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1999 LIPA Press Releases

Any current press release that has been issued to the media can be found here. If you have a question concerning a release please feel free to contact Media Relations at (516) 222-7700 or  media.relations@lipower.org.

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December 30, 1999
Long Island Power Authority and KeySpan Energy Set for Y2K Countdown

December 29, 1999
MEDIA ADVISORY

December 16, 1999
LIPA Adopts Operating and Capital Budgets For 2000 Budgets Hold Line on Lower Electric Rates

LIPA Board Meetings for 2000

December 15, 1999
MEDIA ADVISORY

December 14, 1999
LIPA's 1999 Long Island Population Survey Complete

December 13, 1999
MEDIA ADVISORY

December 7, 1999
MEDIA ADVISORY

December 3, 1999
LIPA Proposes Operating and Capital Budgets For 2000

December 2, 1999
MEDIA ADVISORY

December 1, 1999
LIPA Hosts Power Quality Seminar Long Island Businesses Can Benefit From December 2nd Event

November 19, 1999
LIPA AND KEYSPAN COMPLETE SUCESSFUL Y2K PREPARATION AND DRILL

November 15, 1999
LIPA TO SELECT SOLAR PIONEER LOTTERY WINNERS

November 12, 1999
LONG ISLAND POWER AUTHORITY ANNOUNCES OFFER FOR APPROXIMATELY $150,000,000 OF ITS BONDS

November 11, 1999
LIPA Issues RFP for Construction of Cross-Sound Cable

November 10, 1999
LIPA Issues RFP for Construction of Cross-Sound Cable

November 9, 1999
LIPA and the Energy Star Program Promote Energy Efficient TumbleWash Technology

November 8, 1999
MEDIA ADVISORY

MEDIA ADVISORY

November 5, 1999
LIPA Offers Instant Lighting Rebate at the Modern Living Expo At The Smithaven Mall

November 3, 1999
Statement by Richard M. Kessel, Chairman, Long Island Power Authority

October 29, 1999
Autumn Means Planting New Trees LIPA Asks Customers to Plant the Right Tree in the Right Place


Statement by Richard M. Kessel On the Petition of Nassau County Democratic Legislators to Settle the Shoreham Tax Judgement.

October 28, 1999
LIPA Joins 37 Other Utilities in the Northeast to Promote TumbleWash and ENERGY STAR Conservation Campaigns

LIPA Board Approves Purchase of Northrop Grumman Distribution System

October 26, 1999
Statement by Richard M. Kessel on the Appellate Division's Decision Denying Suffolk's Petition to Appeal Shoreham Decision to the State Court of Appeals.

Statement by Richard M. Kessel, Chairman, Long Island Power Authority in Response to Suffolk County Legislator Binder's Assertion of a Hidden Surcharge in LIPA Electric Rates

October 25, 1999
Statement by Richard M Kessel, Chairman, Long Island Power Authority

October 21, 1999
LIPA ANNOUNCES SOLAR PROGRAMS

October 14, 1999
Statement by Richard M. Kessel

Deadline Looms for Suffolk Legislature to Accept LIPA's
Shoreham Overassessment Settlement Kessel Charges Suffolk With Wasting Money on Law Suits
And Bogus Hearings on Claims of 5% Surcharge

October 06, 1999
LIPA To Build New South Fork Transmission Line To Meet Growing Electric Demand

September 30, 1999
LIPA Issues First Catalog Offering Energy-Efficient Lighting Fixtures & Bulbs to Customers

September 28, 1999
LIPA Participates in Long Island Forum for Technology's 1st Annual Business and Technology Showcase

September 24, 1999
Statement by LIPA in Response to Suffolk County Legislature's Assertion of Hidden Surcharge in LIPA Electric Rates

September 23, 1999
LIPA Reports on Summer Heat Waves

LIPA Reports on Tropical Storm Floyd Impact

September 22, 1999
LIPA Board of Trustees Meeting

September 19, 1999
LIPA Completes Storm Restoration

September 18, 1999
LIPA Continues Storm-Related Repairs

September 17, 1999
LIPA Reports Power Outages as of Midnight
LIPA Reports Power Outages Updates - As of 10:00AM
LIPA Reports Power Outages Update - As of 8:00AM
LIPA Reports Power Outages as of 6:00AM
LIPA Reports Power Outages as of 4:00PM

LIPA Attacks Floyd Outages

September 16, 1999
LIPA Braced For Floyd
LIPA Reports Initial Power Outages
LIPA Reports Power Outages as of 10:00PM
LIPA Reports Power Outages as of 8:00PM
LIPA Reports Power Outages as of 5:00PM

September 15, 1999
LIPA/Keyspan Energy on Hurricane Watch

August 12, 1999
LIPA and the City of Long Beach Partner for Cleaner Air With the Use of Electric Vehicles

August 5, 1999
LIPA TO RETAILERS: HELP CONSUMERS CONSERVE ENERGY

August 2, 1999
GOVERNOR ANNOUNCES DONATION TO LONG ISLAND CONSERVATION AREA

July 29, 1999
LIPA Issues Energy Conservation Advisory for Duration of Current Heat Wave Cutting Electric Use Will Help Meet High Demand for Electricity

July 28, 1999
LIPA Issues Electric Energy Advisory

July 27, 1999
Appellate Court Upholds LIPA's Right to Collect Shoreham Tax Judgement

July 21, 1999
Village of Valley Stream Receives Funding from LIPA for Wire Friendly Tree Plantings

KeySpan and LIPA Announce Y2K Readiness

July 20, 1999
Village of Hempstead Receives Funding from LIPA for Wire Friendly Tree Plantings

