CONSOLIDATED EDISON INC (ED)

Item 7:    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 included in this report of two separate registrants: Con Edison and CECONY, and should be read in conjunction with the financial statements and the notes thereto. 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 combined MD&A generally discusses 2024 and 2023 items and year-to-year comparisons between 2024 and 2023. For discussions of 2022 items and year-to-year comparisons between 2023 and 2022, see “Item 7: Management's Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations,” in Con Edison’s and CECONY’s combined Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2023, filed with the SEC on February 15, 2024.

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.

Corporate Overview

Con Edison’s principal business operations are those of the Utilities and Con Edison Transmission. CECONY is a regulated utility that provides electric service in New York City and New York's Westchester County, gas service in Manhattan, the Bronx, parts of Queens and parts of Westchester, and steam service in Manhattan. O&R is a regulated utility serving customers in a 1,300-square-mile-area in southeastern New York State and northern New Jersey. Con Edison Transmission, through its subsidiaries, invests in electric transmission projects and manages, through joint ventures, both electric and gas assets while seeking to develop electric transmission projects. Con Edison Transmission is considering strategic alternatives with respect to its investment in MVP and both Con Edison Transmission and CECONY are considering strategic alternatives with respect to their investments in Honeoye. See “Con Edison Transmission” in Item 1.

In addition to the risks and uncertainties described in Item 1A and the Companies’ material contingencies described in Notes B, G and H to the financial statements in Item 8, the Companies’ management considers the following events, trends, and uncertainties to be important to understanding the Companies’ current and future financial condition.

Clean Energy Goals

The success of the Companies’ efforts to meet federal, state and city clean energy policy goals and the impact of energy consumers' efforts to meet 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 usage 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 aim to reduce the carbon intensity of the energy that is consumed in their respective jurisdictions. The Utilities’ and their regulators’ efforts to maintain electric reliability in their service territories as electric usage increases may also impact the Companies’ future financial condition. 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 from climate change impacts on the Utilities’ systems and the success of the Utilities’ efforts to maintain system reliability and manage service interruptions resulting from severe weather may impact the Companies’ future financial condition, results of operations and liquidity.

Aged Accounts Receivable Balances

At December 31, 2024, CECONY’s and O&R’s customer accounts receivables balances of $2,947 million and $113 million, respectively, included aged accounts receivables (balances outstanding in excess of 60 days) of $1,652 million and $32 million, respectively. In comparison, CECONY’s and O&R’s customer accounts receivable balances at February 28, 2020 were $1,322 million and $89 million, respectively, including aged accounts receivables (balances outstanding in excess of 60 days) of $408 million and $15 million, respectively. Prior to the start of the COVID-19 pandemic, the Utilities’ practice was to write off customer accounts receivables as uncollectible 90 days after the account is disconnected for non-payment or the account is closed during the collection process. In general, the Utilities suspended collection activities and service disconnections during the COVID-19 pandemic and have since resumed such activities.

CECONY’s rate plans include reconciliation of late payment charges (from January 1, 2023 through December 31, 2025 for electric and gas and from January 1, 2020 through October 31, 2026 for steam) and write-offs of customer accounts receivable balances (from January 1, 2020 through December 31, 2025 for electric and gas and from

January 1, 2020 through October 31, 2026 for steam) to amounts reflected in rates, with recovery/refund from or to customers via surcharge/sur-credit. CECONY's surcharge recoveries for late payment charges and write-offs of accounts receivable balances will, collectively, be subject to separate annual caps for electric and gas that produce no more than a half percent (0.5 percent) total customer bill impact per commodity (estimated for electric to be $57.3 million, $60.3 million, $62.6 million for 2023, 2024 and 2025, respectively, and for gas to be $14.8 million, $15.9 million and $16.8 million for 2023, 2024 and 2025, respectively). CECONY's surcharge recoveries for late payment charges and write-offs of accounts receivables for steam will each be subject to an annual cap that produces no more than half percent (0.5 percent) total customer bill impact (estimated to be $2.5 million, $3.0 million and $3.5 million for 2024, 2025 and 2026, respectively). Amounts in excess of the surcharge caps will be deferred as a regulatory asset for recovery in CECONY’s next base rate cases.

O&R’s 2022 - 2024 rate plans included reconciliation of late payment charges to amounts reflected in rates for years 2022 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. O&R’s November 2024 joint proposal, that is subject to approval by the NYSPSC, includes reconciliation of uncollectible expenses and late payment charges that are subject to a combined annual threshold of $0.9 million and $0.5 million for electric and gas, respectively. Once the threshold is met, O&R will defer the variance between actual uncollectible expense and late payment charge, and the level set forth in rates that is above the threshold. Recovery/refunds will be made via surcharge/sur-credit. Surcharge recovery is subject to an annual cap that produces no more than a 0.5 percent total customer bill impact per commodity. Amounts in excess of the surcharge caps will be deferred as a regulatory asset for recovery in O&R’s next base rate cases.

Although these regulatory mechanisms are in place, a continued increase in accounts receivable balances has impacted and is expected to continue to impact the Companies’ liquidity. See “The Companies May Be Adversely Affected By Changes To The Utilities' Rate Pans" in Item 1A, “Liquidity and Capital Resources” and “Capital Requirements and Resources,” below and "Regulatory Matters – Rate Plans" in Note B and Note N to

the financial statements in Item 8.

In particular, CECONY, in an effort to reduce aged accounts receivables balances, plans to continue to execute on its integrated collections strategy, which includes, among other things, implementation of payment arrangements, enhanced digital and mail communications to customers regarding collections, increased field collections by hiring new field collectors and increasing collector efficiency and employing additional call center representatives to handle in-bound call volumes. O&R's collection strategy aligns with that of CECONY's in many respects.

Con Edison Transmission

Con Edison Transmission, through its New York Transco partnership and jointly with the NYPA, is developing the Propel NY Energy transmission project, a 90-mile electric transmission project that is expected to increase high voltage transmission connections between Long Island and the rest of New York State. Con Edison Transmission is also participating in competitive solicitations to develop additional electric projects, including a proposal submitted in April 2024 with another entity to build infrastructure that will facilitate future transmission to be installed for offshore wind power to New Jersey's electric grid and multiple proposals submitted in June 2024 through its New York Transco partnership to integrate electricity produced from offshore wind into New York City's energy grid. 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. In January 2025, the President of the United States issued an executive order temporarily withdrawing all areas on the outer continental shelf from new offshore wind leasing, pending review by the new Administration, noting that nothing in this withdrawal affects rights under existing leases in the withdrawn areas, and further that with respect to such existing leases, the Secretary of the Interior, in consultation with the Attorney General as needed, shall conduct a comprehensive review of the ecological, economic, and environmental necessity of terminating or amending any existing wind energy leases. See "Federal Regulation" in Item 1. Con Edison Transmission is considering strategic alternatives with respect to its investment in MVP and both Con Edison Transmission and CECONY are considering strategic alternatives with respect to their investments in Honeoye. See "Con Edison Transmission" in Item 1.

