Tropical Storm Isaias Residential Reimbursement for Food and Prescription Medicine Spoilage

August 12, 2020

2020 Tropical Storm Isaias Residential Reimbursement for Food and Prescription Medicine Spoilage

If you experienced a power outage that lasted for more than 48 consecutive hours due to the storm event starting August 4, 2020, you may file a reimbursement request:

• For actual losses of food spoiled due to lack of refrigeration up to a maximum of $540.
o Food spoilage up to $235 must include an itemized list.
o Food spoilage over $235 must include an itemized list and proof of loss (for example: cash register tapes, store or credit card receipts, cancelled checks, or photographs of spoiled items).
• In addition, you may file a reimbursement request for actual losses of prescription medicine spoiled due to lack of refrigeration.
o You must include an itemized list and proof of loss for prescription medicine (for example: pharmacy prescription label or pharmacy receipt identifying the medicine).
o We may also request authorization to enable Con Edison to verify the loss of prescription medicine.
o Reimbursement for prescription medicine is not included in the $540 maximum for food spoilage. Reimbursement is limited to spoiled food and medicine ONLY. Requests for reimbursement must be filed on or before 9/8/20.

Application: https://www.coned.com/en/services-and-outages/claim-form

 

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