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): November 26, 2007


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


   NEW YORK                     0-30512                           14-1804460
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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 8.01      Other Events.

      On November 26, 2007,  CH Energy Group,  Inc.  subsidiary  Central  Hudson
Enterprises  Corporation  announced  that  it had,  through  a  special  purpose
subsidiary,  CH - Auburn  Energy LLC,  entered into a  fifteen-year  contract to
supply the City of Auburn,  New York with a portion of its electricity needs. CH
- Auburn  Energy LLC will invest up to $9.75  million to construct and operate a
3-megawatt electric generating plant using renewable energy. A copy of the press
release  containing the  announcement is attached as Exhibit 99 and incorporated
herein by reference.

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:

Exhibit 99      Press Release issued November 26, 2007



                                    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:  November 26, 2007



                                    Exhibit Index

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

99    Press Release of CH Energy Group, Inc., issued November 26, 2007, relating
      to CHEC's special  purpose  subsidiary,  CH - Auburn Energy LLC,  entering
      into a contract  to supply the City of Auburn,  New York with a portion of
      its electricity needs.