Puerto Rico: A massive energy transformation is within reach
On her second visit to Puerto Rico, Energy Secretary Jennifer Granholm is visiting homes and fire stations equipped with rooftop solar and storage and making positive statements about the need for widespread adoption of distributed renewable energy to provide life-saving resiliency to Puerto Rico residents.
Just over a month ago, Hurricane Fiona once again devastated Puerto Rico, plunging the archipelago into darkness. The total power outage was not expected because Fiona was a Category 1 hurricane that only hit the southwestern corner of the main island
CAYEY, PUERTO RICO – SEPTEMBER 19: Downed power lines on road PR-743 in Cayey ,Puerto Rico as the island awoke to a general power outage on September 19, 2022 in San Juan, Puerto Rico. Hurricane Fiona struck this Caribbean nation causing extensive damages related to flooding after many towns in the mountainous and southern region received in some cases over twenty inches of rain. (Photo by Jose Jimenez/Getty Images)
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