Category: RPS (Renewable Portfolio Standard)

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

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

12/17/2020

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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.

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This Crazy Trick Could Help New Orleans Utility Customers Save Money

6/5/2019

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Article by Joseph Daniel, Senior Energy Analyst
Originally published on Union of Concerned Scientists

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.

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The People's Power Hour Radio Show: Renewable Portfolio Standards

9/18/2018

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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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Briefing Statement: Energy Regulation in New Orleans

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

This Crazy Trick Could Help New Orleans Utility Customers Save Money

The People's Power Hour Radio Show: Renewable Portfolio Standards

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