Could the need to rebuild Puerto Rico’s power grid provide the opportunity to construct a community controlled sustainable infrastructure? Democracy Now!’s Amy Goodman spoke to Ángel Figueroa Jaramillo, the head of UTIER, the electrical workers’ union in Puerto Rico, about Elon Musk’s proposal to make Puerto Rico the model of sustainable energy. She also visited the Casa Sol Bed and Breakfast in San Juan, which runs entirely on solar power and was able to provide electricity and drinking water to neighbors in advance of the city’s restoration of power.
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