The Future of Long Island: Energy

A circuit breaker and transmission system connections at the LIPA Newbridge Road Substation in Levittown. In 2006, preparations were being made for the connection to the Neptune Regional Transmission System which brings 660 Megawatts of electricity, the equivalent of two power plants, to Long Island. Credit: Jim Peppler

Cleaner energy solution, lower costs needed
For Long Island ratepayers battered by the country's fourth-highest energy costs, the next 20 years promise a universe of devices and technologies.
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Voices of Long Island: Energy
Newsday staff asked Long Islanders about the future of energy on Long Island. Clifton Smith, 68, of Elmont A truck ...