COURTESY PHOTO |
When the Long Island Power Authority sought a partner in 1998 to operate Long Island’s energy system, it selected what it —and many others — considered the best utility in the New York Metropolitan Area: Brooklyn Union Gas Company. (more…)
50 YEARS AGO IN HISTORY
Prince Charles was invested as the Prince of Wales.
78,000 fans attended the Newport Jazz Festival in Rhode Island.
There were 140,000 attendees at the Atlanta Pop Festival where Janis Joplin was on the bill.
Ann Jones upset three-time defending champion Billie Jean King to win the Wimbledon tennis championship.
Canada’s House of Commons approved equality for the English and French languages.
And on Shelter Island . . . (more…)
COURTESY PHOTO
The Community Preservation Fund (CPF) Advisory Board has agreed to meet with representatives of Renewable Energy Long Island to discuss creating solar fields and wind energy sites. (more…)
COURTESY PHOTO PSEG provided this chart reflecting what it calls “flat” average customer bills over a 10-year period.
As state legislators from the area try to change requirements for assessing Long Island Power Authority/PSEG rate hike requests, a PSEG spokesman said rates here on average are less than they are in many areas of the country. (more…)
COURTESY PHOTO | PSEG trucks on the job.
Following the largest rate increase in the Long Island Power Authority’s history, two state legislators are moving to force consideration of the economic impact on ratepayers. (more…)