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Solar and energy storage gets a boost in Puerto Rico
June 18, 2018
Following the influx of new solar and energy storage developers into Puerto Rico, a new trade group has formed to promote the technologies. The Solar and Energy Storage Association of Puerto Rico (SESA-PR) includes founding members such as Sonnen, Sunrun, Pura Energía, SRInergy, and Tabuchi. The group will dedicate efforts to promoting solar and storage […]
Financing secured for 100 MW solar project in Puerto Rico
June 6, 2018
Puerto Rico’s 100 MW Montalva solar project – deemed critical by the U.S. Financing Management and Oversight Board in late April – is lining up a robust financing package. Canada’s Greenbriar Capital Corp has signed $265 million mandate agreement with Pegasus Renewable Energy and Sustainable Infrastructure Credit Advisors LP, a subsidiary of Pegasus Renewable Energy […]
Tesla has 11,000 energy storage projects underway in Puerto Rico
June 6, 2018
After having completed hundreds of energy storage project on the islands in the last few months, Tesla CEO Elon Musk now says that they have ‘about 11,000’ energy storage projects underway in Puerto Rico, which means something big is in the work. This follows Musk’s announcement from May that Tesla installed batteries at 662 locations […]
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 […]
Puerto Rico’s governor courts new investors to rebuild the power grid
April 26, 2018
Gov. Ricardo Rossello says Puerto Rico needs new money to rebuild the hurricane-damaged “1950s energy grid”. Rossello told CNBC on Wednesday that investment is needed from public and private sources to update the grid and help rebuild the island, advancing into energy 2.0. However, attracting new investors may prove difficult considering the island’s history of […]
Puerto Rico: Transparency and the Importance of an Independent Regulator
April 11, 2018
Guest Editorial written by Tomás J. Torres Placa, Executive Director of the Institute of Competitiveness and Economic Sustainability Puerto Rico finds itself at a critical juncture in its history. The island has an unprecedented opportunity to transform its electric system by integrating more diverse and renewable generation sources and creating a competitive and […]
$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 […]
Webinar: Puerto Rico – Rebuilding the Grid

From our Editorial Team
April 5, 2018
To set the stage for the 1st Puerto Rico Grid Revitalization & Investment Forum held on May 8-9, we hosted a webinar on Wednesday April 4. Webinar topics included: — The grid: where are we today and what are the big short-term needs? — How successfully are federal agencies mobilizing support for recovery and revitalization? […]
Lawmakers press FEMA on Puerto Rico restoration
March 27, 2018
Last week, Congress questioned FEMA over the delay in restoration to the remaining 100,000 Puerto Rico residents who have been without power for six months. “I just want you to imagine your own hometown here in the mainland without electricity for two months — three, four, six months without power, with also failing communications with the only […]