The Alliance for Affordable Energy is a New Orleans based, nonprofit, membership, public interest organization that adovates for fair, affordable, environmentally responsilbe energy policy in Louisiana. The Alliance is a unique organization that looks as all aspects of energy policy, like the direct costs to consumers, as well as the environmental and social costs, which are not quite so easily measureable. The Alliance works closely with the regulatory bodies, the utility bodies, and the community to provide cost-effective alternative solutions towards ratepayers high energy costs.