The U.S. Department of Energy has finalized a nearly $490 million loan to support a large battery project in Puerto Rico, according to Canary Media. The project is intended to help stabilize the island's electric grid, which has long been vulnerable to outages and hurricane damage.
At the same time, the Trump administration is eliminating funding for other clean energy programs across the territory, including solar initiatives. The simultaneous moves show a clear preference for battery storage over solar deployment in Puerto Rico's energy strategy, even though both are often seen as complementary tools for grid resilience.