The New York State Public Service Commission has authorized National Grid to provide its customers with a $32 million temporary credit to offset an increase in electric supply costs.
Power was restored for most households within thirty minutes but an equipment malfunction caused a power outage that affected approximately 8,400 customers in Oneida and Herkimer counties .
UPDATE: October 31, 2013 10:50am National Grid says that power has been restored to all but approximately 1,000 customers in the area. They are working to bring back power to those homes before 12:00noon.
Acting Mayor Alden Smith led a town hall meeting Tuesday night to update Oneida residents on Governor Andrew Cuomo's Mohawk Valley and 2013 Flood Recovery Program.
As communities across the Mohawk Valley continue to recover from the recent flooding, National Grid is launching a program to bring economic development aid to businesses in hard hit areas.