Type: Public
On the web: http://www.chenergygroup.com

From the bluestone houses of the Huguenots to the manufacturing plants of IBM, utility holding company CH Energy powers New York state's Hudson Valley. Utility subsidiary Central Hudson Gas & Electric provides electricity to about 300,000 electric and about 74,000 natural gas customers in eight counties located in Mid-Hudson River Valley, and delivers natural gas and electricity in a 2,600-square-mile service area that runs from New York City in the south, to Albany. Subsidiary CHEC oversees CH Energy Group's nonregulated businesses in the Northeast and Mid-Atlantic, including petroleum product distribution (Griffith Energy Services), and energy management services.

Key numbers for fiscal year ending December, 2010:
Sales: $972.3M
One year growth: 4.4%
Net income: $38.5M
Income growth: (13.4%)

Officers:
Chairman, President, and CEO: Steven V. Lant
EVP and CFO; President and Director, Central Hudson Enterprises Corporation: Christopher M. (Chris) Capone
VP Business Development, Central Hudson Enterprises: Ron Flax-Davidson

Competitors:
Con Edison
Iberdrola USA
National Grid USA

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