Evening Update: Con Edison Service Restorations Continue
NEW YORK, NY–(Marketwire – Feb 27, 2010) – Con Edison crews go on responding to
outages caused by the snowstorm, with many outages strong in
Westchester County. The crews will be operative by the week end to
restore use to customers. The association expects to revive use to the
majority of business via the week end with replacement efforts to
address sparse outages fluctuating in to Tuesday evening.
While endless tree repairs is still stopping replacement efforts, the
company is stability to residence the some-more than 1,000 reports of downed
wires and has done estimable swell in restoring service.
Of the 50,200 business with use interrupted by the charge in
Westchester, we estimate 35,200 business have been restored. Less than
15,000 sojourn but energy as of 9 p.m. this evening. Con Edison estimated
that some-more than 1,350 of these outages engage downed energy lines serving
only one customer.
Over 300 application correct crews, together with some-more than 180 crews from utilities
as far divided as Ohio, have been operative on the replacement efforts in Westchester
County.
The areas superfluous with poignant outages have been Cortlandt, Croton,
Greenburgh, Mount Pleasant, New Castle, North Castle, Pleasantville,
Briarcliff Manor/Ossining, and Yorktown. The association has combined additional
customer use member to the call centers to answer customers’
questions.
Stay divided from downed and swinging wires. Treat all wires down as if they
are live and dangerous. Be clever energy lines might be dark underneath snow,
tree branches or alternative debris. Report any downed energy lines to
1-800-75-CONED or to 911.
Customers have been additionally urged to call Con Edison rught divided to inform any
outages at 1-800-75-CONED (1-800-752-6633). Customers can additionally inform power
interruptions or use problems, as good as perspective use restoration
information online at www.conEd.com, and on their cell phones and PDAs.
When stating an outage, business should have their Con Edison account
number available, if possible, and inform either their neighbors additionally have
lost power.
When serious outages occur, the first concentration is on open safety. Crews are
dispatched to residence wires down to open shut off roads. Once the public
safety issues have been addressed, all crews will be reserved to restoring
customers to use as good as possible.
Con Edison is in hit with internal and metropolitan officials, as good as the
appropriate Office of Emergency Services to keep them familiar of all
restoration efforts.
Con Edison patron use vans will be set up at dual locations in
Greenburgh and Ossining today. Dry ice will additionally be done accessible tomorrow
from 2 p.m. to 6 p.m. The patron outpost and dry ice placement locations
are:
Greenburgh Town Hall, 177 Hillside Avenue, Town of Greenburgh
Arcadian Shopping Center, South Highland Avenue, Ossining
Customer use member will be accessible to answer any concerns
or questions.
For residents picking up dry ice, instructions for protected doing and
disposal have been printed on the bag containing the ice. Dry ice is frozen
carbon dioxide and should be used usually in well-ventilated areas. Keep
children and pets safely away.
For some-more charge tips, go to www.ConEd.com.
