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Con Edison crews are continuing the repair of equipment and the restoration of power for customers affected by the recent four-day heat wave and subsequent storm, the company confirmed on Thursday, July 1.
Con Ed officials said their crews have worked non-stop, often in extreme heat conditions, in order to return power to customers who experienced outages over the course of the recent heat wave. About 1,000 customers remained out of service as of the Thursday afternoon, out of a total of 3.5 million customers, meaning the majority of customers were unaffected by the heat and the storm.
Latest outages in the Bronx tally at 25 impacted customers. The estimated time for restoration is 8.30 p.m. (July 1). The company stressed that the estimated restoration time shown is the latest time it believes customers’ power in the area will be restored, and that many customers’ power will be restored before that time. The outage map indicates that 465,691 Bronx customers have been serviced to date.
As reported, New Yorkers were asked on Wednesday, June 30, by both Con Edison and by Mayor Bill de Blasio to refrain from using energy-intensive appliances, such as washers, dryers, and microwaves unless necessary, and to set air conditioners to the highest comfortable temperature possible.
A cell phone alert was issued to all New Yorkers on Wednesday afternoon, as temperatures soared to 100 degrees at La Guardia airport, according to the National Weather Service. However, as reported, many decried the request saying the best way to conserve energy was to shut down Times Square.
On Thursday, Patrick McHugh, senior vice president, electric operations at Con Edison said, “Our workers and customers are our greatest assets and that was particularly true during this heat emergency.” He added, “Our crews worked through exhausting, arduous conditions to safely get customers back in service and our customers heeded calls for conservation to help keep service reliable.”
Company officials explained that hot weather places stress on electrical equipment, with cables warming up due to the elevated ambient air temperatures and the large amount of electricity flowing through them to power air conditioners. Electric demand peaked at 12,065 megawatts on Wednesday afternoon, exceeding last year’s peak of 11,740 megawatts.
As also reported, with the New York City area experiencing severe weather, including scattered thunderstorms with wind gusts of up to 70 mph since June 30, which may continue through Friday, July 2, New York City Department of Buildings (DOB) is reminding all builders, contractors, crane operators, and property owners to secure their construction sites, buildings, and equipment.
The department will be performing random spot-check inspections of construction sites around the city. If sites are not secured, the DOB will take immediate enforcement action – issuing violations and Stop Work Orders, where necessary.
A heavy tree branch fell in Williamsbridge Oval Park on Thursday, July 1, at 10 a.m., narrowly missing passing pedestrians, following Wednesday’s storm.
More storms are forecast ahead of Independence Day.
How to Report an Outage
Customers can sign up for text alerts at coned.com/text. Customers can also report outages and check service restoration status at conEd.com/reportoutage or with Con Edison’s mobile app for iOS or Android devices, or by calling 1-800-75-CONED (1-800-752-6633).
Customers who report outages will receive updates from Con Edison with their estimated restoration times as they become available. Information on outages and restoration times is also available at the Con Edison outage map.
To maintain its industry-leading reliability for the summer of 2021, Con Edison officials said the company invested $1.5 billion replacing and upgrading its infrastructure with new equipment and technology including cable, transformers, network protectors, substation equipment and other components that make the electric-delivery system reliable.
Customers can follow Con Edison on Twitter or Facebook for general outage updates, safety tips and storm preparation information.
Editor’s Note: The latest outage status according to Con Ed on Friday was that one Bronx customer was still without power, and the estimated time for restoration was 2 p.m. Friday, July 2.
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