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Just Another Thursday in Energy Policy Part I

2/25/2019

Jessica Hendricks (AAE State Policy Director) and LPSC Commissioner Mike Francis

Yesterday, instead of going to spin class, I got to hit up two of Louisiana’s most popular utility regulatory meetings at The Louisiana Public Service Commission and the New Orleans City Council. Here’s what happened at the first one. Make sure you’re sitting down, it was a riveting day.

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Rural utility operations could see biggest changes since 1940s

2/20/2019

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The Louisiana Public Service Commission members are, from left to right are: Lambert C. Boissiere III, D-New Orleans, Foster Campbell, D-Bossier Parish, Eric Skrmetta, R-Metairie, Mike Francis, R-Crowley, and Craig Greene, R-Baton Rouge.
Advocate Photo by Mark Ballard

State regulators and the electric cooperatives that serve about 900,000 Louisiana customers are nearing a deal that would make the most sweeping changes since the 1940s in the way the rural utilities operate.

BY MARK BALLARD | MBALLARD@THEADVOCATE.COM
Originally published in The Advocate JAN 21, 2019 - 6:07 PM

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Show us the receipts! Does Entergy's and the Council Advisors' claim of $96 million hold up in the light of day?

2/19/2019

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February 19, 2019, New Orleans, LA -- Earlier today, Susan Miller, counsel for the Alliance for Affordable Energy, as well as organizations and residents opposed to Entergy's gas plant, sent a letter to the New Orleans City Council in response to Council concerns. Groups are calling for the Council to initiate a public prudence review concerning Entergy's request for $96 million from New Orleans residents and businesses.

Entergy cannot simply wave a fist full of invoices at the City Council and be found to be entitled to ratepayer reimbursement for the expenditures!

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City Council, Please Defend New Orleans!

2/12/2019

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Solar + Storage is a cheaper solution than ENO's new gas plant

In a letter to City Council, Alliance for Affordable Energy (AAE), Deep South Center for Environmental Justice (DSCEJ), Sierra Club, VAYLA New Orleans, 350 New Orleans, and Justice and Beyond urge Councilmembers to consider NOLA's transmission reliability issue- which can be cost-effectively solved with renewable solar energy and battery storage resources.

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New Orleans' ratepayers are NOT on the hook for Entergy's $96 million

2/6/2019

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Entergy is trying to force New Orleans to pay $96 Million for their work on a gas plant that hasn't even been built yet. This letter outlines the legal authority the New Orleans City Council has as a regulator to protect New Orleans residents and businesses from Entergy's wasteful spending.

Who is on the hook for the money Entergy irresponsibly spent? Entergy's shareholders, not New Orleans.

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The Watchdog

Just Another Thursday in Energy Policy Part I

Rural utility operations could see biggest changes since 1940s

Show us the receipts! Does Entergy's and the Council Advisors' claim of $96 million hold up in the light of day?

City Council, Please Defend New Orleans!

New Orleans' ratepayers are NOT on the hook for Entergy's $96 million

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