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Con Ed to put wires underground on Birchwood Lane Hartsdale as part of a test to reduce power outages 

I am thrilled!!! For many years I have asked Con Ed to put wires underground (see NY Times article link from 2006)--

https://www.nytimes.com/2006/09/24/nyregion/for-con-ed-it-may-be-time-to-go-underground.html

I had an excellent meeting with Con Ed officials yesterday and was advised that Con Ed will test out the concept on Birchwood Lane in Hartsdale. Birchwood is located near Ridge Road, has lots of trees and has many outages. If the test works it's possible that Con Ed will gradually put wires underground in other neighborhoods around town in the coming years. The underground work on Birchwood will start in September.  And, the work won't be completed till the end of March--weather permitting.

Over the years many elected officials (myself included) have complained about frequent power outages. We have testified at Public Service Commissions, appeared before hearings that the State Legislature has had.  And have asked that Con Ed try different approaches so residents will not have to experience major outages.  Seems like Con Ed is trying - and I am grateful that progress is being made.

Since 2019 Con Ed has completed projects designed to reduce outages--they have spent about 4.5 million dollars in Greenburgh. The undergrounding costs does not include this. They have also trimmed many trees, reducing the number of outages.  

A letter will be sent to residents of Birchwood Lane and Richard Terrace next week by Con Ed. I will urge residents to support this important initiative.

The location of the underground work is below.

A list of projects that Con Ed has worked on is also listed below.

Thank you! If this experiment works and if placing wires underground makes sense --we could have fewer outages in the future and when there are outages they will be for fewer hours/days.  I feel that our voices are being heard.

PAUL FEINER
 Greenburgh Town Supervisor

Boundaries: Birchwood Lane, Richard Terrace. South of Ridge Rd

• Picture of Project Scope /Route. Note: Spur Length is 1 Mile as measured on Google Maps     
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•  Map

              Questions?  Contact BWSelectiveUGReply@Coned.com  or call Greenburgh Town Supervisor, Paul Feiner at 914-989-1540 or WWW.PaulFeiner.com

• Documents on Coned.com referencing Selective Undergrounding (the most recent ones): 
  1. 2022 Con Edison Rate Case. Published March 2, 2022. Page 15 makes reference to Undergrounding as part of our Weather Resiliency efforts
  2. Integrated Long-Range Plan. Published April 2021. Page 52 , Table 11 Lists the Initiatives to Address Climate Risks

Paul,

From 2019 until today, here is the completed work and in progress work within the Town of Greenburgh. 

There is currently just over $4 million worth of Overhead Reliability work in progress. Green work is completed. 

Regards

Luigi