Puerto Rico’s governor wants to end power contract with small Montana company Whitefish Energy Holdings

Puerto Rico’s governor on Sunday called for terminating a $300 million contract awarded to a little-known Montana company hired to coordinate restoring electricity on the island following Hurricane Maria.

Whitefish Energy Holdings https://www.whitefishenergy.com/about/ , which had been registered for two years and had two employees when the Category 4 storm hit on Sept. 20, became the surprise choice to get the contract with the Puerto Rico Electric Power Authority (PREPA) six days later.

The company has since come under scrutiny as it struggled to get power crews to Puerto Rico to repair the ravaged electrical grid. As of Sunday, 70% of the island remained without power.

Alan Gomez, USA TODAY

https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/world/2017/10/29/puerto-ricos-governor-demands-terminating-power-contract-small-montana-company/811155001/

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Visiting the remote headquarters of Whitefish Energy, recipient of controversial contract

Nestled at the end of a long gravel driveway in Whitefish is a one-story house that is the home of Whitefish Energy.

By CBS News

http://www.kpax.com/story/36709487/visiting-the-remote-headquarters-of-whitefish-energy-recipient-of-controversial-contract