New York - Heat Sets O&R's Second Highest All-Time Electric Demand Day

Grueling temperatures yesterday, coupled with steamy humidity, created the second highest electric demand day in Orange and Rockland Utilities’ history.
O&R’s demand peak yesterday was hit in the hour ending at 5 p.m., when O&R recorded 1505 megawatts of demand on its electric system.

Officials said the utility’s electric transmission and distribution systems responded well to the high demand and electric supplies were adequate.
But at of 6 p.m. about 400 customers in New Square had their electric service interrupted, that service is underground and the cause is under investigation.

A total of 1,800 people in Pomona and New Square who were without power, were all fixed before midnight,