WPCNR COUNTY CLARION-LEDGER. From Westchester County Department of Communications and WPCNR News July 21, 2006: Con Edison continues to assure the county that it is working around the clock to get full restoration of power. The utility says ALL power should be restored by Sunday afternoon.
As of 3 p.m. Friday, 6,000 customers in the county were still without power -- including some customers who lost it due to Friday morning's storm in some areas. The customers who are out are MAINLY in White Plains, Greenburgh, Scarsdale and Yonkers.
(WPCNR was told by a Con Edison spokesperson there were 1,000 White Plains residents without power as of 3 P.M -- see our report of two hours ago. )
White Plains Details. Yard Tree Debris Hamper Restoration.
Saxon Woods lost power again late this afternoon when a lightning strike in connection with a 4 P.M. thunderstorm knocked out a wire, but Con Edison has since fixed that, WPCNR colleague Peter Katz reports. Katz says the White Plains DPW is doing extensive, fast-moving cleanup in his area.
Con Ed hopes to have all but 2,700 county households restored by the end of Friday, the county reports.
The City of White Plains spokesperson David Maloney reported the Department of Public Works had cleared all streets as of 3 P.M., however the DPW is still doing massive cleanup operations of debris in yards, which still are preventing Con Ed ability to restore power to individual houses and delays reconnection.
An E-Mail letter from David Roseman a White Plains resident received at 4 PM highlights the house-to-house problems the City DPW and Con Edison have to work out for each individual power outage:
"Hi,
I live on Oakley Road and am without electric. As of last night, Con Ed promised power back on by Midnight last night. As of this morning, they promised tonight. As of 30 minutes ago, they pushed it back to Sunday, claiming that Con Ed work crews had surveyed the repair work, and determined that there were trees blocking the lines needing repair. I send this as it conflicts with your report from the mayor’s office. If you find out which party is twisting the truth, please post it."
IF YOU ARE WITHOUT POWER, PLEASE MAKE SURE YOU HAVE REPORTED IT TO CON EDISON BY CALLING 1-800-75-CONED
If you have already reported it, Con Ed should be able to give you an estimated restoration time. Call that same number and make sure you speak to a customer service representative.
Con Ed has told the county that its estimates have been generally accurate.
The utility will continue to distribute dry ice at Bloomingdale's in White Plains and at the Cross County Shopping Center, Yonkers.
Please pass on this information to any friends who are without power.
