Surfer Quincy Davis, a native of Montauk, New York, has ridden many a wave off the shores of Puerto Rico. The island serves as a second home for her, and now she’s worried about keeping the lights on.
“I was at my family’s place in Rincon, Puerto Rico, right before the new year,” Davis says. “And we were still without power in December. Bringing solar energy to the island is smart. It’s needed.”
Davis, 22, who won the 2014 Corona Pro Rincon women’s competition, is still in shock over the sheer devastation of Hurricane Maria, which reached the island in late September. The storm brought winds of up to 155 mph and went on record as the strongest to hit Puerto Rico in nearly 90 years. The road to recovery has been rocky for the island, with more than 400,000 electricity customers still without power.
Davis, like many others, just wants Puerto Rico to be whole again. And bringing power back to the island’s residents is essential in doing so. Keep Reading>>>
