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LIPA population estimates: No growth on LI

quot;We are seeing very, very small — almost

Photo credit: Randee Daddona | "We are seeing very, very small — almost no growth in residential meters,” said John Little, LIPA's director of regulatory sales and pricing. “We know we're not adding customers because we're not seeing a lot of new homes,” he said, “and the same is continuing for 2012." (July 13, 2011)

The Long Island Power Authority's latest population estimates for Nassau and Suffolk counties shows no growth over the past few years, a symptom, one expert says, of a "challenged economy" that doesn't bode well for the region.

"We are seeing very, very small -- almost no growth in residential meters," said John Little, LIPA's director of regulatory sales and pricing. "We...

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