Fire stations in Puerto Rico needed a way to provide safe, reliable drinking water independent of infra-structure and bottled water distribution
Fire stations in Puerto Rico needed a way to provide safe, reliable drinking water independent of infra-structure and bottled water distribution
4 PagesCustomer Story SITE NAME | Puerto Rico Fire Stations LOCATION | Puerto RicoGOAL Serving as both first responders and commu - nity centers in times of disaster, firestations in Puerto Rico needed a way to provide safe, reliable drinking water independent of infra- structure and bottled water distribution. CHALLENGE In 2017, Hurricane Maria struck Puerto Rico leaving 50% of the island without access to potable water. With grocery stores sold out of bottled water and roads too destroyed for regular water distribution, families and com- munities across the island had no drinking water. Firestations across Puerto Rico partnered with Empowered by Light, GivePower, and SunRun Solar to bring elecricity and water to remote communities. As part of this project, SOURCE Hydropanels were dep
