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Call For 'Stiff Penalties' Vs. Utility Companies Made By County Legislators Call For 'Stiff Penalties' Vs. Utility Companies Made By County Legislators
Call For 'Stiff Penalties' Vs. Utility Companies Made By County Legislators The Westchester County Board of Legislators is urging the New York State Public Service Commission to impose stiff financial penalties on Consolidated Edison and New York State Electric and Gas for the companies’ response to the March storms that left thousands of Westchester residents without power, many for a week or more. In a letter signed by all the Legislators and sent on Tuesday, March 27 to Public Service Commission Chairman John B. Rhodes, the county Board asked for “significant financial penalties” to be imposed on the companies for their “inadequate preparation and response” to th…

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by Jon Craig
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Westchester Legislators Grill Con Edison, NYSEG About Winter Power Outages Westchester Legislators Grill Con Edison, NYSEG About Winter Power Outages
Westchester Legislators Grill Con Edison, Nyseg About Winter Power Outages The County Board of Legislators spent nearly three hours on Monday grilling representatives of Consolidated Edison and New York State Electric and Gas (NYSEG) about the companies' response to March Nor'easters that left thousands of Westchester residents without power, many for as long as a week, and some for longer. (Just as another major winter storm is forecast overnight into Wednesday as reported here by Daily Voice.) Reimbursements and fines, coordination with municipal officials, the process for calling in help from other utilities, and whether utilities have enough permanent crews at …

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by Jon Craig