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Fossil fuel-dependent Puerto Rico can fully shift to clean energy by 2050, a federal study says

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By DÁNICA COTO
Associated Press

SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico (AP) — As Puerto Rico struggles with chronic power outages and a decaying electric grid, federal officials believe the U.S. territory that is heavily dependent on fossil fuels can fully shift to clean energy by 2050, according to a new study that has been two years in the making. The report released Wednesday surprised those who thought that a recent law requiring Puerto Rico to reach 40% of clean energy by next year and 100% by 2050 was unrealistic. Power plants that rely on coal, petroleum and natural gas currently generate about 97% of Puerto Rico’s electricity. Renewables account for only 3%,

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