It was a day for breaking records in New York.

At around 3:40 p.m. Friday, Con Edison announced that it hit an all-time, record-high 13,700 megawatt load, and said that number could go even higher.

Record heat and record power usage hit on Friday, but Con Ed was able to channel it initially with what it believes to be a minimum of inconvenience, reports CBS 2′s Marcia Kramer. As of 6 p.m., there were 7,000 power outages in the city and Westchester County and a little more than 350,000 customers coping with a 5-percent reduction in power, but officials said it was still early.

“We’re not out of the woods just yet,” Office of Emergency Management head Joe Bruno said.

Con Ed officials have been monitoring the soaring heat and the soaring usage from their command center. They have been relying on extra workers, lots of preparation and are asking customers to keep their thermostats at 78 degrees and turn off any appliances that are not absolutely necessary.

(Source: WCBSTV)