Microgrid Solutions for Communities in Puerto Rico: Design, Resilience, and Performance

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As the world shifts towards using more sustainable forms of energy generation, microgrids have emerged as a way to promote energy independence, increasing community resilience. Puerto Rico’s power grid has suffered extensive damage due to recent natural disasters, subjecting many communities to frequent power outages. Puerto Rico could benefit from microgrids, empowering communities by providing a resilient and sustainable energy solution that can operate independently from the main grid during instances when grid power is not available. Sandia National Laboratories has developed tools and capabilities to facilitate comprehensive designs, resilience assessment, and transient modeling, tailored to the unique energy challenges faced by communities, particularly in the aftermath of natural disasters. Collaborative efforts between Sandia and local universities have helped ensure that the microgrid solutions are effective for communities in Puerto Rico. Through this multidimensional approach, Sandia seeks not only to contribute to the advancement of microgrid technologies but also to provide a viable and resilient solution for the energy infrastructure challenges faced by communities in Puerto Rico.