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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 75,000 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 12/31/2010).

Average Customers (Own Territory)
Electric - Total
299,975
Electric - Residential
253,475
Natural Gas - Total Firm
74,934
Natural Gas - Residential
64,129

2010 Electric Sales
Central Hudson owns substations having an aggregate transformer capacity of 5.0 million kilovolt amps. Central Hudson’s electric transmission system consists of 629 pole miles of line. The electric distribution system consists of 8,200 pole miles of overhead lines and 1,400 trench miles of underground lines, as well as customer service lines and meters.
Average kwh usage - Residential
8,216
Deliveries - Millions of kwh
     - All Customers
5,287
     - Residential
2,092
     - Commercial
1,968
     - Industrial
1,113
Peak Demand (July 6, 2010)
1,229 MW

2010 Natural Gas Firm Sales
Central Hudson’s natural gas system consists of 164 miles of transmission pipelines and 1,176 miles of distribution pipelines, as well as customer service lines and meters. For the year ended December 31, 2010, the total amount of natural gas delivered by Central Hudson was 23,331,000 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
73.4
% heating saturation
86.1
Deliveries - Thousands of Mcf
     - All customers
23,331
     - Residential
4,802
     - Commercial
5,895
     - Industrial
6,913
Maximum daily sendout (Jan. 30, 2010)
112,400 McF

2010 Electric and Gas Revenues
Electric
$558,733,000
Natural Gas
$133,772,000
     Total - Own Territory
$692,505,000
Electric Sales to Other Utilities
$4,406,000
Gas Sales to Other Utilities
$23,023,000
     Total
$27,429,000

Employees
Classified
533
Supervisory and Professional
323
     Total
856

2010 Research and Development Costs
$3,100,000

2010 Environmental Expenditures
$16,800,000

Taxes paid in 2010
Local Taxes
$31,173,462
Federal/State Income Taxes
26,626,400
Payroll Taxes
4,156,889
Other Taxes
9,218,570
     Total
$71,175,321

CH Energy Group, Inc. Stock Ownership
Registered Owners of Common Stock
14,472,000
Number of Registered Holders of Preferred Stock
496,000
Earnings per Common Share (Basic)
$2.44
Earnings per Common Share (Diluted)
$2.41
Dividends Declared per Common Share
$2.16
Number of Common Shares Outstanding
15,785,000


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