Entergy looks for nod for 225 MW of fresh solar in Louisiana

• Entergy Louisiana LLC, a unit people utility Entergy Corp (NYSE: ETR), is seeking regulatory approval to include near 225 MW of new solar energy resources to its power generation mix, it claimed recently.

The business has filed a request with the Louisiana Public Service Commission (PSC). Its plan envisages the purchase, construction and also procedure of new solar capacity, which will certainly concern cover the expanding need for renewable energy in the state.

The proposed capacity will certainly come from 2 projects. Particularly, Entergy Louisiana intends to authorize a 20-year power acquisition agreement (PPA) to acquire the future result of a solar (PV) park that will certainly be constructed in Iberville Parish. The 175-MW project will certainly be carried out by Coastal Prairie Solar LLC, an indirect subsidiary of NextEra Energy Resources LLC. If greenlit, the project will go into construction in the springtime of 2024, with power production to be released late in the list below year.

In Ouachita Parish, the utility means to build and also operate the Sterlington solar park, which will add 49 MW of capacity in Ouachita Parish. The plant is due to be activated in early 2026.

"This is an additional step towards not only reaching our own sustainability objectives yet also toward aiding our clients reach their sustainability objectives," said Phillip May, Entergy Louisiana's president as well as CEO.

At present, Entergy Louisiana, which provides power to greater than one million consumers, has around 280 MW of renewable energies. The New Orleans-based firm is pursuing a plan for up to 7 GW of renewables by end-2025.