Category: Entergy - Alliance for Affordable Energy

Shedding Light on Entergy’s $4.6B Resiliency Plan

11/13/2023

By Constantine Gonatas, AAE Consultant & Jessica Hendricks, AAE's State Policy Director

On December 19, 2022 Entergy filed an application at the Louisiana Public Service Commission requesting $4.6B for upgrades to the transmission and distribution system it claims will reduce future hurricane recovery costs and shorten outage durations following storms. This request is for Phase I of Entergy’s two part $10B total resilience investment plan.

Entergy’s plan uses a complex simulation model to predict damage following a hurricane but has never checked any of its predictions against a single actual hurricane to validate the complex analysis it relies on, raising questions about the accuracy of their analysis.

Entergy asks for another rate increase as New Orleanians are struggling to beat the heat

8/23/2023

By Jesse George, AAE's New Orleans Policy Director

On April 28, 2023, Entergy New Orleans (ENO) filed an application with the New Orleans City Council (the Council) for an increase in both electric and gas rates. ENO’s application would see monthly bills for ratepayers who use 1000 kWh per month rise by $3.79 on the electric side and $5.85 on the gas side.

In response to ENO’s application, the Council’s utility advisors have recommended that the Council lower electric bills for the average user by about $0.24 per month, while recommending that gas bills increase by about $4.93 per month.

Are you having issues with Entergy New Orleans?

7/13/2023

Entergy New Orleans (ENO) customers with grievances can submit a formal complaint to the New Orleans City Council using the utility complaint form recently added to their website.

As a ratepayer you have the right to “safe and reliable service in accordance with industry standards,” guaranteed to you by the utility Ratepayer Bill of Rights. The Alliance for Affordable Energy and Citizens for Change worked with the New Orleans City Council and ENO to develop this Ratepayer Bill of Rights, and in 2007 the Council codified it into law.

The law states: “If you feel that the Utility has violated your rights or is in violation of its Customer Service Regulations, you have the right to participate in the Customer Complaint and Dispute Resolution Process."

The Alliance encourages you to exercise your rights as a ratepayer and take advantage of this dispute resolution process if needed; and as your consumer advocate we're here to help.

FERC Decision is a Victory for Louisiana Ratepayers

12/29/2022

The Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) has released a decision siding with the Louisiana Public Service Commission (LPSC) in its dispute against System Energy Resources, Inc. (SERI), a subsidiary of Entergy Corporation (Entergy).

FERC's decision reaffirms regulatory and advocate concerns that Entergy has systematically overcharged ratepayers across the states of Arkansas, Mississippi, and Louisiana for over two decades for costs related to its ownership, and mismanagement, of the Grand Gulf Nuclear Station in Port Gibson, Mississippi.

Louisiana utility regulators blame Entergy for creating grid dependent on costly gas by Wesley Muller

8/5/2022

Article by Wesley Muller
Originally Published on the Louisiana Illuminator
August 2, 2022

For years, utility giant resisted diversifying its fuel sources, critics say

With Louisiana residents receiving unprecedentedly high electricity bills, Democrats on the Louisiana Public Service Commission last week blamed Entergy Louisiana for the “mess,” saying the utility giant ignored calls to diversify its sources of fuel for power generation.

While some commissioners blamed Entergy for the problem, one advocate said the commission also bears responsibility. Logan Burke, executive director of the Alliance for Affordable Energy, said the commission never really pushed hard for renewables. The energy industry knew years ago that renewables were going to become the cheapest sources of power, yet the commission over the course of four years approved four new natural gas power plants in Louisiana, Burke said.

Entergy offered a $588M settlement to end allegations at Grand Gulf. Should Louisiana agree? By Sam Karlin

7/7/2022

Article by Sam Karlin
Originally Published on The Advocate
July 7, 2022

Amid wide-ranging allegations that it soaked ratepayers for inflated costs at its troubled Grand Gulf nuclear power plant, which serves customers in three states, Entergy has struck a settlement with Mississippi, agreeing to refund the state $300 million.

But it’s not yet clear if regulators in Louisiana will opt into the deal, and some officials are skeptical.

The Alliance's take: This plant has been a problem from the jump. Louisianans are owed far more than this pittance and we’re glad to see regulators in the state indicate the same sentiment.

Dues to Industry Trade Associations are getting passed on to ratepayers

3/24/2022

By Jesse George, AAE New Orleans Policy Director

FERC Trade Group Dues Docket

Many electric utilities – including Entergy Louisiana, Entergy New Orleans, CLECO, and SWEPCO in our state – pay dues to industry trade associations such as the Edison Electric Institute.

In many instances, the cost of these dues are passed on to ratepayers in ratemaking proceedings, while the trade associations engage in speech and other activities detrimental to the interests of those same ratepayers.

For instance, Edison Electric Institute Chairman Tom Fanning has publicly denied the reality of climate change caused by human activity, and the organization has lobbied against the regulation of greenhouse gas emissions. For us in Louisiana, the reality of climate change is manifest in the devastation across the southern half of our state, and efforts to hinder the ability of government to combat it are quite literally a threat to our lives.

Integrated Resource Plan Technical Conference

6/30/2014

Last Friday, Entergy New Orleans (ENO) hosted a public meeting to discuss the future of New Orleans’ energy. Check out what Alliance for Affordable Energy’s CEO Casey DeMoss had to say about the meeting by clicking here. If you would like more information about the Integrated Resource Plan (IRP), please contact Community Outreach Manager, Annie, at volunteer@all4energy.org.

Source: Times-Picayune
Website: http://www.nola.com/business/index.ssf/2014/06/entergy_new_orleans_starts_sec.html

Solar Roundtable Recap 1/9/2013

1/15/2013

The Alliance and GSREIA would like to thank everyone who attended our first Solar Roundtable of 2013, which was a resounding success. We would like to thank our host John Williams of Williams Architects, our very own AAE board member, who graciously opened his business doors and provided the delicious refreshments. We had a great turnout and the participation/discussion was lively and informative.

Policy Update 1/8/2013

1/8/2013

Net-Meter Backlog Leaves Orleans Parish Solar Residents in the Dark.

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