If you can’t make it in person you can join the livestream from The Council’s website.
Here are some items we’re watching:
Keep reading for a full rundown on these agenda items and how they might affect you.
First, Entergy New Orleans will present a general update on community solar programs. Community solar programs make the benefits of solar power accessible to more people by allowing residents, including renters, to access solar energy without installing solar panels on their property. Residents and renters can sign up to receive a portion of the energy generated by a community solar array. They then received a bill credit each month for the electricity generated by their share of the community solar system.
While there aren’t currently any community solar projects up and running in New Orleans, at least one project has broken ground and there are 50+ MW of solar energy in development in the city.
The Council will also consider a resolution approving direct transfer trip (DTT) requirements for community solar projects. DTT is a safety mechanism for community solar projects that disconnects the system during grid failures.
Commissioner Davante Lewis will introduce the Louisiana Public Service Commission (PSC) office and provide an overview of their work.
While the City Council regulates Entergy New Orleans, the PSC is responsible for regulating most other utilities in our state, including Entergy Louisiana, SWEPCO, Cleco, and co-operative utilities.
If you live in New Orleans, decisions about what your energy costs, where it comes from, and what types of programs are available to you are made by the City Council. So how does the PSC fit in? Well decisions PSC Commissioners make impact the state’s electric grid and may affect New Orleans’ reliability. For example, the LPSC regulates Entergy Louisiana, which owns most of the transmission system that moves power from the rest of the state into Orleans Parish.
Get involved by attending the meeting in person or virtually.
The Alliance encourages you to attend the meeting if you’re able and provide your input by submitting a comment in person or online. Please note the online comment portal closes two hours before the meeting starts.
When: Wednesday, March 11 at 10am
Where: City Council Chambers, City Hall, 1300 Perdido Street, New Orleans, LA 70112
Agenda: Click here to view the agenda.
If you can’t make it in person you can tune in via livestream on the Council’s website or Youtube page.
The online comment portal closes two hours before the meeting starts
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