Deferral for Uncollectible Accounts Receivable236236232231
Deferred derivative losses - current9114188134
Deferred derivative losses - long term32512745
Other62246124
Total$1,766$1,883$1,643$1,753
*This table presents regulatory assets not earning a return for which no cash outlay has been made.
The recovery periods for regulatory assets for which a cash outflow has not been made and that do not earn a return have not yet been determined, except as noted below, and are expected to be determined pursuant to the Utilities’ future rate plans to be filed or orders issued by the state regulators in connection therewith.
The Utilities recover unrecognized pension and other postretirement costs over 10 years, and the portion of investment gains or losses recognized in expense over 15 years, pursuant to NYSPSC policy.
The deferral for revenue taxes represents the New York State metropolitan transportation business tax surcharge on the cumulative temporary differences between the book and tax basis of assets and liabilities of the Utilities, as well as the difference between taxes collected and paid by the Utilities to fund mass transportation. The Utilities recover the majority of the revenue taxes over the remaining book lives of the electric and gas plant assets, as well as the steam plant assets for CECONY.
The Utilities recover deferred derivative losses – current within one year, and noncurrent generally within three years.





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Note C – Capitalization
In June 2022, Con Edison redeemed at maturity $293 million of 8.71 percent senior unsecured notes.

In November 2022, O&R issued $100 million aggregate principal amount of 5.70 percent debentures, due 2032.
The carrying amounts and fair values of long-term debt at September 30, 2022 and December 31, 2021 were:
(Millions of Dollars)20222021
Long-Term Debt (including current portion) (a)Carrying
Amount
Fair
Value
Carrying
Amount
Fair
Value
Con Edison$22,673$19,311$23,044$26,287
CECONY$18,389$15,465$18,382$21,382
(a)Amounts shown are net of unamortized debt expense and unamortized debt discount of $216 million and $186 million for Con Edison and CECONY, respectively, as of September 30, 2022 and $226 million and $193 million for Con Edison and CECONY, respectively, as of December 31, 2021.

The fair values of the Companies' long-term debt have been estimated primarily using available market information and at September 30, 2022 are classified as Level 2 liabilities (see Note O).


Note D – Short-Term Borrowing
At September 30, 2022, Con Edison had $1,941 million of commercial paper outstanding of which $1,789 million was outstanding under CECONY’s program. The weighted average interest rate at September 30, 2022 was 3.4 percent for both Con Edison and CECONY. At December 31, 2021, Con Edison had $1,488 million of commercial paper outstanding of which $1,361 million was outstanding under CECONY’s program. The weighted average interest rate at December 31, 2021 was 0.3 percent for both Con Edison and CECONY.

At September 30, 2022 and December 31, 2021, no loans were outstanding under the Companies' December 2016 credit agreement (Credit Agreement). An immaterial amount of letters of credit were outstanding under the Credit Agreement as of September 30, 2022 and December 31, 2021.

In March 2022, CECONY entered into a 364-Day Revolving Credit Agreement (the CECONY Credit Agreement) under which banks are committed to provide loans up to $750 million on a revolving credit basis. The CECONY Credit Agreement expires on March 30, 2023 and supports CECONY’s commercial paper program. Loans issued under the CECONY Credit Agreement may also be used for other general corporate purposes. The banks’ commitments under the CECONY Credit Agreement are subject to certain conditions, including that there be no event of default and that CECONY shall have received the required regulatory approval. The commitments are not subject to maintenance of credit rating levels or the absence of a material adverse change. Upon a change of control of, or upon an event of default by CECONY, the banks may terminate their commitments and declare the loans, accrued interest and any other amounts due by CECONY immediately due and payable. Events of default include CECONY exceeding at any time a ratio of consolidated debt to consolidated total capital of 0.65 to 1; having liens on its assets in an aggregate amount exceeding five percent of its consolidated total capital, subject to certain exceptions; CECONY failing to make one or more payments in respect of material financial obligations (in excess of an aggregate $150 million of debt); cross default to other financial obligations of $150 million or more of CECONY which would permit the holder to accelerate the obligations; and other customary events of default.

In June 2022, Con Edison entered into and borrowed $400 million under a 364-Day Senior Unsecured Term Loan Credit Agreement (the June 2022 Term Loan Credit Agreement) under which a bank is committed, until November 30, 2022, to provide to Con Edison one or more tranches of incremental term loans in an aggregate amount not to exceed $200 million, in addition to the $400 million borrowed on June 30, 2022. The bank’s commitments under the agreement are subject to certain conditions, including that there be no event of default. The commitments are not subject to maintenance of credit rating levels or the absence of a material adverse change. Upon a change of control of, or upon an event of default by Con Edison, the bank may terminate its commitments and declare the loans, accrued interest and any other amounts due by Con Edison immediately due and payable. Events of default include Con Edison exceeding at any time a ratio of consolidated debt to consolidated total capital of 0.65 to 1; Con Edison or its subsidiaries having liens on its or their assets in an aggregate amount exceeding 5 percent of Con Edison’s consolidated total capital, subject to certain exceptions; Con Edison or its material subsidiaries failing to make one or more payments in respect of material financial obligations (in excess of an aggregate $150 million of debt or derivative obligations other than non-recourse debt); the occurrence of an event or condition which results in
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the acceleration of the maturity of any material debt (in excess of an aggregate $150 million of debt other than non-recourse debt) or enables the holders of such debt to accelerate the maturity thereof; and other customary events of default. Subject to certain exceptions, the commitments and any term loans issued under the June 2022 Term Loan Credit Agreement are subject to mandatory termination and prepayment with the net cash proceeds of certain equity issuances or asset sales by Con Edison.

In August 2022, the Clean Energy Businesses entered into and borrowed $150 million under a 364-Day Senior Unsecured Term Loan Credit Agreement, which is guaranteed by Con Edison and includes customary terms and conditions. Upon a change of control of the Clean Energy Businesses, the bank may declare the loan, accrued interest and any other amounts due by the Clean Energy Businesses immediately due and payable if the bank does not consent to a guarantee from the successor company, which consent may not be unreasonably withheld. Upon an event of default of the Clean Energy Businesses, the bank may declare the loan, accrued interest and any other amounts due by the Clean Energy Businesses immediately due and payable. See Note H.


Note E – Pension Benefits
Total Periodic Benefit Cost
The components of the Companies’ total periodic benefit cost for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2022 and 2021 were as follows:
 
For the Three Months Ended September 30,
Con EdisonCECONY
(Millions of Dollars)2022202120222021
Service cost – including administrative expenses$72$85$67$80
Interest cost on projected benefit obligation126118119111
Expected return on plan assets(292)(274)(277)(260)
Recognition of net actuarial loss9419789187
Recognition of prior service credit(4)(4)(5)(5)
TOTAL PERIODIC BENEFIT COST/(CREDIT)$(4)$122$(7)$113
Cost capitalized(32)(41)(30)(39)
Reconciliation to rate level63(54)59(52)
Total expense recognized$27$27$22$22

For the Nine Months Ended September 30,
Con EdisonCECONY
(Millions of Dollars)2022202120222021
Service cost – including administrative expenses$215$257$202$241
Interest cost on projected benefit obligation379353357332
Expected return on plan assets(876)(822)(832)(779)
Recognition of net actuarial loss283590268559
Recognition of prior service credit(12)(12)(15)(15)
TOTAL PERIODIC BENEFIT COST/(CREDIT)($11)$366($20)$338
Cost capitalized(100)(120)(95)(113)
Reconciliation to rate level192(165)182(158)
Total expense recognized$81$81$67$67

Components of net periodic benefit cost other than service cost are presented outside of operating income on the Companies' consolidated income statements, and only the service cost component is eligible for capitalization. Accordingly, the service cost component is included in the line "Other operations and maintenance" and the non-service cost components are included in the lines "Investment and other income" and "Other deductions" in the Companies' consolidated income statements. The increase in the "Pension and retiree benefits" asset on the Companies' consolidated balance sheets from December 31, 2021 to September 30, 2022 is primarily due to favorable plan liability experience.





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Expected Contributions
Based on estimates as of September 30, 2022, the Companies expect to make contributions to the pension plans during 2022 of $31 million (of which $18 million is to be made by CECONY). The Companies’ policy is to fund the total periodic benefit cost of the qualified plan to the extent tax deductible and to also contribute to the non-qualified supplemental plans. During the first nine months of 2022, the Companies contributed $25 million to the pension plans, $13 million of which was contributed by CECONY. CECONY also contributed $17 million to the external
trust for its non-qualified supplemental plan.


Note F – Other Postretirement Benefits
Total Periodic Benefit Cost
The components of the Companies’ total periodic other postretirement benefit cost/(credit) for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2022 and 2021 were as follows:
 
For the Three Months Ended September 30,
  
          Con Edison          CECONY
(Millions of Dollars)2022202120222021
Service cost - including administrative expenses$5$2$4$1
Interest cost on projected other postretirement benefit obligation8786
Expected return on plan assets(18)(17)(14)(14)
Recognition of net actuarial loss/(gain)(4)4(3)3
TOTAL PERIODIC OTHER POSTRETIREMENT BENEFIT COST/(CREDIT)$(9)($4)$(5)$(4)
Cost capitalized(2)(3)(2)(3)
Reconciliation to rate level7766
Total credit recognized$(4)$—$(1)$(1)

For the Nine Months Ended September 30,
  
          Con Edison          CECONY
(Millions of Dollars)2022202120222021
Service cost - including administrative expenses$14$15$11$11
Interest cost on projected other postretirement benefit obligation26232319
Expected return on plan assets(54)(51)(43)(41)
Recognition of net actuarial loss/(gain)(11)17(7)13
Recognition of prior service credit(1)(2)— (1)
TOTAL PERIODIC OTHER POSTRETIREMENT BENEFIT COST/(CREDIT)$(26)$2 $(16)$1
Cost capitalized(6)(9)(5)(7)
Reconciliation to rate level227182
Total credit recognized$(10)$—$(3)$(4)

For information about the presentation of the components of other postretirement benefit costs, see Note E.

Contributions
As of September 30, 2022, the Companies contributed $9 million (all of which was made by CECONY) to the other postretirement benefit plans in 2022. The Companies' policy is to fund the total periodic benefit cost of the plans to the extent tax deductible.


Note G – Environmental Matters
Superfund Sites
Hazardous substances, such as asbestos, polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs) and coal tar, have been used or generated in the course of operations of the Utilities and their predecessors and are present at sites and in facilities and equipment they currently or previously owned, including sites at which gas was manufactured or stored.
The Federal Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation and Liability Act of 1980 and similar state statutes (Superfund) impose joint and several liability, regardless of fault, upon generators of hazardous substances
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for investigation and remediation costs (which include costs of demolition, removal, disposal, storage, replacement, containment and monitoring) and natural resource damages. Liability under these laws can be material and may be imposed for contamination from past acts, even though such past acts may have been lawful at the time they occurred. The sites at which the Utilities have been asserted to have liability under these laws, including their manufactured gas plant sites and any neighboring areas to which contamination may have migrated, are referred to herein as “Superfund Sites.”
For Superfund Sites where there are other potentially responsible parties and the Utilities are not managing the site investigation and remediation, the accrued liability represents an estimate of the amount the Utilities will need to pay to investigate and, where determinable, discharge their related obligations. For Superfund Sites (including the manufactured gas plant sites) for which one of the Utilities is managing the investigation and remediation, the accrued liability represents an estimate of the company's share of the undiscounted cost to investigate the sites and, for sites that have been investigated in whole or in part, the cost to remediate the sites, if remediation is necessary and if a reasonable estimate of such cost can be made. Remediation costs are estimated in light of the information available, applicable remediation standards and experience with similar sites.
The accrued liabilities and regulatory assets related to Superfund Sites at September 30, 2022 and December 31, 2021 were as follows:
        Con Edison        CECONY
(Millions of Dollars)2022202120222021
Accrued Liabilities:
Manufactured gas plant sites$833$845$744$755
Other Superfund Sites90958995
Total$923$940$833$850
Regulatory assets$919$938$840$860

Most of the accrued Superfund Site liability relates to sites that have been investigated, in whole or in part. However, for some of the sites, the extent and associated cost of the required remediation has not yet been determined. As investigations progress and information pertaining to the required remediation becomes available, the Utilities expect that additional liability may be accrued, the amount of which is not presently determinable but may be material. The Utilities are permitted to recover or defer as regulatory assets (for subsequent recovery through rates) prudently incurred site investigation and remediation costs.
Environmental remediation costs incurred related to Superfund Sites for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2022 and 2021 were as follows: 
For the Three Months Ended September 30,
          Con Edison     CECONY
(Millions of Dollars)2022202120222021
Remediation costs incurred$3$7$3$7

For the Nine Months Ended September 30,
          Con Edison     CECONY
(Millions of Dollars)2022202120222021
Remediation costs incurred$17$21$16$20

Insurance and other third-party recoveries received by Con Edison or CECONY were immaterial for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2022 and 2021.
In 2021, Con Edison and CECONY estimated that for their manufactured gas plant sites (including CECONY’s Astoria site), the aggregate undiscounted potential liability for the investigation and remediation of coal tar and/or other environmental contaminants could range up to $2,980 million and $2,840 million, respectively. These estimates were based on the assumption that there is contamination at all sites, including those that have not yet been fully investigated and additional assumptions about the extent of the contamination and the type and extent of the remediation that may be required. Actual experience may be materially different.




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Asbestos Proceedings
Suits have been brought in New York State and federal courts against the Utilities and many other defendants, wherein a large number of plaintiffs sought large amounts of compensatory and punitive damages for deaths and injuries allegedly caused by exposure to asbestos at various premises of the Utilities. The suits that have been resolved, which are many, have been resolved without any payment by the Utilities, or for amounts that were not, in the aggregate, material to them. The amounts specified in all the remaining thousands of suits total billions of dollars; however, the Utilities believe that these amounts are greatly exaggerated, based on the disposition of previous claims. At September 30, 2022, Con Edison and CECONY have accrued their estimated aggregate undiscounted potential liabilities for these suits and additional suits that may be brought over the next 15 years as shown in the following table. These estimates were based upon a combination of modeling, historical data analysis and risk factor assessment. Courts have begun, and unless otherwise determined on appeal may continue, to apply different standards for determining liability in asbestos suits than the standard that applied historically. As a result, the Companies currently believe that there is a reasonable possibility of an exposure to loss in excess of the liability accrued for the suits. The Companies are unable to estimate the amount or range of such loss. In addition, certain current and former employees have claimed or are claiming workers’ compensation benefits based on alleged disability from exposure to asbestos. CECONY is permitted to defer as regulatory assets (for subsequent recovery through rates) costs incurred for its asbestos lawsuits and workers’ compensation claims.
The accrued liability for asbestos suits and workers’ compensation proceedings (including those related to asbestos exposure) and the amounts deferred as regulatory assets or liabilities for the Companies at September 30, 2022 and December 31, 2021 were as follows:
          Con Edison     CECONY
(Millions of Dollars)2022202120222021
Accrued liability – asbestos suits$8$8$7$7
Regulatory assets – asbestos suits$8$8$7$7
Accrued liability – workers’ compensation$62$65$59$62
Regulatory liabilities – workers’ compensation$11$8$11$8


Note H – Material Contingencies
Manhattan Explosion and Fire
On March 12, 2014, two multi-use five-story tall buildings located on Park Avenue between 116th and 117th Streets in Manhattan were destroyed by an explosion and fire. CECONY had delivered gas to the buildings through service lines from a distribution main located below ground on Park Avenue. Eight people died and more than 50 people were injured. Additional buildings were also damaged. The National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) investigated. The parties to the investigation included the company, the City of New York, the Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration and the NYSPSC. In June 2015, the NTSB issued a final report concerning the incident, its probable cause and safety recommendations. The NTSB determined that the probable cause of the incident was (1) the failure of a defective fusion joint at a service tee (which joined a plastic service line to a plastic distribution main) installed by the company that allowed gas to leak from the distribution main and migrate into a building where it ignited and (2) a breach in a city sewer line that allowed groundwater and soil to flow into the sewer, resulting in a loss of support for the distribution main, which caused it to sag and overstressed the defective fusion joint. The NTSB also made safety recommendations, including recommendations to the company that addressed its procedures for the preparation and examination of plastic fusions, training of its staff on conditions for notifications to the city’s Fire Department and extension of its gas main isolation valve installation program. In February 2017, the NYSPSC approved a settlement agreement with the company related to the NYSPSC's investigations of the incident and the practices of qualifying persons to perform plastic fusions. Pursuant to the agreement, the company is providing $27 million of future benefits to customers (for which it has accrued a regulatory liability) and will not recover from customers $126 million of costs for gas emergency response activities that it had previously incurred and expensed. Approximately eighty suits are pending against the company seeking generally unspecified damages and, in some cases, punitive damages, for wrongful death, personal injury, property damage and business interruption. The company notified its insurers of the incident and believes that the policies in force at the time of the incident will cover the company’s costs, in excess of a required retention (the amount of which is not material), to satisfy any liability it may have for damages in connection with the incident. During 2020, the company accrued its estimated liability for the suits of $40 million and an insurance receivable in the same amount, which estimated liability did not change as of September 30, 2022.

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Other Contingencies
For additional contingencies, see "COVID-19 Regulatory Matters" and "Other Regulatory Matters" in Note B, Note G and “Uncertain Tax Positions” in Note J.

Guarantees
Con Edison and its subsidiaries have entered into various agreements providing financial or performance assurance primarily to third parties on behalf of their subsidiaries. Maximum amounts guaranteed by Con Edison and its subsidiaries under these agreements totaled $2,232 million and $2,157 million at September 30, 2022 and December 31, 2021, respectively.
A summary, by type and term, of Con Edison's total guarantees under these agreements at September 30, 2022 is as follows:
 
Guarantee Type0 – 3 years4 – 10 years> 10 yearsTotal
(Millions of Dollars)
Con Edison Transmission$442$— $— $442
Energy transactions49322292807
Renewable electric projects33269360761
Other222— — 222
Total$1,489$91$652$2,232

Con Edison Transmission — Con Edison has guaranteed payment by CET Electric of the contributions CET Electric agreed to make to New York Transco LLC (NY Transco). CET Electric owns a 45.7 percent interest in NY Transco. In April 2019, the New York Independent System Operator (NYISO) selected a transmission project that was jointly proposed by National Grid and NY Transco. The siting, construction and operation of the project will require approvals and permits from appropriate governmental agencies and authorities, including the NYSPSC. The NYISO indicated it will work with the developers to enter into agreements for the development and operation of the projects, including a schedule for entry into service by December 2023. Guarantee amount shown includes the maximum possible required amount of CET Electric’s contributions for this project as calculated based on the assumptions that the project is completed at 175 percent of its estimated costs and NY Transco does not use any debt financing for the project.
Energy Transactions — Con Edison and the Clean Energy Businesses guarantee payments on behalf of their subsidiaries in order to facilitate physical and financial transactions in electricity, gas, pipeline capacity, transportation, oil, renewable energy credits and energy services. To the extent that liabilities exist under the contracts subject to these guarantees, such liabilities are included in Con Edison’s consolidated balance sheet.
Renewable Electric Projects — Con Edison and the Clean Energy Businesses guarantee payments on behalf of their wholly-owned subsidiaries associated with their investment in, or development for others of, solar and wind energy facilities.

Other — Other guarantees include a $70 million guarantee provided by Con Edison to Travelers Insurance Company for indemnity agreements for surety bonds in connection with the operation of solar energy facilities and energy service projects of the Clean Energy Businesses. Other guarantees also include a guarantee provided by Con Edison in connection with the Clean Energy Businesses’ obligations under a $150 million, 364-Day Senior Unsecured Term Loan Credit Agreement. See Note D.

Note I – Leases
Operating lease cost and cash paid for amounts included in the measurement of lease liabilities for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2022 and 2021 were as follows:
For the Three Months Ended September 30,
Con EdisonCECONY
(Millions of Dollars)2022202120222021
Operating lease cost$22 $22 $17 $16 
Operating lease cash flows$11 $10 $5 $6 





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For the Nine Months Ended September 30,
Con EdisonCECONY
(Millions of Dollars)2022202120222021
Operating lease cost$66 $65 $50 $49 
Operating lease cash flows$28 $26 $13 $15 

As of September 30, 2022 and December 31, 2021, assets recorded as finance leases were $2 million for Con Edison and $1 million for CECONY, and the accumulated amortization associated with finance leases for Con Edison and CECONY were $4 million and $2 million, respectively.

For the three and nine months ended September 30, 2022 and 2021, finance lease costs and cash flows for Con Edison and CECONY were immaterial.

Right-of-use assets obtained in exchange for operating lease obligations for Con Edison and CECONY were $5 million and $3 million, respectively, for the three months ended September 30, 2022 and $76 million and $67 million, respectively, for the nine months ended September 30, 2022. Right-of-use assets obtained in exchange for operating lease obligations for Con Edison and CECONY were $15 million and $5 million, respectively, for the three months ended September 30, 2021 and $32 million and $7 million, respectively, for the nine months ended September 30, 2021.

Other information related to leases for Con Edison and CECONY at September 30, 2022 and December 31, 2021 were as follows:
Con EdisonCECONY
2022202120222021
Weighted Average Remaining Lease Term:
Operating leases18.2 years18.5 years12.6 years12.1 years
Finance leases7.2 years7.1 years2.5 years3.1 years
Weighted Average Discount Rate:
Operating leases4.3%4.3%3.7%3.5%
Finance leases1.9%1.8%1.0%1.1%


Future minimum lease payments under non-cancellable leases at September 30, 2022 were as follows:

(Millions of Dollars)Con EdisonCECONY
Year Ending September 30,Operating LeasesFinance LeasesOperating LeasesFinance Leases
2023$84$— $63$— 
2024811621
202582— 63— 
202681— 63— 
202781— 64— 
All years thereafter9631472— 
Total future minimum lease payments$1,372$2$787$1
Less: imputed interest(469)— (165)— 
Total$903$2$622$1
Reported as of September 30, 2022
Operating lease liabilities (current)$131$— $99$— 
Operating lease liabilities (noncurrent)772— 523— 
Other noncurrent liabilities— 2— 1
Total$903$2$622$1

At September 30, 2022, the Companies had an additional operating lease agreement that had not yet commenced, for a solar electric facility under construction by the Clean Energy Businesses, for which the present value of the
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lease payments is $3 million. This lease is expected to commence within one year, with a lease term of approximately 40 years.

The Companies are lessors under certain leases whereby the Companies own real estate and distribution poles and lease portions of them to others. Revenue under such leases was immaterial for Con Edison and CECONY for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2022 and 2021.


Note J – Income Tax
Con Edison’s income tax expense increased to $160 million for the three months ended September 30, 2022 from $127 million for the three months ended September 30, 2021. The increase in income tax expense is primarily due to higher income before income tax expense, higher state income taxes and assistance received from a New York State COVID-19 arrears program in 2022 (see “COVID-19 Regulatory Matters” in Note B), offset in part by higher income attributable to non-controlling interest and lower reserve for injuries and damages.

CECONY’s income tax expense increased to $124 million for the three months ended September 30, 2022 from $90 million for the three months ended September 30, 2021. The increase in income tax expense is primarily due to higher income before income tax expense, higher state income taxes, assistance received from a New York State COVID-19 arrears program in 2022 (see “COVID-19 Regulatory Matters” in Note B) and the absence of a favorable tax adjustment from a prior year tax return due to an increase in the general business tax credits, offset in part by lower reserve for injuries and damages.

Reconciliation of the difference between income tax expense and the amount computed by applying the prevailing statutory income tax rate to income before income taxes for the three months ended September 30, 2022 and 2021 is as follows:

Con EdisonCECONY
(% of Pre-tax income)2022202120222021
STATUTORY TAX RATE
Federal21 %21 %21 %21 %
Changes in computed taxes resulting from:
State income tax, net of federal income tax benefit
Amortization of excess deferred federal income taxes(6)(7)(7)(8)
Taxes attributable to non-controlling interest— — — 
Cost of removal
Other plant-related items— (1)— (1)
Renewable energy credits(1)(1)— — 
Allowance for uncollectible accounts, net of COVID-19 assistance— — — 
Injuries and damages reserve
— — — 
Prior period federal income tax return adjustments— (1)— (1)
Other— — (1)— 
Effective tax rate21 %21 %20 %18 %

Con Edison’s income tax expense increased to $330 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2022 from $194 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2021. The increase in income tax expense is primarily due to higher income before income tax expense, higher state income taxes and an increase in the reserve for uncertain tax positions for prior years at the Clean Energy Businesses, offset in part by a lower loss attributable to non-controlling interest and an increase in research and development credits from prior years at the Utilities.

CECONY’s income tax expense increased to $232 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2022 from $188 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2021. The increase in income tax expense is primarily due to higher income before income tax expense, higher state income taxes and lower flow-through tax benefits in 2022 for plant-related items, offset in part by higher research and development credits from prior years.

