Tomorrow – Wednesday 13 at 8 am our Executive Director Casey Roberts will be hosting a radio show on WTUL 91.5 FM discussing LPSC and the Energy Efficiency rules.
Tune in to hear a great show!
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AAE Net Metering Comments
After LPSC failed to address the net metering rules’ short comings, Alliance submitted comments on Docket No. R-31417 voicing our concerns. Check out what we have to say! After an upsetting retraction of the Energy Efficiency rules last Wednesday, the nation has turned its attention to the State of Louisiana.
On Sunday, February 17, 2013, thousands of environmental groups, organizations, and angry individuals rallied together in Washington D.C. to protest the Keystone XL Pipeline, which has become a huge debate.
On Thursday & Friday, February 20-21st, The 2nd Annual Southeast Clean Power Summit will be taking place at the Hyatt Regency in New Orleans.
New Orleans is rapidly moving forward with energy efficiency and preparing to make major decisions on how we meet our energy needs for the next twenty years.
The LPSC Business and Executive meeting held in Baton Rouge this past Wednesday began with the election of new chairs.
The American Council for an Energy Efficient Economy ( http://aceee.org/ ) has announced that it will be releasing an in-depth report on opportunities for energy efficiency in the state of Louisiana and suggestions for program design and implimentation.
This Thursday, Jan 17th at 9 am, the New Orleans City Council Utilities Committee Meeting will be almost entirely devoted to energy efficiency!
The Alliance and GSREIA would like to thank everyone who attended our first Solar Roundtable of 2013, which was a resounding success. We would like to thank our host John Williams of Williams Architects, our very own AAE board member, who graciously opened his business doors and provided the delicious refreshments. We had a great turnout and the participation/discussion was lively and informative.
Two powerful articles detailing the devastation of Hurricane Sandy.
Hurricane Sandy in Photos 50 dramatic images of destruction caused by superstorm and hurricane Sandy Check this out! The Renewable Energy Policy Network for the 21st Century created this interactive map to track renewable energy developments across the world. How does your country stack up?
Click here for the REN21 Interactive Map In this TED talk, David Roberts, writer for Grist.org, paints a disturbing picture of what will happen if climate change remains un-checked. it’s simple, straightforward and scary. Click here to open video in Youtube.
Liquid air could work better than batteries or hydrogen for storing excess energy produced from wind turbines or other renewable energy sources during off-peak times, according to the Institution of Mechanical Engineers. A company in the United Kingdom is testing how the liquid air method—originally developed to power vehicles—could help use some of this “wrong-time” energy.
The method would use electricity from off-peak hours to take in air—removing carbon dioxide and water vapor in order to chill air to a cryogenic state. This turns what’s left, which is mostly nitrogen, to a liquid that is stored in giant vacuum flasks until demand increases and it can be warmed again. Re-expanding air could be used to drive turbines. While the growth in renewables is among the contributing factors to the 9 percent reduction in carbon dioxide emissions in the U.S. since 2005, one analysis says this decline is unlikely to continue unless there are major departures from the way energy is currently produced and used. The report lays out specific energy-related changes that would need to occur between now and 2035 to have a chance at reducing carbon dioxide emissions to 38 percent below 2005 levels. These include: growth in renewables beyond the 5 percent electricity makeup today to 31 percent by 2035 as well as gains in residential, commercial and industrial energy-using equipment. Vicki Arroyo is the Executive Director of the Georgetown Climate Center
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