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Curating and contextualizing news on policy, business, science, and technology affecting Puerto Rico's energy transition.
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Plus: A New Year's Eve blackout, Gonzalez sworn in, energy czar named, Granholm's warning, and $1.2B for renewables.
A federal funding freeze, a $9B debt crisis, and political moves to extend coal use — what’s next for Puerto Rico’s energy development?
Puerto Rico’s future is framed as a budget issue — even as fossil fuel deals and housing cuts deepen federal control.
After the second island-wide blackout in four months, Puerto Rico faces energy resilience gaps, with delayed projects and funding cuts weakening the power grid.
Energy decisions are shifting behind closed doors, leaving clinics, public housing, and flood-prone areas unsure what help is coming — or when.
Plus: LUMA's smart meter rollout, New Fortress Energy under scrutiny, Castañer's resilience plan, and a new energy education partnership
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Federal solar funds are redirected. González promotes an energy plan. A rural co-op builds its own system. LUMA launches new credits for backup generator use.
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What Jenniffer González-Colón’s plans, another vote for statehood, and Donald Trump’s second term mean for Puerto Rico’s energy future
