Con Edison says it has once again lowered voltage in parts of Brooklyn due to power problems. Power is high in demand, but the voltage is lower after Con Ed reduced it by five percent in Coney Island and three other Brooklyn neighborhoods Sunday night.
Con Ed customers in Coney Island, Manhattan Beach, Seagate and Gravesend are all plugged in, but not with their usual full power. Some 27,000 customers are all being urged to conserve power.
“We’ll do customer appeals and ask them to reduce as much as possible – anything that they don’t absolutely need,” Con Edison’s Mike Clendenin said.
Con Ed says that is the key, as voltage is dialed down to keep pressure off the grid while workers make emergency repairs.
Many customers are being careful with their energy use for a variety of reasons.
“Reduction means good for me, for you, and everyone in the neighborhood – keeps the power on,” Coney Island resident Yuryi Bugayev said.
While the request to conserve energy is urgent for Brooklyn during this particular repair process, Con Edison wants to remind customers that it’s a good idea for everyone to try to save electricity.
Con Ed expects to have the voltage back to full strength by 2 a.m.
(Source: WCBSTV)
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