Exhibit 24 (i) 2

                                POWER OF ATTORNEY

      KNOW ALL MEN BY THESE  PRESENTS,  that I, STEVEN V. LANT,  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,  CHRISTOPHER M. CAPONE,  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,  2005,  with the
Securities and Exchange  Commission,  as combined with the Annual Report on Form
10-K,  for the year  ended  December  31,  2005 of CH Energy  Group,  Inc.,  the
Corporation's 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 1st day of February
2006.


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

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

      On this 1st day of February 2006, 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>

                                                                Exhibit 24 (i) 2

                                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, CHRISTOPHER M.
CAPONE, 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, 2005,  with the Securities
and Exchange  Commission,  as combined with the Annual Report on Form 10-K,  for
the year ended  December 31, 2005 of CH Energy Group,  Inc.,  the  Corporation's
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 1st day of February
2006.


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

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

         On this 1st day of February 2006, 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

<PAGE>

                                                                Exhibit 24 (i) 2

                                POWER OF ATTORNEY

      KNOW ALL MEN BY THESE  PRESENTS,  that I, ARTHUR R.  UPRIGHT,  Senior Vice
President - Regulatory Affairs, 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,  CHRISTOPHER M. CAPONE,
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, 2005,  with the  Securities and Exchange
Commission,  as combined with the Annual Report on Form 10-K, for the year ended
December  31,  2005  of  CH  Energy  Group,   Inc.,  the  Corporation's   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 1st day of February
2006.


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

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

         On this 1st day of February 2006, 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>

                                                                Exhibit 24 (i) 2

                                POWER OF ATTORNEY

      KNOW ALL MEN BY THESE PRESENTS, that I, JACK EFFRON, a Director of Central
Hudson Gas & Electric Corporation  ("Corporation"),  have made,  constituted and
appointed, and by these presents do make, constitute and appoint, CHRISTOPHER M.
CAPONE, 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, 2005,  with the Securities
and Exchange  Commission,  as combined with the Annual Report on Form 10-K,  for
the year ended  December 31, 2005 of CH Energy Group,  Inc.,  the  Corporation's
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 1st day of February
2006.


                                                /s/ Jack Effron             L.S.
                                          ----------------------------------

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

         On this 1st day of February 2006, before me personally came JACK EFFRON
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>

                                                                Exhibit 24 (i) 2

                                POWER OF ATTORNEY

      KNOW ALL MEN BY THESE PRESENTS,  that I, DONNA S. DOYLE,  Vice President -
Accounting and Controller 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,  CHRISTOPHER M. CAPONE,
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, 2005,  with the Securities and Exchange  Commission,
as combined with the Annual Report on Form 10-K, for the year ended December 31,
2005 of CH Energy Group, Inc., the Corporation's 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 1st day of February
2006.


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

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

         On this 1st day of February 2006, 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/ Maureen M. Boes
                                          --------------------------------------
                                                   Notary Public

<PAGE>

                                                                Exhibit 24 (i) 2

                                POWER OF ATTORNEY

      KNOW ALL MEN BY THESE  PRESENTS,  that I,  CHRISTOPHER  M.  CAPONE,  Chief
Financial Officer and Treasurer,  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, 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, 2005,  with the Securities
and Exchange  Commission,  as combined with the Annual Report on Form 10-K,  for
the year ended  December 31, 2005 of CH Energy Group,  Inc.,  the  Corporation's
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 day of February 2006.


                                               /s/ Christopher M. Capone    L.S.
                                          ----------------------------------

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

      On this 13th day of February 2006,  before me personally came  CHRISTOPHER
M. CAPONE 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>

                                                                Exhibit 24 (i) 2

                                POWER OF ATTORNEY

      KNOW  ALL MEN BY  THESE  PRESENTS,  that I,  JOSEPH  J.  DEVIRGILIO,  JR.,
Executive Vice President - Corporate Services & Administration,  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, 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, 2005,  with the Securities
and Exchange  Commission,  as combined with the Annual Report on Form 10-K,  for
the year ended  December 31, 2005 of CH Energy Group,  Inc.,  the  Corporation's
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 1st day of February
2006.


                                             /s/ Joseph J. DeVirgilio, Jr.  L.S.
                                          ----------------------------------

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

      On this 1st day of  February  2006,  before me  personally  came JOSEPH J.
DEVIRGILIO,  JR. 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