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Offshore wind is not a cure-all. Nuclear, natural gas, storage and renewables all play a role in maintaining reliability and long-term stability. But Sunrise Wind is one of the few large-scale sources of new electricity supply currently under construction in New York.

Since January National Grid shattered four regional records for usage, with six of its top 10 all-time peaks occurring. The gas system operated flawlessly, due to expert planning, a dedicated union workforce — and an uninterrupted gas supply that utilities can't completely rely on or control.

Hundreds of pizzerias across Long Island, and several outside the region, are participating in the LI Pizza Strong event on Feb. 25. The event is designed to raise money for the family of Nassau County Police Officer Patricia Espinosa, a wife and mother who was killed on her way to work on Jan.

“The main obstacles to developing additional data centers on Long Island include limited availability of appropriate sites, the high cost of property, zoning considerations and, most importantly, the significant power and cooling requirements,” explains Paul Lageraaen, senior vice president and e

More than 4,000 nurses at NewYork-Presbyterian/Columbia held out for a better deal and stayed on strike.

John Durso, president of the Long Island Federation of Labor, AFL-CIO, said in the news release that region “cannot afford further delays to critical energy infrastructure.