LIPA customers billed for days without power
Photo credit: James Carbone | LIPA worker Neil Williams, of LIPA's Emergency Services, is on the scene along Northside Road in Yaphank Monday morning to restore power. (Nov. 5, 2012)
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Some LIPA customers who lost power in superstorm Sandy's wake were fuming this week to discover the utility still billed them for the days or weeks they remained in the dark.
The culprit: estimated billing that charges customers for what the Long Island Power Authority projects they will use for the month based on their history. LIPA says the charge will even out after the next meter reading.
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