WPCNR COUNTY CLARION-LEDGER. From Westchester County Department of Communications. July 30, 2004:  Westchester County is monitoring repairs to a White Plains substation that provides power to areas of Central Westchester, and is ready to respond in the event of Con Edison power outages.

The county’s Department of Emergency Services has been in contact with local police, fire, hospitals and other critical care facilities to develop a plan in case power should be interrupted in areas of Central Westchester. All county departments are prepared to respond.

Con Edison is working to repair two of four transformers that supply power to White Plains, Harrison, West Harrison, Eastchester, Scarsdale, Purchase, the North End of New Rochelle and parts of Mount Pleasant, Tuckahoe and Rye Brook. Con Edison has said that it can supply adequate power with the two transformers that remain in service, but there could be outages in all those communities if those remaining transformers fail.

In the event of widespread outages, the county will open its Emergency Operation Center to coordinate response to traffic situations or to help those with critical needs in hospitals, nursing homes and other facilities where power is essential.

Con Edison has assured the county that they are working quickly to resolve this problem, and that the possibility of a power outage remains slim. County officials will continue to monitor the situation.