The Hidden Dangers of Puerto Rico's LNG Import Boom

Puerto Rico’s green energy transition has been full of hurdles and shocks thanks to economic volatility, natural disasters, ambitious frontier clean energy models, and poor oversight and governance mechanisms on the part of local and federal United States institutions. Now, a liquefied natural gas (LNG) terminal could be the site of the U.S. territory’s next energy disaster.  For years, Puerto Rico’s energy security has been under extreme duress. Puerto Rico’s electrical grid has been critically under-invested in and…