Puerto Rico novel power system

Does Puerto Rico need new power generation infrastructure?

Puerto Rico must increase new power generation infrastructure significantly—on the scale of hundreds of megawatts—to stabilize the grid and alleviate current generation shortfalls, including rapid deployment of utility-scale and distributed renewable resources and significant amounts of storage.

How will a new data tool help Puerto Rico's power grid?

A new data tool will help decision makers determine a set of technology and policy options for Puerto Rico's power grid, which was severely damaged by Hurricane Maria last year. | Photo by Western Area Power Administration. When Hurricane Maria struck the U.S. territory of Puerto Rico last September, it took the entire island’s power grid with it.

Does Puerto Rico have a solar program?

To further assist Puerto Rico's energy resilience and clean energy goals, DOE today announced that on February 22, 2024, residents can apply for DOE’s Programa Acceso Solar (Solar Access Program) — a program designed to connect up to 30,000 low-income households with residential rooftop solar and battery storage systems with zero upfront costs.

Will luma transform Puerto Rico?

This transformation will be a decade-long endeavor that will invest billions of dollars into the Puerto Rican economy and give the people of Puerto Rico a 21 st century electric power system,” said LUMA President and CEO Wayne Stensby. LUMA is a customer-centric company that provides its 1.5 million customers multiple ways of receiving service.

What is the Puerto Rico energy Resilience Fund?

This program is a consumer-facing application phase of the first round of funding from the Puerto Rico Energy Resilience Fund, a $1 billion DOE program focused on improving the resilience of Puerto Rico’s electric grid with an emphasis on the region’s most vulnerable and disadvantaged households and communities.