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November 1, 2005

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LIPA’s Web Site Ranked in Top 10 by the 2005 Electric and Gas Company Web Site Review

Uniondale, NY – November 1, 2005 - The Long Island Power Authority (LIPA) announced today that Platts, a division of The McGraw-Hill Companies, and world leader in providing energy information for nearly a century, gave LIPA’s Web site “lipower.org” a Public Utilities Ranking of number 2 among 105 national electric and gas utilities.

The Platt’s “E SOURCE 2005 Review of U.S. Electric and Gas Company Web Sites” rated 27 features and functions from the customer’s experience of 105 utility Web sites across the nation. The Web site review evaluation included Web site framework, customer segmentation, customer information and online customer service both public and secure.

“LIPA is very pleased that its Web site would rank so high based on customer satisfaction,” said LIPA Chairman Richard M. Kessel. “We’re committed to providing our customers with the type of excellent service and valuable information they’ll need to get the most out of their energy dollars.”

LIPA continuously seeks ways to expand the features and capabilities of its Web site. According to the most recent Web site statistics, “lipower.org” welcomed over 180,000 visitors in the month of August alone. Features such as the My Account Home page, the My Account Bank section, The Clean Energy Initiative (CEI) section, the Storm Center and the Your Home section continue to draw record numbers of visitors. LIPA encourages all Long Islanders to visit lipower.org and find out why it will soon be the number 1 utility Web site in the nation.

2005 Ranking of U.S. Public Power Agency Web Sites

Public Utilities Ranking	Overall Ranking	Company	Overall score
1	4	Sacramento Municipal Utility District	73.03%
2	9	Long Island Power Authority	70.30%
3	19	Salt River Project	67.59%
4	24	City Public Service	66.27%
5	40	Gainesville Regional Utilities	61.81%
6	41	Orlando Utilities Commission	61.51%
7	44	Seattle City Light	61.41%
8	49	Nebraska Public Power District	59.72%
9	53	JEA	59.53%
10	60	Memphis Light, Gas and Water	58.33%
11	64	Santee Cooper	58.21%
12	65	Omaha Public Power District	57.94%
13	74	City of Palo Alto Utilities	56.75%
14	80	Los Angeles Dept. of Water & Power	55.58%
15	82	Austin Energy	54.92%
16	85	Silicon Valley Power	54.26%
17	90	Laclede Gas	52.78%
18	92	Philadelphia Gas Works	52.43%
19	102	Colorado Springs Utilities	44.44%

The Public Utilities Ranking shows how the Web sites of the public utilities included in the E SOURCE 2005 Review of U.S. Electric and Gas Company Web Sites ranked against each other. The Overall Ranking indicates how the company’s Web site ranked in the overall review of 105 U.S. electric and gas company Web sites.

Platts has helped to enable ever-changing global energy markets enhance their performance through such offerings as independent industry news and price benchmarks. From 15 offices worldwide, Platts covers the oil, natural gas, electricity, nuclear power, coal, petrochemical and metals markets.

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LIPA, a non-profit municipal electric provider, owns the retail electric Transmission and Distribution System on Long Island and provides electric service to more than 1.1 million customers in Nassau and Suffolk counties and the Rockaway Peninsula in Queens. LIPA is the 2nd largest municipal electric utility in the nation in terms of electric revenues, 3rd largest in terms of customers served and the 7th largest in terms of electricity delivered. In 2006, LIPA outperformed all other overhead electric utilities in New York State in all three major reliability categories. LIPA does not provide natural gas service or own any on-island generating assets. More information about LIPA can be found online at: http://www.lipower.org