Pataki vows to help LI re-energize.Gov, George E. Pataki said last week he will take action in an effort to persuade the federal government to re-open the 24-mile long Cross-Sound Cable that runs from New Haven New Haven, city (1990 pop. 130,474), New Haven co., S Conn., a port of entry where the Quinnipiac and other small rivers enter Long Island Sound; inc. 1784. Firearms and ammunition, clocks and watches, tools, rubber and paper products, and textiles are among the many , Conn. to Shoreham, Long Island, which was ordered shut down on May 7 by the US Department of Energy. Pataki has directed his staff and the Long Island Power Authority to immediately petition the US Department of Energy Secretary Spencer Abraham Edward Spencer Abraham (born June 12, 1952 in East Lansing, Michigan) is a former United States Senator from Michigan. He had served as the 10th United States Secretary of Energy, serving under President George W. Bush. for a new emergency order re-energizing the Cross-Sound Cable to meet peak electric consumption this summer. He also announced that the State will petition the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission The Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) is the United States federal agency with jurisdiction over electricity sales, wholesale electric rates, hydroelectric licensing, natural gas pricing, and oil pipeline rates. seeking federal authorization to re-energize the cable. "The Cross-Sound cable is critical to meeting the electricity demands of Long Island and as we enter the peak summer demand season for electricity on Long Island and the metropolitan region, it is vital that we make every effort to re-energize this important energy source," Pataki said. Pataki also said that LIPA Chairman Richard Kessel will appear before Congress on May 19 to argue New York New York, state, United States New York, Middle Atlantic state of the United States. It is bordered by Vermont, Massachusetts, Connecticut, and the Atlantic Ocean (E), New Jersey and Pennsylvania (S), Lakes Erie and Ontario and the Canadian province of State's position that the cable is essential for reliability of electric service in the Northeast and that claims of environmental damage are groundless. Last August, Pataki petitioned DOE to energize en·er·gize v. en·er·gized, en·er·giz·ing, en·er·giz·es v.tr. 1. To give energy to; activate or invigorate: "His childhood the cable, which is capable of carrying 330 megawatts of electricity, during the blackout A complete loss of power. See brownout. as a way to expedite ex·pe·dite tr.v. ex·pe·dit·ed, ex·pe·dit·ing, ex·pe·dites 1. To speed up the progress of; accelerate. 2. the restoration of electric service and to stabilize the electric grid as blackout recovery efforts continued. The DOE granted the request and then extended the emergency order indefinitely to provide reliability to New York and Connecticut while the cause the blackout was investigated by federal and international officials. DOE rescinded its order last week and ordered the cable shut down as of 11:59PM on May 9th. Connecticut's Attorney General continues to oppose the operation of the cable. The cable is an essential component of the region's electric grid and could be used to import electricity to Long Island and export electricity to Connecticut and New England New England, name applied to the region comprising six states of the NE United States—Maine, New Hampshire, Vermont, Massachusetts, Rhode Island, and Connecticut. The region is thought to have been so named by Capt. . While the cable had been in operation, it responded to 84 requests from Connecticut to maintain a steady operating voltage and eight similar requests from New York. Pataki said "The Attorney General of Connecticut has placed Long Island residents in a real catch 22 situation--on the one hand he claims that the cable should not operate because it is not buried deep enough, while at the same time Connecticut will not allow it to be buried to the proper depth." |
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