New Orleans Mayor LaToya Cantrell called for more transmission, microgrids and renewable energy during a talk featured at North America Smart Energy Week.

The SERC Board of Directors reviewed the impacts of Hurricane Ida, elected a new municipal sector representative and previewed its upcoming meetings.

Entergy said it could either sell its New Orleans unit, merge it with Entergy Louisiana or step out of the way as New Orleans navigates a municipal utility.

Gov. Kathy Hochul directed NYSERDA to develop a distributed solar roadmap this fall to reach a new 10-GW goal for the NY-Sun program.

Entergy has pushed back on the notion that sturdier transmission or more solar panels would have helped Louisiana's grid better withstand Hurricane Ida. 

Experts say the electric grid needs heartier construction, new technology and microgrids to reduce outages from increasingly common severe weather events.

Entergy called its restoration work “near-miraculous,” but local leaders asked why the company did not use the New Orleans Power Station's capabilities.

Entergy has activated two of the eight transmission lines serving the New Orleans area, allowing them to restore power to parts of downtown.

Entergy said most of its Louisiana customers affected by Hurricane Ida will see their power restored by Sept. 9 but that some areas will require a "rebuild."

As greater New Orleans endures a second day of blackouts following Hurricane Ida, questions are swirling regarding Entergy's massive transmission failure.