Since hurricane Katrina in 2005,  New Orleanians have advocated for a more equitable city.  Thousands of families have invested in energy efficiency and solar to reduce our energy bills and take action on climate, but we still suffer with the second worst energy burdens in the country.  

We deserve better than the plan Entergy has put forward, which includes an expensive new gas plant that would continue to pollute our city with over 700 lbs of greenhouse gases every single year.

 For years, the Energy Future New Orleans Coalition has fought this new gas plant. While the fight continues, the coalition has moved forward with a proposal to make New Orleans a 100% renewable city by 2040. 

Last year, we asked the New Orleans City Council to open a Renewable Portfolio Standard rulemaking to respond to the realities of climate change. In spring 2019 we got our docket.  This June we hosted a Symposium for learning and listening, opening the collaboration to anyone in the New Orleans community, including the participants in the Greater New Orleans Foundation's Climate Action Equity Project.  

We took the input and priorities of community members from that Symposium and crafted an innovative Energy Future vision to submit to the City Council. You can read the Resilient Renewable Portfolio Standard here.

In the coming months, the Council will decide how to chart the best path forward for a more equitable and renewable city. You can get more info here as the plan unfolds and reach out to your Council members to ask for  100% by 2040!
Add your name to the petition and urge the city of New Orleans to take bold action.
Follow the filings on the Alliance's resources page. 

​We'll keep this page updated as the RPS develops!

Community Engagement- Conversations with Councilmembers

Join Audubon Louisiana and the Energy Future New Orleans Coalition for a low-key community event to talk about renewable energy with your City Councilmember!

The costs, both monetarily and environmentally, that we are paying to use dirty power are too high. Right now, some New Orleans Entergy customers pay as much as 23% of their income on energy bills. Further, the reliance on dirty fossil fuels to produce this energy is contributing to climate change, which is expected to exacerbate these costs as extreme weather events push temperatures higher.  

That's why the Energy Future New Orleans Coalition is asking City Council to support a strong Renewable Portfolio Standard. By committing to 100% renewable energy by 2040, New Orleans can bring jobs and investment into the communities where they're most needed, improve the resiliency and equity of local power, and protect New Orleans from the worst impacts of a changing climate.

Community voices have been key in the creation and promotion of EFNO’s Resilient-Renewable Portfolio standard. As we get closer to the council’s vote on the RPS docket, it’s all the more important to lift those voices in ways and spaces where they’ll be heard by those who need to hear them-- our elected representatives. This event is an opportunity both to listen and to speak up.

Join us for a short presentation on the R-RPS followed by Q&A and opportunities to make your voice heard!
These events have passed, check back in for future updates!
City Council District A
Where: Faith New Orleans (7902 S Claiborne Ave)
When: Thursday, December 5th; 6-7pm
RSVP here or contact angie.torres@audubon.org for more information!


City Council District B
Where: Broadmoor Community Church (2021 S Dupre St.) 
When: Tuesday, December 3rd; 6-7pm
RSVP here or contact angie.torres@audubon.org for more information!

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City Council District D
Where: Norman Mayer Public Library (3001 Gentilly)
When: Tuesday, December 3rd; 6-7pm 
RSVP here or contact angie.torres@audubon.org for more information!

City Council District E
Where: East New Orleans Regional Library (5641 Read Blvd)
When: Wednesday, December 4th, 6-7pm
RSVP here or contact angie.torres@audubon.org for more information!

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​Our Latest Blog Entries

Entergy sues the City Council over lower profit rate and $1 million fine

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Entergy New Orleans CEO David Ellis sits at a City Council utility committee meeting in October.

​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. 
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by MICHAEL ISAAC STEIN
Article originally published by The Lens
DECEMBER 10, 2019

Electric Companies Like Entergy Are Using Affiliate Transactions to Block Renewable Energy, Here’s How

​Despite the environmental, economic, and reliability benefits of switching to  a renewables future, New Orleans, Louisiana is being blocked by local utility monopoly, Entergy.
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BY: JOSEPH DANIEL, SENIOR ENERGY ANALYST 
Published by Union of Concerned Scientists
December 11, 2019, 12:38 PM EST

Groups call out Entergy CEO for gaslighting New Orleans


​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. click to read more.

This Crazy Trick Could Help New Orleans Utility Customers Save Money

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 [...] click to read more

Resilient RPS: New Orleans' unique challenges require new solutions

​Our aging energy infrastructure and equally antiquated utilities have failed to adapt to severe weather. Now, risks to our electric grid are getting worse and the consequences are more serious because of climate disasters.
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We can't take reliable electricity service and grid resilience for granted. Electricity service is essential to modern life and survival when severe weather [...] click to read more

More Information

​The Energy Future New Orleans Coalition used the input from the Symposium to create a Resilient-Renewable Portfolio Standard. ​
Renewable Portfolio Standard 101: What is a renewable energy portfolio standard? How have other cities/states developed a RPS? 
​By Joe Daniel, Union of Concerned Scientists ​
Breakdown of major differences between EFNO, Entergy, Advisor, and other proposals for New Orleans Energy Future

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