Puerto Rico has the least reliable energy system of any place in the U.S. Despite billions of federal dollars available for repairs, it’s still in shambles.

The collaboration will focus on permanent improvements to transmission and distribution power lines and substation projects. ...

The storm's sustained 249 kilometer per hour (155 mph) wind and heavy rain destroyed the Island's power grid leaving most of Puerto Rico's 3.4 million residents without electricity. Severe damage ...

The island suffers from chronic power outages that worsened after Hurricane Maria razed the grid when it slammed into Puerto Rico as a Category 4 storm in September 2017. However, the grid was ...

The length of power outages in Puerto Rico increased 11% last year as the island struggles to rebuild an electric grid that already lacked maintenance and investment when it was razed by Hurricane ...

After Hurricane Maria hit in 2017 — the second deadliest in U.S. history — Congress allocated billions to Puerto Rico’s grid to repair energy plants and power lines damaged by the storm and ...