THE BILINGUAL NEWS TODAY December 26 2021
Puerto Rico’s shattered power grid could become a ‘big experiment’ for Biden
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The crumbling electricity network that serves the island’s 3 million people is at the center of a debate on renewable energy vs. fossil fuels — with billions of federal dollars at stake.
| A pair of hurricanes and an earthquake left Puerto Rico’s power system in tatters. |
| But now residents and clean-energy advocates see hope in the island’s effort to rebuild the electric grid — saying it could offer the rest of the nation a model for achieving President Joe Biden’s ambitions for a reliable power network free of greenhouse gas pollution. |
| First, though, the U.S. territory has to get past a pitched fight over the privatization of its power grid, as well as a debate on how to leverage billions in recovery dollars from the federal government. |
La red eléctrica destrozada de Puerto Rico podría convertirse en un “gran experimento” para Biden
Un par de huracanes y un terremoto dejaron hecho trizas el sistema eléctrico de Puerto Rico.
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The island's energy problem is exacerbated by its relationship with Washington, which imposes the use of American ships and planes delivering ANYTHING to Puerto Rico. The island's dependence on fossil fuels make things worse, since it is the preferred energy source, in spit of other renewable sources that would work better, and cleaner. As long as Puerto Rico continues to be a client, and consumer of most of what the United States produces, the island has very little chance of modernizing its electric system. Mainland U.S. has also many regions still dependent on coal, and they will not change anytime soon because of its mining explotation of states where coal has been an aging industry. Good luck Biden. |
El problema energético de la isla se ve agravado por su relación con Washington, que impone el uso de barcos y aviones estadounidenses que entreguen CUALQUIER COSA a Puerto Rico. La dependencia de la isla de los combustibles fósiles empeora las cosas, ya que es la fuente de energía preferida, a pesar de otras fuentes renovables que funcionarían mejor y más limpias. Mientras Puerto Rico siga siendo cliente y consumidor de la mayor parte de lo que produce Estados Unidos, la isla tiene muy pocas posibilidades de modernizar su sistema eléctrico. La parte continental de EE. UU. También tiene muchas regiones que aún dependen del carbón, y no cambiarán en el corto plazo debido a la explotación minera de los estados donde el carbón ha sido una industria envejeciente. Buena suerte, Biden. |