Reconciliation of the difference between income tax expense and the amount computed by applying the prevailing statutory income tax rate to income before income taxes for the nine months ended September 30, 2022 and 2021 is as follows:




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Con EdisonCECONY
(% of Pre-tax income)2022202120222021
STATUTORY TAX RATE
Federal21 %21 %21 %21 %
Changes in computed taxes resulting from:
State income tax, net of federal income tax benefit
Amortization of excess deferred federal income taxes(8)(11)(10)(11)
Taxes attributable to non-controlling interest— — 
Cost of removal
Other plant-related items— (1)(1)(1)
Renewable energy credits(2)(2)— — 
Other— (1)— — 
Effective tax rate19 %16 %17 %16 %

In April 2021, New York State passed a law that increased the corporate franchise tax rate on business income from 6.5% to 7.25%, retroactive to January 1, 2021, for taxpayers with taxable income greater than $5 million. The law also reinstated the business capital tax at 0.1875%, not to exceed an annual maximum tax liability of $5 million per taxpayer. New York State requires a corporate franchise taxpayer to calculate and pay the highest amount of tax under the three alternative methods: a tax on business income; a tax on business capital; or a fixed dollar minimum. The provisions to increase the corporate franchise tax rate and reinstate a business capital tax are scheduled to expire after 2023 and are not expected to have a material impact on the Companies’ financial position, results of operations or liquidity.

Uncertain Tax Positions
As a result of an unfavorable settlement reached at appeals with the IRS in the second quarter of 2022, the Clean Energy Businesses increased its reserve for uncertain tax positions for prior years by $5 million. At September 30, 2022, the estimated liability for uncertain tax positions for Con Edison was $21 million ($7 million for CECONY). Con Edison reasonably expects to resolve within the next twelve months approximately $17 million of various federal uncertainties due to the expected completion of ongoing tax examinations, of which the entire amount, if recognized, would reduce Con Edison's effective tax rate. The amount related to CECONY is $4 million, which, if recognized, would reduce CECONY’s effective tax rate. The total amount of unrecognized tax benefits, if recognized, that would reduce Con Edison’s effective tax rate is $21 million, with $7 million attributable to CECONY.

The Companies recognize interest on liabilities for uncertain tax positions in interest expense and would recognize penalties, if any, in operating expenses in the Companies’ consolidated income statements. For the nine months ended September 30, 2022 and 2021, the Companies recognized an immaterial amount of interest expense and no penalties for uncertain tax positions in their consolidated income statements. At September 30, 2022 and December 31, 2021, the Companies recognized an immaterial amount of accrued interest on their consolidated balance sheets.


Note K – Revenue Recognition
The following table presents, for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2022 and 2021, revenue from contracts with customers as defined in Accounting Standards Codification Topic 606, "Revenue from Contracts with Customers," as well as additional revenue from sources other than contracts with customers, disaggregated by major source.
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For the Three Months Ended September 30, 2022For the Three Months Ended September 30, 2021
(Millions of Dollars)Revenues from contracts with customersOther revenues (a)Total operating revenuesRevenues from contracts with customersOther revenues (a)Total operating revenues
CECONY
Electric$3,165$(88)$3,077$2,776$(46)$2,730
Gas 40954143052307
Steam5535852355
Total CECONY$3,629$(80)$3,549$3,133$(41)$3,092
O&R
Electric256(4)252229(6)223
Gas 29103932234
Total O&R$285$6$291$261$(4)$257
Clean Energy Businesses
Renewables197— 197185— 185
Energy services 13— 1365— 65
Develop/Transfer Projects37— 3714— 14
   Other— 7878— — — 
Total Clean Energy Businesses$247$78$325$264$— $264
Con Edison Transmission1— 11— 1
Other (b)— (1)(1)— (1)(1)
Total Con Edison$4,162$3$4,165$3,659$(46)$3,613
(a) For the Utilities, this includes primarily revenue or negative revenue adjustments from alternative revenue programs, such as the revenue decoupling mechanisms under their NY electric and gas rate plans (see "Rate Plans" in Note B). For the Clean Energy Businesses, this includes revenue from wholesale services.
(b)    Parent company and consolidation adjustments.



For the Nine Months Ended September 30, 2022For the Nine Months Ended September 30, 2021
(Millions of Dollars)Revenues from contracts with customersOther revenues (a)Total operating revenuesRevenues from contracts with customersOther revenues (a)Total operating revenues
CECONY
Electric$7,525$(124)$7,401$6,695$(34)$6,661
Gas 2,090372,1271,699311,730
Steam436844438310393
Total CECONY$10,051$(79)$9,972$8,777$7$8,784
O&R
Electric595(1)594535(13)522
Gas 2172219184(7)177
Total O&R$812$1$813$719$(20)$699
Clean Energy Businesses
Renewables524— 524519— 519
Energy services 57— 57168— 168
Develop/Transfer Projects56— 5626— 26 
   Other— 220220— 6666
Total Clean Energy Businesses$637$220$857$713$66$779
Con Edison Transmission3— 33— 3
Other (b)— (6)(6)— (4)(4)
Total Con Edison$11,503$136$11,639$10,212$49$10,261
(a) For the Utilities, this includes primarily revenue or negative revenue adjustments from alternative revenue programs, such as the revenue decoupling mechanisms under their NY electric and gas rate plans (see "Rate Plans" in Note B). For the Clean Energy Businesses, this includes revenue from wholesale services.
(b)    Parent company and consolidation adjustments.






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20222021
(Millions of Dollars)Unbilled contract revenue (a)Unearned revenue (b)Unbilled contract revenue (a)Unearned revenue (b)
Beginning balance as of January 1, $35$7$11$41
Additions (c)103— 174
Subtractions (c)814(d)12731(d)
Ending balance as of September 30,$57$3$58$10
(a)Unbilled contract revenue represents accumulated incurred costs and earned profits on contracts (revenue arrangements), which have been recorded as revenue, but have not yet been billed to customers, and which represent contract assets as defined in Topic 606. Substantially all accrued unbilled contract revenue is expected to be collected within one year. Unbilled contract revenue arises from the cost-to-cost method of revenue recognition. Unbilled contract revenue from fixed-price type contracts is converted to billed receivables when amounts are invoiced to customers according to contractual billing terms, which generally occur when deliveries or other performance milestones are completed.
(b)Unearned revenue represents a liability for billings to customers in excess of earned revenue, which are contract liabilities as defined in Topic 606.
(c)Additions for unbilled contract revenue and subtractions for unearned revenue represent additional revenue earned. Additions for unearned revenue and subtractions for unbilled contract revenue represent billings. Activity also includes appropriate balance sheet classification for the period.
(d)Of the subtractions from unearned revenue, $4 million and $31 million were included in the balances as of January 1, 2022 and 2021, respectively.

As of September 30, 2022, the aggregate amount of the remaining fixed performance obligations of the Clean Energy Businesses under contracts with customers for energy services was $303 million, of which $265 million will be recognized within the next two years, and the remaining $38 million will be recognized pursuant to long-term service and maintenance agreements.

Utilities' Assessment of Late Payment Charges
In March 2020, the Utilities began suspending new late payment charges and certain other fees for all customers.
For the three months ended September 30, 2021, the estimated amount of these revenues was $12 million and $11 million for Con Edison and CECONY, respectively. For the nine months ended September 30, 2021, the estimated amount of these revenues was $49 million and $46 million for Con Edison and CECONY, respectively. The Utilities also began providing payment extensions for all customers that were scheduled to be disconnected prior to the start of the COVID-19 pandemic. In November 2021, the NYSPSC issued an order establishing a surcharge recovery mechanism for CECONY to collect, commencing December 1, 2021 through December 31, 2022, $43 million and $7 million for electric and gas, respectively, of late payment charges and fees that were not billed for the year ended December 31, 2020. In April 2022, the NYSPSC approved the October 2021 O&R NY joint proposal for new electric and gas rate plans for the three-year period January 2022 through December 2024 that includes certain COVID-19 provisions, such as: recovery of 2020 late payment charges over three years; reconciliation of late payment charges to amounts reflected in rates for years 2021 through 2024; and reconciliation of write-offs of customer accounts receivable balances to amounts reflected in rates from January 1, 2020 through December 31, 2024. CECONY resumed late payment charges for commercial and residential customers who have not experienced a change in financial circumstances due to the COVID-19 pandemic in September 2021 and October 2021, respectively. O&R resumed late payment charges for commercial and residential customers who have not experienced a change in financial circumstances due to the COVID-19 pandemic in October 2021. See "COVID-19 Regulatory Matters" in Note B.


Note L – Current Expected Credit Losses
Allowance for Uncollectible Accounts
The Utilities’ “Account receivable – customers” balance consists of utility bills due (bills are generally due the month following billing) from customers who have energy delivered, generated, or services provided by the Utilities. The balance also reflects the Utilities’ purchase of receivables from energy service companies to support the retail choice programs.
“Other receivables” balance generally reflects costs billed by the Utilities for goods and services provided to external parties, such as accommodation work for private parties and certain governmental entities, real estate rental and pole attachments.
The Clean Energy Businesses’ customer accounts receivable balance generally reflects the management of energy supply assets, energy-efficiency services to government and commercial customers, and the engineering, procurement, and construction services of renewable energy projects. The Clean Energy Businesses calculate an
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allowance for uncollectible accounts related to their energy services customers based on an aging and customer-specific analysis. The amount of such reserves was not material at September 30, 2022 and December 31, 2021.
The Companies develop expected loss estimates using past events data and consider current conditions and future reasonable and supportable forecasts. Changes to the Utilities’ reserve balances that result in write-offs of customer accounts receivable balances above existing rate allowances are not reflected in rates during the term of the current rate plans. For the Utilities’ customer accounts receivable allowance for uncollectible accounts, past events considered include write-offs relative to customer accounts receivable; current conditions include macro-and micro-economic conditions related to trends in the local economy, bankruptcy rates and aged customer accounts receivable balances, among other factors; and forecasts about the future include assumptions related to the level of write-offs and recoveries. Generally, the Utilities write off customer accounts receivable as uncollectible 90 days after the account is turned off for non-payment, or the account is closed during the collection process. See "COVID-19 Regulatory Matters" in Note B.
Other receivables allowance for uncollectible accounts is calculated based on a historical average of collections relative to total other receivables, including current receivables. Current macro- and micro-economic conditions are also considered when calculating the current reserve. Probable outcomes of pending litigation, whether favorable or unfavorable to the Companies, are also included in the consideration.
Starting in 2020, the potential economic impact of the COVID-19 pandemic was also considered in forward-looking projections related to write-off and recovery rates and resulted in increases to the allowance for uncollectible accounts. The decreases to the allowance for customer uncollectible accounts for Con Edison and CECONY were $31 million and $27 million, respectively for the three months ended September 30, 2022 and $12 million and $7 million, respectively, for the nine months ended September 30, 2022. The decreases primarily resulted from the credits issued pursuant to the New York State COVID-19 arrears assistance programs. See "COVID-19 Regulatory Matters" in Note B. The increases to the allowance for uncollectible accounts for Con Edison and CECONY were $38 million for the three months ended September 30, 2021 and $165 million and $162 million, respectively, for the nine months ended September 30, 2021.

Customer accounts receivable and the associated allowance for uncollectible accounts are included in the line “Accounts receivable – customers” on the Companies’ consolidated balance sheets. Other receivables and the associated allowance for uncollectible accounts are included in “Other receivables” on the consolidated balance sheets.
The table below presents a rollforward by major portfolio segment type for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2022 and 2021:
For the Three Months Ended September 30,
Con EdisonCECONY
Accounts receivable - customersOther receivablesAccounts receivable - customersOther receivables
(Millions of Dollars)20222021202220212022202120222021
Allowance for credit losses
Beginning Balance at July 1, $336$275$9$7$324$262$7$4
Recoveries43— — 43— — 
Write-offs2(24)(2)— 4(23)(1)— 
Reserve adjustments(37)592(35)5811
Ending Balance September 30,$305$313$9$7$297$300$7$5






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For the Nine Months Ended September 30,
Con EdisonCECONY
Accounts receivable - customersOther receivablesAccounts receivable - customersOther receivables
(Millions of Dollars)20222021202220212022202120222021
Allowance for credit losses
Beginning Balance at January 1,$317$148$22$7$304$138$19$4
Recoveries13 — — 128— — 
Write-offs(62)(66)(5)(1)(56)(62)(3)— 
Reserve adjustments37 222 (8)37216(9)
Ending Balance September 30,$305$313$9$7$297$300$7$5


Note M – Financial Information by Business Segment
Con Edison’s principal business segments are CECONY’s regulated utility activities, O&R’s regulated utility activities, the Clean Energy Businesses and Con Edison Transmission. CECONY’s principal business segments are its regulated electric, gas and steam utility activities. The financial data for the business segments for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2022 and 2021 were as follows:
 
For the Three Months Ended September 30,
Operating
revenues
Inter-segment
revenues
Depreciation and
amortization
Operating
income/(loss)
(Millions of Dollars)20222021202220212022202120222021
CECONY
Electric$3,077$2,730$5$5$324$324$843$834
Gas414307229382(40)(48)
Steam585519182423(65)(58)
Consolidation adjustments— — (26)(25)— — — — 
Total CECONY$3,549$3,092$— $— $441$429$738$728
O&R
Electric$252$223$— $— $18$18$61$55
Gas3934— — 76(10)(8)
Total O&R$291$257$— $— $25$24$51$47
Clean Energy Businesses $325$264$— $— $60$58$104$79
Con Edison Transmission11— — — — (2)(2)
Other (a)(1)(1)— — (1)(2)(2)
Total Con Edison$4,165$3,613$— $— $525$512$889$850
(a) Parent company and consolidation adjustments. Other does not represent a business segment.

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For the Nine Months Ended September 30,
Operating
revenues
Inter-segment
revenues
Depreciation and
amortization
Operating
income/(loss)
(Millions of Dollars)20222021202220212022202120222021
CECONY
Electric$7,401$6,661$14$14$994$959$1,233$1,337
Gas2,1271,73066275239511490
Steam44439357557269(15)9
Consolidation adjustments— — (77)(75)— — — — 
Total CECONY$9,972$8,784$— $— $1,341$1,267$1,729$1,836
O&R
Electric$594$522$— $— $53$52$85$78
Gas219177— — 20192530
Total O&R$813$699$— $— $73$71$110$108
Clean Energy Businesses$857$779$— $— $178$172$248$196
Con Edison Transmission33— — 11(8)(7)
Other (a)(6)(4)— — — — (5)(4)
Total Con Edison$11,639$10,261$— $— $1,593$1,511$2,074$2,129
(a) Parent company and consolidation adjustments. Other does not represent a business segment.



Note N – Derivative Instruments and Hedging Activities
Con Edison’s subsidiaries hedge market price fluctuations associated with physical purchases and sales of electricity, natural gas, steam and, to a lesser extent, refined fuels by using derivative instruments including futures, forwards, basis swaps, options, transmission congestion contracts and financial transmission rights contracts. These are economic hedges, for which the Utilities and the Clean Energy Business do not elect hedge accounting. The Clean Energy Businesses use interest rate swaps to manage the risks associated with interest rates related to outstanding and expected future debt issuances and borrowings. Derivatives are recognized on the consolidated balance sheet at fair value (see Note O), unless an exception is available under the accounting rules for derivatives and hedging. Qualifying derivative contracts that have been designated as normal purchases or normal sales contracts are not reported at fair value under the accounting rules.





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The fair values of the Companies’ derivatives including the offsetting of assets and liabilities on the consolidated balance sheet at September 30, 2022 and December 31, 2021 were:
 
(Millions of Dollars)20222021
Balance Sheet LocationGross Amounts of
Recognized
Assets/(Liabilities)
Gross
Amounts
Offset
Net Amounts
of Assets/
(Liabilities) (a)
Gross Amounts of
Recognized
Assets/(Liabilities)
Gross
Amounts
Offset
Net Amounts
of Assets/
(Liabilities) (a)
Con Edison
Fair value of derivative assets
Current$667$(415)$252(b)(c)$285$(158)$127(b)
Noncurrent303(53)250(c)90(13)77(d)
Total fair value of derivative assets$970$(468)$502$375$(171)$204
Fair value of derivative liabilities
Current$(212)$142$(70)(b)$(289)$137$(152)(d)
Noncurrent(68)37(31)(94)10(84)(d)
Total fair value of derivative liabilities$(280)$179$(101)$(383)$147$(236)
Net fair value derivative assets/(liabilities)$690($289)$401$(8)$(24)$(32)
CECONY
Fair value of derivative assets
Current$521$(335)$186(b)$135$(64)$71(b)
Noncurrent181(45)13671(15)56
Total fair value of derivative assets$702$(380)$322$206$(79)$127
Fair value of derivative liabilities
Current$(134)$84$(50)$(131)$43$(88)
Noncurrent(50)35(15)(50)10(40)
Total fair value of derivative liabilities$(184)$119$(65)$(181)$53$(128)
Net fair value derivative assets/(liabilities)$518$(261)$257$25$(26)$(1)
(a)Derivative instruments and collateral were offset on the consolidated balance sheet as applicable under the accounting rules. The Companies enter into master agreements for their commodity derivatives. These agreements typically provide offset in the event of contract termination. In such case, generally the non-defaulting party’s payable will be offset by the defaulting party’s payable. The non-defaulting party will customarily notify the defaulting party within a specific time period and come to an agreement on the early termination amount.
(b)At September 30, 2022, margin deposits for Con Edison ($4 million and an immaterial amount) were classified as derivative assets and derivative liabilities, respectively, and for CECONY $4 million was classified as derivative assets on the consolidated balance sheet, but not included in the table. At December 31, 2021 margin deposits for Con Edison and CECONY of $1 million and an immaterial amount, respectively, were classified as derivative assets on the consolidated balance sheet, but not included in the table. Margin is collateral, typically cash, that the holder of a derivative instrument is required to deposit in order to transact on an exchange and to cover its potential losses with its broker or the exchange.
(c)Includes amounts for interest rate swaps of $21 million in current assets and $84 million in noncurrent assets. At September 30, 2022, the Clean Energy Businesses had interest rate swaps with notional amounts of $996 million. The expiration dates of the swaps range from 2025-2041.
(d)Includes amounts for interest rate swaps of $4 million in noncurrent assets, $(20) million in current liabilities and $(38) million in noncurrent liabilities. At December 31, 2021, the Clean Energy Businesses had interest rate swaps with notional amounts of $1,031 million. The expiration dates of the swaps ranged from 2025-2041.

The Utilities generally recover their prudently incurred fuel, purchased power and gas costs, including hedging gains and losses, in accordance with rate provisions approved by the applicable state utility regulators. In accordance with the accounting rules for regulated operations, the Utilities record a regulatory asset or regulatory liability to defer recognition of unrealized gains and losses on their electric and gas derivatives. As gains and losses are realized in future periods, they will be recognized as purchased power, gas and fuel costs in the Companies’ consolidated income statements.

The Clean Energy Businesses record realized and unrealized gains and losses on their derivative contracts in gas purchased for resale and non-utility revenue in the reporting period in which they occur. The Clean Energy Businesses record changes in the fair value of their interest rate swaps in other interest expense at the end of each reporting period. Management believes that these derivative instruments represent economic hedges that mitigate exposure to fluctuations in commodity prices and interest rates.
 
The following table presents the realized and unrealized gains or losses on derivatives that have been deferred or recognized in earnings for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2022 and 2021:
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For the Three Months Ended September 30,
          Con Edison          CECONY
(Millions of Dollars) Balance Sheet Location2022202120222021
Pre-tax gains/(losses) deferred in accordance with accounting rules for regulated operations:
CurrentDeferred derivative gains$31$296$30$279
NoncurrentDeferred derivative gains23701766
Total deferred gains/(losses)$54$366$47$345
CurrentDeferred derivative losses$41$(4)$37$(3)
CurrentRecoverable energy costs1681715213
NoncurrentDeferred derivative losses49(61)45(55)
Total deferred gains/(losses)$258$(48)$234$(45)
Net deferred gains/(losses)$312$318$281$300
Income Statement Location
Pre-tax gains/(losses) recognized in income
Gas purchased for resale$(2)$2$— $— 
Non-utility revenue(1)(23)— — 
Other operations and maintenance expense(1)1(1)
Other interest expense (a)4911— — 
Total pre-tax gains/(losses) recognized in income$45$(9)($1)$1 
(a)See (b) below.
For the Nine Months Ended September 30,
          Con Edison          CECONY
(Millions of Dollars) Balance Sheet Location2022202120222021
Pre-tax gains/(losses) deferred in accordance with accounting rules for regulated operations:
CurrentDeferred derivative gains$379$443$350$415
NoncurrentDeferred derivative gains911067997
Total deferred gains/(losses)$470$549$429$512
CurrentDeferred derivative losses$50$25$45$22
CurrentRecoverable energy costs357(30)324(29)
NoncurrentDeferred derivative losses19(16)18(13)
Total deferred gains/(losses)$426$(21)$387$(20)
Net deferred gains/(losses) (a)$896$528$816$492
Income Statement Location
Pre-tax gains/(losses) recognized in income
Gas purchased for resale$1$4$— $— 
Non-utility revenue(23)(22)— — 
Other operations and maintenance expense45
Other interest expense (b)15845— — 
Total pre-tax gains/(losses) recognized in income$140$32$4 $5 
(a)Unrealized net deferred gains on electric and gas derivatives for the Utilities increased as a result of higher electric and gas commodity prices during the nine months ended September 30, 2022. Upon settlement, short-term deferred derivative gains generally reduce the recoverable costs of electric and gas purchases.
(b)Gains recognized in other interest expense relate to interest rate swaps at the Clean Energy Businesses. The gains recognized are consistent with the increasing interest rate environment in 2022.
The following table presents the hedged volume of Con Edison’s and CECONY’s commodity derivative transactions at September 30, 2022:
 
Electric Energy
(MWh) (a)(b)
Capacity (MW) (a)Natural Gas
(Dt) (a)(b)
Refined Fuels
(gallons)
Con Edison 29,387,725 36,037 289,274,503 672,000 
CECONY27,281,075 22,350 272,830,000 672,000 
(a)Volumes are reported net of long and short positions, except natural gas collars where the volumes of long positions are reported.
(b)Excludes electric congestion and gas basis swap contracts, which are associated with electric and gas contracts and hedged volumes.





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The Companies are exposed to credit risk related to transactions entered into primarily for the various energy supply and hedging activities by the Utilities and the Clean Energy Businesses. Credit risk relates to the loss that may result from a counterparty’s nonperformance. The Companies use credit policies to manage this risk, including an established credit approval process, monitoring of counterparty limits, netting provisions within agreements, collateral or prepayment arrangements, credit insurance and credit default swaps. The Companies measure credit risk exposure as the replacement cost for open energy commodity and derivative positions plus amounts owed from counterparties for settled transactions. The replacement cost of open positions represents unrealized gains, net of any unrealized losses where the Companies have a legally enforceable right to offset.
At September 30, 2022, Con Edison and CECONY had $859 million and $543 million of credit exposure in connection with open energy supply net receivables and hedging activities, net of collateral, respectively. Con Edison’s net credit exposure consisted of $110 million with independent system operators, $61 million with non-investment grade/non-rated counterparties, $222 million with commodity exchange brokers, and $466 million with investment-grade counterparties. CECONY’s net credit exposure consisted of $169 million with commodity exchange brokers and $374 million with investment-grade counterparties.
The collateral requirements associated with, and settlement of, derivative transactions are included in net cash flows from operating activities in the Companies’ consolidated statement of cash flows. Most derivative instrument contracts contain provisions that may require a party to provide collateral on its derivative instruments that are in a net liability position. The amount of collateral to be provided will depend on the fair value of the derivative instruments and the party’s credit ratings.
 
The following table presents the aggregate fair value of the Companies’ derivative instruments with credit-risk-related contingent features that are in a net liability position, the collateral posted for such positions and the additional collateral that would have been required to be posted had the lowest applicable credit rating been reduced one level and to below investment grade at September 30, 2022:
 
(Millions of Dollars)Con Edison (a)CECONY (a)
Aggregate fair value – net liabilities$116$55
Collateral posted100100
Additional collateral (b) (downgrade one level from current ratings)25
Additional collateral (b)(c) (downgrade to below investment grade from current ratings)5920
(a)Non-derivative transactions for the purchase and sale of electricity and gas and qualifying derivative instruments, which have been designated as normal purchases or normal sales, are excluded from the table. These transactions primarily include purchases of electricity from independent system operators. In the event the Utilities and the Clean Energy Businesses were no longer extended unsecured credit for such purchases, the Companies would be required to post $6 million of additional collateral at September 30, 2022. For certain other such non-derivative transactions, the Companies could be required to post collateral under certain circumstances, including in the event counterparties had reasonable grounds for insecurity.
(b)The Companies measure the collateral requirements by taking into consideration the fair value amounts of derivative instruments that contain credit-risk-related contingent features that are in a net liability position plus amounts owed to counterparties for settled transactions and amounts required by counterparties for minimum financial security. The fair value amounts represent unrealized losses, net of any unrealized gains where the Companies have a legally enforceable right to offset.
(c)Derivative instruments that are net assets have been excluded from the table. At September 30, 2022, if Con Edison had been downgraded to below investment grade, it would have been required to post additional collateral for such derivative instruments of $96 million.


