Con Edison crews have so far restored power to 27,633 customers after the remnants of Tropical Storm Ida brought historic rainfall, flooding, and damaging winds to the region Wednesday night. The company plans to finish restoring power by midnight tonight to 95% of the more than 34,000 customers who lost power. A total of 6,858 customers are still without power, mostly located in Westchester County.
Con Edison estimates that 95% of the affected customers in Westchester will be restored by midnight tonight. Ninety five percent of the affected Bronx customers will be restored by 3 p.m. today and 95% of the affected Brooklyn customers will be restored by 11 a.m. today. Ninety five percent of the affected customers in Queens were restored by midnight last night.
Con Edison’s crews are working around the clock to bring the lights back on for customers in communities that remain affected by outages, including the Town and Village of Mamaroneck, Rye, Scarsdale, Yonkers, Greenburgh and New Rochelle in Westchester. Restoration work continues in the Kingsbridge neighborhood in the Bronx.
Approximately 500 outside contractors have been brought in to assist with restoration efforts.
Restoration Plan
The priority for restoration will be critical customer facilities that have an impact on the public, such as mass transit, hospitals, police and fire stations, and sewage and water-pumping stations. Crews will then prioritize repairs that will provide power to the largest numbers of customers as quickly as possible, then move on to restore smaller groups and individual customers.
