News Release Date: March 30, 2010

LIPA Wins 2010 ENERGY STAR® AWARD

 
Uniondale, NY—Today, the Long Island Power Authority (LIPA) is pleased to announce it has received the 2010 ENERGY STAR® award winner for Home Performance with ENERGY STAR (HPwES) Partner of the Year-Established Markets.

In recognition of LIPA’s invaluable commitment and dedication to energy efficiency and the ENERGY STAR program, the U.S Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) presented this award at a ceremony on March 18th in Washington, D.C.

LIPA has been recognized for its leadership and best practices in implementing Home Performance Direct; an innovative program that targets customers who have either electric heat and/or have high electrical energy use central air conditioning systems.  These customers quickly and substantially benefit from the services delivered under LIPA’s Home Performance Direct program, leading many of them to participate in LIPA’s Home Performance with ENERGY STAR program which provides substantial rebates for recommended follow up work including insulation and air sealing.

“LIPA is honored to be selected to receive the 2010 ENERGY STAR award in recognition of our Home Performance Direct program,” said LIPA President and CEO Kevin S. Law. “LIPA is committed to working with all of our customers including residents, businesses, schools and municipalities to promote energy efficiency thereby reducing our dependence on foreign oil and helping to lower energy bills.”

The award recognizes comprehensive, high-performing energy efficiency programs and/or portfolios that have directly leveraged ENERGY STAR to achieve significant impact in the marketplace for advancing energy efficiency and related greenhouse gas emission reduction goals. This award was open to utilities, state agencies, regional energy efficiency nonprofit organizations and associations that sponsor sustained energy efficiency and environmental programs.

Home Performance Direct offers LIPA customers a free high quality Home Performance Assessment along with same-day installations, which may include duct sealing, air sealing, domestic water demand reduction measures, and compact fluorescent bulb (CFL) installations. Upon completion of the assessment, the homeowner receives a report including comprehensive recommendations for further improvements to be performed.

In 2009, LIPA identified homeowners most in need of energy efficiency work and delivered comprehensive services at no cost to over 1,400 customers through its Home Performance Direct pilot program. Due to generous LIPA rebates, 785 Long Island homeowners also completed projects under the Home Performance with ENERGY STAR program. The combination of these completed projects resulted in 1.58 MWs of energy savings, enough energy to power over 300 homes for a year.

The Home Performance Direct program is part of LIPA’s Efficiency Long Island (ELI) initiative. Efficiency Long Island is a 10-year, $924 million energy efficiency program launched in 2009, which offers a wide array of incentives, rebates and initiatives to LIPA’s residential and commercial customers to assist them in reducing their energy usage and thereby lowering their bills.

To access more information on LIPA’s Home Performance Direct program call
1-877-ESTAR-LI.

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 2010, LIPA outperformed all other overhead electric utilities in New York State for frequency of service interruptions, and ranked second for duration of service interruptions. 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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