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Con Ed, Orange & Rockland Utilities Fined $10.75M For Response To 2018 Winter Storm Con Ed, Orange & Rockland Utilities Fined $10.75M For Response To 2018 Winter Storm
Con Ed, Orange & Rockland Utilities Fined $10.75M For Response To 2018 Winter Storm While still catching heat for their response to Tropical Storm Isaias, utility companies in the Hudson Valley have been ordered to pay a record settlement for their response to the 2018 winter storms that left thousands in the dark. The New York State Public Service Commission announced a $10.75 million settlement with Con Edison and Orange & Rockland Utilities over their preparation and responses to storms in 2018 that left 293,000 customers without power. Under the terms of the agreement, the companies agree to settle alleged violations of their emergency response plans for a combined…

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by Zak Failla
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U.S. Congressman From Westchester: Con Ed Must Pay For Slow Storm Response U.S. Congressman From Westchester: Con Ed Must Pay For Slow Storm Response
U.S. Congressman From Westchester: Con Ed Must Pay For Slow Storm Response Westchester Congressman Eliot Engel has joined the cacophony of area officials and residents calling on Con Edison to make some sort of restitution after some residents have been “literally left in the dark” for nearly a week. Engel penned a letter to Con Ed Chairman John McAvoy - which can be seen below - called on the utility company to “do what’s right,” calling Con Ed’s response to the recent stores “completely inadequate,” and stating that there should be a refund for residents who remain without power. Citing the poor response to Hurricane Sandy in 2012, Engel said that Con Ed has fai…

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A Week Later, 11K NYSEG Customers Still In The Dark In Westchester, Putnam A Week Later, 11K NYSEG Customers Still In The Dark In Westchester, Putnam
A Week Later, 11K Nyseg Customers Still In The Dark In Westchester, Putnam More than 11,000 NYSEG customers remain without power as crews continue cleaning up from a pair of winter storms that left trees and power lines strewn about the area. 
According to NYSEG, as of 9:45 a.m. on Friday, 11,157 of NYSEG’s 86,737 customers in Putnam as well as parts of Northern Westchester and Dutchess remain without power as municipal aid crews continue making the rounds in the region, de-powering power lines and clearing downed trees. In Westchester, there are 6,945 customers without power, while 3,551 customers in Putnam are without power, and an additional 661 in Dutchess are…

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by Zak Failla
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Con Edison Nor'easter Response A 'Fiasco,' Mayor In Westchester Says Con Edison Nor'easter Response A 'Fiasco,' Mayor In Westchester Says
Con Edison Nor'easter Response A 'Fiasco,' Mayor In Westchester Says As thousands of Westchester residents remain without power with a second winter storm looming, New Rochelle Mayor Noam Bramson called Con Edison’s reaction to the weekend Nor’easter a “fiasco,” lambasting the company, which has come under fire from area representatives. Following the Nor’easter on Friday, which saw 70 mph wind gusts that sent trees and power lines flying, causing havoc in the Hudson Valley, there are still 2,130 outages in Westchester, affecting 9,027 Con Edison customers, according to the Outage Map. An additional 1,524 NYSEG customers remain without power out of their 32,…

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by Zak Failla
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Serino, Murphy Call For Hearings On Utilities' Slow Nor'easter Response Serino, Murphy Call For Hearings On Utilities' Slow Nor'easter Response
Serino, Murphy Call For Hearings On Utilities' Slow Nor'easter Response State Senators Sue Serino and Terrence Murphy on Tuesday called for legislative hearings to investigate the slow response by utility companies in restoring electricity after Winter Storm Riley. The senators announced the need for a probe just as another Nor-easter approached New York. The senators represent parts of the state that were hardest hit by the Friday storm, prompting Gov. Andrew Cuomo to declare states of emergency in Westchester, Putnam and Dutchess counties. Sen. Murphy of Yorktown, who is chairman of the State Senate's Committee on Investigations and Government Operations, ca…

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by Jon Craig