2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE TWELVE - Conservation (§§ 1-16 — 8162) › Subtitle 8 - Environment II (§§ 8001 — 8162) › Chapter 506 - Public Policy on Energy Diversification by Means of Sustainable and Alternative Renewable Energy in Puerto Rico Act (§§ 8121 — 8136) › Subchapter II - Renewable Portfolio Standard (§§ 8122 — 8133) › § 8125 - Commission—Powers and duties

The Commission shall be charged with the implementation of this chapter; to achieve this, it may resort to the resources and staff of the Administration. The Commission shall have any powers as necessary and convenient to fully attain the purposes of this chapter, specifically including, without it being limited to the following:
(a) To require the registration of sustainable renewable energy or alternative renewable energy sources in the renewables registry.
(b) To require and obtain from any person under its jurisdiction any necessary and pertinent information to fully achieve and implement the objectives of this chapter, including the reading of Electric Power Authority meters for renewables registry registration purposes.
(c) To require, through regulations, that each retail electricity supplier, sustainable renewable energy producer, and alternative renewable energy producer be registered with the Commission.
(d) To establish, through regulations, the RECs documentation, registration, and verification requirements.
(e) To draft and implement strategies designed to achieve, whether directly or indirectly, the objectives if this chapter, including achieving the goal of reducing and stabilizing energy costs and control electricity price volatility in Puerto Rico, so as to benefit the general citizenry.
(f) To limit as necessary, through regulations, the percentage of alternative renewable energy that a retail electricity supplier may use to prove compliance with the renewable portfolio standard in order to ensure compliance with any mandatory goal or renewable energy portfolio imposed through federal legislation or regulation.
(g) To file suits, claims or causes of action pro se before the Court of First Instance of the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico against any natural or juridical person that hinders or fails to comply with the requirements, purposes, and objectives of this chapter or before any other administrative forum of the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico.
(h) To issue to do or cease and desist orders to any person in order to comply with the requirements, purposes, and objectives of this chapter, including without it being limited to compliance with the renewable portfolio standard, directly resorting to the Court of First Instance of the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico to enforce compliance therewith.
(i) To contract or subcontract for any lawful purpose that allows it to comply with the public policy set forth in this chapter, and to carry out specialized tasks, without relinquishing its government function and responsibility, including contracting the professional services of consultants, economists, and renewables registry, attorneys, among other professional services, to assist it in its government function.
(j) To render reports to the Legislature of Puerto Rico on the implementation of the public policy set forth in this chapter.
(k) To promulgate, amend or repeal regulations, pursuant to the provisions of this Act, and the procedures established in §§ 2101 et seq. of Title 3, known as the “Uniform Administrative Procedure Act”.
(l) All those quasi-judicial powers, whether formal or informal and/or adjudicative, which are necessary and convenient to perform its functions, including the power to fine, upon previous notice and hearing, and prescribe other administrative remedies, thus fully complying with all the requirements of §§ 2101 et seq. of Title 3, known as the “Uniform Administrative Procedure Act”.
(m) Take any necessary action to ratify the imposition and/or oversee compliance with any mandatory goal in accordance with a renewable portfolio standard, imposed by means of federal legislation and/or regulation.
History —July 19, 2010, No. 82, § 2.4.