CERTIFICATIONS

                                                                   Exhibit 31.1

I, Steven V. Lant, certify that:

         1. I have reviewed this quarterly report on Form 10-Q of CH Energy
Group, Inc. and Central Hudson Gas & Electric Corporation (collectively the
"Registrants");

         2. Based on my knowledge, this report does not contain any untrue
statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact necessary to make
the statements made, in light of the circumstances under which such statements
were made, not misleading with respect to the period covered by this report;

         3. Based on my knowledge, the financial statements, and other financial
information included in this report, fairly present in all material respects the
financial condition, results of operations and cash flows of the Registrants as
of, and for, the periods presented in this report;

         4. The Registrants' other certifying officer(s) and I are responsible
for establishing and maintaining disclosure controls and procedures (as defined
in Exchange Act Rules 13a-15(e) and 15d-15(e)) and internal control over
financial reporting (as defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a-15(f) and 15d-15(f))
for the Registrants and have:

                  a)  Designed such disclosure controls and procedures, or
                      caused such disclosure controls and procedures to be
                      designed under our supervision, to ensure that material
                      information relating to the Registrants, including their
                      consolidated subsidiaries, is made known to us by others
                      within those entities, particularly during the period in
                      which this report is being prepared;

                  b)  Designed such internal control over financial reporting,
                      or caused such internal control over financial reporting
                      to be designed under our supervision, to provide
                      reasonable assurance regarding the reliability of
                      financial reporting and the preparation of financial
                      statements for external purposes in accordance with
                      generally accepted accounting principles;

                  c)  Evaluated the effectiveness of the Registrants' disclosure
                      controls and procedures and presented in this report our
                      conclusions about the effectiveness of the disclosure
                      controls and procedures, as of the end of the period
                      covered by this report based on such evaluation; and

                  d)  Disclosed in this report any change in the Registrants'
                      internal control over financial reporting that occurred
                      during the Registrants' most recent fiscal quarter (the
                      Registrants' fourth fiscal quarter in the case of an
                      annual report) that has materially affected, or is
                      reasonably likely to materially affect, the Registrants'
                      internal control over financial reporting; and


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         5. The Registrants' other certifying officer(s) and I have disclosed,
based on our most recent evaluation of internal control over financial
reporting, to the Registrants' auditors and the audit committee of the
Registrants' boards of directors (or persons performing the equivalent
functions):

                  a)  All significant deficiencies and material weaknesses in
                      the design or operation of internal control over financial
                      reporting which are reasonably likely to adversely affect
                      the Registrants' ability to record, process, summarize and
                      report financial information; and

                  b)  Any fraud, whether or not material, that involves
                      management or other employees who have a significant role
                      in the Registrants' internal control over financial
                      reporting.


Date:  May 2, 2007



                                      /s/ Steven V. Lant
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                                        Steven V. Lant
                             Chairman of the Board, President and
                                   Chief Executive Officer
                                   of CH Energy Group, Inc.



                                      /s/ Steven V. Lant
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                                        Steven V. Lant
                      Chairman of the Board and Chief Executive Officer
                         of Central Hudson Gas & Electric Corporation