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Central Hudson Gas & Electric Corporation (Central Hudson) is a regulated transmission and distribution utility serving approximately 300,000 electric customers and 74,000 natural gas customers in a defined service territory of New York State’s Mid-Hudson River Valley. Central Hudson delivers natural gas and electricity in a defined service territory that extends from the suburbs of metropolitan New York City north to the Capital District at Albany. Central Hudson is a leader in promoting regional economic growth, improving system reliability, and effective cost management. (All figures reported below are as of 12/31/2009).

Average Customers (Own Territory)
Electric - Total
299,561
Electric - Residential
252,909
Natural Gas - Total Firm
74,349
Natural Gas - Residential
63,569

2009 Electric Sales
Central Hudson owns substations having an aggregate transformer capacity of 5.3 million kilovolt amps. Central Hudson’s electric transmission system consists of 629 pole miles of line. The electric distribution system consists of 8,078 pole miles of overhead lines and 1,371 trench miles of underground lines, as well as customer service lines and meters.
Average kwh usage - Residential
7,987
Deliveries - Millions of kwh
     - All Customers
5,274
     - Residential
2,084
     - Commercial
2,023
     - Industrial
1,169
Peak Demand (June 10, 2008)
1,107 MW

2009 Natural Gas Firm Sales
Central Hudson’s natural gas system consists of 163 miles of transmission pipelines and 1,163 miles of distribution pipelines, as well as customer service lines and meters. For the year ended December 31, 2008, the total amount of natural gas purchased by Central Hudson from all sources was 11,846,829 Mcf. Central Hudson owns two propane-air mixing facilities for emergency and peak-shaving purposes, one located in Poughkeepsie, New York, and the other in Newburgh, New York. These facilities, in aggregate, are capable of supplying 8,000 Mcf per day with propane storage capability adequate to provide maximum facility output for up to six consecutive days.

Average annual Mcf - Residential
79.9
% heating saturation
85.6
Deliveries - Thousands of Mcf
     - All customers
20,157
     - Residential
5,167
     - Commercial
6,289
     - Industrial
2,954
Maximum daily sendout (January 16, 2009)
112,826 McF

2009 Electric and Gas Revenues
Electric
$532,124,000
Natural Gas
$147,168,000
     Total - Own Territory
$679,292,000
Electric Sales to Other Utilities
$4,046,000
Gas Sales to Other Utilities
$26,969,000
     Total
$31,015,000

Employees
Classified
536
Supervisory and Professional
324
     Total
860

2009 Research and Development Costs
$3,900,000

2009 Environmental Expenditures
$6,400,000

Taxes paid in 2009
Local Taxes
$29,240,425
State Taxes
20,347,254
Federal/State Income Taxes
21,142,000
Payroll Taxes
5,817,164
     Total
$76,546,843

CH Energy Group, Inc. Stock Ownership
Registered Owners of Common Stock
14,926,000
Number of Registered Holders of Preferred Stock
519,000
Earnings per Common Share (Basic)
$2.76
Earnings per Common Share (Diluted)
$2.76
Dividends Declared per Common Share
$2.16
Number of Common Shares Outstanding
15,775,000


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