Eaton Completes First-of-its-Kind Clean Energy Project in Puerto Rico to Power Manufacturing and Support the Regional Power Grid

• New Eaton microgrid advances reliable, sustainable energy at its Arecibo facility and within the broader community
• Collaboration with Enel delivers largest clean energy microgrid in Puerto Rico, generating nearly 10 gigawatt-hours of renewable energy annually
• Eaton drives 45% reduction in energy consumption at Arecibo plant, cuts emissions by 7,100 metric tons annually and reduces costs by nearly 20%

PITTSBURGH, PA / ACCESSWIRE / April 17, 2024 / Intelligent power management company Eaton cut the ribbon on a significant clean energy project at its Arecibo, Puerto Rico, manufacturing facility where the company makes circuit breakers used in homes, buildings and industrial applications. The size of the clean energy microgrid system deployed by Eaton and Enel North America is a first in Puerto Rico, substantially reducing the facility's carbon footprint, boosting energy resilience and bolstering community infrastructure. Eaton also implemented efficiency measures using its intelligent power management technologies to reduce its energy footprint.

"Communities and businesses everywhere need far more sustainable, resilient and affordable power," said Mike Yelton, president, Americas Region, Electrical Sector at Eaton. "The projects at our Arecibo manufacturing facility provide a blueprint on how to put the energy transition to work-delivering important benefits for the community and our business. Together, with our longtime project partner Enel North America, we're demonstrating the important role microgrids play in creating a robust energy infrastructure prepared to address the impact from climate change."

The first-of-its-kind clean energy project in Puerto Rico demonstrates Eaton's Everything as a Grid approach to the energy transition that enables flexible energy systems, supporting more resilient, efficient and affordable power. The project will generate more than half of the facility's energy needs to help reduce emissions, offset energy costs and ensure resilience during grid outage events. The microgrid system incorporates 5 megawatts (MWac) solar PV, approximately 1.1 MW of battery storage and existing onsite generators.

"In our administration, we continue to focus on Puerto Rico's energy transformation that promotes increased renewable energy generation. I congratulate Eaton for continuing to invest in Puerto Rico and supporting this transformation with the building of a clean energy microgrid that will provide them with energy resiliency, while also reducing their carbon footprint," said Governor Pedro Pierluisi. "This is the type of project that we are working to see replicated throughout the island."