Exhibit 24

                                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, STEVEN V. LANT, DONNA S. DOYLE, 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, 2000, with the Securities
and Exchange Commission, 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 19th day of
January, 2001.



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

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

         On this 19th day of January, 2001, 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/ Donna M. Giametta
                                                     ---------------------
                                                         Notary Public


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                                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,
STEVEN V. LANT, DONNA S. DOYLE, 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, 2000, with the Securities and Exchange
Commission, 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 19th day of
January, 2001.



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

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

         On this 19th day of January, 2001, 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/ Donna M. Giametta
                                               ---------------------
                                                   Notary Public


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                                POWER OF ATTORNEY




         KNOW ALL MEN BY THESE PRESENTS, that I, ARTHUR R. UPRIGHT, Sr. Vice
President - Regulatory Affairs, Financial Planning and Accounting, 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, STEVEN V. LANT, DONNA S. DOYLE,
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, 2000, with the Securities and Exchange Commission, 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 19th day of
January, 2001.


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

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

         On this 19th day of January, 2001, 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/ Donna M. Giametta
                                                        ---------------------
                                                            Notary Public


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                                POWER OF ATTORNEY




         KNOW ALL MEN BY THESE PRESENTS, that I, STEVEN V. LANT, Treasurer and
Chief Financial Officer, a Principal Executive Officer, the 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, 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, 2000,
with the Securities and Exchange Commission, 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 19th day of
January, 2001.



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

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

         On this 19th day of January, 2001, 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/ Donna M. Giametta
                                                        ---------------------
                                                            Notary Public


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                                POWER OF ATTORNEY




         KNOW ALL MEN BY THESE PRESENTS, that I, DONNA S. DOYLE, Vice President
- Accounting and Controller, a Principal Executive Officer and 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, 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, 2000, with the Securities
and Exchange Commission, 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 19th day of
January, 2001.



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

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

         On this 19th day of January, 2001, 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 she executed
the same.



                                                        /s/ Donna M. Giametta
                                                        ---------------------
                                                            Notary Public