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Trump Administration Dismisses Puerto Rico’s Fiscal Control Board

Aug 19, 2025

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10 min read

Trump Administration Dismisses Puerto Rico’s Fiscal Control Board

LNG talks on a $20B project are on hold. Residents sue LUMA over blackout damages. Water shortages prompt an emergency. Hurricane Erin brings heavy rain.

Jillian Melero
Jillian Melero
The OBBB Is Law. Renewable Energy Deadlines Are Looming.

Jul 22, 2025

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9 min read

The OBBB Is Law. Renewable Energy Deadlines Are Looming.

PREPA’s gas taps run dry, energy regulators investigate Genera, and Chicago leaders push back on DHS presence at Puerto Rican Museum.

Jillian Melero
Jillian Melero
Solar Setbacks, Political Pivots, and Community Power Plays

Jun 24, 2025

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9 min read

Solar Setbacks, Political Pivots, and Community Power Plays

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.

Jillian Melero
Jillian Melero
Solar Projects on Hold, FEMA Not Ready, and Storms Are Coming

May 20, 2025

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8 min read

Solar Projects on Hold, FEMA Not Ready, and Storms Are Coming

Energy decisions are shifting behind closed doors, leaving clinics, public housing, and flood-prone areas unsure what help is coming — or when.

Jillian Melero
Jillian Melero

Blackout

Puerto Rico’s Blackouts Demand Immediate Energy Action

Apr 22, 2025

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11 min read

Puerto Rico’s Blackouts Demand Immediate Energy Action

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.

Jillian Melero
Jillian Melero
Independence or Austerity? The Push to Cut Puerto Rico Loose

Mar 25, 2025

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12 min read

Independence or Austerity? The Push to Cut Puerto Rico Loose

Puerto Rico’s future is framed as a budget issue — even as fossil fuel deals and housing cuts deepen federal control.

Jillian Melero
Jillian Melero
Funding Cuts, Debt, and the Fight for Renewables

Feb 25, 2025

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10 min read

Funding Cuts, Debt, and the Fight 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?

Jillian Melero
Jillian Melero

Politics

Trump's Orders on Energy

Jan 28, 2025

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11 min read

Trump's Orders on Energy

Plus: A New Year's Eve blackout, Gonzalez sworn in, energy czar named, Granholm's warning, and $1.2B for renewables.

Jillian Melero
Jillian Melero
Puerto Rico Receives $365M for Solar Power and Battery Projects

Dec 24, 2024

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11 min read

Puerto Rico Receives $365M for Solar Power and Battery Projects

Plus: LUMA's smart meter rollout, New Fortress Energy under scrutiny, Castañer's resilience plan, and a new energy education partnership

Jillian Melero
Jillian Melero

Elections

Election Impacts—What’s Next for Puerto Rico?

Nov 26, 2024

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11 min read

Election Impacts—What’s Next for Puerto Rico?

What Jenniffer González-Colón’s plans, another vote for statehood, and Donald Trump’s second term mean for Puerto Rico’s energy future

Jillian Melero
Jillian Melero
DOE backs $861M for Puerto Rico solar and storage project 'Marahu'

Oct 23, 2024

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12 min read

DOE backs $861M for Puerto Rico solar and storage project 'Marahu'

Plus: Judge extends litigation stay in utility bankruptcy case, and Power 4 Puerto Rico holds Boricua town hall.

Jillian Melero
Jillian Melero
Welcome to Connect Puerto Rico

Sep 20, 2024

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12 min read

Welcome to Connect Puerto Rico

In this issue: Our origin story, Puerto Rico’s blackout summer, and what’s stopping voters?

Jillian Melero
Jillian Melero
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