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2026 Successes & 2027 Policy Priorities

Gulf States Renewable Energy Industries Association (GSREIA) is the regional trade association dedicated to expansion of renewable energy across the Gulf Coast states of Louisiana, Mississippi and Alabama. GSREIA Members span all parts of the regional supply chain, from manufacturers to developers and IPPs, law firms to installers. GSREIA Members form an active ecosystem of partners expanding the renewable industry itself.

GSREIA Members:

  • Invest in their network of trusted relationships
  • Understand the local energy economy
  • Bring the right messengers to the table
  • Help create the policy and market frameworks that make projects possible

2026 Successes To Date

  • Passage & implementation of the New Orleans Community Solar Docket, with 16 projects in queue totaling roughly 75 MW.
  • Passage & implementation of the New Orleans DER/VPP docket, a $30M investment over 3 years.
  • Passage & implementation of the Louisiana Statewide study on the export value of electrons for community solar, DER, C&I programs.
  • Settlement of LPSC DER Docket
  • Inclusion of Renewable Industry Representation on State Grid Modernization Task Force
  • Passage & implementation of the Mississippi Fee in Lieu of Tax (FILOT) program to include BESS.
  • Passage & implementation of the Mississippi tax valuation to fix improper taxation of utility scale renewables projects.
  • Successful defeat of Alabama Solar Moratorium jeopardizing 2000MW of solar projects statewide.
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2027 Policy Priorities

  • Predictable and fair statewide siting and permitting for solar, wind and BESS projects
  • Decommissioning rules that are streamlined, fair and predictable
  • Expansion and robust implementation of successful DER and VPP programs to serve statewide resilience needs
  • Electron valuation that fairly compensates distributed and community renewables assets for the electrons they produce
  • Fair regional and interregional transmission planning and valuation that adequately quantifies benefits to ratepayers of all classes
  • Expansion of Advanced Transmission Technologies (ATTs) and other tools that add capacity to existing transmission infrastructure
  • Voluntary large load tariff agreements for renewable energy buyers

GSREIA

400 Poydras Street

Suite 900

New Orleans, LA 70130

Phone: 504-233-2134

E-mail: info@gsreia.org