An effort to erase billions of dollars of debt owed by the Puerto Rico
Electric Power Authority, which runs the territory’s rickety power
system, is facing pushback. POLITICO’s Gloria Gonzalez breaks down the
details of the plan that could bring the utility out of bankruptcy, as
well as the criticisms, and why restructuring the utility’s debt is so
important to the island’s long-term grid stability. Plus, President Joe
Biden is taking executive action to establish a Climate Corps. 

 

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Catherine Morehouse is an energy reporter for POLITICO and the host of
the POLITICO Energy podcast.

Nirmal Mulaikal is a POLITICO audio host-producer. 

Kara Tabor is an audio producer for POLITICO.

Gloria Gonzalez is the deputy energy editor for POLITICO. 

Matt Daily is the energy editor for POLITICO.