NY’s City Council members are just begging for blackouts

Driving up summer electricity demand with yet more air-conditioning units when Con Edison is already struggling to meet today ...
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Nearly 3,000 Con Edison customers without power on Staten Island

STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. — Approximately 3,000 residents were without power on Staten Island early Sunday evening, following a report of a burning transformer. The outage affected customers in and around ...
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Power outages reported in NYC for second day in a row amid extreme heat

NEW YORK (PIX11) – Thousands of New York City residents are without power for a second day in a row amid extreme heat, according to Con Edison’s outage map. In Queens, more than 2,300 people don’t ...
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NYC storm leaves thousands without power, Con Edison says

NEW YORK (PIX11) — An intense storm caused thousands of New Yorkers to be without power on Friday evening, according to Con Edison. The outage initially affected over 20,000 customers on Staten Island ...
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The Guts of Con Ed

It’s all blood and guts over at the defunct Con Edison power plant on Kent Avenue at Division Avenue. The demolition began last spring and proceeded quickly at first. Lately, not so much: Compare our ...