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Con Ed Asks Ditmas Park to Save on Power

Residents asked to avoid using washers, dryers, air conditioners and to turn off lights and televisions while they repair equipment.

From Con Edison:

Con Edison is asking customers in a portion of Brooklyn to conserve energy until crews make equipment repairs. The neighborhoods affected are Flatbush, Prospect Lefferts Gardens, Prospect Heights, Canarsie, Flatlands, Mill Basin, Old Mill Basin, Bergen Beach and Georgetown. 

Con Edison has reduced voltage by 8 percent in the area to protect equipment until company crews complete equipment repairs. Con Edison asks customers in these neighborhoods not to use appliances such as washers, dryers, air conditioners and other energy-intensive equipment and to turn off lights and televisions when not needed until the equipment problems are resolved.

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