Local and state officials fear Westchester's recent development renaissance will come to a screeching halt because Con Edison said it can't take on new natural gas customers.

Con Edison issued a statement Friday saying the demand for gas is "reaching the limits of the current supplies to our service area."

"As a result, and to maintain reliable service to our existing natural gas customers on the coldest days, we will no longer be accepting applications for natural gas connections from new customers in most of our Westchester County service area beginning March 15, 2019," Con Edison said in its statement.

By Christopher J. Eberhart, Lohud,