March 27, 2009
For Release:   Immediately
Contact:   Denise D. VanBuren, (845) 471-8323

CH Energy Group, Inc. Declares Common Stock Dividend

(Poughkeepsie, NY) The Board of Directors of CH Energy Group, Inc., (NYSE: CHG) at its regularly scheduled meeting today, declared a quarterly dividend of 54 cents per share of its Common Stock, payable May 1, 2009, to holders of record as of April 9, 2009.

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