SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

                                  WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549


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                                          Form 8-K

                                       Current Report

                             Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of
                            the Securities Exchange Act of 1934


                              Date of Report: November 3, 2000




                                                                                
Commission          Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter  State of       I.R.S. Employer
File Number         and principal office address and telephone number     Incorporation  I.D. Number

1-14514             Consolidated Edison, Inc.                             New York       13-3965100
                    4 Irving Place, New York, New York 10003
                    (212) 460-4600

1-1217              Consolidated Edison Company
                      of New York, Inc.                                   New York       13-5009340
                    4 Irving Place, New York, New York 10003
                    (212) 460-4600










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                    INFORMATION TO BE INCLUDED IN THE REPORT

ITEM 7.  FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND EXHIBITS

(c)  Exhibits

99.  Joint Petition of Consolidated  Edison, Inc. and Northeast Utilities to the
     Connecticut  Department of Public Utility Control (DPUC), dated November 3,
     2000, for  Reconsideration of the DPUC's Decision,  dated October 19, 2000,
     with respect to the Joint  Application  of  Consolidated  Edison,  Inc. and
     Northeast Utilities for Approval of a Change of Control.


ITEM 9.  REGULATION FD DISCLOSURE

The material attached hereto as Exhibit 99, which is incorporated in this Item 9
by reference thereto, is furnished pursuant to Regulation FD.






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                                    SIGNATURE

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 hereunto duly authorized.

                                   CONSOLIDATED EDISON, INC.

                                   CONSOLIDATED EDISON COMPANY
                                      OF NEW YORK, INC.




                                   By: HYMAN SCHOENBLUM
                                       Hyman Schoenblum
                                       Vice President and Controller

DATE:  November 3, 2000