Blackout-plagued Puerto Rico gets more than $1 billion in DOE funding for clean energy
The Department of Energy announced Friday several actions totaling over a billion dollars to help boost grid reliability and ...
In Puerto Rico, We Partied Through Yet Another Blackout
“Another papelón in Puerto Rico,” she said, using local slang for a messy situation. “There are so many families who were planning to have their New Year’s Eve dinner, and now they won’t be able to.
Puerto Rico's islandwide blackout attributed to outdated underground cable
Luma Energy, which oversees Puerto Rico's power transmission and distribution system, said the islandwide blackout on New ...
US official warns Puerto Rico of weak power generation as it prepares for a Trump administration
U.S. Energy Secretary Jennifer Granholm has warned that Puerto Rico needs more power generation as it struggles to recover ...
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Puerto Rico hit by near-total blackout
Puerto Rico experienced a widespread power failure earlier this year when a glancing blow by Tropical Storm Ernesto triggered a major blackout. Energy Secretary Jennifer Granholm, President Joe ...
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Puerto Rico swears in new governor days after blackout left much of the island in the dark
SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico — Jenniffer González Colón was sworn in Thursday as Puerto Rico’s new governor during a normally ebullient ceremony held amid widespread anger over a blackout that hit ...
US announces $1.2 billion to help finance renewable energy projects in Puerto Rico
The U.S. Department of Energy says it's setting aside $1.2 billion in federal funds to help finance renewable energy projects ...
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Puerto Rico's power is back on — but outages are still happening. Business owners say it's a struggle to recover.
An icon in the shape of a lightning bolt. Impact Link Small business owners and workers in Puerto Rico say they're struggling to recover from a massive power outage earlier this week that left the ...
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Puerto Rico faces massive blackout as New Year approaches
A blackout hit nearly all of Puerto Rico early on Tuesday as the U.S. territory prepared to celebrate New Year’s, leaving more than 1.3 million clients in the dark. Officials said it could take ...