Entergy: Meta to require 4,500 MW of near-constant electricity
Entergy Louisiana CEO Phillip May revealed that Meta’s planned Richland Parish data center is expected to require 4,500 megawatts of electricity, nearly four times...
Trump administration to require oil refiners to use more biofuels
The Trump administration plans to require oil refiners to blend additional biofuels in 2026 and 2027 to offset volumes excluded under small-refinery exemptions, aiming...
Louisiana Cat plans multiyear expansion to prep for rapid industrial sector growth
Louisiana Cat plans at least 75 technician hires and a multiyear expansion of its facilities and rental locations to meet a surge in shipbuilding,...
Gulf Coast Energy Forum set for Oct. 20-21 in New Orleans
The Hispanic Chamber of Commerce of Louisiana (HCCL) and the U.S. Hispanic Chamber of Commerce will host the inaugural Gulf Coast Energy Forum on...
Louisiana’s offshore wind industry hopes for shift in political winds
Louisiana’s offshore wind industry is at a stalemate under President Donald Trump’s policies, with industry leaders looking toward Jan. 21, 2029, when they hope...
John Flake assumes executive director role at LSU Energy Institute
The LSU Energy Institute has named John Flake as its new executive director. He has also been named associate vice chancellor for research. Flake...
PSC to consider Entergy Louisiana’s infrastructure expansion plans in support of Meta
The Louisiana Public Service Commission will begin a three-day evidentiary hearing Oct. 7 to examine whether a proposed Entergy Louisiana expansion is necessary to...
DOE to invest $1.9B in aging power grid to boost capacity as demand surges
The U.S. Department of Energy plans to invest nearly $1.9 billion to add more than 23 gigawatts of electricity capacity by using technologies such...
Tulane’s Future of Energy Forum runs through Wednesday
The three-day Future of Energy Forum, running through Wednesday on Tulane's main campus in Uptown New Orleans, features more than 40 sessions covering data...
Entergy New Orleans, U.S. DOE break ground on $2M grid hardening project
Entergy New Orleans last week joined leaders from the U.S. Department of Energy to break ground in New Orleans on a grid-hardening project that...
