Inside the government's push to divert Puerto Rico solar funds to a bankrupt utility

When Congress approved a $1 billion Energy Resilience Fund for Puerto Rico in 2022, the money was desperately needed. Multiple hurricanes had battered the island’s notoriously fragile electric grid, and lawmakers envisioned the money supporting rooftop solar and battery systems that could provide resilient backup power during emergencies. The Biden administration’s Department of Energy developed […]

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