Note O – Fair Value Measurements
The accounting rules for fair value measurements and disclosures define fair value as the price that would be received to sell an asset or paid to transfer a liability in an orderly transaction between market participants at the measurement date in a principal or most advantageous market. Fair value is a market-based measurement that is determined based on inputs, which refer broadly to assumptions that market participants use in pricing assets or liabilities. These inputs can be readily observable, market corroborated, or generally unobservable firm inputs. The Companies often make certain assumptions that market participants would use in pricing the asset or liability, including assumptions about risk, and the risks inherent in the inputs to valuation techniques. The Companies use valuation techniques that maximize the use of observable inputs and minimize the use of unobservable inputs.
The accounting rules for fair value measurements and disclosures established a fair value hierarchy, which prioritizes the inputs to valuation techniques used to measure fair value in three broad levels. The rules require that assets and liabilities be classified in their entirety based on the level of input that is significant to the fair value measurement. Assessing the significance of a particular input may require judgment considering factors specific to the asset or liability and may affect the valuation of the asset or liability and their placement within the fair value
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hierarchy. The Companies classify fair value balances based on the fair value hierarchy defined by the accounting rules for fair value measurements and disclosures as follows:
Level 1 – Consists of assets or liabilities whose value is based on unadjusted quoted prices in active markets at the measurement date. An active market is one in which transactions for assets or liabilities occur with sufficient frequency and volume to provide pricing information on an ongoing basis. This category includes contracts traded on active exchange markets valued using unadjusted prices quoted directly from the exchange.
Level 2 – Consists of assets or liabilities valued using industry standard models and based on prices, other than quoted prices within Level 1, that are either directly or indirectly observable as of the measurement date. The industry standard models consider observable assumptions including time value, volatility factors and current market and contractual prices for the underlying commodities, in addition to other economic measures. This category includes contracts traded on active exchanges or in over-the-counter markets priced with industry standard models.
Level 3 – Consists of assets or liabilities whose fair value is estimated based on internally developed models or methodologies using inputs that are generally less readily observable and supported by little, if any, market activity at the measurement date. Unobservable inputs are developed based on the best available information and subject to cost benefit constraints. This category includes contracts priced using models that are internally developed and contracts placed in illiquid markets. It also includes contracts that expire after the period of time for which quoted prices are available and internal models are used to determine a significant portion of the value.
 
For information on the measurement of Con Edison's investment in MVP, which was measured at fair value on a
non-recurring basis, see Note A. Assets and liabilities measured at fair value on a recurring basis as of September 30, 2022 and December 31, 2021 are summarized below.
 
  20222021
(Millions of Dollars)Level 1Level 2Level 3Netting
Adjustment (e)
TotalLevel 1Level 2Level 3Netting
Adjustment (e)
Total
Con Edison
Derivative assets:
Commodity (a)(b)(c)$189$610$37$(435)$401$95$260$17$(171)$201
Interest rate swaps (a)(b)(c)— 105 — — 105 — — — 
Other (a)(b)(d)415116— — 531492135— — 627
Total assets$604$831$37$(435)$1,037$587$399$17$(171)$832
Derivative liabilities:
Commodity (a)(b)(c)$17$211$21$(148)$101$33$266$28$(148)$179
Interest rate swaps (a)(b)(c)— — — — — 57— — 57
Total liabilities$17$211$21$(148)$101$33$323$28$(148)$236
CECONY
Derivative assets:
Commodity (a)(b)(c)$170$497$9$(350)$326$67$138$1$(79)$127
Other (a)(b)(d)400110— — 510474127— — 601
Total assets$570$607$9$(350)$836$541$265$1$(79)$728
Derivative liabilities:
Commodity (a)(b)(c)$5$144$9$(93)$65$1$172$8$(53)$128
Total liabilities$5$144$9$(93)$65$1$172$8$(53)$128
(a)The Companies’ policy is to review the fair value hierarchy and recognize transfers into and transfers out of the levels at the end of each reporting period. Con Edison and CECONY had $1 million of commodity derivative liabilities transferred from level 3 to level 2 during the nine months ended September 30, 2022 because of availability of observable market data due to the decrease in the terms of certain contracts from beyond three years as of March 31, 2022 to less than three years as of June 30, 2022. Con Edison and CECONY had $1 million of commodity derivative assets and $4 million and $3 million of commodity derivative liabilities, respectively, transferred from level 3 to level 2 during the year ended December 31, 2021 because of availability of observable market data due to the decrease in the terms of certain contracts from beyond three years as of September 30, 2021 to less than three years as of December 31, 2021.
(b)Level 2 assets and liabilities include investments held in the deferred compensation plan and/or non-qualified retirement plans, exchange-traded contracts where there is insufficient market liquidity to warrant inclusion in Level 1, and certain over-the-counter derivative instruments for electricity, refined products and natural gas. Derivative instruments classified as Level 2 are valued using industry standard




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models that incorporate corroborated observable inputs, such as pricing services or prices from similar instruments that trade in liquid markets, time value and volatility factors.
(c)The accounting rules for fair value measurements and disclosures require consideration of the impact of nonperformance risk (including credit risk) from a market participant perspective in the measurement of the fair value of assets and liabilities. At September 30, 2022 and December 31, 2021, the Companies determined that nonperformance risk would have no material impact on their financial position or results of operations.
(d)Other assets are comprised of assets such as life insurance contracts within the deferred compensation plan and non-qualified retirement plans.
(e)Amounts represent the impact of legally-enforceable master netting agreements that allow the Companies to net gain and loss positions and cash collateral held or placed with the same counterparties.

The employees in the Companies’ risk management group develop and maintain the Companies’ valuation policies and procedures for, and verify pricing and fair value valuation of, commodity derivatives and interest rate swaps. Under the Companies’ policies and procedures, multiple independent sources of information are obtained for forward price curves used to value commodity derivatives and interest rate swaps. Fair value and changes in fair value of commodity derivatives and interest rate swaps are reported monthly to the Companies’ risk committees, comprised of officers and employees of the Companies that oversee energy hedging at the Utilities and the Clean Energy Businesses. The risk management group reports to the Companies’ Vice President and Treasurer.
 
Fair Value of Level 3 at September 30, 2022Valuation
Techniques
Unobservable InputsRange
(Millions of Dollars)
Con Edison – Commodity
Electricity$17Discounted Cash FlowForward energy prices (a)
$22.25-$172.80 per MWh

(4)Discounted Cash FlowForward capacity prices (a)
$0.55-$7.26 per kW-month
Natural GasDiscounted Cash FlowForward natural gas prices (a)
$3.75-$21.37 per Dt
Transmission Congestion Contracts/Financial Transmission Rights3Discounted Cash FlowInter-zonal forward price curves adjusted for historical zonal losses (b)
$(12.89)-$207.83 per MWh
Total Con Edison—Commodity$16   
CECONY – Commodity
Electricity$4Discounted Cash FlowForward energy prices (a)
$37.33-$172.80 per MWh
Electricity(6)Discounted Cash FlowForward capacity prices (a)
$1.10-$7.26 per kW-month
Transmission Congestion Contracts2Discounted Cash FlowInter-zonal forward price curves adjusted for historical zonal losses (b)
$1.03-$5.51 per MWh
Total CECONY—Commodity$—
(a)Generally, increases/(decreases) in this input in isolation would result in a higher/(lower) fair value measurement.
(b)Generally, increases/(decreases) in this input in isolation would result in a lower/(higher) fair value measurement.
The table listed below provides a reconciliation of the beginning and ending net balances for assets and liabilities measured at fair value as of September 30, 2022 and 2021 and classified as Level 3 in the fair value hierarchy:
 
For the Three Months Ended September 30,
            Con Edison          CECONY
(Millions of Dollars)2022202120222021
Beginning balance as of July 1,$9$(9)$(11)$(7)
Included in earnings(10)21(1)1
Included in regulatory assets and liabilities14(17)11(11)
Purchases1— — 
Settlements21
Ending balance as of September 30,$16$(5)$—$(17)


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For the Nine Months Ended September 30,
            Con Edison          CECONY
(Millions of Dollars)2022202120222021
Beginning balance as of January 1,$(11)$(19)$(7)$(10)
Included in earnings1320(3)(2)
Included in regulatory assets and liabilities7(9)5(7)
Purchases3— — 
Settlements3342
Transfer out of level 31— 1— 
Ending balance as of September 30,$16$(5)$—$(17)


For the Utilities, realized gains and losses on Level 3 commodity derivative assets and liabilities are reported as part of purchased power, gas and fuel costs. The Utilities generally recover these costs in accordance with rate provisions approved by the applicable state public utilities regulators. Unrealized gains and losses for commodity derivatives are generally deferred on the consolidated balance sheet in accordance with the accounting rules for regulated operations.

For the Clean Energy Businesses, realized and unrealized gains and losses on Level 3 commodity derivative assets and liabilities are reported in non-utility revenues ($(8) million loss and $20 million gain) on the consolidated income statement for the three months ended September 30, 2022 and 2021, respectively, and ($20 million gain and $24 million gain) for the nine months ended September 30, 2022 and 2021, respectively.

Note P – Variable Interest Entities
The accounting rules for consolidation address the consolidation of a variable interest entity (VIE) by a business enterprise that is the primary beneficiary. A VIE is an entity that does not have a sufficient equity investment at risk to permit it to finance its activities without additional subordinated financial support, or whose equity investors lack the characteristics of a controlling financial interest. The primary beneficiary is the business enterprise that has the power to direct the activities of the VIE that most significantly impact the VIE’s economic performance and either absorbs a significant amount of the VIE’s losses or has the right to receive benefits that could be significant to the VIE.
The Companies enter into arrangements including leases, partnerships and electricity purchase agreements, with various entities. As a result of these arrangements, the Companies retain or may retain a variable interest in these entities.
CECONY
CECONY has an ongoing long-term electricity purchase agreement with Brooklyn Navy Yard Cogeneration Partners, LP, a potential VIE. In 2021, a request was made of this counterparty for information necessary to determine whether the entity was a VIE and whether CECONY is the primary beneficiary; however, the information was not made available. The payments for this contract constitute CECONY’s maximum exposure to loss with respect to the potential VIE.

Clean Energy Businesses
In June 2021, a subsidiary of the Clean Energy Businesses sold substantially all of its membership interest in a renewable electric project, and retained an equity interest of $11 million in the project which is accounted for as an equity method investment. See Note S. The earnings of the project are determined using the hypothetical liquidation at book value (HLBV) method of accounting, and such earnings were not material for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2022 and 2021. Con Edison is not the primary beneficiary since the power to direct the activities that most significantly impact the economics of the renewable electric project is not held by the Clean Energy Businesses.

HLBV Accounting
Con Edison has determined that the use of HLBV accounting is reasonable and appropriate to attribute income and loss to the tax equity investors. Using the HLBV method, the company's earnings from the projects are adjusted to reflect the income or loss allocable to the tax equity investors calculated based on how the project would allocate and distribute its cash if it were to sell all of its assets for their carrying amounts and liquidate at a particular point in




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time. Under the HLBV method, the company calculates the liquidation value allocable to the tax equity investors at the beginning and end of each period based on the contractual liquidation waterfall and adjusts its income for the period to reflect the change in the liquidation value allocable to the tax equity investors.

CED Nevada Virginia
In February 2021, a subsidiary of the Clean Energy Businesses entered into an agreement relating to certain projects (CED Nevada Virginia) with a noncontrolling tax equity investor to which a percentage of earnings, tax attributes and cash flows will be allocated. CED Nevada Virginia is a consolidated entity in which Con Edison has less than a 100 percent membership interest. Con Edison is the primary beneficiary since the power to direct the activities that most significantly impact the economics of CED Nevada Virginia is held by the Clean Energy Businesses. The HLBV method of accounting resulted in income/(loss) for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2022 and 2021 as follows:


For the Three Months Ended September 30,For the Nine Months Ended September 30,
(Millions of Dollars)2022202120222021
Tax equity investor$6$(74)$(36)$(127)
   After tax5(56)(27)(96)
Con Edison(7)7432127
   After tax(5)562496

Tax Equity Projects
In 2018, the Clean Energy Businesses completed its acquisition of Sempra Solar Holdings, LLC. Included in the acquisition were certain operating projects (Tax Equity Projects) with a noncontrolling tax equity investor to which a percentage of earnings, tax attributes and cash flows are allocated. The Tax Equity Projects are consolidated entities in which Con Edison has less than a 100 percent membership interest. Con Edison is the primary beneficiary since the power to direct the activities that most significantly impact the economics of the Tax Equity Projects is held by the Clean Energy Businesses. Electricity generated by the Tax Equity Projects is sold to utilities and municipalities pursuant to long-term power purchase agreements. The HLBV method of accounting resulted in income/(loss) for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2022 and 2021 as follows:


For the Three Months Ended September 30,For the Nine Months Ended September 30,
(Millions of Dollars)2022202120222021
Tax equity investor$—$—$(7)$8
   After tax(5)6
Con Edison16144427
  After tax12113320

At September 30, 2022 and December 31, 2021, Con Edison’s consolidated balance sheet included the following amounts associated with its VIEs:
Tax Equity Projects
Great Valley Solar
(c)(d)
Copper Mountain - Mesquite Solar
 (c)(e)
CED Nevada Virginia (c)(h)
(Millions of Dollars)202220212022202120222021
Non-utility property, less accumulated depreciation (f)(g) $269$275$420$431$627$643
Other assets40371681676155
Total assets (a)$309$312$588$598$688$698
Other liabilities19148374325315
Total liabilities (b)$19$14$83$74$325$315
(a)The assets of the Tax Equity Projects and CED Nevada Virginia represent assets of a consolidated VIE that can be used only to settle obligations of the consolidated VIE.
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(b)The liabilities of the Tax Equity Projects and CED Nevada Virginia represent liabilities of a consolidated VIE for which creditors do not have recourse to the general credit of the primary beneficiary.
(c)Con Edison did not provide any financial or other support during the year that was not previously contractually required.
(d)Great Valley Solar consists of the Great Valley Solar 1, Great Valley Solar 2, Great Valley Solar 3 and Great Valley Solar 4 projects, for which the noncontrolling interest of the tax equity investor was $71 million and $84 million at September 30, 2022 and December 31, 2021, respectively.
(e)Copper Mountain - Mesquite Solar consists of the Copper Mountain Solar 4, Mesquite Solar 2 and Mesquite Solar 3 projects for which the noncontrolling interest of the tax equity investor was $100 million and $118 million at September 30, 2022 and December 31, 2021, respectively.
(f)Non-utility property is reduced by accumulated depreciation of $33 million for Great Valley Solar, $55 million for Copper Mountain - Mesquite Solar, and $24 million for CED Nevada Virginia at September 30, 2022.
(g)Non-utility property is reduced by accumulated depreciation of $26 million for Great Valley Solar, $44 million for Copper Mountain - Mesquite Solar, and $10 million for CED Nevada Virginia at December 31, 2021.
(h)CED Nevada Virginia consists of the Copper Mountain Solar 5, Battle Mountain Solar and Water Strider Solar projects for which the noncontrolling interest of the tax equity investor was $54 million and $95 million at September 30, 2022 and December 31, 2021, respectively.


Note Q – Related Party Transactions
The NYSPSC generally requires that the Utilities and Con Edison’s other subsidiaries be operated as separate entities. The Utilities and the other subsidiaries are required to have separate operating employees and operating officers of the Utilities may not be operating officers of the other subsidiaries. The Utilities may provide administrative and other services to, and receive such services from, Con Edison and its other subsidiaries only pursuant to cost allocation procedures approved by the NYSPSC. Transfers of assets between the Utilities and Con Edison or its other subsidiaries may be made only as approved by the NYSPSC. The debt of the Utilities is to be raised directly by the Utilities and not derived from Con Edison. Without the prior permission of the NYSPSC, the Utilities may not make loans to, guarantee the obligations of, or pledge assets as security for the indebtedness of Con Edison or its other subsidiaries. The NYSPSC limits the dividends that the Utilities may pay Con Edison to not more than 100 percent of their respective income available for dividends calculated on a two–year rolling average basis. Excluded from the calculation of “income available for dividends” are non-cash charges to income resulting from accounting changes or charges to income resulting from significant unanticipated events. The restriction also does not apply to dividends paid in order to transfer to Con Edison proceeds from major transactions, such as asset sales, or to dividends reducing each utility subsidiary’s equity ratio to a level appropriate to its business risk. As a result, substantially all of the net assets of CECONY and O&R ($16,867 million and $923 million, respectively), at September 30, 2022, are considered restricted net assets. The NYSPSC may impose additional measures to separate, or “ring fence,” the Utilities from Con Edison and its other subsidiaries.

The costs of administrative and other services provided by CECONY to, and received by it from, Con Edison and its other subsidiaries for the three months ended September 30, 2022 and 2021 were as follows:
For the Three Months Ended September 30,
CECONY
(Millions of Dollars)20222021
Cost of services provided$35$34
Cost of services received1918
For the Nine Months Ended September 30,
CECONY
(Millions of Dollars)20222021
Cost of services provided$101$100
Cost of services received5651
In addition, CECONY and O&R have joint gas supply arrangements in connection with which CECONY sold to O&R, $26 million and $17 million of natural gas for the three months ended September 30, 2022 and 2021, respectively and $97 million and $59 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2022 and 2021, respectively. These amounts are net of the effect of related hedging transactions.
At September 30, 2022 and December 31, 2021, CECONY's net payable to Con Edison for income taxes was $12 million and $10 million, respectively.





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The Utilities perform work and incur expenses on behalf of NY Transco, a company in which CET Electric has a 45.7 percent equity interest. The Utilities bill NY Transco for such work and expenses in accordance with established policies. For the three months ended September 30, 2022 and 2021, the amounts billed by the Utilities to NY Transco were $2 million and an immaterial amount, respectively, and $6 million and an immaterial amount for the nine months ended September 30, 2022 and 2021, respectively.

CECONY has storage and wheeling service contracts with Stagecoach Gas Services LLC (Stagecoach), a joint venture formerly owned by a subsidiary of CET Gas and a subsidiary of Crestwood Equity Partners LP (Crestwood). In addition, CECONY is the replacement shipper on one of Crestwood’s firm transportation agreements with Tennessee Gas Pipeline Company LLC. CECONY incurred costs for storage and wheeling services from Stagecoach of $8 million and $23 million for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2021, respectively. During 2021, a subsidiary of CET Gas completed the sale of its 50 percent interest in Stagecoach.

CECONY has a 20-year transportation contract with Mountain Valley Pipeline, LLC (MVP) for 250,000 dekatherms per day of capacity. CET Gas owns a 9.7 percent equity interest in MVP (that is expected to be reduced to 8.0 percent). See "Investments - 2020 and 2021 Partial Impairments of Investment in Mountain Valley Pipeline, LLC (MVP) in Note A. In October 2017, the Environmental Defense Fund and the Natural Resource Defense Council requested the NYSPSC to prohibit CECONY from recovering costs under its MVP contract unless CECONY can demonstrate that the contract is in the public interest. CECONY advised the NYSPSC that it would respond to the request if the NYSPSC opened a proceeding to consider this request. For the three and nine months ended September 30, 2022 and 2021, CECONY incurred no costs under the contract.

FERC has authorized CECONY to lend funds to O&R for a period of not more than 12 months, in an amount not to exceed $250 million, at prevailing market rates. At September 30, 2022 and December 31, 2021 there were no outstanding loans to O&R.
The Clean Energy Businesses had financial electric capacity contracts with CECONY and O&R. For the three months ended September 30, 2022 and 2021, the Clean Energy Businesses realized a $1 million gain and $4 million gain and $2 million gain for the nine months ended September 30, 2022 and 2021, respectively, under these contracts.

Note R – New Financial Accounting Standards
In March 2020, the FASB issued ASU 2020-04, Reference Rate Reform (Topic 848): Facilitation of the Effects of Reference Rate Reform on Financial Reporting (ASU 2020-04). In 2017, the United Kingdom’s Financial Conduct Authority announced that it intends to stop persuading or compelling banks to submit the London Interbank Offered Rate (LIBOR), a benchmark interest rate referenced in a variety of agreements, after 2021. The United Kingdom's Financial Conduct Authority ceased publication of U.S. Dollar LIBOR after December 31, 2021 for one-week and two-month U.S. Dollar LIBOR tenors, and expects to cease publishing after June 30, 2023 for all other U.S. Dollar LIBOR tenors. ASU 2020-04 provides entities with optional expedients and exceptions for applying generally accepted accounting principles to contract modifications and hedging relationships, subject to meeting certain criteria, that reference LIBOR or another reference rate expected to be discontinued. In January 2021, the FASB issued amendments to the guidance through ASU 2021-01 to include all contract modifications and hedging relationships affected by reference rate reform, including those that do not directly reference LIBOR or another reference rate expected to be discontinued, and clarify which optional expedients may be applied to them. As the Companies continue to modify contracts that contain references to LIBOR to allow for the use of an alternative rate, they have applied the practical expedient to not assess each change for a contract modification. The guidance can be applied prospectively. The optional relief is temporary and generally cannot be applied to contract modifications and hedging relationships entered into or evaluated after December 31, 2022. The Companies do not expect the new guidance to have a material impact on their financial position, results of operations or liquidity.

In December 2021, the FASB issued amendments to the guidance on accounting for government assistance through ASU 2021-10, Government Assistance (Topic 832): Disclosures by Business Entities about Government Assistance. The amendments require that business entities disclose 1) the types of assistance, 2) an entity’s
accounting for the assistance, and 3) the effect of the assistance on an entity’s financial statements. For public entities, the amendments are effective for reporting periods beginning after December 15, 2021. Early adoption is permitted. The Companies have concluded the new guidance will not have a material impact on the Companies’ financial position, results of operations and liquidity.

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Note S – Dispositions
In April 2021, a subsidiary of the Clean Energy Businesses entered into an agreement to sell substantially all of its membership interests in a renewable electric project that it developed and also all of its membership interests in a renewable electric project that it acquired in 2016. The sales were completed in June 2021. The combined carrying value of both projects was approximately $192 million in June 2021. The net pre-tax gain on the sales was $3 million ($2 million after-tax) and was included within "Other operations and maintenance" on Con Edison's consolidated income statement for the year ended December 31, 2021. The retained portion of the membership interest in the renewable electric project, of $11 million, was calculated based on a discounted cash flow of future projected earnings, and the retained portion is accounted for as an equity method investment. The portion of the gain attributable to the retained portion of the membership interest was not material for the year ended December 31, 2021. See Note P.

Note T - Subsequent Events
Held-for-Sale Treatment of the Clean Energy Businesses
On October 1, 2022, Con Edison entered into a purchase and sale agreement pursuant to which Con Edison agreed to sell the Clean Energy Businesses to RWE Renewables Americas, LLC, a subsidiary of RWE Aktiengesellschaft (RWE) for a total of $6,800 million, subject to closing adjustments. The purchase price will be adjusted (i) upward for certain cash and cash equivalents, (ii) downward for certain indebtedness and debt-like items, (iii) downward for certain transaction expenses, (iv) upward or downward to the extent that the net working capital varies from a set target, (v) upward or downward to the extent that capital expenditures incurred prior to the closing of the transaction vary from a set budget, and (vi) downward by the value allocated to certain assets and projects that are not able to be conveyed to RWE upon closing of the transaction. The purchase and sale agreement includes certain customary representations, warranties and covenants. The transaction is subject to customary closing conditions, including, among other things, expiration or early termination of the waiting period under the Hart-Scott-Rodino Antitrust Improvements Act of 1976, as amended, and approvals by the Committee on Foreign Investment in the United States and the FERC. The transaction is expected to close in the first half of 2023, subject to satisfaction of the foregoing conditions, among other things.

Concurrent with entering into the purchase and sale agreement, Con Edison incurred costs in the normal course of the sale process. Substantially all of the expected transaction costs of approximately $50 million to $60 million ($35 million to $45 million after-tax) are expected to be incurred in 2022. Also, as described in Note A, depreciation and amortization expense of approximately $60 million ($39 million after-tax) will not be recorded on the assets of the Clean Energy Businesses in the fourth quarter of 2022. Further, since the Clean Energy Businesses were designated as held for sale as of October 1, 2022 and the transaction is expected to close in the first half of 2023, Con Edison is analyzing the potential impact of the anticipated sale on its state apportionment factors. Based on current estimates, Con Edison expects to record an increase to its net deferred income tax liabilities and corresponding deferred income tax expense of approximately $100 million to $140 million (net of federal income taxes) in the fourth quarter of 2022.