Certain financial data of Con Edison’s businesses are presented below:

(a)Other includes the parent company, Con Edison’s tax equity investments, consolidation adjustments and Broken Bow II, the deferred project held for sale at December 31, 2024, the sale and transfer of which was completed in January 2025. Net income for common stock for the year ended December 31, 2024 includes $(46) million (after-tax) for adjustments related to the sale of the Clean Energy Businesses. See Note W and Note X to the financial statements in Item 8.

Inflation Reduction Act

On August 16, 2022, the Inflation Reduction Act (IRA) was signed into law and implemented a new corporate alternative minimum tax (CAMT) that imposes a 15 percent tax on modified GAAP net income. Under the IRA, a corporation is subject to the CAMT if its average annual adjusted financial statement income for the three taxable year period ending prior to the taxable year exceeds $1,000 million, and applies to tax years beginning after December 31, 2022. Pursuant to the IRA, corporations are entitled to a tax credit (minimum tax credit) to the extent the CAMT liability exceeds the regular tax liability. This amount can be carried forward indefinitely and used in future years when regular tax exceeds the CAMT.

Beginning in 2024, based on the existing statue, the Companies are subject to and report the CAMT in their Consolidated Income Statements, Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows and the Consolidated Balance Sheets. The Companies accrued a CAMT liability of $139 million, $111 million of which is for CECONY, before the application of general business credits with an offsetting deferred tax asset representing the minimum tax credit carryforward, for the year ended December 31, 2024. The Companies are continuing to assess the impacts of the IRA on their financial statements and will update estimates based on future guidance to be issued by the Department of the Treasury.

New York Legislation

In April 2021, New York passed a law that increased the corporate franchise tax rate on business income from 6.5 percent to 7.25 percent, 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 percent, not to exceed a maximum tax liability of $5 million per taxpayer. New York 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 were scheduled to expire after 2023. In May 2023, New York passed a law that extended the increase in the corporate franchise tax rate from 6.5 percent to 7.25 percent for an additional three years, through tax year 2026 and extended the business capital tax through tax year 2026. New York also passed a law establishing a permanent rate of 30 percent for the metropolitan transportation business tax surcharge. As a result of the sale of all of the stock of the Clean Energy Businesses in 2023, Con Edison's New York State taxable income was higher than $5 million and subject to the higher 7.25 percent rate (9.425 percent with the surcharge rate) on its taxable income for tax year 2023, but is not subject to the higher rate in tax year 2024.

Results of Operations

Net income for common stock and earnings per share for the years ended December 31, 2024 and 2023 were as follows:

(a)Net income for common stock and earnings per share from the Clean Energy Businesses for the year ended December 31, 2023 reflects $2 million or $0.01 a share (after-tax) of the effects of HLBV accounting for tax equity investments in certain renewable electric projects. Net income for common stock and earnings per share from the Clean Energy Businesses also includes $(9) million or $(0.03) a share of net after-tax mark-to-market effects in 2023. Depreciation and amortization expenses on their assets of $31 million or $0.08 a share (after-tax) were not recorded for the year ended December 31, 2023. On March 1, 2023, Con Edison completed the sale of all of the stock of the Clean Energy Businesses. See Note W and Note X to the financial statements in Item 8. See Note S to the financial statements in Item 8.

(b)    Net income for common stock and earnings per share from Con Edison Transmission for the year ended December 31, 2024 includes $5 million or $0.01 a share (after-tax) for accretion of the basis difference of Con Edison's equity investment in Mountain Valley Pipeline, LLC. See “Investment in Mountain Valley Pipeline, LLC (MVP)” in Note A to the financial statements in Item 8.

(c)    Other includes the parent company, Con Edison’s tax equity investments, consolidation adjustments and Broken Bow II, the deferred project held for sale at December 31, 2024, the sale and transfer of which was completed in January 2025. See Note X to the financial statements in Item 8. Net income for common stock and earnings per share for the year ended December 31, 2024 includes $(46) million (after-tax) or $(0.13) a share (after-tax) for adjustments related to the sale of all of the stock of the Clean Energy Businesses. Net income for common stock and earnings per share for the year ended December 31, 2024 also includes $(3) million (after-tax) or $(0.01) a share (after-tax) of income tax impact on the effects of HLBV accounting for tax equity investments in certain renewable electric projects. Impact of the sale of the Clean Energy Businesses on the changes in state unitary tax apportionments (net of federal taxes) for the year ended December 31, 2024 is $(3 million) or $(0.01) per share. Net income for common stock and earnings per share for the year ended December 31, 2023 includes $(11) million or $(0.03) a share (after-tax) of income tax impact on the effects of HLBV accounting for tax equity investments in certain renewable electric projects and an immaterial amount or $0.00 a share of income tax impact on the net after-tax mark-to-market effects. Net income for common stock for the year ended December 31, 2023 also includes $(14) million and $(0.04) a share of transaction costs and other accruals related to the sale of the Clean Energy Businesses (net of tax). Impact of the sale of the Clean Energy Businesses on the changes in state unitary tax apportionments (net of federal taxes) for the year ended December 31, 2023 is $(7 million) or $(0.02) per share. Depreciation and amortization expenses on the assets of the Clean Energy Businesses $(3) million or $(0.01) a share (after-tax) were not recorded for the year ended December 31, 2023. Net income for common stock for the year ended December 31, 2023 includes $767 million or $2.21 per share (after-tax) for the gain on the sale of the Clean Energy Businesses. See Note W and Note X to the financial statements in Item 8.

(d)    Earnings per share on a diluted basis were $5.24 a share and $7.21 a share in 2024 and 2023 , respectively. See "Earnings Per Common Share" in Note A to the financial statements in Item 8.

The following table presents the estimated effect of major factors on earnings per share and net income for common stock for the year ended December 31, 2024 as compared with 2023.

The Companies’ other operations and maintenance expenses for the years ended December 31, 2024 and 2023 were as follows:

(a)Includes Demand Side Management, System Benefit Charges and Public Service Law 18A assessments that are collected in revenues.

(b)Other includes the impact of the NYSPSC order denying an April 2023 petition by CECONY that requested permission to capitalize costs to implement its new customer billing and information system in 2024 and 2023 were ($51 million) and ($38 million), respectively.

(c)On March 1, 2023, Con Edison completed the sale of all of the stock of the Clean Energy Businesses. See Note W and Note X to the financial statements in Item 8.

(d)Other includes the parent company, Con Edison’s tax equity investments, consolidation adjustments and Broken Bow II, the deferred project held for sale at December 31, 2024, the sale and transfer of which was completed in January 2025. See Note X to the financial statements in Item 8.

Con Edison’s principal business segments are CECONY’s regulated utility activities, O&R’s regulated utility activities and Con Edison Transmission. On March 1, 2023, Con Edison completed the sale of all of the stock of the Clean Energy Businesses. See Note W and Note X to the financial statements in Item 8. CECONY’s principal business segments are its regulated electric, gas and steam utility activities. A discussion of the results of operations by principal business segment for the years ended December 31, 2024 and 2023 follows. For additional business segment financial information, see Note P to the financial statements in Item 8.

The Companies’ results of operations for the years ended December 31, 2024 and 2023 were:

(a) Other includes the parent company, Con Edison’s tax equity investments, consolidation adjustments and Broken Bow II, the deferred project held for sale at December 31, 2024, the sale and transfer of which was completed in January 2025. See Note X to the financial statements in Item 8.

