Some 11,200 solar heaters were installed in Puerto Rico during 2011 and 2012, following the injection of more than $20 million in American Recovery Act and Reinvestment Act funds into local product manufacturers, Resident Commissioner Pedro Pierluisi and Energy Affairs Administration Executive Director Luis Bernal said Tuesday.
Six months after taking action against the Battery Recycling Co. in Arecibo, the Environmental Protection Agency announced Thursday a legal agreement through which the company will have to pay a $112,500 penalty for alleged violations of the hazardous waste law.
Milwaukee-based Johnson Controls and the U.S. Army announced a $34.2 million federal contract for energy efficiency improvements at Fort Buchanan and U.S. Army Reserve Centers in Puerto Rico. The project will save $61 million in energy and operational costs over the next 16 years and create at least 100 local jobs.
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