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The E.F. Barrett Generation Station, in Island Park, will have to follow new regulations from the Department of Environmental Conservation that aim to improve public health by reducing harmful emissions.

E.F. Barrett Generation Station in Island Park to follow new DEC guidelines

The Department of Environmental Conservation recently passed a measure that will reduce air pollution by regulating emissions from peak-use power plants, including the E.F. Barrett Generation Station in Island Park. more

By Mike Smollins | 1/16/20

The Long Island Power Authority has been trying to challenge the E.F. Barrett Generation Station’s property assessment and significantly cut its taxes on it since 2010.

Island Park school officials brace for LIPA impact

Island Park Public Schools officials are still awaiting the outcome of the district’s lawsuit against the Long Island Power Authority, after the utility company proposed a settlement with Nassau County in November to reduce its taxes on the E.F. Barrett Generation Station. more

By Briana Bonfiglio | 1/2/20

Nassau County and the Long Island Power Authority reached a tentative agreement in the utility’s dispute over being overtaxed and overassessed.

Nassau County, Long Island Power Authority reach tentative tax agreement on Barrett Power Plant in Island Park

The Long Island Power Authority and Nassau County reached a tentative agreement on Friday in a settlement over LIPA’s property tax challenges in Island Park and Glenwood Landing, which, once finalized, would cause an increase in school taxes. more

By Mike Smollins | 11/27/19

Newspapers’ existential crisis

In 1996, Hewlett House was a dilapidated farmhouse, long empty and fast rotting. The Hewlett-Woodmere School District, which owned it, planned to demolish the 300-year-old structure to make way for a parking lot. Then the Nassau Herald started reporting on the historic home’s plight. more

6/21/19

With the Long Island Power Authority seeking to reduce its property tax payments at four power plants, including the E.F. Barrett Generation Station in Island Park, residents from Island Park and Northport have banded together in protest.

Island Park, Northport residents team up to protest LIPA tax case

As the Long Island Power Authority continues to seek a reduction in its property-tax payments on four National Grid-operated power plants — including the E.F. Barrett Generation Station — Island Park residents met with a Northport-based coalition on April 11 to protest the efforts, which would significantly raise taxes in the communities. more

By Mike Smollins | 4/18/19

The E.F. Barrett power plant, in Island Park, is owned and operated by the Long Island Power Authority, which argues that the plant is overassessed for tax purposes by nearly 90 percent.

LIPA’s fiscal gain could mean Island Park credit pain: Wall Street ratings agency analyzes tax-cert case

The result of the Long Island Power Authority’s ongoing tax certiorari case focusing on four of its power plants could hurt the borrowing ability of affected municipalities — including the Island … more

By Matthew D'Onofrio | 8/16/18

The village is calling on PSEG Long Island to upgrade its electric service after years of requesting enhancements.

Village of Rockville Centre seeks electric upgrades from PSEG

As PSEG Long Island awaits the final plans for a proposed $176 million project to add a 7.3-mile, 138-kilovolt underground transmission line between Garden City and Lynbrook, Rockville Centre officials are urging the power company to address the village’s recommended enhancements to its electric system. more

By Ben Strack | 7/5/18

PSEG employee Rob Massaro used Google Earth to show customers whether the Western Nassau Transmission Project's preferred route would affect them.

PSEG Long Island educates Lynbrook, other area residents about Western Nassau Transmission Project

To address questions and concerns about the planned $176 million Western Nassau Transmission Project, PSEG Long Island held three information sessions last week — including one at the Lynbrook Public Library on May 10 — that were attended by dozens of residents. more

By Mike Smollins | 5/17/18

Jeff Greenfield, a trustee for the Long Island Power Authority, said that he was confident there would be a lot of community outreach between representatives of the Public Service Enterprise Group of Long Island and residents in reference to a project that would build a high-voltage power cable from Uniondale to Lynbrook.

PSEG’s underground cable plan from Uniondale to Lynbrook gaining power

PSEG Long Island is reaching out to officials in the Village of Lynbrook and other local municipalities as it awaits approval for a $176 million project to build a high-voltage underground cable from a substation in Uniondale to one in Lynbrook. more

By Mike Smollins | 2/15/18

Studies released by LIPA last month said that a proposed overhaul of Island Park’s E.F. Barrett Power Station would not be cost-effective. However, the plant will still operate.

LIPA report: Barrett plant overhaul not cost-effective

An overhaul of Island Park’s E.F. Barrett Power Station would not make economic sense, according to a report released last month by the Long Island Power Authority, as energy demand in the region declines. more

By Ben Strack | 5/4/17

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