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Long Island Power Authority (LIPA, "lie-pah") is a municipal subdivision [1] of the State of New York that owns the electric transmission and electric distribution system serving all of Long Island and a portion of New York City known as the Rockaways.
This is a list of electricity-generating power stations in the U.S. state of New York, sorted by type and name.A more complete list can be found on the NYISO website in the planning data and reference docs section where an annual report call the Load and Capacity Data Report, or the "Gold Book" is listed.
The Northport Electric Light Company was established in 1893, and its original plant began operating in 1895 at the waterfront near the foot of Main Street. In 1911, the power plant and three others across Long Island were consolidated into the new Long Island Lighting Company (LILCO). A new 500 kW turbine was installed at the power station ...
It is the home of the Brookhaven National Laboratory in nuclear physics and Department of Energy research. Long Island is also home to the Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory, which was directed for 35 years by James D. Watson (who, along with Francis Crick and Rosalind Franklin, discovered the double helix structure of DNA).
Lewis provided the furnishing of the three-story Lewis Energy Academic Center, which opened in January 2012 on the campus of Laredo Community College. In August 2014, Lewis was named recipient of the annual Angel of Hope Award for his work in providing Christmas gifts to needy children in Webb County. Angel of Hope was originated by the ...
The plan to retire and reimagine the cavernous Ravenswood electricity generating station, which opened in Long Island City in 1963 and can power up to 50% of the city, would take years and require ...
Articles pertaining to energy infrastructure on Long Island, New York. Pages in category "Energy infrastructure on Long Island, New York" The following 24 pages are in this category, out of 24 total.
Long Island Lighting Company (LILCO) President John J. Tuohy announced plans for the plant on April 13, 1965, during a stockholder's meeting. [2] The plant was to be the first commercial nuclear power plant to be constructed on Long Island, [nb 1] and initially had little formal opposition, as Brookhaven already had multiple research nuclear reactors at the Brookhaven National Laboratory ...