May 25, 2006
FOR RELEASE:	Immediately
CONTACT:	Denise D. VanBuren,

    Common Stock Dividend Declared

      The Board of Directors of CH Energy Group, Inc., at its regularly scheduled meeting, today declared a quarterly dividend of 54 cents per share of its Common Stock, payable August 1, 2006, to holders of record July 10, 2006.

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