Con Edison

New Yorkers are cutting down their power bills with ice.

As the summer heat starts to bear down on New Yorkers, Con Edison says it’s ready for the huge increase in electricity use. Con Edison’s system, which has 9 million customers in the five boroughs and Westchester County, has an electric grid designed to meet what’s known as peak demand.

If the city gets hit by another hurricane, a mile of concrete walls, strengthened power lines, and other systems will help prevent the massive and long-term blackouts seen during Hurricane Sandy.