Solar provider Sunnova sends scathing letter to PREPA for blocking recovery
December 22, 2017
Sunnova Energy Corp., which provides distributed, residential solar power in Puerto Rico, delivered a letter to the Puerto Rico Electric Power Authority (PREPA) blasting it for its “continued inaction and reluctance to work cooperatively with Sunnova.”
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Moody’s: Recovery prospects for PREPA bondholders down to 35% after storms
December 15, 2017
Puerto Rico Electric Power Authority bondholders can expect to recover about 35 percent of their investments due to the business disruption and costs, as well as lost revenues related to damage caused by Hurricanes Irma and María, Moody’s Investors Service predicted in a report released Thursday.
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PR power utility unveils team charged with transforming island’s energy grid
December 13, 2017
The Puerto Rico Electric Power Authority (PREPA) announced Wednesday the names of 11 utility industry leaders who will serve as founding members of PREPA’s Transformation Advisory Council (TAC).
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Florida Power & Light joins industry experts to help light up PR
December 12, 2017
Florida Power & Light Company announced that a 10-person team of restoration experts traveled to Puerto Rico this past weekend to support ongoing restoration efforts across the Commonwealth.
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7 US electric power ‘incident management’ teams in PR to help PREPA
December 11, 2017
The electric power industry deployed a contingent of seven incident management teams (IMTs) to Puerto Rico this weekend to support ongoing power restoration efforts across the island.
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USACE adds $265M to contract with Fluor Corp.; Whitefish finishes work
December 7, 2017
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.
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Whitefish finishes work that should light up more of San Juan
November 30, 2017
Whitefish Energy crews have completed their repair work on the south-to-north 50900 transmission line.
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Fluor completes high priority power line in PR under USACE contract
November 17, 2017
Fluor Corporation confirmed that, working under its contract with the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE), it has completed a high priority 38kv power line near San Juan.
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Energy execs urge PR Energy Commission, OBoard to ‘take over’ PREPA
November 15, 2017
The Institute for Energy Economics and Financial Analysis and the Institute for Competitiveness and Sustainable Economics for Puerto Rico called for the Puerto Rico Energy Commission and the federal Fiscal Oversight and Management Board of Puerto Rico to take control of the Puerto Rico Electric Power Authority.
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Florida Power & Light Co. sending power line poles to aid PR
November 14, 2017
Florida Power & Light Company (FPL) announced it mobilized and transported 1,000 power line poles, previously located in North Florida, to Port Canaveral and then to Puerto Rico to assist with the rebuilding of the electrical grid that was devastated by Hurricane María.
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Pattern Energy: No damage to Santa Isabel wind farm
November 10, 2017
Pattern Energy Group Inc. confirmed Thursday its Santa Isabel wind farm sustained no material damage from Hurricane María, but the reconnection date for the renewable energy project is still undefined.
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PREPA chief: 3K extra staff to join power system rebuild
November 9, 2017
Some 3,000 electrical workers from the U.S. mainland — with the required equipment and tools — will join Puerto Rico Electric Power Authority crews to continue the task of restoring the island’s power grid, the corporation’s Executive Director Ricardo Ramos said.
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PR seeks help from stateside power co.’s to restore grid
November 1, 2017
The American Public Power Association (APPA) and the Edison Electric Institute (EEI) received a letter Tuesday from Puerto Rico Electric Power Authority Executive Director Ricardo Ramos requesting assistance in bringing resources to Puerto Rico to support power restoration on the island.
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OSJ retailers: Grim future if power isn’t back in 15 days
October 31, 2017
Old San Juan, a sector that is home to at least 800 businesses and 500 commercial offices, has been in the dark for the better part of the last six weeks, which have kept many from reopening since Hurricane María made landfall on Sept. 20.
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Generators supplying power to Palo Seco to stabilize grid
October 30, 2017
Two generators, part of a $35.1 million contract by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, began providing up to a combined 50 megawatts of electricity Oct. 30, 2017, to the Palo Seco power plant near San Juan, the agency announced.
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