Oyster Bay votes to replace Hicksville parking garage
PS. The asterisks replaced "etc.", not anything vulgar. I have no idea why Newsday would censor "etc." (Wednesday Jul 16 | post #11)
Oyster Bay votes to replace Hicksville parking garage
TOB needs to look to the future and should install photovoltaic panels on the top level. The power produced would be available to commuters with electric vehicles and plug-in hybrids to recharge their batteries during the day (at a reasonable rate, of course). The shade cast by the panels would keep the cars on the top deck out of the sun, too. A cistern for collecting rain water that falls on the top deck should be located under the garage. Once treated to remove contaminants (oil, grease, **** , the water should be used for landscape irrigation and to flush water closets and urinals. (Wednesday Jul 16 | post #10)
Canon's new HQ to be LI's largest green project
Silver?...nothing like aiming high. Maybe they couldn't go for gold or platinum because they're talking a perfectly good green space and developing it. It's the anti-green project. (Jul 1, 2008 | post #9)
Homeowners prepare for rising winter fuel prices now
I don't know whether they're lying, exagerating or telling the truth. I expect their telling the truth, just like I am. It's a big state. Where do they live? BTW, I needed a larger house. No place is perfect. But you should look at the trend, and, IMO, the trend for LI is not good. Good luck with your research. I hope it works out for you and you find a the right place. Just don't look for a little piece of LI somewhere else. Appreciate the different parts of the country and the people that live there for what they are. (Jul 1, 2008 | post #98)
Homeowners prepare for rising winter fuel prices now
No, not really. My water and sewer bill is much less than $100/month. My property taxes are only a bit less than what I paid on LI and my house is worth less than 50% of what my old house was worth. Oh, but my house and property are nearly 50% larger here than on LI and there's NO INCOME TAX HERE. (Jun 29, 2008 | post #80)
I'd be happy to send you copies of my toll receipts so you can pay me. (Jun 26, 2008 | post #9)
Keep Kessel's name in mix for energy spot
Take out the last paragraph and Ciolli described exactly why Kessel is NOT the right person for the job. Her last paragraph is a complete contradiction of she what you wrote up to that point. Kessel had ample opportunity to open the windows and doors of LIPA and throw out the garbage. He didn't do it and now Law cleaning it Kessel's garbage. (Jun 25, 2008 | post #4)
Hempstead IDA backs tax breaks for hotel developer
What a greet example of how far LI has fallen. An IDA has now approved providing a subsidy to a private entity (the Nelkins) that enabled them to sell their hotel for much more than it was worth. Losing money every year and Rosenberg paid $91 million?!?!? Well, actually, Rosenberg paid less becuase of the subsidy, but the Nelkins got $91 million on the backs of the tax payers. Fork...stick...LI. ..done. (Jun 10, 2008 | post #8)
Breaks for a fancy hotel? -- Politics, Town of Hempstead
Rosenberg is not getting the break. It's the Nelkin's who are getting a free ride. If the property can't be renovated and operated based on a value of $91 million, then it's not worth $91 million. The Nelkins should take $78 million (or something less) and be happy to get it. Gee, if only I could get the county to restructure my property taxes so I could sell my house based on the price it would have IF it had a brand new kitchen, wouldn't that be great! (Jun 4, 2008 | post #7)
Proposed tax reform may be state's moment of truth -- State Bud...
