energy

U.S. coal plant use is dropping, but utilities are delaying their retirement and running them — even when they cost more than renewable sources.

Entergy Louisiana wants to add a new storm fee to its customers’ electric bills to recover funds it spent on repairs from Hurricane Francine.

State Sen. Jean-Paul Coussan of Lafayette will become one of Louisiana’s top utility regulators after beating out two other candidates vying for office.

The clean energy transition, for one, a Floodlight analysis of campaign finance data reveals.

PSC energy regulators are among the most powerful politicians in state.

New Orleans hopes to see fewer power outages during storms and heat waves with an investment in a new energy generation system.

Entergy Louisiana and New Orleans customers are currently charged for both gas and electric services in a single utility bill each month. But the potential sale of their natural gas operations to Bernhard Capital Partners’ new subsidiary, Delta Utilities, could produce two bills instead of one — and possibly charge more for gas.

APTIM submits lowest bid at $24.5 million.

Questionable claims from a legislative hearing are fact-checked.

The proposed auction includes an area of more than 100,000 acres in the waters off Lake Charles, Louisiana, and two similarly sized areas off Galveston.