As the heatwave continues across the United States, New York’s electric utility service provider Consolidated Edison Inc. has asked its customers to cut down on electricity consumption.
Lead Meteorologist at the Energy Weather Group said ”These next two days will be the hottest we’ve seen all summer,” Rouiller said, adding that overnight lows in New York City won’t even dip below 80 degrees. “All that cement is going to radiate heat indoors, and it’ll be a life-threatening situation.”
In a briefing on Thursday, New York’s Mayor, Bill de Blasio, said, ”We have to recognize the danger to our electricity supply, we don’t want to see any interruptions, we don’t want to see any challenges.”
However, the New York Independent System Operator has said the power grid is, so far, functioning normally.