Message : Required fields NEW YORK, April 12, 2021 /PRNewswire/ -- Con Edison is bringing energy storage technology to City Island in the Bronx to improve reliability. The battery system on a customer property at 220 City Island Avenue can provide 1 megawatt – or a million watts – to customers along the business strip. That will take stress off the Con Edison grid on hot summer days when electrical usage soars. "Battery technology can help us accomplish several goals on behalf of our customers," said Santee Hernandez, Con Edison's project manager. "Power discharged from a battery when our customers need it the most means less demand on our electric-delivery equipment. And deploying batteries is another way we are leading the transition to a clean energy future."