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Short-Term Borrowing (Details)	1 Months Ended				12 Months Ended
Short-Term Borrowing (Details)	Jan. 31, 2023 USD ($)	Aug. 31, 2022 USD ($)	Jun. 30, 2022 USD ($)	Mar. 31, 2022 USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2022 USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2021 USD ($)
Short-term Debt [Line Items]
Commercial paper, outstanding					$ 2,640,000,000	$ 1,488,000,000
Weighted average interest rate (percent)					4.80%	0.30%
Loans outstanding under credit agreement					$ 0	$ 0
Maximum ratio of consolidated debt to consolidated total capital					0.54
Minimum percentage of liens on assets			0.05		0.05
Failure to pay, maximum aggregate limit			$ 150,000,000		$ 150,000,000
Short-term borrowings			400,000,000
Debt instrument, face amount			$ 400,000,000
Debt term (in years)			364 days
Interest Rate					4.94%
Ratio of consolidated debt to consolidated total capital			0.65
Subsequent Event
Short-term Debt [Line Items]
Short-term borrowings	$ 200,000,000
Debt instrument, face amount	$ 200,000,000
Maximum
Short-term Debt [Line Items]
Maximum ratio of consolidated debt to consolidated total capital					0.65
Revolving Credit
Short-term Debt [Line Items]
Maximum borrowing capacity					$ 1,500,000,000
Current amount available					1,000,000,000
Letters of Credit
Short-term Debt [Line Items]
Maximum borrowing capacity					1,200,000,000
CECONY
Short-term Debt [Line Items]
Commercial paper, outstanding					$ 2,300,000,000	$ 1,361,000,000
Weighted average interest rate (percent)					4.80%	0.30%
Maximum ratio of consolidated debt to consolidated total capital					0.56
Clean Energy Businesses
Short-term Debt [Line Items]
Short-term borrowings		$ 150,000,000
Debt term (in years)		364 days
Interest Rate					5.06%
Credit Availability Through December 2022 \| CECONY \| Revolving Credit
Short-term Debt [Line Items]
Maximum borrowing capacity					$ 2,250,000,000
Credit Availability Through December 2023 \| CECONY \| Revolving Credit
Short-term Debt [Line Items]
Maximum borrowing capacity					$ 2,200,000,000
March 2022 Credit Agreement Variable Rate 364 Day Revolving Credit Agreement \| Revolving Credit \| Subsidiaries
Short-term Debt [Line Items]
Maximum borrowing capacity				$ 750,000,000
Debt term (in years)				364 days