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Louisiana Mid-Continent Oil & Gas Association
Coverage of Louisiana Mid-Continent Oil & Gas Association in the Nexus archive.
- Utilities balk at industrial customers generating their own power, selling excess on the grid
A Louisiana Senate bill (SB 490) allowing industrial facilities to build private power plants and sell up to 50% of generated electricity faces opposition from major utilities like Entergy and Cleco. Sponsored by Sen. Bob Hensgens (R-Abbeville), the stalled legislation aims to bypass traditional utility approval processes, drawing support from some energy advocacy groups after amendments.