Clean Energy
Fueling Clean Energy SolutionsAn Emissary of Emission Reduction
Cleco is a leader in clean energy solutions in Louisiana.
Clean energy is more than a trendy topic in the Cleco service territory. That’s because we’re taking action, investing in and supporting a variety of sustainable power initiatives such as the Cleco Alternative Energy Center – a public-private research partnership at the University of Louisiana at Lafayette – and GO Cleco – a green power program providing customers with Renewable Energy Credits (RECs).
In ensuring that our processes are clean and our research is innovative, we work to inspire the next generation of scientists and engineers to push the limits of effective, clean energy production.
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Future-Focused, Clean Energy Initiatives
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As a private-public partnership, the Cleco Alternative Energy Center at University of Louisiana at Lafayette in Crowley, Louisiana is a model for companies seeking commercialization of technologies. The center opened in 2010 and has since conducted many research activities including biomass gasification, torrefaction and digestion.
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Commercial, industrial, and residential accounts in the Cleco service territory will soon have reliable access to renewable energy through GO Cleco – a subscription-based program with up to 240 megawatts of renewable energy available. Beginning in 2027, GO Cleco will allow customers to subscribe up to 100% of their annual usage from the program. Renewable Energy Credits are sourced from the Dolet Hills Facility – one of the largest solar facilities in Lousiana.
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