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Puerto Rico governor promises to alleviate power and water shortages
- González announced a bidding process for 3,000 MW of new power capacity to be awarded by late summer.
- Nearly 1,000 MW will be added in upcoming months as repairs and modernization proceed.
- Tesla batteries with 430 MW of storage are expected to reduce outages.
- González criticized redirecting $350 million from rooftop solar and battery projects to the grid.
- Plans include converting power plants to natural gas to lower costs.
- González urged patience amid serious water infrastructure problems.
- She defended ongoing scrutiny of the Luma contract overseeing power transmission.
- González faced political opposition and criticism after the address.
- The address referenced debt and the Electric Power Authority's restructuring.
- The governor described 2017’s Hurricane Maria as context for outages.
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