Puerto Rico to install US$6.6 million worth of solar panels
Puerto Rico is investing US$6.6 million in solar energy panels that it plans to install in homes, businesses, airports and schools across the U.S. Caribbean territory.
Commerce and Economic Development Secretary Jose Perez-Riera says the government will invest a total of US$290 million in the next decade to promote renewable energy projects.
One of the first projects will be the installation of panels at a regional airport in Ponce, Puerto Rico’s second-largest city.
Port Authority Director Alberto Escudero said Wednesday that the US$1.7 million project will supply 750 kilowatts of energy.
Puerto Rico uses petroleum to generate nearly 70 percent of its power, which costs twice that of the U.S. mainland.
