WPCNR THE POWER NEWS. WPCNR News & Con Edison Media Relations. February 26, 2010. UPDATED 10:50 P.M. E.S.T.: Hundreds of White Plains Con Edison customers without power have been reconnected as we approach 11 P.M. by Con Ed crews.
The number of Con Ed customers in White Plains’ reported without power due to “The Big White,” the continuing snowstorm that has left 14 inches of snow and higher drifts across White Plains and the Westchester County region has shrunk to 317 as of 11 P.M. due to new reports of outages, Con Edison posted on its Storm Center moments ago. Greenburgh still has 6,950 without power . Across Westchester County, 28,107 customers are without power as of 11 P.M.
A Con Edison spokesperson advised WPCNR the company is promising full restoration of power to the entire county by 11 P.M. Tuesday. The spokesperson said the number of White Plains customers without power grew this evening because more customers have reported outages while Con Edison has worked to restore earlier losses of power. She said more field crews have been dispatched. The growth in White Plains outages, she said, was not due to the weather or sinking temperatures.
The White Plains Mayor Adam Bradley's Office issued the following statement this evening:"As of Friday at 5:30pm...The White Plains Department of Public Works and Public Safety have been working hard to meet the needs of the residents of White Plains during this snowstorm. The Department of Public Works is also working with Con Edison in the event of any electrical wires that may come down that would force road closures.
Any shelter issues or immediate problems, please co
tact The American Red Cross."
Greenburgh Relief for those without Power:
Paul Feiner, Supervisor of the Town of Greenburgh announced a temporary shelter is available for anyone without heat in this statement:
"Many Greenburgh residents are out of power. Con Ed may not be able to restore the power tonight. In fact, I have been told that some people may not see their power restored for a few days. For the comfort of residents out of power the town will be opening up the Theodore Young Community Center on Manhattan Ave as a warming center. Call 682 5300 if you are out of power.
Sorry for the inconveniences Greenburgh residents have experienced during this major storm. A few people have contacted me offering to house residents in their homes as well. Call me at 438-1343 (cell) or e mail me at pfeiner@greenburghny.com if you'd like to take advantage of this.
The Town of Greenburgh outages totaling 7,985 as of 5 P.M. have been reduced to 6,950 as of 11 P.M, as more outages have been reported.
It appears, checking with persons living in Ossinning and northern New Jersey that the areas West of White Plains and North received a lot more of the storm's white wallop than the eastern part of Westchester County.
Tree Down, Resting on Power Wires, on Havilands Lane, street closed off by White Plains Police.
The outages, according to a Con Edison spokesperson, have been caused by the heavy wet snow freezing and trees not being able to sustain the weight and falling onto Con Edison powerlines. A total of 35,755 customers in Westchester County were without power as of the 5 o’clock hour.
HEAVY SNOW AND ICE BASE WEIGHS DOWN BRANCHES OF SENIOR TREE .
Other communities devastated by falling trees taking customers offline are Hastings, Cortlandt, Croton-on-Hudson, Briarcliff, New Castle,North Castle, and Mount Pleasant, and North Tarrytown.
To check Con Edison’s Westchester Outage Report as of 11 P.M, Saturday night and estimated times when they expect power to be restored got to http://apps.coned.com/weboutageinfo/stormcenter/default.aspx
