New York Utility Also Receives ReliabilityOne(TM) Award for Northeast RegionNEW YORK, NY, Oct 24, 2008 (MARKET WIRE via COMTEX News Network) -- Con Edison has received PA Consulting Group's 2008 Outstanding
System-Wide Reliability Award and also the organization's 2008
ReliabilityOne(TM) award for the Northeast Region. Both awards are
given annually to utilities that have excelled in delivering reliable
electric service to their customers.
"Behind every light switch in Con Edison's service area are 14,000
dedicated employees working hard to provide safe and reliable energy
24/7, 365 days a year, for nine million New Yorkers," said John
Miksad, senior vice president of electric operations. "We are
grateful for PA Consulting Group's recognition of our employees'
dedication, commitment and professionalism. We are determined to
continue providing the highest possible level of service for our
customers."
All utilities operating electric delivery service in North America
are eligible for consideration for the ReliabilityOne(TM) award. Five
regional awards, for the Northeast, Mid-Atlantic, Midwest, Plains, and
the West are awarded, as well as one for a community utility.
Provisional recipient selection is based primarily on system
reliability statistics that measure the frequency and duration of
customer outages. After provisional recipients are selected, each
company undergoes an on-site certification process that provides an
independent review and confirmation of the policies, processes and
systems used to collect, analyze and report a company's reliability
results.
"While many factors contribute to outstanding reliability, such as
system design, geography, and maintenance practices, ReliabilityOne
recipients distinguish themselves through their organization's
commitment to reliability," said Jeff Lewis, PA's ReliabilityOne
program director. "I see a cultural focus on reliability evident
throughout Con Edison from senior management to the troubleshooters
and linemen in the field and that dedication reveals itself every day
in the prevention of both small and large outages, and in the
effective restoration of customers, when outages do occur."
Con Edison is a subsidiary of Consolidated Edison, Inc. (NYSE: ED),
one of the nation's largest investor-owned energy companies, with
approximately $13 billion in annual revenues and $30 billion in
assets. The utility provides electric, gas and steam service to more
than 3 million customers in New York City and Westchester County, New
York. For additional financial, operations and customer service
information, visit Con Edison's Web site at www.coned.com.
About PA Consulting Group
PA Consulting Group is a leading management, systems and technology
consulting firm. Operating worldwide in more than 35 countries, PA
draws on the knowledge and experience of 3,000 people, whose skills
extend from the initial generation of ideas, insights and solutions
all the way through to detailed implementation. This benefits-driven
approach is founded on our strength in innovation, our responsiveness
to our clients' needs, and our unyielding focus on delivery. All of
our work and support is based on deep sector insight and expertise,
and we work across the private and public sectors, with particular
strengths in energy, financial services, life sciences & healthcare,
government & public services, manufacturing, defense and
telecommunications.
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SOURCE: Con Edison Co. of NY, Inc.
