July 11, 2008

For Release:                Immediately
Contact: 
Investors:         Stacey Renner, 845-486-5730
Media:             Denise D. VanBuren, 845-471-8323

CH Energy Group to Hold Quarterly Earnings Conference Call
and Web Cast

 (POUGHKEEPSIE, N.Y) CH Energy Group, Inc. (NYSE: CHG) will hold a conference call with analysts and investors on Monday, July 28, at 2:00 p.m. (eastern time). During this call, company management will review second quarter financial results.

Dial-in phone number: 1-800-230-1074
Conference Name: "CH Energy Group"

The call will also be webcast live in listen-only mode, and can be accessed in the Investor Relations section of CH Energy Group's website at www.CHEnergyGroup.com.

CH Energy Group, Inc. plans to publicly release the information to be reviewed immediately prior to the conference call.

A digitized replay of the call will be available from 4:30 p.m. (eastern time) on July 28, 2008, until 11:59 p.m. (eastern time) on August 4, 2008, by dialing 1‑800-475-6701 and entering access code number 953864.  The webcast will be available on our website for replay after July 28 for approximately 30 days.

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