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minus-squarebuddascrayon@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up6·23 hours agoI wonder how Mamdani will handle these situations. Does he have the authority to tell Times Square to shut down their power consumption?
minus-squaresus@programming.devlinkfedilinkarrow-up2·edit-219 hours agoHe does have the authority to send whoever operates it a letter asking them to pretty please shut it down. Unlike with regular people however, the chance the recommendation will be followed is zero.
minus-squaremrgoosmoos@lemmy.calinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·23 hours agosurely the city (not the mayor alone) can define non-essential power consumption and say “hey cut that shit out or get fined”? I am assuming the city owns the power company. if not, wtf lol
minus-squareLegonatic@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up3·20 hours agoThey do not own the power company, no. ConEd is private, but the state has some authority over it.
I wonder how Mamdani will handle these situations. Does he have the authority to tell Times Square to shut down their power consumption?
He does have the authority to send whoever operates it a letter asking them to pretty please shut it down. Unlike with regular people however, the chance the recommendation will be followed is zero.
surely the city (not the mayor alone) can define non-essential power consumption and say “hey cut that shit out or get fined”?
I am assuming the city owns the power company. if not, wtf lol
They do not own the power company, no. ConEd is private, but the state has some authority over it.