Energy

Entergy contributes to Rebuilding Old Homes in New Orleans

DNR assist with energy technology

DNR Energy Section Manager Paula Ridgeway (left) and PRC Operations Comeback Coordinator Maryann Miller (center), and Entergy’s Robert Borne are shown here with a $10,000 check donated to help provide for energy-efficient measures in some historic homes in New Orleans.

The state Department of Natural Resources (DNR) has teamed with the Preservation Resource Center (PRC) to help homeowners in the Holy Cross and Lower 9th Ward neighborhoods rebuild with techniques that are energy efficient, sustainable and environmentally responsible.

In May of this year, Entergy joined forces with DNR and PRC to donated $10,000 to the Holy Cross Energy Efficient Historic Homes project.

“This funding will boost our current efforts to an even higher level on these historic homes,” said R. Stephanie Bruno, director of the Preservation Resource Center’s Operation Comeback.

This is the eighth year that Entergy has offered the Environmental Stewardship grants to non-profit groups. The company’s program has funded more than 250 projects (within its operating areas) with grants ranging from $2,000 to $17,500.

“Once the Holy Cross neighborhood homes in the program are complete, they will demonstrate how energy savings measures can be used in remodeling older homes. This public-private partnership that started as a result of recovery efforts from Hurricane Katrina, will document how a homeowner can use various techniques and products to build energy-efficient homes,” said DNR Energy Manager Paula Ridgeway. DNR intends to produce ‘how-to’ guidebooks and informational materials for the public to use as a result of this demonstration project.