Regulators press Entergy for power cost options
As the future of an Entergy Corp. power sharing agreement hangs in balance, regulators say recent federal action checking the utility will give them more leverage in their own calls for openness and...
View ArticleEntergy talking merger with Ohio power company
An energy trade publication reported today that American Electric Power of Columbus, Ohio is in preliminary merger talks with New Orleans-based Entergy Corp. Citing unnamed sources, The Energy Daily...
View ArticleDistribution concerns linger in Entergy power switchover
Entergy Corp. officials brought the months-long battle for control of its expansive power system to a swift close last month by deciding to turn the system over to an Indiana-based grid operator. But...
View ArticleNew Orleans counters national trend of higher electricity rates
The nation is bracing for climbing electricity rates over the next decade, but New Orleans may be able to stave off higher utility bills and even see decreases for years to come despite hot summers and...
View ArticleCouncil presses Entergy to increase rate cuts
Entergy New Orleans electric and gas customers will save an additional $2.48 million collectively after the City Council questioned numbers behind a $12 million rate decrease the utility proposed in...
View ArticleLocal regulators keep ‘open mind’ on Entergy merger
The New Orleans City Council and regulators throughout the Entergy Corp. power system are awaiting the details on the New Orleans utility’s plan to spin off its electric transmission business and...
View ArticleLower Entergy bills come at a cost to customers
Just months after the New Orleans City Council celebrated a fourth consecutive year of lower electric bills for the city’s energy customers, it’s in the middle of a debate over bills of its own. As one...
View ArticleCouncil to consider whether Entergy New Orleans has enough in its storm fund
Five years after the New Orleans City Council voted to approve a plan to collect $75 million over a decade to feed a storm reserve fund for the city's electric and gas utility, council members are set...
View ArticleCity Council committee OK’s Entergy power plant
The utilities committee approved Entergy’s proposal to build a new natural gas-fired power plant in New Orleans East on Wednesday, effectively concluding what committee chair Jason Williams called a...
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