Heat waves always strain old power grids in big cities. High demand causes problems no matter who is mayor. Asking people to raise thermostats is basic conservation step but feels tone deaf when temps hit triple digits. Real fix needs better grid upgrades and more power supply not just telling residents to sweat more.
BREAKING: ConEd pulls the plug on nearly 10,000 customers in Howard Beach, Ozone Park, Richmond Hill and South Ozone Park as power demand soars with temps pushing 100 degrees pic.twitter.com/iDESSEYJB1
— Steven Bognar (@Bogs4NY) July 3, 2026
ABC7 report on shutdown: https://abc7ny.com/post/voltage-reductions-remain-con-ed-makes-progress-power-outages-intense-heat-new-york-city/19441027/
amNewYork on outages: https://www.amny.com/news/nyc-heatwave-con-edison-power-outages-grid-electric/
Con Edison official updates: https://www.coned.com/en/about-us/media-center/news