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2002 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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Dec 20 .... LIPA Proposes 2003 Operating Budget and Capital Budgets for 2003 & 2004
Adjustment Proposed in Fuel & Purchased Power Cost Recovery Process
Dec 19 .... MEDIA ALERT
Dec 18 .... LIPA Begins Bill Separation
Customers Will Receive Separate Electric and Gas Bills
Dec 17 .... MEDIA ALERT
Dec 17 .... New Long Island Winter Electric Demand Records Set Twice in the Month of Dec
Electric Demand Growth Continues Through Summer and Winter
Nov 27 .... LIPA’s Reports Damaged Cables From Northport to Connecticut Have Been Capped
Flow of Cooling Fluid Has Been Stopped
Nov 26 .... KeySpan Admits Misstatement of LIPA Revenues
LIPA Electric Rates Will Not Be Impacted
Nov 25 .... LIPA Introduces Commercial Balanced Billing
Nov 25 .... MEDIA ALERT
Nov 21 .... LIPA Sends Assistance to Connecticut To Restore Electric Power After Devastating Weekend Ice Storm
Nov 19 .... Barge Causes Damage to LIPA’s Cable From Northport to Norwalk, Conn.
Nov 19 .... MEDIA ALERT
Nov 14 .... LIPA Announces Two New Power Projects To Add 134.9 Megawatts to On-Island Supply For Summer 2003
Nov 13 .... MEDIA ALERT
Oct 25 .... MEDIA ADVISORY
Oct 22 .... Long Islanders Sign Up to Save Electricity with LIPA’s Watts Going Down Electric Conservation Program
Oct 21 .... MEDIA ADVISORY
Oct 17 .... LIPA Releases Draft Long Island Energy Plan
Oct 16 .... MEDIA ADVISORY
Oct 9 .... From the US to Europe and the Far East LIPA’s Electric Safety Poster Book Covers Protecting School Books and School Kids Around the World
Sept 30 .... MEDIA ADVISORY
Sept 26 .... LIPA Earns $92 Million in Sale of Interest Rate Swap Option
Sept 24 .... LIPA: "Keep Cool" Air-Conditioning Rebate Program Huge Success
Sept 23 .... MEDIA ADVISORY
Sept 23 .... MEDIA ADVISORY
Sept 19 .... LIPA Sets Summer '02 Electricity Delivery Record
Summer Use Up Nearly 10% Over '01
New Resources Needed for Summer '03
Sept 18 .... MEDIA ALERT
Sept 13 .... MEDIA ADVISORY
Sept 12 .... High Winds Caused Nearly 100,000 Electric Outages Yesterday on Long Island
Sept 12 .... MEDIA ALERT
Aug 31 .... GOVERNOR DEDICATES LIPA'S FIRST LAND-BASED WIND GENERATOR ON LI
Aug 28 .... MEDIA ALERT
Aug 28 .... CLEAN COMMUTE ELECTRIC VEHICLE PROGRAM SCORES HIGH WITH LONG ISLANDERS
Aug 27 .... MEDIA ALERT
Aug 21 .... LIPA Seeks Info from Prospective Offshore Wind Developers
Aug 21 .... Info Will Help LIPA Prepare a Formal Wind Generation Request For Proposals to be Issued in Late Fall
Aug 20 .... MEDIA ALERT
Aug 20 .... The Weekend of Aug 17 & 18 Set New Electric Demand Records for Long Island Control Area. South Fork Region Also Sets a Weekend Electric Demand Record
Aug 16 .... U.S. Dept. of Energy Grants LIPA's Application to Energize Cross Sound Cable During Power Emergencies
Aug 16 .... LIPA Appeals to New Yorkers Visiting Long Island’s East End
Make Every Watt Count This Weekend
Aug 15 .... MEDIA ADVISORY
Aug 15 .... LIPA Issues Further Energy Conservation Appeal
Aug 14 .... LIPA Takes Action to Compel Cross Sound Cable Operation
Aug 14 .... LIPA Declares Critical Conservation Day
Aug 13 .... MEDIA ALERT
Aug 13 .... As Long Island Prepares for Another Heat Wave
LIPA Urges Energy Conservation
