Louisiana kills energy-efficiency program in eleventh hour

Published on April 18, 2025

This story was originally published by Floodlight. In a move energy advocates say will increase electric bills for Louisiana residents and allow the state’s utilities to keep earning money for electricity they don’t provide, Louisiana’s energy regulators voted 3–2 Wednesday to scrap plans for an independently…

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