Congressman Troy Carter accompanied US Secretary of Energy Jennifer Granholm on her trip to Louisiana Tuesday, touring the Strategic Petroleum Reserve in Bayou Choctaw and GE’s Wind Turbine facility at the Michoud Assembly in New Orleans. Carter said it’s important to show how Louisiana is using resources to create green energy.
“Because she gets to go back to the White House and talk about things that she saw. Conversations that we had with local and state officials are all valuable for the overall think tank of what we do in Congress and how we coordinate with the White House,” said Carter.
There’s been a lot of focus on petroleum reserve sites recently as the Russian invasion of Ukraine is causing record-high prices at the pump. Carter said the tour of the reserve in Iberville Parish was illuminating.
“Talk about the technologies that hold a quarter of reserve for the national security of our country. It was very insightful to visit with those professionals,” said Carter.
Carter said Louisiana is poised to be a leader in wind turbine energy with the plant strategically located near major ports and just offshore to proposed wind turbine placement in the Gulf.
“It provides a great opportunity for Louisiana to be again a major player on a global stage for energy production but from a clean, green source,” said Carter.
Governor John Bel Edwards and Congressman Garret Graves also accompanied Granholm on her tour.
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