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The Center for Energy Studies (CES) is mandated to provide energy information and analysis that responds to the needs of the legislature, public agencies, and business and civic groups. The Center maintains some unique energy data bases and is the official repository of energy information from the state and The Energy Council. Staff respond regularly to requests from a wide variety of individuals and institutions for specialized energy data and information.
CES comprises the following units:
- Louisiana Geological Survey
- Radiation Safety Office
- Minerals Processing Research Division
- Oil Spill Research and Development Division
- Energy Information and Data Division
- Policy Analysis Division
- Research and Development Division
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Announcing Energy Summit™ 2019 Oct. 23
Join us Wednesday, Oct. 23, 2019
12 Noon -5:15 p.m., with reception following.
Dismukes: Reforming Outdated Public Utility Regulatory Policies Act (PURPA) Will Protect
Utility Ratepayers 
David E. Dismukes, CES professor and executive director, recently published new research
recommending the immediate reform of the Public Utility Regulatory Policies Act, or
PURPA, a piece of federal legislation adopted during the energy crises of the 1970s
and early 1980s. Dismukes’ research finds that PURPA’s overly-generous and unnecessary
“buy-back” provisions have led to the development of around 70,000 megawatts (MW)
of excessive renewable generation capacity equivalent to over $100 billion in new
capital investment that is being paid for by retail utility ratepayers.
Dismukes, Co-authors Complete NETL CarbonSAFE Report
In 2017, LSU researchers received a $1.4 million grant from the National Energy Technology
Laboratory, or NETL, a part of the U.S. Department of Energy, to study the feasibility
of industrial carbon capture and storage, or CCS, along the Louisiana Chemical Corridor.
The award is part of NETL's Carbon Storage Assurance Enterprise, or CarbonSAFE, program,
which seeks to develop an integrated CCS storage complex constructed and permitted
for operation in the 2025 timeframe in several phases.
Led by CES Executive Director and Professor David Dismukes, the research team includes
Brian Snyder, assistant professor, Department of Environmental Sciences, LSU College
of the Coast & Environment; Richard Hughes, professional-in-residence, LSU Department
of Petroleum Engineering; Mehdi Zeidouni, assistant professor, LSU Department of Petroleum
Engineering; Muhammad Zulqarnain, postdoctoral researcher, Louisiana State University,
Keith Hall, director, Mineral Law Institute, LSU Law; Chacko John, (retired) associate
director & professor, Louisiana Geological Survey; Brian Harder, research analyst,
Louisiana Geological Survey; Michael Layne, graduate assistant, Louisiana State University;
and Juan Lorenzo, associate professor, LSU Department of Geology & Geophysics.
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