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Long Island Power Authority (LIPA) is the primary commercial and residential electric service provider on Long Island.
Long Island Power Authority (LIPA) is the primary commercial and residential electric service provider on Long Island.
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Smithtown schools to get solar panels
stacey.altherr@newsday.comSmithtown's school board has approved a $6-million energy conservation project that includes what is being touted as the largest combined solar panel installation at any Long Island school district. Approximately $1.2 million of the project will pay...Tags: Johnson Controls Incorporated, Alternative Energy, Middle Schools, Conservation, Energy Saving
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A weakened Hanna still causes damage on the Island
It was written by AMON.A weakened but still dangerous Tropical Storm Hanna whirled through Long Island last night, flooding key roads, knocking out power to thousands of homes, and threatening fragile beaches. Packing wind gusts up to 39 mph and downpours of up to 4 inches,...Tags: Hurricanes, Steve Levy, Virginia, Gardens and Parks, New Jersey
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Hanna soaks Long Island
alfonso.castillo@newsday.com,matthew.chayes@newsday.com, michael.amon@newsday.comTropical Storm Hanna, less pugnacious than forecast but nonetheless wet and windy,crossed over Long Island Saturday, tracking on the South Shore near Fire Island around 11 p.m. and moving north of Riverhead around midnight. All tropical storm warnings in...Tags: Forests, Steve Levy, Hurricane Preparedness, Floods, Long Island
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Paterson vetoes LIPA review bill
mark.harrington@newsday.comGov. David A. Paterson on Friday vetoed a bill that would have required the Long Island Power Authority undergo regulatory review for rate increases above 2.5 percent, dashing hopes for greater oversight of the utility. In vetoing the bill, Paterson said...Tags: David A. Paterson, Credit Ratings, Executive Branch, Laws, Government
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Feds won't review OK for Broadwater LNG plant
tom.incantalupo@newsday.comFederal energy regulators have refused to reconsider their March approval of the proposed Broadwater Energy liquefied natural gas barge in Long Island Sound. But New York State's rejection of the project on April 10 still blocks it. The Federal Energy...Tags: Energy Resources, Citizens Campaign for the Environment, Long Island Sound, Natural Gas, Fishing
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Hanna likely to drench NYC on Sat.
john.valenti@newsday.com christina.hernandez@newsday.comA flood watch has been issued for the New York metro area on Saturday -- and a tropical storm warning has been extended up the East Coast to Sandy Hook, N.J. -- as the region prepares for a potential deluge of pounding, driving rains from Tropical Storm...Tags: Hurricanes, Hurricane Ike, Charity, Hurricane Gustav, Baseball
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Gov. Paterson vetoes LIPA rate review bill
mark.harrington@newsday.comGov. David Paterson Friday vetoed a bill that would have required the Long Island Power Authority undergo a full regulatory review for rate increases above 2.5 percent, dousing widespread calls for scrutiny of LIPA amid sky-high electric bills. The...Tags: Credit Ratings, Executive Branch, Laws, David Paterson, Government
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NY power officials, politicians prep for storm
Long Island Power Authority brass, as well as elected officials, say they are already making preparations for possible damage if Tropical Storm Hanna makes its way up the East Coast this weekend. LIPA President and CEO Kevin Law says the utility...Tags: Steve Levy, Suffolk County (New York), Hurricane Hanna, Tropical Storms
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Levy hopes to help low-income families with energy bills
reid.epstein@newsday.comSuffolk County Executive Steve Levy said yesterday he intends to find funds to help needy families with their winter energy bills, though he said a proposed budget surplus lawmakers said would do so does not exist. Levy's statements came during and...Tags: David A. Paterson, Personal Income, Budgets and Budgeting, Long Island, Steve Levy
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LI PEOPLE ON THE MOVE
NONPROFITS Lynn Drucker has been promoted to senior vice president for development and external affairs at Abilities in Albertson. The Merrick resident has served as vice president of development for the organization since February 2007. Before that, she...Tags: Medical Specialization, September 11, 2001 Attacks, Corporate Officers, Harry Chapin, Private Health Care
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State seeks fed probe in suspected power-market manipulation
mark.harrington@newsday.comState agencies seeking a federal probe of an alleged power-market manipulation scheme that they say cost New York consumers as much as $250 million on Tuesday applauded temporary measures to halt the practice and an investigation that could lead to...Tags: David A. Paterson, Long Island, Consumers, New York, Regulatory Policy and Organizations
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Editorial: LIPA hikes shouldn't get full review
Sometimes the cure can be worse than the cold. The State Legislature's effort to placate the Long Island Power Authority's suffering ratepayers by mandating regulatory review of the public authority risks increasing the cost of electricity. When the bill...Tags: David A. Paterson
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