(b) Represents the consolidated results of operations of Con Edison and its businesses.

(c) On March 1, 2023, Con Edison completed the sale of all of the stock of the Clean Energy Businesses. See Note W and Note X to the financial statements in Item 8.

Year Ended December 31, 2024 Compared with Year Ended December 31, 2023

CECONY

Electric

CECONY’s results of electric operations for the year ended December 31, 2024 compared with the year ended December 31, 2023 were as follows:

CECONY’s electric sales and deliveries in 2024 compared with 2023 were:

(a)Revenues from electric sales 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.

(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 CECONY’s rate plan.

(d)After adjusting for variations, primarily weather and billing days, electric delivery volumes in CECONY’s service area increased 1.3 percent in 2024 compared with 2023.

Operating revenues increased $639 million in 2024 compared with 2023 primarily due to an increase in revenues from the electric rate plan ($558 million) and a change in incentives earned under the earnings adjustment mechanisms ($18 million).

Purchased power expenses decreased $6 million in 2024 compared with 2023 due to lower unit costs ($88 million), offset in part by higher purchased volume ($82 million).

Fuel expenses decreased $31 million in 2024 compared with 2023 due to lower unit costs ($23 million) and lower purchased volumes from the company’s electric generating facilities ($8 million).

Other operations and maintenance expenses increased $204 million in 2024 compared with 2023 primarily due to higher total surcharges for assessments and fees that are collected in revenues from customers ($83 million), uncollectible expenses ($35 million), electric operations maintenance activities ($22 million), costs for injuries and damages ($11 million) and the impact of the NYSPSC order denying an April 2023 petition by CECONY that requested permission to capitalize costs to implement its new customer billing and information system in 2024 ($6 million) and higher health care costs ($4 million).

Depreciation and amortization expenses increased $76 million in 2024 compared with 2023 primarily due to higher electric utility plant balances.

Taxes, other than income taxes increased $132 million in 2024 compared with 2023 primarily due to higher property taxes ($185 million) and higher state and local revenue taxes ($25 million), offset in part by a higher deferral of under-collected property taxes ($82 million).

Gas

CECONY’s results of gas operations for the year ended December 31, 2024 compared with the year ended December 31, 2023 were as follows:

CECONY’s gas sales and deliveries, excluding off-system sales, in 2024 compared with 2023 were:

(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 CECONY’s service area decreased 4.0 percent in 2024 compared with 2023.

(c)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 CECONY’s rate plans.

Operating revenues increased $5 million in 2024 compared with 2023 primarily due to an increase in gas revenues under the company's gas rate plan ($215 million), offset in part by lower gas purchased for resale expense ($153 million), lower unbilled revenue accrual ($24 million), higher interest accrual on net plant reconciliation ($16 million) and timing of a gas revenue reconciliation ($11 million).

Gas purchased for resale decreased $153 million in 2024 compared with 2023 due to lower unit costs ($219 million), offset in part by higher purchased volumes ($66 million).

Depreciation and amortization expenses increased $29 million in 2024 compared with 2023 primarily due to higher gas utility plant balances.

Taxes, other than income taxes increased $62 million in 2024 compared with 2023 primarily due to higher property taxes ($44 million) and lower deferral of under-collected property taxes ($24 million), offset in part by lower state and local revenue taxes ($6 million).

Steam

CECONY’s results of steam operations for the year ended December 31, 2024 compared with the year ended December 31, 2023 were as follows:

CECONY’s steam sales and deliveries in 2024 compared with 2023 were:

(a)Effective November 1, 2023, revenues from steam sales are subject to a weather normalization clause, as a result of which, delivery revenues reflect normal weather conditions during the heating season.

(b)Other steam operating revenues generally reflect changes in regulatory assets and liabilities in accordance with CECONY’s rate plan.

(c)After adjusting for variations, primarily weather prior to November 1, 2023, and billing days, steam sales and deliveries in the company’s service area decreased 3.1 percent in 2024 compared with 2023.

Operating revenues increased $9 million in 2024 compared with 2023 primarily due to the benefit from the new steam rate plan ($97 million), offset in part by lower fuel expenses ($81 million) and lower purchased power expenses ($9 million).

Purchased power expenses decreased $9 million in 2024 compared with 2023 due to lower unit costs ($9 million).

Fuel expenses decreased $81 million in 2024 compared with 2023 due to lower unit costs ($83 million), offset in part by higher purchased volumes used from the company’s steam generating facilities ($2 million).

Other operations and maintenance expenses decreased $28 million in 2024 compared with 2023 primarily due to lower costs for pension and other postretirement benefits, reflecting reconciliation to the rate plan level ($53 million), offset in part by an increase in municipal infrastructure support ($7 million), the impact of the NYSPSC order denying an April 2023 petition by CECONY that requested permission to capitalize costs to implement its new customer billing and information system in 2024 ($6 million), higher total surcharges for assessments and fees that are collected in revenues from customers ($1 million) and higher health care costs ($1 million).

Depreciation and amortization expenses increased $8 million in 2024 compared with 2023 primarily due to higher steam utility plant balances.

Taxes, other than income taxes increased $33 million in 2024 compared with 2023 primarily due to a lower deferral of under-collected property taxes ($24 million), higher property taxes ($6 million) and higher state and local taxes ($2 million).

Taxes, Other Than Income Taxes

At $3,173 million, taxes other than income taxes remain one of CECONY’s largest operating expenses. The principal components of, and variations in, taxes other than income taxes were:

(a)Including sales tax on customers’ bills, total taxes other than income taxes in 2024 and 2023 were $3,915 million and $3,652 million, respectively.

(b)Including the deferral of under-collected property taxes in 2024 and 2023 of $83 million and $50 million, respectively.

Other Income

Other income decreased $154 million in 2024 compared with 2023 primarily due to lower credits associated with components of pension and other postretirement benefits other than service cost ($176 million), offset in part by an increase in AFUDC ($11 million) and an increase in the revenue decoupling mechanism interest accrual ($6 million).

Net Interest Expense

Net interest expense increased $164 million in 2024 compared with 2023 primarily due to higher interest expense for long-term debt due to higher debt balances ($142 million) and short-term debt ($3 million).

Income Tax Expense

Income taxes decreased $44 million in 2024 compared with 2023 primarily due to higher amortization of excess deferred federal income taxes ($31 million) and the absence in 2024 of a remeasurement of state deferred income tax assets and liabilities as a result of the enacted New York State legislation in 2023 ($10 million).

O&R

Electric

O&R’s results of electric operations for the year ended December 31, 2024 compared with the year ended December 31, 2023 were as follows:

O&R’s electric sales and deliveries in 2024 compared with 2023 were:

(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. The majority of O&R’s electric distribution revenues in New Jersey 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 New Jersey 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 O&R’s electric rate plan.

(d)After adjusting for weather and other variations, electric delivery volumes in O&R’s service area increased 2.7 percent in 2024 compared with 2023.

