Louisiana energy and electricity

Natural-gas share is the portion of Louisiana in-state electricity net generation supplied by natural gas. Gas-fired plants and alternative generating resources concern this mix; in-state generation differs from electricity consumed in the state. Procurement targets and authorizations are distinct from operating plants or measured output. This connection does not establish causation. Actions after the measurement period cannot explain the earlier observed value.

Retained Louisiana evidence context: Natural-gas share of in-state electricity generation. This record’s connection to the topic does not establish an effect on the measured result.

Section 1: I hereby direct the Secretary of Louisiana Economic Development (the “Secretary”) to develop and adopt criteria establishing the Ratepayer and Community Protection Framework for Large Load Investments (the “Framework”). The Framework shall serve as conditions LED must incorporate in any agreement entered into under R.S. 47:305.73(B) for eligibility and continued participation in the Data Center Sales and Use Tax Exemption and related incentives for data center and other large-load, power-intensive projects in Louisiana. Section 2: The development and expansion of data centers and other large-load, power-intensive projects shall proceed only in a manner that is mindful of, and protective of, Louisiana’s resources. Accordingly, before any new data center is approved for, or continues to receive, the benefits of the Data Center Sales and Use Tax Exemption or related incentives, the Secretary, in coordination with the agencies identified in this Order, shall ensure that the project’s anticipated demands on the State’s resources, including water, electric generation and transmission capacity, land, and other natural resources, have been evaluated and balanced against the project’s anticipated benefits to the State and its citizens. No agreement for a project shall proceed under the program unless the Secretary determines that this balance adequately protects Louisiana’s resources, ratepayers, and communities, and LED’s contractual agreements impose appropriate conditions to ensure compliance with the Framework. Section 3: In developing the criteria and the Framework, the Secretary and LED shall concentrate on the following areas, and shall require that companies pursuing major power-intensive projects in Louisiana commit to each: A. Protecting Louisiana Ratepayers: by ensuring large-load customers fully fund the incremental generation, transmission, and infrastructure investments necessary to serve their projects — preventing cost shifts onto existing residential and commercial customers while strengthening overall grid reliability. B. Investing in Grid Resiliency and Long-Term Reliability: through upfront infrastructure contributions, long-term service agreements, and coordinated transmission planning that leaves Louisiana with a stronger, more modern electric system capable of supporting future industrial and economic growth. […] Section 6: The Secretary shall present the proposed criteria and Framework to me within ninety (90) days of the effective date of this Order. If approved by me, the Secretary shall thereafter implement and administer the Framework and report periodically on its administration and on the commitments secured from participating companies. Section 7:All departments, commissions, boards, agencies and officers of the State, or any political subdivision thereof, are authorized and directed to cooperate in implementing this Order, and nothing in this Order shall be construed to limit or impair the constitutional or statutory jurisdiction of the Louisiana Public Service Commission.

The fact is the EIA Gulf Coast regional regular-gasoline price, including taxes, covering Alabama, Arkansas, Louisiana, Mississippi, New Mexico and Texas. Louisiana policy concerns only one state in that regional measure; this is not a Louisiana statewide average. Fuel taxes, fees, supply and retail pricing rules concern components of pump prices; they do not determine the regional average. This connection does not establish causation. Actions after the measurement period cannot explain the earlier observed value.

Retained Louisiana evidence context: Gulf Coast regular gasoline price. This record’s connection to the topic does not establish an effect on the measured result.

Section 1: DENR shall develop, in coordination with the Board, a plan consistent with law to reduce royalties governed by State mineral leases so as to meaningfully incentivize and encourage exploration and production of the State's minerals. Section 2: DENR shall also provide clear and timely guidance ahead of October 1, 2025, detailing how recent legislative changes - including severance tax reductions and departmental reorganization - will strategically and proactively address orphan wells in state waters, thereby promoting responsible resource development, fiscal sustainability, and environmental stewardship. Section 3: Upon development of the royalty reduction plan required in Section 1, the Board shall consider the plan for approval at its next scheduled Board meeting.

Natural-gas share is the portion of Louisiana in-state electricity net generation supplied by natural gas. Gas-fired plants and alternative generating resources concern this mix; in-state generation differs from electricity consumed in the state. Procurement targets and authorizations are distinct from operating plants or measured output. This connection does not establish causation. Actions after the measurement period cannot explain the earlier observed value.

Retained Louisiana evidence context: Natural-gas share of in-state electricity generation. This record’s connection to the topic does not establish an effect on the measured result.

