An Assessment of Wind-Hybrid Microgrids in Puerto Rico Using Microgrid Design Toolkit

In recent years, Puerto Rico has struggled with unreliable power supply and frequent blackouts. The island's vulnerability to natural disasters, due to its isolation from any mainland grid, highlights the need for resilient and reliable en-ergy solutions. Microgrids have emerged as a promising solution for rural communities in Puerto Rico, helping to enhance grid resilience and reliability. Wind energy generation can be a suit-able resource for microgrids, as it diversifies sources of electricity generation and decentralizes power production. Moreover, wind energy adoption has become a growing focus in Puerto Rico, with the goal of achieving 100% renewable energy generation by 2050. This paper examines the feasibility of fully renewable microgrids in Puerto Rico, integrating wind energy alongside solar energy and energy storage. Candidate locations within Puerto Rico are selected, and a high-level overview of microgrids in these locations is analyzed using the Microgrid Design Toolkit (MDT). The results provide a preliminary understanding of the potential for applying wind power generation in microgrids across different regions of Puerto Rico.