Governor Jeff Landry Calls Investment ‘A New Chapter’ for State From Entergy: https://www.entergynewsroom.com/news/meta-selects-northeast-louisiana-as-site-10-billion-data-center/ Richland Parish, Louisiana – Facebook and Instagram parent company Meta announced it will build a $10 billion artificial intelligence data center in northeast Louisiana, a transformational investment that cements the state’s status as a major innovation hub and puts this picturesque ruralContinue reading “Meta Selects Entergy, Northeast Louisiana for Site of New $10B Hyperscaler Data center”
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Louisiana Public Service Commission Approves SWEPCO Renewable Energy Projects
From AEP News Release: https://www.aep.com/news/releases/read/9012 Southwestern Electric Power Co., an American Electric Power (Nasdaq: AEP) company, has received approval by the Louisiana Public Service Commission (LPSC) to move forward with its fuel-free power plan to acquire up to 999 megawatts (MW) of renewable generation resources. The LPSC today approved the terms of a settlement agreementContinue reading “Louisiana Public Service Commission Approves SWEPCO Renewable Energy Projects”
Gulf Wind Technology and Shell Collaborate to Establish Offshore Wind Energy Hub at Avondale Global Gateway
$10 million investment will create 84 new jobs in Jefferson Parish. From GNOInc.org In an effort to advance offshore wind energy technology and expand the emerging industry’s skilled workforce, Gulf Wind Technology (GWT) announced today it is collaborating with Shell to establish a research, training and technology demonstration program at GWT’s Avondale Global Gateway facility in JeffersonContinue reading “Gulf Wind Technology and Shell Collaborate to Establish Offshore Wind Energy Hub at Avondale Global Gateway”
Dow and X-energy Advance Efforts to Deploy First Advanced Small Modular Nuclear Reactor at Industrial site Under DOE’s Advanced Reactor Demonstration Program
Press Release from Dow: https://corporate.dow.com/en-us/news/press-releases/dow-x-energy-collaborate-on-smr-nuclear.html Dow, the world’s leading materials science company, and X-Energy Reactor Company, LLC (“X-energy”), a leading developer of advanced nuclear reactors and fuel technology for clean energy generation, announced today their entry into a joint development agreement (“JDA”) to demonstrate the first grid-scale advanced nuclear reactor for an industrial site inContinue reading “Dow and X-energy Advance Efforts to Deploy First Advanced Small Modular Nuclear Reactor at Industrial site Under DOE’s Advanced Reactor Demonstration Program”
State Legislatures Begin Convening
The country’s state legislatures have begun convening to take up and consider issues of importance to the residents of the respective states. The Advanced Power Alliance advocacy team is monitoring issues affecting the advanced power industry and will be working with lawmakers to support the continued development of resources to provide America with the cleaner,Continue reading “State Legislatures Begin Convening”
Governors of Louisiana, Oklahoma, and Arkansas Announce Hydrogen Partnership
Governors of Louisiana, Oklahoma, and Arkansas Announce Hydrogen Partnership
Next-Generation Energy Proposal for South Louisiana Chosen as Finalist in EDA’s Build Back Better Regional Challenge
Coalition will compete for up to $100 million to support South Louisiana’s economy and environment. New Orleans, Louisiana — The Greater New Orleans Development Foundation, the 501(c)(3) arm of Greater New Orleans, Inc., has been named by the Economic Development Administration (EDA) as a finalist in the $1 billion Build Back Better Regional Challenge. The coalition will advance to PhaseContinue reading “Next-Generation Energy Proposal for South Louisiana Chosen as Finalist in EDA’s Build Back Better Regional Challenge”
New Polling Highlights Broad Public Support for Renewable Energy Across America’s Sun Belt
A series of recent polls released by the Advanced Power Alliance (APA) shows strong public support for the continued growth of renewable energy development across America’s “Sun Belt”. For the purposes of this research, APA focused on eight states including portion of the area including the states of Alabama, Arkansas, Georgia, Louisiana, Mississippi, Oklahoma, Tennessee,Continue reading “New Polling Highlights Broad Public Support for Renewable Energy Across America’s Sun Belt”
Corporate Customers Show Up for #AmericanWindWeek
From AWEA Blog, by Hannah Hunt: As we close out #AmericanWindWeek, it’s been thrilling to see towns, communities, local leaders and wind industry workers gather across the country to celebrate wind power. Importantly, Fortune 500 companies and business leaders also showed up. Corporate purchasers of wind voiced their support nationwide, touting the economic and environmentalContinue reading “Corporate Customers Show Up for #AmericanWindWeek”
When Wind Turbines Move to Town – How Do Rural Communities Benefit?
By Anna Luke, American Wind Energy Association Originally published on Into the Wind It wasn’t always the case, but nowadays rural places are often among those in greatest need of new economic development. Sadly, the farm belt and Rust Belt have been losing jobs and investment for decades. It will take significant change to raiseContinue reading “When Wind Turbines Move to Town – How Do Rural Communities Benefit?”