Islands face unique challenges to ensure secure and cost-effective energy supply.
Isolated from typical supply lines, they require innovative solutions to reduce electricity costs, improve grid reliability, respond to urgent demands for resilient power systems and accelerate renewable energy deployment.
As they seek to decrease dependence on unstable and costly fuel imports, islands face devastating storms that destroy critical infrastructure. The challenges were highlighted in Puerto Rico after Hurricane Maria in 2017 left broad swaths of the island in the dark for months — the longest and largest power outage in US history.
To combat these challenges, islands are tapping solar, wind and geothermal energy. But as they pursue renewable resources, some regulators are raising concerns about the threat to grid…
Energy storage strategies for island power
