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April 10, 2008
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Ed Dumas- VP of Communications: (516) 719-9838
Media Pager: (516) 525-LIPA
media.relations@lipower.org
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Statement from Long Island Power Authority President and CEO Kevin S. Law on
the Broadwater Decision
“Governor Paterson has wisely decided that the potential risks associated
with the Broadwater project are too great for the Long Island Sound. The Sound,
an estuary of national significance that generates billions of dollars annually
for the region, is simply too precious a resource to jeopardize. I have had the
pleasure of serving on Governor Paterson’s Renewable Energy Task Force, and as
President and CEO of the Long Island Power Authority, I will do everything in my
power to help him find more environmentally prudent solutions to the energy
issues that challenge us on Long Island and throughout the state.” |
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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
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