Alliance for Affordable Energy

What Alliance for Affordable Energy does

Alliance for Affordable Energy (AAE) is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit consumer advocacy organization founded in 1985 and headquartered in New Orleans, Louisiana. It is the only dedicated consumer advocate in Louisiana for utility customers, a structural gap given that Louisiana is one of only three U.S. states without a government-designated consumer advocate. AAE participates in regulatory proceedings before the Louisiana Public Service Commission and the New Orleans City Council on behalf of residential and small-business ratepayers served by Entergy, Cleco, SWEPCO, and Delta Utilities, and claims more than $4 billion in direct consumer savings since founding, including $400 million over the past decade and a $125 million refund for Cleco and SWEPCO customers secured in 2024.

The organization operates three programmatic pillars — Consumer Protection & Education, Clean Energy, and Energy Efficiency — delivered through regulatory intervention, public education, and community organizing rather than a technology platform. Its tangible deliverables include a Watchdog blog, a Take Action portal, regulatory docket access, the Energy Smart New Orleans energy efficiency program, and research reports such as the 2026 Louisiana Data Centers overview. Its technology stack is non-proprietary and ancillary (a WordPress-based website, Mailchimp e-news, social channels, and a YouTube-hosted podcast, "People's Power Hour").

AAE's revenue model is donations-only: individual contributions, corporate contributions, memorial and tribute gifts, stocks, and planned giving arrangements, all tax-deductible under IRS Section 170. No products or services are sold, and all advocacy is provided free of charge to Louisiana utility consumers. The organization is governed by a Board of Directors (President Samuel Wilcher since 2015), led by Executive Director Logan Burke (with AAE since 2013), and supported by approximately 12 staff and a coalition of more than 50 allied organizations including Sierra Club, Earthjustice, Union of Concerned Scientists, and the National Consumer Law Center. AAE does not have subsidiaries, parent entities, or disclosed funding rounds.

Name

Alliance for Affordable Energy

Legal name

Alliance for Affordable Energy

Website

https://all4energy.org

Company type

Private

Founded year

1985

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

Alliance for Affordable Energy is a New Orleans-based 501(c)(3) nonprofit and the only dedicated consumer advocate in Louisiana for utility customers, participating in LPSC and New Orleans City Council proceedings on behalf of residential and small-business ratepayers since 1985.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Utility Consumer Advocacy

NAICS

Social Advocacy Organizations (8133), Environment, Conservation and Wildlife Organizations (813312), Human Rights Organizations (813311)

akta.pro primary industry

Consumer Rights & Public Interest Advocacy (BPAGAFAK)

akta.pro secondary industry

Environmental Education & Outreach (BPAGAGAH)

Keywords

• Utility consumer advocacy
• Energy policy research
• Ratepayer representation
• Regulatory intervention
• Clean energy programs

Headquarters

HQ city

New Orleans

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Technology or R&D

Revenue model

1. Donations and Contributions: AAE is a designated 501(c)3 nonprofit organization. The organization accepts individual donations, corporate contributions, memorial and tribute gifts, and planned giving arrangements. Donations are tax-deductible under IRS Section 170.
2. Donor Privacy and Fund Usage: All contributions are used efficiently and effectively to advocate for affordable, equitable, environmentally responsible energy systems. The organization treats financial information as highly confidential and does not share donor or constituent information.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels2 records

Marketing channels6 records

Core offering

The Alliance for Affordable Energy (AAE) is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit consumer advocacy organization that represents Louisiana utility customers in regulatory proceedings before the Louisiana Public Service Commission (LPSC) and the New Orleans City Council. It operates three core programs — Consumer Protection & Education, Clean Energy, and Energy Efficiency — through which it mobilizes residents, intervenes in dockets, submits testimony, and advances policy to keep utility bills affordable and promote equitable, environmentally responsible energy systems. All advocacy services are provided at no charge to Louisiana ratepayers and are funded through donations, grants, and contributions.

Product overview

The Alliance for Affordable Energy is a nonprofit consumer advocacy organization (not a technology product company) that offers programmatic services focused on energy policy in Louisiana. The organization's offerings consist of three core advocacy programs: Consumer Protection & Education, Clean Energy, and Energy Efficiency, which operate as interconnected programmatic areas rather than a modular product architecture. Key service offerings include Energy Smart New Orleans (an energy efficiency program administered with Entergy New Orleans), a Watchdog Blog for energy news, a Take Action Portal for civic engagement, and access to regulatory dockets. The organization also produces research reports on energy issues. All offerings are advocacy and educational in nature, designed to protect Louisiana utility customers and promote affordable, equitable, and environmentally responsible energy policy.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Consumer Protection & Education Program

