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Posted on Friday, September 23, 2022 at 7:06 am

Allen Parish is among four communities to receive carbon-free energy from solar installations in the state under contracts approved Wednesday for Entergy Louisiana.

Under the plans, Opdenergy will build Elizabeth Solar, a 125-megawatt resource to supply Entergy with solar energy.

The Louisiana Public Service Commission has given Entergy Louisiana the green light to expand its renewable energy portfolio by adding 475 megawatts of new solar generating capacity, which will nearly triple the company’s total renewable generation capacity in the state.

The commission also approved the Geaux Green option, a new green tariff that will allow customers to subscribe to and benefit from renewable energy sources. Geaux Green will offer an additional option for Entergy Louisiana customers interested in renewables and, for some, help meet sustainability goals.

More information on registration opportunities for Geaux Green will be available in the coming weeks.

“Our customers are increasingly interested in renewable energy, and the LPSC’s approval of these resources allows Entergy to bring more solar power to Louisiana and offer interested customers a green rate,” said Entergy Louisiana President and CEO Phillip May. “We continue to make great strides in expanding our green portfolio, and these solutions will help us continue to provide more affordable, cleaner and more reliable energy today and into the future.”

Under the approved contracts, the company will purchase carbon-free energy from four solar facilities across the state, including the Vacherie Solar Energy Center – St. 150 megawatt resource in James Parish; St. Jacques Louisiana Solar – 150 megawatt resource in St. James Parish; Elizabeth Solar – 125 megawatt resource in Allen Parish and

Sunlight Road Solar – 50 megawatt resource in Washington Parish.

Most sites are expected to start delivering electricity to customers in 2024. St. The Jacques facility will come online in 2025, subject to local permits and approvals.

Once built and ready to connect to the grid, Entergy Louisiana will receive power from the Vacherie, Sunlight Road and Elizabeth solar facilities under 20-year contracts. The St. Jacques solar facility will be under a build-own-handover agreement, meaning Entergy will own and maintain the facility after construction is complete.

The 350 megawatt solar resources in St. James and Washington Parish will be built by DE Shaw Renewable Investments (DESRI), while the Allen Parish facility will be built by Opdenergy.

“DESRI is pleased to deliver another 350 megawatts of clean energy projects to Entergy and its customers with this important milestone,” said Hy Martin, DESRI’s Chief Development Officer. “Delivering reliable, affordable energy to Entergy Louisiana while driving economic growth in local communities is critical to DESRI’s partnership with Entergy and more broadly across the state.”

Entergy Louisiana currently has approximately 280 megawatts of renewable resources, including the Capital Region Solar facility, which began providing power to the grid in October 2020.

Whom cost of living crisis Spread across Europe, we are all looking for ways to reduce our energy costs.

But 62-year-old Tokyo resident Chikako Fujii has already mastered the art. In fact, he has not paid his electricity bill for 10 years.

And that’s not why refused to pay.

There is no TV, oven, washing machine or air conditioner in Chicago. The only electrical equipment he has is powered by four solar panelsinstalled on the balcony.

Although Chikako’s lifestyle may seem impossible, what can we learn from her about how to reduce our own energy consumption?

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“I started this lifestyle because of the Great East Japan Earthquake in 2011. Shortly after the earthquake, there were several scheduled blackouts here, so suddenly. electricity is out and I felt that I should make my own electricity. So I built a solar panel,” said Chikako.

Chikako raised him solar panel collection ever since. The panels produce an average of 1,000 watts of energy on a sunny day, powering his electrical appliances and lighting for several days.

Chikako rides when the sun is low electric power generating bicycle it produces about 10 watts of electricity for 10 minutes in the morning. That’s enough to light a light bulb for three hours, he says.

How to cook without electricity

One of Chikako’s other big lifestyle changes is that she cooks her food using the power of the sun.

On sunny days, he leaves the food he wants to cook in black pots on his balcony for a few hours.

“On sunny days, a slice of fish can be cooked in about an hour, and a piece of chicken breast takes about an hour and a half,” he says.

Cooking rice and baking cakes requires more heat, so she uses a solar oven. This contraption uses mirrors to focus the sun’s energy into a central point where it heats up enough to cook food.

He also uses it candles to heat the stove top.

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Chikako dabbles in textile dyeing and uses a foot pedal sewing machine for her projects.

Although Chikako says she only chooses activities she enjoys and can do Resistantit must be admitted that his life path is not easy.

As the climate crisis, the temperature rises and brings extreme heat wavesChikako found more and more it’s hard to cope without air conditioning or chilled food and drinks. Recently, he bought a small refrigerator it is powered by solar panels.

He is considering giving it up because of his age and the scorching summer heat eco lifestyle.

Chikako is more optimistic now Japan has more clean energy compared to ten years ago.

Even if he gets plugged back in, he says he’ll even continue to cook with solar energy.