§1502. Affordable, reliable, and clean energy security A. The Department of Energy and Natural Resources shall work with the Public Service Commission and the Department of Economic Development to prioritize affordable, reliable, and clean energy security within the state of Louisiana by: (1) Ensuring that, except as to nuclear resources and generation, the state prioritizes fuel sources primarily produced domestically within the United States. (2) Minimizing reliance on foreign nations for critical materials or manufacturing by prioritizing infrastructure necessary to deliver energy to Louisiana customers. (3) Ensuring Louisiana has a sufficient supply of renewable energy production sources, as provided in 42 U.S.C. 15852(b), to satisfy the demand for the state's business and industry. B. Energy sources shall: (1) Be affordable. (2) Be reliable. (3) Deliver cost savings to residential and commercial customers relative to energy sources as listed in 42 U.S.C. 15852(b) based on the average cost per unit of energy output calculated to exclude any direct or indirect payment by any level of government for the past five years. This Section does not apply to advanced nuclear resources or advanced nuclear generation. (4) Be dispatchable. (5) Use energy generated by hydrocarbons as a resource. C.(1) Reliable energy sources shall meet all of the following criteria: (a) Be dispatchable to meet the demands of residential and commercial customers at all times of day and during all seasons of the year with minimal interruptions during high usage periods. (b) Include energy generated by hydrocarbons. (2) Energy resources used for power generation shall: (a) Enable a stable energy grid that: (i) Has a continuously dispatchable electricity output. (ii) Has the capability to increase or decrease electricity generation within a reasonable period of time to stabilize the electrical grid. (b) Complement the balance of energy resources on the electrical grid in such a way as to optimize the balance of energy resources with respect to the needs of the grid. D.(1) Green energy is any energy generated by utilizing those energy sources listed in 42 U.S.C. 15852(b) or hydrocarbons which, when combusted for the purpose of electricity generation meet the National Ambient Air Quality Standards set by the United States Environmental Protection Agency under the authority of the Clean Air Act, and shall include: (a) Energy generated by nuclear reactors. (b) Energy generated using natural gas. (2) Green energy as defined in this Subsection shall be applicable to all state programs that fund "green energy" or "clean energy" initiatives.

Natural-gas share is the portion of Louisiana in-state electricity net generation supplied by natural gas. Gas-fired plants and alternative generating resources concern this mix; in-state generation differs from electricity consumed in the state. Procurement targets and authorizations are distinct from operating plants or measured output. This connection does not establish causation. Actions after the measurement period cannot explain the earlier observed value.

Retained Louisiana evidence context: Natural-gas share of in-state electricity generation. This record’s connection to the topic does not establish an effect on the measured result.

§1502. Affordable, reliable, and clean energy security A. The Department of Energy and Natural Resources shall work with the Public Service Commission and the Department of Economic Development to prioritize affordable, reliable, and clean energy security within the state of Louisiana by: (1) Ensuring that, except as to nuclear resources and generation, the state prioritizes fuel sources primarily produced domestically within the United States. (2) Minimizing reliance on foreign nations for critical materials or manufacturing by prioritizing infrastructure necessary to deliver energy to Louisiana customers. (3) Ensuring Louisiana has a sufficient supply of renewable energy production sources, as provided in 42 U.S.C. 15852(b), to satisfy the demand for the state's business and industry. B. Energy sources shall: (1) Be affordable. (2) Be reliable. (3) Deliver cost savings to residential and commercial customers relative to energy sources as listed in 42 U.S.C. 15852(b) based on the average cost per unit of energy output calculated to exclude any direct or indirect payment by any level of government for the past five years. This Section does not apply to advanced nuclear resources or advanced nuclear generation. (4) Be dispatchable. (5) Use energy generated by hydrocarbons as a resource. C.(1) Reliable energy sources shall meet all of the following criteria: (a) Be dispatchable to meet the demands of residential and commercial customers at all times of day and during all seasons of the year with minimal interruptions during high usage periods. (b) Include energy generated by hydrocarbons. (2) Energy resources used for power generation shall: (a) Enable a stable energy grid that: (i) Has a continuously dispatchable electricity output. (ii) Has the capability to increase or decrease electricity generation within a reasonable period of time to stabilize the electrical grid. (b) Complement the balance of energy resources on the electrical grid in such a way as to optimize the balance of energy resources with respect to the needs of the grid. D.(1) Green energy is any energy generated by utilizing those energy sources listed in 42 U.S.C. 15852(b) or hydrocarbons which, when combusted for the purpose of electricity generation meet the National Ambient Air Quality Standards set by the United States Environmental Protection Agency under the authority of the Clean Air Act, and shall include: (a) Energy generated by nuclear reactors. (b) Energy generated using natural gas. (2) Green energy as defined in this Subsection shall be applicable to all state programs that fund "green energy" or "clean energy" initiatives.

