The Biden administration is launching talks with solar energy companies and nonprofit groups in Puerto Rico on awards of up to $440 million for rooftop solar and battery storage systems in the commonwealth where storms have wiped out the grid in recent years, the Energy Department said on Thursday.
  • AutoTL;DR@lemmings.worldBEnglish
    1·
    8 months ago

    This is the best summary I could come up with:

    WASHINGTON, Nov 2 (Reuters) - The Biden administration is launching talks with solar energy companies and nonprofit groups in Puerto Rico on awards of up to $440 million for rooftop solar and battery storage systems in the commonwealth where storms have wiped out the grid in recent years, the Energy Department said on Thursday.

    “Plain and simple, this investment will save lives, all while providing local, good-paying jobs and advancing Puerto Rico’s clean energy transition,” said Energy Secretary Jennifer Granholm, who has visited the island several times to talk about the fund and boosting the grid at town halls in cities and remote hamlets.

    Nonprofits and cooperatives, including Barrio Electrico and the Environmental Defense Fund, may be awarded a total of $40 million.

    Rooftop solar coupled with battery storage can increase independence from the centralized grid, while cutting emissions blamed for climate change.

    Up to 4,600 people died in Puerto Rico after 2017’s Hurricane Maria, crushed the power grid, studies say.

    In September 2022, a weaker Hurricane Fiona again wiped out the grid, heightening concerns about the fragility of a decades-old system dominated by fossil fuel plants.

    The original article contains 293 words, the summary contains 187 words. Saved 36%. I’m a bot and I’m open source!