“Cooking in the sun is delicious, it doesn’t use gas or electricity. And it can be used in the event of a natural disaster. I want to continue cooking in the sun and develop skills,” he adds.

Watch the video above to learn more about Chikako’s off-the-grid lifestyle.

As part of its efforts to equip youths with relevant trades and skills to make them self-reliant and employable in the highly competitive labor market, the Ogun State Government has equipped 20 youths with the skills required to install and operate solar micro power generation. .

Students of tertiary and secondary schools as well as graduates have been recruited from some local government areas as part of the State Government’s capacity building scheme aimed at youth self-employment and employment.

BusinessDay reports that the micro-power generation system training was organized by the Ogun State Government in partnership with ASTEVEN Renewable Energy Institute and focused on solar energy installation and maintenance, solar panel assemblies and construction of inverters for domestic and industrial use.

Speaking at the certificate presentation ceremony for trainees at the ASTEVEN Institute of Renewable Energy, Aseese, Senior Special Assistant to the Governor on Energy, Olaniji Aisida, said the program was part of the capacity building efforts of the Dapo Abiode-led Administration. to equip young people with the skills required for professional and entrepreneurial growth and development.

Aisida noted that the technological training was undertaken to explore alternative ways to epileptic power supply in an environmentally friendly manner to create a business friendly atmosphere that would enable more corporate and private investments to develop in the state.

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The Special Assistant to the Governor on Finance, Dimeji Bello, said the current Administration places high value on sustainable and effective infrastructure development with special reference to power generation and supply as the backbone of any economic growth and development.

“This is a very commendable collaboration that will further empower our people to manage solar energy and its additional benefits. The Ogun State Government will not relent in its determination to provide the job skills required for people to be self-reliant and more productive,” he said.

However, the Managing Director of ASTEVEN Group, Kabiru Shagaya, said ASTEVEN Renewable Energy Academy is a major local company involved in the installation and management of solar energy, adding that the decision to partner with the Ogun State Government was based on its tertiary status and development characteristics. On the countless achievements recorded by Governor Dapo Abiodun’s Administration.

He said: “When we were looking for where to locate our Institute, there was no better choice than Ogun State because of its fast growing economy and the fact that it has more technological institutes than other states, which speaks of its greatness. productive workforce and this has been exemplified in a number of our events that truly confirm the state as a destination of choice for investors.

Earlier, two of the participants, a 14-year-old boy, Emmanuel Gods-Power, and Adeboye Esther, a female teacher, both declared that the training was a great opportunity to generate income, adding that it had increased their capacity for solar energy, its energy. importance and other alternative means of energy production such as the construction of inverters and many others.

The trainees appreciated their partners and the Ogun State Government for the privilege, but appealed to the government to provide them with financial and logistical facilities to apply the technological skills and practice the profession being learned.

Bahrain – The NBB Group, comprising the National Bank of Bahrain and the Islamic Bank of Bahrain (BisB), said it has completed the installation of solar panels at NBB’s Istiklal and Riffa Souq branches and BisB’s physical locations in the kingdom such as Arad and Hamad Town. financial centers.

The NBB Group, consisting of the National Bank of Bahrain (NBB) and the Islamic Bank of Bahrain (BisB), has successfully completed the installation of solar panels at a number of physical locations in the kingdom.

The panels will provide a continuous source of energy for NBB’s Istiklal and Riffa Souq branches and BisB’s Arad and Hamad Town financial centers, NBB said in a statement.

In line with its efforts to adopt sustainable practices that go beyond financial operations, the group has set the standard in the banking sector through its four solar-powered branches, strengthening the organization’s position in reducing its overall carbon footprint.

Branches are estimated to reduce their annual carbon emissions by 50%.

Commenting on the successful installation, Dana Buheji, the Group’s Senior Director of Human Resources and Sustainability, said: “The solar panel project is NBB Group’s ongoing initiative to adopt environmentally friendly solutions, reiterating our commitment to reduce our carbon footprint and improve our energy efficiency.”

“Our solar panel system generates more than 350 kW of energy in four arms, optimizing both our energy consumption and costs,” he said.

“We look forward to expanding the project to include the wider NBB and BisB locations, while implementing the Group’s strategy for future environmental and sustainable practices within the industry,” he said.

Haitham Seyadi, Group Head of Real Estate, Procurement and Management at NBB said: “We are proud to showcase the progress made on our solar panel project at the Group’s branches. Backed by a customer-centric approach, NBB Group continues to expand its operations. Building more environmentally friendly projects green initiatives with promise.”

“With the positive results of our solar panels, we aim to raise awareness of the importance of ESG in the Kingdom by implementing such practices in our operations,” he said.

Environmental responsibility, being an important part of NBB Group’s strategy, strengthens the organization’s efforts to act more responsibly. As one of the leading banking groups in the Kingdom, it is committed to strengthening its environmentally friendly practices on all fronts.

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