Impact of Hurricane Maria on Solar.

Solar installations post-Hurricane Maria have doubled.

• From September 2017 to September 2018 10,000 residential solar plus battery storage systems installed
• Before then there was a total of 12,000 solar systems
• 22 cents per kilowatt-hour in Puerto Rico
  • these high energy costs are said to drive push to renewables
• Current Mix of Puerto Rico’s energy supply:
  • 3% renewable
  • 1% hyrdo power
  • 45% from petroleum
  • 34% from natural gas
  • 17%  from coal

Bloomberg | Rooftop Solar Nearly Doubles in Puerto Rico One Year After Maria