The United States Department of Energy awarded Puerto Rico $6.34M this week for electrical grid modernization, reliability improvements and cost reduction work.^[1] The funding, reported by Telemundo Puerto Rico, Periódico Presencia and Primera Hora, is directed at grid modernization.^[2] It arrives during a strain on the island's generation: a multi-week interruption in LNG supply has forced Puerto Rico's electrical system onto diesel fuel for power generation.^[3] El Nuevo Día reports the natural gas supply problems have pushed operators toward the more costly diesel.^[4] The money and the fuel are separate lines on the same grid, and nothing in the record links the $6.34M to the diesel switch. On 2026-10-23, Governor Jenniffer González said on social media she would deliver an important public message on energy.^[5] That message, as announced, had not yet been delivered. A public protest against LUMA Energy is set for 09:00 on 24 October 2026 at LUMA offices in Santurce.^[6]