- Consolidated Edison indicated that this week's voltage reduction in Manhattan ended Tuesday morning, as a heat wave and union dispute continue.
- Midtown East, East Side and Roosevelt Island were affected by the reduction.
- Talks between Con Ed and the Utility Workers Union of America are expected to continue Wednesday, and Reuters reports that a Con Ed spokesman said the utility would file an answer Tuesday in response to the union's complaint to regulators last week.
From the article:
New York power company Consolidated Edison said the voltage reduction in some Manhattan neighborhoods that started Monday afternoon ended by Tuesday morning as a brutal heat wave continued to bake the Big Apple.
High temperatures in New York hit 91 degrees Fahrenheit (33 Celsius) on Monday and were expected to reach 95 on Tuesday and 96 on Wednesday before falling to near normal levels in the 80s on Thursday, according to AccuWeather.com. ...