UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

FORM 8-K

CURRENT REPORT

Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities and Exchange Act of 1934

Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported): ~~November~~ February 2015, ~~2012~~2013

CH ENERGY GROUP, INC.

CENTRAL HUDSON GAS & ELECTRIC CORPORATION

(Exact name of ~~Registrants~~registrant as specified in its charter)

Commission File Number	Registrant, State of Incorporation Address and Telephone Number	IRS Employer Identification No.
1-3268	Central Hudson Gas & Electric Corporation (Incorporated in New York) 284 South Avenue Poughkeepsie, NY 12601-4839 (845) 452-2000	14-0555980
0-30512	CH Energy Group, Inc. (Incorporated in New York) 284 South Avenue Poughkeepsie, NY 12601-4839 (845) 452-2000	14-1804460
1-3268	Central Hudson Gas & Electric Corporation (Incorporated in New York) 284 South Avenue Poughkeepsie, NY 12601-4839 (845) 452-2000	14-0555980

Not applicable

(Former name and former address, if changed since last report)

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Item 82.~~01 Other~~03 Creation ~~Events~~of a Direct Financial Obligation

~~Reference~~On isFebruary ~~made~~15, to2013, ~~Registrant's~~Central ~~Registration~~Hudson ~~Statement~~Gas on& ~~Form~~Electric ~~S-3~~Corporation, asa ~~amended~~subsidiary ~~(Registration~~of ~~No.~~CH ~~333-163248)~~Energy ~~(the~~Group, ~~"Registration Statement")~~Inc., called for ~~the~~redemption, ~~registration~~effective ~~under~~March ~~the~~21, ~~Securities~~2013, ~~Act~~all ~~of 1933~~70,028 asoutstanding ~~amended,~~shares of ~~$250,000,000~~its ~~aggregate~~4½% ~~principal~~Cumulative ~~amount~~Preferred ofStock ~~Registrant's~~and ~~unsecured~~all ~~debt~~19,998 ~~securities~~outstanding ~~(the~~shares ~~"Debt~~of ~~Securities")~~its ~~that~~4.75% ~~Registrant~~Cumulative ~~may~~Preferred ~~issue~~Stock. The in4½% ~~one~~Cumulative orPreferred ~~more~~Stock ~~series~~has ~~from~~a ~~time~~redemption toprice ~~time~~of ~~under~~$107.00 ~~Registrant's~~per ~~Indenture,~~share ~~dated~~and asaccrued ofand ~~April~~unpaid 1,dividends ~~1992,~~to asthe ~~supplemented~~redemption ~~(the~~date ~~"Indenture"),~~of to$1.000 Uper share.S The 4.75% ~~Bank~~Cumulative ~~Trust~~Preferred ~~National~~Stock ~~Association~~has ~~(as~~a ~~successor~~redemption toprice ~~Morgan~~of ~~Guaranty~~$106.75 ~~Trust~~per ~~Company~~share ofand ~~New~~accrued ~~York),~~and asunpaid ~~Trustee~~dividends to the redemption date of $1. ~~The~~056 ~~Registration~~per ~~Statement~~share. ~~became~~The ~~effective~~aggregate onamount ~~January~~payable 6,is ~~2010~~$9,744,735.

In connection with its medium-term note program, on March 16, 2010, Registrant created and established a series of Debt Securities, in the initial aggregate principal amount of $250,000,000, designated as its "Medium-Term Notes, Series G" (the "Notes") and entered into a Distribution Agreement, dated March 16, 2010, with certain financial institutions (the "Agents") for the offer and sale of the Notes from time to time.

On November 20, 2012 Registrant issued and sold through the Agents a tranche of the Notes in the aggregate principal amount of $24,000,000 (the "Notes of the Tranche"). The Notes of the Tranche bear interest at the fixed rate of 4.065% per annum and mature on October 1, 2042. The Notes of the Tranche may not be redeemed prior to maturity.

Pursuant to an undertaking made by Registrant with the Securities and Exchange Commission and Staff Legal Bulletin No. 19(CF), Registrant has filed as an exhibit to this Current Report on Form 8-K an unqualified opinion of counsel with respect to the issuance and sale of the Notes of the Tranche.

Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits

(d) Exhibits. The following is filed as an exhibit to this Form 8-K pursuant to Item 6.01 of Regulation S-K:

5.1 Opinion of Counsel re Legality

SIGNATURES

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrants have duly caused this report to be signed on their behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized.

	CENTRAL HUDSON GAS & ELECTRIC CORPORATION
	CH ENERGY GROUP, INC.
Date: November 20, 2012	By:	/s/ Kimberly J. Wright
Date: February 15, 2013	By:	/s/ Kimberly J. Wright
		Kimberly J. Wright
		Controller
		Vice President - Accounting and Controller

EXHIBIT INDEX

	CENTRAL HUDSON GAS & ELECTRIC CORPORATION



Date: February 15, 2013	By:	/s/ Kimberly J. Wright
		Kimberly J. Wright
		Controller

Exhibit No.	Exhibit
5.1	Opinion of Counsel re Legality

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