Author Archive: José H. Román Morales
Puerto Rico Energy Transition Consultant José H. Román Morales is a licensed electrical engineer, a certified energy manager and has advised on energy market penetration, microgrid development, renewable energy projects, and accessing capital for distributed energy projects. He is the former president of the Puerto Rico Energy Commission.
Actualización del IEEFA: Evaluar la transformación energética de Puerto Rico, una oportunidad para definir y promover el interés público
AEE está tratando de resolver problemas del siglo 21 con soluciones del siglo 20
Puerto Rico está en proceso de reformar su sistema de energía eléctrica: evaluar su plan integrado de recursos (PIR), aprobar las cambiantes regulaciones, adquirir un concesionario para la transmisión y distribución, y establecer la gerencia privada de plantas de generación de energía, entre otras actividades que afectarán el sistema eléctrico de la Isla en los […]
IEEFA update: Evaluating Puerto Rico’s energy transformation, an opportunity to define and promote the public interest
PREPA is trying to solve 21st-century problems with 20th-century solutions
Puerto Rico is in the process of overhauling its electrical power system: evaluating its integrated resource plan (IRP), approving wheeling regulations, acquiring a concessionaire for transmission and distribution, and setting up private management of power generation plants, among other measures that will affect the island’s electrical system for years to come. UNFORTUNATELY, A SCATTERSHOT APPROACH […]
IEEFA: Puerto Rico community opts for solar-plus-storage resiliency solution
Battered by hurricanes and earthquakes, residents test bulk-purchase model for resiliency
The poor condition of Puerto Rico’s electric grid is common knowledge. After Hurricane Maria struck in 2017, many communities lost power for months. This long outage led to almost 3,000 deaths and an exodus of residents. Still recuperating from the aftermath of Maria, the southern part of the island was hit by a major earthquake […]