Exhibit 24 (ii)

                                POWER OF ATTORNEY

      KNOW ALL MEN BY THESE PRESENTS, that I, PAUL J. GANCI, Chairman of the
Board and Chief Executive Officer, a Principal Executive Officer and a Director
of Central Hudson Gas & Electric Corporation ("Corporation"), have made,
constituted and appointed, and by these presents do make, constitute and
appoint, DONNA S. DOYLE , STEVEN V. LANT, and JOHN E. GOULD, and each of them,
my true and lawful attorneys, for me and in my name, place and stead, and in my
office and capacity as aforesaid, to sign and file the Corporation's Annual
Report, on Form 10-K, for the year ended December 31, 2002, with the Securities
and Exchange Commission, as combined with the Annual Report on Form 10-K, for
the year ended December 31, 2002 of CH Energy Group, Inc., the parent
corporation, pursuant to the applicable provisions of the Securities Exchange
Act of 1934, together with any and all amendments and supplements to said Annual
Report and any and all other documents to be signed and filed with the
Securities and Exchange Commission in connection therewith, hereby granting to
said attorneys, and each of them, full power and authority to do and perform
each and every act and thing whatsoever requisite and necessary to be done in
the premises as fully, to all intents and purposes, as I might or could do if
personally present, hereby ratifying and confirming in all respects all that
said attorneys or any of them may or shall lawfully do or cause to be done by
virtue hereof.

      IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have set my hand and seal this 22nd day of January,
2003.


                                              /s/ Paul J. Ganci             L.S.
                                              ----------------------------------

STATE OF NEW YORK  )
                   : ss.:
COUNTY OF DUTCHESS )

      On this 22nd day of January, 2003, before me personally came PAUL J. GANCI
to me known and known to me to be the individual described in and who executed
the foregoing instrument, and duly acknowledged to me that he executed the same.


                                                     /s/ Maureen M. Boes
                                              ----------------------------------
                                                        Notary Public

<PAGE>

                                POWER OF ATTORNEY

      KNOW ALL MEN BY THESE PRESENTS, that I, STEVEN V. LANT, Chief Financial
Officer, a Principal Financial Officer and a Director of Central Hudson Gas &
Electric Corporation ("Corporation"), have made, constituted and appointed, and
by these presents do make, constitute and appoint, PAUL J. GANCI, DONNA S. DOYLE
and JOHN E. GOULD, and each of them, my true and lawful attorneys, for me and in
my name, place and stead, and in my office and capacity as aforesaid, to sign
and file the Corporation's Annual Report, on Form 10-K, for the year ended
December 31, 2002, with the Securities and Exchange Commission, as combined with
the Annual Report on Form 10-K, for the year ended December 31, 2002 of CH
Energy Group, Inc., the parent corporation, pursuant to the applicable
provisions of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, together with any and all
amendments and supplements to said Annual Report and any and all other documents
to be signed and filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission in connection
therewith, hereby granting to said attorneys, and each of them, full power and
authority to do and perform each and every act and thing whatsoever requisite
and necessary to be done in the premises as fully, to all intents and purposes,
as I might or could do if personally present, hereby ratifying and confirming in
all respects all that said attorneys or any of them may or shall lawfully do or
cause to be done by virtue hereof.

      IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have set my hand and seal this 22nd day of January,
2003.


                                              /s/ Steven V. Lant            L.S.
                                              ----------------------------------

STATE OF NEW YORK  )
                   : ss.:
COUNTY OF DUTCHESS )

      On this 22nd day of January, 2003, before me personally came STEVEN V.
LANT to me known and known to me to be the individual described in and who
executed the foregoing instrument, and duly acknowledged to me that he executed
the same.


                                                      /s/ Maureen M. Boes
                                              ----------------------------------
                                                          Notary Public

<PAGE>

                                POWER OF ATTORNEY

      KNOW ALL MEN BY THESE PRESENTS, that I, CARL E. MEYER, President and Chief
Operating Officer, a Principal Executive Officer and a Director of Central
Hudson Gas & Electric Corporation ("Corporation"), have made, constituted and
appointed, and by these presents do make, constitute and appoint, PAUL J. GANCI,
DONNA S. DOYLE, STEVEN V. LANT, and JOHN E. GOULD, and each of them, my true and
lawful attorneys, for me and in my name, place and stead, and in my office and
capacity as aforesaid, to sign and file the Corporation's Annual Report, on Form
10-K, for the year ended December 31, 2002, with the Securities and Exchange
Commission, as combined with the Annual Report on Form 10-K, for the year ended
December 31, 2002 of CH Energy Group, Inc., the parent corporation, pursuant to
the applicable provisions of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, together with
any and all amendments and supplements to said Annual Report and any and all
other documents to be signed and filed with the Securities and Exchange
Commission in connection therewith, hereby granting to said attorneys, and each
of them, full power and authority to do and perform each and every act and thing
whatsoever requisite and necessary to be done in the premises as fully, to all
intents and purposes, as I might or could do if personally present, hereby
ratifying and confirming in all respects all that said attorneys or any of them
may or shall lawfully do or cause to be done by virtue hereof.

      IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have set my hand and seal this 22nd day of January,
2003.


                                              /s/ Carl E. Meyer             L.S.
                                              ----------------------------------

STATE OF NEW YORK  )
                   : ss.:
COUNTY OF DUTCHESS )

      On this 22nd day of January, 2003, before me personally came CARL E. MEYER
to me known and known to me to be the individual described in and who executed
the foregoing instrument, and duly acknowledged to me that he executed the same.


                                                      /s/ Maureen M. Boes
                                              ----------------------------------
                                                         Notary Public

<PAGE>

                                POWER OF ATTORNEY

      KNOW ALL MEN BY THESE PRESENTS, that I, ARTHUR R. UPRIGHT, Senior Vice
President-Regulatory Affairs, Financial Planning and Accounting, an Officer and
a Director of Central Hudson Gas & Electric Corporation ("Corporation"), have
made, constituted and appointed, and by these presents do make, constitute and
appoint, PAUL J. GANCI, DONNA S. DOYLE, STEVEN V. LANT, and JOHN E. GOULD, and
each of them, my true and lawful attorneys, for me and in my name, place and
stead, and in my office and capacity as aforesaid, to sign and file the
Corporation's Annual Report, on Form 10-K, for the year ended December 31, 2002,
with the Securities and Exchange Commission, as combined with the Annual Report
on Form 10-K, for the year ended December 31, 2002 of CH Energy Group, Inc., the
parent corporation, pursuant to the applicable provisions of the Securities
Exchange Act of 1934, together with any and all amendments and supplements to
said Annual Report and any and all other documents to be signed and filed with
the Securities and Exchange Commission in connection therewith, hereby granting
to said attorneys, and each of them, full power and authority to do and perform
each and every act and thing whatsoever requisite and necessary to be done in
the premises as fully, to all intents and purposes, as I might or could do if
personally present, hereby ratifying and confirming in all respects all that
said attorneys or any of them may or shall lawfully do or cause to be done by
virtue hereof.

      IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have set my hand and seal this 22nd day of January,
2003.


                                              /s/ Arthur R. Upright         L.S.
                                              ----------------------------------

STATE OF NEW YORK  )
                   : ss.:
COUNTY OF DUTCHESS )

      On this 22nd day of January, 2003, before me personally came ARTHUR R.
UPRIGHT to me known and known to me to be the individual described in and who
executed the foregoing instrument, and duly acknowledged to me that he executed
the same.


                                                     /s/ Maureen M. Boes
                                              ----------------------------------
                                                         Notary Public

<PAGE>

                                POWER OF ATTORNEY

      KNOW ALL MEN BY THESE PRESENTS, that I, DONNA S. DOYLE, Vice President-
Accounting and Controller, a Principal Accounting Officer of Central Hudson Gas
& Electric Corporation ("Corporation"), have made, constituted and appointed,
and by these presents do make, constitute and appoint, PAUL J. GANCI, STEVEN V.
LANT, and JOHN E. GOULD, and each of them, my true and lawful attorneys, for me
and in my name, place and stead, and in my office and capacity as aforesaid, to
sign and file the Corporation's Annual Report, on Form 10-K, for the year ended
December 31, 2002, with the Securities and Exchange Commission, as combined with
the Annual Report on Form 10-K, for the year ended December 31, 2002 of CH
Energy Group, Inc., the parent corporation, pursuant to the applicable
provisions of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, together with any and all
amendments and supplements to said Annual Report and any and all other documents
to be signed and filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission in connection
therewith, hereby granting to said attorneys, and each of them, full power and
authority to do and perform each and every act and thing whatsoever requisite
and necessary to be done in the premises as fully, to all intents and purposes,
as I might or could do if personally present, hereby ratifying and confirming in
all respects all that said attorneys or any of them may or shall lawfully do or
cause to be done by virtue hereof.

      IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have set my hand and seal this 22nd day of January,
2003.

                                              /s/ Donna S. Doyle            L.S.
                                              ----------------------------------

STATE OF NEW YORK  )
                   : ss.:
COUNTY OF DUTCHESS )

      On this 22nd day of January, 2003, before me personally came DONNA S.
DOYLE to me known and known to me to be the individual described in and who
executed the foregoing instrument, and duly acknowledged to me that he executed
the same.


                                                    /s/ Sharron E. Smith
                                              ----------------------------------
                                                         Notary Public