The Clean Energy Business represent a reportable segment. See Note M. At September 30, 2022, the carrying amounts of the major classes of assets and liabilities of the Clean Energy Businesses, which subsequent to September 30, 2022 met the accounting criteria to be designated as held for sale, are presented as if on a held for sale basis, and accordingly exclude certain intercompany and net deferred tax liability balances, as follows:





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(Millions of Dollars)September 30,
2022
ASSETS
CURRENT ASSETS
Cash and temporary cash investments$18
 Accounts receivable and other receivables - net allowance for uncollectible accounts 204
Accrued unbilled revenue120
Fuel oil, gas in storage, materials and supplies, at average cost40
Restricted cash163
Fair value of derivatives assets58
Other current assets173
TOTAL CURRENT ASSETS776
NON-UTILITY PLANT
Non-utility property, net accumulated depreciation4,114
Construction work in progress385
NET PLANT4,499
OTHER NONCURRENT ASSETS
Goodwill31
Intangible assets, less accumulated amortization 1,222
Operating lease right-of-use asset266
Fair value of derivatives assets104
Other deferred charges and noncurrent assets22
TOTAL OTHER NONCURRENT ASSETS1,645
TOTAL ASSETS$6,920


(Millions of Dollars)September 30,
2022
LIABILITIES
CURRENT LIABILITIES
Long-term debt due within one year$323
Term loan150
Accounts payable217
Operating lease liabilities 32
Other current liabilities143
TOTAL CURRENT LIABILITIES865
NONCURRENT LIABILITIES
Asset retirement obligations76
Operating lease liabilities 248
Other deferred credits and noncurrent liabilities20
TOTAL NONCURRENT LIABILITIES344
LONG-TERM DEBT2,344
TOTAL LIABILITIES $3,553



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Item 2: Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations 
 
This combined management’s discussion and analysis of financial condition and results of operations (MD&A) relates to the consolidated financial statements (the Third Quarter Financial Statements) included in this report of two separate registrants: Consolidated Edison, Inc. (Con Edison) and Consolidated Edison Company of New York, Inc. (CECONY). As used in this report, the term the “Companies” refers to Con Edison and CECONY. CECONY is a subsidiary of Con Edison and, as such, information in this management’s discussion and analysis about CECONY applies to Con Edison.

This MD&A should be read in conjunction with the Third Quarter Financial Statements and the notes thereto and the MD&A in Item 7 of the Companies’ combined Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2021 (File Nos.1-14514 and 1-01217, the Form 10-K) and the MD&A in Part 1, Item 2 of the Companies' combined
Quarterly Reports on Form 10-Q for the quarterly periods ended March 31, 2022 and June 30, 2022 (File Nos. 1-14514 and 1-01217).

Information in any item of this report referred to in this discussion and analysis is incorporated by reference herein. The use of terms such as “see” or “refer to” shall be deemed to incorporate by reference into this discussion and analysis the information to which reference is made.

Con Edison, incorporated in New York State in 1997, is a holding company that owns all of the outstanding common stock of CECONY, Orange and Rockland Utilities, Inc. (O&R), Con Edison Clean Energy Businesses, Inc. and Con Edison Transmission, Inc. As used in this report, the term the “Utilities” refers to CECONY and O&R.
 
Con Edison
CECONYO&RClean Energy BusinessesCon Edison Transmission
RECO
CET Electric
CET Gas

Con Edison’s principal business operations are those of CECONY, O&R, the Clean Energy Businesses and Con Edison Transmission. CECONY’s principal business operations are its regulated electric, gas and steam delivery businesses. O&R’s principal business operations are its regulated electric and gas delivery businesses. The Clean Energy Businesses develop, own and operate renewable and sustainable energy infrastructure projects and provide energy-related products and services to wholesale and retail customers. In October 2022, Con Edison entered into a purchase and sale agreement pursuant to which Con Edison agreed to sell the Clean Energy Businesses to RWE Renewables Americas, LLC, a subsidiary of RWE Aktiengesellschaft. See Note T to the Third Quarter Financial Statements. Con Edison Transmission invests in electric transmission projects and manages both electric and gas assets while seeking to develop electric transmission projects. See "Investments" in Note A to the Third Quarter Financial Statements.

Con Edison seeks to provide shareholder value through continued dividend growth, supported by earnings growth in regulated utilities and contracted electric and gas assets. The company invests to provide reliable, resilient, safe and clean energy critical for its NY customers. The company is an industry leading owner and operator of contracted, large-scale solar generation in the United States. Con Edison is a responsible neighbor, helping the communities it serves become more sustainable.

In addition to the Companies’ material contingencies described in Notes B, G and H to the Third Quarter Financial Statements, the Companies’ management considers the following events, trends, and uncertainties to be important to understanding the Companies’ current and future financial condition.




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Anticipated Sale of the Clean Energy Businesses
On October 1, 2022, Con Edison entered into a purchase and sale agreement pursuant to which Con Edison agreed to sell the Clean Energy Businesses to RWE Renewables Americas, LLC, a subsidiary of RWE Aktiengesellschaft (RWE) for a total of $6,800 million, subject to closing adjustments. The purchase price will be adjusted (i) upward for certain cash and cash equivalents, (ii) downward for certain indebtedness and debt-like items, (iii) downward for certain transaction expenses, (iv) upward or downward to the extent that the net working capital varies from a set target, (v) upward or downward to the extent that capital expenditures incurred prior to the closing of the transaction vary from a set budget, and (vi) downward by the value allocated to certain assets and projects that are not able to be conveyed to RWE upon closing of the transaction. The purchase and sale agreement includes certain customary representations, warranties and covenants. The transaction is subject to customary closing conditions, including, among other things, expiration or early termination of the waiting period under the Hart-Scott-Rodino Antitrust Improvements Act of 1976, as amended (HSR), and approvals by the Committee on Foreign Investment in the United States (CFIUS) and the FERC. The HSR notification and report form and the FERC filings were submitted on October 28, 2022 and the CFIUS filing is expected to be submitted in early December 2022. The transaction is expected to close in the first half of 2023, subject to satisfaction of the foregoing conditions, among other things.

Subject to the closing of the transaction, Con Edison intends to use the net proceeds from the sale to repay $1,050 million of parent company debt in 2023, invest in the Utilities and, subject to board approval, institute a share repurchase program.

In anticipation of the proceeds from the pending transaction, Con Edison intends to forego common equity issuances in 2022 and 2023 and will evaluate equity needs for 2024.

See “Assets Held for Sale” in Note A and Note T to the Third Quarter Financial Statements and "Liquidity and Financing," below.

CECONY Electric and Gas Rate Plans
In January 2022, CECONY filed a request with the NYSPSC for electric and gas rate increases of $1,199 million and $503 million, respectively, effective January 2023. In April 2022, CECONY updated its January 2022 request and decreased its requested January 2023 increase for electric and gas rate increases to $1,038 million and $402 million, respectively. In May 2022, the NYSDPS submitted testimony in the NYSPSC proceeding in which CECONY requested electric and gas rate increases, effective January 2023. The NYSDPS testimony supports electric and gas rate increases of $278 million and $164 million, respectively. CECONY’s future earnings will depend on the rates authorized in, and the other provisions of, its January 2023 rate plans and CECONY’s ability to operate its businesses in a manner consistent with such rate plans. Therefore, the outcome of CECONY’s rate request, which requires approval by the NYSPSC, will impact the Companies’ future financial condition, results of operations and liquidity. See “Rate Plans” in Note B to the Third Quarter Financial Statements.

Pursuant to its electric and gas rate plans, CECONY recorded $92 million of earnings for the year ended December 31, 2021 of earnings adjustment mechanisms and positive incentives, primarily reflecting the achievement of certain energy efficiency measures. For the nine months ended September 30, 2022, CECONY recorded a reduction in the amount of previously recorded earnings adjustment mechanisms of $4.9 million. The amount of earnings or losses CECONY records pursuant to the earnings adjustment mechanisms and positive incentives will also impact the Companies’ future financial condition, results of operations and liquidity. See “Rate Plans” in Note B to the Third Quarter Financial Statements.

Clean Energy Goals
The success of the Companies’ efforts to meet federal, state and city clean energy policy goals and the impact of such goals on CECONY’s electric, gas and steam businesses and O&R’s electric and gas businesses may impact the Companies’ future financial condition. The Utilities expect electric demand to increase and gas and steam usage to decrease in their service territories as federal, state and local laws and policies are enacted and implemented that continue to promote renewable electric energy. In particular, the long-term future of the Utilities’ gas businesses depends upon the role that natural gas or other gaseous fuels will play in facilitating New York State’s and New York City’s climate goals. In addition, the impact and costs of climate change on the Utilities’ systems and the success of the Utilities’ efforts to increase system reliability and manage service interruptions resulting from severe weather may impact the Companies’ future financial condition, results of operations and liquidity.

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Con Edison Transmission
Con Edison Transmission has taken steps to realign its portfolio to focus on electric transmission rather than gas by completing the sale of its 50 percent interest in Stagecoach in 2021. During 2020 and 2021, Con Edison Transmission recorded impairments on its investment in Mountain Valley Pipeline, LLC and during 2021, Con Edison Transmission recorded impairments on its previously held interest in Stagecoach and its interest in Honeoye Storage Corporation (Honeoye). Any future impairments of Con Edison Transmission’s investments may impact Con Edison’s future financial condition and results of operations. Con Edison Transmission is pursuing opportunities and participating in competitive solicitations to develop electric transmission projects that will deliver offshore wind energy to high voltage electric grids in NY, through its NY Transco partnership, and in NJ. The success of Con Edison Transmission’s efforts in these competitive solicitations and to grow its electric transmission portfolio may impact Con Edison’s future capital requirements. See “Investments” in Note A to the Third Quarter Financial Statements.

COVID-19
The Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic has impacted, and continues to impact, countries, communities, supply chains and markets. The COVID-19 pandemic resulted in changes in governmental and regulatory policy and contributed to an economic slowdown in the Companies’ service territories. The decline in business activity in the Companies’ service territories resulted in a slower recovery of cash from outstanding customer accounts receivable balances, material increases in customer accounts receivable balances, increases to the allowance for uncollectible accounts, and may result in increases to write-offs and recoveries of customer accounts. The extent to which COVID-19 will continue to impact the Companies, in particular, the Companies’ ability to recover cash for outstanding customer accounts receivable balances and the amount of write-offs of customer accounts, may impact Con Edison’s future financial condition, results of operations and liquidity. See “Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) Impacts” below and “COVID-19 Regulatory Matters” in Note B to the Third Quarter Financial Statements.

CECONY
Electric
CECONY provides electric service to approximately 3.6 million customers in all of New York City (except a part of Queens) and most of Westchester County, an approximately 660 square mile service area with a population of more than nine million.

During the summer of 2022, electric peak demand in CECONY's service area was 12,424 MW (which occurred on August 9, 2022). At design conditions, electric peak demand in CECONY's service area would have been approximately 12,692 MW in 2022 compared to CECONY's forecast of 12,570 MW. The higher peak demand at design conditions as compared to the forecast primarily reflects a moderate pace of recovery in electric demand in CECONY's territory during the emergence from the COVID-19 pandemic. CECONY increased its five-year forecast of average annual change in electric peak demand in its service area at design conditions from approximately 0.4 percent (for 2022 to 2026) to approximately 0.6 percent (for 2023 to 2027).

Gas
CECONY delivers gas to approximately 1.1 million customers in Manhattan, the Bronx, parts of Queens and most of Westchester County.

In May 2022, CECONY decreased its five-year forecast of average annual growth of the firm peak gas demand in its service area at design conditions from approximately 1.3 percent (for 2022 to 2026) to approximately 1.0 percent (for 2023 to 2027). The decrease primarily reflects an expected increase in customers’ energy efficiency measures and electrification of space heating. The decrease also reflects expected lower commercial building occupancy levels to continue in the aftermath of the COVID-19 pandemic.

In March 2019, due to gas supply constraints, CECONY established a temporary moratorium on new applications for firm gas service in most of Westchester County. In July 2020, CECONY filed a gas planning analysis with the NYSPSC that stated the moratorium could be lifted when increased pipeline capacity is achieved upon completion of Tennessee Gas Pipeline’s East 300 Upgrade Project (the East 300 Upgrade Project) or peak demand is reduced through efficiency and other demand side reductions to a level that would enable CECONY to lift the moratorium. The East 300 Upgrade Project would involve modifying two existing compressor stations in Pennsylvania and NJ and construction of one new compressor station in NJ. In April 2022, FERC issued a certificate of public convenience and necessity that authorizes Tennessee Gas Pipeline to construct and operate the East 300 Upgrade




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Project. In October 2022, FERC approved Tennessee Gas Pipeline's request to begin construction activities for the existing compressor station in Pennsylvania and the new compressor station in NJ. The Clean Air permit and FERC approval to begin construction have not yet been obtained for the existing compressor station in NJ. The Tennessee Gas Pipeline’s East 300 Upgrade Project is expected to be completed by November 2023.

CECONY’s gas planning analysis also stated that the company is monitoring a gas supply constraint for the New York City portion of its service territory. In May 2022, the NYSPSC issued orders on gas planning and moratorium management. The orders set forth a schedule for filing future gas planning analyses and the process for initiating, operating and lifting a natural gas moratorium.

Steam
CECONY operates the largest steam distribution system in the United States by producing and delivering approximately 17,112 MMlb of steam annually to approximately 1,530 customers in parts of Manhattan.

In May 2022, CECONY decreased its five-year forecast of average annual growth in the peak steam demand in its service area at design conditions from a 0.1 percent increase (for 2022 to 2026) to a 0.1 percent decrease (for 2023 to 2027). The decrease reflects expected lower commercial building occupancy levels in the aftermath of the COVID-19 pandemic.

O&R
Electric
O&R and its utility subsidiary, Rockland Electric Company (RECO) (together referred to herein as O&R) provide electric service to approximately 0.3 million customers in southeastern New York, "NY", and northern New Jersey "NJ", an approximately 1,300 square mile service area.

During the summer of 2022, electric peak demand in O&R's service area was 1,457 MW (which occurred on August 9, 2022). At design conditions, electric peak demand in O&R's service area would have been approximately 1,536 MW in 2022 compared to O&R's forecast of 1,570 MW. This year's lower than expected peak demand at design conditions is primarily attributed to a reduction in new business. O&R increased its five-year forecast of average annual change in electric peak demand in its service area at design conditions from an approximately 0.3 percent decrease (for 2022 to 2026) to approximately a 0.4 percent increase (for 2023 to 2027).

Gas
O&R delivers gas to over 0.1 million customers in southeastern NY.

In May 2022, O&R decreased its five-year forecast of average annual growth of the firm peak gas demand in its service area at design conditions from approximately a 0.1 percent increase (for 2022 to 2026) to approximately a 0.1 percent decrease (for 2023 to 2027). The decrease primarily reflects an expected increase in customers' energy efficiency measures and electrification of space heating.

Clean Energy Businesses
Con Edison Clean Energy Businesses, Inc., together with its subsidiaries, are referred to in this report as the Clean Energy Businesses. The Clean Energy Businesses develop, own and operate renewable and sustainable energy infrastructure projects and provide energy-related products and services to wholesale and retail customers. The Clean Energy Businesses have approximately 3,200 megawatts (AC) of renewable energy projects in the U.S. In October 2022, Con Edison entered into a purchase and sale agreement pursuant to which Con Edison agreed to sell the Clean Energy Businesses to RWE Renewables Americas, LLC, a subsidiary of RWE Aktiengesellschaft. The closing of the transaction is subject to certain customary closing conditions, including, among other things, expiration or early termination of any required waiting periods under the Hart-Scott-Rodino Antitrust Improvements Act of 1976, as amended and approvals by the Committee on Foreign Investment in the United States and FERC. The transaction is expected to close in the first half of 2023, subject to satisfaction of the foregoing conditions, among other things. See Note T to the Third Quarter Financial Statements.

Con Edison Transmission
Con Edison Transmission, Inc. invests in electric transmission projects and manages both electric and gas assets through its wholly-owned subsidiaries, Consolidated Edison Transmission, LLC (CET Electric) and Con Edison Gas Pipeline and Storage, LLC (CET Gas). CET Electric owns a 45.7 percent interest in New York Transco LLC, which owns and has been selected to build additional electric transmission assets in NY. CET Gas and CECONY own 71.2
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percent and 28.8 percent interests, respectively, in Honeoye, which operates a gas storage facility in upstate NY. In addition, CET Gas owns a 9.7 percent interest (that is expected to be reduced to 8.0 percent based on the current project cost estimate and CET Gas’ previous capping of its cash contributions to the joint venture) in Mountain Valley Pipeline LLC (MVP), a joint venture developing a proposed 300-mile gas transmission project in WV and VA. Con Edison Transmission, Inc., together with CET Electric and CET Gas, are referred to in this report as Con Edison Transmission.

Certain financial data of Con Edison’s businesses are presented below:
  
For the Three Months Ended
September 30, 2022
For the Nine Months Ended
September 30, 2022
At September 30, 2022
(Millions of Dollars, except percentages)Operating
Revenues
Net Income for
Common Stock
Operating
Revenues
Net Income for
Common Stock
Assets
CECONY$3,54985 %$49380 %$9,97286 %$1,13877 %$54,81284 %
O&R29134813723,424
Total Utilities$3,84092 %$52786 %$10,78593 %$1,21082 %$58,23689 %
Clean Energy Businesses (a)3259716 85729320 6,92311 
Con Edison Transmission1— 1— 3— 2— 302— 
Other (b)
(1)— (12)(2)(6)— (35)(2)302— 
Total Con Edison$4,165100 %$613100 %$11,639100 %$1,470100 %$65,763100 %
(a)Net income for common stock from the Clean Energy Businesses for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2022 reflects $41 million and $121 million, respectively, of net after-tax mark-to-market effects and ($4) million (after-tax) and $33 million (after-tax), respectively, of the effects of HLBV accounting for tax equity investments in certain renewable and sustainable electric projects.
(b)Other includes parent company and consolidation adjustments. Net income for common stock for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2022 includes $(3) million and $(10) million, respectively, of income tax impact on the net after-tax mark-to-market effect and an immaterial amount and $(3) million (after-tax), respectively, of income tax impact on the effects of HLBV accounting for tax equity investments in certain renewable and sustainable projects.


Inflation Reduction Act
On August 16, 2022, the Inflation Reduction Act of 2022 (the Act) was signed into law and included a new 15% corporate alternative minimum tax (CAMT) for corporations that report over $1,000 million in profits (i.e., based on book income). Under the Act, a corporation will be subject to the CAMT if its average annual Adjusted Financial Statement Income (AFSI) for the three taxable year period ending prior to the taxable year exceeds $1,000 million. The CAMT will apply to tax years beginning after December 31, 2022. Based on management’s preliminary calculations, Con Edison and the Utilities will not be subject to the CAMT in 2023, but are expected to be subject to the CAMT in subsequent years. However, the provisions of the CAMT are not expected to have a material impact on Con Edison and the Utilities' financial position, results of operations or liquidity in the four years that management calculated an estimated CAMT in 2024 through 2027. Con Edison and the Utilities are continuing to assess the impacts of the Act on them and such assessments may be impacted by guidance to be issued by the U.S. Treasury in the future.


Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) Impacts
The Companies continue to monitor the impact of the COVID-19 global pandemic on their employees, customers and other stakeholders. The Companies support employee health and facility hygiene through regular cleaning and disinfecting of their facilities and leveraging technology through hybrid (combination of in-person and remote) meetings. Employees who test positive for COVID-19 are directed to isolate at home and are evaluated for close, prolonged contact with other employees. Following the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention guidelines, sick employees return to work when they can safely do so. The Utilities continue to provide critical electric, gas and steam service to customers during the emergence from the pandemic.

In October 2021, in response to President Biden's Executive Order 14042, the Companies announced that they are committed to complying with the mandate for employees of federal contractors and subcontractors to be fully vaccinated against COVID-19 by the federally-required deadline, unless employees are legally entitled to an accommodation. In December 2021, an injunction was issued in the United States District Court for the Southern District of Georgia which prevented the U.S. government from enforcing this federal contractor vaccine mandate nationwide. In August 2022, the Eleventh Circuit of the U.S. Court of Appeals issued a decision upholding the injunction against the federal contractor vaccine mandate in states that were a party to the action. The federal government subsequently announced that it would not enforce the vaccine mandate in all states.

In December 2021, New York City instituted a vaccination mandate that requires employees of private businesses located in New York City who perform in-person work or interact with the public to be vaccinated against COVID-19.




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In furtherance of the mandate, in December 2021, the New York City Commissioner of Health and Mental Hygiene issued an order that requires workers entering workplaces within New York City to provide proof of COVID-19 vaccination, except in cases of a medical or religious exemption. The New York City vaccination mandate was rescinded on November 1, 2022.

Below is additional information related to the effects of the COVID-19 pandemic and the Companies’ actions. Also, see “COVID-19 Regulatory Matters” in Note B to the Third Quarter Financial Statements.

Impact of CARES Act and 2021 Appropriations Act on Accounting for Income Taxes
In response to the economic impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic, the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security (CARES) Act became law on March 27, 2020. The CARES Act had several key business tax relief measures that presented cash benefits and/or refunds for Con Edison and its subsidiaries, including permitting a five-year carryback of a NOL for tax years 2018, 2019 and 2020, temporary removal of the 80 percent limitation of NOL carryforwards against taxable income for tax years before 2021, temporary relaxation of the limitations on interest deductions, employee retention tax credit and deferral of payments of employer payroll taxes.

The CARES Act also allowed employers to defer payments of the employer share of Social Security payroll taxes that would have otherwise been owed from March 27, 2020 through December 31, 2020. The Companies deferred the payment of employer payroll taxes for the period April 1, 2020 through December 31, 2020 of approximately $71 million ($63 million of which is for CECONY). The Companies paid half of this liability during 2021 and will repay the other half by December 31, 2022.

Under the CARES Act, the Companies qualified for an employee retention tax credit for “eligible employers” related to governmental authorities imposing restrictions that partially suspended their operation for a portion of their workforce due to the COVID-19 pandemic. In December 2020, the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2021 (the 2021 Appropriations Act) was signed into law. The 2021 Appropriations Act, among other things, extended the expiring employee retention tax credit to include qualified wages paid in the first two quarters of 2021, increased the qualified wages paid to an employee from 50 percent up to $10,000 annually in 2020 to 70 percent up to $10,000 per quarter in 2021 and increased the maximum employee retention tax credit amount an employer could take per employee from $5,000 in 2020 to $14,000 in the first two quarters of 2021. In March 2021, the American Rescue Plan Act was signed into law that expanded the 2021 Appropriations Act to extend the period for eligible employers to receive the employer retention credit from June 30, 2021 to December 31, 2021. In November 2021, the Infrastructure and Investment and Jobs Act was signed into law and accelerated the end of the employee retention tax credit retroactive to October 1, 2021, rather than December 31, 2021. This effectively reduced the maximum credit available from $28,000 to $21,000 per employee. For the nine months ended September 30, 2021, Con Edison and CECONY recognized a tax benefit to Taxes, other than income taxes of $9 million and $4 million, respectively.

Accounting Considerations
Due to the COVID-19 pandemic and subsequent New York State on PAUSE and related executive orders (that have since been lifted), decline in business, bankruptcies, layoffs and furloughs, among other factors, both commercial and residential customers have had and may continue to have increased difficulty paying their utility bills. In June 2020, the state of NY enacted a law prohibiting NY utilities, including CECONY and O&R, from disconnecting residential customers, and starting in May 2021 small business customers, during the COVID-19 state of emergency, which ended in June 2021. In addition, such prohibitions were in effect until December 21, 2021 for residential and small business customers who experienced a change in financial circumstances due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

CECONY and O&R have existing allowances for uncollectible accounts established against their customer accounts receivable balances that are reevaluated each quarter and updated accordingly. Changes to the Utilities’ reserve balances that result in write-offs of customer accounts receivable balances are not reflected in rates during the term of the current rate plans. For the three and nine months ended September 30, 2022, CECONY issued total credits of $265.8 million and $315.1 million, respectively, and O&R issued total credits of $4.7 million and $5.5 million, respectively, towards reducing customers’ accounts receivable balances pursuant to COVID-19 arrears assistance programs. See "COVID-19 Regulatory Matters" in Note B to the Third Quarter Financial Statements. The NYSPSC may consider additional programs to address utility arrearages. CECONY and O&R reduced customer accounts receivables balances commensurate with amounts authorized to be recovered under customer arrearage programs and expect to further reduce customer accounts balances for additional amounts that may be authorized by the NYSPSC. See "COVID-19 Regulatory Matters" in Note B to the Third Quarter Financial Statements and "Liquidity and Financing," below.

CECONY’s and O&R’s "accounts receivable – customers" balance (net allowance for uncollectible accounts)
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increased from $1,841 million and $91 million at December 31, 2021 to $1,982 million and $101 million at September 30, 2022, respectively. The amount of the customer accounts receivable balances that are over 60 days in arrears for CECONY and O&R decreased from $1,272 million and $29 million, respectively, as of December 31, 2021 to $1,247 million and $21 million, respectively, as of September 30, 2022. CECONY’s and O&R’s allowances for uncollectible customer accounts reserve decreased from $304 million and $12.3 million at December 31, 2021 to $297 million and $7.9 million at September 30, 2022 respectively.

