LIPA gives National Grid lead role during storm
Photo credit: AP | A "spike" in the cost of natural gas will trigger an average $13 increase in the average electric bill next month, LIPA said at a trustees meeting. (Nov. 12, 2012)
LI prepares for snowstorm
20 inches or more predicted
Snow preparationsGalleries
LIPA protests
Editorial: Are we prepared?
Power connections: How employees are linked to big-name pols
Interactive: LIPA connections to politicians
The Long Island Power Authority is giving contractor National Grid control over managing its response to the coming winter storm, the utility said Thursday.
It's the first time since its 1998 creation that the embattled LIPA will cede control of operations and its public face during a potential emergency. National Grid and its predecessor, KeySpan, have always operated the electric grid for...
