Faced with the constant demand by consumers wanting relief in soaring energy costs and the government's efforts to try to meet those expectations, the Association of Renewable Energy Producers went public Monday with a mission to help stabilize and reduce the price of energy in Puerto Rico.
California-based solar franchising company Solar Universe announced Wednesday the opening of its first international franchise in Puerto Rico by local entrepreneurs, Luz and William Rodríguez.
Gov. Alejandro García-Padilla detailed Thursday the progress of his administration’s strategies to revive the island’s economy, saying among other things that the private sector has already pledged to create 15,896 of the 50,000 he vowed to lock down in the first 18 months of his tenure.
Hundreds of professionals representing the green energy, construction, and recycling industries, as well as local and national environmental organizations got together in Puerto Rico this week to present alternatives for sustainable development.
Puerto Rico received $7 billion in American Recovery and Reinvestment Act funds in 2009, but failed to create and retain jobs and renovate infrastructure as they were supposed to because hundreds of millions of dollars were used to cover the operational deficiencies of a handful of government agencies.
The Puerto Rico Electric Power Authority needs to undergo profound changes to improve its fiscal situation and consumer services, something that could happen under the supervision of an external, independent regulatory board, members of the Center for a New Economy think tank said Tuesday.
The central town of Adjuntas has joined the renewable energy wave, investing $1.2 million to install solar panels atop municipal buildings and spur residential weatherization initiatives, town officials said Thursday.
With energy costs increasing every day in Puerto Rico, we have to be extremely vigilant about energy vampires in our homes. As much as half of the energy used in our homes goes to heating and cooling.
In keeping with its corporate practice of participating in the discussion of issues affecting the island, Banco Popular unveiled Thursday its newest exhibit, called “On/Off: Energy options for Puerto Rico,” at its Old San Juan building.
The University of Puerto Rico’s Río Piedras campus will host the first interdisciplinary symposium on “Energy: Technology, Policy and Design,” to be held April 11-12, to expose Puerto Rico’s energy problem from an interdisciplinary point of view, school representatives announced.
Fondita de Jesús, a nonprofit organization that helps the homeless, has developed a solar energy project and installed high efficiency lighting systems and low-energy consumption air conditioning units at a cost of $100,000.
The Puerto Rico Manufacturers Association has mapped out its strategy for 2012, when it aims to keep the ball rolling on several key strategies it set off last year.
A feasibility study commissioned by the U.S. Virgin Islands’ Water and Power Authority confirmed that connecting the territory with Puerto Rico’s and the British Virgin Islands is viable and could help the neighboring islands save money and provide better services.
For the second time this year, the Public Buildings Authority has awarded a contract to New York-based utiliVisor to monitoring energy consumption levels at government centers in Aguadilla and Caguas, as well as the Police Department’s Hato Rey headquarters.
The island’s lack of a policy to protect against power failures and outages, energy fluctuations, and electricity quality problems that damage equipment is detrimental to business investments and triggers significant losses, Enrique Chávez, sales director for Mexico, Central America and the Caribbean of Eaton Corporation’s power quality division.
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