The fact is the EIA Gulf Coast regional regular-gasoline price, including taxes, covering Alabama, Arkansas, Louisiana, Mississippi, New Mexico and Texas. Louisiana policy concerns only one state in that regional measure; this is not a Louisiana statewide average. Fuel taxes, fees, supply and retail pricing rules concern components of pump prices; they do not determine the regional average. This connection does not establish causation. Actions after the measurement period cannot explain the earlier observed value.

Retained Louisiana evidence context: Gulf Coast regular gasoline price. This record’s connection to the topic does not establish an effect on the measured result.

(c)RequirementNotwithstanding the 2024–2029 National Outer Continental Shelf Oil and Gas Leasing Program, the Secretary shall—(1)conduct not fewer than 20 offshore lease sales, as described under subsection (d), during the 10-year period beginning on the date of enactment of this Act; and(2)to the maximum extent practicable, carry out a lease sale under this subsection in accordance with the Record of Decision approved by the Secretary on January 17, 2017, and described in the notice of availability of the Bureau of Ocean Energy Management entitled Record of Decision for the 2017–2022 Outer Continental Shelf Oil and Gas Leasing Program Final Programmatic Environmental Impact Statement; MMAA104000 (82 Fed. Reg. 6643 (January 19, 2017)). (d)TimingIn conducting the offshore lease sales under subsection (c), the Secretary shall conduct a lease sale under this section not later than each of the following dates:(1)March 31, 2026.(2)August 31, 2026.(3)March 31, 2027.(4)August 31, 2027.(5)March 31, 2028.(6)August 31, 2028.(7)March 31, 2029.(8)August 31, 2029.(9)March 31, 2030.(10)August 31, 2030.(11)March 31, 2031.(12)August 31, 2031.(13)March 31, 2032.(14)August 31, 2032.(15)March 31, 2033.(16)August 31, 2033.(17)March 31, 2034.(18)August 31, 2034.(19)March 31, 2035.(20)August 31, 2035.(e)Area offered for lease(1)AcreageThe Secretary shall offer not fewer than 74,000,000 acres for each offshore lease sale conducted under subsection (c).(2)LocationAn offshore lease sale conducted under subsection (c) shall be in the Gulf of Mexico Region Program Area as identified in Figure S–1 of the 2017–2022 Outer Continental Shelf Oil and Gas Leasing Proposed Final Program published on November 18, 2016 by the Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (as announced in the notice of availability of the Bureau of Ocean Energy Management entitled Notice of Availability of the 2017–2022 Outer Continental Shelf Oil and Gas Leasing Proposed Final Program (81 Fed. Reg. 84612 (November 23, 2016))).

The fact is the EIA Gulf Coast regional regular-gasoline price, including taxes, covering Alabama, Arkansas, Louisiana, Mississippi, New Mexico and Texas. Louisiana policy concerns only one state in that regional measure; this is not a Louisiana statewide average. Fuel taxes, fees, supply and retail pricing rules concern components of pump prices; they do not determine the regional average. This connection does not establish causation. Actions after the measurement period cannot explain the earlier observed value.

Retained Louisiana evidence context: Gulf Coast regular gasoline price. This record’s connection to the topic does not establish an effect on the measured result.

NOW THEREFORE, I, JEFF LANDRY, Governor of the State of Louisiana, by virtue of the authority vested by the Constitution do hereby order and direct the Louisiana Department of Natural Resources and the Louisiana Department of Environmental Quality to promote the streamlining of permitting processes associated with the Oil and Gas Industry as follows: A. Establish clear and concise guidelines to expedite the permitting processes, ensuring a timely and efficient approval mechanism. B. Identify areas where agencies can enhance coordination and collaboration to eliminate duplication, reduce inefficiencies, and ensure a seamless permitting process. C. Explore and implement innovative technologies and approaches to streamline permitting, and eliminate duplication between agencies while maintaining environmental standards. D. Engage in public outreach to provide detailed information and customer-friendly guidance to applicants on the required documentation, procedures, and criteria needed at the beginnirg of the permitting process, and communicate changes in the permitting process. E. Develop and utilize performance metrics to accurately assess the permitting process. F. No later than December 31, 2024, the Louisiana Department of Natural Resources and the Louisiana Department of Environmental Quality shall report to the Office of the Governor the steps taken to comply with this Order. G. This Executive Order is effective upon signature and shall continue in force and effect until January 1, 2025 unless amended, modified, terminated or rescinded by the Governor.