More Blackouts Could Be Coming, Con Ed Says, As Heat Index Is Expected To Hit 100 Degrees

With extreme heat expected this week, Con Edison is saying there could be more power outages after a blackout that left tens of thousands in the dark in midtown Manhattan over the weekend.

Con Ed said in a statement that more than 72,000 customers along 30 blocks from Times Square to the Upper West Side lost power shortly after 6:45 p.m. on Saturday, July 13. It took crews several hours until power was completely restored around midnight.

"Over the next several days and weeks, our engineers and planners will carefully examine the data and equipment performance relating to this event, and will share our findings with regulators and the public," Con Ed said in a statement on Sunday.

In an interview on PIX11, Con Ed spokesman Mike Clendenin said that there could be additional service outages this week as the heat index (the combination of the high temperature and humidity) is expected to climb to around the 100-degree mark on Tuesday, July 16 and Wednesday, July 17.

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(Yonkers Daily Voice)