Item 8.01 Other Events

On November 4, 2009, Griffith Energy Services, Inc., an indirect wholly-owned subsidiary of CH Energy Group, Inc., announced that it had entered into an agreement to sell its operating divisions serving markets in Rhode Island, Connecticut and Pennsylvania for a purchase price of $76 million, subject to certain adjustments. A press release issued by CH Energy Group, Inc. is attached hereto as Exhibit 99.1 and incorporated herein by reference.

Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits

(d) Exhibits. The following are filed as exhibits to this Form 8-K pursuant to Item 6.01 of Regulation S-K:

99.1 Press Release of CH Energy Group, Inc. dated November 4, 2009.

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