City Council goes before state appeals court seeking to overturn ruling against Entergy plant
The council argued that there was no Open Meetings Law violation as a result of the Entergy paid actors scandal
Tag: Entergy New Orleans
After 35 years, New Orleans is changing the way it regulates Entergy
When it comes to regulating Entergy New Orleans, the City Council has outsourced the vast majority of tasks to out-of-state consultants. Now, the city is trying to build in-house expertise.
Entergy sues the City Council over lower profit rate and $1 million fine
Company wants to overturn recently passed resolution setting electric and gas rates for the city.
Persistent outages plaguing Grand Gulf nuclear plant are adding millions to the bills of New Orleans customers
The outages cost New Orleans customers upwards of $100,000 a day, according to Entergy.
Council passes $1 million fine and lower allowed profit for Entergy, over objections from Mayor Cantrell and the company
Entergy threatened to bring litigation against the city or try to change the profit rate again next year, which would cost customers an additional $7 million in regulatory costs, the company claimed.
Council avoiding further debate on Entergy’s allowed profits, despite objections from Entergy and Mayor Cantrell
Last week, Mayor Cantrell sided with Entergy over the City Council, saying the company should be allowed to collect a greater profit from customers.
Coalition that includes Mayor Cantrell splits with her over proposed Entergy profits
Coalition that includes the city among its members still supports lower rate of profit for utility, despite the mayor's recent support for Entergy.
Council advances measure reducing electric bills for many Entergy customers, but relief may be short-lived
A proposed $1 million against the company also moves on to the full council.
City Council to consider $1 million fine on Entergy for frequent power outages
Outages in New Orleans became more frequent in the years following Entergy's disinvestment in maintenance and system upgrades.
Council utility advisors recommend mandating net-zero carbon emissions by 2050
The report cited “the unique vulnerability of New Orleans to the devastating consequences of climate change and the urgent need for decarbonization to prevent dangerous levels of global warming.”
