A Nassau County judge ordered attorneys for Quanta Services and the Long Island Power Authority to appear at a hearing on Monday to discuss why he should not order a temporary restraining order barring the power authority from extending its contract with PSEG Long Island.

Acting State Supreme Court Justice Philippe Solages issued the order on Wednesday, a day after Houston-based Quanta asked for a temporary restraining order barring the LIPA from granting PSEG a five-year extension to operate Long Island’s electric grid when LIPA’s board of trustees meets on Thursday.

Quanta filed a lawsuit last week, also in state Supreme Court, that challenged LIPA’s decision to reject its bid in April and asked the court to bar the power authority from extending its contract with PSEG until the litig

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