Borough Investments | Con Edison

Our new investments will go directly into your neighborhood infrastructure so we can continue bringing you reliable, resilient, and clean energy.

Note: We continue to work with the state and other stakeholders on the plan to set new rates, likely to take effect early next year. We wanted to give you plenty of notice.

The Bronx’s Investments

Proactively reinforcing the grid for fleet electrification around Hunts Point.
Investing $60 million for near-term upgrades to support Zerega Avenue and the surrounding area’s electric demand. The work will support the charging needs of electric school buses, which the state is mandating by 2027.
Supporting affordable housing projects throughout the Bronx by making available energy for buildings with electric heating and electric vehicle charging stations.

Brooklyn’s Investment

Installing a transmission feeder between the Greenwood and Gowanus substations. The project will reduce greenhouse-gas emissions and enhance energy reliability.
Creating the Brooklyn Clean Energy Hub, a transformative project that will deliver large amounts of increasingly renewable power to southeastern Brooklyn and support reliability.
Establishing the Brownsville Energy Storage System, a Con Edison-owned project to address forecasted growing energy demand, and to maintain grid reliability and increase resilience in Central Brooklyn.
Developing the Gateway Park Area Substation, a key facility connecting a transmission network to a local distribution system. This new area substation will help balance and bring clean energy to Central Brooklyn.

Manhattan’s Investments

Balancing energy loads to prepare for projected increased energy use in the East Village and the Financial District.
Burying overhead power lines that go from Queens to Manhattan to support the east side by keeping service reliable and resilient, especially during extreme weather.
Upgrading underwater transmission cables connecting the Bronx to Upper Manhattan.
Supporting Hudson Yards Western Yard, which could include EV charging stations, a hotel, office space, apartments, and a school.
Prioritizing gas safety by replacing leak-prone pipes and improving pressure of the gas system during the coldest days of the year, when gas is used most.

Queens’ Investments

Modernizing the electric grid in Southeast Queens with a project known as Idlewild. It entails creating two new substations and a new electric network. The work will help meet projected growth in the area from such projects as the development of JFK International Airport and the electrification of MTA buses and a depot.
Constructing a new transmission line connecting two substations in Long Island City, with the capacity to carry 200 megawatts of power, or enough energy to power 2 million flat-screen TVs.
Supporting the Champlain Hudson Power Express, a transmission line that will bring clean renewable hydropower from Quebec to Astoria for generations of residents in western Queens. Con Edison will build a state-of-the-art converter station to connect hydropower to the grid.
Reinforcing cables with devices that swiftly detect and interrupt problems with underground electrical systems.

Staten Island’s Investments

Placing overhead electrical equipment underground to protect it from extreme weather at strategic locations, including parts of Travis, Fox Hills, and New Brighton.
Upgrading distribution feeder cables in response to increasing energy use. In Westerleigh and Concord, we’re investing more than $4 million to replace poles and install new equipment.
Adding resiliency and diversifying energy supply for neighborhoods across the North Shore, where energy use is growing, impacting St. George, Stapleton, New Brighton, and Tompkinsville. The electrification of the St. George Ferry Terminal and construction of large all-electric residential buildings, and development along Front Street, highlights the need for investment in these areas.

Westchester’s Investments

Enhancing electric infrastructure to withstand extreme weather, particularly in flood-prone areas, such as Mamaroneck, Bronxville and Greenburgh, and raising critical equipment to avoid flood damage.
Upgrades to overhead electric system, such as bigger, stronger utility poles, to enhance reliability and resiliency.
Investing $300 million in the coming years to upgrade cables, conduits, and structures to meet growing electric demand while maintaining reliable service.
Allocating nearly $230 million annually to replace leak-prone gas pipes and other gas infrastructure, improving system reliability and safety while reducing methane emissions.

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