Puerto Rico’s grid remains one of the weakest in the US, averaging 27 hours of outages a year even without storms. (Canary Media)
Rooftop solar + storage has kept households running through blackouts, powering homes during Hurricane Fiona in 2022 and supporting the grid during generation shortfalls this summer.
Yes, but: DOE recently redirected $365M from solar + storage to grid resiliency and fossil baseload to patch up the island’s grid. Puerto Rico could also soon lose $156M in solar funding for low-income communities should the Trump administration follow through on clawing back Solar for All grants.
