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LaValle-Thiele: LIPA must consider fiscal impacts on ratepayers and area economy
Legislation sponsored by Sen. Ken LaValle and Assemblyman Fred Thiele would require the fiscal impacts on ratepayers and the regional economy to be taken into account when PSEG-LI seeks a rate increase.
Community News
‘Thank you for not forgetting us’: Wading River utility worker returns from a month spent helping restore power in Puerto...
Despite his 38 years experience working for a utility that has been battered by major storms, Ray Homburger had never seen or dealt with anything like the conditions he encountered in Puerto Rico.
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New law requires disclosure of PSEG-LI payroll in rate proceedings
The next time LIPA petitions the State Public Service Commission for a rate increase, the contractor that manages its supply system will have to disclose its payroll, including executive pay, as well as fees paid to contractors and consultants.
Breaking News
Downed line leaves more than 1,100 customers without power this morning
A downed power line on Middle Road has knocked out power to 1,155 customers this morning, according to PSEG-LI. The road is closed between Roanoke and Harrison avenues.
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State lawmakers blast PSEG for ‘industrial’ 80-foot poles installed between Eastport and Riverhead
Sen. Ken LaValle and Assemblyman Fred Thiele criticized the new steel poles as at odds with the rural character of the area.
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PSEG-LI warns against new wave of phone scams targeting utility customers
Scammers demand immediate payment via a pre-paid card and threaten termination of service if payment is not received.
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Bill requiring election of LIPA trustees introduced by LaValle and Thiele
A bill that would require the election of LIPA trustees was introduced in the State Legislature yesterday by Sen. Ken LaValle and Assemblyman Fred Thiele.
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Electric bills set to increase in January after LIPA approves three-year rate hike
Electric bills will likely start increasing next January, due to a $325 million, three-year rate hike that was approved yesterday by the Long Island Power Authority (LIPA).
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All juiced up and nowhere to go: Solar farms may connect to power grid by way of new PSEG substation at...
PSEG, in need of capacity for connecting the large solar farms being developed in Calverton to its power grid, is talking with Riverhead officials about building a crucial substation in the EPCAL "Energy Park."
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Ratepayers oppose PSEG-LIPA rate hike proposal at hearing in Riverhead
Ratepayers blasted PSEG-LI and LIPA's proposed three-year rate plan during a public hearing at Riverhead Free Library last night. The plan would raise electric delivery rates by 2 percent per year for the next three years.
