Cuomo Gives National Grid Two Weeks to Fix N.Y. Gas Shortage
- Governor calls moratorium either fabricated or incompetent
- Deadline is latest salvo in battle after pipeline was blocked
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New York Governor Andrew Cuomo gave National Grid Plc 14 days to figure out how to address natural gas shortages before he moves to revoke its license to operate in the state.
The Democrat said in a letter Tuesday that the utility owner’s moratorium for new gas hookups affecting 20,000 homes and businesses in Brooklyn, Queens and Long Island shows that it failed to provide “adequate and reliable” service.