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Save the date! Energy Future New Orleans will host a forum featuring runoff candidates for the New Orleans City Council Race. The forum will allow candidates to discuss their positions, as well as answer questions about New Orleans' Energy Future.
Tune in Thursday, December 2nd @6:00 pm CST to hear first hand where the candidates stand on current & future energy regulation issues.
Get the rundown on which races are headed to a runoff this December:
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EFNO hosted a forum featuring candidates for the New Orleans City Council Race on October 14th, 2021. The forum allowed candidates to discuss their positions, plus a Q&A.
Couldn't make it to the forum? Check out the recording to hear first hand where the candidates stand on current and future energy regulation issues. Hear the candidates on the issues of Entergy's power failure in Hurricane Ida, high bills, and frequent outages. Find out if their plans for energy policy will work for you. |
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EFNO will host a forum featuring candidates for the New Orleans City Council Race. The forum will allow candidates to discuss their positions, plus a Q&A. Tune in @6pm CST to hear first hand where the candidates stand on current and future energy regulation issues. The forum was rescheduled due to Hurricane Ida.
Join us Thursday October 14th, @6pm!
For info on how you can vote in the upcoming election, go to:
https://www.nola.gov/registrar/ |
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In six months we’ve seen two black swan weather events cause an energy crisis. As we reckon with the systems engineering impact of extreme weather, energy resilience will undoubtedly emerge as an essential underpinning of our future grid.
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On Tuesday, February 2, 2021, the New Orleans City Council will hold a virtual public meeting on the recent spike in Entergy bills. This spike may have been avoided with careful attention to cost factors. Energy Future New Orleans calls on Councilmembers to take five important steps to cut Entergy bills.
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Months ago the New Orleans City Council unanimously approved a resolution committing the City to 100% Net-Zero emissions by 2040, followed by actual zero emissions by 2050. Then the Council sent stakeholders back to the table to work out the details.
Now the Council is expected to take up a final renewable resolution in January 2021. So, what does the rule on the Council’s desks look like, and does it meet those top four goals laid out by the Council earlier this year? Here is the breakdown. |
ADVOCATE STAFF PHOTO BY DAVID GRUNFELD
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By Brent Newman, The Advocate
These are challenging times for New Orleans. COVID-19 has many of our neighbors out of work, struggling to pay rent, utilities, and other bills. As a people who traditionally combat the hard times by congregating, with a live band and a cold beverage, we now maintain our sense of community through Zoom calls, supporting first responders and donating to local relief efforts when we can. We respond to adversity through creativity and innovation, as the city of New Orleans has for over 300 years. |
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Today the New Orleans City Council issued a resolution that calls on stakeholders to develop regulations on a “100% Renewable and Clean Portfolio Standard” that will mandate that Entergy New Orleans reduce their net greenhouse gas emissions to zero by 2040 through the use of renewable energy resources, nuclear, and gas. The Council set forth a six month timeline directing stakeholders to outline cost management policy, set mandatory deadlines for emissions reductions, and phase out renewable “credits” by 2050.
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The proposal, for an R-RPS submitted by the Energy Future New Orleans coalition, will establish a 100 percent Renewable Energy Standard by 2040 and result in more jobs, greater emissions reductions, and more local investment than alternatives...
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According to an opinion poll commissioned by the Alliance for Affordable Energy, a clear majority of New Orleans residents are supportive of a transition to 100% renewable energy and away from fossil fuels. [...]
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NEW ORLEANS, Monday, January 6, 2020 | Fourth Circuit Court of Appeal Honorable Judges James McKay, Paula Brown and Dale Atkins heard oral arguments on appeals of Judge Piper Griffin’s two judgments that included a decision to void the New Orleans City Council’s approval of Entergy’s gas plant for open meetings law violations. Entergy joined the City Council in arguing against New Orleans community and public interest organizations, who were represented by attorneys from the Deep South Center for Environmental Justice, Earthjustice, Green Justice Legal and Loyola Law School.
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Entergy New Orleans CEO David Ellis sits at a City Council utility committee meeting in October.
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Entergy New Orleans, the city’s electric and gas utility, filed two lawsuits on Friday over recent decisions by the New Orleans City Council, which serves as the company’s regulator.
By MICHAEL ISAAC STEIN Article originally published by The Lens DECEMBER 10, 2019 |
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Despite the environmental, economic, and reliability benefits of switching to a renewables future, New Orleans, Louisiana is being blocked by local utility monopoly, Entergy.
By JOSEPH DANIEL, Senior Energy Analyst Published by Union of Concerned Scientists December 11, 2019, 12:38 PM EST |
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Leo Denault, Entergy CEO, under fire for "sustainability" summit used to promote expensive, hazardous nuclear energy and polluting gas plant over resident-controlled solar power.
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Over the past year or so, a lot of states with renewable portfolio standards (RPS) have opted to double down on that policy mechanism to set a path to 100% clean electricity. However, most jurisdictions in the deep south have been reticent to pass such policies. That might change later this year, as the City of New Orleans considers passing an RPS. And that’s the crazy trick that could save customers money. Passing an RPS.
I’m not saying that an RPS will guarantee more affordable energy; but, by passing a 100% renewable portfolio standard, the city of New Orleans has the opportunity not only to help reduce carbon emission but also make electricity more [...] |
More InformationVisit our RCPS Information Page |
The Energy Future New Orleans Coalition is: |
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