Quantifiable outcome

• $4+ billion saved for Louisianans since 1985
• +6 more outcomes

Named customers7 records

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed No

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Has API

No

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Partnerships

20 partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• Sierra ClubcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerEnvironmental organization working on clean energy and climate issues. AAE collaborates with Sierra Club on energy policy advocacy and clean energy transition efforts in Louisiana.
• USCAN (Union of Concerned Scientists)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerNetwork of scientists and advocates working on climate and energy issues. Collaborates with AAE on policy analysis and advocacy.
• Healthy GulfcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerRegional environmental organization focused on Gulf Coast issues including clean energy, water quality, and environmental justice.
• Union of Concerned ScientistscoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerScience-based advocacy organization working on climate, energy, and environmental issues. Partners with AAE on policy research and advocacy.
• National Consumer Law CentercoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerAdvocacy organization focused on consumer protection. Works with AAE on developing Ratepayer's Bill of Rights and consumer protection policies.
• Louisiana Against False SolutionscoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerCoalition opposing carbon capture, false climate solutions. AAE collaborates on exposing and opposing fossil fuel industry schemes.
• Energy Future New Orleans Coalition (EFNO)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerCoalition that exposed Entergy paid actor scandal (2018) and advocates for clean energy transition in New Orleans. AAE is a key member.
• Deep South Center for Environmental JusticecoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerEnvironmental justice organization focused on Gulf Coast communities. Collaborates with AAE on environmental justice aspects of energy policy.
• Greater New Orleans Housing AlliancecoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerHousing advocacy organization addressing intersection of housing and energy costs. Partners with AAE on affordable energy and housing issues.
• EarthjusticecoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerEnvironmental law organization providing legal support for clean energy and climate advocacy. Works with AAE on regulatory and legal proceedings.
• Housing LouisianacoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerStatewide housing advocacy organization. Partners with AAE on energy costs and affordable housing.
• Taproot EarthcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerEnvironmental organization focused on climate and sustainability issues. Collaborates with AAE on climate action.
• Power CoalitioncoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerGrassroots organizing coalition focused on climate and environmental justice. Works with AAE on community engagement and advocacy.
• Southern Renewable Energy AssociationcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerRegional renewable energy advocacy organization. Partners with AAE on clean energy policy and renewable portfolio standards.
• GreenARMYcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerLouisiana environmental organization focused on conservation and clean energy. Collaborates with AAE on state energy policy.
• 350 New OrleansminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerLocal climate action group. Works with AAE on local energy advocacy campaigns.
• Bucket BrigademinorStrategic or Co-development PartnerCommunity organization focused on environmental health issues. Partners with AAE on environmental justice advocacy.
• Climate Reality Project NOLAminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerClimate education and advocacy organization. Collaborates with AAE on climate messaging and education.
• Vote SolarminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerNational solar advocacy organization. Works with AAE on distributed solar and net metering policies.
• Tulane Environmental Law ClinicminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerLaw school clinic providing legal support on environmental cases. Partners with AAE on regulatory proceedings.

Scale indicators10 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• Earthjustice: National nonprofit environmental law organization that litigates and intervenes in utility and energy proceedings on behalf of clean energy and environmental justice clients. A core AAE coalition partner with overlapping regulatory-intervention practice; comparable when assessing AAE's legal/regulatory footprint.
• Sierra Club: Largest U.S. grassroots environmental organization with active state chapters (including the Sierra Club Delta Chapter that co-authored AAE's data center report). A core AAE coalition partner working on clean energy policy and ratepayer protections in Louisiana.
• Citizens Utility Board (CUB Illinois): State-level consumer advocacy nonprofit representing Illinois residential and small-business utility customers before the Illinois Commerce Commission. Functions as a structural parallel to AAE — intervening in rate cases, lobbying for consumer protections, and educating the public — but at larger scale in a state with an active regulatory environment.
• Office of Public Utility Counsel (Texas): Texas state agency charged with representing residential and small-commercial utility consumers. AAE effectively plays the role of an OPUC substitute in Louisiana; comparing their scope and impact highlights both AAE's unique position and the funding/staffing constraints it operates under.
• Vote Solar: National nonprofit dedicated to expanding solar adoption through state-level policy and regulatory advocacy. Listed as an AAE partner on distributed solar and net-metering policies — directly comparable mission on the clean-energy side of AAE's portfolio.
• Citizens' Utility Board of Oregon: Independent nonprofit consumer advocate for Oregon utility ratepayers before the Public Utility Commission. Closely comparable mission, funding model (donations + dues), and docket-intervention approach to AAE, providing a direct template for state-level utility consumer advocacy.
• Maryland Office of People's Counsel: Independent state agency representing Maryland residential utility customers before the Public Service Commission. Same institutional role AAE fills privately in Louisiana, making it a useful benchmark for outcomes and resourcing.
• Public Citizen: National nonprofit consumer advocacy organization with active energy and utility programs. Operates at a larger scale than AAE but pursues overlapping objectives — utility accountability, ratepayer protection, and clean energy advocacy — at federal and state levels.
• Southern Environmental Law Center (SELC): Regional environmental legal advocacy organization operating across the Southeast, including active engagement on utility regulation, clean energy, and environmental justice. Closely comparable to AAE in the same regulatory geography and frequently a partner/ally in regional cases.

Broad incumbents

• National Association of State Utility Consumer Advocates (NASUCA): National membership association of state-designated utility consumer advocates (state offices and independent organizations like AAE). Provides peer benchmarking, amicus support, and convening infrastructure relevant to AAE's federal-engagement and resource-sharing needs.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/All4Energy
• YouTubeyoutube.com/user/All4Energy
• Facebookfacebook.com/all4energy
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/alliance-for-affordable-energy
• Instagraminstagram.com/all_4_energy

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Number of profiles

Profiles9 records

Funding overview

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