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Carbon Capture, Utilization, and Storage and Louisiana’s Power Sector

Image Credit: Chad Davis, CC by 2.0

Client: Union of Concerned Scientists (UCS) and Louisiana Against False Solutions Coalition

Authors: Chirag T. Lala, Joshua R. Castigliego, Sachin Peddada, Liz Stanton, PhD

April 2023

On behalf of the Union of Concerned Scientists (UCS) and the Louisiana Against False Solutions Coalition, Researchers Chirag Lala and Joshua Castigliego, Assistant Researcher Sachin Peddada, and Senior Economist Liz Stanton, PhD prepared a report that assesses the viability of carbon capture, utilization, and storage (CCUS) as a decarbonization strategy in Louisiana’s power sector. AEC staff finds that CCUS is vulnerable to damage, poses risks to human health, safety, and the environment, and has a limited emissions reduction potential.

To fully understand and mitigate the risks associated with CCUS, decision-makers must assess (1) how and to what extent CCUS could negatively impact surrounding communities, (2) what policies, rules and regulations are required to ensure that CCUS deployment is conducted in a safe and responsible manner, and (3) which applications are most appropriate for CCUS versus other decarbonization alternatives. To identify the most appropriate role that CCUS could play in Louisiana’s decarbonization efforts, decision-makers must take into consideration the technical and economic feasibility, emissions reduction potential, and safety of CCUS infrastructure compared to that of alternative decarbonization strategies.

 Link to Report

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tags: Liz-Stanton, Sachin Peddada, Chirag-Lala, Joshua-Castigliego, Elizabeth A. Stanton
categories: Louisiana, Carbon Capture, Decarbonization
Wednesday 04.05.23
Posted by Liz Stanton
 

Entergy Louisiana IRP Comments

Author: Tyler Comings

July 2022

AEC Senior Researcher Tyler Comings co-authored comments (along with Sierra Club) on Entergy Louisiana's Integrated Resource Plan (IRP). The comments ask Entergy to include more reasonable costs for renewable and storage resources, to model more early retirement options for its coal units, and fully capture the costs of using hydrogen fuel.

Link to Comments

Link to Comments on Draft IRP

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tags: Tyler-Comings, Tanya-Stasio
categories: Clean Energy Transition, Louisiana, Coal Plants
Friday 07.08.22
Posted by Liz Stanton
 

Petrochemical Company Research

Client: Louisiana Bucket Brigade

Authors: Liz Stanton, PhD, Eliandro Tavares, Tanya Stasio, and Myisha Majumder

May 2019 - Present

Applied Economics Clinic staff supported Louisiana Bucket Brigade in their research into petrochemical company ownership and decision-making.

tags: Liz-Stanton, Eliandro-Tavares, Tanya-Stasio, Myisha-Majumder
categories: Louisiana
Tuesday 07.02.19
Posted by Liz Stanton
 

Comments on Cleco Power's Draft 2019 Integrated Resource Plan

Source: Wind Power Engineering

Source: Wind Power Engineering

Client: Sierra Club

Authors: Sierra Club with assistance from AEC (Tyler Comings, Bryndis Woods, Ricardo Lopez, PhD, and Eliandro Tavares)

April 2019

Senior Researcher Tyler Comings, Researcher Bryndis Woods, Senior Researcher Ricardo Lopez and Assistant Researcher Eliandro Tavares assisted Sierra Club in comments on Cleco’s Draft 2019 Integrated Resource Plan. The Sierra Club concluded that Cleco failed to evaluate the economics of all of its existing resources as part of the IRP and also encouraged Cleco to pursue the company's preferred portfolio, including the addition of wind and solar resources.

Link to Comments

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tags: Tyler-Comings, Bryndis-Woods, Ricardo-Lopez, Eliandro-Tavares
categories: IRP, Louisiana
Tuesday 04.02.19
Posted by Liz Stanton