Entergy New Orleans reaches milestone with rooftop solar program

Entergy New Orleans reached a milestone this week as the 100th customer signed up to participate in the ReNEWable Orleans Residential Rooftop Solar Program.

This program allows low-income customers to have solar panels installed on their homes while receiving a $30 credit on their energy bills each month. The program launched in December 2018.

“This unique partnership between Entergy New Orleans, our customers and community partners supports local contracting talent and helps to address the challenges of climate change,” David Ellis, president and CEO of Entergy New Orleans, said. “The ReNEWable Orleans Rooftop Solar Program is one part of our ongoing commitment to offering customers clean, reliable, and economic energy.”

How it works is, through partnerships with local vendors, Entergy New Orleans installs and maintains the rooftop solar systems at no cost to customers. Electricity generated by the utility-owned systems feeds onto the grid for the benefit of all residents of New Orleans.

The ReNEWable Orleans Rooftop Solar Program is part of Entergy New Orleans’ commitment to clean energy. About 50 percent of the energy Entergy New Orleans produces comes from sources that don’t emit carbon dioxide, such as hydropower, solar and nuclear energy. Entergy New Orleans’ carbon dioxide emission rate is approximately 50 percent below the national average.

Entergy New Orleans, a subsidiary of Entergy Corp., is an electric and gas utility that serves Louisiana’s Orleans Parish. It provides electricity to more than 200,000 customers and natural gas to more than 108,000 customers.