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WPCNR THE POWER STORY. Latest Con Edison Comprehensive Update as of 1:15 P.M. E.S.T. Updated with George Latimer Briefing LINK:

Here is the update from the previous first published detailed comprehensive Con Edison Update. The number of customers out in Westchester has not gone down, but gone up 116 Customers to 27,853.  

At the 3:30 Con Ed Update the Customers without power had declined to 26,371, declining 1,386 in two hours far short of the 2,500 per hour if Con Edison is going to have to hit today to get Westchester totally connected by the time precipitation begins this evening.

County Executive George Latimer gave a Midday Briefing on the storm situation and you can see that at this link:

https://www.facebook.com/pg/westchestergov/videos/?ref=page_internal

(Copy and paste the above link in your browser and hit go to see the briefing)

Mr. Latimer said that Governor Andrew Cuomo called the NYSEG and Con Ed restoration efforts “absurd” and promised a full investigation of the utilities performance.

Latimer said NYSEG had restored 4,200 Customers since yesterday, and at noon had 15,654 still out.

Benjamin Boykin of White Plains said the Board of Legislators would be interviewing both NYSEG and Con Edison on March 19 to find out what they have to say about how they handled the restoration efforts. Latimer said if you were an executive and you promised something by a certain time and you did not make it, you were fired.

Now, here is how the numbers looked at 1:15 P.M. WPCNR will publish the 5:15 Update when Con Ed releases it.