I've been a residential PREPA customer for more than 40 years and an industrial customer for part of that time. In both capacities, when PREPA could not supply power, I've run standby generators to keep the lights on.
I had never heard of this before but apparently I owe PREPA money for those times. Sometimes I get dizzy here.
Our governor has, thankfully, put a stop to this stupidity.
Governor prohibits Puerto Rico utility from charging for private generator power
By Caribbean Business on January 17, 2018
SAN JUAN – A new law signed Wednesday by Gov. Ricardo Rosselló Nevares prohibits the Puerto Rico Electric Power Authority (Prepa) from billing and charging customers for consumption of energy not generated by the public corporation, which implies the utility will not be able to charge for electricity produced by private generators.
The governor enacted Senate Bill 666, authored by Sen. Miguel Romero, to establish that Prepa will not be able to bill for energy produced by a generator in emergency situations, which includes blackouts for periods greater than 24 hours.
The signing of the new law occurs nearly four months after Hurricane Maria struck the island, with only 63% of the utility’s customers having electric service.
Read the whole thing. http://caribbeanbusiness.com/governor-prohibits-puerto-rico-utility-from-charging-for-private-generator-power/
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