Con Edison Weather Stations to Gather Climate Data
September 09 2020 - 2:11PM
Dow Jones News
By Stephen Nakrosis
New York utility Con Edison said Wednesday it would work with
the State University of New York at Albany to gather data on the
local climate and help guide how it invests to help protect its
energy-delivery systems from severe weather events.
The utility said its "New York City Micronet" project will see
17 weather-monitoring stations placed on its properties, with data
from the sites sent to the NYS Mesonet infrastructure at the
university. Con Edison also said the data will be available to the
public.
Con Edison will place six monitoring stations on the roofs of
its buildings, with 11 located at ground level.
Con Edison will invest $3 million in the project, which includes
a $1.6 million contract with the university.
"Climate change makes smart infrastructure planning and design
essential," said Charles Viemeister, Con Edison's project manager.
"We'll use data from the Micronet to gain additional insight into
the local short-term and longer-term impacts of climate
change."
The stations are expected to be up by the end of the year, the
company said.
Write to Stephen Nakrosis at stephen.nakrosis@wsj.com
(END) Dow Jones Newswires
September 09, 2020 13:56 ET (17:56 GMT)
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