Governor Dannel P. Malloy today wrote a letter to Audrey Zibelman, Chair of the New York State Public Service Commission, asking the panel to investigate last month’s power crash on the Metro North rail line and the role of Con Edison’s substation in Mt. Vernon, New York.
“It is in the long-term interest of our region to have a safe and reliable New Haven Line. A thorough investigation of this incident is critical to identifying the underlying causes of the failures and in ultimately implementing actions to prevent such an incident from being repeated,” Malloy wrote.“The investigation should, at a minimum, determine the cause of the failure and identify all practices that need to be modified to prevent such a failure from recurring at this or other similar facilities on the New Haven Line. It should determine the overall responsibilities for project management and project delivery that were in place for this substation project as well as recommendations for improving those practices. It should also investigate the practices for restoring the failed feeder cable in terms of the resources and schedule for that process. Finally, it should evaluate Con Edison’s response to the incident in terms of its obligations to its customers.”