Puerto Rico’s energy future: distributed solar or centralized grid?

Published on November 4, 2025

For decades, Puerto Ricans have struggled with a dysfunctional energy system. Now residents are grappling with two very different plans for how to fix it. President Joe Biden’s administration invested heavily in distributed generation: rooftop solar and battery arrays on homes and businesses across Puerto Rico. But…

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