Wednesday, December 27, 2006
LIPA contracts show utility flaw
Newsday Editorial
The other day Newsday disclosed all the politically connected "consulting" firms Lipa is using......meanwhile Long Islanders continue to pay one of the highest electrical rates in the country..something has to be done.....another Pataki legacy Spitzer has to deal with..........andy
"Would Long Island be better served by a traditional public power agency, such as Los Angeles has, that owns and runs the whole show? Or would it be better off with a private utility in charge, the way ConEd provides electricity for New York City? Throw into the mix the pending sale of KeySpan to National Grid, the U.S. subsidiary of a British company, and the crystal ball looks even cloudier." for the rest....... click here ............andy
The other day Newsday disclosed all the politically connected "consulting" firms Lipa is using......meanwhile Long Islanders continue to pay one of the highest electrical rates in the country..something has to be done.....another Pataki legacy Spitzer has to deal with..........andy
"Would Long Island be better served by a traditional public power agency, such as Los Angeles has, that owns and runs the whole show? Or would it be better off with a private utility in charge, the way ConEd provides electricity for New York City? Throw into the mix the pending sale of KeySpan to National Grid, the U.S. subsidiary of a British company, and the crystal ball looks even cloudier." for the rest....... click here ............andy
