Con Edison Cuts New York City Power 8%
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Source: Hal Turner
Consolidated Edison Company, the electric utility for the five boroughs of New York City, has had to cut power levels by eight percent (8%) in areas of Brooklyn and Queens. The announcement reads as follows:
"We are asking customers in parts of Queens and Brooklyn to conserve energy while crews complete equipment repairs. As a precaution to help maintain reliable service, voltage has been reduced by 8% in neighborhoods including Glendale, Forest Hills, Forest Hills Gardens, Ridgewood, Maspeth, Middle Village, Long Island City, Hunters Point, Sunnyside, Sunnyside Gardens, Woodside, Bay Ridge, Borough Park, Carroll Gardens, Dyker Heights, Park Slope, Sunset Park, Windsor Terrace, Kensington, Flatbush, and Bensonhurst.
Con Ed got a furious rebuke when making the announcement. People wrote:
Local news media even reported this:
Earlier today, I received the following report of complete power outage:
COMPLETE power was shut off here in Richmond Hill since 12pm, received a message from ConEdison that power was shut off in our neighborhood on purpose (not power failure). It’s 102 degrees, no fans, no ac, no fridges, or freezers. This is insane.
