The Sisters of the Holy Family and Together New Orleans are developing a 22-acre community solar farm on the congregation's motherhouse property in New Orleans East.

As city officials finalize plans for a $30 million virtual power plant (VPP) program, New Orleans has an opportunity to become a national leader in using distributed battery storage to strengthen the electric grid, improve storm resilience and lower energy costs.

Volunteers to expand disaster resilience hubs across Louisiana: ‘Power makes the difference’ Together Louisiana, a group of 250 congregations and civic organizations, is spearheading the project, with a goal to have a lighthouse within 20 minutes of every resident.

How a "ragtag" group of nonprofits turned a utility settlement into an ambitious, community-led virtual power plant.

The storm-prone city is making its local utility design a $28 million incentive program to get hundreds more backup batteries into homes and businesses.

New Orleans churches and community centers are being outfitted with backup and solar power to create a microgrid for residents during the city’s frequent outages. But that’s not the only value they offer.