Since 2019, the Honnold Foundation team has been working alongside Casa Pueblo to co-create Puerto Rico’s first cooperatively managed, community powered solar microgrid.

Earlier this year, we introduced the Community Solar Energy Association of Adjuntas (ACESA), a nonprofit led by the local business association that manages microgrid operations. Thanks to our friends at REC Group and Rivian, ACESA will own, maintain, and manage the 1,000 solar panels powering 17 small businesses in the center of the town of Adjuntas. Small businesses will pay for their electricity at a fraction of the former cost, and, after funds are set aside for the microgrid’s operation and maintenance, the remainder will be allocated towards future community solar projects.

While 2020 has presented challenges for all of our partners worldwide, Casa Pueblo’s Associate Director Arturo Massol Deyá says, “We’re extremely happy here in Adjuntas […] through solidarity and community engagement, we’re in the middle of a significant transformation.”

The Adjuntas microgrid is still growing, and still needs support from people like you. Your gift will directly support this community solar energy initative.