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Puerto Rico’s governor signs law for partial privatization of PREPA
June 21, 2018
On Wednesday this week, Puerto Rico Gov. Ricardo Rosselló signed a bill to partially privatize the utility Puerto Rico Electric Power Authority (PREPA). The law intends to sell power plants and make a concession of its transmission and distribution system, which could potentially impact the PREPA’s $8.9 billion in outstanding debt. Money from sales would […]
Request for proposals: USVI seeks development of hybrid microgrid
May 23, 2018
The US Virgin Islands Water and Power Authority (VIWAPA) is soliciting proposals for the development of a hybrid microgrid on the island of St. John. This includes an RFQ for the upcoming procurement of a solar and battery storage solution, available via this link, as well as an RFP for generators, available via this link. If you have any specific […]
Puerto Rico issues microgrid rules, gives PREPA 120 days to establish interconnection rules
May 23, 2018
Puerto Rico regulators take important steps to lay the groundwork for developing a microgrid industry as they issued final microgrid rules just five months after draft rules were released. The Puerto Rico Energy Commission issued the rules (CEPR-MI-2018-0001), ordering the utility PREPA to establish interconnection rules in 120 days. Until these rules are in place, only […]
$2.5m initiative will bring 100+ microgrids to Puerto Rico
April 6, 2018
Resilient Power Puerto Rico (RPPR), a solar power initiative formed in the aftermath of Hurricane Maria, launched a $2.5 million outreach initiative to bring electricity – primarily via microgrids – to 100 community centers throughout Puerto Rico, some of which are still without power nearly six months after the hurricane. The RPPR are storm resilient […]
Puerto Rico Energy Commission publishes draft regulatory framework for development of microgrids; seek comments
January 19, 2018
The Puerto Rico Energy Commission has published proposed rules for the regulation on microgrid development. The regulations will assist in microgrid development throughout Puerto Rico, following the prolonged and continuing outages from Hurricanes Irma and Maria. The Commission writes that decentralized and “islanded” systems can strengthen the resiliency of the electric grid, empower customers, and […]
St. Vincent island to get first solar-battery-storage microgrid
January 16, 2018
In mid-2018, St. Vincent and the Grenadines will be connecting its first microgrid to its power system. The EPC contract was signed in late December between St. Vincent and the Grenadines utility, VINLEC, and Curacao solar energy firm, EcoEnergy, N.V. for the utility’s first solar battery storage microgrid. The system, to be built on the […]
Tesla moves into Puerto Rico and USVI
October 25, 2017
U.S. Virgin Islands Senator Janette Millin Young, in a release issued late Monday, said her office has been in communication with Tesla and its SolarCity subsidiary, to come up with temporary and perhaps long-term solutions to provide energy services to the U.S. Virgin Islands. Tesla is currently working with government officials in Puerto Rico on a plan to […]
Central America and Caribbean to invest $3.3b in smart grid infrastructure
August 1, 2017
Facing high electricity losses from theft and challenges incorporating renewable energy onto the grid, Central America and Caribbean region’s utilities will invest $3.3 billion in smart grid infrastructure over the next decade to address these challenges. With the support of international development agencies, several flagship projects are being developed and indicating a start of a growth […]
St Eustatius microgrid to be expanded after successful tests
July 20, 2017
In March 2016, SMA Sunbelt commissioned a 1.89 MW solar PV and 1 MW/572 kWh Lithium Ion (Li-Ion) battery energy storage system on the Caribbean island of Sint Eustatius. The objective of the retrofitted renewable energy plant was, and is, to reduce the diesel consumption of existing diesel generators on the island, thus generating savings […]