Operating revenues increased $93 million in 2024 compared with 2023 primarily due to higher purchased power expenses ($43 million) and higher revenues from the New York electric rate plan ($39 million), higher revenue related to the Clean Energy Act ($3 million) and a change in incentives earned under the earnings adjustment mechanisms ($1 million).

Purchased power expenses increased $43 million in 2024 compared with 2023 due to higher purchased volumes ($35 million) and unit costs ($8 million).

Other operations and maintenance expenses increased $14 million in 2024 compared with 2023 primarily due to higher regulatory System Benefit Charges ($6 million), higher regulatory amortizations ($4 million), higher expenses associated with the New Jersey Clean Energy Act ($3 million) and higher tree trimming costs ($2 million).

Depreciation and amortization expenses increased $6 million in 2024 compared with 2023 primarily due to higher electric utility plant balances.

Taxes, other than income taxes increased $3 million in 2024 compared with 2023 primarily due to higher property taxes ($2 million) and higher state and local revenue taxes ($1 million).

Gas

O&R’s results of gas operations for the year ended December 31, 2024 compared with the year ended December 31, 2023 were as follows:

O&R’s gas sales and deliveries, excluding off-system sales, in 2024 compared with 2023 were:

(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, firm sales and transportation volumes in O&R’s service area decreased 1.4 percent in 2024 compared with 2023.

Operating revenues decreased $24 million in 2024 compared with 2023 primarily due to lower gas purchased for resale ($36 million), offset in part by higher revenues from the New York gas rate plan ($3 million) and a change in incentives earned under the earnings adjustment mechanisms ($2 million).

Gas purchased for resale decreased $36 million in 2024 compared with 2023 due to lower purchased volumes ($18 million) and unit cost ($18 million).

Other operations and maintenance expenses decreased $2 million in 2024 compared with 2023 primarily due to lower pension costs.

Depreciation and amortization expenses increased $5 million in 2024 compared with 2023 primarily due to higher gas utility plant balances.

Taxes, Other Than Income Taxes

Taxes, other than income taxes, remained consistent in 2024 compared with 2023. The principal components of taxes, other than income taxes, were:

(a)Including sales tax on customers’ bills, total taxes other than income taxes in 2024 and 2023 were $127 million and $122 million, respectively.

Other Income

Other income decreased $17 million in 2024 compared with 2023 primarily due to lower credits associated with components of pension and other postretirement benefits other than service cost ($17 million).

Net Interest Expense

Net interest expense increased $9 million in 2024 compared with 2023 primarily due to higher interest expense for long-term debt due to higher debt balances ($5 million).

Con Edison Transmission

Income Tax Expense

Income taxes decreased $6 million in 2024 compared with 2023 primarily due to AFUDC equity, which increased book income but is non-taxable upon recognition in 2024.

Other

Taxes, Other Than Income Taxes

Taxes, other than income taxes increased $10 million in 2024 compared with 2023 primarily due to an increase in the New York State Capital Tax ($10 million).

Income Tax Expense

Income taxes decreased $117 million in 2024 compared with 2023 primarily due to lower income before income tax expense ($220 million), primarily due to the prior year gain on the sale of all the stock of the Clean Energy Businesses and offsetting non-recurring tax benefits principally from the recognition of unamortized investment tax credits ($103 million) recognized in 2023.

Clean Energy Businesses

On March 1, 2023, Con Edison completed the sale of all of the stock of the Clean Energy Businesses. See Note W and Note X to the financial statements in Item 8. The Clean Energy Businesses’ results of operations for the year ended December 31, 2024 compared with the year ended December 31, 2023 were as follows:

Net Interest Expense

Net interest expense decreased $16 million in 2024 compared with 2023 primarily due to lower unrealized gains on interest rate swaps in the 2023 period. On March 1, 2023, Con Edison completed the sale of all of the stock of the Clean Energy Businesses and the impact on the 2023 period is shown through the date of sale. See Note W and Note X to the financial statements in Item 8.

Income Tax Expense

Income taxes decreased $3 million in 2024 compared with 2023 primarily due to lower income before income tax expense ($6 million) and a decrease in the valuation allowance on deferred state net operating losses ($2 million), offset in part by lower renewable energy tax credits due to the sale of all of the stock of the Clean Energy Businesses on March 1, 2023 ($5 million). See Note W and Note X to the financial statements in Item 8.

Loss Attributable to Non-Controlling Interest

Loss attributable to non-controlling interest decreased $3 million in 2024 compared with 2023 primarily due to the sale of all of the stock of the Clean Energy Businesses.

Liquidity and Capital Resources

The Companies monitor the financial markets closely, including borrowing rates and daily cash collections. Increases in aged accounts receivable balances, inflationary pressure and higher interest rates have increased the amount of capital needed by the Utilities and the costs of such capital. See "Interest Rate Risk," below, "Aged Accounts Receivable Balances," above and "Capital Resources," below.

Con Edison and the Utilities have a $2,500 million revolving credit agreement (the Credit Agreement) in place under which banks are committed to provide loans on a revolving credit basis until March 2029, unless extended for an additional one-year term, subject to certain conditions. CECONY has a $500 million 364-day revolving credit agreement (the CECONY Credit Agreement) in place under which banks are committed to provide loans on a revolving credit basis until March 2025, subject to certain conditions. Con Edison and the Utilities have not entered into any loans under the Credit Agreement and CECONY has not entered into any loans under the CECONY Credit Agreement.

In November 2024 and January 2025, CECONY borrowed $500 million and $200 million, respectively, at a variable

rate under a 364-Day Senior Unsecured Delayed Draw Term Loan Credit Agreement entered into by the company in November 2024 (the CECONY Term Loan Credit Agreement). The term loans mature in November 2025.

CECONY has the option to prepay the term loans issued under the CECONY Term Loan Credit Agreement prior to

maturity.

FERC has authorized CECONY through April 30, 2026 and O&R through July 31, 2026 to issue short-term borrowings for a period of not more than 12 months, in an amount not to exceed $4,000 million and $250 million, respectively, at prevailing market rates.

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

The principal factors affecting Con Edison’s liquidity are its investments in the Utilities and Con Edison Transmission, the dividends it pays to its shareholders and the dividends it receives from its subsidiaries and cash flows from financing activities discussed below.

The principal factors affecting CECONY’s liquidity are its cash flows from operating activities, cash used in investing activities (including capital expenditures), the dividends it pays to Con Edison and cash flows from financing activities discussed below.

The Companies generally maintain minimal cash balances and use short-term borrowings to meet their working capital needs and other cash requirements. The Companies repay their short-term borrowings using funds from long-term financings and operating activities. The Utilities’ cost of capital, including working capital, is reflected in the rates they charge to their customers.

Each of the Companies believes that it will be able to meet its reasonably likely short-term and long-term cash requirements. See “The Companies Require Access To Capital Markets To Satisfy Funding Requirements,” "Changes To Tax Laws Could Adversely Affect the Companies," “The Companies May be Adversely Affected by Changes to the Utilities’ Rate Plans,” “The Companies Face Risks Related to Health Epidemics And Other Outbreaks,” and “The Companies Also Face Other Risks That Are Beyond Their Control” in Item 1A, and “Capital Requirements and Resources” in Item 1.

