Puerto Rico Electric Power Authority
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The Puerto Rico Electric Power Authority, (PREPA) originally named the Puerto Rico Water Resources Authority (PRWRA) or Autoridad de las Fuentes Fluviales was created by Law #83 of May 2, 1941 during the governorship of Rexford G. Tugwell, an FDR "brain-truster".
Publicly-owned, PRWRA unified diverse regional and local electric power companies into one unified electric grid. Ruled by a Governing Board appointed by the Governor with the advice and consent of the Senate of Puerto Rico
, it is run by an Executive Director appointed by the board.
PREPA currently serves close to 1.5 million clients. It owns the following five power plants:
In addition, the company transmits and distributes electricity generated by the following two private producers:
The public corporation, through several subsidiaries, also provides fiber optic broadband services to private carriers and is studying the possibility of selling energy to the United States Virgin Islands
with the installation of an underwater power cable between Fajardo, Puerto Rico
and the island of St. Thomas
, similar to the power cable with which it services its clients in the Puerto Rican island-municipalities of Vieques and Culebra
.
Publicly-owned, PRWRA unified diverse regional and local electric power companies into one unified electric grid. Ruled by a Governing Board appointed by the Governor with the advice and consent of the Senate of Puerto Rico
Senate of Puerto Rico
The Senate of Puerto Rico is the upper house of the Legislative Assembly of Puerto Rico, the territorial legislature of Puerto Rico. The Senate is composed of 27 senators, representing eight constituent senatorial districts across the commonwealth, with two senators elected per district; an...
, it is run by an Executive Director appointed by the board.
PREPA currently serves close to 1.5 million clients. It owns the following five power plants:
- Costa Sur - 990MW - Heavy Fuel Oil
- Aguirre - 900MW - Heavy Fuel Oil & 592MW - Diesel Oil
- San Juan - 400MW - Heavy Fuel Oil & 440MW - Diesel Oil
- Palo Seco - 602MW - Heavy Fuel Oil
- Cambalache - 247MW - Diesel Oil
In addition, the company transmits and distributes electricity generated by the following two private producers:
- EcoEléctrica at Peñuelas - approximately 510MW - Natural Gas
- AES Puerto Rico at Guayama - 454MW - Coal
The public corporation, through several subsidiaries, also provides fiber optic broadband services to private carriers and is studying the possibility of selling energy to the United States Virgin Islands
United States Virgin Islands
The Virgin Islands of the United States are a group of islands in the Caribbean that are an insular area of the United States. The islands are geographically part of the Virgin Islands archipelago and are located in the Leeward Islands of the Lesser Antilles.The U.S...
with the installation of an underwater power cable between Fajardo, Puerto Rico
Fajardo, Puerto Rico
Fajardo is a small city in Puerto Rico located in the east region of the island, bordering the Atlantic Ocean, north of Ceiba and east of Luquillo.Fajardo is spread over 7 wards and Downtown Fajardo , which serves as the administrative center of the city...
and the island of St. Thomas
Saint Thomas, U.S. Virgin Islands
Saint Thomas is an island in the Caribbean Sea and with the islands of Saint John, Saint Croix, and Water Island a county and constituent district of the United States Virgin Islands , an unincorporated territory of the United States. Located on the island is the territorial capital and port of...
, similar to the power cable with which it services its clients in the Puerto Rican island-municipalities of Vieques and Culebra
Culebra, Puerto Rico
Isla Culebra is an island-municipality of Puerto Rico originally called Isla Pasaje and Isla de San Ildefonso. It is located approximately east of the Puerto Rican mainland, west of St. Thomas and north of Vieques. Culebra is spread over 5 wards and Culebra Pueblo...
.