May 24, 2007
FOR RELEASE:  Immediately
CONTACT:     Denise D. VanBuren, (845) 471-8323

CH Energy Group, Inc. Declares Common Stock Dividend

(Poughkeepsie, NY) The Board of Directors of CH Energy Group, Inc., (NYSE: CHG) at its regularly scheduled meeting, today declared a quarterly dividend of 54 cents per share of its Common Stock, payable August 1, 2007, to holders of record July 10, 2007.

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