Push to eliminate renewable energy goals in Puerto Rico sparks outrage as outages persist
By DÁNICA COTO
Updated 1:53 PM CST, February 10, 2025
But with that support expected to vanish under U.S. President Donald Trump, coupled with concerns that limited renewable energy projects are not helping offset outages, Puerto Rico’s newly elected Gov. Jenniffer González, a Trump supporter, recently filed a bill to scrap a law calling for renewable energy to meet 40% of the U.S. territory’s needs by 2025 and 60% by 2040.
But with that support expected to vanish under U.S. President Donald Trump, coupled with concerns that limited renewable energy projects are not helping offset outages, Puerto Rico’s newly elected Gov. Jenniffer González, a Trump supporter, recently filed a bill to scrap a law calling for renewable energy to meet 40% of the U.S. territory’s needs by 2025 and 60% by 2040.
But with that support expected to vanish under U.S. President Donald Trump, coupled with concerns that limited renewable energy projects are not helping offset outages, Puerto Rico’s newly elected Gov. Jenniffer González, a Trump supporter, recently filed a bill to scrap a law calling for renewable energy to meet 40% of the U.S. territory’s needs by 2025 and 60% by 2040.
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“We are alarmed that this project is being considered,” said Nadya Rivera, of Puerto Rico Clinicians for Climate Action, who warned of the consequences of burning coal on people’s health.
Puerto Rico has one of the world’s highest asthma rates, and medical doctors have testified in public hearings that they’ve seen a “significant” increase in various types of cancers and other diseases in the island’s southern region since the plant began operating.
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Gov. Jenniffer González
