New York Attorney General Letitia James’ Office has approved a contract extension between LIPA and PSEG Long Island amid allegations of irregularities in the procurement process.

James’ approval, disclosed by LIPA in a recent state court action seeking to dismiss a lawsuit by Quanta Services, another bidder, leaves only the state comptroller as the final green light needed for the contract to move forward.

Quanta, which was recommended for its "strong" bid by an internal LIPA review committee to win the 10-year contract, was nevertheless rejected in a 6-1 vote by LIPA trustees, who instead voted to continue with PSEG to operate the grid for five more years. The review committee had found PSEG didn’t meet the bid’s minimum requirements, according to LIPA documents, .

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