The Grid Deployment Office will hold a presentation and discussion on the final results from the Puerto Rico Grid Resilience and Transition to 100% Renewable Energy (PR100) Study on February 7, 2024, from 3:30–5 PM AST (2:30–4 PM EST).
January 8, 2024
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A public event was held on February 7, 2024, from 3:30–5 PM AST (2:30–4 PM EST), to present and discuss the final results from the Puerto Rico Grid Resilience and Transition to 100% Renewable Energy (PR100) Study. Led by the U.S. Department of Energy’s Grid Deployment Office and the National Renewable Energy Laboratory, and funded by the Federal Emergency Management Agency, the PR100 Study has been a two-year effort resulting in stakeholder-driven pathways for Puerto Rico to meet its clean energy goals.
The event was presented in English with captioning and live interpretation in both Spanish and American Sign Language.
Agenda
- Welcome – Charlotte Gossett Navarro, Hispanic Federation in Puerto Rico
- Opening Remarks
- Secretary Jennifer Granholm, U.S. Department of Energy (DOE)
- Puerto Rico Governor Pedro Pierluisi
- PR100 Final Results Summary
- Introduced by Laboratory Director Martin Keller, National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL)
- Implementation Discussion
- Moderated by Secretary Jennifer Granholm, DOE
- Maritere Padilla-Rodríguez, Hispanic Federation in Puerto Rico
- Carlos Alberto Velázquez López, Interstate Renewable Energy Council
- Shay Bahramirad, LUMA Energy
- Javier Rúa-Jovet, Solar and Energy Storage Association of Puerto Rico
- Marcel Castro-Sitiriche, University of Puerto Rico Mayaguez
- Q&A