DEFA14A

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EX-99.1

The following message, beginning on March 27, 2000, will be recorded on The
Con Edison/NU Merger Information Line at 1-800-558-5947:

#800 Update for the week of 3/27:

The Con Edison/NU special shareholder meetings will take place in New York
and Connecticut in three weeks, on Friday, April 14.

In reading the joint merger proxy statement you may have questioned what "New
Con Edison" refers to.  New Con Edison is the defined term in the proxy
statement for the company which will own Northeast Utilities after the
merger.  "Old" Con Edison is the present Consolidated Edison, Inc.  "New Con
Edison's" actual name  is also "Consolidated Edison, Inc."

Next, you may be curious as to why Con Edison and NU retained Morrow and
Company to assist in solicitation of proxy votes.  It's a very common
practice to have an outside company manage the proxy solicitation process.
Without Morrow's help, Con Edison and NU would be unable to do all the work
necessary to cover the 300,000 plus shareholders of both companies and ensure
a good turnout for the meetings.

Please note:  NU employee shareholders have until April 5 to mail their proxy
card(s) representing shares held in their 401k plan, ESOP, TRAESOP/PAYSOP
accounts. For those shares to be represented, your proxy card(s) must be
received by Fidelity by April 7.  For more information, please contact NU
Shareholder Services at 1-800-558-5947.

EX-99.2

The following information, beginning on March 30, 2000, will be displayed on
a kiosk at one of NU's lobbies:



                                  Con Edison/NU

                               ENDLESS POSSIBILITIES


                                 Con Edison/NU

Together, Con Edison and NU will serve over 5 million electric customers, 1.4
million gas customers and 2,000 steam customers.

Our CUSTOMERS, our commitment:

Serving a population of over 13 million from Pennsylvania to the Canadian
border

Responding to growing energy and telecommunications needs

Locally, providing same reliable service through CL&P, WMECO, PSNH, Yankee
Gas

Increasing efficiency in operations and customer service


                          Con Edison/NU

"Once we merge with Con Edison, our shareholders can benefit from ownership
in one of the strongest, most profitable energy companies in the U.S." - Mike
Morris

The right time, the right move

                          SHAREHOLDERS

Con Edison values NU shares higher than current market value

Con Edison dividend in 1998: $2.12. 1999: $2.14. 2000: $2.18. Increasing
yearly for 26 years.

Adding a six-times larger natural gas distribution system to what NU acquired
from Yankee Energy

Accelerating regulated and competitive business successes