Published March 20, 2025
Con Edison’s centralized district steam system serves more than 3 million New Yorkers and over 1,500 buildings in Manhattan, from the Financial District to 96th Street. In this episode of Urban Green Live, we’re joined by Matthew Ketschke, President of Con Edison, for an insightful conversation about pathways to decarbonizing NYC’s district steam system—the largest in the country.
Speakers
Matthew Ketschke
President, the Consolidated Edison Company of New York (ConEd)
Matthew Ketschke is president of Con Edison of New York, with responsibility for the safety, construction, planning, design, and reliability of Con Edison’s energy systems serving more than 9 million New Yorkers with electricity, natural gas, and steam. He previously served as senior vice president of Customer Energy Solutions with areas of responsibility that included energy efficiency, electric transportation, and grid modernization. Before becoming a senior vice president, he served in a series of positions of increasing responsibility at Con Edison including vice president of Distributed Resource Integration, vice president of Manhattan Electric Operations, and vice president of Staten Island Electric Operations. He joined Con Edison in 1995.
John Mandyck
CEO, Urban Green Council
John Mandyck joined Urban Green Council in 2018 as its first-ever CEO. He capped a 25-year career as Chief Sustainability Officer for United Technologies Corporation, a Fortune 45 global leader in the building, aerospace and food refrigeration industries. He also serves as a Visiting Scientist at the Harvard University T.H. Chan School of Public Health and an Adjunct Professor at the University of Connecticut School of Business. John is the founding chair of the Corporate Advisory Board for the World Green Building Council, a former board chair of Urban Green, and co-author of the book Food Foolish.
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