July 19, 1999
LIPA Issues Power Alert for Monday July 19, 1999

July 16, 1999
MEDIA ADVISORY - Energy Conservation Appeal

July 12, 1999
LIPA ISSUES POWER REQUESTS

July 7, 1999
LIPA/KeySpan Praises Businesses and Governments for Heeding Request to Close Early and Limit Power Use

July 6, 1999
Urgent Appeal Issued to Curtail Electric Use on Long Island for Next 24 Hours

LIPA Appeals to Local Businesses and Governments to Close Offices Early to Help Conserve Energy

July 5, 1999
Media Advisory

July 1, 1999
GOVERNOR HAILS ANNIVERSARY OF HISTORIC LIPA ELECTRIC RATE CUTS

June 30, 1999
MEDIA ALERT

LIPA Forecasts Record Electric Demand for Summer '99

June 29, 1999
LIPA Urges Safety First When Working Near Power Lines

June 24, 1999
LIPA Helps Low Income Families Lower Their Energy Bills

LIPA Offers Cold Cash Rebates for Summer Cooling and Winter Heating

LIPA Hires Risk Managers

LIPA Receives Second Study on Undergrounding System

June 23, 1999
Statement By Richard M. Kessel, Chairman

June 17, 1999
Suffolk Legislators' Proposal Would Raise Electric Rates by 21.3%: LIPA

June 16, 1999
LIPA Board of Trustees Meeting

June 10, 1999
LIPA Names Hulkower Chief Operating Officer

LIPA Projects Normal Energy Demand As Temperatures Return to Seasonal Norms

June 08, 1999
LIPA Gears Up for Early Summer Cooling Season Urges Efficient Use of Electricity for Summer '99

LIPA Issues Appeal to Lower Energy Use Because Of New York Power Pool Requirements

June 07, 1999
Howard E. Steinberg Named Deputy Chairman of LIPA

LIPA Has Enough Electricity to Meet Today's Demand
Urges Efficient Use of Electricity for Summer '99

June 02, 1999
1999 Long Island Emergency Management Conference

May 27, 1999
LIPA Marks 1st Year as Owner Of LI's Electric Transmission & Distribution System

Robert S. Maimoni Appointed To LIPA Board of Trustees

May 25, 1999
The First Annual Long Island Power Authority Community Safety Expo

May 20, 1999
LIPA Launches Electric Safety Poster Contest And Electric 2000 Experiment Contest

May 18, 1999
MEDIA ALERT

May 17, 1999
LIPA Chairman, Richard M. Kessel To Serve as Grand Marshal for YAI/National Institute for People with Disabilities' 14th Annual 5K Family Fun Run

May 13, 1999
MEDIA ALERT

May 11, 1999
Dangers of Electric Line Contact Demonstrated by LIPA, KeySpan and the IBEW Local 1049 to Class of Sixth Grade Students

May 06, 1999
LIPA Appoints Clean Energy Project Manager

May 05, 1999
Students at the Fifth Avenue Elementary School in East Northport Discover LIPA's New Electric Universe

May 04, 1999
MEDIA ALERT

May 03, 1999
LIPA Launches Electric Safety Month

NancyAnn Akeson Appointed to LIPA Board

LIPA Adopts New Energy Efficiency/Conservation Initiatives Will Also Promote Use of New Energy Technologies

April 30, 1999
Long Island Power Authority Wins Tree Line USA Award For Superior Forestry Program Award to be Presented to LIPA Chairman at Lynbrook Schools Nature Walk Dedication

April 24, 1999
New Energy Partnership Formed To Advance the Use of Fuel Cells

April 21, 1999
On the Eve of Earth Day LIPA Launches Electric Vehicle Demo Program to Foster Greater Use Islandwide

April 16, 1999
LIPA Bond Issue Designated as "The Deal of the Year"

KEYSPAN AND LIPA TEAM UP TO DEVELOP NEW ENERGY TECHNOLOGIES

April 15, 1999
LIPA Appeals Shoreham Tax Decision

April 14, 1999

LIPA Begins L.I. Choice Registration

March 25, 1999
LIPA ADOPTS 1999 OPERATING AND CAPITAL BUDGETS

March 22, 1999
MEDIA ADVISORY

March 16, 1999
Winter Storm Impacts Nearly 130,000 LIPA Customers Nearly 125,000 Restorations Made Within 24-Hours or less

March 15, 1999
LIPA Snow Storm Restoration Update

March 08, 1999
LIPA Proposes 1999 Operating and Capital Budgets

March 05, 1999
LIPA and KeySpan Energy to Host Y2K Conference LIA, Bell Atlantic, LIRR, EAB Co-Sponsor Event

March 02, 1999
LIPA to Hold Public Hearings on Reclassification of Veterans' Organizations Electric Rates

March 01, 1999

The next meeting Long Island Power Authority Board of Trustees for 1999 is...

February 17, 1999
Statement by Richard M. Kessel Chairman, Long Island Power Authority

February 04, 1999
Statement by Richard M. Kessel, Chairman Long Island Power Authority

January 29, 1999
Public Input Sessions: LIPA's Clean Energy Initiative

January 26, 1999
LIPA Board Approves Retail Competition Plan

January 25, 1999
LIPA Board of Trustees Meeting

January 20, 1999
Statement by Richard M. Kessel Chairman, Long Island Power Authority

January 15, 1999
HEAVY RAINS/WINDS IMPACT LONG ISLAND CAUSES OUTAGES ON NORTH SHORE

January 13, 1999
Long Island Power Authority Board of Trustees Meetings Schedule for 1999

LIPA Board of Trustees Meeting

Kessel Urges Settlement of Shoreham Tax Issue

January 12, 1999
MEDIA ADVISORY

January 11, 1999
MEDIA ALERT

January 07, 1999
LIPA On Winter Storm Watch