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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 […]
Puerto Rico announces energy industry veteran to lead PREPA
March 22, 2018
The Puerto Rico Electric Power Authority (PREPA) has selected Walter Higgins as its new CEO. Higgins led Ascendant from 2012 to 2016, during which Bermuda was hit by three hurricanes, PREPA said in a statement. That could give him vital experience leading Puerto Rico’s utility, which even six months after Hurricane Maria is struggling to bring all customers […]
Puerto Rico’s governor won’t commit to electricity price at 15 cents/kWh
March 15, 2018
Gov. Ricardo Rosselló did not commit Friday to bring the price of electricity to 15 cents per kilowatt-hour (kWh) as requested by Puerto Rico’s industrial and manufacturing sector, also insisting that the regulator must be a key component in efforts to control the electricity price. Rosselló also said the Puerto Rico Electric Power Authority (PREPA) […]
Tech companies flock to Puerto Rico to create “city of the future”
March 15, 2018
Puerto Rico is working with companies including Tesla, AT&T and others in the blockchain space to tackle the unprecedented infrastructure overhaul needed post-Hurricane Maria. Companies such as Google, Tesla and Virgin Atlantic are involved in discussions to revitalize locations like airports and others across Puerto Rico. Omar Marrero, Executive Director of the Puerto Rico Public-Private […]
U.S. Fed official recommends Puerto Rico grid start from scratch
March 15, 2018
New York Federal Reserve Bank President, William Dudley, said that Puerto Rico should “start from scratch” rebuilding its already outdated power infrastructure after deadly Hurricane Maria last year devastated it. The U.S. Fed has authority over the territory. The Hurricane marks the worst natural disaster in 90 years and the largest government bankruptcy in U.S. […]
Puerto Rico’s solar rooftops are getting storage for increased resiliency
March 14, 2018
Puerto Rico’s Houston-based solar developer, Sunnova wants to add batteries to its solar rooftop installations. Many rooftop panel systems lost power during the hurricane outages because the panels operate via the utility, PREPA. If solar rooftops have batteries, they can still work during grid outages. Sunnova continues to lose revenue on its downed systems, and […]
Noel Zamot, PR’s Revitalization Coordinator, Confirms for PR-GRID
March 2, 2018
The organizers of PR-GRID are pleased to announce that Noel Zamot, Revitalization Coordinator for the Financial Oversight & Management Board (FOMB) of Puerto Rico, has confirmed his participation in PR-GRID. Mr. Zamot leads efforts around Title V of PROMESA, a federal provision allowing for the expedited review of infrastructure projects in Puerto Rico regarded as […]
Solar warehouse opens in Puerto Rico
February 13, 2018
After two decades in Puerto Rico, solar company altE is now operating a local warehouse in Puerto Rico in an effort to reduce the time to deliver solar equipment to island residents and solar installers from weeks to sometimes only hours. The warehouse facility on the island allows altE to handle the shipping logistics and […]
President of Puerto Rico Energy Commission Confirms for PR-GRID
February 5, 2018
José H. Román Morales, the President of the Puerto Rico Energy Commission (PREC), has confirmed his participation in PR-GRID. Given the fiscal uncertainty in Puerto Rico, and given efforts to attract international investment to the process of grid reconstruction, the role of PR’s regulator is particularly critical at this juncture. Mr. Morales will speak to […]