Puerto Rico governor asks Trump to intervene after Venezuela's Maduro threatened to invade the US territory
Puerto Rico Gov. Jenniffer González-Colón asked President-elect Trump to take action after Venezuela's Nicolás Maduro threatened an invasion.
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Puerto Rico suffers nearly island-wide power outage on New Year’s Eve
Puerto Rico has been immersed in darkness after a power grid failure sparked a blackout across much of the island. The outage happened in the early hours of Tuesday, the last day of 2024.
US announces $1.2 billion to help finance renewable energy projects in Puerto Rico
The U.S. Department of Energy says it's setting aside $1.2 billion in federal funds to help finance renewable energy projects ...
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What to know about Luma Energy, the company involved in Puerto Rico's massive blackout
that operates and manages the electric power infrastructure in Puerto Rico. In the aftermath of Hurricane Maria, which devastated the U.S. territory in September of 2017, the Puerto Rico ...
New York Post29d
Nearly all of Puerto Rico loses power on New Year’s Eve, leaving 1.3M residents in the dark
While blackouts used to be rare in the US territory, Puerto Rico’s power grid has found itself struggling in recent years due to the devastation caused by Hurricane Maria, a Category 4 storm ...
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Energy Department closes $1.2 billion in loans to Puerto Rico power producers
Loan guarantees by Loan Programs Office intend to finance grid enhancement to build resilience and expand access to ...
Politico29d
Puerto Rico hit by near-total blackout
Puerto Rico was once again plunged into darkness by ... In September 2017, Hurricane Maria decimated the territory’s energy grid and triggered blackouts that lasted nearly a year in some parts ...
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Another year, more power outages in Puerto Rico
Chronic power outages are a way of life on the island, where privatization, underinvestment, and climate change leave the ...
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Kissimmee mayor helping new residents moving from Puerto Rico
KISSIMMEE IS GROWING WITH A LARGE POPULATION COMING FROM THE NEIGHBORING ISLAND OF PUERTO RICO AND KISSIMMEE’S NEW MAYOR, JACKIE ESPINOSA, SAYS SHE’S MAKING CHANGES TO HELP BRIDGE THE GAP.
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LUMA Energy Restores Power to 336,000 Customers After Puerto Rico Power Outage
Puerto Rico’s electrical grid has been notoriously unreliable since 2017 Hurricane Maria. As President Trump saw during his visit then, the system is antiquated and insufferable. Puerto Ricans ...
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Biden speaks to Puerto Rico governor, Energy secretary about power outages
President Biden said he spoke with the governor of Puerto Rico and the Energy secretary after a blackout hit nearly all of the island early Tuesday morning. During their talk, Biden offered Puerto ...
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Power restored to nearly all of Puerto Rico after massive New Year's Eve blackout
Puerto Rico continues to struggle with chronic power outages blamed on a crumbling power grid that was razed by Hurricane Maria, a powerful category 4 storm that struck the island in September 2017.