Distributed Energy in Puerto Rico
Clip: Season 45 | 7m 15s Video has closed captioning.
Puerto Ricans are innovating to find new energy solutions after the storm revealed extreme weaknesses in the island’s electrical grid.
Aired: 09/19/18
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