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Ratepayer gets $1,159 credit for LIPA overpayments

Quick ReadHenry Fox is disputing charges on his LIPA bill for the past eight years.

Henry Fox holds his old and new LIPA

Photo credit: Kathy Kmonicek | Henry Fox holds his old and new LIPA electric bills. (Sept. 28, 2009)

The customer who shaved $500 a year from his LIPA bill simply by asking the power authority for a new electric rate has received a second surprise: a $1,159 credit for what he considers two years' overpayments.

But Henry Fox, 84, the North Hills resident who was surprised to learn he had three different rate options, said the credit isn't enough. He's disputing "overcharges" on his LIPA bill...

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