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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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Temperature of 64 sets chilly record for LI
lidesk@newsday.comA record chill - in July. Thanks to a high of only 64, Thursday was the coldest July 9 since the National Weather Service began keeping records at Long Island MacArthur Airport in 1984. The old record for the day's lowest high was set in 1984, when a...Tags: Weather Reports, MacArthur Airport, Long Island
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Funds may help LIPA pursue renewable energy plans
mark.harrington@newsday.comFunds may be on the way to help the debt-laden Long Island Power Authority cover the costs of some of its renewable energy projects. On Wednesday, Rep. Steve Israel (D-Huntington) said $1.75 million he requested to help defray costs for a LIPA 50-...Tags: Consolidated Edison Incorporated, Renewable Energy, Steve Israel, Heating, Ventilating, and Air Conditioning, Global Warming
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Meteorologist: 'There was no tornado' in Nassau
john.valenti@newsday.comThere were reports of downed tree limbs and power lines, torrential rains, strong, gusting winds, nickel-sized hail - even a possible tornado - during the overnight storm that hit Long Island Tuesday into Wednesday. But despite the wind, rain and hail,...Tags: Long Island Sound, Tornadoes, Weather Reports, Weather Warnings, Long Island
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Hundreds still without power after storms hit LI
john.valenti@newsday.comA band of thunderstorms - and, possibly, even a tornado - that barraged Long Island with strong, gusting winds, teeming rains and even hail overnight downed trees and left thousands without electricity on Wednesday. The National Weather Service is...Tags: Long Island Sound, Tornadoes, Weather Warnings, Long Island
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NY storms causes power outages
A storm with high winds caused about 21,000 customers to lose power overnight in southern Westchester County. Outages also were reported on Long Island. Consolidated Edison says the hardest-hit areas are Yonkers and Mount Vernon. Service may not be...Tags: Consolidated Edison Incorporated, Eastchester, Mount Vernon, Long Island
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Here comes the rain again: Storms move into Nassau
sophia.chang@newsday.comDon't be fooled by the sun peeking through Wednesday afternoon - after a morning of tumultuous thunderstorms on Long Island, expect yet more rain today, according to the National Weather Service. Suffolk County remains under a flash flood watch until 4:...Tags: Floods, Weather Reports, Long Island
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Governor's energy adviser moving to VP post at LIPA
Spin CycleFrom Newsday's James T. Madore: Gov. David A. Paterson???s office confirms that his top energy adviser Paul DeCotis (left, in photo) will join the Long Island Power Authority as vice president of power markets late next month. Paterson spokesman......Tags: Management Change, Executive Branch, Local Authority, Government, Colleges and Universities
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Suffolk Planning chairman to join LIPA board
Spin CycleDavid Calone, chairman of the Suffolk County Planning Commission, left, is about to be named to the board of the Long Island Power Authority, sources close to the appointment say. Calone, 35, a lawyer from Bablyon and partner in......Tags: Defense, Sheldon Silver, Corporate Crime, Manhattan (New York City), United States
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LIPA to hire banking firm to study buying plants
mark.harrington@newsday.comLIPA is taking the next steps in eyeing the purchase of former KeySpan power plants on Long Island, negotiating to extend a contract with National Grid to buy one plant while hiring an outside investment banking firm to study the financial feasibility...Tags: Investment Service, New York Power Authority, Richard Kessel, Tom King, Heating, Ventilating, and Air Conditioning
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Make your home more energy-efficient for summer
Special to NewsdayAs temperatures start to rise and the economy continues to stumble, keeping cool during the months ahead means feeling comfortable in your living room and with what's in your wallet. Here are some tips for saving cash - and the planet -this summer. 1....Tags: Home and Garden Products, Home Products, Long Island, Energy Saving
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Storms knock out power across LI
carl.macgowan@newsday.com, john.valenti@newsday.comPower was restored Friday afternoon to all but a handful of homes that lost electrical power earlier after storms ripped across Long Island. Only 28 Long Island Power Authority customers were without power at 4 p.m. Friday, according to the LIPA Web...Tags: Long Island Expressway, Long Island
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Pothole problem resolved ... 20 years later
Seeing is believing, and we can confirm that Christopher Murphy, superintendent of the Great Neck Water Pollution Control District did what he said he would about fixing a problem that had plagued Antonio Gonzalez for 20 years. Gonzalez contacted us...Tags: Christopher Murphy, Water Pollution, Family Planning, Health and Safety at Work, Pollution
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