THE GOAL OF THIS PROJECT IS TO IMPROVE PUERTO RICO’S CASTAÑER COMMUNITY ENERGY RESILIENCE BY ENGAGING COMMUNITY MEMBERS AND LOCAL UTILITIES IN THE PLANNING PROCESS, CONDUCTING AN AUTOMATION STRATEGY R&D, AND THEN DEMONSTRATING THE AUTOMATION STRATEGY IN THE CASTAÑER COMMUNITY. A SUCCESSFUL PROJECT WILL SIGNIFICANTLY IMPROVE THE QUALITY OF LIFE IN THIS COMMUNITY AND NEARBY COMMUNITIES (E.G., THE HOSPITAL FOR HEALTH CARE RELATED SERVICES SUPPORTS NEARBY COMMUNITIES AS WELL) DURING MAJOR POWER OUTAGE EVENTS AND OPEN THE DOOR FOR REPLICATING THE PLANNING PROCESS AND TECHNOLOGY IN SIMILAR RURAL AND UNDERSERVED AREAS IN THE U.S.