CNE Review – March 2026
PREPA’s bankruptcy enters its ninth year still without an agreement. We look at how the size of a settlement would translate into higher electricity bills.
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CNE Review – November 2025
A data-driven methodology to start building a modern industrial policy for Puerto Rico. Economic complexity shows where the island is already competitive and where it could diversify next.
CNE Review – March 2025
We look at how the second Trump administration’s early executive orders, federal spending cuts and tariffs could affect Puerto Rico. Plus a European perspective from Real Instituto Elcano and a Data Snapshot on tariffs.
CNE Review – December 2024
A new economy is possible. We summarize the case for a modern industrial policy in Puerto Rico: what it requires, why it can fail and why the usual objections donā€™t hold.
CNE Review – October 2024
Puerto Ricoā€™s energy transformation has stalled amid blackouts, with at least 14 entities involved and little coordination. We summarize our analysis of each process, from grid reconstruction to the LUMA and Genera contracts.
CNE Review – September 2024
We welcome back Research Director Harold J. Toro and highlight his new study with the FINRA Foundation, which finds that 47% of adults in Puerto Rico are financially fragile. Plus, a recap of our Madrid event on the U.S. election.
CNE Review – May 2024
The DOEā€™s PR100 Study maps the paths to 100% renewable generation by 2050. We focus on what deserves more public debate: the complexity, the tradeoffs, the cost, the economic impact and the risks.
CNE Review – March 2024
We highlight key findings from the summary of the DOEā€™s PR100 Study and the tradeoffs it implies between affordability, resilience and land use. Rate increases of 66% to 83% by 2025 would not be economically feasible.