Inside LIPA's chaotic plan for electrical inspections
Photo credit: Charles Eckert | A utility worker places a plastic ring on an electricity meter to prevent electricity coming back on in home that had not yet been inspected in Baldwin. (Nov. 11, 2012)
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The Long Island Power Authority had no advance plan for restoring power to homes severely damaged by flooding from Sandy, despite warnings from experts who peppered their storm surge predictions with phrases like "life-threatening," "destruction potential" and "worst-case scenario."
Instead, it took eight full days before LIPA announced that as many as 100,000 South Shore homes, in a swath...
