Average bills rose from $579 to $691 for more than 75,000 commercial accounts as consumption grew only 2.5%, with $4.6 million already more than 90 days overdue
Bondholders challenge revenue calculations and $1.45 billion in spending.
The Bureau cleared an 80 MW solar facility and a battery system in Guánica at prices below most earlier renewable awards, and it placed any grid fixes on the developer rather than ratepayers
The 2024 assessment warned that several temporary energy units needed immediate major maintenance
Industrial and commercial users weigh combined heat and power, LNG, renewable natural gas, long-term contracts, to cut costs and outages; panelists say success depends on fuel, financing, maintenance, working together
A dual window is open for the 700 MW Proyecto Hostos, but for how long? Siemens is holding a turbine slot, investors are standing by, both need faster action on the purchase agreement making its way through the channels
CUD welcomes temporary sales-tax exemption and $3 million in energy aid but insists electricity bill must be slashed, along with about 20 cost-cutting measures, starting with phasing out la crudita
Janisse Quiñones says four-year policy resets hold back the system and points to batteries, grid upgrades and $6.2 billion in federal funds, while LUMA’s own study puts the generation shortfall at 700 to 850 MW
The 20-MW Peñuelas storage project advances under a revised contract the public cannot yet see, as regulators review it and lawmakers press for clarity on the producer’s gas plant beyond 2032
