<p>Rodney Dickens, a&nbsp;former high-level PSEG executive adviser,&nbsp;stated he was told during a 2022 job&nbsp;interview that PSEG management wanted him to&nbsp;&quot;come in here and beat LIPA up,&quot;&nbsp;according to correspondence about the matter. Newsday energy reporter Mark Harrington has the story.</p>


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