It was an option presented to the politicians and they rejected it in favor of starting in sync with the grid.
If they would have done a black start, rejoining the grid would have apparently been more complicated.
But the bigger point is: why does the city fight local investment and improvement of infrastructure? As if the city is doing everyone a favor that wants to build something.
That's what's killing the city, not fear of flooding.
The city doesn't want some capital investment that Entergy execs can soak the ratepayers on, sell bonds (which will be underwater when people shift to solar+batteries), and bounce with their bonus package instead of actually shelling out for operating expenses. When I went before the council I made sure Giarrusso read this report UMN [1] generated about the entire MISO system, about the payoff on a gas plant vs solar+batteries, and they went ahead and voted for the plant anyway.
If they would have done a black start, rejoining the grid would have apparently been more complicated.
But the bigger point is: why does the city fight local investment and improvement of infrastructure? As if the city is doing everyone a favor that wants to build something.
That's what's killing the city, not fear of flooding.