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EFNO Presses Council for Entergy Accountability Post-Francine

10/16/2024

The Energy Future New Orleans coalition is calling for greater transparency and accountability from Entergy New Orleans (ENO) following the utility’s response to Hurricane Francine. In a letter addressed to the New Orleans City Council and sent on October 10, EFNO expressed concerns that “ENO still has not provided an estimate of storm recovery costs from Francine” and the impact those costs could have on residents, who are already struggling with historically high bills.

Community Organizations Call on New Orleans City Council to Investigate Entergy New Orleans Spending

2/9/2024

Energy Future New Orleans (EFNO) joins other organizations in calling for the New Orleans City Council to investigate utility spending related to advertising, public relations, consulting, lobbying and commissioned research for “Operation Gridiron.

Leaders of the Alliance for Affordable Energy, HousingNOLA, the Greater New Orleans Housing Alliance (GNOHA), Power Coalition for Equity and Justice (PCEJ), the Deep South Center for Environmental Justice (DSCEJ), the Bunny Friend Neighborhood Association, the New Orleans Chapter of the Democratic Socialists of America (DSA-NO), 350 New Orleans, the Climate Reality Project, Step Up Louisiana, the Sierra Club Delta Chapter, the Greater New Orleans Interfaith Climate Coalition, and Healthy Gulf have submitted a letter requesting that the New Orleans City Council open an investigation into spending by Entergy New Orleans related to advertising, public relations, consulting, lobbying and commissioned research.

A look back at Entergy's promises to sell a gas plant to New Orleans

9/5/2021

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.

excerpt from the City Council's approval of NOPS

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."

Briefing Statement: Energy Regulation in New Orleans

7/14/2021

The New Orleans City Council has an extraordinary power -- the regulation of Entergy as an investor-owned utility company. Though the Council has a designated Utility, Cable, Telecommunications and Technology Committee (“UCTTC”) consisting of five members, major regulatory decisions are brought to the full Council for voting. Thus, all New Orleans City Council members are both legislators and regulators of a major electric and gas utility.

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:

Briefing Statement: Energy Regulation

Distributed Energy Resources are Poised to Revolutionize the Power System by Duncan Campbell

2/18/2021

Article by Duncan Campbell
Originally published on Scale Microgrid Solutions

Our infrastructure was not designed for the new world we face. 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.

What’s up with New Orleans Climate Action and Our Renewable Portfolio Standard?

12/17/2020

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.

Letters: New Orleans should take lead in historic transition to renewables

5/20/2020

Article by Brent Newman
Originally published on 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.

New Orleans City Council declares intention to achieve renewable energy goals. Denies 100% Renewable Portfolio Standard.

3/12/2020

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, gas. The Council set forth a six month timeline directing stakeholders to outline cost management policy, set mandatory deadlines for emissions reductions, and to phase out renewable “credits” by 2050.

New Orleans CAN afford a renewable energy future. We CAN'T afford the status quo.

3/9/2020

In response to Entergy New Orlean's claims that a Resilient + Renewable Portfolio Standard would be unaffordable for New Orleans, the Alliance for Affordable Energy worked with the Applied Economics Clinic to set the record straight.

Liz Stanton, PhD, Researcher Bryndis Woods, and Assistant Researchers Eliandro Tavares and Sagal Alisalad prepared a report that addresses Entergy New Orleans’ (ENO) critiques of the Energy Future New Orleans Coalition's July 2019 Resilient Renewable Portfolio Standard (R-RPS) proposal to achieve a 100 percent renewable electric generation by 2040.

ENO incorrectly claims that the R-RPS would: be prohibitively costly; harm grid resiliency, and harm grid reliability. AEC’s analysis of the R-RPS found the plan to be affordable, would provide substantial resiliency benefits, and would reliably provide New Orleans’ energy needs. Keep reading for some of the top takeaways from AEC's report.

Economic Impact Analysis determines R-RPS is best path forward.

3/9/2020

The proposal for a Resilient+Renewable Portfolio Standard, 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, and an energy system that is more prepared to withstand the realities of a changing climate.

The Energy Future New Orleans Coalition is:

Nola Businesses and ORgs in support of R-RPS: Carrolton Riverbend Neighborhood Association - Frady's One Stop - Capulet - The Warehouse - Paloma Cafe - Fini Boutique - Tiffany Nails Spa - West Marine - Antiques on Jackson - Peony - Bambi DeVille Vintage - Tru Burger - Chateau Sew and Sew - Grandmother's Buttons - Jaci Blue - Goorin Brothers - Stein's Market and Deli - District Donuts - Irpino, Avin, and Hawkins Law firm - Miette - Rhino - Mystic Blue Signs - Hell or High Water - Catalino's LLC - Swap Boutique - Maple St. Cafe - Chill Out Cafe - Chiba - Castellomi Pharmacy - Mellow Mushroom - Yes, Yoga - Glue - Life City - Love's Music Therapy - Pepperonis Cafe - Emily Flagler Architect

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