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It is one of the first microgrid systems Tesla installed in Puerto Rico after Hurricane Maria struck the island.
The price reduction follows the previous announcement of cost reductions to Pika’s Harbor smart battery line.
The Edison Electric Institute presented ITC Holdings Corp. and WEC Energy Group with special recognitions.
The Federal Emergency Management Agency approved the extension of the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers mission assignment for emergency power restoration in Puerto Rico.
In an abandoned structure within walking distance of the City Hall of Culebra the fate of a project that would ensure the provision of electricity during emergencies remains in suspense.
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) Temporary Emergency Power mission in Puerto Rico installed the 2000th power generator on Mar. 31, 2018, the agency announced.
The Puerto Rico Manufacturers Association sent a letter to the new executive director of the Puerto Rico Electric Power Authority, Walter Higgins, stressing the need for “environmentally friendly and cost effective electric service.”
Fluor Corporation confirmed Thursday its crews supporting the mission in Puerto Rico of the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) have helped to restore power to more than 232,000 customers throughout the island since arriving in October.
Line mechanics, crew leaders, safety personnel — and bucket trucks — from Exelon’s six utilities are on their way to Puerto Rico to add even more resources to the electric industry effort to restore power to the island.
Puerto Rico Gov. Ricardo Rosselló announced his administration will begin the privatization of the Puerto Rico Electric Power Authority (PREPA), which he described as “a deficient and obsolete system of generation and distribution of energy on the island that was evident to citizens during the aftermath of Hurricane María.”
Arizona-based APS is sending 50 line workers and support staff to Puerto Rico early this month to assist with ongoing power restoration efforts on the island, the company announced.
Several investor-owned electric companies that are members of the Edison Electric Institute will deploy nearly 1,500 additional restoration workers and support personnel to Puerto Rico in early January to accelerate ongoing power restoration efforts across the island, the EEI said.
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE), Engineering and Support Center in Huntsville, Alabama, awarded a $265 million modification to an existing contract with Fluor Corp. to repair the power grid in Puerto Rico.
Whitefish Energy crews have completed their repair work on the south-to-north 50900 transmission line.
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