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DEPCOM Power has introduced Ciro One, Puerto Rico’s largest solar and battery energy storage system (BESS), previously inaugurated by local government and community representatives last month. 

“We are honored to join our partners on this landmark project for Puerto Rico,” says DEPCOM CEO Johnnie Taul. “Ciro One illustrates DEPCOM’s strengths in merging large-scale solar deployment, advanced BESS expertise and integrated EPC and O&M services; building critical infrastructure for the community’s energy future.”

Ciro One’s BESS integrates a lithium-titanate oxide battery, which delivers higher cycling power and lower degradation than more commonly used lithium iron phosphate technology, says the company.

The PV system, designed to withstand hurricane-force winds, features a lower panel tilt angle and east/west row orientation. The inverter technology includes salt fog filters to mitigate the effects of salinity on the system’s power electronics.

As a pilot site for agrovoltaics, Ciro One will use one of the PV arrays for demonstration and scalability for future implementation, and use sheep to manage fast growing vegetation. Additionally, DEPCOM has developed a solution to keep the system safe in the event the grid goes down, by connecting the BESS to a PV array for power supply instead of using diesel generators.

The project is expected to produce enough energy to power 60,000 typical Puerto Rican homes, says DEPCOM, marking a step toward meeting Puerto Rico’s mandate of generating 100% of its electricity needs with renewable resources by 2050.

“This project will strengthen our island’s energy network at a scale that gets us closer to meeting our renewable goals,” says Ciro Energy Group president Mario Tomasini. “At the same time, we are maximizing the site’s potential through a multi-use approach, integrating vital agriculture with solar power generation.”

DEPCOM conceptualized, procured and managed the installation of the 90 MW PV and 51.5 MW BESS facilities alongside developer partner Ciro Energy Group, and local subcontractor Lord Construction. The system, located in Salinas, is expected to begin operation by the end of next year. DEPCOM will also operate and maintain the hybrid system for a five-year period.

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The Fine Art of Appealing to Idiots

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The fascism of the early 20th Century taught us all the key elements of the playbook (see below).

In particular, when a leader identifies an enemy like Islam as a grievous threat and pledges eliminate it, one might think that such a position would generate suspicion, rather than adoration.

No so here in the United States, where tens of millions of uneducated Americans would happily elect Trump an absolute leader for life, in the way of Putin and Xi.

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In addition to all the sane, honest, and compassionate people in the U.S., I’m sure there are many Trump supporters who would agree.

Rich people may love the tax breaks, but very few of them want their kids to become criminal sociopaths.

https://www.2greenenergy.com/2026/05/20/raising-children/

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Law Schools Are Leaning Left, But What Does This Mean?

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There many be several explanations for this trend, but the most obvious is that the political right in the United States stands for lawlessness, i.e., the opposite of what law schools teach.

The Trump administration is essentially a criminal organization.  You won’t find many intelligent and honest people, e.g., the professors and students in this setting, who support things like pardoning (and then rewarding) the thugs who stormed the Capitol and beat up law enforcement personnel.

https://www.2greenenergy.com/2026/05/20/law-schools-are-leaning-left-but-what-does-this-mean/

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