The Energy Department explained that these orders "authorize the Puerto Rico Electric Power Authority (PREPA) to dispatch generation units essential for maintaining critical generation capacity, while accelerating vegetation management to reduce outages and strengthen long-term grid reliability." "Modernizing Puerto Rico's energy grid is essential to achieving long-term reliability and affordability for the Commonwealth," said Energy Secretary Chris Wright. "Our team is working with local and federal partners to boost power generation and accelerate vegetation management efforts to strengthen Puerto Rico's electrical grid." | 
