Article: New York power agencies could sell $15 billion in debt.(Long Island Power Authority, New York Power Authority)

A pair of proposals by separate New York State agencies could unleash up to $15 billion in electric utility debt on the municipal market during the next several years.

The Long Island Power Authority would issue as much as $5 billion to purchase the privately owned Long Island Lighting Co.'s distribution network while the New York Power Authority would issue as much as $10 billion of tax-exempt debt over the next three years to acquire the high voltage transmission lines of the state's seven investor-owned utilities.

But New York State Assembly Speaker Sheldon Silver, who has potential veto power over both plans, said yesterday that he still has several ...

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