Reliability Projects

We're making upgrades to enhance our system's ability to withstand extreme weather and meet energy demands.

PSEG Long Island is committed to delivering best-in-class electric reliability and to hardening the system to better withstand extreme weather like heat waves and storms.

Therefore, upgrades to the system are necessary to keep pace with the growing demand for electricity in your area and ensure greater reliability for your neighborhood. As always, customer and employee safety is our primary concern, so please be cautious when traveling near construction work zones.

  • Melville Central Business Operations Center
    PSEG Long Island, the operating company for the Long Island Power Authority (LIPA) on behalf of LIPA, plans to build a new, modern mixed-use facility on approximately 7 acres of LIPA owned property located at the southwest corner of Duryea Road and Maxess Road in the hamlet of Melville, Town of Huntington. The new facility will be used to increase operational efficiencies, enhance reliability, introduce new technology in a storm hardened building that will meet future growth demands, and enhance service to the regional electric transmission and distribution system. 
  • Ruland Road Substation Expansion
    The project includes the expansion of the existing Ruland Road Substation, as well as the installation of new substation equipment and transmission infrastructure, on Long Island Power Authority (LIPA) property on the north side of Ruland Road in Melville. The project also includes reconfiguration of the two existing transmission circuits entering the substation from the southwest, including transmission tower removals and transmission pole installations, replacements, and removals, all on LIPA property to the southwest of the existing substation.