The Companies’ cash, temporary cash investments and restricted cash resulting from operating, investing and financing activities for the years ended December 31, 2024 and 2023 are summarized as follows:

(a) On March 1, 2023, Con Edison completed the sale of all of the stock of the Clean Energy Businesses. See Note W and Note X to the financial statements in Item 8.

(b) Other includes the parent company, Con Edison’s tax equity investments, consolidation adjustments and Broken Bow II, the deferred project held for sale at December 31, 2024, the sale and transfer of which was completed in January 2025. See Note X to the financial statements in Item 8.

(c) Represents the consolidated results of operations of Con Edison and its businesses.

(d) See "Reconciliation of Cash, Temporary Cash Investments and Restricted Cash" in Note A to the financial statements in Item 8.

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. See "Competition" and "Environmental Matters – Clean Energy Future" and “Environmental Matters – Climate Change” in Item 1.

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 “Changes To Tax Laws Could Adversely Affect the Companies” in Item 1A, “Federal Income Tax” in Note A, “Rate Plans” in Note B, “Other Regulatory Matters” in Note B and Note L to the financial statements in Item 8.

In general, the Utilities suspended service disconnections during the COVID-19 pandemic and have since resumed such activities in accordance with applicable law. At December 31, 2024, CECONY’s and O&R’s customer accounts receivables balances of $2,947 million and $113 million, respectively, included aged accounts receivables (balances outstanding in excess of 60 days) of $1,652 million and $32 million, respectively. A continued increase in accounts receivable balances has impacted and is expected to continue to impact the Companies’ liquidity. See “Aged Accounts Receivable Balances,” above.

On March 1, 2023, Con Edison completed the sale of all of the stock of the Clean Energy Businesses. See Note W and Note X to the financial statements in Item 8.

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’ New York electric and gas rate plans. See “Rate Plans – CECONY– Electric and Gas" and "Rate Plans – O&R New York – Electric and Gas” in Note B to the financial statements in Item 8.

Certain prior period amounts have been reclassified within the Companies' cash flows from operating activities to conform with current period presentation.

Net cash flows from operating activities in 2024 for Con Edison were $1,458 million higher than in 2023. The changes in net cash flows for Con Edison primarily reflect:

•lower net deferred charges, noncurrent assets, leases and other regulatory liabilities balances of $682 million;

•an increase in accounts payable of $284 million;

•a decrease in prepayments of $225 million;

•a decrease in unbilled revenue and net unbilled revenue deferrals of $123 million;

•a decrease in the revenue decoupling mechanism receivable of $39 million;

•an increase in accrued interest of $35 million; and

•an increase in accrued taxes of $8 million.

Net cash flows from operating activities in 2024 for CECONY were $1,073 million higher than in 2023. The changes in net cash flows for CECONY primarily reflect:

•lower net deferred charges, noncurrent assets, leases, net and other regulatory assets of $713 million;

•lower other receivables and other current assets of $220 million; and

•an increase in accounts payable of $145 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

The following table summarizes key components of Con Edison's cash flows used in investing activities for the years ended December 31, 2024 and December 31, 2023.

Net cash flows used in investing activities for Con Edison were $4,270 million higher in 2024 than in 2023. The change for Con Edison primarily reflects:

•the proceeds from the sale of all of the stock of the Clean Energy Businesses, net of cash and cash equivalents sold in 2023 of $3,927 million;

•an increase in utility capital expenditures of $417 million; and

•higher cost of removal less salvage of $87 million;

Offset in part by

•a decrease in non-utility capital expenditures of ($140 million).

The following table summarizes key components of CECONY's cash flows used in investing activities for the years ended December 31, 2024 and December 31, 2023.

Net cash flows used in investing activities for CECONY were $484 million higher in 2024 than in 2023. The change for CECONY primarily reflects:

•an increase in utility capital expenditures $397 million; and

•higher cost of removal less salvage $87 million.

Pursuant to their rate plans, the Utilities recover the cost of utility capital expenditures from customers, including an approved rate of return (before and after being placed in service and an allowance for funds used during construction (AFUDC) before being placed in service). Increases in the amount of utility capital expenditures may temporarily increase the amount of short-term debt issued by the Utilities prior to the long-term financing of such amounts.

Cash Flows From (Used In) Financing Activities

The following table summarizes key components of Con Edison's cash flows from (used in) financing activities for the years ended December 31, 2024 and December 31, 2023.

Net cash flows from financing activities for Con Edison were $3,285 million higher for the year ended December 31, 2024 compared with the 2023 period and reflect the following transactions:

•the repurchase of common shares of $1,000 million in the 2023 period;

•an increase in proceeds in long-term debt of $925 million. In May 2024, CECONY issued $1,400 million aggregate principal amount of debentures, the net proceeds from the sale of which were used to repay short-term borrowings and for other general corporate purposes. In September 2024, O&R issued $125 million aggregate principal amount of debentures, the net proceeds from the sale of which were used to repay short-term borrowings and for other general corporate purchases. In November 2024, all of the $225 million of Series 2010A tax-exempt bonds issued for the benefit of CECONY, bearing interest at a weekly rate, were redeemed. In November 2024, CECONY issued $1,450 million aggregate principal amount of debentures, $225 million of which were used to fund the redemption of the 2010A tax-exempt bonds and the remaining amount of which were used to repay short-term borrowings and for other general corporate purchases. See Note C to the Financial Statements in Item 8;

•retirement of term loans of $750 million in the 2023 period;

•an increase in the issuance of term loan of $300 million;

•a decrease in the retirement of long-term debt of $233 million; and

•an increase in the net issuance (payment) of short-term debt of $84 million.

Con Edison’s cash flows from financing activities in 2024 and 2023 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 $109 million and $87 million, respectively.

The following table summarizes key components of CECONY's cash flows from (used in) financing activities for the years ended December 21, 2024 and December 31, 2023.

Net cash flows from financing activities for CECONY were $555 million lower for the year ended December 31, 2024 compared with the 2023 period and reflect the following transactions:

•a decrease in contributed equity from Con Edison of $1,590 million; and

•an increase in the retirement of long-term debt of $475 million;

Offset in part by

•an increase in proceeds in long-term debt of ($850 million) as described above;

•an increase in the issuance of term loan ($500 million); and

•an increase in the net issuance (payment) of short-term debt of ($188 million).

The following table summarizes key components of O&R's cash flows from financing activities for the years ended December 31, 2024 and December 31, 2023.

Net cash flows from financing activities for O&R were $110 million higher for the year ended December 31, 2024 compared with the 2023 period and reflect the following transactions:

•an increase in the net issuance (payment) of short-term debt of $95 million; and

•an increase in the proceeds in long-term debt of $75 million as described above;

Offset in part by

•a decrease in contributed equity from Con Edison ($55 million).

On March 1, 2023, Con Edison completed the sale of all of the stock of the Clean Energy Businesses. See Note W and Note X to the financial statements in Item 8.

Cash flows from financing activities of the Companies also reflect commercial paper issuance. The commercial paper amounts outstanding at December 31, 2024 and 2023 and the average daily balances for 2024 and 2023 for Con Edison and CECONY were as follows:

Common stock issuances and external borrowings are sources of liquidity that could be affected by changes in credit ratings, financial performance and capital market conditions. For information about the Companies’ credit ratings and certain financial ratios, see “Capital Requirements and Resources” in Item 1.

