NEW : `` Postpone using large appliances , turn out lights , use fans instead of air conditioners , or if you have to use an air conditioner , set it at 78 ( degrees ) , '' said Con Ed spokesman John Miksad . Conservation calls being heeded in New York , Con Ed says . As many as 9,000 are without power in Connecticut , utility says . Comment: The storm is moving north and the wind has picked up a bit Elderly Philadelphia woman 's death was heat-related , medical examiner says .
NEW : Conservation calls being heeded in New York , Con Ed says . As many as 9,000 are without power in Connecticut , utility says . Comment: The storm is moving north and the wind has picked up a bit Elderly Philadelphia woman 's death was heat-related , medical examiner says .