During the first nine months of 2022, the potential economic impact of the COVID-19 pandemic and the COVID-19 arrears assistance programs, were considered in forward-looking projections related to write-off and recovery rates, resulting in changes to the customer allowance for uncollectible accounts as detailed herein. The Companies test goodwill for impairment at least annually or whenever there is a triggering event, and test long-lived and intangible assets for recoverability when events or changes in circumstances indicate that the carrying value of long-lived or intangible assets may not be recoverable. The Companies identified no triggering events or changes in circumstances related to the COVID-19 pandemic that would indicate that the carrying value of goodwill, long-lived or intangible assets may not be recoverable at September 30, 2022.

NY Legislation
In April 2021, NY passed a law that increases the corporate franchise tax rate on business income from 6.5% to 7.25%, retroactive to January 1, 2021, for taxpayers with taxable income greater than $5 million. The law also reinstates the business capital tax at 0.1875%, not to exceed a maximum tax liability of $5 million per taxpayer. NY requires a corporate franchise taxpayer to calculate and pay the highest amount of tax under the three alternative methods: a tax on business income; a tax on business capital; or a fixed dollar minimum. The provisions to increase the corporate franchise tax rate and reinstate a capital tax are scheduled to expire after 2023 and are not expected to have a material impact on the Companies’ financial position, results of operations or liquidity.

In addition, the new law created a program that allows eligible residential renters in NY who require assistance with rent and utility bills to have up to twelve months of electric and gas utility bill arrears forgiven, provided that such arrears were accrued on or after March 13, 2020. The program will be administered by the State Office of Temporary and Disability Assistance (OTDA) in coordination with the NYSDPS and the NYSPSC (the OTDA Program). Under the OTDA Program, CECONY and O&R would qualify for a refundable tax credit for NY gross-receipts tax equal to the amount of arrears waived by the Utilities in the year that the arrears are waived and certified by the NYSPSC. See "COVID-19 Regulatory Matters” in Note B to the Third Quarter Financial Statements.

Liquidity and Financing
The Companies continue to monitor the impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic on the financial markets closely, including borrowing rates and daily cash collections. The Companies have been able to access the capital markets as needed since the start of the COVID-19 pandemic in March 2020. Inflationary pressure and higher interest rates could increase the amount of capital needed by the Utilities and the costs of such capital. See Note C and Note D to the Third Quarter Financial Statements and "Interest Rate Risk," below.

The decline in business activity in the Utilities’ service territory due to the COVID-19 pandemic and subsequent New York State on PAUSE and related executive orders (that have since been lifted) resulted in a slower recovery in cash of outstanding customer accounts receivable balances in 2020 and 2021. During the nine months ended September 30, 2022, increases in electric and gas commodity prices have contributed and may further contribute to a slower recovery of cash from outstanding customer accounts receivable balances. These trends will likely continue through the remainder of 2022. See "COVID-19 Regulatory Matters" in Note B to the Third Quarter Financial Statements and “Financial and Commodity Market Risks – Commodity Price Risk,” below.

New York State and the NYSPSC implemented COVID-19 arrears assistance programs that provide credits and establishes surcharge recovery mechanisms towards reducing the arrears balances of low-income electric and gas customers of CECONY and O&R. See "COVID-19 Regulatory Matters" in Note B and Note L to the Third Quarter Financial Statements and “Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) Impacts – Accounting Considerations,” above.

In October 2022, Con Edison entered into an agreement to sell the Clean Energy Businesses for $6,800 million, subject to closing adjustments, including working capital adjustments and downward adjustments for indebtedness, transaction expenses and the value of certain assets and projects that are not able to be conveyed to the buyer upon closing of the transaction. The transaction is subject to, among other things, customary closing conditions and receipt of regulatory approvals, and is expected to close in the first half of 2023. Subject to the closing of the transaction, Con Edison intends to use the proceeds from the sale to repay $1,050 million of parent company debt in 2023, invest in its regulated utilities and, subject to board approval, institute a share repurchase program. In




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anticipation of the proceeds from the pending transaction, Con Edison intends to forego common equity issuances in 2022 and 2023 and will evaluate equity needs for 2024. See "Assets Held for Sale" in Note A and Note T to the Third Quarter Financial Statements and "Anticipated Sale of the Clean Energy Business," above.

Results of Operations
Net income for common stock and earnings per share for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2022 and 2021 were as follows:
  For the Three Months Ended September 30,For the Nine Months Ended September 30,
20222021202220212022202120222021
(Millions of Dollars, except per share amounts)Net Income for Common StockEarnings
per Share
Net Income for Common StockEarnings
per Share
CECONY$493$418$1.39$1.19$1,138$1,011$3.21$2.92
O&R34260.090.0772530.200.15
Clean Energy Businesses (a) (e)971060.280.302932230.830.64
Con Edison Transmission (b)112(142)0.01(0.41)
Other (c)(12)(13)(0.03)(0.04)(35)(23)(0.10)(0.07)
Con Edison (d)$613$538$1.73$1.52$1,470$1,122$4.15$3.23
(a)Net income for common stock and earnings per share from the Clean Energy Businesses for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2022 includes $41 million or $0.12 a share and $121 million or $0.35 a share, respectively, of net after-tax mark-to-market effects. Net income for common stock and earnings per share from the Clean Energy Businesses for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2022 also includes ($4) million or ($0.01) a share (after-tax) and $33 million or $0.09 a share (after-tax), respectively, of the effects of HLBV accounting for tax equity investments in certain renewable and sustainable electric projects.

Net income for common stock and earnings per share from the Clean Energy Businesses for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2021 includes $(9) million or $(0.03) a share and $20 million or $0.06 a share, respectively, of net after-tax mark-to-market effects. Net income for common stock and earnings per share from the Clean Energy Businesses for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2021 also includes $52 million or $0.15 a share (after-tax) and $87 million or $0.25 a share (after-tax), respectively, of the effects of HLBV accounting for tax equity investments in certain renewable and sustainable electric projects. Net income for common stock and earnings per share from the Clean Energy Businesses for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2021 also includes $(3) million or $(0.01) a share (after-tax) for the loss from the sale of a renewable electric production project.

(b)Net income for common stock from Con Edison Transmission for the nine months ended September 30, 2021 includes $(153) million or $(0.44) a share of net after-tax impairment loss related to its investment in Stagecoach. See "Investments - 2021 Partial Impairment of Investment in Stagecoach Gas Services LLC (Stagecoach) in Note A to the Third Quarter Financial Statements.

(c)Other includes parent company and consolidation adjustments. Net income for common stock and earnings per share for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2022 includes $(3) million or $(0.01) a share and $(10) million or $(0.03) a share, respectively, of income tax impact on the net after-tax mark-to-market effects. Net income for common stock and earnings per share for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2022 also includes an immaterial amount or $(0.00) a share (after-tax) and $(3) million or $(0.01) a share (after-tax) respectively, of income tax impact on the effects of HLBV accounting for tax equity investments in certain renewable and sustainable electric projects.

Net income for common stock and earnings per share for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2021 includes $(4) million or $(0.01) a share and $(7) million or $(0.02) a share, respectively, of income tax impact on the effects of HLBV accounting for tax equity investments in certain renewable and sustainable electric projects, and $6 million or $0.01 a share and $(2) million or $(0.01) a share, respectively, of income tax impact for the impairment loss related to Con Edison Transmission’s investment in Stagecoach and after-tax mark-to-market loss. See "Investments - 2021 Partial Impairment of Investment in Stagecoach Gas Services LLC (Stagecoach)" in Note A to the Third Quarter Financial Statements.

(d)    Earnings per share on a diluted basis were $1.72 a share and $1.52 a share for the three months ended September 30, 2022 and 2021,
    respectively and $4.13 a share and $3.23 a share for the nine months ended September 30, 2022 and 2021, respectively.

(e)    On October 1, 2022, Con Edison entered into a purchase and sale agreement pursuant to which Con Edison agreed to sell the Clean Energy Businesses. See Note T to the Third Quarter Financial Statements.

The following tables present the estimated effect of major factors on earnings per share and net income for common stock for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2022 as compared with the 2021 period.



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Variation for the Three Months Ended September 30, 2022 vs. 2021
Net Income for Common Stock (Millions of Dollars)Earnings per Share
CECONY (a)
Higher electric rate base$29$0.08
Lower costs related to heat events140.04
Higher income from allowance for funds used during construction reflecting higher short-term interest rates100.03
Resumption of the billing of late payment charges and other fees to allowed rate plan levels90.03
Higher incentives earned under the electric and gas earnings adjustment mechanisms (EAMs) and positive incentives50.02
Higher rental revenue from real estate properties50.01
Lower stock based compensation costs 20.01
Lower health care and other employee benefits costs20.01
Higher interest expense(14)(0.04)
Dilutive effect of stock issuances(0.01)
Other130.02
Total CECONY750.20
O&R (a)
Electric base rate increase80.02
Gas base rate increase1
Other(1)
Total O&R80.02
Clean Energy Businesses
Net mark-to-market effects510.15
Lower operation and maintenance expense from engineering, procurement and construction of renewable electric projects100.03
HLBV effects(56)(0.16)
Higher gas purchased for resale(35)(0.10)
Higher wholesale revenue230.07
Other(2)(0.01)
Total Clean Energy Businesses(9)(0.02)
Con Edison Transmission
Higher interest expense(1)(0.01)
Other10.01
Total Con Edison Transmission
Other, including parent company expenses
Tax impact of net mark-to-market effects (4)(0.01)
Tax impact of HLBV tax effects40.01
Other10.01
Total Other, including parent company expenses10.01
Total Reported (GAAP basis)$75$0.21
a.Under the revenue decoupling mechanisms in the Utilities’ NY electric and gas rate plans and the weather-normalization clause applicable to their gas businesses, revenues are generally not affected by changes in delivery volumes from levels assumed when rates were approved. In general, the Utilities recover on a current basis the fuel, gas purchased for resale and purchased power costs they incur in supplying energy to their full-service customers. Accordingly, such costs do not generally affect Con Edison’s results of operations.




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Variation for the Nine Months Ended September 30, 2022 vs. 2021
Net Income for Common Stock (Millions of Dollars)Earnings per Share
CECONY (a)
Higher electric rate base$42$0.12
Resumption of the billing of late payment charges and other fees to allowed rate plan levels360.11
Higher gas rate base
330.10
Lower costs related to winter storms and heat events240.07
Lower health care and other employee benefits costs180.05
Higher income from allowance for funds used during construction reflecting higher short-term interest rates100.03
Weather impact on steam revenues20.01
Higher interest expense(37)(0.11)
Higher stock based compensation cost (12)(0.04)
Dilutive effect of stock issuances— (0.07)
Other110.02
Total CECONY1270.29
O&R (a)
Electric base rate increase130.04
Gas base rate increase60.02
Other(0.01)
Total O&R190.05
Clean Energy Businesses
Net mark-to-market effects1010.29
Lower operation and maintenance expense from engineering, procurement and construction of renewable electric projects750.22
Higher wholesale revenue 410.12
Loss from sale of a renewable electric project in 202130.01
Higher gas purchased for resale(82)(0.24)
HLBV effects(54)(0.16)
Higher depreciation and amortization expense(5)(0.01)
Gain from sale of a renewable electric project in 2021(4)(0.01)
Dilutive effect of stock issuances(0.02)
Other(5)(0.01)
Total Clean Energy Businesses700.19
Con Edison Transmission
Impairment loss related to investment in Stagecoach in 2021 1530.44
Lower interest expense40.01
Lower investment income attributable to Stagecoach(15)(0.04)
Other20.01
Total Con Edison Transmission1440.42
Other, including parent company expenses
Impairment tax benefits related to investment in Stagecoach in 2021(6)(0.01)
Tax impact of net mark-to-market effects (8)(0.02)
Tax impacts of HLBV effects40.01
Other(2)(0.01)
Total Other, including parent company expenses(12)(0.03)
Total Reported (GAAP basis)$348$0.92
a.    Under the revenue decoupling mechanisms in the Utilities’ NY electric and gas rate plans and the weather-normalization clause applicable to their gas businesses, revenues are generally not affected by changes in delivery volumes from levels assumed when rates were approved. In general, the Utilities recover on a current basis the fuel, gas purchased for resale and purchased power costs they incur in supplying energy to their full-service customers. Accordingly, such costs do not generally affect Con Edison’s results of operations.
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The Companies’ other operations and maintenance expenses for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2022 and 2021 were as follows:
For the Three Months Ended September 30,For the Nine Months Ended September 30,
(Millions of Dollars)2022202120222021
CECONY
Operations$420$445$1,276$1,283
Pensions and other postretirement benefits104(6)312(23)
Health care and other benefits3942109134
Regulatory fees and assessments (a)10499271252
Other14070299202
Total CECONY$807$650$2,267$1,848
O&R8883259240
Clean Energy Businesses101114252348
Con Edison Transmission33109
Other (b)(1)(3)(2)
Total other operations and maintenance expenses$999$849$2,785$2,443
(a)Includes Demand Side Management, System Benefit Charges and Public Service Law 18A assessments which are collected in revenues.
(b)Includes parent company and consolidation adjustments.

A discussion of the results of operations by principal business segment for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2022 and 2021 follows. For additional business segment financial information, see Note M to the Third Quarter Financial Statements.






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The Companies’ results of operations for the three months ended September 30, 2022 and 2021 were as follows:
  CECONYO&RClean Energy Businesses (c)Con Edison
Transmission
Other (a)Con Edison (b)
(Millions of Dollars)202220212022202120222021202220212022202120222021
Operating revenues$3,549$3,092$291$257$325$264$1$1$(1)$(1)$4,165$3,613
Purchased power6434818968(1)(1)731548
Fuel59445944
Gas purchased for resale113611613559118583
Other operations and maintenance807650888310111433(1)999849
Depreciation and amortization44142925246058(1)1525512
Taxes, other than income taxes74869922225422777727
Operating income738728514710479(2)(2)(2)(2)889850
Other income (deductions) 81(23)6(4)155(4)89(22)
Net interest expense2021971110(19)182136199232
Income before income tax expense61750846331246112(9)(8)779596
Income tax expense124901272124135160127
Net income$493$418$34$26$103$37$1$1$(12)$(13)$619$469
Income (loss) attributable to non-controlling interest6(69)6(69)
Net income for common stock$493$418$34$26$97$106$1$1$(12)$(13)$613$538
(a)Includes parent company and consolidation adjustments.
(b)Represents the consolidated results of operations of Con Edison and its businesses.
(c)On October 1, 2022, Con Edison entered into a purchase and sale agreement pursuant to which Con Edison agreed to sell the Clean Energy Businesses. See Note T to the Third Quarter Financial Statements.

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CECONY
  
For the Three Months Ended
September 30, 2022
  
For the Three Months Ended
September 30, 2021
  
  
(Millions of Dollars)ElectricGasSteam2022 TotalElectricGasSteam2021 Total2022-2021 Variation
Operating revenues$3,077$414$58$3,549$2,730$307$55$3,092$457
Purchased power628— 15643473— 8481162
Fuel58— 15939— 54415
Gas purchased for resale— 113— 113— 61— 6152
Other operations and maintenance645114488075169242650157
Depreciation and amortization3249324441324822342912
Taxes, other than income taxes579134357485441203569949
Operating income$843$(40)$(65)$738$834$(48)$(58)$728$10

Electric
CECONY’s results of electric operations for the three months ended September 30, 2022 compared with the 2021 period were as follows:
 
  
For the Three Months Ended
  
(Millions of Dollars)September 30, 2022September 30, 2021Variation
Operating revenues$3,077$2,730$347
Purchased power628473155
Fuel583919
Other operations and maintenance645516129
Depreciation and amortization324324
Taxes, other than income taxes57954435
Electric operating income$843$834$9

CECONY’s electric sales and deliveries for the three months ended September 30, 2022 compared with the 2021 period were:
  
Millions of kWh DeliveredRevenues in Millions (a)
  
For the Three Months Ended
  
For the Three Months Ended
  
DescriptionSeptember 30, 2022September 30, 2021VariationPercent
Variation
September 30, 2022September 30, 2021VariationPercent
Variation
Residential/Religious (b)4,3033,90539810.2 %$1,069$1,025$444.3 %
Commercial/Industrial3,0032,64535813.5 80865215623.9 
Retail choice customers6,1076,274(167)(2.7)825861(36)(4.2)
NYPA, Municipal Agency and other sales2,6112,4661455.9 240228125.3 
Other operating revenues (c)— — — 135(36)171Large
Total16,02415,2907344.8 %(d)$3,077$2,730$34712.7 %
(a)Revenues from electric sales are subject to a revenue decoupling mechanism, as a result of which delivery revenues generally are not affected by changes in delivery volumes from levels assumed when rates were approved.
(b)“Residential/Religious” generally includes single-family dwellings, individual apartments in multi-family dwellings, religious organizations and certain other not-for-profit organizations.
(c)Other electric operating revenues generally reflect changes in the revenue decoupling mechanism current asset or regulatory liability and changes in regulatory assets and liabilities in accordance with other provisions of the company’s rate plans.
(d)After adjusting for variations, primarily weather and billing days, electric delivery volumes in CECONY’s service area increased 4.2 percent in the three months ended September 30, 2022 compared with the 2021 period.

Operating revenues increased $347 million in the three months ended September 30, 2022 compared with the 2021 period primarily due to higher purchased power expenses ($155 million), an increase in revenues from the electric rate plan ($90 million), and higher fuel expenses ($19 million).





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Purchased power expenses increased $155 million in the three months ended September 30, 2022 compared with the 2021 period due to higher unit costs ($77 million) and higher purchased volumes ($78 million).

Fuel expenses increased $19 million in the three months ended September 30, 2022 compared with the 2021 period due to higher unit costs ($22 million), offset in part by lower purchased volumes from the company's electric generating facilities ($3 million).

Other operations and maintenance expenses increased $129 million in the three months ended September 30, 2022 compared with the 2021 period primarily due to higher costs for pension and other postretirement benefits, reflecting reconciliation to the rate plan level ($85 million), higher municipal infrastructure support costs ($22 million), higher surcharges for assessments and fees that are collected in revenues from customers ($4 million), higher costs for injuries and damages ($2 million), higher uncollectible expense ($1 million), and higher health care cost ($1 million).

Taxes, other than income taxes increased $35 million in the three months ended September 30, 2022 compared with the 2021 period due to higher property taxes ($22 million), a higher deferral of over-collected property taxes ($5 million) and higher state and local taxes ($9 million).

Gas
CECONY’s results of gas operations for the three months ended September 30, 2022 compared with the 2021 period were as follows:
  
For the Three Months Ended
  
(Millions of Dollars)September 30, 2022September 30, 2021Variation
Operating revenues$414$307$107
Gas purchased for resale1136152
Other operations and maintenance1149222
Depreciation and amortization938211
Taxes, other than income taxes13412014
Gas operating income$(40)$(48)$8

CECONY’s gas sales and deliveries, excluding off-system sales, for the three months ended September 30, 2022 compared with the 2021 period were:
  
Thousands of Dt DeliveredRevenues in Millions (a)
  
For the Three Months Ended
  
For the Three Months Ended
  
DescriptionSeptember 30, 2022September 30, 2021VariationPercent
Variation
September 30, 2022September 30, 2021VariationPercent
Variation
Residential4,467 4,158 309 7.4 %$150$128$2217.2 %
General4,759 4,133 626 15.1 94593559.3 
Firm transportation8,821 8,943 (122)(1.4)8880810.0 
Total firm sales and transportation18,047 17,234 813 4.7 (b)3322676524.3 
Interruptible sales (c)1,222 1,198 24 2.0 106466.7 
NYPA14,381 15,187 (806)(5.3)11
Generation plants19,633 14,955 4,678 31.3 117457.1 
Other4,141 4,193 (52)(1.2)66
Other operating revenues (d)— — — 542034Large
Total57,424 52,767 4,657 8.8 %$414$307$10734.9 %
(a)Revenues from gas sales are subject to a weather normalization clause and a revenue decoupling mechanism, as a result of which delivery revenues are generally not affected by changes in delivery volumes from levels assumed when rates were approved.
(b)After adjusting for variations, primarily billing days, firm gas sales and transportation volumes in the company’s service area increased 8.4 percent in the three months ended September 30, 2022 compared with the 2021 period.
(c)Includes 273 thousand and 572 thousand of Dt for the 2022 and 2021 periods, respectively, which are also reflected in firm transportation and other.
(d)Other gas operating revenues generally reflect changes in the revenue decoupling mechanism and weather normalization clause current asset or regulatory liability and changes in regulatory assets and liabilities in accordance with other provisions of the company’s rate plans.

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Operating revenues increased $107 million in the three months ended September 30, 2022 compared with the 2021 period primarily due to higher gas purchased for resale ($52 million) and an increase in revenues from the gas rate plan ($29 million).

Gas purchased for resale increased $52 million in the three months ended September 30, 2022 compared with the 2021 period due to higher unit costs ($51 million) and higher purchased volumes ($1 million).

Other operations and maintenance expenses increased $22 million in the three months ended September 30, 2022 compared with the 2021 period primarily due to higher costs for pension and other postretirement benefits, reflecting reconciliation to the rate plan level ($18 million), and higher surcharges for assessments and fees that are collected in revenues from customers ($1 million).

Depreciation and amortization expenses increased $11 million in the three months ended September 30, 2022 compared with the 2021 period primarily due to higher gas utility plant balances.

Taxes, other than income taxes increased $14 million in the three months ended September 30, 2022 compared with the 2021 period primarily due to a higher deferral of over-collected property taxes ($8 million), higher property taxes ($3 million) and higher state and local taxes ($3 million).

Steam
CECONY’s results of steam operations for the three months ended September 30, 2022 compared with the 2021 period were as follows:
  
For the Three Months Ended
  
(Millions of Dollars)September 30, 2022September 30, 2021Variation
Operating revenues$58$55$3
Purchased power1587
Fuel15(4)
Other operations and maintenance48426
Depreciation and amortization24231
Taxes, other than income taxes3535
Steam operating income$(65)$(58)$(7)

CECONY’s steam sales and deliveries for the three months ended September 30, 2022 compared with the 2021 period were:
  
Millions of Pounds DeliveredRevenues in Millions
  
For the Three Months Ended
  
For the Three Months Ended
  
DescriptionSeptember 30, 2022September 30, 2021VariationPercent
Variation
September 30, 2022September 30, 2021VariationPercent
Variation
General75.0 %$2$2$—— %
Apartment house582 588 (6)(1.0)1313
Annual power2,006 1,904 102 5.4 3834411.8 
Other operating revenues (a)— — — 56(1)(16.7)
Total2,595 2,496 99 4.0 %(b)$58$55$35.5 %
(a)Other steam operating revenues generally reflect changes in regulatory assets and liabilities in accordance with the company’s rate plan.
(b)After adjusting for variations, primarily weather and billing days, steam sales and deliveries increased 3.0 percent in the three months ended September 30, 2022 compared with the 2021 period.

Operating revenues increased $3 million in the three months ended September 30, 2022 compared with the 2021 period primarily due to higher purchased power expenses ($7 million), offset in part by lower fuel expenses ($4 million).

Purchased power increased $7 million in the three months ended September 30, 2022 compared with the 2021 period due to higher unit costs ($6 million) and higher purchased volumes ($1 million).

Fuel expenses decreased $4 million in the three months ended September 30, 2022 compared with the 2021 period due to lower unit costs ($4 million).





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Other operations and maintenance expenses increased $6 million in the three months ended September 30, 2022 compared with the 2021 period primarily due to higher costs for pension and other postretirement benefits, reflecting reconciliation to the rate plan level ($7 million).

Depreciation and amortization expenses increased $1 million in the three months ended September 30, 2022 compared with the 2021 period primarily due to higher steam utility plant balances.

Other Income (Deductions)
Other income increased $104 million in the three months ended September 30, 2022 compared with the 2021 period primarily due to lower costs associated with components of pension and other postretirement benefits other than service cost ($110 million), offset in part by lower expenses resulting from investment performance in a deferred income plan ($6 million)

Net Interest Expense
Net Interest Expense increased $5 million in the three months ended September 30, 2022 compared with the 2021 period primarily due to higher interest on short-term debt ($10 million) and higher interest on long-term debt ($7 million), offset in part by an increase in allowance for borrowed funds used during construction ($14 million).

Income Tax Expense
Income taxes increased $34 million in the three months ended September 30, 2022 compared with the 2021 period primarily due to higher income before income tax expense ($23 million), higher state income taxes ($6 million), assistance received from a New York State COVID-19 arrears program in 2022 (see "COVID-19 Regulatory Matters" in Note B to the Third Quarter Financial Statements) ($6 million) and the absence of a favorable tax adjustment from the prior year tax return due to an increase in the general business tax credits ($4 million), offset in part by lower reserve for injuries and damages ($4 million).


