Puerto Rican food distributor Ballester Hermanos is looking to slash electricity costs with solar electric system through a partnership with Yarotek, a Miami-based solar developer and independent power producer, and solar and energy solutions provider REC Solar, on an 874 kilowatt rooftop solar system.
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency announced Thursday it has allotted $27 million to Puerto Rico to help finance improvements to water projects that are essential to protecting public health and the environment.
More than three years after first proposing the construction of a $750 million Resource Recovery Facility — or waste-to-energy — plant in Arecibo, Albany, NY-based Energy Answers confirmed Thursday that the Puerto Rico Environmental Quality Board of Puerto Rico granted the Air Quality Location and Construction Final Permit needed to move forward with the project.