Capital Requirements and Resources

For information about capital requirements, contractual obligations and capital resources, see “Capital Requirements and Resources” in Item 1.

Assets, Liabilities and Equity

The Companies’ assets, liabilities and equity at December 31, 2024 and 2023 are summarized as follows:

(a) Other includes the parent company, Con Edison’s tax equity investments, consolidation adjustments and Broken Bow II, the deferred project held for sale at December 31, 2024, the sale and transfer of which was completed in January 2025. See Note X to the financial statements in Item 8.

(b) Represents the consolidated results of operations of Con Edison and its businesses.

CECONY

Current assets at December 31, 2024 were $317 million higher than at December 31, 2023. The change in current assets primarily reflects increases in accounts receivable from affiliated companies ($238 million), prepayments ($66 million) and fuel, oil, gas in storage, materials and supplies (at an average cost of $7 million).

Investments at December 31, 2024 were $76 million higher than at December 31, 2023. The change in investments primarily reflects increases in supplemental retirement income plan assets ($59 million) and deferred income plan assets ($17 million). See "Investments" in Note A and Note E to the financial statements in Item 8.

Net plant at December 31, 2024 was $2,335 million higher than at December 31, 2023. The change in net plant primarily reflects increases in electric ($1,939 million), gas ($708 million) and steam ($102 million) plant balances and an increase in construction work in progress ($744 million), offset in part by an increase in accumulated depreciation ($1,148 million) and a decrease in general ($10 million) plant balances.

Other noncurrent assets at December 31, 2024 were $1,322 million higher than at December 31, 2023. The change in other noncurrent assets primarily reflects increases in the pensions and retiree benefits ($508 million), the regulatory assets for legacy meters ($398 million) and energy efficiency programs ($375 million). See Notes B, E, and F to the financial statements in Item 8.

Current liabilities at December 31, 2024 were $135 million lower than at December 31, 2023. The change in current liabilities primarily reflects a decrease in accounts payable ($95 million) and regulatory liabilities ($67 million), offset in part by an increase in accrued interest ($26 million). See Note B to the financial statements in Item 8.

Other noncurrent liabilities at December 31, 2024 were $761 million higher than at December 31, 2023. The change in other noncurrent liabilities primarily reflects increases in the deferred income taxes and unamortized investment tax credits ($835 million), net unbilled revenue deferrals ($158 million) and unrecognized pension and other postretirement costs ($117 million), offset in part by a decrease in the regulatory liability for future income tax ($292 million) and deferred derivative gains - long term ($43 million). See Notes E and F to the financial statements in Item 8.

Long-term debt at December 31, 2024 was $2,599 million higher than at December 31, 2023. The change in long-term debt primarily reflects the 2024 issuances of debentures ($2,850 million), offset in part by redemption of the 2010A tax-exempt bonds ($225 million). See "Liquidity and Capital Resources - Cash Flows From Financing Activities" above and Note C to the financial statements in Item 8.

Equity at December 31, 2024 was $825 million higher than at December 31, 2023. The change in equity primarily reflects net income for the year ended December 31, 2024 ($1,748 million), capital contributions from Con Edison ($130 million) in 2024, an increase in other comprehensive income ($8 million) and a change in stock awards ($12 million), offset in part by common stock dividends to Con Edison ($1,073 million) in 2024.

O&R

Current assets at December 31, 2024 were $83 million higher than at December 31, 2023. The change in current assets primarily reflects increases in cash and temporary cash investments ($16 million), accounts receivable from affiliated companies ($16 million), the revenue decoupling mechanism receivable ($12 million), materials and supplies (at an average cost of $13 million), accounts receivable, net of allowance for uncollectible accounts ($10 million) (see "Aged Accounts Receivable Balances,” above), regulatory assets ($7 million) and prepayments ($5 million).

Net plant at December 31, 2024 was $223 million higher than at December 31, 2023. The change in net plant primarily reflects an increase in electric ($196 million), gas ($101 million) and general ($26 million) plant balances, offset in part by an increase in accumulated depreciation ($79 million) and a decrease in construction work in progress ($21 million).

Other noncurrent assets at December 31, 2024 were $78 million higher than at December 31, 2023. The change in

other noncurrent assets primarily reflects increases in regulatory assets ($72 million) and pension and retiree benefits ($6 million).

Current liabilities at December 31, 2024 were $118 million higher than at December 31, 2023. The change in current liabilities primarily reflects increases in notes payable ($82 million), regulatory liabilities ($24 million) and accounts payable ($8 million).

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Noncurrent liabilities at December 31, 2024 were $63 million higher than at December 31, 2023. The change in noncurrent liabilities primarily reflects increases in deferred income taxes and unamortized investment tax credits ($50 million), other deferred credits and noncurrent liabilities ($11 million) and regulatory liabilities ($5 million).

Long-term debt at December 31, 2024 was $124 million higher than at December 31, 2023. The change in long-term debt primarily reflects the 2024 issuance of debentures ($125 million). See "Liquidity and Capital Resources - Cash Flows From Financing Activities" above and Note C to the financial statements in Item 8.

Equity at December 31, 2024 was $80 million higher than at December 31, 2023. The change in equity primarily reflects net income for the year ended December 31, 2024 ($104 million), capital contributions from Con Edison ($45 million) in 2024 and a change in stock awards ($1 million), offset in part by common stock dividends to Con Edison ($68 million) in 2024 and a decrease in other comprehensive income ($2 million).

Con Edison Transmission

Investments at December 31, 2024 were $54 million higher than at December 31, 2023. The increase in investments reflects additional investment in New York Transco ($28 million) and earnings from MVP ($29 million).

Noncurrent liabilities at December 31, 2024 were $11 million higher than at December 31, 2023. The change primarily reflects an increase in the accumulated deferred income taxes on earnings from investments in New York Transco and MVP ($9 million).

Equity at December 31, 2024 was $42 million higher than at December 31, 2023. The change in equity primarily reflects Con Edison Transmission's earnings ($45 million), offset in part by dividends to Con Edison ($4 million) in 2024.

Clean Energy Businesses

On March 1, 2023, Con Edison completed the sale of all of the stock of the Clean Energy Businesses. See Note W and Note X to the financial statements in Item 8.

Off-Balance Sheet Arrangements

In December 2024, Con Edison entered into a forward sale agreement relating to 7,000,000 of its common shares which met the SEC definition of an off-balance sheet arrangement. See Note C to the financial statements in Item 8 for more information on this agreement. None of the Companies' other transactions, agreements or contractual arrangements meet the SEC definition of off-balance sheet arrangements.

Regulatory Matters

For information about the Utilities’ rate plans and other regulatory matters affecting the Companies, see “Utility Regulation” in Item 1 and Note B to the financial statements in Item 8.

Item 7:    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 relates to the consolidated financial statements included in this report of two separate registrants: Con Edison and CECONY, and should be read in conjunction with the financial statements and the notes thereto. 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.

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.

See "Item 7: Management's Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations," in Con Edison's and CECONY's combined Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2022, filed with the SEC on February 16, 2023, for a discussion of variance drivers for the year ended December 31, 2022, as compared to December 31, 2021.

