Puerto Rico can become the first significant size polity to rebuild itself from the ground up to be totally Carbon free. Or at least, that seems like a good idea. If only the US Government wasn’t so anti-Puerto Rico, owing to the president being, well, Trump.<\/p>\n
Anyway, there is now a pile of money and effort pouring int Puerto Rico and this can be used in part to give Puerto Rico sigificantly more economic and energy security in its future, if only energy-smart decisions are made now. So let’s see what Get Energy Smart Now<\/a> blog has to say about this!<\/p>\n Puerto Rico\u2019s electricity system, prior to Maria, heavily relied on centralized diesel power generation with above-ground power transmission: very high cost electricity, dependent on continued fossil-fuel imports, with great vulnerability to disruption.<\/p>\n Post disaster, thoughtful policy and efforts would seek to maximize value in the Disaster 4R chain: relief, recovery, reconstruction, and resiliency against future impacts.<\/p>\n Rapid deployment\/installation of solar-power centered micro-grids to Puerto Rico is a clear example of a Disaster 4R.<\/p>\n Here are some rapid thoughts as to such a Solar Disaster 4R package.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n Go HERE<\/a> to see the bullet pointed suggestions which could ultimately lead Puerto Rico into the next era of energy planning and development. As noted in the bullet points of the post, the success and validity of any such overhaul is based on it coming from the Puerto Rican society, economy, and local population.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Puerto Rico can become the first significant size polity to rebuild itself from the ground up to be totally Carbon free. Or at least, that seems like a good idea. If only the US Government wasn’t so anti-Puerto Rico, owing to the president being, well, Trump. Anyway, there is now a pile of money and … Continue reading Puerto Rico, now’s your chance!<\/span>