LPSC reconsiders allowing large energy users to pursue private power generation
The Louisiana Public Service Commission is reconsidering allowing large customers to develop private power generation rather than relying entirely on utilities, The Center Square reports....
Meet the 2026 Louisiana Energy Awards honorees and finalists
Some of the biggest names in Louisiana’s energy and industrial sectors will be honored this fall as Business Report’s 10/12 Industry Report hosts the...
Utility regulator ties with industry are coming under scrutiny
Utility regulators' ties with energy and technology companies are coming under increasing scrutiny, The Washington Post reports.
The conservative Regulators Roundtable has organized private, industry-funded retreats...
RWE backs off Louisiana offshore wind project after reaching $1.2 billion settlement
RWE U.S. Offshore is backing off its offshore wind projects in Louisiana, New York and California after reaching a $1.2 billion settlement with the...
Thibodaux company transforming discarded drilling risers into innovative construction aggregate
Thibodaux's Four Aces Logistics, a subsidiary of Onshore Companies of Louisiana, is transforming discarded offshore oilfield drilling risers into an environmentally responsible, cost-effective construction...
Data centers pursue off-grid sources of energy to make up for shortfall
Energy research firm Enverus projects that about 40% of new U.S. data center capacity additions through 2030 will be powered off-grid, requiring roughly $5...
White House pushes states, power providers to shield consumers from data center costs
State governors and electricity companies are being urged by the White House to shield U.S. consumers from higher utility bills from data centers, reports...
AI has a big energy appetite
U.S. data centers are projected to consume about 20% of the nation’s electricity by 2035, driven by rapid AI growth and a forecast demand...
New Cleco power plant could support $3.6B data center in Rapides Parish
A $3.6 billion Applied Digital data center in Rapides Parish could be supported by a new 756-megawatt natural gas power plant proposed by Cleco, The...
Louisiana on verge of leading U.S. in renewable diesel, sustainable aviation fuel capacity
Louisiana's 1.3 billion gallons per year of RD (Renewable Diesel) and SAF (Sustainable Aviation Fuel) capacity currently trails California, but the state would jump...
