A Queens Power Outage Puts NYC On Edge As Heat Soars

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Over 6,000 Con Edison customers are reportedly out of service, with some facing power outages, after the New York City utility provider warned parts of Queens earlier this morning to conserve energy after reducing voltage in the area by 8 percent while crews repair equipment “to maintain reliability”—the first reported power outages in the region ahead of an anticipated record-setting heat wave this week.

Workers sell NYC Ferry tickets during high temperatures in the Brooklyn borough of New York, US, on … More Thursday, June 20, 2024. New York and the rest of the US Northeast are getting seared by a record-breaking heat wave that is boosting electricity demand and raising health risks. Photographer: Adam Gray/Bloomberg

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Source: https://www.forbes.com/sites/yezensaadah/2025/06/23/new-yorkers-report-power-outage-amid-heat-wave-fears/