Repair or Rebuild: Options for Electric Power in Puerto Rico

Campbell, Richard J. ; Clark, Corrie E. ; Austin, D. Andrew

Library of Congress. Congressional Research Service.

关键词: Electric utilities;    Electric power failures;    Disaster relief;    Bankruptcy;   

RP-ID  :  R45023
RP-ID  :  R45023_2017Nov16

美国|英语

来源: UNT Digital Library

【 摘 要 】

This report explores several alternative electric power structures to PREPA for meeting the electricity services and needs of Puerto Rico. The ability of Puerto Rico and its citizens to assume the burden of paying for a rebuilt (and possibly restructured) electricity system is doubtful. Modernizing Puerto Rico’s grid, and taking the next steps to incorporate resiliency, could be expensive. None of the options discussed provides a silver bullet solution to the issues of the grid in Puerto Rico. Congress may consider whether the efforts to restore electric power in Puerto Rico need to progress beyond simple restoration of electricity, and require new investment and oversight by the federal government.