Danica Coto - Associated Press - Mon June 04, 2018
Puerto Rico to Rebuild Power Grid Using U.S. Standard
SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico (AP) The new CEO of Puerto Rico's power company announced May 7 that the public agency will immediately adopt a U.S. national standard to design and rebuild the island's power grid following Hurricane Maria....
Omaha Media Group - Wed April 25, 2018
Wednesday Weekly Wrap-Up : April 25, 2018
Was your week a little busy? No worries! Here is a recap of the most popular stories from our website over the past week:Google Begins Work On $600M Data Center In AlabamaCrews recently broke ground on the construction of Google's latest data center in Bridgeport, Alabama....
Danica Coto - Associated Press - Fri April 20, 2018
Excavator Blamed for Island-Wide Blackout in Puerto Rico
An island-wide blackout hit Puerto Rico on April 18 as the U.S. territory struggles to repair an increasingly unstable power grid nearly seven months after Hurricane Maria. Officials said an excavator accidentally downed a transmission line....
Task Force Power Restoration - Puerto Rico - Tue April 03, 2018
Army Committed to Restoring Puerto Rico's Power
Six months after Hurricane Maria made landfall, the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers remains committed to safely and urgently restoring reliable power and returning normalcy to the U.S. citizens of Puerto Rico as quickly as possible....
Danica Coto - Associated Press - Tue January 23, 2018
Hope, Fear as Puerto Rico Moves to Privatize Power Company
SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico (AP) — The announcement that Puerto Rico's governor is moving to privatize the U.S. territory's public power company has many on the island of 3.3 million people asking whether this will finally bring them more affordable electric bills and more reliable service....
Mon January 08, 2018
Fluor Completes Major Transmission Lines in Puerto Rico
Fluor Corporation confirmed Jan. 8, that the company, working under its contract with the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) in support of a FEMA mission to help repair and restore the power grid in Puerto Rico, has completed work on two 115kv transmission lines between substations in Sabana Llana and Canóvanas in Puerto Rico....
Wed December 27, 2017
Dominion Energy to Help Rebuild Electric Grid in Puerto Rico
More help is on the way to rebuild the ravaged energy grid in Puerto Rico. Dominion Energy Virginia announced Dec. 26, it is preparing to send restoration workers and equipment to accelerate ongoing restoration efforts on the island through the mutual aid process....
Danica Coto - Associated Press - Mon December 18, 2017
Anger Grows as Puerto Rico Misses Power Restoration Deadline
SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico (AP) - Union leaders representing Puerto Rico power company workers slammed local and federal officials Dec. 15 as the U.S. territory missed a deadline to restore 95 percent of power as promised by the island's governor....
Fri December 01, 2017
Whitefish Energy Completes Work On Major Transmission Line in Puerto Rico
Whitefish Energy announced Nov. 29 that its crews have completed their repair work on the important south-to-north 50900 transmission line on the island of Puerto Rico, allowing for the Puerto Rico Electric Power Authority (PREPA) to soon deliver power to many of the neighborhoods in the greater San Juan metropolitan area that have been without electricity since Hurricane Maria hit the island on Sep....
Wed November 22, 2017
Fluor Announces Arrival of Hundreds of Vehicles, Equipment in Puerto Rico to Support Power Restoration
Fluor Corporation announced Nov. 21 the arrival of more than 400 pieces of essential construction and specialty equipment at a shipping terminal in Puerto Rico in support of its ongoing work restoring power there....
