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DOE redirects $365 million from Puerto Rico's solar projects

$365M Slated for Solar Projects in Puerto Rico Will Be Diverted to Power Grid, Sparking Outcry
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.
US redirects Puerto Rico solar power funds to oil plants
The Trump administration will halt funding of $365 million awarded during the previous administration for rooftop solar power in Puerto Rico and redirect it to fossil fuel burning plants and maintenance of infrastructure,
Puerto Rico governor under fire as federal funds for solar projects are stalled
Puerto Rico’s governor has come under fire as her pledge to support the investment of millions of federal dollars in solar projects across the U.S. territory appears to fade.
U.S. DOE shifts Puerto Rico power system funding
The department shifted funds that would have been invested in solar power to improve the island's electrical system.
DOE redirects $365M in solar + storage funding to bolster Puerto Rico’s grid instead
The announcement follows U.S. Secretary of Energy Chris Wright's decision to issue two emergency orders for Puerto Rico just weeks after the most recent island-wide blackout.
DOE redirects $365M for Puerto Rico solar, storage projects
The Trump Energy Department said the funds now “will be deployed to support practical fixes and emergency activities."
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
Puerto Rico power grid funding rerouted from solar to grid resiliency
The Department of Energy (DOE) has stated that the redirected funds will aim to "expand access to reliable power for millions of people rather than thousands and generate a higher return on investment for taxpayers while advancing grid resiliency for Puerto Rico.
DOE redirects $365 million from Puerto Rico’s solar projects to oil-dependent power grid
Many in Puerto Rico worry that any storm, regardless of how small, could knock out the grid, given its fragile state.
US redirects $365 million Biden had set for Puerto Rico solar power
The Trump administration said on Wednesday it will redirect $365 million in funding for Puerto Rico's power grid that had been awarded during the previous administration to support rooftop solar power and battery storage.
$365 millones para proyectos solares en Puerto Rico serán redirigidos a la red eléctrica
El Departamento de Energía de Estados Unidos anunció el miércoles que los 365 millones de dólares originalmente destinados a proyectos
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