Puerto Rico has a new law (called a Renewable Portfolio Standard) requiring going from 3% renewable energy today, to 100% by 2050, while also reducing electricity usage by 2% per year with new energy efficiency programs. Passing a law was just the first step - now comes the very detail-oriented work of crafting the specific rules & policies to actually help make this a reality. This project funds important policy analyses for solar & battery companies and our allies.
Puerto Rico's power grid is the most fragile in the developed world. Lack of electricity is the reason why most of the 4,000 people died in the aftermath of Hurricane Maria in the fall of 2017. Although the island now has a law requiring a shift to 100% renewable energy, actually doing so takes a rapid amount of learning, understanding, planning and coordination. Lack of citizen engagement and participation is endangering the island's shift to clean energy.
This project funds policy analyses, to summarize rulemakings, RFPs, federal funding proposals and other important policy documents. These summaries then become an important educational tool for solar & battery advocates and their allies to engage and educate with policymakers, and makes it easier for advocates to know what opportunities & threats are of top priority to focus on at any given time.
For Puerto Rico, a rapid shift to efficient, clean energy means lives saved during the next inevitable widespread electric blackout. Effective clean energy policy implementation means lives saved, money saved, more jobs, less pollution and a stabilized climate.
This project has provided additional documentation in a PDF file (projdoc.pdf).
