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Jul 20, 2008 8:03 am US/Eastern
Con Ed Asks Brooklyn Residents To Cut Consumption
2,000 Residents Without Power
NEW YORK (CBS) ―
Con Edison asked some Brooklyn residents to discontinue their use of "non-essential electrical appliances," including air-conditioning, until problems on electrical power lines serving the area can be resolved Sunday morning.
The utility is reporting power outages to approximately 2,000 customers in Sunset Park, Bay Ridge, Borough Park, and Park Slope at this time.
As a precaution, Con Edison has implemented an eight percent voltage reduction in the affected area while repairs are being made.
The affected area includes approximately 89,000 customers, and is bounded by 3rd and 4th Streets on the north, the Gowanus Canal on the west, and south and Fort Hamilton Parkway on the east.
Crews are working now to repair the problem. Con Edison has asked its customers in these areas not to use appliances such as washers, dryers, air conditioners and other energy-intensive equipment and to turn off lights and televisions when not needed until the equipment problems are resolved.
Con Ed said the equipment problems in Sunset Park, Bay Ridge, Borough Park, and Park Slope have no effect on the rest of the Con Edison system.
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