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Con Ed: Failed Relay Protections Caused NYC Blackout

Jul 17, 2019
Rich Heidorn Jr.
Standards/Programs / NPCC
By Rich Heidorn Jr. Consolidated Edison blamed a failed relay protection system for the blackout that darkened Broadway stages and left Manhattan residents without air conditioning, subways or elevators for up to five hours Saturday. About 72,000 customers were affected between West 30th and West 72nd streets, and from the...

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