Katherine Rapin is a freelance climate journalist based in Puerto Rico. Her work has been published by WIRED, Yes! Magazine and Yale Environment 360 among others. She’s currently focused on stories about climate adaptation, resilience and humans restoring relationships with the natural world. Read more at KatherineRapin.com.
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“We Each Have a Commitment to the Community”: Solar Resilience in a Puerto Rico Town
By creating a microgrid with other local businesses on the grid, including a bakery, hardware store, and pharmacy, Adjuntas could gain energy security during emergencies, all while starving the fossil fuel industry by unplugging those with the highest energy demands.
July 20, 2023