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Power cut to Lower Manhattan
NY Times:As the surge of water pushed into parts of Lower Manhattan on Monday night, Consolidated Edison took the unprecedented step of cutting off power to customers because of weather.
The utility said it needed to do that to try to prevent damage to equipment stored underground so that power could be restored more quickly after the storm.
At 6:42 p.m., Con Ed shut down the first network at the southern tip of Manhattan, which serves 2,500 customers.
About 20 minutes later they turned off a second network in lower Manhattan that serves about 4,000 customers.
The utility said it needed to do that to try to prevent damage to equipment stored underground so that power could be restored more quickly after the storm.
At 6:42 p.m., Con Ed shut down the first network at the southern tip of Manhattan, which serves 2,500 customers.
About 20 minutes later they turned off a second network in lower Manhattan that serves about 4,000 customers.
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