WPCNR THE POWER NEWS. From Westchester County Department of Communications. October 9, 2006: The public will have a chance this week – at four meetings in New Rochelle, Yonkers, Greenburgh and Port Chester to tell the state Public Service Commission what it thinks of Con Edison’s response during this summer’s storms that left tens of thousands of Westchester residents in the dark for days.
Responding to County Executive Andy Spano’s call for a state investigation of the utility’s preparedness and response and for public hearings in Westchester, the PSC has scheduled the following public hearings:
- Wednesday, Oct 11, 2-4 p.m., New Rochelle City Hall, 515 North Ave.
- Wednesday, Oct 11, 7-9 p.m., Yonkers City Hall, 40 S. Broadway
- Thursday, Oct. 12, 2-4 p.m., Greenburgh Town Hall, 177 Hillside Ave.
- Thursday, Oct. 12, 7-9 p.m. Port Chester Village Justice Court, 350 N. Main St.
There are three other ways for the public to give input:
- In writing to: Jaclyn A. Brilling, secretary, Public Service Commission, Three Empire State Plaza, Albany, NY 12223-1350 (Reference comments: Case 06-M-1078.)
- By telephone to the commission’s toll free opinion line at 1-800-335-2120. (Callers may select English or Spanish options.)
- Via the Internet at www.askPSC.com . (Go to comment form in the Contact Us section.)
“We in Westchester want answers,” said Spano. “We want to know if Con Ed has the adequate infrastructure to deal with storms. We want to know if they have adequate personnel to respond. I urge
Westchester residents to contact the PSC with first-hand accounts of what happened to them during the storms of this summer.”
Specifically, the PSC is soliciting input on the following:
· How were you affected by the outages?
· Do you think you received timely, accurate and adequate information from Con Ed or otherwise about what was happening before, during and after the service outages?
· Did you attempt to contact the company for information or assistance immediately before, during or after the outages and did you get what you were requesting?
· What are your overall impressions about how Con Ed responded under all of the circumstances related to the outages and your reasons for those impressions?
· What are your recommendations about actions you believe Con Ed should or should not have taken before, during and after the outages?
· What actions do you recommend the commission take in light of all that you know about these events?
