Recent news about the 2017/2018 price for energy should make Entergy rethink their plans to build gas plants in New Orleans East and Lake Charles. Two weeks ago, the Midcontinent Independent System Operator (MISO), which manages the transmission of electricity in a region comprising 15 states, including Louisiana, and the Manitoba Province of Canada, held […]
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Entergy Hits Pause on Gas Plant…
What does Entergy know that we don’t? After Entergy hits pause on gas plant idea in New Orleans East, neighbors are demanding research be made public (New Orleans, LA) February 17, 2016 – This Tuesday Entergy filed a motion to temporarily suspend the City Council’s proceeding on its application for a proposed $216 million […]
Experts: Is Entergy’s proposed plant in the Public Interest? NOPE.
On Friday, January 6, the Public Interest Intervenors, a coordinated group of advocates including the Alliance for Affordable Energy, the Deep South Center for Environmental Justice, and the Sierra Club, submitted expert testimony to oppose Entergy’s proposal to build a new gas plant in New Orleans East. According to the testimony from a utility economist with […]
5 Things You Should Know About Entergy’s Proposed Power Plant
What ever happened to the Show Cause Order?
Whatever Happened to N.O. City Council Docket Number UD-16-01? If you’ve been following all of the excitement at the New Orleans City Council Utility Committee over the last few months, you’re probably aware that the City’s electricity provider Entergy New Orleans (ENO) has been very busy! It is in the process of wrapping up the […]
New Orleans is an Energy Policy Leader, Energy Health Impact Assessment
New Orleans Becomes Energy Policy Leader by Conducting First Health Impact Assessment on Energy Production in the Gulf South Health Impact Assessment for proposed Michoud power plant released by the Louisiana Public Health Institute and the Alliance for Affordable Energy New Orleans, La. – Oct. 5, 2016 – The Louisiana Public Health Institute (LPHI) and the Alliance for […]
Alternative Options to the Combustion Turbine Power Plant
Road Map to the Future Take II: Alternative Options to the proposed Combustion Turbine Power Plant in New Orleans East Over the past few months there has been quite a bit of talk about Entergy New Orleans’ Integrated Resource Plan. Entergy New Orleans, the electric and gas utility provider for the city of New Orleans, has […]
Entergy New Orleans Slammed by City Council
NEW ORLEANS, LA: Today, the New Orleans City Council and their legal and technical advisors began a “Show Cause” proceeding to address a long list of failures by Entergy New Orleans. A “Show Cause” is a regulatory tool used to force the Utility to prove that their decisions and expenditures were prudently spent. Among the list […]
A New Natural Gas Plant in New Orleans East?
Frequently Asked Questions about the Entergy New Orleans’ IRP Entergy New Orleans has filed a draft of their Integrated Resource Plan (IRP). So what’s an IRP? An IRP is a process that brings utilities, regulators, and stakeholders together to forecast future energy needs and for Entergy to develop a roadmap for meeting those needs […]
Road Map to Our Future – Entergy New Orleans IRP
ROAD MAP TO OUR FUTURE Entergy New Orleans has filed the most recent draft of their Integrated Resource Plan (IRP), outlining the projected energy needs of New Orleans for the next 10-20 years. Entergy New Orleans’ draft IRP states that the need to provide reliable energy year round, including the hottest days of the year, are […]
Our take on the LA Commissioner’s approval of Cleco sale
Monday’s (March 28th) Louisiana Public Service Commission decision to allow the Cleco/Macquarie purchase to take place is a prime example in how not to create good public policy. Despite Macquarie’s new promises made, the fundamental flaws of the deal for the foreign investment firm to purchase Louisiana’s oldest utility are still present. The Alliance for […]
Louisiana Business Owner Speaks Out Against proposed CLECO sale
The fight to keep CLECO local is not over yet. A Toledo Bend business owner is speaking out against the CLECO sale. Here is what Mr. Randy Ziegler had to say about the proposed CLECO sale: “Our task of protecting the CLECO customers is again being challenged. On Monday, March 7th CLECO and their […]
Renewable Energy, De-Wonkified.
With a new year comes new goals and possibilities. A landmark global climate agreement was reached at COP21 and now the work must begin! As we move forward into what will hopefully be a new era of energy use and generation, we thought it would be nice to clear up a few terms that people […]
New Orleans is on the move.
December 22, 2015 By Ariel Drehobl, Research Analyst from Blog for ACEEE (American Council for an Energy Efficient Economy) This holiday season, New Orleans residents have cause for celebration as they receive an unexpected holiday gift: a new focus on energy efficiency savings. Cities are responsible for the majority of energy consumption, and local governments can play […]
