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LIPA Going Private Will Mean Big Pay Day For Wall Street
Long Island’s Power Problems Mean Big Paydays for Wall Street By Robert Lewis : Reporter, WNYC News Long Island Power Authority customers are still paying off debt for a nuclear plant in Shoreham. The plant, which never opened, cost more than $6 … Continue reading
Why Doesn’t Governor Cuomo Release Inspector Generals LIPA Audit?
The Governor is hot on the trail to dismantle LIPA’s existing structure and privatize the utility. However he has dragged his feet on releasing the Inspector General’s report on LIPA’s Billing practices dating back almost 2 years ago…..LIPA has gone through … Continue reading
SPENDING AND GOVERNMENT EFFICIENCY COMMISSION Report Released By Governor
The Sage Commission was formed to perform a comprehensive review of New York State government by offering recommendations of improving government efficiency. As part of the report a recommendation was put forward with regards to restructuring the Long Island Power … Continue reading
$400 Million For A New Computer System That Was Not Needed…
On October 24th Hurricane Sandy was formed with all-weather forecasting models showing its tracking to have a major effect on Long Island with in several days. On October 25th the LIPA Board of Trustees was notified by Mike Hervey that on … Continue reading
Moreland Commission December 11, 2012
Statement of Dr. Matthew Cordaro Before the Moreland Commission December 11, 2012 Thank you for the opportunity to appear before you to discuss emergency preparedness and the response of utilities to recent storms, as well as recommendations for improvement. … Continue reading
LIPA Customer Satisfaction Goal. Designed For Failure
JD Powers performs an annual study that measures customer satisfaction of electric utility companies by examining six factors: power quality and reliability; price; billing and payment; corporate citizenship; communications; and customer service. In July LIPA was ranked last, not only … Continue reading
Survey: Long Island Power Authority Is The Worst Utility In America « CBS New York
Survey: Long Island Power Authority Is The Worst Utility In America « CBS New York.
Before the Storm
Presented by Peter Kohler July 13, 2012 (Visit the Cablevision Editorials website at http://cveditorials.com/LI.html) Does LIPA do enough tree-trimming to protect power lines? No, says a recent report from the state PSC concerning LIPA’s performance after Tropical Storm Irene brought … Continue reading
SENATOR SCHUMER CALLS ON LIPA TO DEVELOP A UNIFIED EMERGENCY STORM RESPONSE PLAN TO AVERT REPEAT OF LAST YEAR’S MASSIVE OUTAGES
U.S. Senator Charles E. Schumer today called on the Long Island Power Authority to put in place a comprehensive emergency storm response plan in conjunction with Public Service Enterprise Group (PSEG) to ensure that the Island has sufficient number of personnel … Continue reading
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LIPA DEAD LAST IN CUSTOMER SATISFACTION
No surprise with today’s JD Power survey results that LIPA has extremely poor customer satisfaction. What is surprising though is that the utility comes in dead last in this measure of performance for all the utilities in the US. JD … Continue reading
