PREPA bondholders insist on being paid $3.7B that doesn’t exist
April 25, 2025
Puerto Rico’s electrical system has failed to resolve core underlying problems that drove it to physical and financial ruin. #NewsismyBusiness
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IEEFA: New Fortress misleads investors in push for natural gas
December 5, 2024
The Institute for Energy Economics and Financial Analysis (IEEFA) states this isn’t the first time that New Fortress has failed to keep its promises to investors and customers. #NewsismyBusiness
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New Fortress Energy facing bankruptcy
November 15, 2024
Earlier this year, IEEFA identified New Fortress as one of the greatest threats to the growth of renewable energy in Puerto Rico. #NewsismyBusiness
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FOMB, New Fortress Energy threaten Puerto Rico resident efforts to install rooftop solar
June 21, 2024
An analysis by Tom Sanzillo, director of financial analysis at the Institute for Energy Economics and Financial Analysis (IEEFA), and Cathy Kunkel, energy consultant at IEEFA. #NewsismyBusiness
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Insight: OBoard, power plant operator threaten renewable energy transformation
June 13, 2024
There is a broad consensus among stakeholders on the need to transition to renewable energy. #NewsismyBusiness
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IEEFA: Oversight Board warns Puerto Rico bonds could be worthless
February 7, 2024
In July 2017, the Oversight Board rejected a debt agreement for PREPA, explaining that the deal was not in the best interests of Puerto Rico. #NewsismyBusiness
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Op-Ed: Solar offers critical path to escape Puerto Rico electricity system’s financial mess
September 14, 2023
The fundamental economics, however, are clear. Renewable energy saves money. Oil and natural gas do not. #NewsismyBusiness
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Op-Ed: Puerto Rico electrical system debt negotiations become more realistic
September 8, 2023
Pension obligations to electrical system retirees are another urgent operating expense left unresolved by the FOMB’s plan. #NewsismyBusiness
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Op-Ed: Fiscal plan for Puerto Rico’s electricity system edges closer to reality, IEEFA says
July 6, 2023
The Oversight Board intends to file an amended plan in July to reflect the new projections. #NewsismyBusiness
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IEEFA: Prepa debt plan would create unsustainable burden
May 17, 2023
The bankruptcy of Prepa, with more than $9 billion in unpaid bond debt and other obligations, represents one of the largest municipal debt restructurings in the United States. #NewsismyBusiness
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Op-Ed: Privatized grid unlikely to save Puerto Rico customers from ‘disastrous’ debt restructuring plan
March 14, 2023
The largest savings that Genera could realize would be from accelerating the island’s transition to renewable energy.
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Op-Ed: PREPA’s proposed debt plan creates billion-dollar funding gap to fix grid
February 13, 2023
The new debt plan should be rejected.
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Op-Ed: New Puerto Rico bond deal: Another unsustainable transaction that makes matters worse
December 23, 2022
A careful review of the 400 pages of explanation and the 96-page plan confirm why this plan is unsustainable.
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Op-Ed: Puerto Rico can build resilient grid, but officials are balking
December 2, 2022
Some members of Congress are now pushing for $5 billion to be allocated specifically toward rooftop solar and storage in Puerto Rico.
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Op-Ed: Puerto Rico officials fail to learn from past hurricanes as Fiona ravages grid
November 2, 2022
The Institute for Energy Economics and Financial Analysis (IEEFA) has repeatedly called for third party oversight of the whole operation.
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