Self - contained, small
islands of electric generation, storage and distribution inside the existing grid — microgrids — could be the next big thing in electricity.
Not exact matches
Rossello highlighted how the
island's electrical grid, which was severely dilapidated even prior to the storms, was obsolete and working off
of a
generation system that was 28 years older than the average
electric power utility in the United States.
Minutes after the governor announced in a press conference Wednesday that
electric generation had reached 50 percent, a power outage affected the north
of the
island, crippling San Juan and forcing the closure
of several shopping centers, where those living without power or air conditioning shop and take refuge.