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Washington  - El presidente del Comité de Recursos Naturales de la Cámara de Representantes,  Rob Bishop , solicitó hoy al director ejecutivo de la  Autoridad de Energía Eléctrica  (AEE),  Ricardo Ramos , que explique por escrito el polémico contrato otorgado a la empresa Whitefish. Bishop dio a Ramos hasta las 5:00 p.m. del 2 de noviembre para entregar los documentos que muestren las circunstancias que llevaron a la AEE a “ desviarse del proceso de contratación normal ” y cuáles son los oficiales, empleados o agentes que deben aprobar esas excepciones. También dijo que quiere se le suministre todos los documentos y comunicaciones referentes al acuerdo “ maestro ” para la reconstrucción de la AEE con fecha del 20 de septiembre y la primera enmienda que se le hizo el pasado 17 de octubre. “ Además, haga el favor de preservar todos los documentos, información y comunicaciones de cualquier índole, no importa el formato, que se refiera al Acuerdo Maestro de E...

After CEO Elon Musk extended an offer to help Puerto Rico earlier this month, Tesla is following through on a pledge to contribute to rebuilding the power grid devastated by Hurricane Maria,  leaving thousands of people without electricity . In a tweet Tuesday, Tesla posted photos of Hospital del Niño and the solar and power storage project that’s beginning there using the company’s Powerwall batteries. Musk has also donated $250,000 to relief efforts in Puerto Rico.  Follow Tesla   ✔ @Tesla Hospital del Niño is first of many solar+storage projects going live. Grateful to support the recovery of Puerto Rico with  @ ricardorossello 11:00 AM - Oct 24, 2017   644 644 Replies     8,866 8,866 Retweets     24,363 24,363 likes Twitter Ads info and privacy Musk first  hinted at helping to rebuild Puerto Rico’s power grid  in a tweet on October 5th; Governor Ricardo Rosselló promptly ...

Tesla ramped up its effort to help Puerto Rico get power back after its grid was ravaged by hurricanes last month. They quickly started shipping Powerwalls, their home energy storage solution, and we reported that  they started shipping Powerpacks , their bigger commercial and utility-scale battery packs, last week. But Puerto Rico is also looking to rebuild its electric grid longterm and  Tesla had its own suggestion about scaling its microgrid technology using batteries and solar power. A government official now says that they are indeed considering the solution and thinking about  launching a competitive bidding process. After being in talks with Tesla, Department of Economic Development and Commerce Secretary Manuel Laboy told Bloomberg that they are considering “a series of micro-grids and regional grids that use solar and battery technology, along with other renewable sources.” Instead of Puerto Rico’s current centralized power generation wi...

The hurricane-battered U.S. territory managed to submit its application to  Amazon   ( AMZN ,  Tech30 )  by last Thursday's deadline. "We have completed and fulfilled the application to enter the race for Amazon's headquarters," Puerto Rico's Economic Development and Commerce Department said on Facebook over the weekend. It's no secret that Puerto Rico is a long-shot candidate. Much of its infrastructure has been decimated   by Hurricane Maria, which slammed the island on September 20. Only 23% of the island has electricity, according to government data. One quarter is without running water. "We know we are the underdogs of the group," Manuel Laboy, the economic development agency's top official, told Puerto Rican news outlet  El Nuevo Dia . Related: Amazon could put its second HQ in Canada. But will it? But Puerto Rico wanted to show that it could bounce back from Maria, according to Laboy. It could also really use the $5 billion ...