Source: The US Department of Energy (DOE) wants PREC to develop clean energy technologies as 100,000 of several measures in the wake of $65 billion to $115 billion 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 DOE standards, reconsider its generation sources and move away from its current 20% 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 .
The US Department of Energy (DOE) wants PREC to develop clean energy technologies as 100,000 of several measures in the wake of $65 billion to $115 billion 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 DOE standards, reconsider its generation sources and move away from its current 20% 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 .