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NEW ORLEANS - Today, Council President Helena Moreno and Vice President JP Morrell announced interventions into Louisiana Public Service Commission dockets on opening retail power markets, considering statewide resiliency and microgrid opportunities, and resolving statewide restoration costs from Hurricane Ida. The five open dockets present important opportunities for New Orleans customers around bill affordability, the energy transition, and the way public regulatory bodies decide how customers should pay for restoration costs.
“The public service commission is having important conversations about open retail markets, resiliency, and restoration, and I believe it is in the people of New Orleans’ best interests to work collaboratively with the commission and the stakeholders in these dockets to find pro-consumer outcomes that could potentially work throughout the state,” said Council President and Climate Committee Chair Moreno. “New Orleans has led the way with zero-emission power mandates, the deployment of renewable energy, and reliability, and we’re anxious to bring our experiences forward as these important issues continue to be debated at the commission.”
“Important decisions about the future of utility services are being considered, and it’s imperative that New Orleans has a seat at the table during these discussions," said Council Vice President JP Morrell. "New Orleans has often led the state in terms of renewable energy and reliability, and it only makes sense that our voice and perspective would be considered by the Public Service Commission. We look forward to working with the state on this matter.”
The Council, through the Utilities Regulatory Office, and on behalf of Climate Committee Chair Moreno and Utilities Chair Morrell, is intervening in five dockets: Customer Centered Options/Retail Choice (R-35462), Ida Recovery (R-36350), Application for a Microgrid (U-36507), and two resiliency dockets (R-36226 & R-36227). Each is currently pending at the Public Service Commission, the regulatory body for all utility service territories outside of New Orleans. The Council’s intervention involves the opportunity to offer comments and feedback for the commission.
The Council continues its work on its own set of critical dockets, including open matters on system hardening and resiliency, electric transportation and charging infrastructure, community solar, and reliability.
Learn more about the PSC dockets at www.lpsc.louisiana.gov. Follow the Council’s Climate Committee on Twitter at @NOLAClimateComm.
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