New York Governor Orders Review Into Power Failures After Winter Storm Riley

New York Governor Andrew M. Cuomo today directed the New York State Department of Public Service to conduct a full review into power failures after Winter Storm Riley. Four days after Winter Storm Riley, while power has been restored to more than 280,000 New Yorkers, 74,790 customers still remain without power – 93 percent of whom are located in Dutchess, Putnam, Sullivan and Westchester counties.
Given the prolonged nature of the outages and clear breakdowns in communication between utilities and customers, the Department of Public Service will review the utility preparations and response to this storm, specifically targeting those utilities that serve Dutchess, Putnam, Westchester and Sullivan counties.
“The widespread power failures after Winter Storm Riley are dangerous and completely unacceptable, and we will hold these utilities accountable for their failure to quickly restore power to New Yorkers,” Gov. Cuomo said. “I am directing the Department of Public Service to conduct a full review into these outages and ongoing utility power infrastructure issues.”
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