A report released by Queremos Sol, a coalition of nonprofits, based on data from the Puerto Rico Electric Power Authority concluded that, with new distributed generation technology such as rooftop renewables, and increased energy efficiency, Puerto Rico could save millions of dollars. Instead, the utility has proposed investing over the next 20 years in maintaining […]
The 2019 Report Card for Puerto Rico’s Infrastructure released for the first time by the Puerto Rico Chapter of the American Society of Civil Engineers, giving eight categories of infrastructure an overall grade of a D-. Energy received the lowest grade of “F,” meaning the system’s infrastructure is in unacceptable condition and has widespread advanced […]
The Puerto Rico Institute for a Competitive and Sustainable Economy (ICSE) Executive Director Tomás Torres moderated a panel discussion during the Caribbean Renewable Energy Forum (CREF) in Miami that went over the the implementation of the New Puerto Rico Energy Policy, the projected increases in the electricity rate, which could reach 10 cents per kilowatt […]