Electric Utility Whitefish Loses Puerto Rico Power Restoration Contract; Now Under FBI Investigation
Less than a week ago, Montana-based electric utility Whitefish Energy was in charge of a $300-million job to restore power to Puerto Rico’s electricity grid, which was destroyed by Hurricane Maria. Criticisms mounted in the last week of October over the company’s size and experience as well as contract terms that blocked government auditing, prompting the Department of Homeland Security and several House committees (among others) to investigate the no-bid contract. As a result of the controversy, on Oct.
from EC Mag - Power and Integrated Building Systems Magazine http://www.ecmag.com/section/your-business/electric-utility-whitefish-loses-puerto-rico-power-restoration-contract-now
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