§3.3. Public power authority; commercially sensitive information
A. Nothing in this Chapter shall require the disclosure of commercially sensitive information in the custody or control of a public power authority.
B. For purposes of this Section, the following terms shall have the following meanings:
(1) "Commercially sensitive information" means information regarding a utility matter that is directly related to the public power authority's competitive activity which would, if disclosed, give an advantage to competitors or prospective competitors and includes the following:
(a) Portfolio and generation unit specific fixed, variable, and related costs.
(b) Fuel and purchased power costs and costs of related activities.
(c) Risk management information and strategies.
(d) Power pricing information, system load characteristics, marketing analyses and strategies, and customer billing, contract, and usage information.
(2) "Public power authority" means a political subdivision of the state created by the governing authority of a municipality pursuant to R.S. 33:4172 for the purpose of the construction, acquisition, improvement, operation, or management of a public power project or improvement.
C. The provisions of Subsection A of this Section shall not apply to general information relating to the identity of the parties to any agreement or contract with a public power authority, and such information shall be subject to inspection, examination, copying, and reproduction.
D. Nothing in this Section shall be construed in a manner as to prevent the inspection, examination, copying, or reproduction of any record or part of a record that does not contain commercially sensitive information.
Acts 2014, No. 269, §1, eff. May 28, 2014.
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