Entergy Louisiana, LLC
Climate Impact & Sustainability Data (2023-2042)
Reporting Period: 2023-2042
Environmental Metrics
ESG Focus Areas
- clean energy
- reliability and resiliency of the power grid
- environmental stewardship
Environmental Achievements
- LPSC approved 475 MW solar portfolio
- Sought certification of an additional 224 MW solar portfolio
- Solicited or is in the process of soliciting upwards of 4.5 GW of additional solar or wind
- Intends to cease burning coal at all plants by 2030
- Achieved 121% energy savings in EE programs in 2022
Social Achievements
- Focusing on safety objective: “Everyone safe—all day, every day.”
- Strengthening infrastructure by accelerating resilience investment and leveraging partnerships
- Recruiting and retaining a workforce that reflects the communities served
Governance Achievements
- Working with the Commission and other stakeholders to balance reliability, affordability, and environmental stewardship
Climate Goals & Targets
Long-term Goals:
- Pursue Power Resiliency
- Achieve 50% carbon-free energy generating capacity by 2030 and reduce emission rate by 50% of 2000 levels by 2030
- Reduce carbon emissions from operations to net-zero by 2050
Medium-term Goals:
- Explore Solving Some of ELL’s Energy & Capacity Deficits with Distributed Generation and/or Customer Solutions
- Continue Participation in Commission Rulemakings
- Explore Additional Demand Side Management Opportunities
Short-term Goals:
- Implement ELL’s Solar Portfolio & Geaux Green Tariff
- Complete ELL’s Two Outstanding RFPs
- Continue the Issuance of Sizeable and Frequent Renewables RFPs
Environmental Challenges
- Meeting customer demand for clean energy solutions
- Ensuring reliability and resiliency of the electric power grid while balancing affordability
- Safeguarding obligations to supply adequate generating capacity
- Potential capacity shortfall in MISO Local Resource Zone 9 as soon as 2025
- Discussion of drastically altering the regulatory landscape by potentially allowing for full or partial Retail Open Access
Mitigation Strategies
- Continued investment in Louisiana
- Adding new renewable generation
- Implementing a new green tariff (Geaux Green Option or Rider GGO)
- Improving the process for vetting and approving the addition of new renewable resources
- Exploring unsolicited offers that provide benefits to customers
- Considering alternative RFP processes
- Proposing to implement a process to facilitate the addition of 3 GW of solar resources
- Exploring distributed generation and customer solutions
- Participating in Commission rulemakings
- Exploring additional Demand Side Management opportunities
- Accelerating the resilience of its electric system through hardening projects
Supply Chain Management
Climate-Related Risks & Opportunities
Physical Risks
- Extreme weather events
Transition Risks
- Changes in environmental regulations
- Growing customer preferences for renewable energy
Opportunities
- Development of energy-efficient products
- Clean electrification
Sustainable Products & Innovation
- Green pricing options
- Green tariff solutions
- Power Through program