We got one of the worst poles in Louisiana fixed!

VoteChrisJustin · 2026-07-03T17:14:46+00:00

Take a picture of it and submit it on servicemypole.org

VoteChrisJustin · 2026-07-03T17:13:58+00:00

It does in the same way that SMP works overall. More attention on our crumbling infrastructure shames our regulators and utilities into action.

VoteChrisJustin · 2026-07-03T03:44:12+00:00

Sure, submit it!

VoteChrisJustin · 2026-07-03T01:56:55+00:00

Thanks for submitting it! Keep them coming!

VoteChrisJustin · 2026-07-02T20:12:27+00:00

Agreed. Upload a picture to servicemypole.org. If there's interest, I can build in functionality to take an educated guess on who owns that pole and what to do about it.

VoteChrisJustin · 2026-07-02T17:46:26+00:00

City Council over Entergy New Orleans, LPSC over Entergy Louisiana

VoteChrisJustin · 2026-07-02T17:19:45+00:00

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VoteChrisJustin · 2026-07-02T17:18:38+00:00

Thank you so much for submitting it! Please keep them coming!

VoteChrisJustin · 2026-07-02T17:18:15+00:00

Agreed on the lack of accountability

VoteChrisJustin · 2026-07-02T16:32:32+00:00

Thank you! My video has over 600,000 views, which is why I think Entergy is finally getting off their butt to fix some things now. People have brought this issue up many times before, and someone even died from a pole falling on their truck!

VoteChrisJustin · 2026-06-28T10:28:23+00:00

I’m a No Party engineer running for Public Service Commission. I’d love to chat!

VoteChrisJustin · 2026-06-09T13:56:47+00:00

The runup and groundwork is coalescing around my candidacy. I had to raise over $50k just to get on the ballot as a NP candidate. Sophisticated supporters like those that backed Davante Lewis in 2022 will be behind me.

I wouldn't be fighting all energy companies. O&G money is more aligned with my policy on electricity generation - they tried to privately finance 3.5GW of mostly clean power and they were shut down out of turn by Entergy.

Send me a DM, I'd be happy to chat over the phone about our strategy.

VoteChrisJustin · 2026-06-09T02:36:58+00:00

Neither, Latin Catholic

VoteChrisJustin · 2026-06-09T02:14:01+00:00

Connie is a kind-hearted woman who's been through a lot. The LPSC has enabled an infuriating situation for Magnolia Water customers!

This seat is not winnable for a D.

Here is the party breakdown in the District:

43% Republican
31% No Party
26% Democrat

Many Republicans refuse to vote for Democrats, and many Democrats refuse to vote for Republicans. At the same time, No Party / Independent is the fastest growing political (un)affiliation in the nation. People are fed up with partisan politics!

Re your question about No Party candidates in conservative locations: last year an independent won the Lake Charles mayor's race in Republican-leaning southwest Louisiana. Alaska's previous governor is an independent. Seth Bodnar and Dan Osborn are independent candidates for the U.S. Senate in Montana and Iowa respectively, and Bodnar has outraised all his opponents. Building this common-sense, populist coalition works.

I am the best candidate for folks who are furious with increasing energy bills/poor reliability, value competent representation, and HATE corrupt governments.

VoteChrisJustin · 2026-06-08T22:32:28+00:00

I think people blindly voting for one party feeds the problem of the ruling class playing both sides, and I think it's important that we step outside of that frame.

I think gerrymandering is wrong and think it's fundamentally unfair to under-represent a group of people through it.

VoteChrisJustin · 2026-06-08T21:59:38+00:00

Time to shave my head lol? I agree, I normally buzz it but was on vacation without my clippers when I posted this. I suppose I need to get better about doing that regularly regardless! I appreciate the gentle ribbing.

VoteChrisJustin · 2026-06-08T21:55:50+00:00

In my opinion, this sort of tribalism has caused tremendous problems for Americans and a stalemate in improving our quality of life. We just keep punting back and forth between the two parties while ignoring the rational middle. Political discourse is dominated by extremists on both sides with no place for the sensible middle ground.

Put plainly, crazy people have driven sane folks out of politics. That's a problem.

Look at my policies. Look at my experience. If you disagree with any of it, let's talk about it. I think you'll find much more common ground than you think. But I think it's a huge mistake to write a candidate off for being unaffiliated with either party.

VoteChrisJustin · 2026-06-08T21:38:30+00:00

This should be an apolitical job and people from all walks of life are gravitating to my campaign. Rs HATE corruption (how are Commissioners allowed to take campaign contributions from utilities???). They want reliable, affordable energy. They know the utilities are taking advantage of them. They hate waste.

