November 2, 2024

Hurricane Ida

Smart Energy Week
NOLA Mayor Calls for Changes in Entergy Grid Planning
New Orleans Mayor LaToya Cantrell called for more transmission, microgrids and renewable energy during a talk featured at North America Smart Energy Week.
SERC
SERC Board of Directors Briefs: Sept. 23, 2021
The SERC Board of Directors reviewed the impacts of Hurricane Ida, elected a new municipal sector representative and previewed its upcoming meetings.
Entergy
Facing City Council Inquiry, Entergy Says it Could Sell New Orleans Utility Arm
Entergy said it could either sell its New Orleans unit, merge it with Entergy Louisiana or step out of the way as New Orleans navigates a municipal utility.
Tommy Gao, CC BY-4.0, via Wikimedia
Hochul Pledges to Make Climate Policy a Priority in Wake of NYC Flooding
Gov. Kathy Hochul directed NYSERDA to develop a distributed solar roadmap this fall to reach a new 10-GW goal for the NY-Sun program.
Entergy
Entergy Fends Off Calls for Tx, Solar, Microgrid Investment
Entergy has pushed back on the notion that sturdier transmission or more solar panels would have helped Louisiana's grid better withstand Hurricane Ida. 
Entergy
Experts Call for Tx Reinforcements, Microgrids in Gulf System After Ida
Experts say the electric grid needs heartier construction, new technology and microgrids to reduce outages from increasingly common severe weather events.
Entergy
Entergy Touts Restoration; NOLA Leaders Question Lack of Blackstart Service
Entergy called its restoration work “near-miraculous,” but local leaders asked why the company did not use the New Orleans Power Station's capabilities.
Entergy
Entergy Energizes Second Tx Line, Generator
Entergy has activated two of the eight transmission lines serving the New Orleans area, allowing them to restore power to parts of downtown.
Entergy
Entergy: ‘Rebuild’ Needed for Worst Ida Damage
Entergy said most of its Louisiana customers affected by Hurricane Ida will see their power restored by Sept. 9 but that some areas will require a "rebuild."
WWL-TV
Entergy Investigations Certain to Follow Hurricane Ida Restoration
As greater New Orleans endures a second day of blackouts following Hurricane Ida, questions are swirling regarding Entergy's massive transmission failure.

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