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2000 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 29, 2000
LIPA Prepares for First Major Storm of the Winter Season

December 12, 2000
LIPA Adopts 2001 Operating and Capital Budgets

LIPA CFO Leaving for New Post at Nasdaq David Warren Lead Successful Financing of '98 LIPA Deal

December 11, 2000
Media Advisory

December 8, 2000
Statement by: Richard M. Kessel Chairman, Long Island Power Authority

December 6, 2000
LIPA and McDonald's Launch "In Concert with the Environment" to Help the Planet

December 5, 2000
Media Advisory

November 30, 2000
LIPA Recommends the Gift of Conservation

November 29, 2000
Media Advisory

November 28, 2000
LIPA's Transmission and Distribution Reliability is the Best in New York State for Overhead Systems

November 27, 2000
Media Advisory

November 22, 2000
LIPA & NYPA Announce Plan to Locate Small Gas Turbine Unit at Pilgrim State

November 16, 2000
LIPA Proposes 2001 Operating and Capital Budgets Budgets Maintain Lower Electric Rates

November 15, 2000
Media Advisory

November 14, 2000
Media Advisory

November 9, 2000
LIPA and Home Depot Team up to Help Long Island Save Money, Energy and the Environment

November 8, 2000
Media Advisory

November 1, 2000
Media Advisory

October 24, 2000
Media Advisory

Autumn Leaves are Falling  And So Are Prices In LIPA's New EnergyWise Fall 2000 Catalog

October 23, 2000
Step Up to the Plate and  Enter LIPA's Grand Slam Contest

October 11, 2000
LIPA OFFERS FREE LAMP TRADE-INS FOR ENERGY EFFICIENCY AND SAFETY

October 10, 2000
MEDIA ADVISORY

September 28, 2000
Trade in Your Halogen Torchiere Lamp and LIPA Will Give You a Safer EnergyStar Model Absolutely Free

LIPA Appoints Senior Managing Underwriters, Corporate and Securities and
Disclosure Counsels

September 27, 2000
Media Advisory

September 26, 2000
LIPA Provides Cash Incentives For Energy Efficient Commercial Buildings Initiative Can Cut Building & Operating Costs

September 25, 2000
Media Advisory

September 22, 2000
The Long Island Power Authority’s EnergyWise Solutions at The Fall Home Improvement and Remodeling Expo

September 21, 2000
Kessel Says Fuel Cost Increases Straining LIPA Budget Tells Huntington Chamber LIPA Goal is to Contain Costs But Increasing Costs Making It Difficult

LIPA and Suffolk County Announce Green Park Initiative

Comments by Richard M. Kessel Chairman, Long Island Power Authority
Before the Huntington Town Chamber of Commerce September 21, 2000

September 19, 2000
Media Advisory

LIPA Hosts Smart Building Design Seminars

Media Advisory

September 15, 2000
LIPA on Display at the 10th Annual Merrick Fall Festival 2000 Fair

September 8, 2000
LIPA on Alert For Height of Hurricane Season

August 29, 2000
LIPA and the Huntington Town
Partner for Cleaner Air
With the Use of Electric Vehicles

August 18, 2000
TumbleWash Technology and EnergyStar
A Perfect Match for Energy Conservation

August 17, 2000
LIPA Issues RFP for Second Off-Island Link
Seeking May 2003 in Service Date

August 7, 2000
Special Energy Savings Instant Rebate Weekend for LIPA Customers at the South Shore Mall in Bayshore

July 25, 2000
From Heating and Cooling Tips to Advice on Appliance Use LIPA Recommends 53 Ways to Save Energy, Lower Electric Bills and Help the Environment

July 18, 2000
LIPA Establishes Independent Storm Review Panel

July 17, 2000
Media Advisory

July 14, 2000
MEDIA ADVISORY

July 13, 2000
Statement by Richard M. Kessel, Chairman Long Island Power Authority Regarding LIPA's Payment to Nassau County

June 30, 2000
Solar Energy Center at SUNY Farmingdale

June 29, 2000
LIPA’s South Fork Transmission Line is Ready for Summer 2000

June 28, 2000
Media Advisory

June 27, 2000
Long Island Energy Partners Exhibit Fuel of the Future Technologies

June 26, 2000
MEDIA ADVISORY

June 22, 2000
LIPA Approves Cross-Sound Cable Project 300 Megawatts of New Capacity Due May 2002

June 21, 2000
Media Advisory

June 14, 2000
7th Annual Emergency Management Conference Explores Issues of Vital Concern to Greater NYC/LI Area

LIPA Announces Construction Project on The Rockaway Peninsula

June 8, 2000
Media Advisory

June 7, 2000
LIPA Urges Its Customers to Request Identification

June 5, 2000
LIPA Urges it's Customers to be Prepared for an Above Average Hurricane Season

June 1, 2000
LIPA Announces Energy Efficient Air Conditioner Rebate Program

May 31, 2000
MEDIA ADVISORY

May 30, 2000
GOVERNOR MARKS 2ND ANNIVERSARY OF LIPA 20% ELECTRIC RATE CUT

May 25, 2000
LIPA Board Approves Rebate Checks For Nassau and Rockaway Queens Customers

