Bill to prioritize affordable, domestic energy sources advances

Readers React: Louisiana must take control of its energy future • Louisiana Illuminator

An Entergy Louisiana crew performs work on the electric distribution system in Grand Isle. (Entergy Louisiana)Editor’s note: The Midcontinent Independent System Operator (MISO), the network that controls how electricity from its member utilities is distributed, ordered Entergy Corp. and Cleco to “shed” power to some 100,000 customers May 25 without any advance notice.   The recent load shedding event ordered without advanced notice by MISO is a …

Bill to prioritize affordable, domestic energy sources advances

(The Center Square) − State Rep. Jacob Landry, R-Erath, hopes that House Bill 692 will strengthen Louisiana's electricity grid and prevent the sort of “brown outs” that struck New Orleans

Louisiana legislature advances bill to prioritize affordable, domestic energy sources

It classifies “green energy” to include nuclear power and natural gas, provided federal National Ambient Air Quality Standards are met.