National Security & Defense

https://www.navytimes.com/news/your-army/2017/10/20/power-unlikely-to-be-fully-restored-in-puerto-rico-until-after-christmas-army-3-star-says/

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The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers’ strategy has been anchored around first providing 400 to 500 temporary generators in Puerto Rico, Semonite said. Normally they would provide 40 to 50 generators for hurricane relief, but Puerto Rico requires a massive rebuild of the energy grid, he said. “We are going all out to put in as many generators as we can,” Semonite said. “This is not a generator like you would buy at a hardware store downtown; this is a generator pulled behind an 18-wheeler.”

The Army received a list from Puerto Rico Gov. Ricardo Rosselló outlining priorities for electricity, Semonite said. Hospitals are at the top of the list, followed by public utilities like water facilities, wastewater treatment plants, cell phone towers and schools, he said.
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