Quick Facts: LIPA System Statistics

The Long Island Power Authority (LIPA) became Long Island's non-profit electric utility on May 28, 1998. Today, LIPA delivers electricity to more than 1.1 million customers, and is highly rated for service restoration and is in the top tier for uninterrupted service among all NYS utilities with above-ground service. In addition to reducing electric rates by an average of 20 percent in 1998.

Quick Fact: LIPA Service TerritoryNew Window

Queens/Nassau
Serves approximately 210,512 customers
109 square miles of service territory,
1,035 miles of overhead wire
288 miles of underground cable
75,158 utility poles

Central
Serves approximately 290,018 customers
210 square miles of service territory
2,374 miles of overhead wire
667 miles of underground cable
145,389 utility poles

Western Suffolk
Serves approximately 320,839 Customers
305 square miles of service territory
2,718 miles of overhead wire
1,486 miles of underground cable
152,644 utility poles

Eastern Suffolk
Serves approximately 289,484 customers
606 square miles of service territory
2,823 miles of overhead wire
2,220 miles of underground cable
161,859 utility poles

 

Last Updated: 05/21/2009