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Central Hudson
Facts at a Glance & Territory Map |
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Central Hudson Gas & Electric Corporation (Central Hudson) is a regulated transmission and distribution utility serving approximately 300,000 electric customers and 74,000 natural gas customers in a defined service territory of New York State’s Mid-Hudson River Valley. Central Hudson delivers natural gas and electricity in a defined service territory that extends from the suburbs of metropolitan New York City north to the Capital District at Albany. Central Hudson is a leader in promoting regional economic growth, improving system reliability, and effective cost management. (All figures reported below are as of 12/31/2008).
| ► Average Customers (Own Territory) |
| Electric - Total |
300,626
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| Electric - Residential |
253,710
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| Natural Gas - Total Firm |
74,159
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| Natural Gas - Residential |
63,403
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| ► Electric Sales |
| Central Hudson owns substations having an aggregate transformer capacity of 5.3 million kilovolt amps. Central Hudson’s electric transmission system consists of 629 pole miles of line. The electric distribution system consists of 8,078 pole miles of overhead lines and 1,371 trench miles of underground lines, as well as customer service lines and meters. |
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| Average kwh usage - Residential |
8,221
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| Deliveries - Millions of kwh |
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| - All Customers |
5,602
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| - Residential |
2,084
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| - Commercial |
2,026
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| - Industrial |
1,309
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| Peak Demand (June 10, 2008) |
1,187 MW
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| ► Natural Gas Firm Sales |
| Central Hudson’s natural gas system consists of 163 miles of transmission pipelines and 1,163 miles of distribution pipelines, as well as customer service lines and meters. For the year ended December 31, 2008, the total amount of natural gas purchased by Central Hudson from all sources was 11,846,829 Mcf. Central Hudson owns two propane-air mixing facilities for emergency and peak-shaving purposes, one located in Poughkeepsie, New York, and the other in Newburgh, New York. These facilities, in aggregate, are capable of supplying 8,000 Mcf per day with propane storage capability adequate to provide maximum facility output for up to six consecutive days. |
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| Average annual Mcf - Residential |
80.3
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| % heating saturation |
85.0
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| Deliveries - Thousands of Mcf |
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| - All customers |
18,888
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| - Residential |
5,160
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| - Commercial |
6,240
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| - Industrial |
2,416
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| Maximum daily sendout (January 16, 2009) |
112,826 McF
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| ► Electric and Gas Revenues |
| Electric |
$603,635,000
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| Natural Gas |
$158,687,000
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| Total - Own Territory |
$762,322,000
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| Electric Sales to Other Utilities |
4,526,000
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| Gas Sales to Other Utilities |
30,860,000
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| Total |
$793,182,000
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| ► Employees |
| Classified |
523
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| Supervisory and Professional |
302
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| Total |
825
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| ► Research and Development Costs |
$3,900,000
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| ► Environmental Expenditures |
$4,900,000
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| ► Taxes |
| Local Taxes |
$25,079,000
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| State Taxes |
20,432,000
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| Federal/State Income Taxes |
20,326,000
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| Payroll Taxes |
5,420,000
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| Total |
$71,257,000
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| ► CH Energy Group, Inc. Stock Ownership |
| Registered Owners of Common Stock |
15,415,000
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| Number of Registered Holders of Preferred Stock |
538,000
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| Earnings per Common Share (Basic) |
$2.22
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| Earnings per Common Share (Diluted) |
$2.22
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| Dividends Declared per Common Share |
$2.16
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| Number of Common Shares Outstanding at December 31, 2008 |
15,783,000
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