7 Things About Life in Puerto Rico With No Electricity

A Puerto Rican solar engineer reflects on the struggles of daily life after Hurricane Maria

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A photo shows a man sitting on a couch holding a solar charger in front of residents at a senior center.
Electrical engineer Gabriel Arturo Rivera holds a solar panel that the author brought to Puerto Rico after Hurricane Maria. He’s showing residents of a senior assisted living facility how solar energy can charge their medical devices until grid electricity is restored.
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