{"id":21970,"date":"2021-10-11T17:31:18","date_gmt":"2021-10-11T21:31:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/recuperacion.pr.gov\/?page_id=21970"},"modified":"2025-10-09T15:41:15","modified_gmt":"2025-10-09T19:41:15","slug":"electrical-system-enhancements","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/recuperacion.pr.gov\/en\/electrical-system-enhancements\/","title":{"rendered":"Electrical System Enhancements"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Electrical System
\nEnhancements<\/h1>\n

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More than five years have passed since hurricanes Irma and Mar\u00eda impacted Puerto Rico in September 2017. Due to the vulnerability of the electric power system, the impacts caused by both hurricanes remain ever present in the daily lives of the Island\u2019s residents. Energy service interruptions are common and unpredictable, energy consumption costs continue to rise, and insufficient generation and faulty substations are common. In addition, Puerto Rico\u2019s location within the Caribbean region puts it at severe risk to the consequences of climate change.<\/p>\n

The hurricanes had a devastating impact on the electrical system and resulted in the longest sustained blackout in modern U.S. history. The prolonged disruption of electrical service prevented residents from accessing other essential services such as healthcare, communications, refrigeration, water, ventilation systems, air conditioning, and security. Due to a sustained systemic instability, residents continue to face many of the same challenges. Economic recovery has become difficult to achieve and the restoration cycle remains incomplete. Energy remains the single most comprehensive and critical factor to the future of the Island.[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column_inner][\/vc_row_inner][vc_row_inner css=”.vc_custom_1678316927221{margin-right: 40px !important;margin-bottom: 0px !important;margin-left: 40px !important;padding-bottom: 0px !important;}”][vc_column_inner][vc_custom_heading text=”Current Challenges:” use_theme_fonts=”yes” css=”.vc_custom_1705686206010{margin-top: 0px !important;margin-bottom: 0px !important;padding-top: 0px !important;padding-bottom: 0px !important;}”][\/vc_column_inner][\/vc_row_inner][vc_row_inner css=”.vc_custom_1678316927221{margin-right: 40px !important;margin-bottom: 0px !important;margin-left: 40px !important;padding-bottom: 0px !important;}”][vc_column_inner width=”1\/4″][vc_single_image image=”38972″ img_size=”full” alignment=”center”][vc_column_text]<\/p>\n

Electrical grid conditions<\/h3>\n

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Increase in costs and pricing for construction materials<\/h3>\n

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Shortage in skilled labor<\/h3>\n

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Recovery efforts after Mar\u00eda were entirely focused in restoring electrical service<\/h3>\n

[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column_inner][\/vc_row_inner][vc_single_image image=”45211″ img_size=”full” alignment=”center” css=”.vc_custom_1688394641093{margin-right: 0px !important;margin-left: 0px !important;padding-right: 0px !important;padding-left: 0px !important;}”][vc_column_text css=”.vc_custom_1701271134609{margin-top: 0px !important;margin-bottom: 0px !important;padding-top: 0px !important;padding-bottom: 0px !important;}” el_class=”justify bold”]To help address these challenges, the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) has granted a special allocation under CDBG-DR funding (CDBG-DR Energy) for electrical power system enhancements and improvements for Puerto Rico. The allocation\u2019s objective is to relieve the financial burden caused by the electrical power system\u2019s recovery efforts and address the system\u2019s reliability and resiliency needs.<\/p>\n

In 2018, the Island received $9.7 billion<\/span> in CDBG-DR Funding and in 2020, an additional allocation of $277 million<\/span> to serve persisting needs. On June 22nd, 2021, HUD announced a funds assignment of $1.93 billion<\/span> for the exclusive use of improving Puerto Rico\u2019s electrical system.<\/p>\n

These funds provide a unique and significant opportunity to carry out strategic and high-impact activities that:<\/p>\n

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  • Address necessary electric power system recovery expenses;<\/li>\n
  • Mitigate the electric power system\u2019s risk to future disasters;<\/li>\n
  • Improve the electric power system\u2019s reliability, resiliency, efficiency, and sustainability; and<\/li>\n
  • Address the electric power system\u2019s long-term financial viability.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n

    The Puerto Rico Department of Housing (PRDOH), as the grantee of the CDBG-DR Energy funds, is responsible for administering these funds. 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    On March 25th, 2022, HUD partially approved the Action Plan, allowing the Electrical Power Reliability and Resilience Program (ER2) to move forward with planning, design, and implementation.<\/strong><\/p>\n

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    • Key Principles:<\/strong>\n
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      • Renewable Energy<\/strong> – Maximize the integration of renewable energy sources to reduce the impact of climate change and reliance on fossil fuel technologies.<\/li>\n
      • Distributed Energy Resources<\/strong> – Promote Distributed Energy Resources, like new power generation assets close to load centers and energy storage systems, for a decentralized and resilient electrical power grid.<\/li>\n
      • Vulnerable Populations and Services<\/strong> – Focus on addressing the most vulnerable populations and critical services<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n
      • Additional Considerations:<\/strong>\n
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        • Data Driven Approach<\/strong> – Utilization of data to guide Program design and implementation.<\/li>\n
        • Stakeholder Engagement<\/strong> – Engage with communities, groups, and other key stakeholders to promote stakeholder-informed decision-making.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n

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            CDBG-DR Funds for the Electrical Systems Enhancements provide a unique and significant opportunity to undertake strategic and high-impact activities to address necessary expenditures and mitigate disaster risks in the electric power systems, improve reliability, resilience, system efficiency, sustainability, and to address the long-term financial viability of each system.<\/div>\n

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            CDBG-DR Funds for the Electrical Systems Enhancements provide a unique and significant opportunity to undertake strategic and high-impact activities to address necessary expenditures and mitigate disaster risks in the electric power systems, improve reliability, resilience, system efficiency, sustainability, and to address the long-term financial viability of each system.<\/div>\n

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            The public comment period is an opportunity for communities to actively participate in the documents of the Action Plan, ensuring that their concerns, circumstances, recommendations, and points of view are considered.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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            We urge the community to review and comment on the Action Plan accessing here:<\/strong><\/div>\n

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            Tune in to the next public hearing on the action plan this December 8, 2021<\/strong> at 6PM<\/strong> through official Facebook Page: CDBG-DR Puerto Rico, Youtube channel CDBG-DR Puerto Rico and live radio broadcast through 91.3 FM<\/strong>.<\/div>\n

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