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Environmental Matters (Tables)
6 Months Ended
Jun. 30, 2012
Accrued Liabilities And Regulatory Assets

The accrued liabilities and regulatory assets related to Superfund Sites at June 30, 2012 and December 31, 2011 were as follows:

 

     Con Edison     CECONY  
(Millions of Dollars)   2012     2011     2012     2011  

Accrued Liabilities:

         

Manufactured gas plant sites

    $469        $422        $354        $307   

Other Superfund Sites

    70        67        69        66   

Total

    $539        $489        $423        $373   

Regulatory assets

    $730        $681        $615        $564   
Environmental Remediation Costs

Environmental remediation costs incurred and insurance recoveries received related to Superfund Sites for the three and six months ended June 30, 2012 and 2011, were as follows:

 

     For the Three Months Ended June 30,  
     Con Edison     CECONY  
(Millions of Dollars)   2012     2011     2012     2011  

Remediation costs incurred

    $8        $10        $7        $8   

Insurance recoveries received

                           

 

     For the Six Months Ended June 30,  
     Con Edison     CECONY  
(Millions of Dollars)   2012     2011     2012     2011  

Remediation costs incurred

    $15        $16        $14        $14   

Insurance recoveries received

                           
Accrued Liability For Asbestos Suits And Workers' Compensation Proceedings

The accrued liability for asbestos suits and workers’ compensation proceedings (including those related to asbestos exposure) and the amounts deferred as regulatory assets for the Companies at June 30, 2012 and December 31, 2011 were as follows:

 

     Con Edison     CECONY  
(Millions of Dollars)   2012     2011     2012     2011  

Accrued liability – asbestos suits

  $ 10      $ 10      $ 10      $ 10   

Regulatory assets – asbestos suits

  $ 10      $ 10      $ 10      $ 10   

Accrued liability – workers’ compensation

  $ 95      $ 98      $ 91      $ 93   

Regulatory assets – workers’ compensation

  $ 21      $ 23      $ 20      $ 23