$365M slated for solar projects in Puerto Rico will be diverted to power grid, sparking outcry

“It will cost more lives”: Hispanic Federation repudiates decision to take $365 million away from solar energy projects

Frankie Miranda argued that the U.S. and Puerto Rico governments are risking lives by reallocating funds to health centers, aegis and public housing

DOE redirects $365 million from Puerto Rico’s solar projects to oil-dependent power grid

The U.S. Department of Energy announced Wednesday that $365 million originally slated for solar projects in Puerto Rico will be diverted to improve the island’s crumbling power grid, sparking an outcry just days before the Atlantic hurricane season starts. The funds had been in limbo in recent weeks, with the Department of Energy missing a recent deadline to finalize contracts worth $365 million that would see battery-operated solar systems inst…

Solar power's lost opportunity in PJM - R Street Institute

The report expected wind and solar resources to grow between three and eight times over the next 15 years. The prediction didn’t factor in the near-paralysis in the PJM interconnection queue as project proposals poured in. “Let’s call it sort of a slow-motion car pileup,” said Kent Chandler, former chair of the Kentucky Public Service Commission. PJM... The post Solar power’s lost opportunity in PJM appeared first on R Street Institute.

Redirected funds in Puerto Rico leave solar plans in the dark as hurricane season looms

The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) has diverted $365 million earmarked for rooftop solar systems in Puerto Rico to general grid repairs, drawing backlash from advocates and lawmakers as the island braces for a potentially severe hurricane season.Dánica Coto reports for The Associated Press.In short:The Biden-era solar initiative planned to install battery-backed solar power at clinics and public housing, but the DOE has now redirected the funds…

The Department of Energy's (DOE) decision to redirect $365 million originally earmarked for renewable energy initiatives to rebuild the power grid has come as a shock to several local organizations, who warn that the change could have serious repercussions.

$365M slated for solar projects in Puerto Rico will be diverted to power grid, sparking outcry

The U.S. Department of Energy says that $365 million originally slated for solar projects in Puerto Rico will be diverted to improve the island’s crumbling grid.