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The Ciro 1 solar project in Salinas will add more than 90 megawatts of renewable energy to Puerto Rico’s electric grid, supplying power equivalent to the consumption of more than 75,000 customers.
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LUMA connects 90MW solar project to Puerto Rico grid
NIMB Staff January 9, 2026

Ciro 1 project in Salinas marks start of private-sector push. #NewsismyBusiness

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Consumer protection in Puerto Rico should be judged by outcomes, not optics, as the Department of Consumer Affairs’ recent enforcement actions prompt debate over substance versus spectacle, writes Antonio Santos.
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DACO: From consumer guardian to political theater?
Contributor December 23, 2025

Antonio Santos: Public enforcement spectacles risk undermining real consumer protection. #NewsismyBusiness

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Cathy Kunkel, an energy consultant at the Institute for Energy Economics and Financial Analysis, writes that aggregated batteries helped stabilize the island’s power system during periods of high demand. (Credit: Leowolfert | Dreamstime.com)
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Puerto Rico’s VPP contributes to grid reliability during summer peak
Contributor December 18, 2025

Cathy Kunkel, a consultant at the IEEFA, writes that aggregated batteries helped stabilize the island’s power system during periods of high demand. #NewsismyBusiness

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LUMA Energy assumed control of transmission and distribution in 2021 under a public-private partnership to lower costs, improve reliability and modernize Puerto Rico’s grid.
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Puerto Rico needs clear ‘manifesto’ to fix its power system
Contributor December 8, 2025

An energy “manifesto” calls for accountability, reliability and fair rates as the island confronts persistent outages and high costs. #NewsismyBusiness

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IEEFA estimates that planned firm generation capacity in Puerto Rico will far exceed projected peak demand in 2032 and 2045, even assuming retirement of existing plants.
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Puerto Rico risks costly, unnecessary power overbuild
NIMB Staff November 21, 2025

IEEFA analyst warns contracting process threatens Puerto Rico’s energy planning, raises costs. #NewsimyBusiness

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Puerto Rico remains trapped in a “The Truman Show”-like cycle, endlessly reliving the same governance failures the Tobin Report warned about, writes Antonio Santos, a hospitality and tourism professional and former House candidate. (Image generated by ChatGPT)
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Puerto Rico’s Truman Show: Stuck in fiscal déjà vu
Contributor October 29, 2025

Half a century after the Tobin Report, Puerto Rico still repeats its fiscal mistakes, writes Antonio Santos. #NewsismyBusiness

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The Puerto Rico Supreme Court is being asked to strike down a liability exemption shielding LUMA Energy from consumer damage claims. (Credit: Carl Fiorito-López)
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ICSE takes LUMA liability exemption fight to Supreme Court
Michelle Kantrow September 12, 2025

Institute argues only Puerto Rico’s Legislature can approve exemptions shielding utility from consumer damage claims. #NewsismyBusiness

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Residential and commercial rooftop solar capacity in Puerto Rico has quintupled in the past four years, rising from 237 MW in mid-2021 to nearly 1,200 MW by June 2025. (Source: LUMA Energy, IEEFA)
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Rooftop solar powers 10% of Puerto Rico’s electricity
Contributor September 12, 2025

Residential and commercial systems surpass 1.2 GW as unreliable grid pushes rapid adoption of solar and storage. #NewsismyBusiness

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New Puerto Rico OBoard members to face same fundamental challenges
Contributor September 9, 2025

New oversight board members inherit unresolved PREPA crisis, debt turmoil and political scrutiny. #NewsismyBusiness

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New York Fed President John C. Williams speaks with Mike Soto-Class, CEO of the Center for a New Economy, during a moderated discussion.
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NY Fed chief sees US slowdown as Puerto Rico expands
NIMB Staff September 5, 2025

Williams warns that tariffs weigh on the U.S. economy; meanwhile, island manufacturing and tourism expand. #NewsismyBusiness

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Smart grid technologies such as advanced inverter settings are central to a regulatory dispute between LUMA Energy and Puerto Rico’s solar industry over how to stabilize voltage and integrate growing renewable resources. (Credit: BiancoBlue | Dreamstime.com)
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SESA, LUMA clash over smart inverter settings process
NIMB Staff August 26, 2025

Puerto Rico’s solar industry accuses LUMA of unilateral action as the utility seeks regulatory approval for revised inverter standards. #NewsismyBusiness

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LUMA Energy offices in San Juan.
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Powerless in Puerto Rico: A literal and metaphorical crisis
Contributor August 21, 2025

Antonio Santos warns fragile grid endangers lives. #NewsismyBusiness

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Puerto Rico lawmakers to support suit challenging LUMA’s legal immunity
Maria Miranda July 25, 2025

Consumer Affairs secretary says Legislature will file amicus brief in case over dismissed service complaints. #NewsismyBusiness

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LUMA Energy offices in San Juan.
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Department of Consumer Affairs sues to void LUMA immunity clause
NIMB Staff July 23, 2025

DACO seeks to restore consumers’ rights to claim damages for energy service failures, alleging unconstitutional waiver of liability. #NewsismyBusiness

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More than 80 interns from eight Puerto Rico universities will work in areas such as engineering, capital programs and smart grid technology, LUMA officials said.
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LUMA welcomes 80+ interns to support energy system transformation
NIMB Staff July 2, 2025

The 2025 Summer Internship Program integrates students into key power grid projects. #NewsismyBusiness

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“Policies enacted by the [Government of Puerto Rico] do not reflect the urgent needs of the electric power sector. On the contrary, many policies are likely to undermine reliability.”

 

— RAND’s “Priority Recommendations for Puerto Rico to Promote Well-Being and Economic Growth”

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