Charles Rice – Entergy

What Entergy Wants Versus What New Orleans Needs

Charles Rice — Mon, 05 Mar 2018 12:00:00 +0000

Entergy New Orleans wants what is best for the city of New Orleans and our customers. The proposed New Orleans Power Station has undergone intense scrutiny through 23 public meetings and comprehensive review by experts. It has earned the New Orleans City Council Utility Committee’s support. Two years ago, the New Orleans City Council charged Entergy New Orleans with finding a solution to…

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A Modern Power Station for a Brighter New Orleans

Charles Rice — Fri, 07 Jul 2017 05:41:00 +0000

On July 6, Entergy New Orleans filed a supplemental application with the City Council regarding plans for the New Orleans Power Station. In this application, we present two options for the City Council to consider – a 128-megawatt unit or the 226-megawatt unit submitted in the original June 2016 filing. Either unit will deliver significant benefits for our customers by providing the city with…

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New Information Leads to a New Proposal

Charles Rice — Fri, 21 Apr 2017 06:00:00 +0000

Back in February, I sent an email explaining that the proposed New Orleans Power Station proceeding before the City Council was temporarily suspended at the request of Entergy New Orleans due to a recently updated forecast of future energy needs in our city. In light of the new information, and in order to best meet the needs of our valued community, Entergy New Orleans is conducting additional…

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Powering Tomorrow Begins Today

Charles Rice — Thu, 02 Feb 2017 03:00:00 +0000

To meet the power demands of a growing New Orleans, Entergy must upgrade the Michoud plant in New Orleans East to a modern, more-efficient facility. Today, New Orleans lacks significant local power-generating capacity. We dropped from 781 MW to 1 MW following the summer 2016 deactivation of the 1960s-era Michoud plant. Relying on market purchases to meet New Orleans’ energy needs can be…

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