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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

FOR THE DISTRICT OF PUERTO RICO

IN RE:

THE FINANCIAL OVERSIGHT AND 

MANAGEMENT BOARD FOR PUERTO 

RICO,

as representative of

THE COMMONWEALTH OF PUERTO 

RICO, et al.,

Debtor

PROMESA Title III

No. 17 BK 3283-LTS

(Jointly Administered)

IN RE:

THE FINANCIAL OVERSIGHT AND 

MANAGEMENT BOARD FOR PUERTO 

RICO,

as representative of

PUERTO RICO ELECTRIC POWER 

AUTHORITY

Debtor.

PROMESA Title III

No. 17 BK 4780-LTS

(Jointly Administered)

COMITÉ DIÁLOGO AMBIENTAL, EL PUENTE DE WILLIAMSBURG, INC.-

ENLACE DE ACCIÓN CLIMÁTICA, COMITÉ YABUCOEÑO PRO-CALIDAD DE 

VIDA, INC., ALIANZA COMUNITARIA AMBIENTALISTA DEL SURESTE, INC., 

SIERRA CLUB PUERTO RICO, INC., MAYAGÜEZANOS POR LA SALUD Y EL 

AMBIENTE, INC., COALICIÓN DE ORGANIZACIONES ANTI INCINERACIÓN, 

INC., AMIGOS DEL RÍO GUAYNABO, INC.’S RULE 26(A) OPENING EXPERT 

DISCLOSURES 

TO THE HONORABLE COURT:

COMES NOW, Comité Diálogo Ambiental, Inc., El Puente de Williamsburg, Inc.-Enlace 

de Acción Climática, Comité Yabucoeño Pro-Calidad de Vida, Inc., Alianza Comunitaria 

Ambientalista del Sureste, Inc., Sierra Club Puerto Rico, Inc., Mayagüezanos por la Salud y el 

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Ambiente, Inc., Coalición de Organizaciones Anti Incineración, Inc., and Amigos del Río 

Guaynabo, Inc., parties-in-interest in the captioned case, through its undersigned attorney and 

respectfully submit these Disclosures under Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 26(a), as made 

applicable to this action by Rule 7026 of the Federal Rules of Bankruptcy Procedure and Section 

310 of PROMESA, as per the Title III Court’s Amended and Restated Order Establishing, Among 

Other Things, Procedures and deadlines Concerning Objections to Confirmation and Discovery in 

Connection Therewith (“Procedural Order”), Case No. 17-04780-LTS, ECF 3305. Comité Diálogo 

Ambiental et al. does not waive any rights, privileges, or protections, including but not limited to 

objections on any grounds to the discovery or use of information disclosed herein, and Comité 

Diálogo Ambiental et al. expressly reserves all such rights.

1. On June 5, 2019, the above-mentioned parties-in-interest appeared to this Court

(Docket Entry No. 1278, in 17-4780, and Docket Entry No. 7229 in 17-3283).

2. On March 3, 2023, the Honorable Court entered an Amended and Restated Order 

Establishing, Among Other Things, Procedures and Deadlines Concerning Objections to 

Confirmation and Discovery in Confection Therewith (Docket Entry No. 3305 in 17-4780). The 

Court stated April 14th, 2023, as the deadline to file opening expert disclosures.

a) The undersigned announces as expert witness Dr. Agustín Irizarry-Rivera. (See 

Curriculum Vitae Attached)

b) Address: PO Box 1016, Hormigueros Puerto Rico 00660.

c) Telephone: (787) 448-2553

d) Email: agustinirizarry@gmail.com

3. Dr. Irizarry will provide expert testimony explaining how the proposed Plan of 

Adjustment of the Debt (“PAD”) for PREPA contradicts public policy that promotes the rapid 

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adoption of renewable energy and would prevent the compliance with Puerto Rico’s commitment 

to energy independence, energy affordability and hurricane resilience. Dr. Irizarry will provide 

data showing that in Puerto Rico distributed renewables are growing while utility scale renewables 

are not. Dr. Irizarry will demonstrate that establishing a fixed charge within the proposed Legacy 

Charge will deter, or at a minimum penalize, net metering adoption of solar photovoltaic rooftop 

generation. He will also testify on how the PAD is based on flawed assumptions that overestimate

energy sales. Dr. Irizarry will provide results showing why the adoption of distributed renewables 

increases residential and commercial electric supply resilience at a lower cost than the grid 

electricity prices resulting from the adoption of the proposed PAD. Thus, he will explain how the 

increased grid cost will accelerate grid defection, or partial grid defection, decreasing the projected 

energy demand and consequently the energy sales. Comité Diálogo Ambiental et al. reserves all 

rights to amend this information as a result of discovery and/or any subsequent amendment to the 

Plan of Adjustment or Disclosure Statement. Additionally, Comité Diálogo Ambiental et al.

reserves the right to amend the scope of Dr. Irizarry’s testimony to include expert rebuttal witness 

testimony.

4. WHEREFORE, it is respectfully requested from this Honorable Court to take 

notice of the above for all relevant purposes.

I HEREBY CERTIFY that, on this same date, I filed this document electronically with 

the Clerk of Court using the CM/ECF system, which will send notification of such filing to all 

parties of record and CM/ECF participants in this case.

RESPECTFULLY SUBMITTED.

In San Juan, Puerto Rico, this 14th day of April 2023.

S/WILLIAM SANTIAGO-SASTRE

USDC PR NO. 201106

P.O. BOX 1801

SABANA SECA, P.R. 00952-1801

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(786) 622-3939

wssbankruptcy@gmail.com

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