La abundancia que no estamos aprovechando
La abundancia energética ya existe. Lo que falta es la voluntad para aprovecharla.
Energy
Es el momento de la energĂa renovable a escala
El acceso a energĂa confiable y asequible es una necesidad econĂłmica urgente. Con crĂ©ditos contributivos federales disponibles y un plazo que se acerca, este es el momento de apostar por la energĂa renovable a escala.
PREPA Title III: Threading the Needle
In this policy brief we analyze the PREPA Title III bankruptcy case as it enters its ninth year — still unresolved, with enormous consequences for Puerto Rico’s electricity rates, grid investment, and economic future.
Connecting the Dots of the Puerto Rico Electric Power System
The performance of Puerto Rico’s electric power system has been deficient for many years now. During the last seven years the government of Puerto Rico has undertaken massive efforts to transform the system. Yet during the summer of 2024, most of these efforts appear to have been derailed.
Let’s Get Going: Next Steps in Puerto Rico’s Energy Transformation
We reviewed a summary of the main findings of the PR100 Study in a prior policy brief. This time around we want to focus on a handful of issues that we believe merit further public discussion and analysis in Puerto Rico.
An Analysis of PR100 Summary Report
On February 7, representatives of the U.S. Department of Energy presented a summary of the findings of the PR100 Study. While the PR100 Final Report will not be released until late March, in this policy brief we highlight some of the findings of the PR100 Summary due to their importance and their potential policy implications for Puerto Rico’s electricity sector.
Puerto Rico Electric Power Authority Update
Now in 2023, the reconstruction and transformation of Puerto Rico’s electric power system is entering a critical stage, as several important processes—PREPA’s operational and financial restructuring; the commencement of large-scale projects to rebuild the grid; and the elaboration of a new Integrated Resource Plan—converge at a key point in time.
Analysis of PREPA Legacy Assets Public-Private Partnership Agreement
In this Policy Brief, we will present an analysis of the principal components of the Generation Operation and Maintenance Agreement, including the basic structure of the transaction; the compensation of the Operator; the estimated savings to be generated as a result of hiring a private operator to operate and maintain the Legacy Generation Assets; the planned decommission of most of the existing facilities that currently use fossil fuels to generate electricity in Puerto Rico; and the resulting structure of Puerto Rico’s electricity market.