Dive Summary:

• About 1.9 million homes and businesses remained in the dark in New Jersey and New York on Sunday, prompting criticism of the area’s utilities for slow recovery response in the wake of Hurricane Sandy.
• New York Governor Andrew Cuomo singled out the Long Island Power Authority (LIPA), which still has nearly 313,000 customers without power.
• LIPA, which has just 1.1 million customers in total, is also facing criticism due to the impending cold front that is threatening to hit the region.

From the article:

In New York, utilities came under increasing calls to restore heat and light to some 650,000 customers. More than half of those were served by the Long Island Power Authority, which was singled out for criticism by Gov. Andrew Cuomo. ...