six Puerto Rico residents

“The cost of such systems remains out of reach for the majority of Puerto Ricans,”

six Puerto Rico residents · said date not stated · reported 2026-11-06

The statement was part of a lawsuit filed against the U.S. Energy Department and its secretary over the scrapping of a $1 billion federally funded solar power program.

“regularly loses power when the weather is stable and always loses power during storms, sometimes for several weeks at a time.”

six Puerto Rico residents · said date not stated · reported 2026-11-06

The lawsuit noted that plaintiff Ileana Ríos, a 63-year-old diabetic Arecibo resident who needs to refrigerate her insulin, regularly loses power at her home.