Puerto Rico
District court rules renewable energy must be considered in Puerto Rico energy rebuild
Conservation and community groups have won a legal challenge to federal plans to spend billions of dollars to rebuild Puerto Rico’s electric grid back to the centralized, fossil fuel-dependent status quo instead of investing post-disaster funding in distributed renewable energy. Thursday’s ruling by the U.S. District Court in Puerto Rico holds that the Federal Emergency… […]
Puerto Rico readies for its first solar module manufacturing facility
Solar module manufacturer Solx, a new player in the industry, is expected to soon open Puerto Rico’s first module manufacturing factory. Puerto Rico’s first solar module manufacturing facility will soon begin operations, where U.S.-company Solx will produce an annual 700 MW to 800 MW. Once operational, Solx will provide turnkey OEM solutions, fully traceable domestic […]