US Redirects Puerto Rico Solar Power Funds to Oil Plants

US redirects Puerto Rico solar power funds to oil plants

The Department of Energy (DOE) announced today that it will redirect $365 million in federal funds to address the resilience of Puerto Rico's electric grid and expand access to affordable, reliable, and secure electricity for the people…

Trump administration redirects $365 million from Puerto Rico solar projects to emergency energy fixes

An abrupt shift in federal energy funding for Puerto Rico has sparked controversy as President Donald Trump’s administration reassigns hundreds of millions set aside during President Joe Biden’s tenure. According to Newsmax, the Department of Energy announced Wednesday that $365 million, originally awarded to support rooftop solar and battery storage projects in Puerto Rico, will instead be redirected to address immediate energy concerns on the …

Trump administration redirects $365 to support Puerto Rico’s power grid

The Trump administration has redirected $365 million in funding for rooftop solar in Puerto Rico.  The funding will now instead go toward supporting Puerto Rico’s power grid.  Driving the news: Puerto Rico has been plagued by power outages due to crumbling infrastructure, the bankruptcy of the Puerto Rico Electric Power Authority and devastating hurricanes. The big picture: The Department of Energy claims that the redirected funding will expand …

DOE redirects $365 million in Puerto Rico solar + storage funding to other technologies

The U.S. Dept. of Energy (DOE) announced it will redirect $365 million in solar + storage funding to address Puerto Rico’s grid resiliency using other unspecified technologies. The funding, allocated through the Puerto Rico Resilience Fund (PR-ERF), will be deployed to support “practical fixes and emergency activities” that offer a “faster, more impactful” solution to… The post DOE redirects $365 million in Puerto Rico solar + storage funding to…

By Redacción Es Noticia redacción@esnoticiapr.com The federal Department of Energy (DOE) will redirect $365 million to support the resilience of the power grid in Puerto Rico and expand access to an electricity supply.This funding was initially granted by the administration of Joe Biden, last December, to support solar power installations in roofs and battery storage, whose construction was scheduled to begin in 2026.