About Connect Puerto Rico
Connect Puerto Rico is an independent publication covering the policies, infrastructure projects, workforce shifts, and institutional decisions shaping Puerto Rico’s energy development.
We track how federal policy, utility governance, infrastructure investment, and implementation decisions affect Puerto Rico’s grid modernization and renewable energy transition.
What CPR Does
Connect Puerto Rico brings together developments that are often spread across government agencies, utilities, regulators, contractors, research institutions, and local reporting.
Rather than treating these stories as isolated updates, the publication follows how policy decisions, funding changes, political shifts, and infrastructure projects are playing out in real time.
The goal is to help readers track how energy development is unfolding at the institutional level and on the ground in communities across Puerto Rico.
How CPR Works
Each edition of the newsletter draws from local, national, and industry reporting related to Puerto Rico’s energy transition, alongside public filings, regulatory proceedings, government announcements, workforce activity, and infrastructure updates.
Reporting frequently references work from outlets including Centro de Periodismo Investigativo, The Puerto Rico Herald, Utility Dive, Canary Media, Heatmap, E&E News, and other publications covering energy, infrastructure, and public policy.
Connect Puerto Rico tracks these developments over time to identify where projects move forward, stall, change direction, or create broader political and economic consequences.
About the Editor
Connect Puerto Rico was founded and is published by Jillian Melero, a news editor and journalist whose work has focused on climate, infrastructure, public policy, and community-centered reporting.
Her previous work includes reporting and editorial roles with Climate Central, WTTW News, Borderless Magazine, and other nonprofit and public-interest news organizations.
Connect Puerto Rico grew out of reporting on Puerto Rico’s energy system, infrastructure challenges, and recovery efforts, alongside ongoing conversations with policymakers, journalists, researchers, advocates, and energy professionals working across the archipelago and the mainland United States.
Contact
For media inquiries, partnerships, speaking requests, or other questions, contact:
[email protected]
You can also follow Connect Puerto Rico on LinkedIn for reporting updates and analysis related to Puerto Rico’s energy development.
