Con Ed Capital Plans Caught Between Affordability and Reliability Concerns

January 7, 2026--Written by John Egan for IIR News (Sugar Land, Texas)--Jennifer Hensley, senior vice president of corporate affairs for Consolidated Edison Incorporated (Con Ed) (New York, New York) told investors last October that it needed to make about $72 billion of investments over the next decade "to maintain the safety and reliability of our system and to manage growth as more customers electrify their heating and transportation. And also to fortify our grid against extreme weather event