Update: Puerto Rico’s governor signed the clean energy legislation on April 11. When Hurricane Maria shattered Puerto Rico’s power grid in 2017, it set off the longest major blackout in U.S. history.

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FILE - Traffic lights are out of service during a blackout in San Juan, Puerto Rico, early April 7, 2022. As Puerto Rico struggles with chronic power outages and a decaying electric grid, officials ...

As Puerto Rico struggles with chronic power outages and a decaying electric grid, federal officials believe the U.S. territory that is heavily dependent on fossil fuels can fully shift to clean energy ...

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Puerto Rico’s already-vulnerable power grid was crushed in 2017’s Category 5 Hurricane Maria. After the storm, many of Puerto Rico’s residents were left without power for nearly a full calendar year ...

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SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico (AP) — As Puerto Rico struggles with chronic power outages and a decaying electric grid, federal officials believe the U.S. territory that is heavily dependent on fossil fuels ...