Public, private sectors back energy subsidy reform
January 28, 2015
About 32 percent of Puerto Rico Electric Power Authority customers receive some sort of a subsidy on their monthly bills, which is floated by those who pay the full rate.
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Economist: Solving PR’s power costs conundrum feasible
August 4, 2014
The island’s electricity costs — significantly high in comparison to most competitive economies — could be solved by making a series of difficult choices to fix the Puerto Rico Electric Power Authority’s escalating problems and take advantage of a new energy order that is driving down prices around the globe.
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Energy trade group to meet in Puerto Rico May 14-16
May 7, 2014
The World Alliance for Decentralized Energy (WADE) announced Tuesday its first annual Caribbean Energy Conference, to be held May 14-16, 2014 at the Sheraton Hotel.
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Leasing options open doors to buying solar technology
April 22, 2014
Puerto Rico consumers unable to invest in costly solar energy technology for the home have a new option: leasing.
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Solar homes: A hot market that’s slowly rising
April 21, 2014
Solar power is red-hot these days. Yet this clean, dependable and economical energy source still has plenty of room to grow in Puerto Rico where solar homes are few.
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PREPA proposes dropping electricity rate to 16¢ by ’19
April 3, 2014
Puerto Rico Electric Power Authority Executive Director Juan Alicea outlined Wednesday a strategy the agency has set off to reduce the cost of electricity on the island to 16 cents per kilowatt-hour in five years by diversifying fuel sources for power generation.
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Claro, Turabo Univ. partner to develop energy initiatives
April 1, 2014
Telecommunications provider Claro and Turabo University announced Monday the start of a partnership to develop projects focused on saving energy and using renewable energy.
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Telecom execs: PUC is ‘not viable option’ for island
March 26, 2014
Last Thursday, the Puerto Rico senate approved a substitute bill that consolidated several of the measures that had made the leaders of the telecommunications industry unanimously oppose any possible changes to Law 213, known as the Telecommunications Law.
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Achieving energy efficiency doesn’t have to break bank
February 27, 2014
Lowering energy costs has become a number one priority for scores of businesses all over the world, and particularly in Puerto Rico, where their budgets take a serious hit every month when electricity bills arrive.
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SuperGreen Solutions looking to expand into Puerto Rico
January 17, 2014
A Florida-based franchise chain specialized in energy-efficient goods and services is looking to expand to Puerto Rico.
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Bhatia’s energy bill gains private-sector support
January 15, 2014
A number of prominent private-sector leaders expressed their support Tuesday of Senate Bill 837, which proposes to create the Puerto Rico Energy Regulatory and Oversight Commission to, among other things, begin reeling in local electricity costs.
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Puerto Rico Police Assoc. to deploy energy-saving LPG tech
September 13, 2013
Scuderi Group Inc. announced Thursday the signing of a Memorandum of Understanding with the Puerto Rico Police Association for the first Scuderi Split-Cycle Engine to be utilized as a liquefied petroleum gas generator with compressed air energy storage (CAES) capability.
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Puerto Rico Planning Board OKs 2 green energy projects
August 23, 2013
The Puerto Rico Planning Board announced Thursday the approval of two renewable energy projects in the towns of Humacao and San Germán, which will generate a combined 65MW of energy through solar energy panels that will be connected to the Puerto Rico Electric Power Authority’s Distribution System. The Humacao project will be located in the […]
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USDA grants $750K to Puerto Rico for jobs, opens energy grant cycle
August 7, 2013
Puerto Rico is getting $750,000 in funding to create jobs and boost economic development from the U.S. Department of Agriculture, the agency announced Tuesday.
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Statistics Institute promotes greater electricity transparency
July 23, 2013
The Puerto Rico Statistics Institute has requested the island’s inclusion in a monthly survey published by the U.S. Energy Information Administration that will allow more timely access to the evolution of Puerto Rico’s energy system, agency Executive Director Mario Marazzi said.
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