On April 6, 1712, a group of around 20 black slaves burned down a building on Maiden Lane in the modern-day financial district where a slave market was located, and fought back against whites who were armed with guns and hatchets. When the colony was transferred from the Dutch to the English, many enslaved people lost many of their rights, and slaves were required to carry around passes and were prohibited from marrying or gathering in large groups. Although there were no large plantations in the city, New York City had one of the largest slave populations in the colonies, slaves working as domestic servants and dock workers. Con Edison is collaborating and sharing lessons learned with other utilities, retailers, and stakeholders.One of the first revolts in New York City’s history, the New York Slave Revolt was a 1712 uprising of enslaved Africans, which killed nine whites although 70 blacks were arrested and jailed. Promoting a suite of ENERGY STAR products as an early adopter of the ENERGY STAR Retail Products Platform, including room air conditioners with Wi-Fi connectivity, ENERGY STAR Most Efficient refrigerators, clothes washers and dryers, and other smaller appliances through a midstream incentive approach, with an initial focus on in-store marketing and training in 2017.Offering exclusively ENERGY STAR incentives for room air conditioners, clothes washers, dehumidifiers and dishwashers since the program’s inception the program incentivized more than 22,000 appliances in 2017.Tripling its initial savings goal in the first year of using an upstream lighting mark down program, influencing the sale of nearly 600,000 ENERGY STAR certified lighting products for savings of more than 28,000 megawatt hours.Making consistent use of the ENERGY STAR logo and trademark in all program marketing and outreach as it informs customers about the energy-efficient choices they can make in their daily lives and through the purchase of ENERGY STAR certified products.Con Edison is receiving ENERGY STAR ® Partner of the Year recognition for its outstanding support of ENERGY STAR certified products as it leverages the ENERGY STAR certification platform to guide its customers to better energy usage decisions. Con Edison of New York is one of the world’s largest energy delivery systems, with electric, gas and steam services providing energy for 10 million people who live in New York City and surrounding areas.

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