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Puerto Rico Announces Long-Awaited Renewable Energy Request for Proposals

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The Puerto Rico Electric Power Authority (PREPA), a public corporation and governmental instrumentality of the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, on Feb. 22, 2021, issued a request for proposals (RFP) to developers for the...more

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Puerto Rico Update: Evolving Renewable Generation Plans

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Nearly two years following hurricanes Irma and Maria, challenges remain as Puerto Rico seeks to develop a cleaner and more resilient power grid. In November 2018, we discussed the evolving renewable energy situation in Puerto...more

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The Role of Renewable Energy Remains Uncertain in Transforming Puerto Rico's Electrical Grid

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Over a year has elapsed since Hurricane Maria devastated the island of Puerto Rico, which, in addition to claiming thousands of lives, destroyed Puerto Rico’s electrical infrastructure. As discussed in prior postings, a...more

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Puerto Rico: The Continuing Challenge to Rebuild the Island’s Power System and the Role of Microgrids in a Sustainable Future

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In the nine months since Hurricane Maria, substantial progress has occurred in bringing Puerto Rico’s power grid back online. Some consumers with access to solar microgrid systems regained power as soon as a few days after...more

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A Possible Formula for Puerto Rico's Hurricane Recovery: Distributed Renewable Energy

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In October 2017, Hurricane Maria swept through the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico decimating the island, taking hundreds of lives and demolishing infrastructure on an enormous scale. In the hurricane’s immediate aftermath,...more

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Devastation of Puerto Rico's Power Grid May Offer an Opportunity

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Hurricane Maria left the entire island of Puerto Rico without power. About fifty-five percent of the nation’s transmission towers were destroyed, but about 90 percent of the entire distribution network is out of operation. ...more

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Is Renewable Energy in Puerto Rico Back On Your Radar?

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Renewable energy deal discussions centered on projects in Puerto Rico have been difficult – particularly for project owners – over the past few years. The foundations of most of the projects on the island were power purchase...more

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PROMESA—Energy in Puerto Rico amidst the Debt Crisis

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Renewable energy industry participants are hungrily eyeing the tiny U.S. commonwealth of Puerto Rico, trying to determine whether the island’s debt crisis-driven troubles – which recently put a halt on development activities...more

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