Warning: More free market based solutions to government incompetence.

The government doesn’t like “off the grid”. Of the grid means out of (government) control.

http://www.thedailybell.com/news-analysis/how-puerto-rico-could-turn-disaster-into-a-decentralized-paradise/

By The Daily Bell Staff

Could the massive failure of the Puerto Rican government-run energy grid be a blessing in disguise? It has the potential to set Puerto Rico on a course of self-sufficiency and individual empowerment for decades to come.

Many Puerto Ricans are still without power from the large-scale grid failure after Hurricane Maria last fall. Some are not expected to be reconnected to the grid until April or May.

Community Solutions

One of those communities took matters into its own hands and set the local school up with solar panels. Plans to set up rainwater collection and filtration are also in the works. This would make the school entirely off-grid, and a perfect community shelter in the event of other natural disasters. Read the rest of this entry »