Our Vision
Our vision sees the Long Island Power Authority (LIPA), a publicly owned, not-for-profit electric utility, transition to operating the grid itself under local control. Private utilities such as PSEG LI are eliminated. LIPA is restructured with an appointed governing board that local voices help determine, has a fairer rate structure, invests its revenues locally, and upgrades the grid to make it more reliable, renewable, and resilient.
Background
The Reimagine LIPA campaign formed after Tropical Storm Isaias to urge the Long Island Power Authority (LIPA) to end its public-private partnership model with PSEG, and private utilities in general, in order to create a locally and democratically controlled and operated utility. The Future of the Long Island Power Authority Act of 2022,which we helped pass, established a LIPA Legislative Commission to develop the roadmap to get there.
Events
See Reimagine LIPA’s letter to the Governor, Senate Majority Leader, and Assembly Speaker. Read our press release and see the video of our rally outside the closed PSEG LI Customer Service Center in Seaford. See our comments at the LIPA Board of Trustees meeting on April 17, 2024, starting at the 57:50 point in the video .
Take Action!
We have a brand new toolkit to use to support the LIPA Public Power Act. Please use it and take action now. Read the new LIPA Public Power Act.
News & Information
- DPS LI Management and Operations Audit Report ReleasedOn March 22, 2024, NorthStar Consulting Group, on behalf of the Department of Public Services LI, submitted to the Public Service Commission its “Comprehensive Management and Operations Audit of Long Island Power Authority and PSEG Long Island, LLC” report. It is 569 pages. It states baldly in the Executive Summary: “Fundamentally it is not possible… Read more: DPS LI Management and Operations Audit Report Released
- The LIPA Public Power Bill is Introduced in the AssemblyOn January 24, 2024, Assemblymembers Fred Thiele, Jr., Michaelle C. Solages, Philip Ramos, and Jodi Giglio introduced the LIPA Public Power bill (A-8894). It has been cosponsored by Khaleel Anderson and Tayor Darling. It "facilitate[s the] transition of the Long Island Power Authority into a full public power model through modifications of its authority to… Read more: The LIPA Public Power Bill is Introduced in the Assembly
- LIPA Commission Approves Final Report Detailing Public Power Action PlanOn November 17, 2023 the New York State Legislative Commission on the Future of the Long Island Power Authority voted to approve its Final Report for submission to the legislature detailing its action plan for implementing a true public power model for residents of Long Island and the Rockaways. A true public power model means… Read more: LIPA Commission Approves Final Report Detailing Public Power Action Plan
- LIPA Commission UpdatesAround September 10, shortly before the second round of hearings, Assemblymember Stacey Pheffer Amato stepped down from the Commission and Assemblymember Khaleel M. Anderson stepped up. Even though the hearings are over, you can still submit your comments on the Legislative Commission on the Future of the Long Island Power Authority Public Input page. You… Read more: LIPA Commission Updates
- NEWS FLASH!Reimagine LIPA has sent a letter signed by 100 concerned organizations regarding the Legislative Commission on the Future of the Long Island Power Authority (LIPA) to Governor Kathy Hochul, Senate Majority Leader Andrea Stewart-Cousins, Assembly Speaker Carl Heastie, and cc’ing the Executive Energy, Environment, and Economic Development Staff (“Central Staff”). The letter endorses the mission… Read more: NEWS FLASH!