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Hurricane Ida left hundreds of thousands in southeast Louisiana without power despite years of promises by Entergy that our communities would not have a repeat of power grid failures if they could just build that plant in New Orleans East. We have already learned that the promise of power coming back without outside transmission was false. Check out these clips from the City Council's July 26th, 2017 UCTTC meeting at which Entergy attorney Brian Guillot and former president & CEO Charles Rice sell the City Council on NOPS and its importance in an emergency situation, touting its ability to "keep the lights on."
For years, the Energy Future New Orleans Coalition has advocated for strong regulatory oversight of Entergy in order to lower costs to ratepayers, increase the reliability of electric service in New Orleans, and reduce greenhouse gas emissions that are the cause of the changing climate threatening the future of our city. We have prepared this simple informational sheet to highlight some of the regulatory issues currently pending before the Council:
Will the City Council give in to Entergy and add nearly $700 million gas plant to customers’ bills?10/21/2019 Entergy ignores judgment that voids City Council approval of gas plant and raises the cost from $210 million to nearly $700 million.
The rate that New Orleans residents will pay on Entergy bills will be taken up by the City Council utility committee when it meets at 10:00 am on Wednesday, October 23 in Council Chambers. Advocacy groups warn that the rate plans recommended by Entergy and advisors to the City Council include expensive charges that would be billed to Entergy customers at a later date.
Host Logan Burke discusses Renewable Portfolio Standards for New Orleans with Andrew 'Andy' Kowalczyk from 350 New Orleans, Chair of Sustainable Labor Group; Citizen's Climate Lobby; and Volunteer Lobbyist.
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