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Con Ed: Power Completely Restored in Harrison

After hundreds of West Harrison homes lost power on Wednesday, things were finally back to normal on Thursday afternoon.

The lights are back on in Harrison, after some were left in the dark for nearly 24 hours.

Con Edison is reporting that all outages have been fixed in Harrison after nearly 300 lost power in the area between Wednesday and Thursday in what was likely heat-related equipment issues.

"During the heat wires can get warm and overheat and catch on fire and there could be equipment problems in the area," said Alfonso Quiroz, a spokesperson for Con Edison. "We've been asking our customers to try and conserve."

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Con Edison is still asking those who have power to maximize the use of fans and keep air-conditioning units turned down whenever possible. 

Outage numbers for Wednesday within Harrison were substantially higher than they had been on Tuesday, possibly the result of two days of mid-90s temperatures.

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Quiroz said that with more people in the area, it is becoming more important to conserve energy whenever possible - especially when temperatures are this high.

"You have to remember that there are more people moving into Harrison and Westchester every day," he said. "When it gets hot, everyone puts air-conditioners on in every single room of the home, so that coupled with the heat and with everything else can cause problems."

Click here for a map of outages in the area, or click here to report a service problem.


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