The US Department of Energy ( DOE ) wants Puerto Rico to develop clean energy technologies as one of several measures in the wake of the estimated $ billion of damage caused by Hurricane Maria , which the department says was partly the fault of poor management . Its report said the island should rebuild infrastructure to follow the US Rural Utilities Service standards , reconsider its generation sources and move away from its current 90 % dependence on energy from oil . The report also backs the development of renewable energy . Puerto Rico has a target of generating 20 % of its electricity from clean energy by 2035 .
The US Department of Energy (DOE) wants Puerto Rico to develop clean energy technologies as one of several measures in the wake of the estimated $115bn of damage caused by Hurricane Maria, which the DOE says was partly the fault of poor maintenance. Its report said the island should rebuild infrastructure to follow the US Rural Utilities Service standards, reconsider its generation sources and move away from its current 90% dependence on energy from oil. The report also backs the adoption of renewable energy. Puerto Rico has a target of generating 20% of its electricity from clean energy by 2035.