GARDEN CITY -- Stepping away from a simmering feud with Connecticut officials over a 330-megawatt cable, the Long Island Power Authority announced plans Wednesday for new power plants, windmill generators in the Atlantic Ocean and a new underwater cable to New Jersey.

The series of projects are expected to add 1,000 megawatts of new energy -- enough for about one million customers -- over the next 8 to 10 years. LIPA Chairman Richard M. Kessel said electric consumption on Long Island has grown at a pace of more than 100 megawatts a year.

He said the proposals still require the approval of the LIPA board of directors, and said all the proposed project contracts will be submitted to the state comptroller and attorney general's office for approval.

LIPA also plans to build a windmill park in the ocean three miles southwest of Robert Moses State Park that will be capable of generating 100-140 megawatts of electricity.

The utility also plans construction of power plants in Bethpage and Babylon, each capable of producing nearly 80 megawatts of electricity. LIPA also intends to build a larger plant in Bellport.

The installation of a 67-mile long cable from Long Island to Sayreville, N.J., is also envisioned. Called the Neptune cable project, it is expected to supply 660 megawatts. The project could be finished by the summer of 2007, officials said.

LIPA officials are fighting a decision by the U.S. Energy Department earlier this month that shut down access to a 330- megawatt underwater cable between Long Island and Connecticut, which opposes its use for environmental reasons. The line had been operating since last summer's blackout under a DOE emergency order.