Ashley Rosado

The Fate of Puerto Rico’s Electrical Grid Lies in a Public-Private Partnership

In 2017, Puerto Rico experienced two catastrophic Category 5 hurricanes, Hurricane Irma and Hurricane Maria. These storms had a devastating effect on the island’s fragile electrical grid, leaving 100% of the island — over 1.5 million people— without electricity. The Puerto Rico Electric Power Authority (PREPA), a public corporation within the Government of Puerto Rico […]