City Council votes to launch investigations, audits into Entergy

In the wake of a total blackout in the days after Hurricane Ida, the New Orleans City Council's Utility Committee voted unanimously Wednesday to launch investigations and audits of Entergy New Orleans, the monopoly power company regulated by the council.

Entergy announced Tuesday that it’s considering selling its New Orleans subsidiary or merging it with Entergy Louisiana. The utility company said it would work with the City Council on a new path forward, but also suggested that the council’s proposed actions could make its service worse.

During Wednesday’s meeting, City Council President Helena Moreno said the committee wasn't there to municipalize Entergy New Orleans or get the company to sell.

[bigbandguru]

If these big corporations have shareholders, the money will go to the shareholders.

[kurtmanasco]

Turn it back over to the city of New Orleans like it was for years Public Service Utilities

[billjenkins]

Way to kick your supplier of power after they after struggled to bring power back to the city. Why doesnt the city make it a law that all power lines be placed underground if possible?