Sessions
Fireside Chat: Puerto Rico Energy Policy Office - Working for You!
9:50 AM - 10:00 AM Thu
Carlos R. Tejera Fernandez is the acting director of the Energy Policy ProgramDepartment of Economic Development and Commerce of the Government of
Puerto Rico. He has served for the past four years as the State Energy Program
Manager and in the last 1 ½ year also as the State Energy Security Coordinator.
Tejera-Fernandez has reached several goals, together with his team, achievements
such as; updating the PR Energy Security Plan, coordinating and leading the first
ESF-12 comprehensive response team, providing the project management for the
Agrosolar project (Department of Agriculture) which resulted in a successful
installation of 2.7 megawatts of solar energy on farms around the island, and
coordinating the efforts for the installation of iconic photovoltaic systems in
different critical facilities on the island.
Tejera-Fernandez holds a B.S. in Business with a major in Organizational
Innovation from the University of Phoenix, an M.S. in Organizational Leadership
with a major in Change Management and Innovation from the Colorado State
University and Energy Efficiency Practitionerâ„¢ Certification from the Association
of Energy Engineers.