Response from Matt Haneys Office

“in response to the website and inquiry from Barklee, we’ve asked PUC Power to put together a White Paper on the potential applicability of micro-grid technology in supporting the Island during service interruptions.  Considering the existing Island distribution system and the number of currently occupied buildings on-Island.

The Puerto Rico model was installation of backup batteries at a series of individual critical facilities.  The residents proposal seems to be more of an all-encompassing “master battery power source” to stand the entire Island grid back up during an on-Island unplanned outage.    

Will definitely share the PUCs analysis with you once it’s completed, and I imagine we’ll share it with the community and interested residents as well.”