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25th Anniversary Gala: Honoring Our Founders

On January 21st the Alliance for Affordable Energy is celebrating 25 years of success by hosting a Gala to honor the inspiring people who started the organization: Gayle Galgiano, Gary Groesch, Tom Lowenburg, Karen Wimpelberg, Betty Wisdom. Click here to RSVP.

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Smart Meters are Here!!

Wouldn't it be great if you could see how your home is using energy!  Well now, you can!!   The New Orleans Energy Smart In-Home Display program is a 12 month pilot program for Entergy New Orleans electric customers to view their energy usage and estimate their monthly electric costs from inside their home.

From the T-P: New Orleans City Council members chafe over propriety of questioning

The New Orleans City Council's discussion Thursday of which utility advisers to hire for the coming year ended up in relative amity, though by no means unanimity, but for several minutes it degenerated into one of the most ill-tempered arguments the council has seen in a very long time." Read the full article!

WP article: Growing field of ‘smart grid’ technology faces opposition over pricing, privacy

Ralph Izzo, the chief executive of the New Jersey’s Public Service Electric and Gas Co.

Good Jobs, Green Jobs Conference in Atlanta February 23-24, 2012

The 2012 Regional Good Jobs, Green Jobs Conferences will reflect the character, challenges and opportunities unique to each region and bring the conversation about how to build a green economy to local communities.

11/11/11 Party for the Alliance for Affordable Energy

It's the 11th Hour on Planet Earth! Join the Alliance for Affordable Energy on November 11, 2011 (that's 11/11/11) for a benefit featuring Spirit Walker Amzie Adams, Live music by Oscillation Communications

Don't Get Spooked by Solar! Join the Alliance for our October Solar Social on Wedneaday the 12th

Wednesday, October 12th - Going solar shouldn't be scary! Join the Alliance for Affordable Energy for refreshments and a social mixer with solar professionals and learn how you can stop fearing solar power and learn to love rooftop pv!  The gathering begins at 7pm on the third floor of the New Orleans Healing Center at 2372 St. Claude Ave.

RSVP to the Alliance Annual Potluck!!

Join the Alliance on September 15th from 7 to 9 for our Annual Potluck Dinner.  From our new staff, new board members, new offices, and a new city-wide energy efficiency program, we are ready to show off!!!  RSVP by clicking here.

The Alliance Stands Up for Rate-Payers in New Orleans

In a recent article in the Times-Picayune, "Sniping by Head may foretell battle" dated September 6, 2011, the Alliance was recognized for standing up for New Orleans' rate-payers in the contracting of outside consultants. We made several recommendations to the City Council on their recent request for contracts.  See our recomendations: click here

Global Climate Linked to Violence

"We're not trying to explain all the conflicts in the world. What we are trying to show is that the global climate does play a major role where previously people didn't believe that," said Dr.