From batteries to biofuels, LSU is investing $1M in energy research
The LSU Institute for Energy Innovation announced nearly $1 million in grant funding last week for energy-focused research initiatives.
The institute received a total of 19...
Electricity prices rising due to spikes in AI demand, investments
Electric bills are outpacing food inflation as utilities pass rising natural gas prices and grid upgrade costs onto consumers, The Wall Street Journal reports.
Electricity prices rose...
Senate considers saving hydrogen tax credit
The Senate is considering a plan to save a lucrative tax credit for the production of hydrogen that would be scrapped in the tax-and-spending...
Entergy infrastructure for Meta facility to cost $3 billion
Entergy is building infrastructure for Meta’s data center in Richland Parish that will cost more than $3 billion, $470 million of which ratepayers will be...
Off-grid power system for data centers to debut in southeast U.S.
A new modular, off-grid “power foundry” system that integrates gas power, battery storage, and cooling components to efficiently support data centers will initially be...
Global clean energy investment to dwarf fossil fuel spending in 2025
Global investment in clean energy is on track to double fossil fuel spending this year, The Wall Street Journal reports.
The total global energy investment is...
Entergy power upgrade targets Ascension Parish growth
Entergy will invest $498 million to support two unnamed industrial users at RiverPlex MegaPark in Ascension Parish, following Louisiana Public Service Commission approval, The Center Square reports.
The...
Meta’s Richland Parish data center gets the attention of Congress
Meta’s new AI data center planned for northeast Louisiana has drawn the attention of congressional lawmakers as it is so large that the local...
Why this vote by the PSC might ultimately lead to higher electricity rates
The Louisiana Public Service Commission has voted to end a yearslong effort to explore more competitive electricity options—effectively shutting the door on reforms that...
Louisiana lawmakers are fast-tracking nuclear permitting
Louisiana is moving to fast-track environmental permitting for advanced nuclear projects under a bill that aligns the state with a national effort to accelerate...
