Energy

10
Nov
An offshore oil rig in open sea

Washington Just Loaned $480 Million to Revive 22 Oil Platforms Off Louisiana. Who Carries the Risk?

Washington just loaned $480 million to revive 22 oil platforms off Louisiana. The projected $1.6 billion in royalties is not the same as a return on the loan.
7 min read
07
Nov
Jeff Davis Parish Will Vote on Data Center Regulations Tuesday. No Project Has Been Announced.

Jeff Davis Parish Will Vote on Data Center Regulations Tuesday. No Project Has Been Announced.

The Police Jury began laying the groundwork in September. On November 10, officials are scheduled to decide what rules future data center developers must follow.
3 min read
06
Nov
Qatar Is Buying Louisiana LNG to Protect Itself From the Next Middle East Energy Crisis

Qatar Is Buying Louisiana LNG to Protect Itself From the Next Middle East Energy Crisis

Qatar's state-owned energy company is buying natural gas from an Australian-controlled LNG facility in Calcasieu Parish to protect its global business from Middle East disruptions. Who benefits locally?
9 min read
15
Oct
The Data Center Power Fight Is Moving From Policy to Grid Operations

The Data Center Power Fight Is Moving From Policy to Grid Operations

New federal records show how regulators are tracking large electricity users, allocating grid costs and preparing for emergencies.
6 min read
21
Sep
Transmission tower and downed power lines near Lake Charles, Louisiana, following Hurricane Laura.

Entergy’s $600M Grid Plan Could Raise Bills — But Key Project Locations Aren’t Public

Entergy Louisiana wants approval for another $600 million in grid hardening. Customers could eventually pay more through the RPCR rider, while the locations and costs of seven transmission projects remain largely undisclosed.
8 min read
18
Sep
Entergy’s Ninemile 6 natural-gas power plant near Westwego, Louisiana, photographed at dusk in 2019.

Six Days After SpaceX Announced Starbase Louisiana, ONE Nuclear Unveiled a 2.88 GW Power Project

ONE Nuclear’s Louisiana proposals combine gas generation, batteries and a separate SMR campus. The plans remain in development, with no SpaceX power agreement identified in the reviewed disclosures.
10 min read
10
Sep
What Is Azimuth Renewables? Inside the Company Exploring a Data Center North of Moss Bluff

What Is Azimuth Renewables? Inside the Company Exploring a Data Center North of Moss Bluff

Azimuth Renewables wasn't a familiar name in Moss Bluff. Then the St. Louis energy developer secured an option on more than 1,100 acres. We opened the file.
7 min read
10
Sep
Aerial view of Moss Bluff and wooded land in North Calcasieu Parish, Louisiana

Something Is Changing North of Moss Bluff. The Records Show It Started Years Ago.

A data center is the newest piece. But years of leases, options, servitudes and utility-scale energy development suggest the bigger story in North Calcasieu started long before the announcement.
7 min read
02
Sep
Moss Bluff Has a Data Center Proposal and Thousands of Acres of Energy Projects. They Are Separate — but the Timing Matters.

Moss Bluff Has a Data Center Proposal and Thousands of Acres of Energy Projects. They Are Separate — but the Timing Matters.

A proposed Moss Bluff data center is emerging alongside thousands of acres of separate solar development across North Calcasieu. There is no proven commercial connection—but the timing reveals a larger shift in land use and electricity demand.
5 min read
02
Sep
Calcasieu Solar Developer Now Points to AI Boom as Louisiana Power Demand Grows

Calcasieu Solar Developer Now Points to AI Boom as Louisiana Power Demand Grows

Westbridge Renewable Energy is now highlighting AI and data-center electricity demand while discussing its recently approved Southern Prairie solar-and-storage project near Bell City.
5 min read