May 24, 2000
GOVERNOR PATAKI OPENS THEODORE ROOSEVELT NATURE CENTER

May 22, 2000
LIPA/KeySpan Forecasts Record Electric Demand for Summer 2000 Conservation and Efficient Energy Use Urged

May 22, 2000
Media Advisory

May 20, 2000
LIPA Proposes Wind Generation Demo Project For East End Wind Power Could Light Montauk Lighthouse

May 19, 2000
Media Advisory

Media Advisory

May 18, 2000
Media Advisory

May 11, 2000
LIPA Reports Preliminary Results of Fuel Cell Test at Hofstra Unit Working Flawlessly for 60 Days Tests Will Help Make Clean Energy Units For Use On Long Island

May 10, 2000
MEDIA ALERT

Spring Marks the Beginning of Lightning Storm Season

May 9, 2000
LIPA Issues Power Alert for May 9, 2000

Stay Safe During the Outdoor Summer Season

May 8, 2000
MEDIA ALERT

May 3, 2000
LIPA Launches Electric Safety Month with the LIPA-IBEW 1049 Electric Safety Day

May 1, 2000
Media Advisory

April 27, 2000
LIPA Board Okays Agreement with GE Fuel Cell Systems

April 25, 2000
Media Advisory

April 18, 2000
LIPA's EnergyWise Earth Day Celebration at Glen Cove on April 22, 2000

Media Advisory

April 10, 2000
Long Island Power Authority to Sell Bonds for Shoreham Settlement

April 6, 2000
LIPA's Clean Energy Initiative Nears One Year Mark

April 4, 2000
LIPA Releases Proposed Guidelines for Ratepayer Advocacy Fund
60-day Public Comment Period Now Open

March 31, 2000
Clean Energy Partnership Delivers New Power Technology To Long Island

March 30, 2000
LIPA Selects Two Generating Projects to Meet Growing Electricity Demand on Long Island

March 29, 2000
LIPA Hosts First Meeting of Long Island Solar Roof Initiative Launches Effort to Achieve 10,000 Solar Roofs on Long Island

Media Advisory

March 24, 2000
Just in Time for Spring LIPA Releases its Second EnergyWise Catalog of Energy-Efficient Ideas

March 9, 2000
LIPA Issues New RFP on Long Island Sound Cable

March 7, 2000
Media Advisory

March 2, 2000
LIPA Begins Construction of New South Fork Transmission Line

LIPA Defeasance of Debentures

February 29, 2000
LIPA To Solicit New Off-Island Cable Project

LIPA Announces Major Construction Project In the Rockaway Peninsula

February 28, 2000
Media Advisory

February 18, 2000
LIPA's Winter Energy Savings Tips

February 15, 2000
LIPA Customers Are Using Less Energy to Pay Their Energy Bills With the
DirectPay Program

February 14, 2000
Media Advisory

February 10, 2000
Statement by Richard M. Kessel Chairman Long Island Power Authority Before the New York State Senate Consumer Protection Committee

LIPA Holding Electric Rates Steady Despite Increased Cost of Generation Due To Fuel Cost Increases Cost of On-Island Generation UpMore Than 48% During January

February 7, 2000
LIPA Reminds Long Islanders To Use Electric Space Heaters Safely This Winter Season

February 3, 2000
LIPA' s Clean Energy Programs on Exhibit at LIBI Associate Trade Show

LIPA Contributes $250,000 for Transmission Reliability Study

LIPA Board Approves Shoreham Tax Assessment Case Resolution

January 27, 2000
Statement by Richard M. Kessel before the Consumer Protection and Government Operations Committee of the Suffolk County Legislature

LIPA Will Hold Electric Rates Steady Despite Increased Fuel Costs

January 26, 2000
LIPA's Forestry Program Helps Long Island Weather the First Major Winter Storm of 2000

MEDIA ADVISORY

January 25, 2000
LIPA Announces Winners of 1999 Electric Safety Poster Contest Winning Posters can be Viewed on LIPA Web Site

MEDIA ADVISORY

January 24, 2000
Media Advisory

January 20, 2000
Media Advisory

LIPA Vice President of Power Markets Richard J. Bolbrock Elected First Chairman of The New York State Reliability Council

January 19, 2000
LIPA Chairman to Address Long Island Midsuffolk Business Action Group LIPA Moving into 2000

January 18, 2000
LIPA Hits New Winter Record For Electricity Use

January 13, 2000
LIPA Resolves Shoreham Tax Assessment Issues
Five-Year Lower Electric Rate Commitment Maintained
Suffolk, Nassau and Other Taxing Jurisdictions Protected
from Threat of Millions of Dollars in Property Tax Increases

Urgent Media Advisory

January 12, 2000
LIPA Announces Results of Tender Offer Deposits

January 11, 2000
LIPA Raises Interest Rate on Customer Deposits

Winners of the LIPA TumbleWash Giveaway

January 10, 2000
LIPA Reports No Y2K Related Problems

January 7, 2000
Media Advisory

January 5, 2000
LIPA Purchases Northrop Grumman Distribution System

January 1, 2000
Y2K Rollover Uneventful
No Technology Related Power Outages