O&R
  
For the Three Months Ended
September 30, 2022
For the Three Months Ended
September 30, 2021
  
(Millions of Dollars)ElectricGas2022 TotalElectricGas2021 Total2022-2021 Variation
Operating revenues$252$39$291$223$34$257$34
Purchased power89— 8968— 6821
Gas purchased for resale— 1616— 13133
Other operations and maintenance6919886716835
Depreciation and amortization18725186241
Taxes, other than income taxes1572215722
Operating income$61$(10)$51$55$(8)$47$4

Electric
O&R’s results of electric operations for the three months ended September 30, 2022 compared with the 2021 period were as follows:
  
For the Three Months Ended
  
(Millions of Dollars)September 30, 2022September 30, 2021Variation
Operating revenues$252$223$29
Purchased power896821
Other operations and maintenance69672
Depreciation and amortization1818
Taxes, other than income taxes1515
Electric operating income$61$55$6

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O&R’s electric sales and deliveries for the three months ended September 30, 2022 compared with the 2021 period were:
  
Millions of kWh DeliveredRevenues in Millions (a)
  
For the Three Months Ended
  
For the Three Months Ended
  
DescriptionSeptember 30, 2022September 30, 2021VariationPercent
Variation
September 30, 2022September 30, 2021VariationPercent
Variation
Residential/Religious (b)654 581 73 12.6 %$141$114$2723.7 %
Commercial/Industrial265 221 44 19.9 45321340.6 
Retail choice customers747 820 (73)(8.9)6775(8)(10.7)
Public authorities36 32 12.5 54125.0 
Other operating revenues (c)— — — (6)(2)(4)Large
Total1,702 1,654 48 2.9 %(d)$252$223$2913.0 %
(a)O&R’s NY electric delivery revenues are subject to a revenue decoupling mechanism, as a result of which delivery revenues are generally not affected by changes in delivery volumes from levels assumed when rates were approved. Effective July 2021, the majority of O&R’s electric distribution revenues in NJ are subject to a conservation incentive program, as a result of which distribution revenues are generally not affected by changes in delivery volumes from levels assumed when rates were approved. O&R’s electric transmission revenues in NJ are not subject to a conservation incentive program, and as a result, changes in such volumes do impact revenues.
(b)“Residential/Religious” generally includes single-family dwellings, individual apartments in multi-family dwellings, religious organizations and certain other not-for-profit organizations.
(c)Other electric operating revenues generally reflect changes in regulatory assets and liabilities in accordance with the company’s electric rate plan.
(d)After adjusting for weather and other variations, electric delivery volumes in O&R’s service area increased 2.6 percent in the three months ended September 30, 2022 compared with the 2021 period.

Operating revenues increased $29 million in the three months ended September 30, 2022 compared with the 2021 period primarily due to higher purchased power expenses ($21 million) and higher revenues from the NY electric rate plan ($10 million).

Purchased power expenses increased $21 million in the three months ended September 30, 2022 compared with the 2021 period due to higher unit costs ($11 million), and higher purchased volumes ($10 million).

Other operations and maintenance expenses increased $2 million in the three months ended September 30, 2022 compared with the 2021 period primarily due to higher costs for pension, reflecting reconciliation to the rate plan level.

Gas
O&R’s results of gas operations for the three months ended September 30, 2022 compared with the 2021 period were as follows:
  
For the Three Months Ended
  
(Millions of Dollars)September 30, 2022September 30, 2021Variation
Operating revenues$39$34$5
Gas purchased for resale16133
Other operations and maintenance19163
Depreciation and amortization76
Taxes, other than income taxes77— 
Gas operating income$(10)$(8)($2)





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O&R’s gas sales and deliveries, excluding off-system sales, for the three months ended September 30, 2022 compared with the 2021 period were:
  
Thousands of Dt DeliveredRevenues in Millions (a)
  
For the Three Months Ended
  
For the Three Months Ended
  
DescriptionSeptember 30, 2022September 30, 2021VariationPercent
Variation
September 30, 2022September 30, 2021VariationPercent
Variation
Residential548 900 (352)(39.1 %)$16$18$(2)(11.1 %)
General139 258 (119)(46.1)34(1)(25.0)
Firm transportation548 736 (188)(25.5)46(2)(33.3)
Total firm sales and transportation1,235 1,894 (659)(34.8)(b)$23$28$(5)(17.9)
Interruptible sales830 844 (14)(1.7)11Large
Generation plants13 (7)(53.8)— — 
Other56 26 30 Large1
Other gas revenues— — — 1459Large
Total2,127 2,777 (650)(23.4 %)$39$34$514.7 %
(a)Revenues from NY gas sales are subject to a weather normalization clause and a revenue decoupling mechanism as a result of which delivery revenues are generally not affected by changes in delivery volumes from levels assumed when rates were approved.
(b)After adjusting for weather and other variations, total firm sales and transportation volumes decreased 5.4 percent in the three months ended September 30, 2022 compared with the 2021 period.

Operating revenues increased $5 million in the three months ended September 30, 2022 compared with the 2021 period primarily due to higher gas purchased for resale ($3 million) and higher revenues from the NY gas rate plan ($2 million).

Gas purchased for resale increased $3 million in the three months ended September 30, 2022 compared with the 2021 period due to higher unit costs ($3 million).

Other operations and maintenance expenses increased $3 million in the three months ended September 30, 2022 compared with the 2021 period primarily due to higher costs for pension, reflecting reconciliation to the rate plan level.

Depreciation and amortization expenses increased $1 million in the three months ended September 30, 2022 compared with the 2021 period primarily due to higher gas utility plant balances.

Income Tax Expense
Income taxes increased $5 million in the three months ended September 30, 2022 compared with the 2021 period
primarily due to higher income before income tax expense ($3 million), higher state income taxes ($1 million)
and assistance received from a New York State COVID-19 arrears program in 2022 (see "COVID-19 Regulatory Matters" in Note B to the Third Quarter Financial Statements) ($1 million).

Clean Energy Businesses
The Clean Energy Businesses’ results of operations for the three months ended September 30, 2022 compared with the 2021 period were as follows:
  
For the Three Months Ended
  
(Millions of Dollars)September 30, 2022September 30, 2021Variation
Operating revenues$325$264$61
Gas purchased for resale55946
Other operations and maintenance101114(13)
Depreciation and amortization60582
Taxes, other than income taxes541
Operating income$104$79$25

Operating revenues increased $61 million in the three months ended September 30, 2022 compared with the 2021 period primarily due to higher wholesale revenues ($48 million), higher net mark-to-market values ($30 million) and higher energy services revenues ($2 million), offset in part by lower revenue from engineering, procurement and construction of renewable electric projects ($19 million).

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Gas purchased for resale increased $46 million in the three months ended September 30, 2022 compared with the 2021 period due to higher purchased volumes and prices.

Other operations and maintenance expenses decreased $13 million in the three months ended September 30, 2022 compared with the 2021 period primarily due to lower costs from engineering, procurement and construction of renewable electric projects.

Depreciation and amortization expenses increased $2 million in the three months ended September 30, 2022 compared with the 2021 period primarily due to an increase in renewable electric projects in operation during 2022.

Net Interest Expense
Net interest expense decreased $37 million in the three months ended September 30, 2022 compared with the 2021 period primarily due to higher unrealized gains on interest rate swaps in the 2022 period.

Income Tax Expense
Income taxes decreased $3 million in the three months ended September 30, 2022 compared with the 2021 period primarily due to higher income attributable to non-controlling interest ($19 million), offset in part by higher income before income tax expense ($13 million) and higher state income taxes ($3 million).

Income (Loss) Attributable to Non-Controlling Interest
Income attributable to non-controlling interest increased $75 million to a gain of $6 million in the three months ended September 30, 2022 compared with the 2021 period primarily due to lower income in the 2022 period attributable to a tax equity investor in renewable electric projects accounted for under the HLBV method of accounting. See Note P to the Third Quarter Financial Statements.


Other
Income Tax Expense
Income taxes decreased $2 million in the three months ended September 30, 2022 compared with the 2021 period primarily due to lower state income taxes.






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The Companies’ results of operations for the nine months ended September 30, 2022 and 2021 were as follows:
  CECONYO&RClean Energy Businesses (d)Con Edison
Transmission (c)
Other (a)Con Edison (b)
(Millions of Dollars)202220212022202120222021202220212022202120222021
Operating revenues$9,972$8,784$813$699$857$779$3$3$(6)$(4)$11,639$10,261
Purchased power1,6391,2942101576(4)(3)1,8511,448
Fuel255166255166
Gas purchased for resale582357945615749(1)833461
Other operations and maintenance2,2671,848259240252348109(3)(2)2,7852,443
Depreciation and amortization1,3411,2677371178172111,5931,511
Taxes, other than income taxes2,1592,01667671614662,2482,103
Operating income1,7291,836110108248196(8)(7)(5)(4)2,0742,129
Other income (deductions) (c)245(70)16(9)214(178)(8)(2)269(259)
Net interest expense6045673332(68)44381418586669
Income before income tax expense1,3701,19993673181523(193)(27)(24)1,7571,201
Income tax expense232188211468441(51)8(1)330194
Net income$1,138$1,011$72$53$250$108$2($142)$(35)$(23)$1,427$1,007
Loss attributable to non-controlling interest— — (43)(115)— — (43)(115)
Net income for common stock$1,138$1,011$72$53$293$223$2($142)$(35)$(23)$1,470$1,122
(a)Includes parent company and consolidation adjustments.
(b)Represents the consolidated results of operations of Con Edison and its businesses.
(c)For the nine months ended September 30, 2021, Con Edison Transmission recorded pre-tax impairment losses of $211 million ($147 million, after-tax) on its investment in Stagecoach. See “Investments” in Note A to the Third Quarter Financial Statements.
(d)On October 1, 2022, Con Edison entered into a purchase and sale agreement pursuant to which Con Edison agreed to sell the Clean Energy Businesses. See Note T to the Third Quarter Financial Statements.


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CECONY
  
For the Nine Months Ended
September 30, 2022
  
For the Nine Months Ended
September 30, 2021
  
  
(Millions of Dollars)ElectricGasSteam2022 TotalElectricGasSteam2021 Total2022-2021 Variation
Operating revenues$7,401$2,127$444$9,972$6,661$1,730$393$8,784$1,188
Purchased power1,593— 461,6391,267— 271,294345
Fuel170— 85255107— 5916689
Gas purchased for resale— 582— 582— 357— 357225
Other operations and maintenance1,7743461472,2671,4502771211,848419
Depreciation and amortization994275721,341959239691,26774
Taxes, other than income taxes1,6374131092,1591,5413671082,016143
Operating income$1,233$511$(15)$1,729$1,337$490$9$1,836$(107)

Electric
CECONY’s results of electric operations for the nine months ended September 30, 2022 compared with the 2021 period were as follows:
 
  
For the Nine Months Ended
  
(Millions of Dollars)September 30, 2022September 30, 2021Variation
Operating revenues$7,401$6,661$740
Purchased power1,5931,267326
Fuel17010763
Other operations and maintenance1,7741,450324
Depreciation and amortization99495935
Taxes, other than income taxes1,6371,54196
Electric operating income$1,233$1,337$(104)

CECONY’s electric sales and deliveries for the nine months ended September 30, 2022 compared with the 2021 period were:
  
Millions of kWh DeliveredRevenues in Millions (a)
  
For the Nine Months Ended
  
For the Nine Months Ended
  
DescriptionSeptember 30, 2022September 30, 2021VariationPercent
Variation
September 30, 2022September 30, 2021VariationPercent
Variation
Residential/Religious (b)9,283 8,828 455 5.2 %$2,600$2,415$1857.7 %
Commercial/Industrial7,857 6,981 876 12.5 2,0261,65736922.3 
Retail choice customers16,204 16,310 (106)(0.6)1,9502,008(58)(2.9)
NYPA, Municipal Agency and other sales7,185 6,854 331 4.8 576536407.5 
Other operating revenues (c)— — — 24945204Large
Total40,529 38,973 1,556 4.0 %(d)$7,401$6,661$74011.1 %
(a)Revenues from electric sales are subject to a revenue decoupling mechanism, as a result of which delivery revenues generally are not affected by changes in delivery volumes from levels assumed when rates were approved.
(b)“Residential/Religious” generally includes single-family dwellings, individual apartments in multi-family dwellings, religious organizations and certain other not-for-profit organizations.
(c)Other electric operating revenues generally reflect changes in the revenue decoupling mechanism current asset or regulatory liability and changes in regulatory assets and liabilities in accordance with other provisions of the company’s rate plans.
(d)After adjusting for variations, primarily weather and billing days, electric delivery volumes in CECONY’s service area increased 3.4 percent in the nine months ended September 30, 2022 compared with the 2021 period.

Operating revenues increased $740 million in the nine months ended September 30, 2022 compared with the 2021 period primarily due to higher purchased power expenses ($326 million), an increase in revenues from the electric rate plan ($231 million) and higher fuel expenses ($63 million).





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Purchased power expenses increased $326 million in the nine months ended September 30, 2022 compared with the 2021 period due to higher unit costs ($311 million), and higher purchased volumes ($15 million).

Fuel expenses increased $63 million in the nine months ended September 30, 2022 compared with the 2021 period due to higher unit costs ($70 million), offset in part by lower purchased volumes from the company's electric generating facilities ($7 million).

Other operations and maintenance expenses increased $324 million in the nine months ended September 30, 2022 compared with the 2021 period primarily due to higher costs for pension and other postretirement benefits, reflecting reconciliation to the rate plan level ($260 million), higher municipal infrastructure support costs ($20 million), higher surcharges for assessments and fees that are collected in revenues from customers ($17 million), higher stock-based compensation costs ($13 million), higher uncollectible expense ($6 million), and higher costs for injuries and damages ($2 million).

Depreciation and amortization expenses increased $35 million in the nine months ended September 30, 2022 compared with the 2021 period primarily due to higher electric utility plant balances.

Taxes, other than income taxes increased $96 million in the nine months ended September 30, 2022 compared with the 2021 period primarily due to a higher deferral of over-collected property taxes ($50 million), higher property taxes ($22 million), higher state and local taxes ($19 million) and higher payroll taxes ($5 million).

Gas
CECONY’s results of gas operations for the nine months ended September 30, 2022 compared with the 2021 period were as follows:
  
For the Nine Months Ended
  
(Millions of Dollars)September 30, 2022September 30, 2021Variation
Operating revenues$2,127$1,730$397
Gas purchased for resale582357225
Other operations and maintenance34627769
Depreciation and amortization27523936
Taxes, other than income taxes41336746
Gas operating income$511$490$21

CECONY’s gas sales and deliveries, excluding off-system sales, for the nine months ended September 30, 2022 compared with the 2021 period were:
  
Thousands of Dt DeliveredRevenues in Millions (a)
  
For the Nine Months Ended
  
For the Nine Months Ended
  
DescriptionSeptember 30, 2022September 30, 2021VariationPercent
Variation
September 30, 2022September 30, 2021VariationPercent
Variation
Residential39,172 39,231 (59)(0.2)%$942$789$15319.4 %
General25,507 23,663 1,844 7.8 42831311536.7 
Firm transportation57,307 58,783 (1,476)(2.5)5905236712.8 
Total firm sales and transportation121,986 121,677 309 0.3 (b)1,9601,62533520.6 
Interruptible sales (c)4,875 4,747 128 2.7 40221881.8 
NYPA34,867 36,601 (1,734)(4.7)22— 
Generation plants42,329 32,653 9,676 29.6 2418633.3 
Other14,956 15,872 (916)(5.8)2727
Other operating revenues (d)— — — 743638Large
Total219,013 211,550 7,463 3.5 %$2,127$1,730$39722.9 %
(a)Revenues from gas sales are subject to a weather normalization clause and a revenue decoupling mechanism as a result of which delivery revenues are generally not affected by changes in delivery volumes from levels assumed when rates were approved.
(b)After adjusting for variations, primarily billing days, firm gas sales and transportation volumes in the company’s service area increased 0.6 percent in the nine months ended September 30, 2022 compared with the 2021 period.
(c)Includes 1,702 thousand and 1,700 thousand of Dt for the 2022 and 2021 periods, respectively, which are also reflected in firm transportation and other.
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(d)Other gas operating revenues generally reflect changes in the revenue decoupling mechanism and weather normalization clause current asset or regulatory liability and changes in regulatory assets and liabilities in accordance with other provisions of the company’s rate plans.

Operating revenues increased $397 million in the nine months ended September 30, 2022 compared with the 2021 period primarily due to higher gas purchased for resale expense ($225 million) and an increase in revenues from the gas rate plan ($151 million).

Gas purchased for resale increased $225 million in the nine months ended September 30, 2022 compared with the 2021 period due to higher unit costs ($172 million) and higher purchased volumes ($53 million).

Other operations and maintenance expenses increased $69 million in the nine months ended September 30, 2022 compared with the 2021 period primarily due to higher costs for pension and other postretirement benefits, reflecting reconciliation to the rate plan level ($53 million), higher stock-based compensation costs ($3 million), higher departmental gas operations cost ($1 million), higher uncollectible expense ($1 million), higher municipal infrastructure support costs ($1 million), and higher surcharges for assessments and fees that are collected in revenues from customers ($1 million).

Depreciation and amortization expenses increased $36 million in the nine months ended September 30, 2022 compared with the 2021 period primarily due to higher gas utility plant balances.

Taxes, other than income taxes increased $46 million in the nine months ended September 30, 2022 compared with the 2021 period primarily due to a higher deferral of over-collected property taxes ($20 million), higher property taxes ($14 million) and higher state and local taxes ($10 million).

Steam
CECONY’s results of steam operations for the nine months ended September 30, 2022 compared with the 2021 period were as follows:
  
For the Nine Months Ended
  
(Millions of Dollars)September 30, 2022September 30, 2021Variation
Operating revenues$444$393$51
Purchased power462719
Fuel855926
Other operations and maintenance14712126
Depreciation and amortization72693
Taxes, other than income taxes1091081
Steam operating income$(15)$9$(24)

CECONY’s steam sales and deliveries for the nine months ended September 30, 2022 compared with the 2021 period were:
  
Millions of Pounds DeliveredRevenues in Millions
  
For the Nine Months Ended
  
For the Nine Months Ended
  
DescriptionSeptember 30, 2022September 30, 2021VariationPercent
Variation
September 30, 2022September 30, 2021VariationPercent
Variation
General390 396 (6)(1.5)%$21$19$210.5 %
Apartment house3,781 3,768 13 0.3 1151001515.0 
Annual power9,109 8,888 221 2.5 2972564116.0 
Other operating revenues (a)— — — 1118(7)(38.9)
Total13,280 13,052 228 1.7 %(b)$444$393$5113.0 %
(a)Other steam operating revenues generally reflect changes in regulatory assets and liabilities in accordance with the company’s rate plan.
(b)After adjusting for variations, primarily weather and billing days, steam sales and deliveries increased 0.7 percent in the nine months ended September 30, 2022 compared with the 2021 period.

Operating revenues increased $51 million in the nine months ended September 30, 2022 compared with the 2021 period primarily due to higher fuel expenses ($26 million), higher purchased power expenses ($19 million), and the impact of milder than normal weather in the 2021 period ($3 million).





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Purchased power expenses increased $19 million in the nine months ended September 30, 2022 compared with the 2021 period due to higher unit costs ($23 million), offset in part by lower purchased volumes ($4 million).

Fuel expenses increased $26 million in the nine months ended September 30, 2022 compared with the 2021 period due to higher unit costs ($20 million) and higher purchased volumes from the company’s steam generating facilities ($6 million).

Other operations and maintenance expenses increased $26 million in the nine months ended September 30, 2022 compared with the 2021 period primarily due to higher costs for pension and other postretirement benefits, reflecting reconciliation to the rate plan level ($22 million), higher surcharges for assessments and fees that are collected in revenues from customers ($1 million), and higher stock-based compensation costs ($1 million).

Depreciation and amortization expenses increased $3 million in the nine months ended September 30, 2022 compared with the 2021 period due to higher steam utility plant balances.

Taxes, other than income taxes increased $1 million in the nine months ended September 30, 2022 compared with the 2021 period primarily due to higher property taxes.

Other Income (Deductions)
Other income increased $315 million in the nine months ended September 30, 2022 compared with the 2021 period primarily due to lower costs associated with components of pension and other postretirement benefits other than service cost ($335 million), offset in part by lower expenses resulting from investment performance in a deferred income plan ($21 million)

Net Interest Expense
Net interest expense increased $37 million in the nine months ended September 30, 2022 compared with the 2021 period primarily due to higher interest expense for long-term debt ($37 million) and higher interest for short-term debt ($13 million), offset in part by an increase in allowance for borrowed funds used during construction ($14 million).

Income Tax Expense
Income taxes increased $44 million in the nine months ended September 30, 2022 compared with the 2021 period primarily due to higher income before income tax expense ($36 million), higher state income taxes ($8 million) and lower flow-through tax benefits in 2022 for plant-related items ($5 million), offset in part by higher research and development credits ($6 million, including $5 million from prior years).

O&R
  
For the Nine Months Ended
September 30, 2022
For the Nine Months Ended
September 30, 2021
  
(Millions of Dollars)ElectricGas2022 TotalElectricGas2021 Total2022-2021 Variation
Operating revenues$594$219$813$522$177$699$114
Purchased power210— 210157— 15753
Gas purchased for resale— 9494— 565638
Other operations and maintenance203562591934724019
Depreciation and amortization5320735219712
Taxes, other than income taxes432467432467
Operating income$85$25$110$77$31$108$2

Electric
O&R’s results of electric operations for the nine months ended September 30, 2022 compared with the 2021 period were as follows:
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For the Nine Months Ended
  
(Millions of Dollars)September 30, 2022September 30, 2021Variation
Operating revenues$594$522$72
Purchased power21015753
Other operations and maintenance20319310
Depreciation and amortization53521
Taxes, other than income taxes4343
Electric operating income$85$77$8

O&R’s electric sales and deliveries for the nine months ended September 30, 2022 compared with the 2021 period were:
  
Millions of kWh DeliveredRevenues in Millions (a)
  
For the Nine Months Ended
  
For the Nine Months Ended
  
DescriptionSeptember 30, 2022September 30, 2021VariationPercent
Variation
September 30, 2022September 30, 2021VariationPercent
Variation
Residential/Religious (b)1,482 1,366 1168.5 %$315$257$5822.6 %
Commercial/Industrial706 625 8113.0 111832833.7 
Retail choice customers2,015 2,201 (186)(8.5)159176(17)(9.7)
Public authorities86 83 33.6 128450.0 
Other operating revenues (c)— — — (3)(2)(1)— 
Total4,289 4,275 14 0.3 %(d)$594$522$7213.8 %
(a)O&R’s New York electric delivery revenues are subject to a revenue decoupling mechanism, as a result of which delivery revenues are generally not affected by changes in delivery volumes from levels assumed when rates were approved. Effective July 2021, the majority of O&R’s electric distribution revenues in NJ are subject to a conservation incentive program, as a result of which distribution revenues are generally not affected by changes in delivery volumes from levels assumed when rates were approved. O&R’s electric transmission revenues in NJ are not subject to a conservation incentive program, and as a result, changes in such volumes do impact revenues.
(b)“Residential/Religious” generally includes single-family dwellings, individual apartments in multi-family dwellings, religious organizations and certain other not-for-profit organizations.
(c)Other electric operating revenues generally reflect changes in regulatory assets and liabilities in accordance with the company’s electric rate plan.
(d)After adjusting for weather and other variations, electric delivery volumes in O&R’s service area increased 1.5 percent in the nine months ended September 30, 2022 compared with the 2021 period.

Operating revenues increased $72 million in the nine months ended September 30, 2022 compared with the 2021 period primarily due to higher purchased power expenses ($53 million) and higher revenues from the New York electric rate plan ($17 million).

Purchased power expenses increased $53 million in the nine months ended September 30, 2022 compared with the 2021 period primarily due to higher unit costs ($47 million) and higher purchased volumes ($7 million).

Other operations and maintenance expenses increased $10 million in the nine months ended September 30, 2022 compared with the 2021 period primarily due to higher costs for pension, reflecting reconciliation to the rate plan level.

Depreciation and amortization increased $1 million in the nine months ended September 30, 2022 compared with the 2021 period primarily due to higher electric utility plant balances.

