PORT FOURCHON, La., March 11, 2020
/PRNewswire/ -- Marine vessels docked at South Louisiana's Port Fourchon can now play a
role in helping protect Louisiana's environment by replacing fossil
fuel-generated ship power with Entergy's new shore power
product.
"We've been a significant part of the clean-energy dialogue for
more than two decades," said Leo
Denault, chairman and CEO of Entergy Corporation. "Our
customer and community expectations are rapidly changing across a
wide variety of areas, including the reduction of greenhouse
gasses, and this is an example of how we can help meet those
evolving needs. With utility-scale shore power, our company is once
again on the leading-edge of the industry, and we're continuing to
do it the right way."
Entergy Louisiana and Edison Chouest Offshore (ECO) have
partnered to build the first utility-scale shore power installation
at Port Fourchon, the port that plays a role in providing nearly
20% of the nation's oil supply. Shore power is a beneficial
electrification product developed by Entergy's innovation
department, KeyString Labs, to enable customers to reach their own
sustainability goals by leveraging Entergy's cleaner generation
profile. Shore power in Entergy's service areas is estimated to
potentially achieve as much as a 42% net reduction in carbon
emissions, a 48% net reduction in sulfur oxides emissions and a 98%
net reduction in nitrogen oxides emissions, when comparing
emissions rate of marine diesel oil versus Entergy's at-the-plug
emissions rate.
"We are eager to partner with our customers to innovate and
scale products and services that create benefits for our entire
customer base and the communities we serve," said Rod West, utility group president for Entergy
Corporation. "We power life in the Gulf South, and shore power is
evidence of our continued role to help our customers and
communities flourish, just as we've done for the last century."
Dino Chouest, executive vice
president of ECO, echoes that sentiment: "We're proud to partner
with Entergy Louisiana on what could become a model for ports
across the world by adding value for customers and communities
through significant emissions reductions. It's a win for
everyone."
This initial installation extends Entergy Louisiana's local
distribution system to simultaneously accommodate 10 ECO marine
vessels at port. ECO developed and deployed technology which allows
marine vessels to seamlessly transition from fossil fuel-generated
ship power to cleaner electric grid power. These investments
highlight both companies' commitment to investing in new
technologies to increase the sustainability of their operations and
the operations of their customers.
"Entergy Louisiana is dedicated to helping customers meet their
goals through innovation, electrification and energy efficiency.
Entergy Louisiana not only has some of the lowest electricity
rates, it also has one of the cleanest large-scale generating
portfolios in the country. This allows us to serve our existing
customers in new ways and attract new customers to Louisiana. We're proud to partner with ECO in
Port Fourchon to help power the economy in ways that benefit us
all," said Phillip May, Entergy
Louisiana president and CEO.
"Port Fourchon is the most important offshore oil and gas
service port in the country, and we are excited that Entergy
Louisiana and ECO are partnering to keep us on the leading-edge,"
said Chett Chiasson, executive
director of the Greater Lafourche Port Commission, which oversees
Port Fourchon.
"Economic growth and environmental sustainability are directly
connected in Bayou Lafourche, and this shore power project is a
shining example of taking care of our home so that it remains a
desirable destination for suppliers and oil and gas operators,"
said Chiasson.
"For the past 60 years, ECO has displayed an unparalleled
commitment to innovation and technological advancement in the
marine transportation industry. As a global leader in the industry,
we are constantly striving to increase the quality of our services
and the magnitude of our impact. We believe that marine
electrification will be an important part of enabling our
operations and the operations of our customers to be competitive
and sustainable in the future," said Chouest. "We look forward to
continuing to partner with Entergy to deploy new technologies for
our customers and our industry."
In 2001, Entergy Corporation became the first U.S. electric
utility to voluntarily commit to capping greenhouse gas emissions.
And recently, the company committed to reducing its carbon emission
rate by 50% below year 2000 levels by 2030. Because of Entergy's
investments in carbon-free nuclear power, highly efficient natural
gas generation and renewable energy, customers can leverage the
utility's emissions portfolio to create local and societal
benefits. In Louisiana
specifically, Entergy Louisiana will purchase power from the
50-megawatt Capital Region Solar facility in West Baton Rouge Parish once completed this
summer. This new, clean-power resource will add to Entergy
Louisiana's approximately 190 megawatts of renewable resources,
which includes run-of-river hydropower, biomass and waste heat
recovery. Entergy aims to continue growing its shore power
offering for ECO and other marine customers throughout its service
areas. For additional information on Entergy's climate goal, see
Entergy's Climate Report at www.entergy.com/climatereport.
About Port Fourchon
Centrally located on the Gulf of
Mexico in southeast Louisiana, Port Fourchon, the Gulf's Energy
Connection, is an established service hub with a world-class
reputation for efficiency. The port acts as one concentrated market
for high-quality and cost-effective energy industry supplies and
services from a variety of equipment, service, and logistics
companies. Port Fourchon and its many valued tenants effectively
service nearly 100% of all Deepwater offshore energy activity in
the U.S. Gulf of Mexico.
About Edison Chouest Offshore
Founded as Edison Chouest Boat Rental in Galliano, Louisiana in 1960, the Edison
Chouest Offshore companies (ECO) are recognized today as the most
diverse and dynamic marine transportation solution provider in the
world. ECO operates a growing fleet of over 300 vessels, ranging
from 87 to over 525 ft in length, and serves an expanding global
customer base.
About Entergy Louisiana
Entergy Louisiana, LLC provides electric service to more than 1
million customers and natural gas service to more than 93,000
customers in the greater Baton
Rouge area. It has operations in southern, central and
northern Louisiana.
About KeyString Labs
KeyString Labs is Entergy Services, LLC's innovation center
formed as part of a broader companywide transformation effort. Its
primary goal is to develop new products and services at the
direction of each of Entergy's utilities and on behalf of their
customers to meet their rapidly-evolving expectations. Based in
New Orleans, KeyString Labs is an
engine for the future that will foster broader innovation across
the utility and the region.
About Entergy Corporation
Entergy Corporation is an integrated energy company engaged
primarily in electric power production and retail distribution
operations. Entergy owns and operates power plants with
approximately 30,000 megawatts of electric generating capacity,
including 9,000 megawatts of nuclear power. Entergy delivers
electricity to 2.9 million utility customers in Arkansas, Louisiana, Mississippi and Texas. Entergy has annual revenues of
$11 billion and approximately 13,600
employees.
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