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Council Member Alexa Aviles Asks EDC About Load Shedding Problems at the Port
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Council Member Alexa Aviles questions the Economic Development Corporation (EDC) regarding the challenges with load shedding at the port, focusing on issues related to grid capacity and ensuring neighborhood power integrity. The EDC highlights collaboration with Con Edison and the critical role of on-site electrical engineers. Despite a 70% connection success rate for compatible ships, Aviles expresses curiosity about the system's fragility and compares the situation with other ports.
Speaker 2
0:46:25
And can you tell me a little bit why the port, it's why there has been such a problem with the with the load shedding here.
Speaker 7
0:46:39
I think that's a question that Con Edison can likely answer a bit better, but I can give you a little a sense of it.
0:46:46
We want to ensure that we never compromise the integrity of the neighborhood's grid capacity.
0:46:52
We do not want an event where the neighborhood ends up without power in order to power the ship.
0:47:00
So so we never want to see something like that happen.
0:47:03
Which is why there is always an electrical engineer on-site to ensure that it is a safe connection.
0:47:11
We are working very closely with Con Edison to ensure that the grid is able, ready, and willing, and it is.
0:47:18
70% of the time the ships that are compatible with the system are able to connect, which from an industry perspective is a significant percentage of the time.
0:47:29
The other element is weather, and and that is up to the ship's captain.
0:47:33
If it is inclement weather, we or high winds, we want to ensure that that connection is safe.
Speaker 2
0:47:41
Isn't the power supplied by NIPA?
Speaker 7
0:47:45
The I'll I'll ask Felix because I actually don't know the I think the power is through Con Edison.
0:47:54
I know we work with decast as well, but I the power
Speaker 2
0:47:57
Do you wanna verify that?
Speaker 7
0:47:59
I can verify that.
Speaker 2
0:47:59
I'll get back to us.
Speaker 7
0:48:00
We can verify that.
Speaker 2
0:48:03
You know, it seems like other ports seem to not have this problem.
0:48:07
Of course, I agree.
0:48:09
We don't we we don't want to impact our committee it is any more than they already are, but it is a curiosity why why the system is is frail.
0:48:23
In this in this way.