{"database": "press", "table": "releases", "rows": [["https://hernandez.house.gov/media/press-releases/comisionado-residente-congresistas-democratas-y-republicanos-recomiendan-4", "Comisionado Residente, congresistas dem\u00f3cratas y republicanos, recomiendan 4 medidas al Departamento de Energ\u00eda para atender apagones", "2026-08-24", "2026", "2026-08", "Democrat", "House", "PR", "Pablo Jos\u00e9 Hern\u00e1ndez", "H001103", "hernandez.house.gov", "hernandez", "https://hernandez.house.gov/media/press-releases", "scraper", "CAGUAS, Puerto Rico \u2014 En medio de la controversia por el contrato de energ\u00eda temporera de Power Expectations, el Comisionado Residente de Puerto Rico, Pablo Jos\u00e9 Hern\u00e1ndez, lider\u00f3 un esfuerzo bipartidista para que el Departamento de Energ\u00eda de Estados Unidos (DOE) act\u00fae de inmediato ante el riesgo de m\u00e1s apagones.\n\nEn una carta dirigida al secretario de Energ\u00eda, el Comisionado Residente y los congresistas presentaron cuatro medidas que la DOE debe tomar inmediatamente para atender el problema de los apagones.\n\nQue el DOE re\u00fana de inmediato a la Autoridad de Energ\u00eda El\u00e9ctrica (AEE), LUMA Energy, Genera PR, el Negociado de Energ\u00eda de Puerto Rico y al liderato energ\u00e9tico del Gobierno de Puerto Rico para coordinar una respuesta conjunta.\n\nQue dirijan la implantaci\u00f3n de un plan operacional de confiabilidad para los pr\u00f3ximos 90 d\u00edas.\n\nQue usen la autoridad que les brinda la orden de emergencia para proveer m\u00e1s recursos de generaci\u00f3n.\n\nQue env\u00eden a sus expertos t\u00e9cnicos para determinar qu\u00e9 plantas pueden regresar a servicio en 7, 14 y 30 d\u00edas y reducir el riesgo de nuevos apagones.\n\n\u201cQueremos acabar con los apagones, y el gobierno federal tiene recursos que no est\u00e1 maximizando. Este es un reclamo bipartidista para atender la crisis en Puerto Rico, que se agrav\u00f3 con la cancelaci\u00f3n del contrato de generaci\u00f3n temporera\u201d, expres\u00f3 el Comisionado Residente.\n\nAl esfuerzo se unieron, entre otros, Rob Menendez, miembro del Comit\u00e9 de Energ\u00eda y Comercio; Sean Casten, vicepresidente de la Coalici\u00f3n de Energ\u00eda Sostenible y Medio Ambiente de la C\u00e1mara (SEEC); y el delegado republicano de Guam, James Moylan.\n\nLa gesti\u00f3n cobra mayor urgencia tras la cancelaci\u00f3n de un contrato de $5,900 millones que buscaba a\u00f1adir generaci\u00f3n al sistema. Sin esa capacidad adicional, Puerto Rico queda con menos margen para responder a fallas y mayor riesgo de apagones que pueden significar comida perdida, negocios detenidos y m\u00e1s gastos en combustible y generadores.\n\nEl Comisionado Residente ha estado fiscalizando las decisiones sobre generaci\u00f3n temporera desde el a\u00f1o pasado. En junio de 2025, junto a un colega republicano, reclam\u00f3 explicaciones sobre alternativas de generaci\u00f3n que hab\u00edan sido descartadas y exigi\u00f3 respuestas a funcionarios federales y de Puerto Rico. Ahora, tras la cancelaci\u00f3n del contrato de $5,900 millones, el Comisionado Residente continuar\u00e1 esa fiscalizaci\u00f3n desde el Congreso para esclarecer qu\u00e9 ocurri\u00f3, qui\u00e9n ten\u00eda conocimiento de las irregularidades y por qu\u00e9 no se actu\u00f3 antes.\n\n###\n\nPuerto Rico Congressman Leads Bipartisan Push for Immediate Federal Action on Blackouts\n\nThe bipartisan effort comes amid generation-related outages and the cancellation of the temporary power generation contract.\n\nCAGUAS, Puerto Rico \u2014 Amid the controversy surrounding the Power Expectations temporary power generation contract, Puerto Rico Congressman Pablo Jos\u00e9 Hern\u00e1ndez led a bipartisan effort urging the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) to take immediate action to address the risk of further blackouts.\n\nIn a letter to U.S. Secretary of Energy Chris Wright, Congressman Hern\u00e1ndez and his colleagues outlined four steps DOE should take immediately to address Puerto Rico\u2019s ongoing power outages:\n\nImmediately convene the Puerto Rico Electric Power Authority (PREPA), LUMA Energy, Genera PR, the Puerto Rico Energy Bureau, and the Puerto Rico government\u2019s energy leadership to coordinate a unified response.\n\nDirect the implementation of a 90-day operational reliability plan.\n\nUse the authority provided under the federal emergency order to make additional generation resources available.\n\nDeploy DOE technical experts to determine which generating units can be returned to service within 7, 14, and 30 days to reduce the risk of additional blackouts.\n\n\u201cWe want to put an end to the blackouts, and the federal government has resources that are not being fully utilized. This is a bipartisan effort to address Puerto Rico\u2019s energy crisis, which has been made worse by the cancellation of the temporary generation contract,\u201d said Congressman Hern\u00e1ndez.\n\nThis bipartisan effort drew support from lawmakers including Rep. Rob Menendez, a member of the House Energy and Commerce Committee; Rep. Sean Casten, vice chair of the House Sustainable Energy and Environment Coalition (SEEC); and Republican Guam Delegate James Moylan.\n\nThe effort has taken on greater urgency following the cancellation of a $5.9 billion contract intended to add generation capacity to Puerto Rico\u2019s power grid. Without that additional capacity, Puerto Rico has less ability to withstand generation failures and faces a greater risk of blackouts that can mean spoiled food, disrupted businesses, and additional costs for fuel and generators.\n\nCongressman Hern\u00e1ndez has been conducting oversight surrounding this matter since last year. In June 2025, alongside a Republican colleague, he demanded explanations regarding generation alternatives that had been rejected and sought answers from federal and Puerto Rico officials. Now, following the cancellation of the $5.9 billion contract, Congressman Hern\u00e1ndez will continue that congressional oversight to determine what happened, who was aware of the irregularities, and why action was not taken sooner.\n\n###", 1, "2026-08-25T05:31:37Z", "2026-08-25T05:33:09Z"]], "columns": ["url", "title", "date", "year", "month", "party", "chamber", "state", "member_name", "bioguide_id", "domain", "scraper", "source", "date_source", "text", "has_text", "collected_at", "updated_at"], "primary_keys": ["url"], "primary_key_values": ["https://hernandez.house.gov/media/press-releases/comisionado-residente-congresistas-democratas-y-republicanos-recomiendan-4"], "units": {}, "query_ms": 0.9541441686451435, "source": "dwillis/congress-press", "source_url": "https://github.com/dwillis/congress-press", "license": "MIT", "license_url": "https://github.com/dwillis/congress-press/blob/main/LICENSE"}