The initiative was launched by the Rockefeller Foundation, the Rocky Mountain Institute, Fundación Comunitaria de Puerto Rico, and Resilient Power Puerto Rico.
The Rockefeller Foundation, the Rocky Mountain Institute, Fundación Comunitaria de Puerto Rico, and Resilient Power Puerto Rico have launched the Community Energy Resilience Fund to promote energy security in communities vulnerable to climate change. We are looking for partners to participate in this program to strengthen community resilience in Puerto Rico.
The Puerto Rico Community Energy Resilience Fund aims to reduce financing barriers and build local capacity to access renewable energy. The selected facilities will receive a financing offer tailored to their needs, operational training, and technical assistance for the installation, operation, and maintenance of a solar energy and storage system.
Our long-term goal is to increase the availability of renewable, clean, and resilient sources for sustainable community development and to ensure the continuity of essential services and products during emergencies and blackouts.
A critical facility is a building or infrastructure that is essential for the functioning of a society or economy. If it is disrupted, it can have a significant negative impact on public health, safety, national security, or the economy.
A critical facility is a business or community organization that provides essential services for life and therefore requires continuity of operations, especially during and after natural disasters.
These services include:
- Emergency management services (medical, natural hazards)
- public safety and protection
- Support for vulnerable or dependent populations
- economic services
- supply of essential products and services
OBJECTIVES
- Promote coordination between nonprofit organizations and the private sector to strengthen the energy resilience of vulnerable communities in Puerto Rico.
- Leverage philanthropic capital to facilitate access to affordable financing for critical facilities.
- Promote the equitable distribution of philanthropic support for energy resilience in Puerto Rico.
- Support capacity building in the management of renewable energy resources and share lessons learned for sustainable community development.
- Promote the development of a decentralized renewable energy system to strengthen and provide redundancy to the current electricity service.
COVID-19
We are committed to ensuring the health and safety of each participant. To this end, activities will be modified to maintain the necessary preventative and precautionary measures to reduce risks associated with COVID-19. This project is subject to the provisions of the Executive Orders addressing the pandemic.