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WHO WE ARE

Since 1985, AAE has been working to ensure affordable, equitable and environmentally responsible energy policy for the people of Louisiana.

We work hard to give Louisiana residents a voice in keeping the lights on and fighting for an energy future that works for everyone. The Alliance is the only dedicated consumer advocate in Louisiana for utility customers. While utilities fight for their own bottom lines and shareholder returns, The Alliance advocates for residents and businesses to ensure Louisianans aren’t paying more than their fair share.

The Alliance fights for residents through our three programs: Consumer Protection & Education, Clean Energy, and Energy Efficiency.

 

Through our three decades of service, we continue to be on the frontline demanding lower bills, cleaner energy solutions, more good-paying jobs, and better infrastructure. As both a consumer advocate and public health advocacy organization, our policy work meets at the crossroads of social justice, sustainable economic development, and environmental protection.

As a result of our work Louisiana consumers have saved over $400 million in the last 10 years and over $4 billion since our founding in 1985. The Alliance for Affordable Energy is committed to transforming our “energy state” into a “clean energy leader” in the south through a just transition that includes the voices of those most impacted.

AAE adheres to the Jemez Principles for Democratic Organizing and The Principles of Environmental Justice (EJ)

"We, at the Alliance, believe we have a responsibility to be actively anti-racist, to call out unjust actions, and to fight for a world that does not threaten the lives of our friends, our neighbors, and those whose names we don’t yet know."
Our History
The Alliance for Affordable Energy is Founded
The Alliance for Affordable Energy (AAE) formed to combat NOPSI's Grand Gulf nuclear power plant project due to its high costs, lack of transparency, and questionable benefit to New Orleans ratepayers. With no existing oversight, AAE aimed to pressure NOPSI and hold it accountable in a way the City Council did not, ensuring utilities acted in customers' best interests.
1985
Won regulatory authority over NOPSI
We won the campaign to get regulatory authority over NOPSI (now Entergy New Orleans) back to the New OrleansCity Council.
1985
Protected New Orleanians from millions in imprudently incurred costs
In a 1991 rate case, the New Orleans City Council found $476.58 million of NOPSI's Grand Gulf Nuclear Station costs were imprudently incurred. AAE called for the Council to hold NOPSI accountable for the full costs forced onto residents. The Louisiana Court of Appeals ultimately sided with AAE and residents were not forced to pay for NOPSI's mistakes.
1991
Exposed Paid Actor Scandal
In 2018, The Alliance and our partners in the Energy Future New Orleans Coalition helped to expose a scandal on the part of Entergy New Orleans in which the company paid actors to attend public meetings in support of an unpopular methane-fired power plant in New Orleans East. Subsequently, we successfully pressured the New Orleans City Council to levy a $5M fine against Entergy.
2018
Protected Louisianans from $40M in coal ash clean-up fees
In 2019 The Alliance worked to protect Louisianans from $40M in coal ash clean-up fees for a CLECO coal plant at the end of its life, and secured a promise of 200 MW of Louisiana solar for Swepco customers.
2019
Established Gulf South's first Renewable and Clean Portfolio Standard (RCPS)
The New Orleans City Council unanimously voted to establish a Renewable and Clean Portfolio Standard (RCPS) for the city of New Orleans, and the first in the Gulf South. After over two years of work on a policy to get polluting and fossil fuels out of New Orleans’ energy mix, this policy prioritizes local solar and efficiency first.
2021
LPSC votes 3-2 approving long-term energy efficiency programs
The Louisiana Public Service Commission (LPSC) approved long-term energy efficiency programs for Louisianans that will scale up over the coming decade to save energy and money, improve health and safety, and invest millions of dollars in homes and small businesses. After 13+ years of regulatory proceedings The Alliance
2024
Helped secure insurance discounts for homeowners who fortify their roofs
During this year’s Legislative Session, The Alliance advocated for Senate Bill 484, which establishes insurance discounts for homeowners who fortify their roofs. This bill– now Act 533– will help reduce insurance costs, making it easier for Louisiana families to afford their homes.
2024
The creation of this timeline was a multi-person effort that spanned over
four years of research through historic archives, libraries, and records.

Interns & Volunteers

The Alliance looks for interns year-round to help us accomplish our goal of making Louisiana more energy progressive. Interns support our work in a variety of ways through research, data compilation and analysis, report writing, attending regulatory meetings and outreach events, and much more.

Our Executive Director Logan Burke started out as an intern herself. Our interns are considered to be a vital part of The Alliance, and play a critical role in helping us accomplish our mission!

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