Puerto Rico's Power Authority Set to Declare State of Emergency

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Source: The Wall Street Journal.

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Puerto Rico’s Power Authority Set to Declare State of Emergency

Prepa has struggled to generate enough power for the more than three million residents of the U.S. territory, resulting in widespread rolling blackouts

By Allison Prang
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Oct. 7, 2021 3:19 pm ET

The Puerto Rico power authority is set to declare a state of emergency in an effort to improve its fleet of power generators that have been in critical condition, the utility said.

The publicly owned Puerto Rico Electric Power Authority, or Prepa, said declaring a state of emergency would allow it to more quickly address problems with its power generators. Prepa said Puerto Rico Gov. Pedro Pierluisi has made all the government’s resources available to the utility.

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1. sigh... $9.4 billion or over $3000 per person

https://theconversation.com/puerto-rico-has-a-once-in-a-lifetime-chance-to-build-a-clean-energy-grid-but-fema-plans-to-spend-9-4-billion-on-fossil-fuel-infrastructure-instead-169124

The storm toppled transmission and cell towers, snapped concrete power poles, battered power plants and plunged the island into darkness. It killed an estimated 3,000 people and caused over US$90 billion in damages.

In response, Congress authorized some $23 billion in disaster aid, including at least $10 billion to restore or replace Puerto Rico’s electricity grid. It also passed the Disaster Recovery Reform Act to promote a more flexible energy system that could withstand and recover quickly from climate disruptions.

FEMA, which administers the funds, has allocated $9.4 billion for rebuilding Puerto Rico’s electricity system and will start approving projects after it receives more details explaining how the work will be performed. So far, none of this money has been earmarked for renewable power, except for a small sum to repair a hydroelectric dam that provides less than 1% of the island’s power.

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2. and how much of this $$ is gonna disappear down the corruption/theft drain nt