The Puerto Rico Electric Power Authority announced that effective immediately, the public corporation will adopt a U.S. national standard for the design and reconstruction of the future electric grid in Puerto Rico.
A privatization approach to Puerto Rico’s energy needs based on “controlled introduction of competition in regional markets” could achieve the goal of aligning electricity generation with the island’s changing socioeconomic landscape.
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.