NYC Department of Health WTC air quality advisory, Oct 2001

NYC 9/11 Public Portal Document

conEdison Lower Manhattan Electric System Affected by Terrorist Attack on WTC We are asking all customers south of Spring St. to limit their energy use. SPRING ST.

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N Cortlandt Network Battery Park City Network ^^sr. T Restoration Estimates — In general, streetlights and small customers are restored first, and then larger customers are restored when the electric grid can handle the load. We expect that service will be available to all large customers by the date shown. Network Area Small Customers Large Customers & Street Lights Fulton Complete Complete •Cortlandt Complete Sun., 9/23, evening Park Place Complete Complete Battery Park South Complete Complete Battery Park North Complete On own generation

• More than 1,900 Con Edison employees have been working because of concerns about the building’s safety or around the clock to restore our services damaged by the condition. If there are believed to be structural problems, World Trade Center disaster. the city will inspect the building and decide whether to • We have made some significant progress, but restoring allow entry. electric service in this situation is the greatest challenge • In other cases, a building may be without power while Con Edison has ever had. For example, the damage is so nearby buildings have power. This could happen if the extensive that we must install 20 miles of new cable. management of the building without power has not yet • To ensure the safety of the rescue and restoration workers, opened its internal switches to receive power. Again, entry the city has established “no-work” zones in some areas. into the building must be cleared by the city for safety This may delay some of our power restorations because reasons. these zones are not safe for workers. • The above estimates for electric service restoration are • In some instances, power may have been restored, but tentative times and depend upon working conditions and the city or building management will not allow entry safety concerns. 9/19/01

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