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The following news clips highlight Louisiana involvement in recent renewable energy and energy efficiency projects and list in chronological order. Here you can scroll through of stories dating back to 2003. Alternatively, you can search state energy news by state and topic.

September 16, 2009

DOE Delivers $354 Million for Energy Efficiency Projects in 22 States

DOE has awarded $354 million from the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act to 22 states under the Energy Efficiency and Conservation Block Grant Program. More

January 7, 2009

DOE Helps Build Four New Energy-Saving Homes in New Orleans

Four newly constructed homes in New Orleans, Louisiana, are the first in that city to meet the strict energy performance goal of DOE's Builders Challenge, a voluntary initiative for energy-efficient homes. To help meet the goal, DOE provided technical assistance to the builder, Project Home Again. More

August 8, 2007

DOE to Fund Energy Audits for Schools in New Orleans

DOE will provide $1.5 million to New Orleans' public schools for energy audits that could identify up to $1 million in potential annual energy savings. DOE also announced the upcoming release of an energy design guide for schools. More

December 4, 2006

Louisiana Commission Approves Pilot Green Pricing Program

The Louisiana Public Service Commission has given the green light to test green pricing for Entergy Louisiana customers in Baton Rouge and western Louisiana, allowing them to purchase electricity generated from renewable energy resources starting in the spring of 2007. More

September 20, 2006

DOE Conducts Energy Assessments in Louisiana and Nebraska

DOE's Energy Saving Teams are on the road again, this time visiting manufacturing plants for catalyst and corn products. Meanwhile, the Energy Star has been awarded for the first time to 17 manufacturing plants, including one that was visited by an Energy Saving Team back in April. More

September 12, 2006

DOE Conducts Energy Assessment at Chemical Catalyst Facility

DOE is conducting an industrial Energy Saving Assessment at W.R. Grace in Louisiana, which produces catalysts for petroleum refining. More

July 1, 2006

Louisiana Requires Ethanol Costs to Beat Those of Conventional Gasoline

Louisiana has delayed the implementation of the state's new renewable fuels standard until the cost of ethanol produced in Louisiana is less than the cost of conventional gasoline. More

June 21, 2006

Louisiana Passes a Renewable Fuel Requirement

Louisiana has passed a bill that will require biofuels to make up 2 percent of the fuel supply once the in-state production reaches a minimum capacity. The bill should encourage producers to build facilities within the state to produce ethanol, biodiesel, and possibly other biofuels. More

December 15, 2005

Construction Codes Include Energy Conservation

New homes constructed in Louisiana will now be required to meet international building codes, which include provisions on energy efficiency. More

December 1, 2005

Louisiana Commission Issues Interconnection Rules for Distributed Generation

The Louisiana Public Service Commission issued new rules for net metering and the interconnection of customer-owned distributed power generating systems to the electricity grid. More

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