Gas
O&R’s results of gas operations for the nine months ended September 30, 2022 compared with the 2021 period were as follows:




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For the Nine Months Ended
  
(Millions of Dollars)September 30, 2022September 30, 2021Variation
Operating revenues$219$177$42
Gas purchased for resale945638
Other operations and maintenance56479
Depreciation and amortization20191
Taxes, other than income taxes2424
Gas operating income$25$31$(6)

O&R’s gas sales and deliveries, excluding off-system sales, for the nine months ended September 30, 2022 compared with the 2021 period were:
  
Thousands of Dt DeliveredRevenues in Millions (a)
  
For the Nine Months Ended
  
For the Nine Months Ended
  
DescriptionSeptember 30, 2022September 30, 2021VariationPercent
Variation
September 30, 2022September 30, 2021VariationPercent
Variation
Residential8,433 7,784 649 8.3 %$144$108$3633.3 %
General1,945 1,729 216 12.5 2719842.1 
Firm transportation4,702 5,514 (812)(14.7)3341(8)(19.5)
Total firm sales and transportation15,080 15,027 53 0.4 (b)$204$168$3621.4 
Interruptible sales2,936 3,002 (66)(2.2)44— — 
Generation plants11 24 (13)(54.2)— — — — 
Other437 271 166 61.3 11— — 
Other gas revenues— — — 1046Large
Total18,464 18,324 140 0.8 %$219$177$4223.7 %
(a)Revenues from New York gas sales are subject to a weather normalization clause and a revenue decoupling mechanism as a result of which delivery revenues are generally not affected by changes in delivery volumes from levels assumed when rates were approved.
(b)After adjusting for weather and other variations, total firm sales and transportation volumes increased 1 percent in the nine months ended September 30, 2022 compared with 2021 period.

Operating revenues increased $42 million in the nine months ended September 30, 2022 compared with the 2021 period primarily due to an increase in gas purchased for resale ($38 million) and higher revenues from the NY gas rate plan ($8 million).

Gas purchased for resale increased $38 million in the nine months ended September 30, 2022 compared with the 2021 period primarily due to higher unit costs ($30 million) and higher purchased volumes ($7 million).

Other operations and maintenance expenses increased $9 million in the nine months ended September 30, 2022 compared with the 2021 period primarily due to higher costs for pension, reflecting reconciliation to the rate plan level.

Depreciation and amortization expenses increased $1 million in the nine months ended September 30, 2022 compared with the 2021 period primarily due to higher gas utility plant balances.

Income Tax Expense
Income taxes increased $7 million in the nine months ended September 30, 2022 compared with the 2021 period primarily due to higher income before income tax expense ($5 million) and higher state income taxes ($3 million), offset in part by an increase in the amortization of excess deferred federal income taxes due to the TCJA ($1 million).


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Clean Energy Businesses
The Clean Energy Businesses’ results of operations for the nine months ended September 30, 2022 compared with the 2021 period were as follows:
  
For the Nine Months Ended
  
(Millions of Dollars)September 30, 2022September 30, 2021Variation
Operating revenues$857$779$78
Purchased power6— 
Gas purchased for resale15749108
Other operations and maintenance252348(96)
Depreciation and amortization1781726
Taxes, other than income taxes16142
Operating income$248$196$52

Operating revenues increased $78 million in the nine months ended September 30, 2022 compared with the 2021 period primarily due to higher wholesale revenues ($130 million), net mark-to-market values ($23 million), offset in part by lower revenue from engineering, procurement and construction of renewable electric projects ($71 million), and lower energy services revenues ($4 million).

Purchased power increased $6 million in the nine months ended September 30, 2022 compared with the 2021 period due to higher costs from renewable electric projects.

Gas purchased for resale increased $108 million in the nine months ended September 30, 2022 compared with the 2021 period primarily due to higher purchased volumes and prices.

Other operations and maintenance expenses decreased $96 million in the nine months ended September 30, 2022 compared with the 2021 period primarily due to lower costs from engineering, procurement and construction of renewable electric projects.

Depreciation and amortization expenses increased $6 million in the nine months ended September 30, 2022 compared with the 2021 period primarily due to an increase in renewable electric projects in operation during 2022.

Net Interest Expense
Net interest expense decreased $112 million in the nine months ended September 30, 2022 compared with the 2021 period primarily due to higher unrealized gains on interest rate swaps in the 2022 period.

Income Tax Expense
Income taxes increased $24 million in the nine months ended September 30, 2022 compared with the 2021 period primarily due to higher income before income tax expense ($35 million), higher state income taxes ($7 million) and an increase in the reserve for uncertain tax positions ($5 million), offset in part by a lower loss attributable to non-controlling interest ($18 million) and higher renewable energy credits ($4 million).

Income (Loss) Attributable to Non-Controlling Interest
Income attributable to non-controlling interest increased $72 million to a loss of $43 million in the nine months ended September 30, 2022 compared with the 2021 period primarily due to lower income attributable in the 2021 period to a tax equity investor in renewable electric projects accounted for under the HLBV method of accounting. See Note P to the Third Quarter Financial Statements.


Con Edison Transmission
Other Income (Deductions)
Other income (deductions) increased $192 million from $178 million of other deductions to $14 million of other income in the nine months ended September 30, 2022 compared with the 2021 period primarily due to losses in the 2021 period from CET Gas' pre-tax impairment loss of $211 million on its investment in Stagecoach (See "Investments" in Note A to the Third Quarter Financial Statements), offset in part by investment income from Stagecoach ($22 million) and NY Transco ($11 million), compared to 2022 investment income from NY Transco ($14 million).





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Net Interest Expense
Net interest expense decreased $5 million in the nine months ended September 30, 2022 compared with the 2021 period primarily due to the repayment of an intercompany loan from the parent company from a portion of the proceeds from the substantial completion of the sale of Stagecoach.

Income Tax Expense
Income taxes increased $52 million in the nine months ended September 30, 2022 compared with the 2021 period primarily due to higher income before income tax expense ($41 million) and higher state income taxes ($13 million), offset in part by a decrease in the amortization of deficient deferred federal income taxes due to the TCJA ($1 million).


Other
Income Tax Expense
Income taxes increased $9 million in the nine months ended September 30, 2022 compared with the 2021 period primarily due to higher state income taxes.


Liquidity and Capital Resources
The Companies’ liquidity reflects cash flows from operating, investing and financing activities, as shown on their respective consolidated statement of cash flows and as discussed below.

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The Companies’ cash, temporary cash investments and restricted cash resulting from operating, investing and financing activities for the nine months ended September 30, 2022 and 2021 are summarized as follows:
For the Nine Months Ended September 30,
  CECONYO&RClean Energy Businesses (d)Con Edison
Transmission
Other (a)Con Edison (b)
(Millions of Dollars)202220212022202120222021202220212022202120222021
Operating activities$2,191$1,251$165$106$251$56$49$43$(38)$256$2,618$1,712
Investing activities
(2,929)(2,782)(162)(157)(206)(106)(49)608(3,346)(2,437)
Financing activities(157)482(2)39(42)35(651)24(400)(177)(496)
Net change for the period(895)(1,049)1(12)3(15)— (14)(145)(905)(1,221)
Balance at beginning of period9201,0672937178187— 191451,1461,436
Balance at end of period (c)$25$18$30$25$181$172$— $—$5$0$241$215
(a) Includes parent company and consolidation adjustments.
(b) Represents the consolidated results of operations of Con Edison and its businesses.
(c) See "Reconciliation of Cash, Temporary Cash Investments and Restricted Cash" in Note A to the Third Quarter Financial Statements.
(d) On October 1, 2022, Con Edison entered into a purchase and sale agreement pursuant to which Con Edison agreed to sell the Clean Energy Businesses. See Note T to the Third Quarter
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Cash Flows from Operating Activities
The Utilities’ cash flows from operating activities primarily reflect their energy sales and deliveries and cost of operations. The volume of energy sales and deliveries is primarily affected by factors external to the Utilities, such as customer demand, weather, market prices for energy and economic conditions. Measures that promote distributed energy resources, such as distributed generation, demand reduction and energy efficiency, also affect the volume of energy sales and deliveries.

During 2020 and 2021, the decline in business activity in the Utilities’ service territory due to the COVID-19 pandemic and the Utilities' suspension of service disconnections, bill collection activities and certain charges and fees resulted in a slower recovery of cash from outstanding customer accounts receivable balances, material increases in customer accounts receivable balances, increases to the allowance for uncollectible accounts, and may result in increases to write-offs of customer accounts, as compared to prior to the COVID-19 pandemic. Under the revenue decoupling mechanisms in the Utilities’ NY electric and gas rate plans, changes in delivery volumes from levels assumed when rates were approved may affect the timing of cash flows, but largely not net income. The prices at which the Utilities provide energy to their customers are determined in accordance with their rate plans. During the nine months ended September 30, 2022, increases in electric and gas commodity prices have contributed and may further contribute to a slower recovery of cash from outstanding customer accounts receivable balances, increases to the allowance for uncollectible accounts, and increases to write-offs of customer accounts receivable balances. In general, changes in the Utilities’ cost of purchased power, fuel and gas may affect the timing of cash flows, but not net income, because the costs are recovered in accordance with rate plans. See “Financial and Commodity Market Risks – Commodity Price Risk,” below.

The Utilities’ NY rate plans allow them to defer costs resulting from a change in legislation, regulation and related actions that have taken effect during the term of the rate plans once the costs exceed a specified threshold. Increases to the allowance for uncollectible accounts related to the COVID-19 pandemic have been deferred pursuant to the legislative, regulatory and related actions provisions of their rate plans. In November 2021, the NYSPSC issued an order establishing a surcharge recovery mechanism commencing December 1, 2021 through December 31, 2022 for CECONY to collect late payment charges and fees that were not billed for the year ended December 31, 2020 due to the COVID-19 pandemic. The order also established a surcharge recovery or surcredit mechanism for any fee deferrals for 2021 and 2022. In April 2022, the NYSPSC approved the October 2021 joint proposal for new electric and gas rates for O&R for the three-year period January 2022 through December 2024 (the Joint Proposal) that includes certain COVID-19 provisions, such as: recovery of 2020 late payment charges over three years; reconciliation of late payment charges to amounts reflected in rates for years 2021 through 2024; and reconciliation of write-offs of customer accounts receivable balances to amounts reflected in rates from January 1, 2020 through December 31, 2024. In June 2022, the NYSPSC issued an order implementing a COVID-19 arrears assistance program that provides credits towards the arrears balances of low-income electric and gas customers of CECONY and O&R. See “COVID-19 Regulatory Matters” and “Other Regulatory Matters” in Note B to the Third Quarter Financial Statements and “Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) Impacts - Liquidity and Financing,” above.

Pursuant to their rate plans, the Utilities have recovered from customers a portion of the tax liability they will pay in the future as a result of temporary differences between the book and tax basis of assets and liabilities. These temporary differences affect the timing of cash flows, but not net income, as the Companies are required to record deferred tax assets and liabilities at the current corporate tax rate for the temporary differences. For the Utilities, credits to their customers of the net benefits of the TCJA, including the reduction of the corporate tax rate to 21 percent, decrease cash flows from operating activities. Pursuant to their rate plans, the Utilities also recover from customers the amount of property taxes they will pay. The payment of property taxes by the Utilities affects the timing of cash flows and increases the amount of short-term borrowings issued by the Utilities when property taxes are due and as property taxes increase, but generally does not impact net income. See “Rate Plans” in Note B, "COVID-19 Regulatory Matters" in Note B, “Other Regulatory Matters” in Note B and Note J to the Third Quarter Financial Statements and "Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) Impacts - Liquidity and Financing," above.

Net income is the result of cash and non-cash (or accrual) transactions. Only cash transactions affect the Companies’ cash flows from operating activities. Principal non-cash charges or credits include depreciation, deferred income tax expense, amortizations of certain regulatory assets and liabilities and accrued unbilled revenue. Non-cash charges or credits may also be accrued under the revenue decoupling and cost reconciliation mechanisms in the Utilities’ NY electric and gas rate plans. For Con Edison, net income for the nine months ended September 30, 2021 included non-cash losses recognized with respect to a partial goodwill impairment of Con Edison Transmission’s investment in Stagecoach. See “Investments” in Note A to the Third Quarter Financial Statements.

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Net cash flows from operating activities for the nine months ended September 30, 2022 for Con Edison and CECONY were $906 million higher and $940 million higher, respectively, than in the 2021 period. The changes in net cash flows for Con Edison and CECONY primarily reflect net lower pension and retiree benefits contributions ($433 million and $408 million, respectively), higher deferred income taxes ($150 million and $69 million, respectively), higher other current liabilities balances ($139 million and $46 million, respectively) and higher recoveries of depreciation and amortization ($82 million and $74 million, respectively), a higher increase of accounts receivables balances from customers net of allowance for uncollectible accounts ($70 million and $80 million, respectively) (see “COVID-19 Regulatory Matters” in Note B to the Third Quarter Financial Statements and “Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) Impacts", "Accounting Considerations” and “Liquidity and Financing,” above) and higher increase of accounts payable balances ($76 million and $37 million, respectively), offset in part by net lower deferred credits, noncurrent liabilities and other regulatory liabilities balances ($216 million and $225 million, respectively). For Con Edison, it also reflects higher other receivables and current asset balances ($41 million). For CECONY, the higher net cash flows from operating activities also reflects lower other receivables and other current asset balances ($285 million), and higher accrued taxes ($28 million). The change in net cash flows also reflects the timing of payments for and recovery of energy costs. This timing is reflected within changes to accounts receivable – customers, recoverable and refundable energy costs within other regulatory assets and liabilities and accounts payable balances.

Cash Flows Used in Investing Activities
Net cash flows used in investing activities for Con Edison and CECONY were $909 million higher and $147 million higher, respectively, for the nine months ended September 30, 2022 compared with the 2021 period. The change for Con Edison primarily reflects the proceeds from the sale of Stagecoach in 2021 ($614 million), proceeds from the divestiture of renewable electric projects at the Clean Energy Businesses in 2021 ($183 million) and an increase in utility construction expenditures at CECONY ($142 million), partially offset by a decrease in non-utility construction expenditures at the Clean Energy Businesses ($80 million) due to construction of the CED Nevada Virginia projects being completed during the first half of 2021.

Cash Flows from Financing Activities
Net cash flows from financing activities for Con Edison and CECONY were $319 million higher and $639 million lower, respectively, in the nine months ended September 30, 2022 compared with the 2021 period.

In June 2022, Con Edison redeemed at maturity $293 million of 8.71 percent senior unsecured notes. See Note C to the Third Quarter Financial Statements.

In June 2022, Con Edison entered into and borrowed $400 million under a 364-Day Senior Unsecured Term Loan Credit Agreement under which a bank is committed, until November 30, 2022, to provide to Con Edison one or more tranches of incremental term loans in an aggregate amount not to exceed $200 million in addition to the $400 million borrowed on June 30, 2022. See Note D to the Third Quarter Financial Statements.

In June 2021, Con Edison issued 10,100,000 shares of its common stock resulting in net proceeds of approximately
$775 million, after issuance expenses. The net proceeds from the sale of the common shares were invested by Con
Edison in CECONY, for funding of its construction expenditures and for its other general corporate purposes.

In May 2021, Con Edison redeemed at maturity $500 million of 2.00 percent five-year debentures.

During the first quarter of 2021, Con Edison optionally prepaid the remaining $675 million outstanding under a
February 2019 term loan prior to its maturity in June 2021.

In June 2021, CECONY redeemed at maturity $640 million of floating rate three-year debentures.

In June 2021, CECONY issued $750 million aggregate principal amount of 2.40 percent debentures, due 2031, the
net proceeds from the sale of which were used to redeem at maturity its $640 million floating rate three-year debentures and for other general corporate purposes. In June 2021 CECONY also issued $750 million aggregate principal amount of 3.60 percent debentures, due 2061, the net proceeds from the sale of which will be used to pay or reimburse the payment of, in whole or in part, existing and new qualifying eligible green expenditures, such as
energy efficiency and clean transportation expenditures, that include those funded on or after January 1, 2021 until




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the maturity date of the debentures. CECONY used the net proceeds for repayment of short-term debt and temporarily placed the remaining net proceeds in short-term interest-bearing instruments.

In November 2022, O&R issued $100 million aggregate principal amount of 5.70 percent debentures, due 2032, the net proceeds from the sale of which were used to repay short-term borrowings and for other general corporate purposes. See Note C to the Third Quarter Financial Statements.

In December 2021, O&R issued $45 million aggregate principal amount of 2.31 percent debentures, due 2031 and $30 million aggregate principal amount of 3.17 percent debentures, due 2051, the net proceeds from the sales of which were used to repay short-term borrowings and for other general corporate purposes.

In August 2022, the Clean Energy Businesses entered into and borrowed $150 million under a 364-Day Senior Unsecured Term Loan Credit Agreement guaranteed by Con Edison, the proceeds from which were used for general corporate purposes. See Note D and Note H to the Third Quarter Financial Statements.

In March 2021, a subsidiary of the Clean Energy Businesses agreed to issue $229 million aggregate principal amount of 3.77 percent senior notes, due 2046. In June 2021, July 2021, and August 2021 CED Nevada Virginia issued $38 million, $61 million and $130 million, respectively, of the $229 million senior notes, which are secured by equity interests in CED Nevada and the proceeds from the sale of which repaid a portion of the borrowings outstanding under a construction loan facility.

In February 2021, a subsidiary of the Clean Energy Businesses borrowed $250 million at a variable rate, due 2028, secured by equity interests in four of the company’s solar electric projects, the interest rate for which was swapped to a fixed rate of 3.39 percent.

In February 2021, a subsidiary of the Clean Energy Businesses entered into an agreement with a tax equity investor for the financing of a portfolio of three of the Clean Energy Businesses’ solar electric projects (CED Nevada Virginia). Under the financing, the tax equity investor acquired a noncontrolling interest in the portfolio and will receive a percentage of earnings, tax attributes and cash flows. In March 2021, May 2021, June 2021, July 2021, and August 2021, the tax equity investor funded $39 million, $13 million, $47 million, $53 million and $111 million, respectively. The Clean Energy Businesses will continue to consolidate this entity and will report the noncontrolling tax equity investor’s interest in the tax equity arrangement. See Note P to the Third Quarter Financial Statements.

Con Edison’s cash flows from financing activities for the nine months ended September 30, 2022 and 2021 also reflect the proceeds, and reduction in cash used for reinvested dividends, resulting from the issuance of common shares under the company’s dividend reinvestment, stock purchase and long-term incentive plans of $71 million and $82 million, respectively.

Cash flows from financing activities of the Companies also reflect commercial paper issuances and repayments. The commercial paper amounts outstanding at September 30, 2022 and 2021 and the average daily balances for the nine months ended September 30, 2022 and 2021 for Con Edison and CECONY were as follows:
  
20222021
(Millions of Dollars, except Weighted Average Yield)Outstanding at September 30,Daily
average
Outstanding at September 30,Daily
average
Con Edison$1,941$1,368$1,036$1,294
CECONY$1,789$1,191$942$1,194
Weighted average yield3.4 %1.5 %0.1 %0.2 %

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Capital Requirements and Resources

Capital Resources
For each of the Companies, the common equity ratio at September 30, 2022 and December 31, 2021 was:
  
Common Equity Ratio
(Percent of total capitalization)
  
September 30, 2022December 31, 2021
Con Edison48.447.4
CECONY47.847.0


Assets, Liabilities and Equity
The Companies' assets, liabilities, and equity at September 30, 2022 and December 31, 2021 are summarized as follows. 
  CECONYO&RClean Energy
 Businesses (c)
Con Edison
Transmission
Other (a)Con Edison (b)
(Millions of Dollars)202220212022202120222021202220212022202120222021
ASSETS
Current assets
$4,667$4,703$332$290$775$542$7$2$(48)$14$5,733$5,551
Investments5186082126— — 271223(5)(4)805853
Net plant43,20841,6132,6682,5994,4994,3671717— 50,39248,596
Other noncurrent assets6,4195,7314033771,6491,645773553568,8338,116
Total Assets$54,812$52,655$3,424$3,292$6,923$6,554$302$249$302$366$65,763$63,116
LIABILITIES AND SHAREHOLDERS' EQUITY
Current liabilities$5,207$4,321$434$372$1,383$1,011$148$100$(282)$(377)$6,890$5,427
Noncurrent liabilities14,34913,6401,0991,064233121(87)(90)(47)1415,54714,749
Long-term debt18,38918,3829689682,3442,60764964722,35022,604
Equity16,86716,3129238882,9632,815241239(18)8220,97620,336
Total Liabilities and Equity$54,812$52,655$3,424$3,292$6,923$6,554$302$249$302$366$65,763$63,116
(a) Includes parent company and consolidation adjustments.
(b) Represents the consolidated results of operations of Con Edison and its businesses.
(c) On October 1, 2022, Con Edison entered into a purchase and sale agreement pursuant to which Con Edison agreed to sell the Clean Energy
Businesses. See Note T to the Third Quarter Financial Statements.

CECONY
Current assets at September 30, 2022 were $36 million lower than at December 31, 2021. The change in current assets primarily reflects a decrease in cash and temporary cash investments ($895 million), a decrease to accrued unbilled revenues ($99 million), offset in part by an increase in prepayments ($559 million), an increase in accounts receivables, net of allowance for uncollectible accounts ($141 million) (see “COVID-19 Regulatory Matters” in Note B to the Third Quarter Financial Statements and “Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) Impacts - Accounting Considerations” and “Liquidity and Financing,” above), an increase in the fair value of short-term derivative assets ($119 million), higher fuel oil, gas in storage, materials and supplies, at average cost ($71 million) and an increase in accounts receivable from affiliated companies ($66 million).

Investments at September 30, 2022 were $90 million lower than at December 31, 2021. The change in investments primarily reflects a decrease in supplemental retirement income plan assets ($80 million) and deferred income plan assets ($10 million). See Note E to the Third Quarter Financial Statements.

Net plant at September 30, 2022 was $1,595 million higher than at December 31, 2021. The change in net plant primarily reflects an increase in electric ($1,331 million), gas ($723 million), and steam ($67 million) plant balances and an increase in construction work in progress ($81 million), offset in part by an increase in accumulated depreciation ($595 million).





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Other noncurrent assets at September 30, 2022 were $688 million higher than at December 31, 2021. The change in other noncurrent assets primarily reflects an increase in pension and retiree benefits ($501 million), an increase in the regulatory asset for system peak reduction and energy efficiency programs ($262 million), deferred storm costs ($10 million) and partially offset by deferred derivative losses ($18 million) and the decrease in deferrals for increased costs related to the COVID-19 pandemic ($5 million). An increase in the fair value of deferred assets ($80 million), and, operating lease right-of-use asset ($32 million). The increase is offset in part by a decrease in the deferred pension and other postretirement benefits ($110 million), and a decrease in the regulatory asset for unrecognized pension and other postretirement costs to reflect the final actuarial valuation, as measured at December 31, 2021, of the pension and other retiree benefit plans in accordance with the accounting rules for retirement benefits ($100 million). The change in the regulatory asset also reflects the period's amortization of accounting costs. See Notes B, E and F to the Third Quarter Financial Statements.

Current liabilities at September 30, 2022 were $886 million higher than at December 31, 2021. The change in current liabilities primarily reflects an increase in notes payable ($428 million), an increase in the regulatory liability for deferred derivative gains ($350 million) and increases in system benefits charges ($8 million) and accrued interest ($109 million), offset in part by a decrease in accounts payable ($3 million).

Noncurrent liabilities at September 30, 2022 were $709 million higher than at December 31, 2021. The change in noncurrent liabilities primarily reflects an increase in deferred income taxes and unamortized investment tax credits ($427 million) primarily due to accelerated tax depreciation, repair deductions and the amortization of excess deferred federal income taxes due to the TCJA. See Note J to the Third Quarter Financial Statements. The change also reflects an increase in regulatory liabilities for unrecognized other postretirement costs ($368 million), and pension and other postretirement benefit deferrals ($30 million), offset in part by a decrease in the regulatory liability for net unbilled revenue deferrals ($83 million), TCJA net benefits ($94 million) and a decrease in pension and retiree benefits liability ($29 million) that primarily reflects the final actuarial valuation, as measured at December 31, 2021, of the plans in accordance with the accounting rules for retirement benefits. See Notes E and F to the Third Quarter Financial Statements.

Long-term debt at September 30, 2022 was $7 million higher than at December 31, 2021. The change in long-term
debt primarily reflects the amortization of unamortized debt expense over the nine month period.

Equity at September 30, 2022 was $555 million higher than at December 31, 2021. The change in equity primarily reflects net income for the nine months ended September 30, 2022 ($1,138 million), capital contributions from parent ($150 million) in 2022, an increase in other comprehensive income ($1 million), offset in part by common stock dividends to parent ($734 million) in 2022.


O&R
Current assets at September 30, 2022 were $42 million higher than at December 31, 2021. The change in current assets primarily reflects higher prepayments ($19 million), an increase in accounts receivables, net of allowance for uncollectible accounts ($10 million) (see “COVID-19 Regulatory Matters” in Note B to the Third Quarter Financial Statements and “Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) Impacts - Accounting Considerations” and “Liquidity and Financing,” above), an increase in gas in storage, at average cost ($12 million) and an increase in the fair value of short-term derivative assets ($1 million).

Investments at September 30, 2022 was $5 million lower than at December 31, 2021. The change in investments primarily reflects unrealized losses ($2 million) and benefit payout to retirees ($2 million) related to the supplemental pension plan.

Net plant at September 30, 2022 was $69 million higher than at December 31, 2021. The change in net plant primarily reflects an increase in electric ($76 million), gas ($42 million), and general ($9 million) plant balances, offset in part by an increase in accumulated depreciation ($59 million).