20k? Try $28k in the North Shore school district (2800 students, $80 million budget). Yes, that includes special education and capital improvements, etc. but you have to consider the entire budget. (Jun 4, 2008 | post #17)
New gas plan in Atlantic off NJ tries different approach
A shuttle regasification vessel (SRV) can send out 600 million cubic feet per day. That's only 25% of the send-out capacity of the mooring (2.4 billion cubic feet per day). It will take four days to empty each SRV. It appears that they will have more than one SRV moored at the same time (otherwise, why have such a high send-out capacity?), which means that an SRV will be moored there all the time. How does that make it temporary? (May 21, 2008 | post #7)
LIPA to test automatic 'smart' electric meters
Leslie, Instead of an air-cooled condenser, the heat is rejected to the ground, which is a constant 55F or so year round. In the winter, you can get heat from the ground to warm your house. Ground-source is much more efficient than air-cooled, but it's expensive and doesn't work everywhere. I'd send you to LIPA's web site to get more info, but I just checked it and it s-u-c-k-s. Try this one: http://www.consume renergycenter.org/ home/heating_cooli ng/geothermal.html (May 20, 2008 | post #26)
LIPA to test automatic 'smart' electric meters
Glad to hear it's 1200kWh for the month. What I told you before was what I used in my old house on LI. Your electrical use is a bit more than what I use now in my house in TX. Summer peak pushes 80kWh/day. The rest of the year, it's below 33kWh/day peak (the lowest is 29kWh/d). The big difference is I pay 13 cents/kWh, instead of 21 cents/kWh. I can tell you this: I have 9 tons of central AC in my 3600SF, 2-story house and it's actually more than I need. The house is only four years old and is pretty tight. I had load calculations done and I really only need 5 tons, even with our 100F+ summer days. If you're house is properly insulated with good, energy-efficient windows, I'd say you have way more AC than you need, too. Too much capacity is not good because the units short-cycle and you can end up with humidity problems. If they under-sized the duct system, then you end of with hot spots and cool spots. You should have an energy audit done on your house. It should include load calculations to determine how much AC you really need and whether your duct system is matched to the capacity. If you have these problems, it won't be cheap to correct them, but you'll end up saving electricity. If you can afford it, you might be able to downsize the units to 2 and 3-ton units with a higher SEER. You could cut the electricity usage of your AC system by 25% to 50%. Better still is to install a ground-source heat pump, water-loop if you have the space, DX if you don't. That's real big bucks,but you could reduce your electricity consumption by 75%. These are all things I'm looking into now. (May 18, 2008 | post #24)
LIPA to test automatic 'smart' electric meters
Leslie, Not sure I understand what the 1200kWh represents. 15 days? If so, you're at 80kWh/day, which is very, very high for no heat/ac. If not, over how many days did you use 1200kWh. You might want to call an electrician. For comparison, I had a 2200SF house without central AC. There were five of us. No no one worked from home. We didn't have natural gas, so we had an electric dryer and stove. Hot water was by oil. We had CFLs everywhere, 2 old-fashioned TVs, no major outdoor lights or swimming pool. My lowest usage was always in May. I averaged 22kWh/day for the month. My highest summer usage was around 40kWh/day. We had two or three window AC units running. I also had an electric lawn mower. (May 17, 2008 | post #22)
LIPA to test automatic 'smart' electric meters
Leslie, I hear you loud and clear. I won't argue that any increase in electric rates will hurt people more than they're already hurting. I am aware of how much electricity a household consumes, just as yhou've described. I have a device called a Kill-a-Watt that I've used on my appliances, PC, etc. to see what they use when they're working and when they're "off." It does add up. The problem for LI is that a portion of your LIPA bill is for things that were done in the past: Shoreham, capacity charges for expensive peaking plants, cables to connect to other grids, giveaways to municipalities to smooth the way for new power plants. On top of those, you have the cost of fuel. On top of that, you have the work that will have to be done to continue to increase efficiency, such as repowering some plants. Low and fixed-income LIers would make a good case for rate relief. It will come at the expense of the wealthier. I like the idea of providing a base amount of electricity to every househould for peak and off-peak kWh, at a reasonable rate. Although, I haven't thought it through completely. Peak and off-peak charges would start once you exceed the base amount. The base amount should be set high enough to cover the basics in a typical, 1800SF house (to pick an example). If you happen to live in a 7000SF house, you better expect to pay at a much higher rate for power consumed over the base amount, particularly peak power. It will still allow for ToD metering, which, I believe, still has a role to play. (May 15, 2008 | post #19)
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