News Puerto Rico » Adjuntas » Commerce: In Puerto Rico, a Small Town Takes Climate Action Into Its Own Hands
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News Puerto Rico » Adjuntas » Commerce: Community-Powered Solar in Puerto Rico
For two weeks after Hurricane Maria devastated Puerto Rico in 2017, Lucy’s Pizza was the only restaurant open in the central mountain town of Adjuntas. The town’s 18,000 residents, like those on the ...
News Puerto Rico » Adjuntas » Commerce: 'We're Building Another Puerto Rico': Communities Adapt to Climate Change
In the densely forested mountains of central Puerto Rico, nonprofit Casa Pueblo has captured the world's attention for its efforts to turn the municipality of Adjuntas into the island-commonwealth’s ...
News Puerto Rico » Adjuntas » Commerce: Puerto Rico town celebrates ‘first-of-its-kind’ solar microgrid
Adjuntas, Puerto Rico, is celebrating a milestone this week as it completes the final phase in a project to boost its energy resiliency. The community’s 17,600 residents now host the archipelago’s ...
News Puerto Rico » Adjuntas » Commerce: Puerto Rico’s solar-powered village – in pictures
For years, Puerto Ricans have faced high electricity costs and regular blackouts. The town of Adjuntas, in the central mountains, boasts the island’s first community-owned solar microgrid Divided into ...
News Puerto Rico » Adjuntas » Commerce: How Puerto Rico is preparing its electric grid for future hurricanes
Find out more about our Reverse Course series here. Climate-fueled disasters have ravaged Puerto Rico’s electrical system several times in recent years. Now, as another hurricane season opens, many ...
News Puerto Rico » Adjuntas » Commerce: Solar Power Offers Puerto Ricans a Lifeline but Remains an Elusive Goal
The island’s energy grid has struggled to recover after Hurricane María almost wiped it out in 2017. While solar-power systems can fill gaps, they aren’t cheap. Juan Molina Reyes, right, with his ...
News Puerto Rico » Adjuntas » Commerce: With the power out in Adjuntas, Puerto Ricans rely on the sun to light their community at night
Arturo Massol displays one of the solar-powered light bulbs that are helping to light Adjuntas. Photo by Ruben Salgado Escudero Electricity might be in short supply in this mountain community, but ...
News Puerto Rico » Adjuntas » Commerce: The Grassroots Movement That Built Puerto Rico’s First Community-Owned Microgrid
This is your first of three free stories this month. Become a free or sustaining member to read unlimited articles, webinars and ebooks. For two weeks after Hurricane Maria devastated Puerto Rico in ...
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