New York utilities working on power restoration in the
San Juan metro area have restored power to nearly 240,000 customers,
roughly 80 percent of the customers in the area. This return of
electricity service is largely due to the effort of more than 450 New
York utility personnel that have been on-island since November. These
utility workers have built upon the successes of earlier New York power
recovery deployments sent by Governor Cuomo in the first days and weeks
following Hurricane Maria. The Governor also announced that bilingual
employees of the New York State Department of Financial Services will
assist the Office of the Insurance Commissioner of Puerto Rico to
address residents' insurance issues as the island recovers in the wake
of Hurricane Maria.
"The road to recovery for
Puerto Rico is far from over, and as the island works day in and day out
to rebuild, New York stands with our brothers and sisters every step of
the way," Governor Cuomo said. "The progress we have
made is vital to helping these residents recover and I applaud the
selfless New Yorkers who have dedicated their time, resources and
expertise to Puerto Rico's recovery efforts."
The
team of technical New York utility experts working to restore power in
the San Juan metro area includes workers from the New York Power
Authority, Con Edison/Orange & Rockland, LIPA/PSEG-Long Island,
National Grid, Central Hudson and AVANGRID. These dedicated utility
workers arrived with hundreds of bucket trucks, diggers, excavators and
other specialized equipment for undertaking the necessary repairs to
damaged transmission and distribution lines.
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Source: Press Office, Governor Andrew M. Cuomo
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