PSEG

A 500-foot smokestack — that’s been a fixture of the Bridgeport, Connecticut skyline for more than 70 years — will soon be coming down with the transfer of the ownership of the decommissioned PSEG coal power plant to a private developer.

The $22 million for demolition and abatement comes from the Connecticut Community Investment Fund, which voted to spend $100 million on more than 20 projects around Connecticut this week.

A petition signed by 3,000 residents was presented to the Long Island Power Association on Wednesday, the latest action by those concerned with the Long Pond Greenbelt Project.

A report from the Long Island Power Authority finds a series of issues with PSEG Long Island’s new storm outage response system.

The City of Bridgeport has been awarded federal funds to help prepare for the demolition of a defunct coal power plant on the its harbor.

A report from the Long Island Power Authority said PSEG Long Island satisfied the majority of their metrics, despite low customer satisfaction scores, and deserves bonus compensation.

Making the switch to electric vehicles could save money and lives in Connecticut, according to a study by the American Lung Association.

In mid-March, the Long Island Power Authority learned the New Jersey parent company, PSEG, has been lobbying for the state to study the option of selling LIPA to a private entity, instead of a proposal to study making LIPA distribute electricity themselves.

This comes after the utility company was almost replaced following its poor performance restoring customers impacted by Tropical Storm Isaias last summer.

Regulators said it's a better deal with stiffer penalties, but community members are dissatisfied.