Other noncurrent assets at September 30, 2022 were $26 million higher than at December 31, 2021. The change in
other noncurrent assets primarily reflects an increase in pension and retiree benefits ($37 million), offset in part by a decrease in regulatory assets ($14 million).

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Current liabilities at September 30, 2022 were $62 million higher than at December 31, 2021. The change in current liabilities primarily reflects an increase in the regulatory liability for deferred derivative gains ($29 million) and an increase in notes payable ($40 million), offset in part by a decrease in system benefit charges ($8 million).

Noncurrent liabilities at September 30, 2022 were $35 million higher than at December 31, 2021. The change in noncurrent liabilities primarily reflects an increase in the regulatory liabilities for unrecognized pension and other postretirement costs ($29 million), long-term deferred derivative gains ($11 million) and allowance for cost of removal less salvage ($9 million).

Equity at September 30, 2022 was $35 million higher than at December 31, 2021. The change in equity primarily reflects net income for the nine months ended September 30, 2022 ($72 million) and, an increase in other comprehensive income ($5 million), offset in part by common stock dividends to parent ($42 million) in 2022.

Clean Energy Businesses
Current assets at September 30, 2022 were $233 million higher than at December 31, 2021. The change in current assets primarily reflects increases in other currents assets ($118 million), prepayments ($21 million), accrued unbilled revenue ($56 million), restricted cash ($9 million) and other receivables ($28 million).

Net plant at September 30, 2022 was $132 million higher than at December 31, 2021. The change in net plant primarily reflects additional capital expenditures.

Other noncurrent assets at September 30, 2022 were $4 million higher than at December 31, 2021. The change in other noncurrent assets primarily reflects decreases in intangible assets ($71 million) and other noncurrent assets ($14 million), offset in part by an increase in long-term fair value of derivative assets ($88 million).

Current liabilities at September 30, 2022 were $372 million higher than at December 31, 2021. The change in current liabilities primarily reflects increases in current long term debt ($176 million), term loan ($150 million) and accounts payable ($80 million), offset in part by a decrease in the fair value of derivative liabilities ($42 million).

Noncurrent liabilities at September 30, 2022 were $112 million higher than at December 31, 2021. The change in noncurrent liabilities primarily reflects an increase in deferred taxes ($143 million), offset in part by a decrease in the fair value of derivative liabilities ($30 million).

Long-term debt at September 30, 2022 was $263 million lower than at December 31, 2021. The change in long-term debt primarily reflects the timing of principal loan repayments.

Equity at September 30, 2022 was $148 million higher than at December 31, 2021. The change in equity primarily reflects an increase in net income for the nine months ended September 30, 2022 ($293 million), offset in part by a decrease in noncontrolling tax equity interest ($72 million) (see Note P to the Third Quarter Financial Statements) and common stock dividends to parent ($74 million) in 2022.

Con Edison Transmission
Currents assets at September 30, 2022 were $5 million higher than at December 31, 2021. The increase in current assets primarily reflects a receivable for an intercompany tax settlement.

Investments at September 30, 2022 were $48 million higher than at December 31, 2021. The increase in investments reflects additional investment in NY Transco ($48 million). See "Investments" in Note A to the Third Quarter Financial Statements.

Current liabilities at September 30, 2022 were $48 million higher than at December 31, 2021. The change in current liabilities primarily reflects an increase in short-term borrowings under an intercompany capital funding facility.

Noncurrent liabilities at September 30, 2022 were $3 million higher than at December 31, 2021. The change in noncurrent liabilities primarily reflect an increase to deferred income taxes.

Equity at September 30, 2022 was $2 million higher than at December 31, 2021. The change in equity primarily reflects an increase in net income for the nine months ended September 30, 2022.






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Regulatory Matters
Liability for Service Interruptions
In December 2021, the New York State legislature amended the New York State Public Service Law, effective April 2022, to require NY electric and gas utilities, including CECONY and O&R, to provide compensation to residential and small business customers that experience widespread prolonged outages lasting more than seventy-two consecutive hours, subject to certain exceptions, including: a bill credit of $25 for each twenty-four hour period of service outage beyond the first seventy-two consecutive hour outage; reimbursement to customers for food spoilage up to $540; and reimbursement of affected residential customers for prescription medicine spoilage losses without limitation. Any such costs incurred by utilities are not recoverable from customers. Utilities may petition the NYSPSC to request a waiver of the requirements of this section of the New York State Public Service Law. In July 2022, the NYSPSC issued an order that promulgated rules and definitions for the law’s implementation and determined that while a utility could seek a waiver of the requirement to provide compensation, it could not seek a waiver of the requirement that the costs of outage credits not be recovered from customers if it provided compensation.

For additional information about the Utilities’ regulatory matters, see Note B to the Third Quarter Financial Statements.

Environmental Matters
In July 2021, a CECONY feeder failure led to the discharge of thousands of gallons of dielectric fluid from a street manhole in New Rochelle, NY. Dielectric fluid reached nearby streets, properties and the New Rochelle Harbor. CECONY, the U.S. Coast Guard, the NYSDEC and other agencies responded to the incident. CECONY stopped the feeder leak on the same day the discharge occurred and has completed the spill recovery and associated cleanup operations. In addition, the company has received third-party damage claims. The costs associated with this matter are not expected to have a material adverse effect on the company’s financial condition, results of operations or liquidity. In connection with the incident, the company may incur monetary sanctions of more than $0.3 million for violations of certain provisions regulating the discharge of materials into, and for the protection of, the environment.

In August 2019, following the enactment of the Climate Leadership and Community Protection Act (CLCPA), the NYSPSC initiated a proceeding to “reconcile resource adequacy programs with New York State’s renewable energy and environmental emission reduction goals.” In May 2020, the NYSPSC initiated a proceeding implementing the Accelerated Renewable Energy Growth and Community Benefit Act to align New York State’s electric system with CLCPA goals. In November 2020, NY’s investor-owned utilities (including CECONY and O&R) and the Long Island Power Authority filed a comprehensive report in this proceeding, identifying proactive local transmission and distribution investments in their systems to facilitate achieving the goals of the CLCPA and setting out policy recommendations for how they will identify, prioritize and allocate costs of these and future such projects going forward. CECONY and O&R identified approximately $4,500 million and $400 million, respectively, in local transmission investment. In January 2022, the NYSPSC issued its order on power grid study recommendations that authorized CECONY to file a comprehensive petition addressing a proposed clean energy hub in Brooklyn, NY (Brooklyn Clean Energy Hub) that could accommodate offshore wind generation. In April 2022, CECONY filed the petition, seeking cost recovery approval for the proposed Brooklyn Clean Energy Hub at an estimated cost of $1,000 million and an estimated in-service date of 2027. The proposed Brooklyn Clean Energy Hub would create interconnection points to connect up to 6,000 MW of offshore wind energy into the New York City grid. In May 2022, the NYSPSC issued an order that initiates a proceeding to measure and track compliance with, and develop and consider proposals to implement, the provisions of the CLCPA. The order requires, among other things, that NY’s investor-owned utilities (including CECONY and O&R) propose a methodology by December 1, 2022 to calculate total gas system-wide GHG emissions and develop a proposal by March 31, 2023 that analyzes the scale, timing, costs, risks, uncertainties and customer bill impacts of achieving significant and quantifiable reductions in carbon emissions from the use of delivered gas. The order further states that investments required to implement the CLCPA are becoming a significant driver of utility rate increases and instructs the NYSDPS to provide the NYSPSC and the public with specific cost-based information on the impact of these CLCPA investments on customers.

In February 2022, Governor Hochul signed into law an amendment to the Public Service Law that requires all NY utilities, including CECONY and O&R, to conduct a climate change vulnerability study by September 2023 and develop and file for approval by the NYSPSC a climate vulnerability and resiliency plan by November 2023 that includes 10- and 20-year outlooks for resiliency. The law authorizes utilities to recover costs through a climate resiliency cost recovery surcharge for costs incurred outside of rate proceedings and include any unrecovered costs in base rates when base rates are reset. The NY utilities are required to file an updated climate vulnerability and resiliency plan with the NYSPSC for approval at least every five years. In June 2022, the NYSPSC initiated a proceeding to implement the requirements of the legislation.
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Federal and local municipal laws and agencies also regulate emissions levels and impact the CLCPA’s decarbonization pathways. In June 2022, the U.S. Supreme Court issued a decision that restricts the authority of the United States Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to establish greenhouse gas emission reduction measures under the federal Clean Air Act to technology that reduces greenhouse gas emissions from fossil fuel combustion sources. Con Edison, as part of a coalition of public and private utilities, was a party in the case and had argued that the U.S. Supreme Court should not adopt this restrictive statutory reading of the Clean Air Act. The U.S. Supreme Court's decision could have potential cost implications for CECONY because it could limit its flexibility to use measures such as emissions trading and averaging to cost-effectively meet federal greenhouse gas emissions limits for its limited portfolio of steam and electric generating assets. The decision could also indirectly impact CECONY's, O&R's and the Clean Energy Businesses' initiatives to develop renewable energy sources. The Companies are unable to predict the impact on them as a result of the decision or any regulations that may be promulgated by the EPA in light of this U.S. Supreme Court decision.

Clean Energy Future
In January 2020, the NYSPSC issued an order directing energy efficiency targets and budgets for NY utilities. The order approved $2,000 million statewide for electric and gas energy efficiency programs and heat pump budgets, and associated targets, for the years 2021 through 2025 to meet the NYSPSC’s goal of reducing electric use by 3 percent annually and gas use by 1.3 percent annually by 2025. The order authorized budgets for the years 2021 through 2025 for: electric energy efficiency programs of $593 million and $13 million for CECONY and O&R, respectively; gas energy efficiency programs of $235 million and $12 million for CECONY and O&R, respectively; and heat pump programs of $227 million and $15 million for CECONY and O&R, respectively. In August 2022, the NYSPSC approved CECONY’s February 2022 petition to provide $518 million of additional funding for its heat pump program by transferring previously collected but unspent funds from other budgets as follows: (i) $472 million of funds in total from the electric energy efficiency portfolio and (ii) $46 million of previously collected, unspent legacy program funds such as the Energy Efficiency Portfolio Standard and accrued interest. The order also established a budget of up to $10 million monthly of spending commitments to relaunch the heat pump program.

In July 2022, the NYSPSC issued an order directing New York utilities, including CECONY and O&R, to implement managed electric vehicle charging programs and prescribing program and funding requirements. The order provides CECONY and O&R with up to a total of $31 million and $5.8 million, respectively, through 2025, for program implementation and administration costs. The NYSPSC authorized both CECONY and O&R to recover these costs via surcharge or other mechanisms. The order also provides CECONY and O&R with authorization to offer incentives to encourage electric vehicle charging to occur overnight and during off-peak times totaling approximately $71.8 million and $8.2 million, respectively, through 2025, that would be recovered through the respective company’s revenue reconciliation mechanisms. In October 2022, the NJBPU approved RECO’s electric vehicle make-ready program that includes a budget of $7.6 million through 2026 for electric vehicle infrastructure and related program costs. The NJBPU authorized RECO to recover these costs, including a full rate of return, in rates from customers

For additional information about the Companies’ environmental matters, see Note G to the Third Quarter Financial Statements. 





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Clean Energy Businesses
The following table provides information about the Clean Energy Businesses' renewable electric projects that are in operation and/or in construction at September 30, 2022:
Project NameGenerating
Capacity
(MW AC)
Power Purchase Agreement (PPA) Term (In Years) (a)Actual
In-Service/Acquisition Date
StatePPA Counterparty
Utility Scale
Solar
 PJM assets (c)73(b)2011/2013NJ/PAVarious
 New England assets (c)24Various 2011/2017MA/RIVarious
 California Solar 110252012/2013CAPG&E
 Mesquite Solar 1 165202013AZPG&E
 Copper Mountain Solar 2 150252013/2015NVPG&E
 Copper Mountain Solar 3 255202014/2015NVSCPPA
 California Solar 2 80202014/2016CASCE/PG&E
 Texas Solar 4 40252014TXCity of San Antonio
 Texas Solar 5 100252015TXCity of San Antonio
 Texas Solar 7 112252016TXCity of San Antonio
 California Solar 3 110202016/2017CASCE/PG&E
 Upton Solar 158252017TXCity of Austin
 California Solar 4 240202017/2018CASCE
 Copper Mountain Solar 1 58122018NVPG&E
 Copper Mountain Solar 4 (d) 94202018NVSCE
 Mesquite Solar 2 (d) 100182018AZSCE
 Mesquite Solar 3 (d) 150232018AZWAPA (U.S. Navy)
 Great Valley Solar (d) 200172018CAMCE/SMUD/PG&E/SCE
 Water Strider Solar (d)80202021VAVEPCO
 Battle Mountain Solar/Battery Energy
 Storage System (d)
101252021NVSPP
 Copper Mountain Solar 5 (d)250252021NVNPC
 Other (c)26VariousVariousVarious Various
Total Solar 2,676
Wind
 Broken Bow II 75252014NENPPD
 Wind Holdings 180VariousVariousSD/MTNWE/Basin Electric
 Adams Rose Wind 2372016MNDairyland
 Other (c)51VariousVarious Various Various
Total Wind329
Total MW (AC) in Operation 3,005
Total MW (AC) in Construction (c)293
Total MW (AC) Utility Scale3,298
Behind the Meter
Total MW (AC) in Operation (c)66
Total MW (AC) in Construction (c)3
Total MW Behind the Meter 69
(a)Represents PPA contractual term or remaining term from the date of acquisition.
(b)Solar renewable energy credit hedges are in place, in lieu of PPAs, through 2025.
(c)Projects have generally not been pledged as security for project debt financing.
(d)Projects are financed with tax equity. See Note P to the Third Quarter Financial Statements


 





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Renewable Electric Generation
Renewable electric production volumes from utility scale assets for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2022 compared with the 2021 period were:
  Millions of kWh
  For the Three Months EndedFor the Nine Months Ended
DescriptionSeptember 30, 2022September 30, 2021VariationPercent VariationSeptember 30, 2022September 30, 2021VariationPercent Variation
Renewable electric projects
Solar1,9661,932341.8 %5,6714,99867313.5 %
Wind250257(7)(2.7 %)948978(30)(3.1 %)
Total2,2162,189271.2 %6,6195,97664310.8 %

Con Edison Transmission
CET Gas
In May 2022, the operator of the Mountain Valley Pipeline, which is being constructed by a joint venture in which CET Gas owns a 9.7 percent interest (which is expected to be reduced to 8.0 percent based on the latest project cost estimate and CET Gas’ previous capping of its cash contributions to the joint venture), indicated it plans to pursue new permits and is now targeting a full in-service date during the second half of 2023 at a total project cost of approximately $6,600 million, excluding allowance for funds used during construction. In June 2022, the Mountain Valley Pipeline joint venture filed a request with the FERC for, and in August 2022, the FERC granted, a four-year extension of time to complete the project by October 2026. At September 30, 2022, CET Gas’ carrying value of its investment in MVP was $111 million and CET Gas’ cash contributions to the joint venture amounted to $530 million.

Financial and Commodity Market Risks
The Companies are subject to various risks and uncertainties associated with financial and commodity markets. The most significant market risks include interest rate risk, commodity price risk and investment risk.

Interest Rate Risk
The Companies' interest rate risk primarily relates to new debt financing needed to fund capital requirements, including the construction expenditures of the Utilities and maturing debt securities, and variable-rate debt. Con Edison and its subsidiaries manage interest rate risk through the issuance of mostly fixed-rate debt with varying maturities and through opportunistic refinancing of debt. The Clean Energy Businesses use interest rate swaps to exchange variable-rate project financed debt for a fixed interest rate. See Note N to the Third Quarter Financial Statements. Con Edison and CECONY estimate that at September 30, 2022, a 10 percent increase in interest rates applicable to its variable rate debt would result in an increase in annual interest expense of $10 million and $7
million, respectively. Under CECONY’s current electric, gas and steam rate plans, variations in actual variable rate tax-exempt debt interest expense, including costs associated with the refinancing of the variable rate tax-exempt debt, are reconciled to levels reflected in rates.

Inflationary pressure has prompted the Federal Reserve to increase interest rates. Higher interest rates have resulted in, and are expected to continue to result in, increased interest expense on commercial paper and variable-rate debt. Higher interest rates are also expected to increase interest expense on future long-term debt issuances.

Commodity Price Risk
Con Edison’s commodity price risk primarily relates to the purchase and sale of electricity, gas and related derivative instruments. The Utilities and the Clean Energy Businesses apply risk management strategies to mitigate their related exposures. See Note N to the Third Quarter Financial Statements.

Con Edison estimates that, as of September 30, 2022, a 10 percent decline in market prices would result in a decline in fair value of $230 million for the derivative instruments used by the Utilities to hedge purchases of electricity and gas, of which $213 million is for CECONY and $17 million is for O&R. Con Edison expects that any such change in fair value would be largely offset by directionally opposite changes in the cost of the electricity and gas purchased.

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approved by state regulators, the Utilities generally recover from full-service customers the costs they incur for energy purchased for those customers, including gains and losses on certain derivative instruments used to hedge energy purchased and related costs. However, increases in electric and gas commodity prices may contribute to a slower recovery of cash from outstanding customer accounts receivable balances and increases to the allowance for uncollectible accounts, and may result in increases to write-offs of customer accounts receivable balances.

In February 2022, the NYSPSC, in response to higher customer bills, requested that CECONY enhance its efforts to mitigate customer bill volatility due to commodity price increases by reassessing its power supply billing practices and improve communications to customers regarding forecasted significant bill increases resulting from commodity price increases. In August 2022, the NYSPSC approved CECONY's March 2022 request to amend its electric tariff, effective June 1, 2022, to change how CECONY recovers the cost of electricity supplied to its full-service electric customers to reduce the likelihood of customer bill volatility by more closely aligning supply prices with CECONY's electric supply hedging positions. CECONY has also committed to provide notice to customers in cases where supply price increases could result in significantly higher bills.

In September 2022, in anticipation of commodity price volatility and potential oil supply disruption during the upcoming winter heating season, the NYSPSC requested, and CECONY and O&R have since taken, the following measures: advise their dual-fuel customers and power operators to fill their alternate fuel tanks; inspect by November 1, 2022 the alternate fuel tanks of interruptible gas customers where human needs are served to ensure they have adequate alternate supply; review their emergency plans to address alternate fuel supply disruptions of interruptible gas customers during peak gas demand; and promote bill payment assistance and energy use reduction programs.

The Clean Energy Businesses use a value-at-risk (VaR) model to assess the market price risk of their portfolio of electricity and gas commodity fixed-price purchase and sales commitments, physical forward contracts, generating assets and commodity derivative instruments. VaR represents the potential change in fair value of the portfolio due to changes in market prices for a specified time period and confidence level. These businesses estimate VaR across their portfolio using a delta-normal variance/covariance model with a 95 percent confidence level, compare the measured VaR results against performance due to actual prices and stress test the portfolio each quarter using an assumed 30 percent price change from forecast. Since the VaR calculation involves complex methodologies and estimates and assumptions that are based on past experience, it is not necessarily indicative of future results. VaR for the portfolio, assuming a one-day holding period, for the nine months ended September 30, 2022 and the year ended December 31, 2021, respectively, was as follows:

95% Confidence Level, One-Day Holding PeriodSeptember 30, 2022December 31, 2021
 (Millions of Dollars)
Average for the period$1 $1 
High
Low— — 

Investment Risk
The Companies’ investment risk relates to the investment of plan assets for their pension and other postretirement benefit plans. Con Edison's investment risk also relates to the investments of Con Edison Transmission that are accounted for under the equity method. See "Investments" in Note A to the Third Quarter Financial Statements.

The Companies’ current investment policy for pension plan assets includes investment targets of 45 to 55 percent equity securities, 33 to 43 percent debt securities and 10 to 14 percent real estate. At September 30, 2022, the pension plan investments consisted of 47 percent equity securities, 36 percent debt securities and 17 percent real estate.

For the Utilities’ pension and other postretirement benefit plans, regulatory accounting treatment is generally applied in accordance with the accounting rules for regulated operations. In accordance with the Statement of Policy issued by the NYSPSC and its current electric, gas and steam rate plans, CECONY defers for payment to or recovery from customers the difference between the pension and other postretirement benefit expenses and the amounts for such expenses reflected in rates. O&R also defers such difference pursuant to its NY rate plans.

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Material Contingencies
For information concerning potential liabilities arising from the Companies’ material contingencies, see “COVID-19 Regulatory Matters” and "Other Regulatory Matters" in Note B and Notes G and H to the Third Quarter Financial Statements.




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Item 3: Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures About Market Risk
For information about the Companies’ primary market risks associated with activities in derivative financial instruments, other financial instruments and derivative commodity instruments, see “Financial and Commodity Market Risks,” in Part I, Item 2 of this report, which information is incorporated herein by reference.

Item 4: Controls and Procedures
The Companies maintain disclosure controls and procedures designed to provide reasonable assurance that the information required to be disclosed in the reports that they submit to the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) is recorded, processed, summarized and reported within the time periods specified in the rules and forms of the SEC. Disclosure controls and procedures include, without limitation, controls and procedures designed to ensure that information required to be disclosed by an issuer in the reports that it files or submits under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, is accumulated and communicated to the issuer’s management, including its principal executive and principal financial officers, or persons performing similar functions, as appropriate to allow timely decisions regarding required disclosure. For each of the Companies, its management, with the participation of its principal executive officer and principal financial officer, has evaluated its disclosure controls and procedures as of the end of the period covered by this report and, based on such evaluation, has concluded that the controls and procedures are effective to provide such reasonable assurance. Reasonable assurance is not absolute assurance, however, and there can be no assurance that any design of controls or procedures would be effective under all potential future conditions, regardless of how remote.
There was no change in the Companies’ internal control over financial reporting that occurred during the Companies’ most recent fiscal quarter that has materially affected, or is reasonably likely to materially affect, the Companies’ internal control over financial reporting.
 
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Part II Other Information

 
Item 1: Legal Proceedings
For information about certain legal proceedings affecting the Companies, see "Other Regulatory Matters" in Note B and Notes G and H to the financial statements in Part I, Item 1 of this report and "Environmental Matters" in Part I, Item 2 of this report, which information is incorporated herein by reference.

Item 1A: Risk Factors
There were no material changes in the Companies’ risk factors compared to those disclosed in Item 1A of the Form 10-K.

Item 6: Exhibits
Con Edison
Exhibit 10
Purchase and Sale Agreement, dated as of October 1, 2022, between Con Edison, as Seller, and RWE Renewables Americas, LLC, as Buyer (Designated in Con Edison’s Current Report on Form 8-K, dated October 1, 2022 (File No. 1-14514) as Exhibit 10)
Exhibit 31.1.1
Exhibit 31.1.2
Exhibit 32.1.1
Exhibit 32.1.2
Exhibit 101.INSXBRL Instance Document - the instance document does not appear in the Interactive Data File because its XBRL tags are embedded within the Inline XBRL document.
Exhibit 101.SCHXBRL Taxonomy Extension Schema.
Exhibit 101.CALXBRL Taxonomy Extension Calculation Linkbase.
Exhibit 101.DEFXBRL Taxonomy Extension Definition Linkbase.
Exhibit 101.LABXBRL Taxonomy Extension Label Linkbase.
Exhibit 101.PREXBRL Taxonomy Extension Presentation Linkbase.
Exhibit 104Cover Page Interactive Data File - the cover page XBRL tags are embedded within the Inline XBRL document.
 

CECONY
Exhibit 31.2.1
Exhibit 31.2.2
Exhibit 32.2.1
Exhibit 32.2.2
Exhibit 101.INSXBRL Instance Document - the instance document does not appear in the Interactive Data File because its XBRL tags are embedded within the Inline XBRL document.
Exhibit 101.SCHXBRL Taxonomy Extension Schema.
Exhibit 101.CALXBRL Taxonomy Extension Calculation Linkbase.
Exhibit 101.DEFXBRL Taxonomy Extension Definition Linkbase.
Exhibit 101.LABXBRL Taxonomy Extension Label Linkbase.
Exhibit 101.PREXBRL Taxonomy Extension Presentation Linkbase.
Exhibit 104Cover Page Interactive Data File - the cover page XBRL tags are embedded within the Inline XBRL document.
Pursuant to Item 601(b)(4)(iii)(A) of Regulation S-K, instruments defining the rights of holders of long-term debt of Con Edison’s subsidiaries other than CECONY, the total amount of which does not exceed ten percent of the total assets of Con Edison and its subsidiaries on a consolidated basis, are not filed as exhibits to Con Edison’s Form 10-K or Form 10-Q. Con Edison agrees to furnish to the SEC upon request a copy of any such instrument.
 




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Signatures
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, each Registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned thereunto duly authorized.
 
Consolidated Edison, Inc.
Consolidated Edison Company of New York, Inc.
Date: November 3, 2022By /s/ Robert Hoglund
Robert Hoglund
Senior Vice President, Chief
Financial Officer and Duly
Authorized Officer
 

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