Puerto Rico has long dealt with widespread power outages due to the U.S. territory's crumbling infrastructure, the 2017 bankruptcy of the Puerto Rico Electric Power Authority and a string of devastating hurricanes. It experienced an island-wide blackout a month ago, followed by an outage that hit 134,000 customers.
The department did not immediately respond to a Reuters request for comment about where the funding would go instead of solar.
The funding for solar power was awarded in late 2024, for projects that had been slated to begin construction in 2026.
The DOE said the redirected funding will support practical fixes and emergency activities that offer a faster, more effective solution to the current crisis, benefiting critical facilities like hospitals and community centers.
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