News on Consolidated Edison Inc.

Man stable after being stuck 4 hours in cesspool

2010-02-23T18:58:44Z

<div id="subtitle">Man in stable condition after being trapped about 4 hours in collapsed cesspool on Long Island</div><div><p>A man was rescued after spending more than four hours Tuesday trapped up to his chest in sand and soil after falling into a Long Island cesspool, authorities said.</p><p>The man, who was not immediately identified, was in stable condit...

Con Ed 3rd-quarter profit skyrockets 85 percent

2010-02-24T11:08:31Z

<div id="subtitle">Consolidated Edison posts 85 percent leap in 3rd-quarter profit on higher electricity rates</div><div><p>A sharp drop in the price of fuel boosted Consolidated Edison Inc.'s third quarter, helping the company posted an 85 percent profit leap.</p><p>The company, which provides power to US for asbestos related lawsuits filed, and many of these lawsuits have resulted in some the highest profile jury awards in asbestos cases.<br><br>Over recent years, New York Juries have awarded a lot of double digits million dollar compensations to mesothelioma victims. A typical example is that of Alfred D'Ulise wh...

New York inches closer to offshore wind farm

2010-02-26T14:36:35Z

<div><p>NEW YORK (Reuters) - Government agencies and power companies said on Wednesday they are gauging interest from developers and manufacturers about building a wind farm about 13 miles off the New York city coast that could end up being the largest such project in the United States.</p&am...

Government lab tests 'super' power cables for NYC

2010-03-03T22:30:42Z

<div id="subtitle">Tenn. lab tests superconductor power cables for Manhattan, part of Homeland Security project</div><div><p>A high-tech power cable designed to prevent rolling blackouts caused by everything from a wayward squirrel to terrorists is being readied for New York City's financial district.</p><p&gt...

NYC house explosion shakes block; 1 dead, 6 hurt

2010-02-28T20:36:11Z

<div id="subtitle">NYC house explodes, shaking the block, launching debris into trees and leaving 1 dead, 6 hurt</div><div><p>A two-story home exploded Friday in a thunderous blast that shook the neighborhood, hurled debris and flames into the air and likely killed a woman inside, police said.</p><p>It was unknown what caused the explosion and fire, which ...

Elsewhere: Suozzi Madness, Lieberman on Obama

2010-03-01T11:45:22Z

<div><p>Speculation about Tom Suozzi taking Hillary Clinton's Senate seat suddenly spread today, leading one national politics blogger to write, "Thomas who?" </p><p>There's also speculation that Clinton can't constitutionally take the job. </p><p>ConEdison Solutions, New Yorkers are paying a few cents more each month for a smaller carbon footprint. [City Room] </p><p>South Brooklyn scam artists posing as company reps are switching residents’ electrical supplier from Con Edison to IDT Energy without their knowl...

NYC manhole explosion kills 1 worker, injures 2nd

2010-02-28T04:29:40Z

<div><p>The New York Police Department says a manhole explosion in Brooklyn has left one utility worker dead and another injured.</p><p>Consolidated Edison spokeswoman NYC official: 2nd apartment fire in 6 weeks 'an even greater nightmare' for residents, 17 hurt</div><div><p>An explosion blew apart walls and hurt 17 people in an apartment building still recovering from a fire six weeks earlier, authorities said.</p><p>Residents' apartments were "literally blown apart,"