Iwas wondering why I didn't hear about Puerto Rico blackouts as much as I used to! Blackouts are routine in Puerto Rico, where aging power plants are constantly on the edge of collapse. By the time this summer ends, the power will go out 93 times, according to a forecast from the island’s grid operator, LUMA. Via The Washington Post:

But a solution is rising to alleviate the sticky, summer misery. Roughly 1 in 10 Puerto Rican homes now have a battery and solar array for backup power. The batteries don’t just protect the homeowners who purchased and installed them: They’ve also become a crucial source of backup power for the entire island grid.

A network of 69,000 home batteries can generate as much electricity as a small natural gas turbine during an emergency, temporarily covering abo

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