June 14, 2019
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New York State Electric & Gas Corp. this week received a penalty of $3.5 million from the state for reliability issues related to outages in 2018. The New York State Public Service Commission announced it was deducting a total of ...
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April 10, 2018
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U.S. Senators Charles E. Schumer and Kirsten Gillibrand are putting New York power companies on the hot seat. The senators sent a letter Tuesday to the president and CEO of New York State Electric and Gas and of Rochester Gas ...
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April 6, 2018
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Approximately 3,230 customers in the Rochester area remained without power Friday morning as thousands of utility repair crews continued to work on restoring power. A windstorm on Wednesday with gusts exceeding 60 miles per hour had knocked power out to ...
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April 4, 2018
Comments Off on Wind whips up power outages
Owing to gusting winds as high as 60 miles per hour, Monroe Count Executive Cheryl Dinolfo declared a state of emergency Wednesday afternoon, banning commercial traffic in high-profile vehicles until 8 p.m. Those tall vehicles are particularly susceptible to tipping ...
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