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The fight over funding Puerto Rico’s power grid
FromPOLITICO Energy
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8 minutes
Released:
May 18, 2023
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Description
Congress has directed about $14 billion dollars to repair Puerto Rico’s
troubled energy grid, but disagreements over how to spend those funds
could slow the effort to stave off power disruptions as the territory
seeks to create a 100 percent clean power grid by 2050. POLITICO’s
Gloria Gonzalez breaks down solar advocates’ concerns and how fights
over funding could affect the island. Plus, a new EPA proposal could
force the utility sector to better control and clean up inactive coal
ash ponds located near coal-fired power plants.
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Gloria Gonzalez is the Deputy Energy Editor at POLITICO Pro.
Josh Siegel is an energy reporter for POLITICO.
Nirmal Mulaikal is a POLITICO audio host-producer.
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Jenny Ament is the executive producer of POLITICO’s audio department.
troubled energy grid, but disagreements over how to spend those funds
could slow the effort to stave off power disruptions as the territory
seeks to create a 100 percent clean power grid by 2050. POLITICO’s
Gloria Gonzalez breaks down solar advocates’ concerns and how fights
over funding could affect the island. Plus, a new EPA proposal could
force the utility sector to better control and clean up inactive coal
ash ponds located near coal-fired power plants.
We want to invite you to POLITICO’s first Energy summit! Hear from
Energy Secretary Jennifer Granholm, White House National Climate Advisor
Ali Zaidi, and more to hear about the new energy transition. Mark your
calendars for Thursday, May 18th. See you in person here in DC, or you
can join us virtually.
For more details and to RSVP:
https://www.politico.com/live-events/2023/05/18/politico-energy-summit-00001441
For more news on energy and the environment, subscribe to Power Switch,
our free evening newsletter: https://www.politico.com/power-switch
And for even deeper coverage and analysis, read our Morning Energy
newsletter by subscribing to POLITICO Pro:
https://subscriber.politicopro.com/newsletter-archive/morning-energy
Gloria Gonzalez is the Deputy Energy Editor at POLITICO Pro.
Josh Siegel is an energy reporter for POLITICO.
Nirmal Mulaikal is a POLITICO audio host-producer.
Brook Hayes edited this POLITICO energy podcast.
Jenny Ament is the executive producer of POLITICO’s audio department.
Released:
May 18, 2023
Format:
Podcast episode
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