Corporate Overview

Con Edison’s principal business operations are those of the Utilities and Con Edison Transmission. CECONY is a regulated utility that provides electric service in New York City and New York's Westchester County, gas service in Manhattan, the Bronx, parts of Queens and parts of Westchester, and steam service in Manhattan. O&R is a regulated utility serving customers in a 1,300-square-mile-area in southeastern New York State and northern New Jersey. Con Edison Transmission, through its subsidiaries, invests in electric transmission projects supporting Con Edison's effort to transition to clean, renewable energy and manages, through joint ventures, both electric and gas assets while seeking to develop electric transmission projects that will bring clean, renewable electricity to customers, focusing on New York, New England, the Mid-Atlantic states and the Midwest. On March 1, 2023, Con Edison completed the sale of all of the stock of the Clean Energy Businesses. See Note W and Note X to the financial statements in Item 8.

In addition to the risks and uncertainties described in Item 1A and the Companies’ material contingencies described in Notes B, G and H to the financial statements in Item 8, the Companies’ management considers the following events, trends, and uncertainties to be important to understanding the Companies’ current and future financial condition.

Clean Energy Goals

The success of the Companies’ efforts to meet federal, state and city clean energy policy goals and the impact of energy consumers' efforts to meet 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 usage 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 aim to reduce the carbon intensity of the energy that is consumed. The Utilities’ and their regulators’ efforts to maintain electric reliability in their service territories as electric usage increases may also impact the Companies’ future financial condition. 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 maintain system reliability and manage service interruptions resulting from severe weather may impact the Companies’ future financial condition, results of operations and liquidity.

Aged Accounts Receivable Balances

At December 31, 2023, CECONY’s and O&R’s customer accounts receivables balances of $2,683 million and $95 million, respectively, included aged accounts receivables (balances outstanding in excess of 60 days) of $1,225 million and $21 million, respectively. In comparison, CECONY’s and O&R’s customer accounts receivable balances at February 28, 2020 were $1,322 million and $89 million, respectively, including aged accounts receivables of $408 million and $15 million, respectively. Prior to the start of the COVID-19 pandemic, the Utilities’ practice was to write off customer accounts receivables as uncollectible 90 days after the account is disconnected for non-payment or the account is closed during the collection process. Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, New York State enacted laws prohibiting New York utilities, including CECONY and O&R, from disconnecting residential customers and small business customers. The Utilities largely suspended service disconnections, certain collection notices, final bill collection agency activity, new late payment charges and certain other fees from March 2020 through December 2021. CECONY’s electric and gas rate plans include reconciliation of late payment charges (from January 1, 2023 through December 31, 2025) and write-offs of customer accounts receivable balances (from January 1, 2020

through December 31, 2025) to amounts reflected in rates, with recovery/refund from or to customers via surcharge/sur-credit. CECONY's surcharge recoveries for late payment charges and write-offs of accounts receivable balances will, collectively, be subject to separate annual caps for electric and gas that produce no more than a half percent (0.5 percent) total customer bill impact per commodity (estimated for electric to be $57.3 million, $60.3 million, $62.6 million for 2023, 2024 and 2025, respectively, and for gas to be $14.8 million, $15.9 million and $16.8 million for 2023, 2024 and 2025, respectively). Amounts in excess of the surcharge caps will be deferred as a regulatory asset for recovery in CECONY’s next base rate cases. O&R’s 2022 - 2024 rate plans include reconciliation of late payment charges to amounts reflected in rates for years 2022 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. Although these regulatory mechanisms are in place, a continued slower recovery in cash of outstanding customer accounts receivable balances has impacted the Companies’ liquidity and may continue to impact liquidity. See “Liquidity and Capital Resources” and “Capital Requirements and Resources,” below and "Regulatory Matters – Rate Plans" and “COVID-19 Regulatory Matters” in Note B to the financial statements in Item 8.

Con Edison Transmission

Con Edison Transmission, through its New York Transco partnership and jointly with the New York Power Authority, is developing the Propel NY Energy transmission project that will deliver offshore wind energy from Long Island to New York City, Westchester County and the rest of New York State's high voltage power grid. Con Edison Transmission expects to continue to participate in competitive solicitations to develop additional electric projects. 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 "Con Edison Transmission" in Item 1.

Certain financial data of Con Edison’s businesses are presented below:

(a)Net income for common stock from the Clean Energy Businesses for the year ended December 31, 2023 includes $2 million (after-tax) of the effects of HLBV accounting for tax equity investments in certain renewable electric projects and $(9) million of net after-tax mark-to-market effects. Depreciation and amortization expenses on their assets of $31 million (after-tax) were not recorded for the year ended December 31, 2023. See Note W and Note X to the financial statements in Item 8.

(b)Other includes the parent company, Con Edison’s tax equity investments, the deferred project held for sale and consolidation adjustments. Net income for common stock for the year ended December 31, 2023 includes an immaterial amount of income tax impact on the net after-tax mark-to-market effects. Net income for common stock for the year ended December 31, 2023 also includes $(11) million net of tax on the effects of HLBV accounting for tax equity investments in certain renewable electric projects. Net income for common stock for the year ended December 31, 2023 also includes $(14) million net of tax of transaction costs and other accruals related to the sale of the Clean Energy Businesses. Impact of the sale of the Clean Energy Businesses on the changes in state unitary tax apportionments (net of federal taxes) for the year ended December 31, 2023 includes $(7) million. Depreciation and amortization expenses on the assets of the Clean Energy Businesses assets of $(3) million (after-tax) were not recorded for the year ended December 31, 2023. Net income for common stock for the year ended December 31, 2023 includes $767 million (after-tax) for the gain on the sale of the Clean Energy Businesses. See Note W and Note X to the financial statements in Item 8.

(c)On March 1, 2023, Con Edison completed the sale of all of the stock of the Clean Energy Businesses. See Note W and Note X to the financial statements in Item 8.

Inflation Reduction Act

On August 16, 2022, the Inflation Reduction Act of 2022 (the Act) was signed into law and included a new 15 percent Corporate Alternative Minimum Tax (CAMT). Under the Act, a corporation is 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, and applies to tax years beginning after December 31, 2022. Con Edison and CECONY were not 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 the Companies’ financial position, results of operations or liquidity.

New York Legislation

In April 2021, New York passed a law that increased the corporate franchise tax rate on business income from 6.5 percent to 7.25 percent, 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 percent, not to exceed a maximum tax liability of $5 million per taxpayer. New York 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 were scheduled to expire after 2023. In May 2023, New York passed a law that extended the increase in the corporate franchise tax rate from 6.5 percent to 7.25 percent for an additional three years, through tax year 2026 and extended the business capital tax through tax year 2026. New York also passed a law establishing a permanent rate of 30 percent for the metropolitan transportation business tax surcharge. As a result of the sale of the Clean Energy Businesses in 2023, Con Edison has New York State taxable income in excess of $5 million after using its entire New York state net operating loss carryforward, and therefore, the group is subject to the higher 7.25 percent rate (9.425 percent with the surcharge rate) on its taxable income for tax year 2023. As a result of this legislation, CECONY remeasured its deferred tax assets and liabilities that would reverse before 2027 and recorded state deferred income tax expense (net of federal tax benefit) and an increase in accumulated deferred tax liabilities of $10 million for the year ended December 31, 2023, all of which was recorded in the second quarter of 2023.

