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Together Louisiana retweeted
The following Community Lighthouses will be open today for cooling, device charging, cool water and snacks:
Bethlehem Lutheran, 1823 Washington Ave NOLA 70113
Broadmoor Church, 2021 S Dupre St NOLA 70125
First Grace UMC, 3401 Canal St NOLA 70119
Trinity Community Center, 3908 Joliet St NOLA 70118
New Wine Christian Fellowship, 1929 W Airline Hwy, LaPlace 70068
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*** News for River Parishes -- New Wine in LaPlace will open as a Community Lighthouse today from 1:30 - 3:30pm. ***
Here's the updated list of open Community Lighthouses:
Bethlehem Lutheran, 1823 Washington Ave NOLA 70113
Broadmoor Church, 2021 S Dupre St NOLA 70125
Community Church UU, 6690 Fleur DE Lis Dr NOLA 70124
First Grace UMC, 3401 Canal St NOLA 70119
Trinity Community Center, 3908 Joliet St NOLA 70118
Household of Faith, 9300 I-10 Service Rd NOLA 70127
City of Love, 3810 Leonidas St NOLA 70118
Cornerstone UMC, 5276 Bullard Ave NOLA 70128
New Wine Christian Fellowship, 1929 W Airline Hwy, LaPlace 70068
Together Louisiana retweeted
As Hurricane Francine makes landfall in Southeast Louisiana, 10 Community Lighthouses -- 9 in New Orleans, 1 in LaPlace -- are prepared to open if there's a sustained power outage.
Community Lighthouses are community facilities outfitted with solar and battery-storage microgrids, which island from the grid when there is an outage and can operate indefinitely as a response hub until power is restored.
If the grid fails on Wednesday, the following sites plan to open on Thursday.
This map will be kept updated at togethernola.org.
Together Louisiana retweeted
Together New Orleans secures $806,000 in federal funding to support the construction of seven Community Lighthouses. The funding was announced yesterday by the U.S. Department of Energy’s Office of Electricity (OE) as part of the Energy Storage for Social Equity (ES4SE) Program.
TLA's Community Lighthouse strategy got a real-life test today. 3 mins before the start of the River Parish Disaster Prep annual mtg @NewWineLaplace, Entergy's grid went down.
There were 45 faith & community leaders, St John's Parish Pres, FEMA. It was getting hot. Fast. 🧵
A techie note for the energy nerds. At 10:12am, 15 mins into the outage, the state of charge on the back-up battery was 81.5%. But by 11:27am, after powering whole facility for 90 minutes, the battery's state of charge was at 91.5% -- 10% higher. How's that possible? /4
Together Louisiana retweeted
Labor & Climate Justice movements together in Louisiana. We love to see it!
Rodney Wallis of @IBEW Local 130 & Danny Walker of South Central Pipe Trades are @la_psc w/@Tog4LA & @All4Energy to support new energy efficiency rules. LA’s union workers can help move our state into a more efficient and more affordable energy future. Thanks to commissioners…
Together Louisiana retweeted
One commissioner spent roughly two hours giving lengthy monologues that delayed the vote, but this drew the ire of spectators who interrupted his speech, chanting, “Vote! Vote! Vote! Vote!” lailluminator.com/2024/01/25… via @IlluminatorLA
The @la_psc vote positions Louisiana as a leader in energy efficiency as the only state in the South w an independent program that'll save energy & lower bills! Shout out to @craigcgreenemd, @davantelewis & Commissioner Campbell for standing with the people! #WINNING
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In 2012, Louisiana regulators set up a small energy efficiency program with the idea that they would establish a robust plan soon thereafter.
After kicking the can down the road for more than a decade, the commission finally set up that program: nola.com/news/louisiana-esta…
Together Louisiana retweeted
Rodney Wallis of @IBEW Local 130 & Danny Walker of South Central Pipe Trades are @la_psc w/@Tog4LA & @All4Energy to support new energy efficiency rules. LA’s union workers can help move our state into a more efficient and more affordable energy future. Thanks to commissioners…
Together Louisiana retweeted
CCHD-supported @Tog4LA was joined by US Energy Secretary Jennifer Granholm to celebrate the launch of their seventh Community Lighthouse project, which is building solar-and-battery powered resilience hubs throughout the state. Read more: ow.ly/u6N350QatWK #PowerofCCHD
Together Louisiana retweeted
Rodney Wallis, political director for IBEW Local 130 in Greater New Orleans, is on-stage with @SecGranholm at the @Tog4LA energy justice event in Laplace to celebrate the new community lighthouse at New Wine Christian Fellowship Church, the largest solar hub in Louisiana.
Thank you, @davantelewis. Think about how far we've come together in a year!
It’s may be a rainy day, but we were ☀️ shining from the lighthouse at New Wine Fellowship. Thank you @Tog4LA @TogetherNOLA for your leadership in bringing community solar/battery lighthouses to Louisiana.
Our future is resilient and bright!
Together Louisiana retweeted
.@ENERGY is committed to tackling the climate crisis through equity-centered solutions.
The Community Lighthouse Resilience Hub in LaPlace, LA, is an example of that, providing communities with resources for recovery during extreme weather conditions and power outages.
ALT U.S. Secretary Granholm, U.S. Department of Energy officials and members of the New Wine Christian Fellowship at a ribbon cutting for a new solar and storage resilience hub in LaPlace, Louisiana.
ALT U.S. Secretary Granholm, U.S. Department of Energy officials and members of the New Wine Christian Fellowship at a ribbon cutting for a new solar and storage resilience hub in LaPlace, Louisiana.
We were proud to join with @ENERGY Secretary Granholm today to celebrate the opening of our newest #CommunityLighthouse at New Wine Christian Fellowship in St. John Parish, the nation's most climate-vulnerable county.
Sec. Granholm said, "We are thrilled to celebrate the completion of the seventh #CommunityLighthouse in Louisiana. This project is a testament to the power of grassroots organizations and their commitment to creating resilient and sustainable communities."
