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 Exchange Act of 1934

       Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported): February 6, 2006

                              CH Energy Group, Inc.
             (Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

                           NEW YORK 0-30512 14-1804460
              State or other (Commission File Number) (IRS Employer
                         jurisdiction of Identification
                             incorporation) Number)

               284 South Avenue, Poughkeepsie, New York 12601-4879
               (Address of principal executive offices) (Zip Code)

       Registrant's telephone number, including area code: (845) 452-2000

                                       N/A
          (Former name or former address, if changed since last report)

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Item 5.02(d).  Election of Directors.

         1. Election of Director. On February 6, 2006, CH Energy Group, Inc.
("Energy Group") voted to increase the size of its Board to nine members and
issued a press release announcing that Energy Group's Board of Directors has
elected Manuel J. Iraola to serve on its Board of Directors, effective
immediately. Mr. Iraola will serve as a Director without a class designation
until the next Annual Meeting of Shareholders. Mr. Iraola has not yet been
appointed to serve on any Board Committee, but will be appointed to a Board
Committee at the next Annual Meeting of the Board of Directors of Energy Group.
There is no arrangement or understanding pursuant to which Mr. Iraola was
selected as a director, and there are no related party transactions between
Energy Group and Mr. Iraola, as defined by Item 404(a) of Regulation S-K. A copy
of the press release is attached as Exhibit 99 to this Current Report on Form
8-K.


Item 9.01.   Financial Statements and Exhibits.

         (c)      Exhibits

         99       CH Energy Group, Inc. Press Release dated February 8, 2006.



                                    SIGNATURE

                  Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of
1934, the Registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by
the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.

                                                           CH ENERGY GROUP, INC.
                                                                (Registrant)



                                                          By: /s/ Donna S. Doyle
                                                             -------------------
                                                                  DONNA S. DOYLE
                                      Vice President - Accounting and Controller


Dated:  February 8, 2006



                                  Exhibit Index

Exhibit No.
Regulation S-K
Item 601
Designation                Exhibit Description


99             Press Release of CH Energy Group, Inc., issued February 8, 2006.*

*filed herewith.