As Congress returns to Washington after a two-week recess, and we finally have Fiscal Year 2024 in the rearview mirror, Lot Sixteen took a look at the remaining must-pass items as well as other priorities in the legislative agenda before the end of the year.

Last week, Energy Secretary Jennifer Granholm made her third visit to Puerto Rico, focusing much needed attention on the island’s ailing electric grid. As a former Executive Director of the Puerto Rico Federal Affairs Administration, I thought it was worth using the Secretary’s visit as an opportunity to look back at how the island’s grid challenges have evolved over the last few years as a guide to point us toward a more successful future.