energy efficiency

Sheryl Doiron’s daughter, a former public school teacher, is entirely dependent on her mother’s care since Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis left her unable to move or speak.

Federal energy assistance helps tens of thousands in Louisiana — Trump says it’s ‘unnecessary’

With light bills at times rivaling the cost of a house note, those with low incomes struggle to keep their homes at a safe and comfortable temperature.

A new state-of-the art LED lighting system was added to Southern University’s A.W. Mumford football stadium in Baton Rouge after it was granted $1.27 million for the lights from the Louisiana PSC’s Public Entities program.

Coastal Desk

$80 million, few rules: Louisiana’s energy efficiency ‘slush fund’

Pam Radtke, Floodlight

One of the least energy efficient states allows elected commissioners to use ratepayer money for ‘patronage’ projects — with little oversight.

A crew of linemen use bucket trucks to repair a utility pole and restore electricity near Houma on Sept. 12, 2024, one day after Hurricane Francine made landfall in Terrebonne Parish.

Politics

Bill prioritizing domestic fuel sources for grid resilience advances

Brooke Thorington

A bill that would require the Department of Energy and Natural Resources (DENR) to work with the Public Service Commission (PSC) on prioritizing domestic fuel sources in Louisiana advanced from House Appropriations on Tuesday.

Logan Burke of the Alliance for Affordable Energy, left, and Billy Anderson from the Power Coalition for Equity and Justice, testify Wednesday against a move to halt an energy efficiency program for Louisiana’s residential customers. In a hastily called meeting, the Louisiana Public Service Commission voted 3-2 to kill the program.

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Energy efficiency program killed; advocates say Louisianans will pay the price.

Pam Radtke, Floodlight

The state Public Service Commission voted along party lines to end a program to save energy and money for residential customers — who already top the US in electricity use.