Aug 12 .... Aug 2nd Lightning Storm Disrupted Electric Service for Over 34,000 Customers
Aug 8 .... LIPA Sets New Record For Electricity Delivered in July
Aug 5 .... LI Enters Second Week of High Temperatures
Aug 1 .... MEDIA ALERT
Aug 1 .... LIPA/KeySpan Prepare for 2002 Hurricane Season
Aug 1 .... Long Island Enters Fourth Day of Heat Wave
July 31 .... MEDIA ADVISORY
July 31 .... Long Island Enters Third Day of Heat Wave
July 30 .... LIPA Sets New Summer-Demand Record
July 30 .... LIPA Issues Energy Conservation Appeal
July 29 .... MEDIA ADVISORY
July 29 .... Long Island Enters into Another Heat Wave
July 24 .... LIPA Extends $6 Solar Pioneer Rebate
July 24 .... LIPA Row for A Cure 2002
LIPA Sponsors Rick Shalvoy’s Sixth Annual Fight Against Breast Cancer
July 23 .... LIPA Installs Plug Power Fuel Cell At Babylon Town Hall
Fuel Cell Will Provide Electric Energy and Heat Energy
July 22 .... MEDIA ADVISORY
July 17 .... LIPA Serves Up New Way to Promote Energy Conservation: PIZZA-BOX ADS
Using the "Power of Pizza" to Deliver "Watts Going Down" Conservation Appeal
July 16 .... MEDIA ALERT
July 11 .... LIPA Calls for Energy Impact Statement
Prior to Further Development
July 11 .... Record Amounts of Electricity Delivered
During Recent Four-Day Heat Wave
July 11 .... South Fork Required Nearly 20% More Power
Than Two Years Ago -- More Conservation Needed
July 10 .... Extension of LIPA’s Solar Pioneer Program $6/watt PV Rebate
July 10 .... MEDIA ADVISORY
July 9 .... LIPA Hooking Up Additional Emergency Generation to Feed Fire Island Grid
July 8 .... Submarine Cable Outages Restrict Electric Supply to Fire Island
July 3 .... LIPA Declares Critical Conservation Day
July 3 .... As Heat Builds LIPA Urges Energy Conservation
Cutting Electric Use Will Help Meet High Demand
July 1 .... LIPA/Con Edison Put Y-50 Cable Back In Service
Repaired Cable Can Carry 400 Megawatts of Power
June 27 .... Electric Demand Increasing at Record-Setting Pace: LIPA Customers Urged to Make Conservation a Daily Habit
June 26 .... MEDIA ADVISORY
June 25 .... First Ever LI Symposium on Offshore Wind Generation
June 24 .... LIPA Launches “Keep Cool” Air-Conditioning
Rebate Program for Summer 2002
June 24 .... Over 14,000 Old Units Turned in Already for New
ENERGY STAR® Models and $75 Bounty
June 21 .... MEDIA ADVISORY
.... MEDIA ADVISORY
June 20 .... LIPA's 3rd Research & Development Expo Features Technologies That Help Save Energy & Improve System Reliability
June 19 .... MEDIA ADVISORY
June 18 .... LIPA Moves on Emergency Stand-By Power To Help Meet Extraordinary Summer Demand
June 18 .... LIPA Launches “Watts Going Down” Campaign For Summer 2002
June 17 .... First Ever LI Symposium on Offshore Wind Generation
June 25th at Smithtown Sheraton
June 17 .... Will Explore Viability of Offshore Wind Power; Steps
Necessary to Develop First 100 Megawatts
June 17 .... MEDIA ADVISORY
June 7 .... LIPA Urges Customers to Prepare
For Hurricane Season
Hurricane Season Runs from June 1st to Nov. 30th
May 30 .... LIPA Salutes the Athletes Competing in This Year’s Empire State Games For the Physically Challenged
May 30

.... KeySpan/LIPA Announces Start Up of Newest Turbines
After Just Five Months, a Former Brownfield Site at Glenwood Landing is Transformed into Generating Station and is Ready to Help Energize Long Island.
