A long-running practice in which Puerto Rico’s public utility bought low-quality oil at high-quality prices has been mostly ignored in Gov. Ricardo Rosselló’s privatization of the Puerto Rico Electric Power Authority (PREPA), the Institute for Energy Economics and Financial Analysis claimed.
As part of the effort to develop and promote best practices for greater energy efficiency in Puerto Rico, the Puerto Rico Energy Efficiency and Sustainability Alliance recently held its third annual energy savings and sustainability competition, the "Battle of the Buildings Puerto Rico — 2017 Edition.”
Puerto Rico Resident Commissioner Jenniffer González grilled Puerto Rico Electric Power Authority Executive Director Walter Higgins and his staff on progress to restore 100 percent of the island’s electricity and on the system’s reliability.