Results of Operations

Net income for common stock and earnings per share for the years ended December 31, 2023, 2022 and 2021 were as follows:

(a)Net income for common stock and earnings per share from the Clean Energy Businesses for the year ended December 31, 2023, 2022 and 2021 reflects $2 million or $0.01 a share (after-tax), $46 million or $0.14 a share (after-tax) and $107 million or $0.31 a share (after-tax) of the effects of HLBV accounting for tax equity investments in certain renewable electric projects. Net income for common stock and earnings per share from the Clean Energy Businesses also includes $(9) million or $(0.03) a share, $135 million or $0.38 a share and $40 million or $0.11 a share of net after-tax mark-to-market effects in 2023, 2022 and 2021, respectively. Depreciation and amortization expenses on their assets of $31 million or $0.08 a share (after-tax) and $46 million or $0.13 a share (after tax) were not recorded for the years ended December 31, 2023 and 2022, respectively. On March 1, 2023, Con Edison completed the sale of all of the stock of the Clean Energy Businesses. See Note W and Note X to the financial statements in Item 8. Net income for common stock and earnings per share from the Clean Energy Businesses for the year ended December 31, 2021 includes $(3) million (after-tax) or $(0.01) a share (after-tax) for the loss from the sale of a renewable electric project. See Note S to the financial statements in Item 8.

(b)    Net loss for common stock and earnings per share from Con Edison Transmission for the year ended December 31, 2022 includes $(4) million or $(0.01) a share (net of federal taxes) relating to the remeasurement of deferred state taxes related to prior year dispositions. Net loss for common stock and earnings per share from Con Edison Transmission for the year ended December 31, 2021 includes $(153) million or $(0.44) a share of net after-tax impairment loss related to its investment in Stagecoach, $(168) million or $(0.48) a share of net after-tax impairment loss related to its investment in Mountain Valley Pipeline, LLC and $(5) million or $(0.02) a share of loss related to a goodwill impairment loss related to its investment in Honeoye. See “Investment in Mountain Valley Pipeline, LLC (MVP)” in Note A to the financial statements in Item 8.

(c)    Other includes the parent company, Con Edison’s tax equity investments, the deferred project held for sale and consolidation adjustments. See Note X to the financial statements in Item 8. Net income for common stock and earnings per share for the year ended December 31, 2023 includes $(11) million or $(0.03) a share (after-tax) of income tax impact on the effects of HLBV accounting for tax equity investments in certain renewable electric projects and an immaterial amount or $0.00 a share of income tax impact on the net after-tax mark-to-market effects. Net income for common stock for the year ended December 31, 2023 also includes $(14) million and $(0.04) a share of transaction costs and other accruals related to the sale of the Clean Energy Businesses (net of tax). Impact of the sale of the Clean Energy Businesses on the changes in state unitary tax apportionments (net of federal taxes) is $(7 million) or $(0.02) per share. Depreciation and amortization expenses on the assets of the Clean Energy Businesses $(3) million or $(0.01) a share (after-tax) were not recorded for the year ended December 31, 2023. Net income for common stock for the year ended December 31, 2023 includes $767 million or $2.21 per share (after-tax) for the gain on the sale of the Clean Energy Businesses. See Note W and Note X to the financial statements in Item 8.

Net income for common stock and earnings per share for the year ended December 31, 2022 includes $(4) million (after-tax) or $(0.02) a share (after-tax) of income tax impact on the effects of HLBV accounting for tax equity investments in certain renewable electric projects and $(11) million or $(0.03) a share of income tax impact on the net after-tax mark-to-market effects. Net income for common stock and earnings per share for the year ended December 31, 2022 includes $(9) million or $(0.03) a share (net of federal taxes) relating to the remeasurement of deferred state taxes related to prior year dispositions for Con Edison Transmission. Net income for common stock for the year ended December 31, 2022 also includes $(35) million and $(0.10) a share of transaction costs and other accruals related to the sale of the Clean Energy Businesses (net of tax). Impact of the sale of the Clean Energy Businesses on the remeasurement of deferred state taxes and valuation allowance for deferred tax assets (net of federal taxes) is $(119 million) or $(0.33) per share. Depreciation and amortization expenses on the assets of the Clean Energy Businesses $(4) million or $(0.01) a share (after-tax) were not recorded for the year ended December 31, 2022. See Note W and Note X to the financial statements in Item 8.

Net income for common stock and earnings per share for the year ended December 31, 2021 includes $(9) million (after-tax) or $(0.02) a share (after-tax) of income tax impact on the effects of HLBV accounting for tax equity investments in certain renewable electric projects and $(3) million or $(0.01) a share of income tax impact on the net after-tax mark-to-market effects. Net income for common stock and earnings per share for the year ended December 31, 2021 includes $6 million or $0.02 a share of income tax impact for the impairment loss related to Con Edison Transmission’s investment in Stagecoach. Net income for common stock and earnings per share for the year ended December 31, 2021 includes $6 million or $0.01 a share of income tax impact for the impairment loss related to Con Edison Transmission’s investment in Mountain Valley Pipeline, LLC. See “Investments - 2021 Partial Impairment of Investment in Stagecoach Gas Services LLC (Stagecoach)” and "Investment in Mountain Valley Pipeline, LLC (MVP)" in Note A to the financial statements in Item 8.

(d)    Earnings per share on a diluted basis were $7.21 a share, $4.66 a share and $3.85 a share in 2023, 2022 and 2021, respectively. See "Earnings Per Common Share" in Note A to the financial statements in Item 8.

The following tables present the estimated effect of major factors on earnings per share and net income for common stock for the years ended December 31, 2023 as compared with 2022, and 2022 as compared with 2021.

The Companies’ other operations and maintenance expenses for the years ended December 31, 2023, 2022 and 2021 were as follows:

(a)Certain prior period amounts have been reclassified within the Companies' other operations and maintenance expenses to conform with current period presentation.

(b)Includes Demand Side Management, System Benefit Charges and Public Service Law 18A assessments that are collected in revenues.

(c)On March 1, 2023, Con Edison completed the sale of all of the stock of the Clean Energy Businesses. See Note W and Note X to the financial statements in Item 8.

(d)Other includes the parent company, Con Edison’s tax equity investments, the deferred project held for sale and consolidation adjustments. See Note X to the financial statements in Item 8.

Con Edison’s principal business segments are CECONY’s regulated utility activities, O&R’s regulated utility activities and Con Edison Transmission. On March 1, 2023, Con Edison completed the sale of all of the stock of the Clean Energy Businesses. See Note W and Note X to the financial statements in Item 8. CECONY’s principal business segments are its regulated electric, gas and steam utility activities. A discussion of the results of operations by principal business segment for the years ended December 31, 2023, 2022 and 2021 follows. For additional business segment financial information, see Note P to the financial statements in Item 8.

The Companies’ results of operations for the years ended December 31, 2023, 2022 and 2021 were: