We expect them to vote on the Virtual Power Plant program, also known as the Neighborhood Power Plan. Click here to watch a video with more info.
If you can’t make it in person you can join the livestream. Click here for information about the Joint UCTTC and Government Affairs Committee meeting. Click here for information about the Climate Change Committee meeting.
The Alliance encourages you to attend the Council’s committee meetings if you’re able and provide your input by submitting a comment in-person or online on agenda items that matter to you.
The meeting agenda and online comment link will be published to the Council’s website about 24hours before each meeting. Please note the online comment portal will close 2 hours before the start of the meetings:
In New Orleans, the City Council (CNO) regulates our utilities: Entergy New Orleans and Delta Utilities. These utilities are monopolies, which means that regulation is important because they don’t have market competition to otherwise ensure the best price for consumers.
The CNO makes decisions about how much you pay, whether your lights stay on, and how much utility companies profit. These decisions about whether to approve a utility company’s request for a rate increase or how much money is spent on maintenance to keep the grid reliable happen at the CNO’s monthly meetings.
For years, New Orleanians have faced rising energy costs and declining service. The CNO has the power to hold monopoly utilities accountable. When the Council fails to act, or acts in the interest of corporations instead of people, we as consumers pay the price. That’s why your input and perspective are so important.
Whether you are concerned about the cost-of-living, economic opportunities like renewables, climate change and the environment, or the power of monopolies in state politics, the CNO is incredibly important.
As your advocate, The Alliance regularly participates in CNO meetings and proceedings to help amplify community voices and advocate for an affordable, equitable, environmentally responsible energy system.
*If you live outside of New Orleans, the Public Service Commission is responsible for regulating your utilities. Click here to learn more.
Where: City Council Chambers, 1300 Perdido Street, New Orleans, LA 70112
Joint UCTTC and Government Affairs Committee Meeting
When: Tuesday, September 22 at 10:30am
Agenda: Click here to view the agenda.
Climate Committee Meeting
When: Wednesday, September 23 at 10am
Agenda: Click here to view the agenda.
We encourage you to reach out to us if you have questions about agenda items.
