WPCNR POWER NEWS PHOTOGRAPHS OF THE DAY. PHOTOGRAPHS BY PETER KATZ. MARCH 16, 2010: Out of state power repair crews started arriving in White Plains late Tuesday morning. Con Edison said Sunday calls for aid from out-of-state power companies to help in restoring power to some 70,000 Westchester customers went out early Saturday evening. Here is one crew arriving today in Saxon Woods, led by a Con Edison truck.
As of high noon Tuesday, Con Edison was reporting 44,131 Westchester customers were still without power, including 5,075 White Plains customers in White Plains. Con Edison restored about 11,000 Westchester customers in the last 12 hours, including 3,000 customers in Yonkers.
Utilities from Michigan, Ohio, Georgia, Pennsylvania, North Carolina, Kentucky and Massachusetts will be assisting Con Edison’s crews, the public utility said Monday evening. Some 675 crews, including Con Edison's fleet will by active Wednesday the company said.
Repair crews from Xtreme Powerline Construction in Port Huron, MI, along with additional personnel in unmarked vehicles are led through the Saxon Woods neighborhood of White Plains by a Con Edison van this morning, making repairs to electric lines brought down in the weekend storm.
WHITE PLAINS WELCOMES XTREME POWER FROM PORT HURON, MICHIGAN. Convoy from Port Huron, Michigan cruises into Saxon Woods, this morning. Thank you, men, for coming to Westchester's aid!
