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Powering Up #puerto Rico
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Nov 06 2017 04:05 PM | eds in Economy & Politics
As hospitals,
. . . burn through their reserve diesel supplies,
. . . essential equipment shut down, and
. . . medicines started to expire.
An announcement from the island’s Governor,
. . . that pre-registered private companies,
. . . could legally start selling power at a cost-reflective tariff.
Some Money, that would have been used to begin the expensive process,
. . . of rebuilding the large diesel power plants,
. . . could go to a subsidy scheme,
. . . for each verified kWh delivered by a private operator,
. . . to rapidly deploy microgrids around the island’s hardest hit, and
. . . most densely populated areas.
Soon, shipping containers start arriving in unused lots in towns,
. . . Solar panels are unpacked, and connected into arrays.
These containers are turned into neighbourhood-scale solar power stations,
. . . with battery storage,
. . . backed up with a diesel generator.
The ‘micro-utility’ company,
. . . would connect everyone in the neighbourhood,
. . . to this stand-alone power station,
. . . with a microgrid specific smart meter in their home or business.
A family living in a poor neighbourhood,
. . . that has suffered from a complete lack of power for months now,
. . . could now top-up their new account via:
. . . . . . mobile money or
. . . . . . scratch card, and
. . . finally be able to switch their lights on at night again.
11-6-2017 Source: Powering up #Puerto Rico
. . . burn through their reserve diesel supplies,
. . . essential equipment shut down, and
. . . medicines started to expire.
An announcement from the island’s Governor,
. . . that pre-registered private companies,
. . . could legally start selling power at a cost-reflective tariff.
Some Money, that would have been used to begin the expensive process,
. . . of rebuilding the large diesel power plants,
. . . could go to a subsidy scheme,
. . . for each verified kWh delivered by a private operator,
. . . to rapidly deploy microgrids around the island’s hardest hit, and
. . . most densely populated areas.
Soon, shipping containers start arriving in unused lots in towns,
. . . Solar panels are unpacked, and connected into arrays.
These containers are turned into neighbourhood-scale solar power stations,
. . . with battery storage,
. . . backed up with a diesel generator.
The ‘micro-utility’ company,
. . . would connect everyone in the neighbourhood,
. . . to this stand-alone power station,
. . . with a microgrid specific smart meter in their home or business.
A family living in a poor neighbourhood,
. . . that has suffered from a complete lack of power for months now,
. . . could now top-up their new account via:
. . . . . . mobile money or
. . . . . . scratch card, and
. . . finally be able to switch their lights on at night again.
11-6-2017 Source: Powering up #Puerto Rico