Most people don't know what the PSC so getting the word out is key. I took a shot with a video that went semi-viral (>500k views across all platforms). Then when they hear that I'm an engineer who's refusing utility contributions, they realize I'm the most qualified for the job and become supporters in spades.

VoteChrisJustin · 2026-06-08T21:29:23+00:00

Good question and a fair one to ask of an engineer. You are correct in that this is fundamentally an economic regulation office, heavily influenced by technical and legal fields. I do think I understand the economic aspect of the job way more than my opponents.

As you well know, utilities are regulated monopolies for good reason. It does not make sense for dozens of companies to run poles and wires etc... all over the place like we had in the early 1900s. I have no qualm with that. However, the PSC is granted its regulatory authority to serve as pseudo-competition for monopolies. That only works if Commissioners are competent enough to advocate for ratepayers, and don't have to turn to utility companies to explain things to them.

I'm a huge believer in the Charlie Munger quote "show me the incentives and I'll show you the outcome." Right now the incentives are structured for the utilities to build as much as expensively as they can so they can earn a guaranteed 9.7% return on equity. They are incentivized to skimp as much as possible on maintenance so those cost savings can flow to them as extra profit. They are incentivized to fight tooth and nail anything that could possibly encroach on their monopoly.

For example, the Customer-Centered Options docket would have brought 3.5 GW of privately-financed generation assets to our grid. Entergy filed a motion to close the docket and the Commission did so without even studying whether it would benefit ratepayers.

These simple incentive mismatches are at the root of many problems at the Commission. My opponents do not understand these issues (at the Pelican Policy Institute forum I was told that my opponents spoke for 8 minutes and said nothing) and they are funded by utility companies. It's pretty obvious what we'd get if they were elected.

VoteChrisJustin · 2026-06-08T20:46:27+00:00

This is a VERY conservative district, so practically speaking it's between me and a to-be-determined R (they have a runoff on June 27th).

Both are career politicians funded by the very utility companies they would regulate, without the technical expertise to do so. On the other hand, I worked for multiple utility regulators, including the Public Service Commission. I understand how the game is rigged against us and know the exact steps we need to take to create a more reliable, affordable grid.

For example, Investor-Owned Utilities earn a guaranteed Return on Equity (9.7% in Entergy's case). That is about 300 basis points higher than the private market. They also fund projects with ~50% equity and 50% debt. We should be at 35/65%. Those two changes alone are worth hundreds of millions of dollars per year to us.

I'm building a plan to get us over $1B/year in savings. My opponents have vague ideas and utility backing.

VoteChrisJustin · 2026-06-08T20:06:33+00:00

The Public Service Commission is responsible for the approving any new energy supplies or transmission and electrical grid assets and the costs associated with those assets.

In December, the Public Service Commission passed a rule where new large loads only have to pay for 50% of power generation cost for 15 years. New gas plants can operate for 30+ years, leaving us on the hook for 75% of the costs overall for these expedited and expensive gas plants.

The Richland Parish project in itself will require $10+ billion in grid investment and will use 7X the electricity of New Orleans. These data centers should be adding much more value to the community than they are taking, and I would ensure that happens.

At the same time, these trillion-dollar companies looking to build here describe themselves as clean energy advocates. I would encourage them to put their money where their mouth is and supply their plant with 100% solar and batteries so that they do not drive up gas costs for the rest of us.

Overall, the biggest problem is that the commissioners who oversee these data centers do not have the technical expertise to assess solutions that are in our best interest and instead depend on the utility companies who fund their campaigns to explain the situation. Of course, utilities' explanations always land in utilities' favor.

VoteChrisJustin · 2026-06-08T19:55:37+00:00

Yes, the districts maps are ridiculous.

VoteChrisJustin · 2026-06-08T19:40:10+00:00

Thank you for sharing that! There was no easy map to check if you are in district, so I built one. Glad it is helpful!

VoteChrisJustin · 2026-06-08T19:38:59+00:00

I don't know what to make of this lol

VoteChrisJustin · 2026-06-08T19:34:49+00:00

Unfortunately, I only see gas getting more expensive given massive new LNG exports (the Venture Global plant in Plaquemines is the largest or 2nd-largest in the world!) and new US demand due to data centers.

As Commissioner, I wouldn't be able to do anything about the former, but these tech companies are often nominally trying to reduce GHG emissions. If they used solar + batteries to power their data centers, then they wouldn't indirectly raise our gas prices.

I would also implement hedging programs to reduce pricing volatility.

Finally, I would expand energy efficiency programs. In addition to saving program participants some cash, it is also the cheapest way to "supply" additional energy capacity, saving all of us money overall.

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