Friday, May 3, 2024
With electricity costs skyrocketing, thousands of Con Edison customers in Westchester and New York City are realizing the many benefits of using the free GridRewards ™ app to manage their daily energy use, including cash rewards and lower monthly utility bills. The creator of the app and operator of the […]
By JOHN RAVITZ and RICHARD ELLENBOGEN Sixty years after first opening, the end has come to nuclear power generation at Indian Point. April 30 saw the shutdown of the final operating unit at the Energy Center. The moment is being celebrated as a major victory by long-time opponents, who virtually […]
The smart-technology natural gas detectors Con Edison is installing in homes and businesses are making a dramatic impact in enhancing public safety, the numbers show. The company has installed nearly 34,000 detectors, mostly in Westchester County. Those detectors found 68 serious leaks. When the detector senses natural gas, it sounds […]
United Westchester wants Con Edison and NYSEG to improve communication with municipalities, and they want Altice and Verizon to upgrade their infrastructure. These are just two of the 42 recommendations that United Westchester makes for these electric utility and telecommunications companies in the group’s Storm Response Report, in light of […]
Utility crews arriving from outside the region are supplementing Con Edison’s 24/7 restoration of customers affected by Storm Isaias, whittling outage numbers to 66,000. The focus is on Westchester, where about 41,000 customers have no service. In New York City, Queens has about 14,000, the Bronx 8,000, Staten Island 1,500 […]
