Hurricane Maria, the latest storm to devastate the Caribbean, has been particularly destructive in the US Commonwealth of Puerto Rico. The island’s power has been completely knocked out, with some estimates saying it will be six months before the grid is fully restored. President Donald Trump is set to visit the island next week to get a first-hand look at the destruction.
CURENT—the Center for Ultra-Wide-Area Resilient Electric Energy Transmission Networks, housed in the University of Tennessee, Knoxville’s Tickle College of Engineering—recently had a conference in San Juan, where they met with officials from the Puerto Rico Electric Power Authority.