May 29 .... LIPA Announces Electric Demand Forecast for Summer 2002
May 28 .... MEDIA ADVISORY
May 24 .... GOVERNOR Marks 4th ANNIVERSARY OF LIPA 20% ELECTRIC RATE CUT
Rate Cut Expanded LI Economy by $10 Billion, According To Noted Economist
May 17 .... MEDIA ADVISORY
May 13 .... MEDIA ADVISORY
May 3 .... LIPA’s Energy Conservation Programs for Commercial and Industrial Customers
May 2 .... MEDIA ADVISORY
May 1 .... May is National Electric Safety Month
April 30 .... LIPA Wins Fourth Annual Tree Line USA Award
April 26 .... LIPA’s Enhanced Solar Initiative Shows Soaring Results
April 25 .... MEDIA ADVISORY
April 24 .... LIPA to Install 17 Plug Power Fuel Cells at Commercial Customer Locations This Summer
April 23 .... MEDIA ADVISORY
April 22 .... LIPA/NYSERDA Study Shows Offshore
Wind Generation Has Significant Potential for Long Island
April 19 .... MEDIA ALERT
April 19 .... LIPA Set Yet Another April Record on 4/18
April 18 .... LIPA Urges Customers to Continue to Conserve
4/17 Set April Record for Electricity Use on LI
April 17 .... LIPA Urges Early Conservation Effort
4/16 Electricity Use Set New April Record
New Peak Use Record Possible for Today
April 16 .... April Heat Underscores Need for Summer Conservation
Now Is the Time To Prepare for Summer
LIPA Customers Should Think Energy Star When Buying Appliances
April 16 .... MEDIA ALERT
April 10 .... LIPA’s Transmission and Distribution System Rated # 1 In New York State
April 9 .... Statement by Richard M. Kessel
Chairman, Long Island Power Authority
April 9 .... MEDIA ADVISORY
April 8 .... LIPA Showcases New Economic Development Web Site at ACIT Business and Technology Showcase
April 4 .... GOVERNOR: AGREEMENT TO HALT OPERATION OF FREEPORT DIESELS
Mar 27 .... MEDIA ADVISORY
Mar 22 .... GOVERNOR: CENTER OF EXCELLENCE TO DEVELOP WIRELESS TECHNOLOGIES
Mar 21 .... Statement by Richard M. Kessel
Chairman, Long Island Power Authority
Mar 12 .... LIPA: Energy Crisis Far From Over
More Resources to be Added for Summer, But Supply Could be Tight
Kessel Details State of Long Island’s Electric Supply
in Speech before Hauppauge Industrial Association
Mar 11 .... MEDIA ADVISORY
Mar 11 .... LIPA and KeySpan Agree to Extend
“Window” for Purchasing Power Plants to 2005
Mar 11 .... MEDIA ADVISORY
Mar 11 .... MEDIA ADVISORY
Mar 8 .... Spring is In the Air but Summer Heat Isn’t Far Behind
LIPA and the Home Depot Are Helping Long Island Stay Cool While Conserving Electricity
at the Nassau Veterans Coliseum 2002 Spring Home Remodeling Show
Mar 6 .... FERC Denies ANP Complaint against LIPA
on Power Agreement
FERC Rejects ANP Claim that LIPA
Power Agreement is Anti-Competitive
Feb 28 .... LIPA Board Adopts Plan to Minimize
Impact of 2001 Increased Fuel Costs
LIPA Bills Stay Steady: Surcharge Remains at 5.8%
Feb 27 .... GOVERNOR PATAKI, LIPA ANNOUNCE NEW CLEAN ENERGY AWARDS
Feb 26 .... LIPA To Schedule Special Meeting for Power Plant Vote
More Time Needed to Review New Data
Feb 20 .... MEDIA ADVISORY
LIPA Fuel Cost & Generation Purchase Hearings
Feb 14 .... LIPA Plan Minimizes Impact of 2001 Increased Fuel Costs
LIPA Bills Remain Steady: Surcharge Stays at 5.8%
Feb 13 .... MEDIA ADVISORY
Feb 5 .... LIPA Line Crews Assist with Upstate Ice-Storm Restoration Effort
Feb 5 .... LIPA Comments On The Draft New York State Energy Plan and Draft Environmental Impact Statement
Long Island Marriott, Uniondale, New York
Feb 5 @ 1:00 P.M.
Jan 30 .... Saving Energy Doesn’t Take A Lot It’s the Little Things That Count
Jan 28 .... LIPA Chairman Wins Magazine’s Top Honor
Jan 24 .... Public Notice
Jan 22 .... LIPA Web Site Draws Over 40,000 Visitors Each Month
LIPA’s Energy Solutions and Energy Saving Web Site
Point, Click, and Save
Jan 22 .... LIPA Announces Fourth Annual Electric Safety Poster Contest
Jan 17 .... LIPA Opens Full Market to LI Choice
Retail Competition Now Available Ahead of Schedule
Jan 16 .... MEDIA ADVISORY
Jan 15 .... LIPA Seeks Level Playing Field for Retail Competition
Suffolk Electric Agency Plan Would Set Unfair Competition
Jan 14 .... Temperatures Are Falling and Heating Bills Are Rising
Cold Weather Has Arrived and LIPA Can Help You Stay Warm, Save Money and the Environment
Jan 14 .... PUBLIC NOTICE
Jan 3 .... Connecticut Siting Council Approves Cross-Sound Cable
330 Megawatt Cable Could Be Available by Mid-Summer
Jan 3 .... LIPA Issues New EnergyWise Catalog Instant Savings on Efficient Lighting and Lighting Products