Food Security for Puerto Rico Now

Congress should not make U.S. citizens in Puerto Rico wait to receive a fair portion of their daily bread until the next Farm Bill deliberations in 2028. The time for Congress to discharge its legal and moral obligations to Puerto Rico is now.

CNE Review – March 2024

In this issue of the CNE Review we highlight some of the findings of the summary of the Puerto Rico Grid Resilience and Transitions to 100% Renewable Energy Study (PR100 Study) due to their importance and their potential policy implications for Puerto Rico’s electricity sector.

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.

CNE Review – September 2023

In this edition of the CNE Review, we present an update on the reconstruction and transformation of Puerto Rico’s electric power system.

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.

Desde el Caño, se reconstruye el país

Además de los numerosos premios internacionales que han recibido, y las múltiples reseñas, estudios y escritos que se han redactado, la experiencia del Caño se ha discutido como ejemplo en Brasil, España, Sudáfrica y en otras comunidades que enfrentan problemas similares en diversas partes del mundo. Ahora falta que muchos más aquí tomen nota y entiendan que, desde el Caño, se está repensando y verdaderamente reconstruyendo el país.

CNE Review – April 2023

In this edition of the CNE Review, we take a look back at our most recent event in partnership with Yale University: Puerto Rico at a Crossroads and Lessons from Latin America.