Related Party Transactions

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2011

Related Party Transactions

Note S — Related Party Transactions

The Utilities and Con Edison's competitive businesses provide administrative and other services to each other pursuant to cost allocation procedures approved by the NYSPSC. The costs of administrative and other services provided by CECONY to, and received by it from, Con Edison and its other subsidiaries for the years ended December 31, 2011, 2010, and 2009 were as follows:

	CECONY
(millions of dollars)	2011		2010		2009
Cost of services provided	$	79	$	74	$	75
Cost of services received	$	48	$	45	$	45

In addition, CECONY and O&R have joint gas supply arrangements, in connection with which CECONY sold to O&R $81 million, $99 million and $124 million of natural gas for the years ended December 31, 2011, 2010, and 2009, respectively. These amounts are net of the effect of related hedging transactions.

FERC has authorized CECONY through 2013 to lend funds to O&R from time to time, for periods of not more than 12 months, in amounts not to exceed $250 million outstanding at any time, at prevailing market rates. There were no outstanding loans to O&R at December 31, 2011 and 2010.

CECONY [Member]

Related Party Transactions

Note S — Related Party Transactions

The Utilities and Con Edison's competitive businesses provide administrative and other services to each other pursuant to cost allocation procedures approved by the NYSPSC. The costs of administrative and other services provided by CECONY to, and received by it from, Con Edison and its other subsidiaries for the years ended December 31, 2011, 2010, and 2009 were as follows:

	CECONY
(millions of dollars)	2011		2010		2009
Cost of services provided	$	79	$	74	$	75
Cost of services received	$	48	$	45	$	45

In addition, CECONY and O&R have joint gas supply arrangements, in connection with which CECONY sold to O&R $81 million, $99 million and $124 million of natural gas for the years ended December 31, 2011, 2010, and 2009, respectively. These amounts are net of the effect of related hedging transactions.

FERC has authorized CECONY through 2013 to lend funds to O&R from time to time, for periods of not more than 12 months, in amounts not to exceed $250 million outstanding at any time, at prevailing market rates. There were no outstanding loans to O&R at December 31, 2011 and 2010.