And their rates are lower than those of Con Ed.

In defeat, Con Ed sold the island back to the city for $1.

So when Con Ed goes shopping, where does it find the best prices?

Now, Con Ed is assured of the power for 40 years.

Though Con Ed is still trying to sort out why, two things are clear.

"Our job is to help Con Ed to get the services back up."

"I don't think there was a corporate culture problem at Con Ed with respect to the environment," he said.

Now, Con Ed says, the figure is something like 60 percent.

Once the company was up and running, he turned his attention to writing "Con Ed."

He said Con Ed thought that "more plants are needed to meet the growing demand."