City Council gets earful about Entergy’s proposed power plant

12.12.2016
Utility Regulation
New Orleans City Council
Entergy New Orleans
Consumer Protection
Dirty Energy

​On December 12th the City Council Utility Regulatory Office (CURO) hosted a public hearing for community members to voice their thoughts about Entergy’s proposed natural gas power plant.

Over 100 people attended the hearing. The vast majority of speakers urged city council not to approve the construction of the 226 MW Combustion Turbine natural gas power plant, slated to be built in the Michoud area of New Orleans East.

Click on the link below for The Advocate’s coverage of the December 12, 2016 CURO Public Hearing.

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