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Lawmaker proposes rebuilding homes in rural San Juan with solar panels



Rep. Víctor Parés Otero, at center

By The Star Staff


San Juan District 4 Rep. Víctor Parés Otero announced on Sunday the creation of a committee to evaluate the rehabilitation of homes in rural areas, including the possible installation of a photovoltaic energy system.


“Our goal is simple: we want residents of the rural sectors of our District to have resilient homes; for this, we are going to create a steering committee of experts that includes the Municipality of San Juan, the departments of Housing, Economic Development and Commerce, the Central Office for Recovery, Reconstruction and Resilience (COR3), the Puerto Rico Planning Board and the Builders Association, among others, with the purpose of evaluating the homes to see how we can assist in making them resilient in case of storm impact.”


Parés, a member of the New Progressive Party, said he will be communicating with San Juan Mayor Miguel Romero and the directors of the agencies and organizations that will constitute the committee in order to establish an immediate work plan that includes visits to the communities to be impacted.


“We seek that, in addition to repairing or rebuilding parts of the houses that need it, to achieve the resilience that we all seek,” Parés Otero said. “We will also study the feasibility of providing photovoltaic energy systems, the famous solar panels, or in other cases, batteries that ensure a source of electricity in case of interruptions in the service caused by emergencies such as the passage of a tropical storm or hurricane through Puerto Rico.”


“We know the commitment of our mayor, Miguel Romero, to the rural communities throughout San Juan,” the lawmaker added. “That is why we believe that this program, which we will implement starting in January 2025, will greatly benefit the residents of these sectors. Having a resilient house should be a right and we are going to work on it that way.”


The legislator added that the first phase of evaluation and impact will be carried out in the Chapero, Corea, Barrio Dulce, Puntito and Tortugo sectors of San Juan.


“This is a complete impact,” Parés Otero said. “First, we will evaluate what is needed for these houses in these rural sectors to be resilient; then, we will study the impact program, which includes identifying state and federal funds for its implementation. Then, another platform will be created to execute these projects.”

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