Con Ed gets 'smart' to track blackouts
Monday, March 26th 2007, 4:00 AM
Con Edison officials - under pressure to avoid a repeat of last summer's devastating blackout in northwest Queens - will use new high-tech meters and a computer system to help them better track power outages. Con Ed will launch a pilot program of 500,000 "smart meters," which alert control center operators when a customer's power goes out, spokesman Michael Clendenin said yesterday.
A new computer system will map these outages as they occur, he said. The company has spent $1.4 billion on systemwide upgrades, plus $90 million on the Long Island City network, Clendenin said. The utility company is scheduled to testify before the City Council's Consumer Affairs Committee today about summer preparations.
Lisa L. Colangelo
New York Daily News
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Monday, March 26, 2007
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