Meeks and Meng Demand Con Edison Compensate Queens Families After Heatwave Power Outages

July 13, 2026 Press Release QUEENS, NY – U.S. Reps. Gregory W. Meeks (NY-05) and Grace Meng (NY-06) sent a letter to Con Edison asking to compensate Queens residents who lost power during this month's dangerous heatwave in New York City. In a letter to Con Edison CEO Timothy Cawley, the lawmakers urged the company to provide bill credits to residents impacted by long outages and power shutoffs. The Members wrote in the letter: “Our impacted constituents deserve to be reimbursed for the hardships they endured from the outages and shutoffs that occurred through no fault of their own. We understand the extreme heat and heavy demand for power caused equipment issues. But those who suffered with no power during the heatwave have already been struggling with high electricity rates and other skyrocketing costs as families work to make ends meet. We hope Con Edison will do the right thing and quickly provide needed bill credits to people in our districts.” Read the letter, here . Issues : Congressional Issues Energy Housing