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  • Sonnell signs MoU with EnerVenue to procure and launch 40 MWh of EnerStation battery systems in Puerto Rico

    June 15, 2022

    EnerVenue signs MoU with Sonnell Power Solutions to procure and launch 40 MWh of EnerVenue’s EnerStation battery systems in 2023. The battery systems will support the industrial sector in Puerto Rico. Source: PV Magazine

  • CERI celebrates its first three microgrid solar and storage systems in Puerto Rico

    June 15, 2022

    The Community Energy Resilience Initiative (CERI) is celebrating its first three microgrid solar and storage systems in Puerto Rico. The microgrids are located at a pharmacy, a nonprofit organization, and a fueling station. Source: RMI

  • The Puerto Rican Energy Bureau Approves 18 Photovoltaic Energy Projects

    February 9, 2022

    The Puerto Rican Energy Bureau approved the development of 18 photovoltaic energy storage and distribution projects on the island, with a total capacity of around 844.8 megawatts. Source: ES Noticia (ES) 

  • U.S. Commits USD 12 Billion to Puerto Rico’s Energy Sector

    February 2, 2022

    The Biden Administration commits USD 12 billion in federal aid for Puerto Rico’s energy sector to strengthen the outdated electric grid. The US Departments of Energy, Homeland Security, and Housing and Urban Development will sign an agreement to ensure the alignment of federal investments with local policies – with all eyes on the goal of […]

  • U.S. lawmakers demand answers from LUMA Energy regarding Puerto Rico’s failing electric grid

    October 18, 2021

    House Democrats in a Friday letter asked the head of Puerto Rico’s electric utility, LUMA Energy, for additional details on staffing levels, expenditures, executive compensation and a stretch of power outages that have occurred since the company took over grid operations from the Puerto Rico Electric Power Authority (PREPA) this summer. Source

  • The battle for solar power in Puerto Rico

    October 18, 2021

    Campaigners say rooftop solar and storage system should be rolled out more widely to tackle Puerto Rico’s energy crisis and the global climate emergency – both of which are exacerbating racialized health inequalities, as reported by The Guardian.   Source

  • Puerto Rico wants clean energy. Will the Biden administration listen?

    September 14, 2021

    In rebuilding the electric grid, FEMA should push to ditch fossil fuel infrastructure and shift to solar and batteries instead, write Yesenia Rivera, Director of energy diversity and inclusion at Solar United Neighbors and Ruth Santiago a member of the White House Environmental Justice Advisory Council. This is a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to create a clean, equitable and […]

  • LUMA Energy says grid stabilization work has begun

    September 1, 2021

    Following a power outage that affected more than 100,000 people across Puerto Rico, LUMA Energy said it had begun work to stabilize the island’s grid, El Vocero reported. Source (in Spanish)

  • Infrastructure deal could significantly improve life in U.S. territories, Puerto Rico

    August 17, 2021

    On August 11, the Senate voted 69-30 for HR 3684—a landmark piece of bipartisan infrastructure legislation. Allotting $1.2 trillion to long-term infrastructure improvements, it represents a comprehensive national plan for revamping the United States’s transport, water, energy, housing, and internet systems. The promises created by the new infrastructure deal hold immense relevance for the US […]

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